Making a false report of an incident to an employer
Sweeney v Safir, 267 AD2d 99, Motion to appeal denied, 95 NY2d 753
New York City police officer Kevin Sweeney reported that he was the victim of a gunpoint robbery of his fiancée’s car. He made these allegations in both police reports and in his testimony before a Grand Jury. The commissioner determined that rather than being the victim of a robbery -- the car had been simply stolen from the street when Sweeney left it double-parked with the keys in the ignition and the engine running. Sweeney was dismissed from his position for making false statements.
The Appellate Division unanimously confirmed the Commissioner's action, finding that “no basis exists to disturb” the commissioner's determination and that the penalty of dismissal does not shock its sense of fairness.