Marshfield Police Chief on Voluntary Leave Again
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 -- 12:17 PM
(WDLB) -For the second time in just over a month, Marshfield Police Chief Rick Gramza is on voluntary leave.City Administrator Steve Barg has confirmed that Assistant Chief Pat Zeps is providing leadership for the Police Department during the Chief’s absence. Barg said he could not comment on why Gramza is once again on a leave of absence, or how long the leave might last. In July, an outside agency initiated a criminal investigation involving a more than decade-old allegation of criminal misconduct involving Chief Gramza. On July 15, Gramza voluntarily placed himself on administrative leave.
One week later, on July 21, the City learned from the criminal investigators that the allegation against Gramza was unfounded, and the investigation revealed no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by the Chief.
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