A Cook County judge has ordered Glenview to hear more testimony in the case of officer Melanie Meyer, who was fired last fall. Judge Nancy Jo Arnold issued the order during a hearing on Meyer’s lawsuit against the village.
After Meyer was terminated, Glenview’s police chief offered Sgt. David Sostak a six-month suspension for the same offense Meyer had committed.
Sostak collected overtime for attending six Cook County Circuit Court sessions, even though tickets he wrote were not scheduled for prosecution.
Meyer contended it was common practice for Glenview officers to go to court, since schedules issued beforehand were often inaccurate, and legitimate tickets would be dismissed if the issuing officer was not on hand.
The police department contends it offered Meyer the same deal it gave Sostak, but she refused to admit she had “stolen” money by putting in for overtime pay.
Officer Nick Aiken, Meyer’s husband, has resigned after 28 years on the force. Sources tell the Watch he would have faced charges of perjury for testifying on her behalf had he not agreed to step down.
The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners is not expected to reverse its decision on Meyer’s firing, but new testimony could improve Meyer’s chance of
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