Media Seeks Records Revealing New Details About Ridgefield Fire Chief's Departure: Report

RIDGEFIELD, CT — A local media group has filed a Freedom of Information complaint to gain new information on the end of ex-Ridgefield Fire Department chief Kevin Tappe, who resigned from his position following an investigation into unspecified "policy violations, reports the Ridgefield Press.

The complaint filed by Hearst Media Services Connecticut LLC seeks to gain access to “the draft investigation report recently completed by the Human Resources Department regarding an alleged policy violation by Fire Chief Kevin Tappe," as well as other reports in connections to the end of Tappe's retirement, reports the Ridgefield Press.

Tappe, who has been on administrative leave since Dec. 22, resigned Jan. 4 during a meeting of the Board of Selectmen, who immediately accepted his resignation.To sign up for Ridgefield breaking news alerts and more, click here.

The nature of the violations has not been disclosed, but town officials have received the draft report on the investigation into Tappe.

Read more from the Ridgefield Press here

Photo: Kevin Tappe. Photo credit: LinkedIn