Politics & Government
McGovern Resigns from Trumbull Police Commission
The resignation comes days before McGovern was set to go before the Ethics Commission.
TRUMBULL, CT — Police Commission Chairman Roger McGovern resigned before he was scheduled to go before the town Ethics Commission.
McGovern submitted his resignation letter to First Selectman Tim Herbst, according to the Trumbull Times.
Herbst said he was glad the matter was resolved and the town can move on.
McGovern was the subject of a harassment complaint after he confronted a man about damage to his vehicle near his home and at his place of work, according to police.
Related: Trumbull Police Commissioner Subject of Harassment Complaint
The man told McGovern he was going to call the police after he visited his home and place of work on different occasions. McGovern replied, “I am the police,” and left in the last incident, according to a police report.
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A police sergeant intended to go forward with pursuing an arrest warrant that would've charged McGovern with impersonating a police officer, but the State Attorney's office declined to take the matter up.
Read the full Trumbull Times report here.
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