Post by Bornthrilla on Dec 16, 2006 10:16:37 GMT -5
Article published Dec 16, 2006
Facing penalty, chief of police at A&T resigns
By Lanita Withers
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T’s chief of police resigned Wednesday, days after being alerted that the state’s Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission had found reason to suspend his law enforcement certification for at least five years.
The commission’s Probable Cause Committee found that Curtis W. Bigelow committed a "material misrepresentation" for failing to list a misdemeanor worthless check charge when he applied for certification with the university’s police in 1992, according to a letter the commission mailed to Bigelow.
The committee said Bigelow also erred by not reporting a misdemeanor hit-and-run from a 2001 traffic accident.
A person whose certification has been suspended cannot remain employed as a criminal justice officer during their suspension, according to the N.C. Administrative Code.
Bigelow, a 14-year veteran of A&T’s force, could not be reached at his campus office Friday afternoon. A home telephone number is not listed in the directory.
In an August interview with an investigator, Bigelow said he was employed by A&T before the worthless check charge was filed and that he was sure he alerted someone to the charge, according to a memorandum to members of the Probable Cause Committee. He also said the agency was aware of the hit-and-run charge, the memo states.
However, a review of Bigelow’s certification file found no written notification from the officer on either charge, according to the memo.
Bigelow was appointed A&T’s vice chancellor for police and public safety earlier this year.
He has 30 days to appeal the commission’s findings. Failure to do so would be considered a waiver of his right for a hearing, and the five-year ban would be imposed, according to the letter.
Contact Lanita Withers at 373-7071 or lwithers@news-record.com
Facing penalty, chief of police at A&T resigns
By Lanita Withers
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO — N.C. A&T’s chief of police resigned Wednesday, days after being alerted that the state’s Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission had found reason to suspend his law enforcement certification for at least five years.
The commission’s Probable Cause Committee found that Curtis W. Bigelow committed a "material misrepresentation" for failing to list a misdemeanor worthless check charge when he applied for certification with the university’s police in 1992, according to a letter the commission mailed to Bigelow.
The committee said Bigelow also erred by not reporting a misdemeanor hit-and-run from a 2001 traffic accident.
A person whose certification has been suspended cannot remain employed as a criminal justice officer during their suspension, according to the N.C. Administrative Code.
Bigelow, a 14-year veteran of A&T’s force, could not be reached at his campus office Friday afternoon. A home telephone number is not listed in the directory.
In an August interview with an investigator, Bigelow said he was employed by A&T before the worthless check charge was filed and that he was sure he alerted someone to the charge, according to a memorandum to members of the Probable Cause Committee. He also said the agency was aware of the hit-and-run charge, the memo states.
However, a review of Bigelow’s certification file found no written notification from the officer on either charge, according to the memo.
Bigelow was appointed A&T’s vice chancellor for police and public safety earlier this year.
He has 30 days to appeal the commission’s findings. Failure to do so would be considered a waiver of his right for a hearing, and the five-year ban would be imposed, according to the letter.
Contact Lanita Withers at 373-7071 or lwithers@news-record.com
) the past chief of police(Micheal Wallace,A&T Grad) before chief Bigelow was released. 