It Was Probably the Crash That Did It
THE WESTMONT, ILLINOIS, VILLAGE MANAGER announced on Monday that Fire Chief Frank Trout remains on unpaid administrative leave following his suspension on December 31.
The day before, on December 30 Chief Trout was arrested by the DuPage County Sheriff's office and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving too fast for conditions and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after his vehicle struck a parked car. He has a court date scheduled for January18.
Trout was previously a Westmont police officer, rising to sergeant before he was appointed Fire Chief in 1992. His duties are currently being handled by Deputy Fire Chief Dave Weiss.
Suburban Life newspaper has the STORY.
Hat tip: Mark H.
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SALISBURY, MARYLAND, FIRE CHIEF JEFF SIMPSON resigned suddenly on Monday just 14 months after taking the position. He was hired in November 2010 following an extensive search by the city and had come from the Hanover County, Virginia, Fire Department.
Daily Times photo
His short resignation letter read: "Life circumstances are such that I am afforded the opportunity to pursue personal and professional interests and I kindly wish to take advantage of those opportunities at this time."
Has already relinquished his duties and Deputy Chief Rick Hoppes is serving as interim chief. Tuesday the mayor announced that he will put Chief Hoppes' name to the city council to be appointed permanent chief.
WBOC-TV has the latest report HERE.
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