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Signs displaying the face of former police officer Robert Gowans were brought to a May 17 rally to protest his hiring.
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After Penn Hills reversed course on the hiring of former Wilkinsburg officer Robert Gowans to its police department, Penn Hills Manager Scott Andrejchak said he regrets approving the hiring in the first place.
“I made a bad call,” Andrejchak said. “There were things that were overlooked.”
Penn Hills council held an emergency meeting May 17 that resulted in letting Gowans go after facing backlash from the community over his hiring in April.
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