NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) A Massachusetts mayor has fired a top fire official out on injury leave after he was captured on video lifting heavy equipment.
Jan. 28 NEW BEDFORD Whether the City of New Bedford can recoup funds it claims terminated Deputy Fire Chief Paul Coderre Jr may have falsely obtained is a question making its way to the state Attorney General's office. However, Mayor Jon Mitchell fired Coderre on Jan. 25 after an investigation and surveillance video conducted by the city showed him lifting a.
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said Tuesday that Deputy Fire Chief Paul Coderre Jr. was terminated based on “dishonesty and untruthfulness in connection with alleged work-related injuries.”