Page 2 - Robert Gowans News Today

Court documents revealed that Penn Hills’ decision to terminate police Officer Robert Gowans in May 2021 violated protections of his probationary status with the department. “As a probationary police officer, he was statutorily entitled to civil service protections during his one year of probationary employment,” arbitrator Jane Desimone said. Gowans

An arbitrator judge has reinstated former Wilkinsburg police officer Robert Gowans to the Penn Hills Police Department. Penn Hills manager Scott Andrejchak said Gowans was reinstated on Nov. 24. The officer’s first day on the job was Monday. Andrejchak declined to comment further. Penn Hills Police Department hired Gowans in

Penn Hills mayor Pauline Calabrese confirmed that officer Robert Gowans was reinstated in the Penn Hills Police Department on Monday.

On Tuesday, Penn Hills Police Chief Howard Burton talked about newly-reinstated Penn Hills police officer Robert Gowans.

TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Penn Hills Mayor Pauline Calabrese on Monday called for the resignation of police Chief Howard Burton over the hiring of a police officer under investigation in the shooting death of Romir Talley in Wilkinsburg. Calabrese said it is time for accountability in the hiring of former Wilkinsburg Officer Robert Gowans in May. “Something happened here that was botched no matter what...

Tanisha Thomas | Tribune-Review Signs displaying the face of former police officer Robert Gowans were brought to a May 17 rally to protest his hiring.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. 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 ...