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Letter from Onondaga DA’s Office Suggests Sufficient
Evidence Exists to Support Arrest of Lowville Police Chief and Sergeant on
Misconduct Charges
Published: June 01, 2023 at
12:45 p.m.
By: Nick
Altmire
Lowville, NY- In a letter,
sent to Lewis County District Attorney Leanne Moser and Lowville Mayor
Joseph Beagle, dated May 24, the Onondaga County District Attorney’s office
advises they believe “sufficient evidence exists to authorize an arrest” of
two members of the Lowville Police Department.
The Onondaga
County DA’s office opened an investigation into the Lowville Police
Department in February, following the recusal of DA Moser from the case,
after State Police investigators executed a search warrant at the police
department seeking documents related to the STOP-DWI program.
The investigation
involves allegations of official misconduct by both Police Chief Randy L. Roggie and Sergeant Philip K. Turck,
specifically alleging that Sgt. Turck submitted
falsified timesheets seeking payment for hours he did not work while Chief Roggie allegedly knowingly approved the falsified
timesheets. The letter states that more specific information will be
provided to DA Moser and Mayor Beagle “in the coming weeks” regarding the
allegations and the evidence collected.
Mayor Beagle had
no comment when reached this afternoon about the developments, citing the
ongoing investigation.
At this time no
arrests have been made, to our knowledge.
The letter also
notes that appropriate steps should be taken by DA Moser and Mayor Beagle
to “ensure the integrity of any cases or investigations that have been
handled or overseen by the above-named individuals on behalf of the
Lowville Police Department.”
The full letter
can be viewed below.
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