Ross Police Lieutenant Suspended For Inappropriate Comments

ROSS TOWNSHIP, PA - Ross Police Lt. Matthew Grubb was suspended for five days without pay Monday by the township commissioners for making what was described as inappropriate comments.

Additionally, commissioners ordered Grubb and the entire department to undergo sensitivity training.

The suspension came after an investigation by township officials triggered by a letter purportedly written by township police officers. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported earlier this month that the letter accused Grubb of making sexually inappropriate comments and occasionally acting unprofessionally.

According to the police department's Facebook page, Grubb was promoted to lieutenant in January 2018 after serving on the force for 18 years. He spent 11 years assigned to the department's canine unit along with his partner, K9 Airus, and serves as the department's K9 trainer.

Grub also spent six years assigned as an operator on the North Hills Special Response Team.