A third member of Washington State University’s Police Department has been reassigned while a formal investigation for alleged employee misconduct is being conducted.
Captain Mike Larsen has joined Chief of Police Bill Gardner and Assistant Chief Steve Hansen on home assignment, essentially being placed on administrative leave, according to Phil Weiler, vice president of marketing and communications at WSU. Gardner, Hansen and Larsen are currently employed but are not actively involved in day-to-day operations in the department, Weiler said. WSU is following its appropriate employee disciplinary procedures while it conducts investigations into allegations, according to a news release distributed July 18.
The university named Dawn Daniels as acting police chief for its Pullman campus and Victoria Murray as acting associate vice president for public safety as part of those procedures. Daniels is the WSU police administrative sergeant and will maintain day-to-day operations until the investigation closes. Murray is the executive director for finance and administration, and she will also carry out operations during the investigation. (Lewiston Tribune)
