Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York December 1, 2011 (Thomas v. City of Oneonta)

Egan Jr., J.

On September 29, 2009 plaintiff, a police officer employed by defendant, approached his supervisor and disclosed various acts of on-duty misconduct allegedly committed by certain of his fellow officers. Plaintiff subsequently repeated these allegations to the Chief of Police and an investigation ensued, as a result of which three officers were placed on suspension.