9 Investigates has learned a Mount Dora Police Lieutenant was allowed to resign after the Police Chief signed off on an investigation that determined he was stealing time, and he’s now working and was recently promoted at nearby Oakland Police Department in West Orange County.
Channel 9 Anchor Daralene Jones has been digging into this story and tracking down the chiefs of both agencies to find out how it happened. Hours after she went straight to the Oakland Police Chief for answers, Barry Strykowski was suspended and is now under investigation to determine if he was untruthful during the hiring process.
Barry Strykowski was hired in Oakland, just two days after, city records show the Mount Dora Chief agreed to a deal, allowing him to quietly resign from Mount Dora with no discipline on his record…