The North Royalton Police Department has fired an officer who filed a whistleblower complaint and demoted another officer for the improper copying and dissemination of confidential records following an October 2025 traffic stop in which Orange Village's deputy chief was arrested for OVI.
According to a news release from North Royalton Police, Officer Spencer Lowe has been terminated, and Sergeant FloAnn Rybicki has been demoted from the rank of sergeant.
North Royalton Police stated in the news release that Lowe was let go for "improperly obtained and disseminated confidential departmental documents outside authorized departmental channels."
Rybicki was said to have "accessed departmental systems, printed confidential records, and provided those materials to Patrolman Lowe without authorization and outside established procedures."
Deputy chief arrested
The traffic stop, which involved now-retired Orange Village Deputy Chief Patrick O'Callahan, happened on Oct. 11, 2025. Lowe pulled O'Callahan over for driving 55 mph in a 35 mph zone and repeatedly swerving out of his lane.
O'Callahan was charged with OVI, speeding, and not driving on the right side of the road. During the encounter, Lowe seized several guns from the deputy chief's car.
Lowe later claimed his supervisors removed a felony firearm charge without his knowledge or permission from the arrest report.
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