NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio — The police union representing North Royalton police officers condemned the city's plans to terminate the patrolman who filed a whistleblower complaint alleging his superiors tampered with records Thursday.
North Royalton Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz signed a notice of disciplinary action proposing termination for Officer Spencer Lowe for "unauthorized and improper release of police records" on Monday.
The mayor also demoted a sergeant who is accused of helping Lowe.
The union says it plans to appeal and take the matter to arbitration.
How it started
The city's disciplinary decisions stem from a traffic stop on Oct. 11 2025.
Lowe pulled over then Orange Village Deputy Chief Patrick O'Callahan for speeding and swerving in and out of lanes.
The discipline is the latest chapter in a saga that began on Oct. 11, 2025, when Lowe pulled over Orange Village Deputy Chief Patrick O'Callahan on Royalton Road for driving 55 mph in a 35 mph zone and repeatedly swerving out of his lane.
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Lowe arrested O'Callahan and seized several guns from his car.
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