(File Photo of the City of Aliquippa Police Department)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) Aliquippa Police Chief John Lane released a statement this week addressing concerns circulating on social media regarding an officer with the Aliquippa Police Department.

Lane said the department is aware of the concerns and is taking all matters involving the fitness and conduct of its personnel seriously.

He also said the city of Aliquippa is bound by Pennsylvania law, medical privacy protections and labor agreements that limit what information can be shared publicly when questions arise about municipal employees.