Overview
- Township meeting minutes show Fire Chief Greg Lang was ordered off duty and required to turn in his keys, vehicle, laptop, passwords and a township-issued cellphone effective April 30.
- WLWT reporting confirmed firefighter Emily “Hope” Rodriguez was placed on paid administrative leave eight days after Lang was removed, meaning two department employees are now off the job.
- Monroe Township hired an outside investigator, identified in meeting records as Bethel administrator Holly Isaacs, to conduct an internal review of department matters.
- The Clermont County Sheriff’s Office SAFE unit analyzed the township-issued phone that had been assigned to Lang and delivered the results to the county prosecutor, though the sheriff’s office says it is not investigating Lang.
- Township leaders have not explained the reasons for the leaves, raising public concern about transparency and potential effects on fire-department operations after Lang’s December arrest and later acquittal and his recent resignation from a part-time post.