Part-time Woodstock police officer Phil Sinagra is back on patrol after a state supreme court judge ruled the town missed its legal deadline to discipline him. Sinagra has faced multiple misconduct allegations and was previously the subject of both a federal discrimination complaint and an internal town investigation.

Supervisor Bill McKenna confirmed Sinagra returned to police work Oct. 31 and said he was “frustrated” and “disappointed” over the outcome but conceded the town had no choice. While the town has the legal right to appeal the Oct. 7 court decision, the town board weighed its options under guidance from attorneys and determined the odds were not in its favor.

McKenna said as far as he knows, Sinagra’s first patrol shift was without incident.

Sinagra and police chief Clayton

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