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<p>DUPONT &#8212; Mayor Dan Lello on Thursday confirmed that borough police Chief Sean Murray has been suspended without pay.</p><p>The suspension is an apparent result of a July 20 temporary Protection From Abuse order that required him to turn over any firearms in his possession to the Lackawanna County Sheriff.</p><p>Julie Kelly, a Scranton woman who had a previous intimate relationship with Murray, filed a PFA petition alleging that over the last few weeks, Murray had been leaving gifts, toiletries and flowers at her house, all while sending and making &#8220;hundreds&#8221; of text messages and phone calls to her relatives.</p><p>She alleged that Murray showed up at her residence on July 10, &#8220;begging&#8221; for five minutes to speak with her; that two years ago, he grabbed her by the hair and slapped her; and three months later, grabbed her by the hair and &#8220;cut it all off.&#8221;</p><p>Murray also filed a PFA petition against Kelly, alleging she damaged his vehicle with a hammer, punched him in the face on numerous occasions, burned his face and chest by throwing hot sauce at him and threatened to shoot him on numerous occasions. A judge granted a temporary PFA order against Kelly, but Murray recently withdrew the petition.</p><p>Lello said Murray&#8217;s fate with the department will be determined based on the outcome of a hearing scheduled Friday in Lackawanna County Court to decide if the PFA should be made permanent. He declined further comment.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Steve Mocarsky</p><p>smocarsky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Steve Mocarsky at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @TLSteveMocarsky.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Dupont police chief suspended without pay after being stripped of firearm in PFA flap