Post by KC on Nov 23, 2006 21:33:38 GMT -5
Police reports obtained by 27 News show an erraticly driving, off duty Madison police officer admitted drinking to a police sergeant who responded to the traffic case.
Reports also show the off duty Officer Thomas Kiesow, 52, walked into his home despite being watched by an on-scene officer, and refused further cooperation.
Kiesow has been on the police force 29 years.
Kiesow has a 1995 drunk driving conviction.
As 27 News has reported, a citizen's 911 call just before midnight, Oct. 13 alerted authorities to a Ford Explorer being driven erraticly.
The emergency call lasted more than ten minutes and the caller described the driver weaving, hitting road medians, running a red light and nearly hitting other cars on the city's west side.
Police reports released to 27 News stated Sergeant Phillip Moore caught up with Kiesow as Kiesow arrived at his Madison home.
In reports, Moore stated, "I noted the odor of intoxicants" when he contacted Kiesow.
"He admitted that he had been drinking," Moore wrote in his report.
Moore stated he assigned officer Marine Yoo to "stand by with Kiesow" as Moore contacted headquarters.
But reports show Kiesow walked into his home, and refused to answer when Moore "knocked and rang the doorbell repeatedly."
In the reports, Yoo stated he was on the home's driveway when Kiesow began walking toward the home's door.
Yoo also stated his only attempt to stop Kiesow was to call Kiesow's name in a "conversational tone," and possibly not loud enough to hear.
Reports indicate no officer tried to enter the home forcibly, or seek a search warrant.
Officer Kiesow performed no field sobriety tests and was not arrested, nor cited.
Officer Yoo also stated the night of the incident, he asked Moore whether he would have to prepare a police report on what happened, and Moore told him it was not necessary. Yoo was ordered to prepare a report two days later.
Police Chief Noble Wray has told 27 News the erratic driving and the police response to it are under internal investigation.
Records Section Sergeant Emil Quast told 27 News a decision on whether to discipline Kiesow, Moore, or Yoo could come next week.
27 News is identifying the officers and sergeant involved in the erratic driving case because their names appear in the reports which have now been publicly released.
www.wkowtv.com/index.php/news/story/p/pkid/25373
Reports also show the off duty Officer Thomas Kiesow, 52, walked into his home despite being watched by an on-scene officer, and refused further cooperation.
Kiesow has been on the police force 29 years.
Kiesow has a 1995 drunk driving conviction.
As 27 News has reported, a citizen's 911 call just before midnight, Oct. 13 alerted authorities to a Ford Explorer being driven erraticly.
The emergency call lasted more than ten minutes and the caller described the driver weaving, hitting road medians, running a red light and nearly hitting other cars on the city's west side.
Police reports released to 27 News stated Sergeant Phillip Moore caught up with Kiesow as Kiesow arrived at his Madison home.
In reports, Moore stated, "I noted the odor of intoxicants" when he contacted Kiesow.
"He admitted that he had been drinking," Moore wrote in his report.
Moore stated he assigned officer Marine Yoo to "stand by with Kiesow" as Moore contacted headquarters.
But reports show Kiesow walked into his home, and refused to answer when Moore "knocked and rang the doorbell repeatedly."
In the reports, Yoo stated he was on the home's driveway when Kiesow began walking toward the home's door.
Yoo also stated his only attempt to stop Kiesow was to call Kiesow's name in a "conversational tone," and possibly not loud enough to hear.
Reports indicate no officer tried to enter the home forcibly, or seek a search warrant.
Officer Kiesow performed no field sobriety tests and was not arrested, nor cited.
Officer Yoo also stated the night of the incident, he asked Moore whether he would have to prepare a police report on what happened, and Moore told him it was not necessary. Yoo was ordered to prepare a report two days later.
Police Chief Noble Wray has told 27 News the erratic driving and the police response to it are under internal investigation.
Records Section Sergeant Emil Quast told 27 News a decision on whether to discipline Kiesow, Moore, or Yoo could come next week.
27 News is identifying the officers and sergeant involved in the erratic driving case because their names appear in the reports which have now been publicly released.
www.wkowtv.com/index.php/news/story/p/pkid/25373