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Post by Critique on Feb 27, 2007 3:32:01 GMT -5
Feb. 24, 2007 PALMER, Alaska, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Free wireless Internet service at a public library in Palmer, Alaska, doesn't mean its available for use after hours. A Palmer man has been waiting to see if he'll be charged with criminal wrongdoing after a patrolling police officer seized the laptop he was using to play online video games in the parking lot. Authorities told the Anchorage Daily News Saturday that Brian Tanner, 21, had been chased out of a number of locations around Palmer where he had been latching on to wireless service. Police said that although Tanner was using an essentially free service, there are library rules governing its use and Tanner wasn't following them. www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/Singer_Paisley_actress_wife_have_baby_boy/20070224-121321-2867r/
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Post by Critique on Feb 27, 2007 3:32:01 GMT -5
Feb. 24, 2007 PALMER, Alaska, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Free wireless Internet service at a public library in Palmer, Alaska, doesn't mean its available for use after hours. A Palmer man has been waiting to see if he'll be charged with criminal wrongdoing after a patrolling police officer seized the laptop he was using to play online video games in the parking lot. Authorities told the Anchorage Daily News Saturday that Brian Tanner, 21, had been chased out of a number of locations around Palmer where he had been latching on to wireless service. Police said that although Tanner was using an essentially free service, there are library rules governing its use and Tanner wasn't following them. www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/Singer_Paisley_actress_wife_have_baby_boy/20070224-121321-2867r/
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Post by Critique on Feb 27, 2007 2:24:04 GMT -5
February 26, 2007 BOTETOURT COUNTY, VIRGINIA – Virginia State Police will investigate an incident in which a Botetourt County sheriff’s deputy is accused of causing a scare by sneaking into the bedroom of a 10-year-old girl in the middle of the night. Commonwealth’s Attorney Joel Branscom said today that he asked state police to investigate the matter, which first became public last week in a lawsuit filed against the Sheriff’s Office by Mark and Cheryl Hunsberger. The Hunsbergers’ lawsuit accuses Deputy J.A. Wood and a second unidentified man of entering their home near Cloverdale the night of Feb. 1 without a search warrant. According to the suit, the Hunsbergers’ 10-year-old daughter was terrified to find Wood shining a flashlight in her bedroom while the second man tried to pull the covers off her bed. Sheriff Ronnie Sprinkle said last week that his deputy had a legitimate reason to be in the home, but declined to comment further. Branscom said that because some of the lawsuit’s allegations differ from his understanding of what happened, he decided to call for an outside investigation. “I believe that public confidence in the sheriff’s department will be best served by an independent investigation of the incident,” he said. www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/106322
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Post by Critique on Feb 27, 2007 2:24:04 GMT -5
February 26, 2007 BOTETOURT COUNTY, VIRGINIA – Virginia State Police will investigate an incident in which a Botetourt County sheriff’s deputy is accused of causing a scare by sneaking into the bedroom of a 10-year-old girl in the middle of the night. Commonwealth’s Attorney Joel Branscom said today that he asked state police to investigate the matter, which first became public last week in a lawsuit filed against the Sheriff’s Office by Mark and Cheryl Hunsberger. The Hunsbergers’ lawsuit accuses Deputy J.A. Wood and a second unidentified man of entering their home near Cloverdale the night of Feb. 1 without a search warrant. According to the suit, the Hunsbergers’ 10-year-old daughter was terrified to find Wood shining a flashlight in her bedroom while the second man tried to pull the covers off her bed. Sheriff Ronnie Sprinkle said last week that his deputy had a legitimate reason to be in the home, but declined to comment further. Branscom said that because some of the lawsuit’s allegations differ from his understanding of what happened, he decided to call for an outside investigation. “I believe that public confidence in the sheriff’s department will be best served by an independent investigation of the incident,” he said. www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/106322
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Post by Critique on Feb 23, 2007 8:22:54 GMT -5
This is your tax dollars at work.
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Post by Critique on Feb 23, 2007 8:22:54 GMT -5
This is your tax dollars at work.
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Post by Critique on Feb 23, 2007 8:15:12 GMT -5
February 22, 2007 SANTA FE — The Roman Catholic Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi was evacuated during noon Mass on Ash Wednesday when three CD players duct-taped to the bottom of pews began blaring sexually explicit language. The players were set to turn on at 12:22 p.m. as parishioners were in the middle of Mass, police Capt. Gary Johnson said. The recordings were filled with people using foul language and "pornographic messages," Johnson said. He would not elaborate because of the ongoing investigation. Church staff personnel removed the CD players, took them to the basement and called police, who sent a bomb squad, Johnson said. The bomb squad blew up two of the players on a grassy area near the church, then kept the third one for analysis after determining the players were not dangerous. The recordings were made on store-bought blank discs, Johnson said. "We'll run the full gamut" of tests on the player, including checking for fingerprints or DNA and tracing its components, he said. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, which marks a 40-day period of fasting before Easter. Clergy mark the foreheads of the faithful with ashes to symbolize penance during Ash Wednesday services. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,253778,00.html
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Post by Critique on Feb 23, 2007 8:15:12 GMT -5
February 22, 2007 SANTA FE — The Roman Catholic Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi was evacuated during noon Mass on Ash Wednesday when three CD players duct-taped to the bottom of pews began blaring sexually explicit language. The players were set to turn on at 12:22 p.m. as parishioners were in the middle of Mass, police Capt. Gary Johnson said. The recordings were filled with people using foul language and "pornographic messages," Johnson said. He would not elaborate because of the ongoing investigation. Church staff personnel removed the CD players, took them to the basement and called police, who sent a bomb squad, Johnson said. The bomb squad blew up two of the players on a grassy area near the church, then kept the third one for analysis after determining the players were not dangerous. The recordings were made on store-bought blank discs, Johnson said. "We'll run the full gamut" of tests on the player, including checking for fingerprints or DNA and tracing its components, he said. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, which marks a 40-day period of fasting before Easter. Clergy mark the foreheads of the faithful with ashes to symbolize penance during Ash Wednesday services. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,253778,00.html
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Post by Critique on Feb 23, 2007 2:50:42 GMT -5
5th February 2007 By Chris Williams US immigration officials insisted the sufferer of an anal infection remove a small piece of medical thread which was being used by doctors to treat the condition. The man required treatment under general anaesthetic as a result. The man had an anal fistula, which is a painful channel that can develop deep into the anus, caused by infection or digestive conditions such as Crohn's disease. More details, if absolutely necessary, from NHS Direct here. Arriving on holiday in New York in August last year, the unnamed 48-year-old was interrogated and searched by immigration officers, according to a letter appearing in medical journal The Lancet. The rectal examination discovered a device called a seton, which doctors in the UK had inserted into the fistula to help control long-term infection. The seton was made of a blue braided medical suture material knotted and passed into the hole where the fistula surfaced. After one baffled immigration officer pulled "very hard" on the seton, the patient was given the choice by the baffled immigration officers of either getting on the next plane home, or submitting himself to a procedure to have it removed. Happily, as The Lancet's correspondent notes, the curious immigration officer yanking the seton did not damage "the anal sphincter muscles encircled by it". The seton was duly removed by an airport doctor, who claimed to have no idea what it was. The man now requires treatment under general anaesthetic to have a replacement inserted. The letter writer concludes by advising seton patients to carry a letter from their doctor when travelling "to the USA or any other country where they are likely to be searched in this manner". www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/05/immigration_search/
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Post by Critique on Feb 23, 2007 2:50:42 GMT -5
5th February 2007 By Chris Williams US immigration officials insisted the sufferer of an anal infection remove a small piece of medical thread which was being used by doctors to treat the condition. The man required treatment under general anaesthetic as a result. The man had an anal fistula, which is a painful channel that can develop deep into the anus, caused by infection or digestive conditions such as Crohn's disease. More details, if absolutely necessary, from NHS Direct here. Arriving on holiday in New York in August last year, the unnamed 48-year-old was interrogated and searched by immigration officers, according to a letter appearing in medical journal The Lancet. The rectal examination discovered a device called a seton, which doctors in the UK had inserted into the fistula to help control long-term infection. The seton was made of a blue braided medical suture material knotted and passed into the hole where the fistula surfaced. After one baffled immigration officer pulled "very hard" on the seton, the patient was given the choice by the baffled immigration officers of either getting on the next plane home, or submitting himself to a procedure to have it removed. Happily, as The Lancet's correspondent notes, the curious immigration officer yanking the seton did not damage "the anal sphincter muscles encircled by it". The seton was duly removed by an airport doctor, who claimed to have no idea what it was. The man now requires treatment under general anaesthetic to have a replacement inserted. The letter writer concludes by advising seton patients to carry a letter from their doctor when travelling "to the USA or any other country where they are likely to be searched in this manner". www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/05/immigration_search/
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Post by Critique on Feb 7, 2007 1:43:01 GMT -5
January 30, 2007 by Jesse Fray TOPEKA, KANSAS – An officer fired his weapon, but some of his bullets didn’t even hit the target he was aiming for and ended up elsewhere, District Attorney Robert Hecht said. It happened after a car chase in December that ended at 10th and Indiana. Police chased a van into a ditch after hearing gunshots nearby, Hecht said in a memo brief he sent to the police chief Tuesday. When an officer approached the van, Hecht said the officer feared for his life thinking the passenger might have a gun. The officer fired three shots at the vehicle after the driver and passenger wouldn’t cooperate. But two of the officer’s bullets didn’t hit the van. Instead, one hit the hood of a Pontiac, which was sitting behind a nearby house. The other hit the home next door. “Missing an entire vehicle from 6 to 15 feet away does not encourage confidence in marksmanship,” Hecht said. “When another uninvolved vehicle, as well as a residence, is struck, one must be concerned as to the risk innocent bystanders or residents may be exposed to.” But, just because one officer missed his mark, Police Chief Ron Miller said there’s no reason for you to be concerned. “I think the citizens should be confident that the police officers in Topeka are highly-trained individuals,” he said. “But, there’s always room for improvement.” Hecht said Miller is requiring additional firearm training from the command staff, down. They’ll be taught to better understand what situations pose a threat, and understand how to make those decisions quickly and under stress. While Hecht said several of the officer’s actions appear to be against police policy, he said the officer didn’t break any laws. www.49abcnews.com/news/2007/jan/30/officer_misses_his_mark_others_risk/
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Post by Critique on Feb 7, 2007 1:43:01 GMT -5
January 30, 2007 by Jesse Fray TOPEKA, KANSAS – An officer fired his weapon, but some of his bullets didn’t even hit the target he was aiming for and ended up elsewhere, District Attorney Robert Hecht said. It happened after a car chase in December that ended at 10th and Indiana. Police chased a van into a ditch after hearing gunshots nearby, Hecht said in a memo brief he sent to the police chief Tuesday. When an officer approached the van, Hecht said the officer feared for his life thinking the passenger might have a gun. The officer fired three shots at the vehicle after the driver and passenger wouldn’t cooperate. But two of the officer’s bullets didn’t hit the van. Instead, one hit the hood of a Pontiac, which was sitting behind a nearby house. The other hit the home next door. “Missing an entire vehicle from 6 to 15 feet away does not encourage confidence in marksmanship,” Hecht said. “When another uninvolved vehicle, as well as a residence, is struck, one must be concerned as to the risk innocent bystanders or residents may be exposed to.” But, just because one officer missed his mark, Police Chief Ron Miller said there’s no reason for you to be concerned. “I think the citizens should be confident that the police officers in Topeka are highly-trained individuals,” he said. “But, there’s always room for improvement.” Hecht said Miller is requiring additional firearm training from the command staff, down. They’ll be taught to better understand what situations pose a threat, and understand how to make those decisions quickly and under stress. While Hecht said several of the officer’s actions appear to be against police policy, he said the officer didn’t break any laws. www.49abcnews.com/news/2007/jan/30/officer_misses_his_mark_others_risk/
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Post by Critique on Jan 26, 2007 2:39:26 GMT -5
January 24, 2007 The Eugene police officer injured Monday when a colleague's gun accidentally fired has been identified as Matthew Lowen, who joined the force a little more than two years ago. A bullet from a 9 mm long gun went through Lowen's foot early Monday while the SWAT team helped vice narcotics detectives serve a warrant at a north Eugene home. Police refused to name the officer whose gun fired the bullet. He has been described as a veteran officer. Neither the police department nor Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene would release information about Lowen's condition Tuesday. A hospital spokeswoman would not say whether Lowen had been admitted. Lowen, 29, joined the department in October 2004. He is a 1996 graduate of Churchill High School, where he was senior class president and played on the football team for three years. He earned a degree in human biology from the University of Northern Colorado and spent four years in the Army. Lowen and two other members of the SWAT team were climbing a fence shortly before 6 a.m. when the other officer's gun discharged. The shooting is under investigation, and police have said they suspect officer error or a mechanical malfunction is to blame. Paramedics accompany the SWAT team to all high-risk events, so Lowen received immediate treatment and was taken to the hospital, police said. Detectives arrested two people at the house on North Danebo Avenue. Roy Simon Oueis, 45, was arraigned Tuesday in Lane County Circuit Court for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing methamphetamine. He also is accused of violating probation. He was being held in the Lane County Jail. Jennifer Renee Gilman, 31, was arrested on an unrelated drug warrant. Officers seized a rifle and placed two children, ages 7 and 8, into protective custody. www.registerguard.com/news/2007/01/24/f1.cr.shotcop.0124.p1.php?section=cityregion
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Post by Critique on Jan 26, 2007 2:39:26 GMT -5
January 24, 2007 The Eugene police officer injured Monday when a colleague's gun accidentally fired has been identified as Matthew Lowen, who joined the force a little more than two years ago. A bullet from a 9 mm long gun went through Lowen's foot early Monday while the SWAT team helped vice narcotics detectives serve a warrant at a north Eugene home. Police refused to name the officer whose gun fired the bullet. He has been described as a veteran officer. Neither the police department nor Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene would release information about Lowen's condition Tuesday. A hospital spokeswoman would not say whether Lowen had been admitted. Lowen, 29, joined the department in October 2004. He is a 1996 graduate of Churchill High School, where he was senior class president and played on the football team for three years. He earned a degree in human biology from the University of Northern Colorado and spent four years in the Army. Lowen and two other members of the SWAT team were climbing a fence shortly before 6 a.m. when the other officer's gun discharged. The shooting is under investigation, and police have said they suspect officer error or a mechanical malfunction is to blame. Paramedics accompany the SWAT team to all high-risk events, so Lowen received immediate treatment and was taken to the hospital, police said. Detectives arrested two people at the house on North Danebo Avenue. Roy Simon Oueis, 45, was arraigned Tuesday in Lane County Circuit Court for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing methamphetamine. He also is accused of violating probation. He was being held in the Lane County Jail. Jennifer Renee Gilman, 31, was arrested on an unrelated drug warrant. Officers seized a rifle and placed two children, ages 7 and 8, into protective custody. www.registerguard.com/news/2007/01/24/f1.cr.shotcop.0124.p1.php?section=cityregion
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Post by Critique on Jan 26, 2007 2:03:40 GMT -5
Jan. 24, 2007 Cary Spivak & Dan Bice MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – From the annals of the Milwaukee Police Department, we bring you another chapter in the continuing saga of Stupid Cop Tricks. Today’s tale even has a moral or two: Play with guns, and people - or careers - may get hurt. And the city just might get caught up in a lawsuit. The previously unpublicized story, which we assembled from city and police records, begins back in 2004, when Officer Christian Hlavinka, 28, was sitting at a desk in the District 5 station doing some paperwork in a room full of police. To Hlavinka’s surprise, Officer Ryan Heidemann snatched Hlavinka’s .40-caliber Glock from his holster. Horseplay with a loaded weapon - you know this isn’t going to end well. Apparently wanting to teach a fellow cop a thing or two about the proper maintenance of a department-issued firearm, Heidemann, 29, started taking Hlavinka’s gun apart. “Heidemann had disassembled the weapon into at least 10 parts, well beyond the four parts authorized by the Department, when Sgt. (Stephen) Chin entered and stood at the end of the table,” Hlavinka told investigators. “Heidemann was having some difficulty putting it back together, and there was quite a bit of discussion as to the various parts and whether or not it was properly assembled.” Jim Gatzke, Hlavinka’s lawyer, said his client did what he could to retrieve his weapon. “What are they going to do, wrestle for it?” Gatzke said. “He said, ‘Give me my gun back,’ and Heidemann laughed.” Heidemann declined comment Wednesday. Records say Hlavinka wanted a weapon he could trust before he hit the streets that night, so he told Heidemann the two should switch guns for the night. Heidemann rejected the suggestion. The two bantered about the semiautomatic’s firing pin. Hlavinka then handed the gun back to Heidemann, presumably so he could prove that he did reassemble it properly, according to disciplinary charges filed by Police Chief Nannette Hegerty with the Fire and Police Commission. “One of the two officers removed the magazine from the gun but failed to eject the chambered round,” stated the charges, which were written in a just-the-facts mode. “Officer Heidemann attempted to disassemble the gun a second time but failed to ensure that the weapon was clear of any ammunition and had the gun pointed in an unsafe direction.” Uh-oh. Betcha know what happened next. “When Officer Heidemann pulled the trigger, in order to remove the slide, he shot both himself and Officer Hlavinka, causing injury to their hands.” Here ends Act I in this comedy of errors. Next, the police brass tried to figure out who should pay for the mess on their hands. The first party hit with a bill: the taxpayer. Hlavinka, the son of a cop who joined MPD in 1997, will likely never work as an officer again, Gatzke said. That means the city is paying Hlavinka tax-free duty disability of $43,188 a year - 75% of his pay as a cop. That, however, is only part of the potentially growing tab. Hegerty initially ordered that Heidemann, who joined the department in ‘96, be fired but later switched that to recommend he receive only a 60-day suspension, a penalty that was imposed by the Fire and Police Commission in December 2004. The chief told the commission to let Heidemann keep his shield because he admitted his misconduct, apologized and showed remorse. Heidemann, however, wasn’t so full of remorse that he and his lawyers didn’t look for a way to ease the pain. They asked that the suspension be spread over several months so he would not lose his city health insurance. The commission rejected that request. Faring better on this score was Chin, the sergeant who was allegedly supervising the troops that fateful night. He also was hit with a 60-day suspension, but, unlike the street cop, he was allowed to serve it over a number of months. The commission rejected Hegerty’s request to strip Chin of his stripes. And then just last month, Hlavinka filed a federal lawsuit against the city as well as Hegerty, Chin and Heidemann. The action seeks an undisclosed amount of punitive damages, plus lost wages and pension benefits. Gatzke said his client, now a part-time college student, is going after the city because he feels it had a responsibility to supervise Heidemann to prevent the incident. Sounding like he was practicing his summation, Gatzke moaned, “He can’t do the one job that he always wanted to do.” Yeah, there’s that - and the city has some pretty deep pockets too. www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=557100
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Post by Critique on Jan 26, 2007 2:03:40 GMT -5
Jan. 24, 2007 Cary Spivak & Dan Bice MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – From the annals of the Milwaukee Police Department, we bring you another chapter in the continuing saga of Stupid Cop Tricks. Today’s tale even has a moral or two: Play with guns, and people - or careers - may get hurt. And the city just might get caught up in a lawsuit. The previously unpublicized story, which we assembled from city and police records, begins back in 2004, when Officer Christian Hlavinka, 28, was sitting at a desk in the District 5 station doing some paperwork in a room full of police. To Hlavinka’s surprise, Officer Ryan Heidemann snatched Hlavinka’s .40-caliber Glock from his holster. Horseplay with a loaded weapon - you know this isn’t going to end well. Apparently wanting to teach a fellow cop a thing or two about the proper maintenance of a department-issued firearm, Heidemann, 29, started taking Hlavinka’s gun apart. “Heidemann had disassembled the weapon into at least 10 parts, well beyond the four parts authorized by the Department, when Sgt. (Stephen) Chin entered and stood at the end of the table,” Hlavinka told investigators. “Heidemann was having some difficulty putting it back together, and there was quite a bit of discussion as to the various parts and whether or not it was properly assembled.” Jim Gatzke, Hlavinka’s lawyer, said his client did what he could to retrieve his weapon. “What are they going to do, wrestle for it?” Gatzke said. “He said, ‘Give me my gun back,’ and Heidemann laughed.” Heidemann declined comment Wednesday. Records say Hlavinka wanted a weapon he could trust before he hit the streets that night, so he told Heidemann the two should switch guns for the night. Heidemann rejected the suggestion. The two bantered about the semiautomatic’s firing pin. Hlavinka then handed the gun back to Heidemann, presumably so he could prove that he did reassemble it properly, according to disciplinary charges filed by Police Chief Nannette Hegerty with the Fire and Police Commission. “One of the two officers removed the magazine from the gun but failed to eject the chambered round,” stated the charges, which were written in a just-the-facts mode. “Officer Heidemann attempted to disassemble the gun a second time but failed to ensure that the weapon was clear of any ammunition and had the gun pointed in an unsafe direction.” Uh-oh. Betcha know what happened next. “When Officer Heidemann pulled the trigger, in order to remove the slide, he shot both himself and Officer Hlavinka, causing injury to their hands.” Here ends Act I in this comedy of errors. Next, the police brass tried to figure out who should pay for the mess on their hands. The first party hit with a bill: the taxpayer. Hlavinka, the son of a cop who joined MPD in 1997, will likely never work as an officer again, Gatzke said. That means the city is paying Hlavinka tax-free duty disability of $43,188 a year - 75% of his pay as a cop. That, however, is only part of the potentially growing tab. Hegerty initially ordered that Heidemann, who joined the department in ‘96, be fired but later switched that to recommend he receive only a 60-day suspension, a penalty that was imposed by the Fire and Police Commission in December 2004. The chief told the commission to let Heidemann keep his shield because he admitted his misconduct, apologized and showed remorse. Heidemann, however, wasn’t so full of remorse that he and his lawyers didn’t look for a way to ease the pain. They asked that the suspension be spread over several months so he would not lose his city health insurance. The commission rejected that request. Faring better on this score was Chin, the sergeant who was allegedly supervising the troops that fateful night. He also was hit with a 60-day suspension, but, unlike the street cop, he was allowed to serve it over a number of months. The commission rejected Hegerty’s request to strip Chin of his stripes. And then just last month, Hlavinka filed a federal lawsuit against the city as well as Hegerty, Chin and Heidemann. The action seeks an undisclosed amount of punitive damages, plus lost wages and pension benefits. Gatzke said his client, now a part-time college student, is going after the city because he feels it had a responsibility to supervise Heidemann to prevent the incident. Sounding like he was practicing his summation, Gatzke moaned, “He can’t do the one job that he always wanted to do.” Yeah, there’s that - and the city has some pretty deep pockets too. www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=557100
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Post by Critique on Jan 26, 2007 1:18:52 GMT -5
January 25, 2007 MARGIE KACOHA Palm Beach Police Officer Molly Olson has been ticketed for a string of traffic crashes while she was on duty Christmas Day. According to the police report, Olson, 31, was cited on Jan. 17 with failing to leave information at a crash scene involving damage to a vehicle when she struck two cars parked in the 100 block of North County Road. She also was cited with failing to leave information at a traffic crash involving property damage after striking two mailboxes in the 1300 block of North Ocean Boulevard. In addition, she received two citations saying she failed to maintain a single lane at the crash sites. The crashes caused about $2,000 in damage to the cars she hit. The police cruiser had an estimated $2,000 worth of damage. No one was injured. Olson was hired in August 2001. She remains on suspension with pay as the police continue their investigation. www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/content/news/briefolson0125.html
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Post by Critique on Jan 26, 2007 1:18:52 GMT -5
January 25, 2007 MARGIE KACOHA Palm Beach Police Officer Molly Olson has been ticketed for a string of traffic crashes while she was on duty Christmas Day. According to the police report, Olson, 31, was cited on Jan. 17 with failing to leave information at a crash scene involving damage to a vehicle when she struck two cars parked in the 100 block of North County Road. She also was cited with failing to leave information at a traffic crash involving property damage after striking two mailboxes in the 1300 block of North Ocean Boulevard. In addition, she received two citations saying she failed to maintain a single lane at the crash sites. The crashes caused about $2,000 in damage to the cars she hit. The police cruiser had an estimated $2,000 worth of damage. No one was injured. Olson was hired in August 2001. She remains on suspension with pay as the police continue their investigation. www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/content/news/briefolson0125.html
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Post by Critique on Jan 10, 2007 14:38:39 GMT -5
01/13/2005 Two otherwise good, veteran cops got into hot water, one in Elyria and one in Lorain. But the penalties for each present a disturbing contrast that doesn't look good for Lorain. In Elyria, Sgt. Bryan Rado faces a 30-day unpaid suspension for doing his college math homework while on duty several times last summer, and asking dispatchers on duty for help with that homework. He should have been focusing his whole attention on his job as Sunday shift supervisor in charge of police operations, according to Chief Michael Medders. The final penalty will be up to Safety-Service Director Eric Rothgery. In Lorain, Officer Michael Hendershot should have had his police assault rifle locked in a sergeant's office after he took it out of his cruiser. Instead, the weapon was left in Hendershot's locked garage at home. Off-duty and intoxicated, Hendershot gave his garage key to an intoxicated buddy so he could go get a beer from the garage. That's when the loaded friend found the loaded assault rifle and sprayed 18 sizzling-hot 9mm slugs into the neighborhood. One shot narrowly missed a woman in the house across the street. Bullets blasted through windows in two parked vehicles, and Hendershot's garage door was ventilated. The friend claimed he thought the gun was loaded with blanks. Hendershot said he was drunk at the time and didn't hear anything. The penalties? In Elyria, Rado faces a 30-day unpaid suspension for doing homework on duty. In Lorain, Hendershot gets a 3-day unpaid suspension. That's not a misprint. Hendershot gets a 3-day unpaid suspension. Today is his first day. Chief Cel Rivera said he knows some people will think Hendershot got off easy (no kidding), but he called it fair because of Hendershot's good record, financial loss, remorse, embarrassment. As far as we're concerned, the real embarrassment is that anybody in Lorain is satisfied that letting a loaded police assault rifle fall into the hands of an intoxicated civilian who nearly kills someone rates only a 3-day suspension. Chief Rivera's boss, Lorain Safety Service Director Craig Miller, could have toughened the penalty on Hendershot, but didn't. In Elyria, Chief Medders can hold his head high for being stern and protecting the professionalism and integrity of his police department. In Lorain, all we can say is, duck. www.zwire.com/site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=1699&dept_id=566374&newsid=13741835
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Post by Critique on Jan 10, 2007 14:38:39 GMT -5
01/13/2005 Two otherwise good, veteran cops got into hot water, one in Elyria and one in Lorain. But the penalties for each present a disturbing contrast that doesn't look good for Lorain. In Elyria, Sgt. Bryan Rado faces a 30-day unpaid suspension for doing his college math homework while on duty several times last summer, and asking dispatchers on duty for help with that homework. He should have been focusing his whole attention on his job as Sunday shift supervisor in charge of police operations, according to Chief Michael Medders. The final penalty will be up to Safety-Service Director Eric Rothgery. In Lorain, Officer Michael Hendershot should have had his police assault rifle locked in a sergeant's office after he took it out of his cruiser. Instead, the weapon was left in Hendershot's locked garage at home. Off-duty and intoxicated, Hendershot gave his garage key to an intoxicated buddy so he could go get a beer from the garage. That's when the loaded friend found the loaded assault rifle and sprayed 18 sizzling-hot 9mm slugs into the neighborhood. One shot narrowly missed a woman in the house across the street. Bullets blasted through windows in two parked vehicles, and Hendershot's garage door was ventilated. The friend claimed he thought the gun was loaded with blanks. Hendershot said he was drunk at the time and didn't hear anything. The penalties? In Elyria, Rado faces a 30-day unpaid suspension for doing homework on duty. In Lorain, Hendershot gets a 3-day unpaid suspension. That's not a misprint. Hendershot gets a 3-day unpaid suspension. Today is his first day. Chief Cel Rivera said he knows some people will think Hendershot got off easy (no kidding), but he called it fair because of Hendershot's good record, financial loss, remorse, embarrassment. As far as we're concerned, the real embarrassment is that anybody in Lorain is satisfied that letting a loaded police assault rifle fall into the hands of an intoxicated civilian who nearly kills someone rates only a 3-day suspension. Chief Rivera's boss, Lorain Safety Service Director Craig Miller, could have toughened the penalty on Hendershot, but didn't. In Elyria, Chief Medders can hold his head high for being stern and protecting the professionalism and integrity of his police department. In Lorain, all we can say is, duck. www.zwire.com/site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=1699&dept_id=566374&newsid=13741835
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