Post by WaTcHeR on Nov 1, 2006 15:30:47 GMT -5
11.01.2006 - A Perryville police patrolman claimed he was taking the law into his own hands at a Richmond bar Friday when he took cash from behind the counter.
But instead of evidence for his alleged case report Officer Eddie Wilson found a stint in jail and a ruined career.
Richmond police received a call Friday of a fight at T-bombs on North First Street just before 2 a.m., said Richmond Police Sgt. Willard Reardon. Wilson and a bar manager were allegedly arguing, he said.
“This guy (Wilson) had gotten into an altercation down there,” Reardon said. “The street crimes (police officers) were down there and he informed them he was working on an undercover case and was doing an ABC (Alcohol and Beverage Control) audit.”
Wilson had an ABC badge in his possession, Reardon said. He served as an ABC officer from October 2002 until March of this year according to his job application for the Perryville Police Department. The ABC was unable to be reached Monday to determine why Wilson’s employment with them was terminated.
Reardon was unsure of the exact amount of money stolen from the bar, but said Wilson had taken three or four money bags. He was charged with theft by unlawful taking worth more than $300, impersonating a police officer and giving officers a false name and/ or address. Wilson posted a $1,000 bond at the Madison County Detention Center and was released Friday.
“Evidently, Eddie realized that he had dropped quite a bit of money at the bar that night and decided he may try to get it back,” Perryville Mayor Bruce Richardson told the Danville Advocate-Messenger. “He made a very bad decision.”
Richmond Police Chief Robert Stephens called Richardson to inform him of the incident. Richardson said he was surprised by the report.
“If there ever was a clean-cut young man you would’ve endorsed, it’s Eddie,” Richardson said. “That’s one of the sad things about this. He made a horiffic mistake that will follow him for the rest of his life.”
Reardon said he did not know how much, if any, alcohol Wilson had to drink at the time of the incident. Richardson said Wilson was suspended without pay until more details of the incident become available. If a Richmond police officer were caught in a similar situation, Reardon said it would mean his or her job.
“Obviously that’s conduct unbecoming,” Reardon said.
www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_304085925.html?keyword=topstory
But instead of evidence for his alleged case report Officer Eddie Wilson found a stint in jail and a ruined career.
Richmond police received a call Friday of a fight at T-bombs on North First Street just before 2 a.m., said Richmond Police Sgt. Willard Reardon. Wilson and a bar manager were allegedly arguing, he said.
“This guy (Wilson) had gotten into an altercation down there,” Reardon said. “The street crimes (police officers) were down there and he informed them he was working on an undercover case and was doing an ABC (Alcohol and Beverage Control) audit.”
Wilson had an ABC badge in his possession, Reardon said. He served as an ABC officer from October 2002 until March of this year according to his job application for the Perryville Police Department. The ABC was unable to be reached Monday to determine why Wilson’s employment with them was terminated.
Reardon was unsure of the exact amount of money stolen from the bar, but said Wilson had taken three or four money bags. He was charged with theft by unlawful taking worth more than $300, impersonating a police officer and giving officers a false name and/ or address. Wilson posted a $1,000 bond at the Madison County Detention Center and was released Friday.
“Evidently, Eddie realized that he had dropped quite a bit of money at the bar that night and decided he may try to get it back,” Perryville Mayor Bruce Richardson told the Danville Advocate-Messenger. “He made a very bad decision.”
Richmond Police Chief Robert Stephens called Richardson to inform him of the incident. Richardson said he was surprised by the report.
“If there ever was a clean-cut young man you would’ve endorsed, it’s Eddie,” Richardson said. “That’s one of the sad things about this. He made a horiffic mistake that will follow him for the rest of his life.”
Reardon said he did not know how much, if any, alcohol Wilson had to drink at the time of the incident. Richardson said Wilson was suspended without pay until more details of the incident become available. If a Richmond police officer were caught in a similar situation, Reardon said it would mean his or her job.
“Obviously that’s conduct unbecoming,” Reardon said.
www.richmondregister.com/localnews/local_story_304085925.html?keyword=topstory