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Another Victim Hurt In Winnipeg Canada Police Officer Derek Harvey-Zenk’s Fatal Drunken Wreck
July 3rd, 2008
WINNIPEG, CANADA — An inquiry into a controversial plea bargain for an off-duty policeman who killed a Manitoba woman in a car crash has heard from another victim for the first time.
Crystal Taman, 40, died in February 2005 when her small car was rear-ended at a red light by a pickup truck that belonged to Derek Harvey-Zenk, a Winnipeg police constable who later resigned.
The inquiry heard Wednesday that the force of the pickup truck pushed Taman’s vehicle into the back of Kathie Beattie’s car.
Beattie escaped without broken bones, but she said the crash caused back problems that still trouble her to this day, and she lost her job because the vehicle she was driving was a company car.
Beattie, the wife of another police officer, said it’s unfortunate she did not pay closer attention after the crash.
Read MoreVeteran Doraville Georgia Police Officer Lt. Charles Hight, A So-Called “Expert” in DUI’s, Arrested For Drunk Driving With His 3 Year Old Son In Back Seat. Officer Marcella Nelson Arrested For Drunk Driving After Near Wreck With Athens Officer While Running Red Light
July 2nd, 2008
DORAVILLE, GEORGIA - Two Doraville police officers have been put on administrative duties after each was arrested for DUI.
May 28, 2008 the Georgia State Patrol arrested Doraville Police Lt. Charles Hight for driving under the influence. The arresting officer says Hight was speeding in Bartow County without a seatbelt. He reportedly had his 3-year-old son in the backseat and two open beer bottles. According to the arrest report, when Hight blew into a field breathalyzer it registered .138, then later .148. He is charged with, among other things, DUI child endangerment.
Hight has been with the department for 10 years and was just recently promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He has been trained to spot drivers suspected of DUI and has testified numerous times in court as a DUI expert.
“I’m very, very disappointed. We as police officers are, and should be, held to a higher standard,” said Doraville Police Chief John King.
Read MoreMission Police Officer Martin Villarreal And Lt. Gabriel Zuniga Charged With Drunk Driving Over Weekend, One In A Patrol Car At Twice State Limit, Another After Nearly Wrecking - Both To Be Fired
July 2nd, 2008
MISSION, TEXAS - Two Mission police officer’s discovered the meaning of “Zero tolerance” over weekend.
Both are in the process of being fired from their jobs after being arrested and charged with DWI in two separate cases.
Officer Martin Villarreal was arrested driving an unmarked police car in San Juan early Saturday morning.
His blood alcohol level was allegedly twice the legal limit. Officials said it’s his third DWI and his second in a police unit.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers also arrested Lt. Gabriel Zuniga on Saturday night on South Padre Island.
Court records show that Zuniga was allegedly driving his truck when he almost crashed into a sand dune off Park Road 100.
He faces a state jail felony DWI charge for driving with a passenger under 15 years of age.
Mission Police Chief Leo Longoria issued a public apology on Sunday.
Read MoreSecond Mission Texas Police Officer Lt. Gabriel Zuniga Arrested, Suspended, Charged With Drunk Driving - Officer Martin Flores Villarreal Arrested The Day Before
June 30th, 2008
MISSION, TEXAS - A second city police officer was suspended Sunday after he was arrested for driving while intoxicated over the weekend.
Mission police Lt. Gabriel Zuniga was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated on South Padre Island about 10 p.m. Saturday, said Trooper Johnny Hernandez, a local spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Zuniga was pulled over for a traffic violation along Texas Highway 100, north of the Island’s main strip, Hernandez said.
The off-duty police officer failed a sobriety test at the scene and was transported to the Port Isabel Police Department, where he refused to give a breath sample, Hernandez said. Zuniga was then taken to the Cameron County Jail in Brownsville.
Zuniga’s arrest marks the second intoxicated driving incident involving a Mission police officer this weekend.
Read MoreDrunk Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Police Officer Paul Abel Goes Crazy, Arrested And Suspended After Pistol Whipping And Shooting An Innocent Passer-By - Also Charged With Drunk Driving
June 30th, 2008
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - The gun of an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer discharged as he allegedly pistol-whipped an innocent passer-by early Saturday morning following a scuffle with two other men, city police said.
Paul Abel, 34, an eight-year police veteran stationed in the city’s Zone 3 police station, is charged with aggravated assault and two counts of driving under the influence.
Abel is accused of assaulting Kaleb Michael Miller, 20, of Sidney Street. Miller was shot in the right hand and was treated at UPMC Mercy hospital, Uptown. Family members said Miller was back at home yesterday afternoon, but would require more surgery. They declined further comment.
Abel is suspended without pay and faces departmental charges on Monday, Pittsburgh police Chief Nate Harper said during a news conference yesterday to announce the charges.
Abel was released on his own recognizance. Attempts to reach him for comment yesterday were unsuccessful. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 8.
Read MorePittsburgh Pennsylvania Police Officer Paul Abel Arrested, Suspended, And Charged With DUI After Shooting Man In Drunken Bar Fight
June 29th, 2008
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - Police responded to the corner of 20th and Sidney streets at approximately 2:15 a.m. Saturday morning for the report of a man with a gun.
When they arrived at the scene, police discovered that officer Paul Abel had shot a 20-year-old male inside a bar at that location.
The police report states that Abel was driving home from a South Side bar when an unknown man reached into his driver’s side window and punched him in the face.
Following this, Abel retrieved his pistol and returned to the bar to confront his attacker. With the gun in his hand, Abel swung at the victim and hit the back of his head with the butt of the weapon. The gun discharged upon contact and a bullet penetrated the victim’s right hand. He was taken to Mercy Hospital for his injury.
Read MoreFormer Frederick County Maryland Sheriff’s Corrections Officer Mark A. Baziuk Gets A Tiny Slap On The Wrist After Exposing Himself And Jerking Off For Shoppers At Target Store - Caught On Video
June 28th, 2008
FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND - A former correctional officer who earlier pleaded guilty to indecent exposure was granted probation before judgment Wednesday in Frederick County District Court.
Probation before judgment is not a conviction.
Mark A. Baziuk, 31, formerly of Frederick, has complied with counseling and treatment since entering his guilty plea March 25, defense attorney Alan L. Winik said.
On Feb. 7, after his arrest in January at the Target store on Urbana Pike, Baziuk resigned from his job with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, Cpl. Jennifer Bailey said.
A Target employee called police the afternoon of Jan. 26 after seeing Baziuk exposing himself in his truck as customers walked by in the store’s parking lot.
Read MoreDouble Standard: Former Mayor Gene Eriquez Receives A Warning From Danbury Connecticut Police After Drunken Wreck Which Knocked Out Power For 530 Residents For 2 Hours
June 28th, 2008
DANBURY, CONNECTICUT — Police issued a verbal warning to Gene Eriquez Monday after the former mayor crashed into a utility pole, leaving 530 nearby customers without power for two hours.
The accident happened at about 10 p.m., according to Danbury Police Capt. Robert Myles.
Eriquez, 55, of Starrs Plain Road, told police he was driving north on East Pembroke Road when a speeding car traveling in the other direction entered his lane.
“He apparently took some evasive action to the right, struck a telephone pole in front of 18 East Pembroke,” Myles said.
Eriquez, who was not injured and declined medical attention at the scene, received a verbal warning for failing to stay in his lane.
Danbury Police Chief Al Baker said police smelled alcohol on the former mayor’s breath but did not conduct a field sobriety test.
Read MoreCoffee County Tennessee Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Shelton Arrested, Jailed, Charged After Drunken Wreck And Leaving The Scene Of An Accident
June 28th, 2008
COFFEE COUNTY, TENNESSEE - An assistant district attorney in Coffee County was charged with DUI Saturday in Rutherford County, a Department of Safety spokesman said.
Prosecutor Kenneth Shelton, 53, of Tullahoma was charged about 2 p.m. after he crashed his 2005 Chrysler on U.S. Highway 41A in Eagleville, said Department of Safety spokesman Mike Browning.
“He apparently left the scene and was located by Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office,” Browning said.
Deputies contacted Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Shawn Boyd to investigate the crash.
Boyd charged Shelton with DUI, violation of the implied consent law, violation of open container law and leaving the scene of an accident.
Shelton is being held at presstime at Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. A hearing is set Aug. 8 in General Sessions Court.
Cape May, Stone Harbor, And Middle Township New Jersey Municipal Court Judge Peter Tourison Pleads Guilty After Drunken Wreck
June 26th, 2008
PENNS GROVE, NEW JERSEY - Municipal Court Judge Peter Tourison pleaded guilty Wednesday to driving while intoxicated following his arrest in March in a Wawa parking lot in Lower Township.
Tourison presides over court in Middle Township, Stone Harbor and Cape May but stood on the other side of the bench Wednesday afternoon at Municipal Court in Penns Grove, Salem County.
The venue was moved due to Tourison’s position as a judge in Cape May County.
Penns Grove Municipal Court Judge David Krell suspended Tourison’s driver’s license for 90 days and imposed the maximum fine of $400, not including court costs and surcharges.
“I’m sure you’re as embarrassed to stand in front of me as I’m embarrassed to deal with this,” Krell said.
“You more than anyone should know you do not drink and drive,” Krell said.
Tourison opted not to say anything before the judge.
Read MoreFormer Syracuse New York Police Officer George A. Bush Arrested, Charged With Drunk Driving And Crack Cocaine
June 26th, 2008
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - A former Syracuse police officer was arrested early this morning in the village of Phoenix.
George A. Bush, 55, of 812 Spencer St., Syracuse, had crack cocaine in his possession when a village police officer pulled him over about 3:30 a.m. at Main and Volney streets, Phoenix police Chief Rod Carr said.
Bush was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of cocaine, third-degree bribery of a public servant and driving while intoxicated, all felonies; and seventh-degree criminal possession of cocaine, DWI-drugs and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, all misdemeanors. Bush also was issued traffic tickets charging him with failing to signal and unsafe lane change.
“This should show folks that we treat everyone the same, whether they wore a badge or not, and that police are human. We put our pants on one leg at a time, just like everyone else. We’re not super human,” Carr said. “We’re all human beings and we have free will. And it depends on what you do with that free will to make the right choices in life.”
Read MoreNye County Nevada District Attorney Robert Beckett Charged After Two Drunken Wrecks On Same Road In 6 Hours, One In A County Owned Vehicle
June 23rd, 2008
NYE COUNTY, NEVADA - Nye County District Attorney Robert Beckett is facing a drunken driving charge in California — and what figure to be some uncomfortable questions from his constituents — after crashing two vehicles on the same desert highway six hours apart.
Beckett, 49, totaled his county-issued sport utility vehicle in the first rollover accident, which occurred about 1:30 p.m. Sunday on California Route 127 just south of Shoshone, Calif.
Then, after catching a ride back to his home in Pahrump in a tow truck, Beckett headed back out on the same highway in the family van, only to crash again at 7:35 p.m. about 35 miles south of the first accident scene.
The California Highway Patrol officer called to the scene of the second wreck reported smelling alcohol on Beckett’s breath.
Sgt. Mike Black, spokesman for the Highway Patrol’s Barstow, Calif., area office, said Beckett failed a blood-breath alcohol test and was arrested for drunken driving.
Read MoreMiami Beach Florida Police Officer Sgt. Jusus Barrenechea Finally Charged 7 Months After Drunken Wrong-Way Interstate Crash - 4 Other Miami Beach Officers Implicated In Coverup
June 20th, 2008
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - Seven months after a wrong-way Interstate 95 crash injured three women in Oakland Park, a Miami Beach police sergeant turned himself in to authorities to face charges. But it wasn’t an easy investigation.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers complained in charging documents that colleagues of arrested Sgt. Jesus Barrenechea skipped out on depositions and likely lied throughout the case.
Barrenechea, 28, met with investigators at the Broward County main jail Thursday morning and was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, driving on the wrong side of the road, failing to render aid, grand theft over $100,000 and making a false insurance claim.
He was released on $20,000 bond. Barrenechea could not be reached for comment Thursday. His attorney, Brian Tannebaum, declined to comment through his law office.
Read MoreRobertson County Tennessee Specially Appointed Juvenile Court Judge Melanie Stark Arrested, Charged With Drunk Driving - Passenger In Truck Passed Out, But Still Charged With DUI
June 16th, 2008
WHITE HOUSE, TENNESSEE - A county official in Robertson County was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of driving drunk this weekend and may have tried to use her position to avoid the charge.
Around 4 a.m. Saturday near mile marker 111 on Interstate 65, police said they noticed a truck going about 20 mph over the speed limit in a construction zone.
The driver, Melanie Stark, 36, of the speeding truck, police said, was Robertson County’s specially appointed juvenile court judge.
According to the police report, when police tried to stop her using sirens, she continued driving along the interstate until she stopped at the Cross Plains exit. She eventually stopped the vehicle at a nearby Shell station, the report said.
White House Officer Jason Ghee approached the truck with his weapon drawn and noticed “a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Ms. Stark,” according his report.
Stark then apparently told the officer, “Ghee, you know me. You know me!”
Read MoreBedford New Hampshire Police Officer Alejandro Jaime Arrested, Quits After Drunken Wreck With Couple On Motorcycle
June 16th, 2008
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE — An off-duty police officer faces drunken-driving charges after a crash in Manchester late Thursday.
Manchester police responded to a collision involving a car and a motorcycle on Tarrytown Road near Hanover Street at about 9 p.m.
Police said Alejandro Jaime, 36, of Hooksett, rear-ended the motorcycle, which was driven by James McLaughlin, 30, of Manchester.
McLaughlin’s wife, Taylor, 31, was a passenger on the motorcycle. Both were thrown from the bike and suffered injuries that were not deemed by police as serious. An ambulance transported the couple to Elliot Hospital and they were later released.
Taylor McLaughlin said she and her husband suffered injuries to their backs, along with scrapes and bruises.
Manchester police said Jaime, who was not injured, identified himself as an off-duty Bedford police officer. Upon conducting a field sobriety test, police said they determined Jaime was impaired.
Read MorePolk County Deputy Sheriff Jesus Contreras Jr. Arrested, Suspended, Charged With Drunk Driving After Stopping On Road And Passing Out Behind The Wheel
June 16th, 2008
POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA - A Polk County deputy sheriff was arrested Sunday on a charge of driving under the influence after another deputy found him passed out behind the wheel of his 2006 Nissan Pathfinder.
Deputy Jesus Contreras Jr., 22, admitted to deputies that he had been drinking with friends during the evening, authorities said. Contreras was found just after 6 a.m. Sunday, unresponsive in his vehicle with its engine and headlights on. The vehicle was in the westbound lane of Old Polk City Road but was facing east, the Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies and emergency medical workers revived him, and he later failed a field sobriety test, investigators said.
Contreras was taken to the Polk County Jail and posted bail Sunday evening.
Contreras has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of an internal investigation, authorities said. Appeared Here
Karma Drops The Hammer On Fired Lexington Kentucky Police Officer Joshua Cromer - Arrested For Drunk Driving And Carrying A Concealed Weapon
June 13th, 2008
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - A former Lexington police officer who arrested country singer John Michael Montgomery has now been arrested on the same charges.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that Joshua Cromer was arrested early Friday and charged with DUI and carrying a concealed weapon.
Cromer arrested Montgomery on those charges after pulling him over in February 2006. Montgomery entered an Alford plea, in which he didn’t admit guilt, but acknowledged there was sufficient evidence for a likely conviction.
Cromer was later fired for comments he posted about Montgomery’s arrest on the Web site MySpace.com.
Read MoreCollier County Florida Deputy Sheriff Cpl. Kevin Nault Fired After Second Drunk Driving Arrest - Nearly Twice Legal Limit
June 10th, 2008
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA - A Collier County sheriff’s deputy was fired in May for improper conduct after his second DUI arrest in five years.
On May 10, 2007, Cpl. Kevin Nault, 34, was arrested by a Fort Myers police officer during a sobriety checkpoint, according to a recently completed internal investigation. During a traffic stop the officer smelled alcohol on Nault’s breath and asked him to perform field sobriety tests.
While performing a breath test, Nault regurgitated a dark liquid in his mouth, which the Fort Myers officer believed he did intentionally. Nault blew a 0.161 on the initial test, authorities said.
After an observation period, Nault blew a 0.148 and 0.141 on additional breath tests. The legal blood-alcohol limit in Florida is 0.08 percent.
The Lee County State Attorney’s Office dropped the case in September due to a discrepancy in the Fort Myers Police Department’s operational plan concerning the sobriety check point, the investigation revealed.
Read MoreDetroit Michigan Police Officer “May” Face Charges After Running Red Light And Drunken Wreck With Macomb County Deputy’s Patrol Car - Details Hidden From Taxpayers
June 10th, 2008
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN — Police are awaiting the results of a blood test before seeking charges against an off-duty Detroit police officer who drove his car into a Macomb County Sheriff’s squad car early Sunday morning.
The results of the blood test, which will show how much alcohol the officer had in his system, will likely take two to three weeks to return from the Michigan State Police forensic lab, Clinton Township Lt. Anthony Greene said.
The incident happened about 2:10 a.m. Sunday, when police said the off-duty Detroit officer ran a blinking red light while traveling southbound on Tilch Road in Macomb Township, ramming his car into the deputy’s marked squad car, which was headed east on 21 Mile. The deputy had to be extracted from the car, while officers at the scene determined that the officer had been drinking, Greene said.
Read MoreFormer Delaware County Oklahoma Sheriff Lenden Woodruff Again Arrested For Drunk Driving - Quit After Similar Incident And Arrest In 2004
June 10th, 2008
DELAWARE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA - A former Delaware County Sheriff is in trouble again.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers say Lenden Woodruff has been arrested for driving under the influence, carrying a firearm under the influence, transporting an open container of beer and not wearing a seat belt.
Woodruff resigned in 2004 after being arrested on similar charges.
Woodruff later pleaded guilty to DUI and carrying an open container.
Previously Disgraced Former Egg Harbor Township New Jersey Police Officer John DeAngelis Sr. Charged After Drunken Hit And Run Wreck
June 10th, 2008
MARGATE, NEW JERSEY - A retired Egg Harbor Township police captain was charged with driving while intoxicated following a Saturday morning hit-and-run accident, according to Margate police.
John DeAngelis Sr., of Egg Harbor Township, hit another car in a minor accident early Saturday in front of Maynard’s Cafe on Amherst Avenue and then drove away from the scene, Detective Sgt. Christopher Koch said Monday. The victim, Nicholas Damico, of Egg Harbor Township, then followed behind DeAngelis while calling police, Koch said.
There were no injuries, Koch said.
“The victim followed the vehicle over the Margate bridge,” Koch said. Northfield police arrested DeAngelis as he pulled into the Tilton Inn, he said. He was released from custody later that morning.
DeAngelis was charged in April 2007 with official misconduct and witness tampering after he allegedly gave confidential information to a friend by accessing the police department’s computer system.
Read MoreUmea Sweden Police Officer Found Drunk, Passed Out Behind Wheel At Traffic Light
June 10th, 2008
UMEA, SWEEDEN - A police officer from Umeå in northern Sweden has been indicted on suspicion of driving while heavily intoxicated after being stopped with an open bottle of Jägermeister in his lap.
The man was driving his wife home following a night of revelry during which he had consumed a litre of wine and 3 shots of whiskey, reported the Västerbottens-Kuriren newspaper.
On the ride home, the two began to quarrel and the off-duty officer’s wife demanded to get out of the car.
He continued to the Systembolaget liquor store where he decided to drown his frustration by purchasing the Jägermeister and six litres of wine.
After seeing the vehicle weaving through traffic and roll up onto the sidewalk several times, two passengers from another car noticed the driver was falling asleep as the car was stopped at a traffic light.
Read MoreDrunk Detroit Michigan Police Officer Crashes Into Macomb County Deputy Sheriff
June 9th, 2008
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - A Detroit police officer could face drunk driving charges after he hit a Macomb County Sheriff’s deputy while off duty.
The crash happened around 2 a.m. Sunday. The deputy received minor injuries. Appeared Here
Sturtevant Wisconsin Police Officer Timothy O’Neill Arrested, Charged After Drunken Wreck At Twice State Limit
June 8th, 2008
STURTEVANT, WISCONSIN – A Sturtevant police officer arrested for driving drunk is still on the job.
Timothy O’Neill was off-duty when he got into an accident at a stop light in Racine County.
His blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit. Appeared Here
Veteran Collier County Florida Deputy Sheriff Sgt. Jared Browning Arrested, Charged With Drunk Driving
June 4th, 2008
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA - A Collier County sheriff’s sergeant is on administrative duty after being charged with drunken driving in Lee County.
Sgt. Jared Browning, 39, was stopped by Florida Fish and Wildlife officers early Monday morning on Corkscrew Road in Estero and charged with misdemeanor DUI, agency officials said.
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Browning, who is a supervisor with the Collier sheriff’s Youth Relations Bureau, was placed on administrative duties, said Michelle Batten, a sheriff’s spokeswoman.
She said the sheriff’s office is conducting an internal investigation.
Browning has been with the sheriff’s office since July 1997, Batten said.
Former Delavan Wisconsin Police Chief Andrew W. Mayer Arrested And Jailed For Drunk Driving
June 2nd, 2008
ELKHORN, WISCONSIN — The former police chief of the town of Delavan may face charges following his arrest on charges that included drunken driving.
Sixty-seven-year-old Andrew W. Mayer was arrested last week. He spent Thursday night in jail and was released Friday on a $1,500 signature bond.
Police in the town of Geneva say Mayer was also carrying a concealed weapon.
The district attorney’s office is reviewing the case for possible charges.
Mayer was the police chief from 1999 to 2007, when he was fired by the town’s police and fire commission. Mayer has said he thought his firing was politically motivated.
Mayer ran unsuccessfully for a spot in the town board in April. Appeared Here
Drunk Driving Charge Against Fired Veteran Greenville County South Carolina Deputy Sheriff David Morrow Dismissed - Blew Nearly Twice State Limit
May 31st, 2008
GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA - A driving under the influence charge against a former Greenville County sheriff’s deputy has been dropped.
Magistrate Mark Edmonds told WYFF-TV on Tuesday the DUI case against former Deputy David Morrow was dismissed because of the lack of probable cause.
Morrow had worked for the sheriff’s office for 14 years before his arrest Oct. 14. Sheriff Steve Loftis fired him the next day.
According to an arrest report, Morrow swayed to keep his balance when asked to stand on one leg. The report listed Morrow’s blood alcohol level as .12, above South Carolina’s legal limit of .08.
WYFF reports that a defense witness testified that procedures outlined by law enforcement and the makers of the blood-alcohol device weren’t followed when Morrow was tested. Appeared Here
New Jersey State Board Of Education Renews Contract Rewards Its Drunk Driving Attorney John B. Comegno II With Pay Raise
May 31st, 2008
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY - The Board of Education renewed its contract with its attorney Monday night despite the fact that he pleaded guilty last week to a drunken-driving charge.
John B. Comegno II, 35, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence last week in a Mount Holly court. He was arrested Jan. 24 after Moorestown police found his vehicle on top of a mailbox he had driven over, and straddling the curb and sidewalk, authorities said at the time. Comgeno will lose his driver’s license for three months and pay about $1,000 in fines.
At Monday night’s meeting, school superintendent Fredrick Nickles praised Comegno’s firm for the work it has done for the district since being appointed in July 2006.
Read MoreHalifax Canada Police Officer Don Ranni Receives A Slap On The Wrist After Drunken Wreck
May 31st, 2008
HALIFAX, CANADA - The president of MADD Canada has a problem with the conditional discharge handed to a Halifax police officer last week for impaired driving.
“This sentence was a breach of public trust,” Margaret Miller said in a weekend interview.
“Everybody needs to be treated equally, all impaired drivers. He should have got the standard sentence with a fine and should have a criminal record. I don’t think there should have been any exception made.
“If anything, because he’s a police officer, he should have been held even more accountable for his actions. They almost should have been a little harder on him because he knows better. He goes to these crash scenes and sees the death and devastation caused by impaired driving. How can he possibly do this?”
Read MoreYork Region Canada Police Officer Cory Weick Arrested, Suspended, Charged After Drunken Wreck
May 31st, 2008
YORK REGION, CANADA - A York Regional Police officer has been suspended after being charged with impaired driving.
The charge resulted from a single vehicle accident on Yonge Street south of Persechini Drive in Newmarket at about 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Const. Cory Weick, 29, of Newmarket, is charged with impaired driving and driving with a blood-alcohol level exceeding 80 mg.
He was off-duty at the time of the crash and has been with York Regional Police since 2001.
Const. Weick has been suspended with pay and is to appear in court in Newmarket June 17. Appeared Here
Veteran Rochester Minnesota Police Officer Sgt. Michael Beery Arrested, Charged With Drunk Driving
May 31st, 2008
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA - It was a rough night for one of Rochester’s finest.
Police Sergeant Michael Beery was arrested late last night for driving under the influence.
Another driver called police to say she was following a truck and believed the driver was intoxicated.
Officers say beery was weaving through traffic.
They stopped him and gave him a sobriety test and he failed it.
He was taken into custody and ticketed.
The Winona County attorney’s office will handle the case to avoid a conflict of interest.
He faces a 3rd degree DUI charge.
He’s has been placed on administrative leave while an internal investigation takes place.
He’s been with the department since 1988. Appeared Here
Honolulu Hawaii Police Officer James Urban, Charged With Drunk Driving, Disappeared With Patrol Car For 12 Hours
May 31st, 2008
HONOLULU, HAWAII - Honolulu police opened an internal affairs investigation after an officer, who’s restricted to desk duty, managed to disappear with a blue-and-white car for 12 hours.
Officer James Urban is charged with drunken driving. Sources say the 31-year-old appeared to be intoxicated when he finally returned with the patrol car at about 2 am Tuesday.
Sources say the Kapolei officer was stripped of his gun and badge following a previous DUI arrest. They say he left the Kapolei station to deliver some paperwork, then disappeared.
Sources say, at one point, the blue-and-white car he took was seen parked in front of a bar on Kokea Street in Kalihi. Appeared Here
Councilman Dennis Flores, Vocal Supporter Of Lorain Ohio Police Chief Cel Rivera, Arrested For Soliciting A Whore And Drunk Driving
May 25th, 2008
LORAIN, OHIO A drunken city councilman on the prowl was caught Friday night in a prostitution sting, Lorain police said.
Dennis Flores, D-2nd Ward, was charged with solicitation and DUI at 11:27 p.m., after driving up to a decoy prostitute near the corner of Reid Avenue and 18th Street; he was charged by Lorain and Elyria police, a report said.
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The 54-year-old councilman, who defeated Brian Hazelett in November 2007 to win his seat, is chairman of the city’s Finance and Claims Committee and vice-chair of the Police and Fire Committee.
Police said he had condoms in his car and alcohol on his breath. Flores’ car was towed, and he was taken to the city jail.
“He is so sorry for what he did. He’s promised to seek help,” Council President Anne Molnar said. “He said he knows he did wrong.”
Read MoreLake Pontchartrain Louisiana Causeway Police Officers Sgt. Chris Dupont And Chad Dorsett Disciplined Following Stop Of Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price After He Crashed Through Toll Booth Barrier
May 25th, 2008
LOUISIANA - Lake Pontchartrain Causeway officials have disciplined both officers involved in the controversial traffic stop of Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price last month.
One of the officers who stopped Mandeville Mayor Eddie Price last month on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway has been demoted and faces a three-day suspension for failing to test Price for alcohol after he crashed through a toll booth barrier and continued to drive with no headlights.
Sgt. Chris Dupont, a 10-year veteran with the Causeway Police Department, will drop one rank to corporal and his pay will be reduced accordingly, Loicano announced Friday afternoon. His suspension includes the temporay loss of his take-home vehicle and the ability to work overtime or paid details during that pay period.
Raymond Burkart, Dupont’s attorney, said he does not feel the punishment fits the crime, calling Loicano’s decision “an egregious abuse of disciplinary discretion.” He said he plans to ask Loicano to reconsider his decision and would like another law enforcement agency to conduct a separate investigation into the matter.
Read MoreGracemont Oklahoma Police Officer Garri Don McClure Arrested, Fired, Charged After Seeking Sex From A Child - Eakley Police Chief Reydon Clay Recker Suspended Indefinitely After Drunk Driving Arrest
May 15th, 2008
ANADARKO, OKLAHOMA - One Caddo County police chief has been fired and another has been suspended indefinitely after both ran afoul of the law recently.
Prosecutors have charged 35-year-old Garri Don McClure of Gracemont with making lewd and indecent proposals to a child under 16.
McClure is accused of making sexual propositions to a 15-year-old girl. He surrendered to authorities yesterday and was fired on a 4 to 0 vote by the town council.
Authorities say McClure admitted to investigators he used text messages to solicit sex with a 15-year-old girl in his community.
In Eakly, the town council voted 3 to 0 to indefinitely suspend Police Chief Reydon Clay Recker after he was charged with driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Read MoreDisgraced Cass County Kansas Assistant Prosecutor Michael Taylor Quits After Drunk Driving Arrest
May 13th, 2008
CASS COUNTY, KANSAS - The Cass County assistant prosecutor has resigned after being charged with driving under the influence.
Raymore police say an officer stopped Michael Taylor’s sport utility vehicle early Saturday and charged him with DUI. Police say Taylor’s SUV twice drifted toward the curb, then overcorrected and made a turn so wide that the vehicle traveled 50 feet in the oncoming lane.
An arrest report said Taylor’s eyes were bloodshot, his breath smelled of alcoholic beverages, his speech was slurred and he was swaying on his feet. Police said he refused to take a Breathalyzer test, so officers took his driver’s license and set a court date.
Cass County Prosecutor Teresa Hensley said she accepted Taylor’s resignation.
Honolulu Hawaii Police Are Trying To Figure Out Why Police Officer James A. Urban, With A Prior Drunken Wreck On His Record, Had Patrol Car For Second Drunk Driving Charge - Bogus Records Found At Department
May 1st, 2008
HONOLULU, HAWAII - The Honolulu Police Department on Wednesday said it is investigating how an off-duty officer ended up drunk and driving a police cruiser early Monday morning.
Police leadership refused to be interviewed on Wednesday about how it happened and why at least one of the official records in the case was doctored.
What a police spokeswoman would say is that Kapolei Officer James A. Urban was arrested and charged with driving under the influence early Monday morning. She confirmed Urban was off-duty, but was driving a blue-and-white police cruiser. He was arrested when he brought the car back to the Kapolei station.
It is the second time the 31-year-old officer faces DUI charges. In 2006, he was convicted of DUI and leaving the scene of a minor accident. He pleaded no contest, did two days in jail, paid $900 in fines and had his license suspended for 90 days.
Read MoreVeteran Honolulu Hawaii Police Officer James A. Urban Arrested, Suspended, Charged With Drunk Driving In Patrol Car - Previously Plead Guilty To Leaving The Scene Of A Wreck And Drunk Driving
April 30th, 2008
HONOLULU, HAWAII - Honolulu Police Officer James Urban, 31, is charged with drunk driving and is now on paid leave.
KGMB9 News has learned he refused to take a breathalyzer test. And his arrest comes while he was already on restricted duty because of a prior DUI conviction.
Urban was off duty and driving a blue-and-white police car when he was arrested at 2:20 a.m. Tuesday.
Sources said his police car was parked outside Leslie’s Place, a bar in Kalihi, hours before his arrest. One employee we spoke to believes he saw Urban drinking beer inside.
The 4-year veteran was arrested at the Kapolei police station.
We’ve also confirmed in December 2006, Urban pleaded no contest leaving the scene of an accident and driving under the influence. He was sentenced to two days in jail, lost his license for 90 days and was ordered to pay $500.
Read MoreHonolulu Hawaii Police Officer James A. Urban Arrested, Charged With Drunk Driving In Patrol Car - Records Find Man With Same Name And Age With Prior DUI Conviction
April 29th, 2008
HONOLULU, HAWAII - When KGMB9 confronted James A. Urban outside his Ewa Beach home about his recent DUI arrest, he didn’t say anything and drove off.
The 31-year-old police officer has been with the force for four years. He was off-duty at the time of the arrest but sources tell KGMB9 he was in a blue and white police cruiser when he was seen driving erratically.
If that was the case, he could be in even more trouble because it’s against HPD policy for an officer of his rank to be driving a cruiser while off-duty.
Urban is assigned to a police station in Kapolei. After he was arrested, he was held there before posting bail.
A check of court records show a James A. Urban, who is the same age, was found guilty of DUI in 2006. We couldn’t confirm he’s the same man but take a look at the two mugshots.
Read MoreVeteran Oklahoma City Police Officer Anthony D. Germany Suspended, Charged With Drunk Driving - Reprimanded Twice For Prior Alcohol Related Offenses
January 24th, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — An Oklahoma City police officer is facing a drunken driving charge.
Anthony D. Germany, 43, a sergeant who has been with the police department for 18 years, is also facing a traffic charge of driving left of center.
Germany was placed on administrative leave with pay after his arrest.
Germany has been reprimanded twice since 2003 for alcohol-related offenses, according to police records.