Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Open Comments

94 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why doesn't channel 2 look into the theft by deception against all of the officers who paid for year books we never got? How long can it possibly take to put something like that together?

Anonymous said...

Persons of Dekalb County are trying to start their own City such as; City of Stone Crest and City of Briarcliff. The major complaint of the Citizens are the Police Dept and Code Enforcement.

The Police in those areas are good and Code Enforcement is good since the new manager took over and the County removed the Evil Witch Doctor (Nancy Funny). I see the code enforcement officers are happy to work and all them are happy with the new manager. I see them in my neighborhood and I talk with them. I told one code enforcement officer, I hope Nancy Funny will never manager this department again and he replied, she's quite as a mouse and we both laughed.

Anonymous said...

Major Conroy should demand refunds for the year books!

Anonymous said...

Why does the blog master spend so much time on one subject before moving on? There is no reason in the world why any subject has to be on this blogger for more than four days. There are many other subjects and doings going on in this screwed up county which will warrant comments from its readers, but not to overload on the same subject. Get real Mr. Blog Master and shorten the amount of days and comments.

Anonymous said...

Check out the front page of the latest edition of the DeKalb Neighbor local newspaper. Interesting interview with our new Chief. Sounds good in theory but in principal, well, that's another story. Only time will tell. Let's hope for the best!

Anonymous said...

Stand by folks.... Your part times jobs will soon be controlled by IA. The days of controlling your own part time jobs is going to be striped. You will be put on a waiting list and when a job becomes available and its your turn on the list you can take it or leave it. Also you will only be allowed to keep a job for a maximum of 3 years. Never mind if that business owner wants you specifically to work. Good luck Im sure this process will be welcomed with open arms. Thank you Chief. This will be a great morale booster.

Anonymous said...

Hey..you all hear Special Ops...got dumped on like a big dog!!!...the so-called ticket slow down....they got called out on it....poor guys/gals....just goes to show that the so-called female asst. chief has no clue on what's going on over there.....

I heard they also yanked the seniors 20+ year status out from under them.....also heard if they don't like it they can leave.....

WOW???....guess it's not so special anymore now is it???....Feel sorry for some of those guys that have been there a year or two...work like a dog...now the one that feeds them is taking a massive dump on them...

By the way....let's keep a positive attitude about it.....

YEA RIGHT!!!

Anonymous said...

Why would the chief pull part times? Or have IA controlling them? That makes no sense whatsoever. I mean part time jobs are hard to come by as it is so why take money and food from our families mouths? Some people in this county actually depend on part time jobs to make ends meet. What will happen? Some if the personnel on IA will get first pick on what they want to work? This is ridiculous!

Floating my Resume.... said...

Clock in ....clock out... write a ticket or two and answer calls..... add to my pension and go home to my family...burn vacation and holiday time.

They've turned us into "clock watchers"...nothing more.... nothing less.

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR....top notch sanitation works!

Anonymous said...

The comment about extra jobs sounds like a logistical nightmare. As a matter of fact there are numerous officers that work off-duty employment that has nothing to do with being police officers. ...they work around their schedules here. You're telling me that IA is gonna tell these guys they have to shuffle out after 3 yrs....give me a break. You are assuming that all extra jobs worked by officers are worked in uniform as an officer which is not the case. You have some officers who have their own businesses that have to submit Extra Job request to work them...example, landscaping, handyman services, automotive repair, carpentry, etc, etc.......so they're all gonna have to give up their businesses...

I think someone has been hanging by the water-cooler too long drinking the spiked Kool-Aid....

Anonymous said...

It's called "pay to play" or corruption, take your pick. Somebody is going to be lining their pockets, wait and see.

Veteran with rank and experience said...

Three years and your part time goes to another officer...I hope I'm not here in three years.

Anonymous said...

You ppl go from one extreme to the next I can't believe that the Chief I listened to in roll call would consider taking from officers and their families. He would have to be a callous individual. Quit spreading lies. Can we just come together and try to uplift each other for a change. Can we discuss going down to Decatur to fight for raises. I'm sure if we go down there in big enough numbers the media will tune in. If we create enough noise something is bound to happen. So, lets get together and do something constructive!!!! He said plain as day we wouldn't have to worry about retaliation from him if we are fighting for our just cause and he would support us.. Can we start coming up with a plan as to how we can get this done. Something positive and worthy. The Chief made a good point, we're looking like fools on a public site bashing our department and fellow officers for the whole world to see. We have officers that have made the ultimate sacrifice is this how we repay them. Come on guys lets rise up from the mediocrity and be a positive example of unity and how to get things done. We can do it! We all wear this uniform and might I add look good in it too lets go down fighting together. I believe in you let's do it!!!!!! DKPD, rise up!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

The powers to be want to know when you sleep, eat, piss, and shit because this falls under job classification descriptions. The PTB want to know who you sleep with, when you sleep, where you sleep and what you take to sleep more.

Face it, this is the true meaning of big brother watching every move you make and why. The theory behind all this, is that as long as the PTB is signing your paycheck, they can dictate what you can and cannot do. This will get worse before its gets better.

It doesn't make a difference who the big chief is because it all come from the very top.....The CEO is cracking his whip and doesn't give a shit who he steps on doing it. Unfortunately, he is playing GOD with your career.

Hope and pray that this type of dictator will end soon........

Anonymous said...

The part time job stuff is all BS. All the chief is doing is forming a 30 or more panel of OFFICERS to review nationwide how other departments run their parttime jobs..Get to the BOC meetings and be seen and not type trash on this all day long. Help yourselves...

Anonymous said...

Great job Major Harris and all his officers. Tucker had a group of perps committing Craigslist robberies in Tucker and they locked up 7 of them...

Beth D.

Anonymous said...

Only took 30 Officers 3 weeks to lock up 7 :)

Anonymous said...

Beth, Major Harris is no longer at Tucker.

Anonymous said...

Add Ellenwood to the list of new cities soon. They've started a campaign to become a City and have some strong alliances helping them.

There's 32K plus people to consider.

The very first thing they're going to do is.... you guessed it..start their own PD and from what I'm being told, treat them with the dignity and respect they deserve SO THAT IN TURN they can get the kind of service they desire.

Here's the site. I'll have a yard sign in my yard by weeks end!
http://reviveellenwood.com/index.html

Anonymous said...

Awww, poor Major Felony. Did your wittle feewings get hurt? There's plenty of perps for all of us.

old warhorse said...

I.A., assigning p/t job's ? SERIOUSLY ?? With all the recent bad press about recruiting,hiring and retaining these "THUG OFFICER'S",it seem's like I.A. would want to be low profile, and stay completely off the radar. They obviously can't even handle their "basic job description" duties!! I know they approve/dissaprove all p/t job request"s, but that only applies to "law enforcement related",not non-related. If so, I would contact an attorney,F.O.P., I.B.O.P. what-ever? They don't,and can't "own" you, 24/7/365, (off time,v-day's ,holiday's, etc,especially if you are not representing this dept.,in any form,or fashion). If I wanted to be a rodeo clown,or shovel shit, on my personal time, then it ain't up to the dept.,as long as I don't wear their uniform, or present myself as such! IS THERE ABSOLUTELY NO-ONE,NO-WHERE,DOWN THERE, STANDING UP FOR YALL ANYMORE? This mass protest look's good on paper, but it's never going to happen. You can't get police officer's to agree on anything,MUCH LESS COMMIT! It's never going to work,until you get everybody on board, from the officer's, to the supervisor's, to the upper management.(and you know the supervisor's and upper management are way to chicken-shit for that. That would actually mean doing something,for somebody else,BESIDES THEMSELVES)!! Ain't gonna happen. Not now,not ever, never!!! As for the B.O.C.,they can, and will continue to ignore 100 + officer's,just as easy as ignoring 1 officer !! IT'S ALMOST AS IF THIS NEW CHIEF IS DARING YOU TO LEAVE !! The more thing's change,the more they remain the same. NEW BOSS,SAME BOSS,NO BOSS!!

Anonymous said...

@6:18
Amen.
Pull together people. This site is a cancer for the officers and the department.

Anonymous said...

I don't care how much psychology training anyone has under their belt. DeKalb County will break you. I say three years and its a new quest.

Anonymous said...

Slumdog Millionaire 2: DeKalb County

Anonymous said...

Lets throw two topics out here and see who can enlighten us on them

1) Customer Service Training-Heard this was a nice pointing the blame finger at the police bitch session by the county

2) The latest news from the pension board meeting two weeks ago

Please share any knowledge you may have on the subjects

SERENITY NOW

Anonymous said...

I agree with 6:18 AM. If we want to make a different, let's start by going downtown Decatur and showing then we care,want and deserve a pay raise. Let's get the public involved and really give channel 2 news something to talk about.

Anonymous said...

I am sick of the BOC and community and their pure hate for public safety. Remember you get what you pay for (plenty of lawsuits, bad media, corrupt officers)For the past 5 to 6 years we keep hearing you will not get a raise this year (let yourself and your family sacrifice financially, lets hope it's not your life though thats sacrificed.) You would figure a real boss that really gave a dam would try help their employees, but remember who we are talking about corrupt politicians with their personal agendas and their financial friends tainting the system. Why or when will any positive happen in DeKalb this is almost like Detroit.

Anonymous said...

Let's start going to the BOC meetings in large groups. It will mess with their heads. As long as we stay divided they are happy. They laugh at us behind close doors because they give us nothing and we don't stand up for ourselves. We just let them do whatever they want.

Anonymous said...

Great job Major Felony Unit on the arrest of the cabdriver murderer! A fine example of hard work and great investigative skills.

Anonymous said...

Good work does not pay-off in Dekalb County.
For example: Solving the cabdriver murder, capturing the Hambrick Rapist, solving the murder of the truck driver on Bouldercrest, numerous successful road blocks, etc...

IF YOU STAND FOR NOTHING YOU'LL FALL FOR ANYTHING...

Give Jody something to talk about, march down to the BOC meeting on Tuesday. Take a f-in stand and stop acting like wussies and demand a raise.

Where do the real MEN of Dekalb work? Sanitation or Police

Anonymous said...

I believe that those of us who are not indebted to our part-time jobs understand what is being said. Yes, we all need the extra income but quite a few a way too cozy with their employers. They become indebted to the part time boss more so than the county. Remember we serve the county and citizens of the county even when working a part time. We have people taking loans from employers, taking out of country vacations with employers, and spending as much time on duty at their pt as on patrol. If its just about making extra income then why do you care where you work or is it about an obligation. These jobs should be rotated ever so often. Also, personnel above the rank of sergeant should not be working part time jobs before rank and file officers get an opportunity, many departments already have this policy. This includes CDC and other special gigs.

Anonymous said...

All county employees are getting customer service training because the county gets grant money for doing it.

Anonymous said...

Anon June 2, 2013 at 1:50PM

You make no sense.. So let me ask you this. Since I have been working for the County for 15 plus years does that mean I should have been rotating every three years to another Agency? Lets face it most jobs dont last that long anyway. However the business owner who employes the Officers has a trust in their work ethics and would rather have an Officer familiar with his business operation vs a Rookie Officer who does not. Lets see how this plays out when the County tells a business owner what Officer has to work for them... just saying another reason to leave this place.

Anonymous said...

I guess the next thing will be the County collecting money from the part times, taxing you, taking 10 percent for the pension, and then sending you a pay check. Oh and by the way every part time does not pay the same. So you are telling me that I will have my $35 dollar an hour job taken from me and given a $20 an hour job. The obvious reality is that there will be several Officers in a financial crises. Is this what we need right now. Chief please leave this one alone.

Anonymous said...

JUNE 2, 2013 AT 1:26 PM said "Where do the real MEN of Dekalb work? Sanitation or Police".....

That's priceless coming from an anonymous poster who should know that we don't have the ability to legally go on strike and let crime accumulate and rot until we get a well deserved pay raise.

Sanitation has them by the short and curlies .... All PD can do is ask for a little lube.

Anonymous said...

Seems to me that this chief has very little experience with how large departments work. This guy now has captains coming to day watch roll call. How insane is that? That is supposed to accomplish what? Another way of treating sergeants like children. Let the sergeants run the watch and everyone else get the hell out of the way!
Leave the part time jobs alone, chief. This isnt the time to screw around with people's money. Supposedly he is worried about corruption at clubs. Cute! We need to worry about our corrupt CEO!

Anonymous said...

If PD asked for lube, the commissioners would give it to us, but make us pay for it out of our own pay checks and call it a new benefit that they are providing for us.

Anonymous said...

7:33PM, that brilliant idea came from Chief Holmes. He's known for coming up with really stupid ideas just so he can say he came up with an idea.

Anonymous said...

I don't think DeKalb is considered a large department any longer.

Anonymous said...

Come together. Quit bashing each other. Bring each other up. You guys are killing this department and those who want to return to some sense of pride and professionalism. Bring your wrath down on those who are not for the police department - not on each other.

To the citizens: This site is not an accurate reflection of the professional officers who work for the department.

Anonymous said...

Police don't have to march but spouse's, family, friends, and citizen's can march on their behalf.

While our Police are protecting and serving, we can march to the BOC.

What will happen, if I get 10 neighbors to march to the BOC and demand a raise for Police? Will Officers be mad or glad?

Let's support our Police!

Anonymous said...

Captain in roll call? You gotta be kidding me! I'm still trying to understand why a Lt needs to be in roll call everyday. This place has produced a bunch of micromanagers.

Anonymous said...

Hey Chief, how long are you going to allow asst Chief dale Holmes make your command staff look like a bunch of idiots. Ask around about how smooth he ran that scene on East last Friday, what a winner!!

does a traffic stop on I20 a few weeks earlier because he says a dump truck cut him off inside of a construction zone where dale was reckless. Then dale yells at the officer working the part time like its his fault. Threatens to have the part time job cancelled because he is so mad.

I could go on and on and on and on. Chief I have a better idea, have dale speak in public and then think that this is the guy who runs your uniform division!!

Anonymous said...

I m wondering if our many pension money managers have us in positions that are gaining with the boombing stock market? Are our money managers producing?

Oh ye, keep those idiots away from out pension !

old warhorse said...

If some of these officer's are taking vacation's with,and are borrowing money/loan's from their p/t job employer's,they should be fired,and prosecuted if poss..(something's going on). That's no different b/t owing a bookie,or dealing with the friking mafia!! That's just like having sex with a subordinate. Once you do,they have you by the ball's,forever,once and"IF" you ever try to discipline them!!(how do you think these sorry,incompetent thug's run wild ,and get away with what they do--"HELLO")!!! This new guy and his flunkie's at I.A.,should be concentrating on these type of activities,instead of harassing his "GOOD" officer's with more of this morale killing bull-shit!! Hey,new guy! It ain't that hard to figure out! "FIRE THE BAD ONE'S, KEEP,AND REWARD,THE GOOD ONE'S"!! Basic business management 99, smart guy !

Anonymous said...

The only thing standing between you the "citizen" and those thugs, criminals, and low life's your so scared of.....Is a very very thin blue line. Start treating us with respect, and hold your government elected officials accountable for the way they treat the Police. Or you might find yourself waking up in the middle of the night with a stranger standing over your bed, or going through your drawers. Calling 911 as he walks, yes walks out your door with your property. Just to find out we "Cops" don't give a shit anymore. After all, what have "you" done for us lately? When this happens be prepared to defend yourself. Oh you don't have a gun in the house. You don't believe in them, gee guess it sucks to be you.. Yea we took an oath, yea we really cared at one time, and some "very few" still do.

This department has done nothing for it's Officers, and it has taken root and spread like the cancer it is. It has become a death sentence for DKPD. Some of us must stay, to collect our pension we have worked so long and hard for. Those replacing us don't have half the dedication or drive we had nor the work ethics. That's why so many are showing up on the 5 o'clock news. Those that are honest are moving on where they feel they are respected and needed. DKPD use to be the place I was pround to say I worked. No one says that now. If the do they are full of crap, and drinking the kool-aid.
This is why no "Chief" will ever make a difference. He can't hire, and train enough fast enough to stop the bleeding. They will train here, and move on to other agencies with a certification, all on your dime.
Just an old timer's two cents worth. Just saying "I'm gone".

Taking my Experience and Leaving said...

I wouldn't go so far as to say officers wouldn't respond because they don't give a damn..... I would say that you may not have enough good, experienced officers to answer 911 calls in a timely manner.

Experienced officers are leaving in droves....retiring or going elsewhere... the officers there to respond have little to no experience. ..they will make mistakes that will cost the county and may cost you dearly.

I'm a veteran with over a decade of experience... we haven't seen raises in years...our pension and health deductions have skyrocketed ...officers are taking home less to support their families than they did the year before while the cost of living (food, gas etc....) is going up fast... raises associated with promotions went down from 10% to 5%.... that reduction in potential earnings is a reduction in our retirement/pension... we'll never top out at our salary levels..... for my family's sake.... I'm looking at leaving... there is little reason to stay.

Overlooking Public Safety is putting YOUR safety at risk.

Anonymous said...

Holmes is a real dummy. I heard he made detectives come to the scene of a stabbing call. What a waste of resources

old warhorse said...

Did anybody catch the channel 2 news @ noon today? They were interviewing this little "granny", wearing a red shirt about,wait for it, wait for it--- YEP, the "state" of the county dog-pound! She was estatic about their recent victory re; the horrid living condition's,and lack of treatment at the dog pound!(stray g.d. dog's and cat's)."We just filled up that old comm meeting every Tues.,until we got what we wanted! Now we will "all" be involved in selecting "our" new multi-million dollar location,and build "our" multi-million facility"! SON OF A BITCH! That's it!! We will hire these granny's,geriatric's,soccer mom's,neighbor-hood watch captain's,early morning mall walker's,tennis club women,to do something we can't seem to get our shit together enough to do. We don't need these batteries of lawyer's with their expensive retainer fee's,or organizational rep's,or such. Why hell,we can just borrow them b/t their favorite program's and nap's. You sure can't argue with their results. That should be the new quota. Go out,locate/identify this untapped wealth of "strike busting,rabble rousing,corporate raiding",vein of geriatric community /organizer's. GET BACK OR I WILL BUST A HIP UP IN HERE, AND SUE THE SHIT OUT OF ALL OF YOU !! No need for qualified administrator's or chief's any more. We will simply sic the "meta mucil mafia" on them, until "they" get us what we deserve! THAT WILL SHOW EM,FOR SURE! Crying shame when "animal's at large" receive the most attention and highest priority. DAMN.JUST DAMN!!

Anonymous said...

What some of you don't realize is that you work for a county where the majority of the population ....... absolutely despises the police.

They don't care if you stay or go and actually prefer that you go.

They like the sanitation workers better as they can more readily identify with them. So make sure you go out and try to "make a difference" as you sit in some shit hole of a neighborhood that you wouldn't let your family let alone your dog walk around in the day time.

Anonymous said...

What was the interest rate on those loans because I might need one to. GO DOG POUND! We need somewhere nice to house all those pit bulls.

Anonymous said...

So I heard Captain Vicki Logan was fired today. Escorted out by I.A. For untruthfulness. Anyone else have knowledge of this? Is this true?

Anonymous said...

Now who is going to come to her defense? The twins? People who are favored by her? The free ride is coming to an end. Hey Vicki, Mickey D's is hiring, have it your way.

Anonymous said...

There been 6 who have left the department this week. CID-2 and uniform 4.

Anonymous said...

who is taking there part time police officers on vacations? I need to get that gig!

Anonymous said...

I can tell you this, Ol Capt. Logan's office is cleaned out, car on the back lot, and taken off any watchlist, so you do the math on that on detective.
See you Ofc Rich nice knowing you, and one of the two twins out the door as well.
Power of the "P" WILL GET YOU EVERYTIME!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

The next BOC meeting is next Tuesday June 11, 2013 @ 9am. Let's show up in large groups for every meeting and show that we can stand together.

Anonymous said...

Wow...reading the Logan stuff begs the question....are things changing OR, are they changing out "the protected".... out with the old, in with the new.

Anonymous said...

Great job East Precinct with cleaning up the area around Lithonia High School.Betty D

Anonymous said...

I will be there!!!!

Anonymous said...

Is Lt. Nicole Rutland going to get fired for falsifying documents and untruthfulness? She is next on Captains list to be promoted. Will she get promoted or passed over?

old warhorse said...

re;11:48 am. That ass got fired,"but",is that ass getting decertified? If not,as usual,that"turd" will just pop up somewhere else in this job! BUT,AT LEAST SHE IS GONE FROM HERE !!(TO BAD SHE COULDN'T TAKE ALL HER P.D. "JOHN'S" WITH HER !!!

Anonymous said...

I will be there!!!!!

Anonymous said...

A Captain gets fired for lying to IA and she's going to be replaced by someone who also lied to IA? Only in Dekalb!

Anonymous said...

When Burrell Ellis, Dale Holmes and his crew are gone then I will say a change is coming!!!

Anonymous said...

Why do some get terminated for untruthfulness while others dont? They all need to go, especially supervisors.

Anonymous said...

Awesome job by Major BC Harris, Lt. Rutland and all the SWAT officers for an outstanding job. A robbing crew and murder suspects are off the streets of DeKalb County. Great job guys ... Keep up the good work!

Anonymous said...

Major Harris is on SWAT now??

Anonymous said...

BLOGMASTER: ITS TIME TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER SUBJECT, THIS IS THE 2ND REQUEST FOR SUCH. DIDN'T YOU GET MY FIRST MESSAGE?

ALL I AM READING ABOUT IS BULLSHIT FROM EVERYWHERE AND THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN LET OFF STEAM

Anonymous said...

Did Major Harris hire a publicist to post on this website?

Anonymous said...

The Braves won last night. Good job Major Harris! Geez

Anonymous said...

re; You can request all you want. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS FOR/BLOWING OFF STEAM(DUH)?. Quit getting on here and reading it,if you just can't stand it anymore!

Anonymous said...

Im sorry but its too late chief. Im gone. Another police department sees me as an asset and is willing to pay for it. Ill be able to pay my bills on time (and I dont live beyond my means) and take my family out to dinner and a movie every so often. All the years here have been barely a living wage. Its sad because I actually like it here but I am
greedy and and want to not live paycheck to paycheck anymore.

Anonymous said...

What is this I'm hearing about the City of Briarcliff forming next ? Are you kidding me ? This is absolutely ridiculous !!

Anonymous said...

Major Harris is in SOD which SWAT falls under.

Anonymous said...

You bunch of "F-ing" cry babies! When you started this job you knew two things, the public likes firemen not police and you will never be rich or paid what your worth. So, stop crying about the pay on this blog, show up at the CC-meetings and voice your opinion. No one in the Department can give you a raise so stop crying to the wrong people. As for the Chief, no he can't turn things around, hello he is one person. There are at least 5 or 6 hundred of us. So, like Michael Jackson said, how bout starting with the man in the mirror. Do your job, do it well, and move along. It's not hard, people at McDonalds do it everyday. What you need a pat on the back for doing your job, a cookie, medal. Just take your check and be happy your employed. I've never seen so many weak crying bitches, makes me wish I stayed in the Marines. Put your big boy pants on and do what your getting paid to do, protect my grandmother, daughter, son, the weak, the helpless, and stop crying about yourselves all the damn time!

PatsQB said...

I'm not sure "crying" has anything to do with it. I'm willing to bet the officers on here want a fair days wage for a fair days worth of work.
When officers bring up relevant issues (no cost of living increases, no possibility of earning yearly raises, barely a raise for promotions) that's not whining. No one has misconceptions about getting rich in this line of work but it should be a financially stable career.
Comparing this career to working at McDonald's is not really worth responding to but I'll hit the highlights. Policing is a profession. It takes training, certification, and continuing education. It also calls us to work and live at a higher standard. A McDonald's manager doesn't make the news when they get a DUI, we do.
McDonald's also doesn't routinely ask its employees to run towards danger.

Lastly, even if the majority of people don't like cops there are those out that do and our oath doesn't allow us to protect and serve those that don't any differently. Plus, all those that don't like us should be all the more reason for us to support each other.

DKPD doing more with less, for way too long.

Anonymous said...

@patsqb... Think you are missing the point I'm making. It doesn't help anyone to cry about this crap on this blog. It does no good to bash the Chief. The department and the chief don't make any of the decisions to increase your pay or benefits. The chief just runs the PD, makes choices on how it's best to run personnel within the PD. you want to bitch about how he's doing that, what ever, I don't care. As for the pay, bitch about that to the BOC in their meetings. Point about the McDonalds comment, those workers make minimum wage, yet they still put out their yummy burgers with a smile, not us we get paid crap and then take it out on citizens who, like you said we took an oath to protect, and that's the right thing to do? Some people need to just do their jobs, do it right, and learn to bitch the right way and to the right people. That's my point.

old warhorse said...

How many police shooting's,and police officer's shot/incident's have we had in metro Atl.in the last month? It used to be front page new's,now it's somewhere in the middle of the metro pages. That pretty much say's it all!!! Have you ever noticed that just about all of the police killed/shot/injured incident's are alway's in the south ? The big agencies administrator's,as well as small,take care of business first,and worry about "liability,liability,liability",afterward's. Their officer's are not alway's second quessing everything they do,and their public doesn't like them anymore than our's likes us !(they actually worry about their officer's first). They also weed out and prosecute their bad officer's,and cater to,and appreciate their good officer's!! Don't believe me? Go up there and show your ass and see what happen's! When's the last time you heard of a Chicago,Detroit,Philly,or NYPD officer getting shot on a regular basis? They don't fu*k around with these "people,they care about and back each other,and are supported by their "BRASS".( I intentionally left out LAPD,because they have screwed up everything from Rodney King to O.J. Simpson,and put the heat on everybody )!! The bad guy's are getting stronger and more confident everyday, because of the lack of backing the officer's have,and the ridiculous sentencing and probation these g.d. criminal's keep getting !! The next thing you know,this weak-ass CEO will be saying "I am outraged by all this crime",just like this weak-ass pres. say's every time an enemy of this country does something threatening. All you "bad attitude" guy's and old vet's better wake that ass up! You can get killed just as easy, as a f.n.g. straight out of the academy! THE SUPER-SHIT STORM IS COMING,AND IT'S CLOSING FAST!!! Cover yo 6 !!

Anonymous said...

8 more gone this week...fired + leaving for other/better jobs...including a Sgt....
the writing is on the wall!!!

Last one down with the ship....please turn off the lights!!! We will see a documentory on Dekalb on the History Channel.

old warhorse said...

DAMMIT! If SOD,or SWAT doesn't appear to be doing anything up to yall's expectation"s, yall "sumbitch" them. When they do something, yall "sumbitch" them! It's like a rabid dog,snapping at his own tail! Ain't no telling how many police my boy STEP bailed out!!! NOW, RUN TELL THAT !!!

Anonymous said...

still love this job! where else do you get to have this much fun? i still challenge myself, and each and every one of you, to strive for excellence in all you do, on and off the clock! if we want to change this department, than we each need to commit to being the very best we can be! you cant change a department until we change ourselves. i love this job, i love each of you, and as always, know this: if the need should arise, i would split the gates of hell to come to your side! always demand the very best from ourselves, and from each other. three year rookie out!

Anonymous said...

So obviously the Ellis dog & pony show was just a bunch of grandstanding on DA's part. What a waste of space, time, and money.

Anonymous said...

Best move yet! From fireman to congressman, Thomas Edison Brown. Who will be DeKalb's next Sheriff? Wiz Miller or Joe Bembry?

Anonymous said...

Did I miss a blue flu today or something? 4 Officers on Center day watch and 3 Officers from Tucker day watch called out sick today. How many called out at the other precincts? Any other shifts? All I know is working with 5 units on the road not only sucks, but it isn't safe.

Anonymous said...

And the new chief IS...? What a ridiculous cluster fu&*

Anonymous said...

So apparently if you contributed to Ellis's campaign solicitations you got promoted? FANTASTIC...

Anonymous said...

15 counts, just damn, I mean just saying. Haaaaa

Anonymous said...

Are statute of limitations up on all of Vernon's corruption? He makes Ellis look like an amateur criminal.

Anonymous said...

How come supply issues police chief badges to officers who are not chiefs? Check the records and you will see.

Anonymous said...

Who has a chief's badge?

old warhorse said...

Dick Hand & Bobby Burgess handed out fu*king police chief badges like beer's @ a choir practice! No telling who has them now. I bet if you dig deep enough,you will probably find out that the perp/pervert preacher in Lithonia either has one,or had one.

Anonymous said...

Not talking about back in the day, they are still being handed out by our own logistics. Need to audit who is being issued what!

old warhorse said...

Why do they have this stuff to begin with? (probably the same reason the P.I.O.has,or had,a county unit with blue light's and a siren).They only break that bullsh*t out when they are either stopped for speeding,d.u.i.,public drunk,domestic's or other violation's.(when they tell you they are "honorary police chief's,put their honorary ass,in honorary jail)!! My God,I remember when the head of the park patrol made himself a "5" star general,and was wearing that around! Same exact sh*t still goes on at P.D. and S.O..(special deputies,until they all got J-1'ed). If they are ignorant enough to complain,just tell them to call the new's media,or P.O.S.T.. I guess these chief's,past and present think they are like Froggy and his magic twanger."TWANG--YOU ARE NOW A CHIEF.GO FORTH AND POSE!! If they are not sworn/certified personel,they are simply a Mr,Mrs,or Miss,(or,hey-YOU). But,come to think of it,they are probably more qualified than the "pretend/poser"chief's we have now.(at least they don't fu*k over officer's,and mismanage everything in this dept.). DOH!!