Isolated incident: drunk driver Lakeville cop arrested
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joelr
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Post subject: Isolated incident: drunk driver Lakeville cop arrested Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:56 am |
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Joined: Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:43 am Posts: 7970 Location: Minneapolis MN
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Really.
I think the story goes a little far:
Quote: ...the days are gone where officers "took care" of one another in such situations.
"The law applies equally to everybody, and it should be that way," Bellows said.
Well, it should be, and it is a nice thought.
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Scott Hughes
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:04 am |
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If things are as they appear the officer investigating the accident did just the right thing. Refreshing if things are of face value.
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:05 pm |
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Joined: Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:55 pm Posts: 742 Location: Twin Cities
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Nice to know that, at least sometimes, they do the right thing in my neck of the woods. It'd be nice to know the name of the officer that responded to the rollover and called the sheriff's dept.
I wonder if the incident is going be noted so openly in the department's weekly newsletter, Breezes (see links halfway down). I know, that might be expecting too much.
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Andrew Rothman
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:01 pm |
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Scott Hughes
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:27 pm |
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Andrew Rothman wrote: The Lakeville officer should be commended for his action.
It's sad that doing the right thing is unusual enough to be noticed.
I agree also. I think that even if a job performed is part of the work expected by the employer it is good karma to say atta boy once in a while (if not frequently), re-enforces the relationship, and feels good to both parties.
_________________ “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.”
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ree
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:31 pm |
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ree wrote: I wonder if the incident is going be noted so openly in the department's weekly newsletter, Breezes (see links halfway down).
Not surprisingly it wasn't. But I'll definitely be calling the chief with a compliment for the unnamed officer.
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plblark
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:03 pm |
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I must say though that there are some humorous stories in there :
Quote: DUMB CRIMINAL Officers Jai Hanson and Mike Lamm were dispatched to check a cemetery on a report of juveniles possibly damaging property late one night this week. On their arrival, the officers located four young adults who initially claimed to be visiting a loved ones’ grave site. It was later determined that the real reason they were there was to smash a guitar on a large rock at the cemetery entrance. The group was involved in a scavenger hunt and one of the tasks was to smash a guitar.
During the course of interviewing the subjects, the officers found that two of the four had outstanding arrest warrants. So Officers Hanson and Lamm arrested and jailed one individual on a minor consumption arrest warrant and the other on a shoplifting arrest warrant. The officers also found a list of bizarre tasks for the scavenger hunt with points awarded for each task Completed.
Interestingly, the officers noted that getting arrested by the police was on the scavenger list with a high point value.
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tepin
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:39 pm |
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Joined: Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:00 pm Posts: 1064 Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Smart too.
Quote: .... He said that when the officer realized the driver was a co-worker who might be intoxicated, he called for Dakota County sheriff's deputies to avoid any conflict of interest.
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