Police Chief Rilling will likely be unhappy as he reads the newspapers today. Reinstated office Liam Callahan is back in the news, this time he was charged in Newtown with first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree threatening and second-degree breach of peace. John Nickerson reports:
Callahan, who was fired for a year after taking a skull fragment from an accident scene in 2005 but later was reinstated, turned himself in at Newtown police headquarters Tuesday evening, Newtown Capt. Joe Rios said.
Callahan’s arrest sparked an internal Norwalk police investigation that could result in his second firing, a police source said. Callahan was placed on administrative leave June 9, the day the Newtown incident took place.
Officer William Curwen, president of the police union, said he was shocked to hear about it.
“Whatever happens, the union is going to do what we have to do to protect Callahan’s labor issues and try to fight for his job,” Curwen said.
Little is known about the early-morning incident at a restaurant on Church Hill Road. Shortly after the investigation began, Newtown police issued a statement saying a man called headquarters to report that a man he did not know pointed a gun at him. The man told police the threat took place at 1:30 a.m. June 9 in the restaurant’s bathroom.
But officer Callahan is the least of Rilling’s problems. The Hour’s Noelle Frampton reports:
“If people knew, in general, what was going on, I think there would be a public outcry,” said Police Chief John Cashin of Tisbury, Mass., a former Norwalk captain and department member for 25 years. “The city of Norwalk deserves more than it’s getting.”
Cashin said Wednesday that he left the department last August partly because of a lack of discipline. The matter of Officer Liam Callahan, who was fired for mishandling a piece of human skull but then reinstated by the state Board of Labor Relations, was the final straw, he said.
“It was just something I couldn’t associate with anymore. Things were getting so out of hand. I think whoever is going to lead that department has got to just pick up the carpet by the ends and shake everything. The culture of a department comes from the top down.”
Cashin said department morale is in the dumps because officers aren’t held to high standards. From excessive force to reckless driving to insubordination to simply coming in late, officers don’t get punished properly and departmental drama resembles a soap opera set, he and others said.In what some consider the latest episode in a long-running series of wrist-slapping, Officer Russell Ouellette is back to work. Ouellette was on paid administrative leave for more than two years after he was accused of covering up his son’s alleged impersonation of a policeman, and was granted a two-year state probation program last month that will likely result in dropped charges.
Ouellette was required to serve an unpaid 90-day suspension, the last 30 days held in abeyance based on his behavior. He served the first 30 days, then began “working in a limited capacity” as a desk and communications officer until the end of August, and will serve the final 30 days after that, said Norwalk Police Chief Harry Rilling.
“This was arranged with the union so that we could accommodate our manpower needs,” he said, adding that Ouellette is responsible for updating his own training before returning to the street.
During his leave, he accrued salary, vacation and sick days while working a second job, other policemen said.
“If you could walk the halls invisibly, it would be very easy to hear the unrest, the apathy and the discord that resounds throughout that building,” Cashin said. “When I was there I was very loyal to the chief, and I know he’s not going to like these statements, but maybe it should be viewed as a last-ditch effort to get somebody to wake up to what’s been going on in that department for years. I will tell the truth and I’ll accept the consequences for it.”
Cashin left around the same time as former Deputy Chief Mark Palmer, now police chief in Coventry, and Michael Dolhancryk, former city director of combined communications and emergency preparedness planning.
Rilling naturally defended his department.
But Rilling said people often like to gripe, but they don’t know all the facts — and a few disgruntled officers do not represent the views of the whole department.
“I think my history has shown that (a lackluster approach to discipline) not to be the case. If you look back at my history, there is not a chief prior to me who has taken the number of serious disciplinary actions that I’ve taken. Has my discipline been perfect? I would say probably not. Very few things are, but you do the best you can. I believe I’ve been fair. If you talk to the union, I’m much too severe.”
It does seem that the number of high-profile police discipline cases has been rising within the past decade. Rilling, chief since 1995, has fired or asked for the resignations of four officers and demoted a former sergeant by two ranks within the past five years. The officers’ alleged offenses ranged from sexual assault to bribe extortion and stealing.
Except that routine police work, such as actually interrogating the alleged suspect “Todd” in the Pagano pron case, and filing the paperwork so that prosecutors could shut down brothels posing as spas is not getting done either. Norwalk, it turns out, does not have a good reputation when it comes to investigating crimes. The drug dealers operate in the open on woodward ave. a few blocks south of the Police station, an area well known to police departments in other cities in Connecticut. Police officials from New Haven, Danbury and Stamford have all spoken about the frustrations in dealing with Norwalk since Rilling became chief in 1995.
Norwalk Mayor Richard Moccia stood behind Rilling’s administration and was angry that Cashin and other unhappy officers didn’t come to him and other police commissioners before speaking to the press. He called Cashin’s exposé “disingenuous.
“He should worry about handling where he is now,” Moccia said Wednesday. “I have faith in (Rilling). The police commission has faith. There’s no perfect world when you’re disciplining people. When he disciplines, he’s criticized and the police union takes it to arbitration. When he doesn’t discipline, he’s criticized. Sometimes you’re going to be criticized no matter where you go.”
Mayor Moccia’s support of Rilling may prove to backfire fairly quickly. Once again, sloppy police work is being defended by RIlling in the Crystal Spa raid, which may lead to the alleged madam having her case dismissed.
Norwalk Superior Court has no record of Kim’s co-defendants from the raid, three Korean women charged with prostitution, although they were supposed to be there this week.
“That’s weird,” said Diamond, who was looking for files on Dwyei Suok, Ky Sook Kim and Min Kim Wednesday. “I don’t understand it.”
Two of the women are New Jersey residents and one is from Flushing, N.Y., according to court records.
Often alleged prostitutes nabbed in “spa” raids don’t show up to court, said police Chief Harry Rilling. Rilling and Randall were unsure exactly how often that happens.
Those who do show up tend to be more invested in the business, Rilling said, adding that many tend to move out of state, and may be part of a human trafficking ring.
“It’s very, very difficult to track them down; difficult to tell if they’re coming back to court or not,” he said.
“Very often we encounter new people (at “spas”) and it’s really difficult to verify their identifications and the exact correct English spellings of their names,” Randall said. “One of the key elements is fingerprints.”
Sometimes, upon running a suspected prostitute’s fingerprints, police find she’d used a different name or a different spelling in the past, he said.
Rilling seems to have an unending supply of excuses. Maybe Mayor Moccia should take a look into that.Remember this May post?
Now I seem to remember reading something about this just a few weeks ago. What was it? Oh yes. John Nickerson reported on April 28th (emphasis mine):
A month ago, police asked state prosecutors to use the state’s Nuisance Abatement and Quality of Life Act to shut down 261 Tranquility and Nirvana Spa at 181 Main St.
That request was turned down because police did not act quickly enough to turn in their reports of earlier raids at those locations to the state’s Nuisance Abatement Unit before a one year deadline.Yesterday’s raid may help bolster the city’s complaint against Tranquility.
How many mistakes by Rilling’s department should be tolerated? The “blue code of silence” is not often breached. For former officers to openly criticize Rilling to the extent that is happening has gone well beyond the old adage of where there’s smoke there’s fire.
source: Advocate Norwalk officer arrested again, By John Nickerson, July 26, 2007
source: The Hour, Critics:Weak discipline plagues police dept., By NOELLE FRAMPTON, July 26, 2007
source: The Hour, Spa’s alleged ‘madam’ seeks return of cash, car after raid, By NOELLE FRAMPTON, July 26, 2007
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wow well put #196 I can’t add to it its perfect.
Again, Innocent til proven guilty. If there are departmental problems and issues of performance, these should be discussed within the department and Officer Cummings would have been reprimanded long ago and not made it to LT. What has transpired with a 15 year old boy(If in fact it did) this is a criminal offense and will be handled accordingly. Let he without sin cast the first stone. When all the facts are presented then, and only then will the truth come out. Until such time there is only one being who sits in judgement and eventually judgement day comes for all of us.
As far as I know, Lt. Cummings has never been reprimanded for any ethical,rules violations, procedural, or criminal behavior. I was under the impression that he was a highly decorated officer who has commanded several sections of the department, organized parades and memorials, and is generally called on to take over in situations that need strong leadership. Guess that doesn’t qualify as professionally competent. He is the person called on when things need to get done. What does that tell you.
Sorry if you can’t handle his sexual preference or the fact that you feel he is immature, that is your problem. As long as he is doing his job, don’t worry about his personal life and his activities when he is not working
response to # 203:yes of course, innocent until proven guilty is the legal standard, however, as any police officer can tell you, being acquitted in court is far from proof of innocence. The fact remains a crime has been alleged and must be adjudicated according to this nation’s system of jurisprudence. Just remember, OJ Simpson was acquitted.
Also for all you NPD supporters, please review the statutes regarding the legal right to give consent, it is obviously worth revisiting for some of you, perhaps in review credit training. Or perhaps you can consult with one of your youth bureau officers, if you can find one.
Lastly, in response to your biblical reference, none of us is without sin however, few of us have committed this particular sin. I am not throwing stones just reacting to patently ridiculous and ignorant statements of defense.
sorry, the above response should be to #202
response to #203: Yours is a very interesting point which leads one to question why this lack of reprimand, suspension and indeed dismissal has not occurred throughout an inappropriately long career. As many in the NPD know the lieutenant in question has long been irresponsible and immature when responding to critical situations of just about any nature. His poorly organized thought patterns and planning skills have resulted in most people viewing him as simply a googball. To this point I might point to his frequent outbursts of screaming and yelling over the radio when anything which could be classified as an emergency situation arises. He is known for it. As far as his being called upon to handle critical situations quickly because of his command and leadership skills……I can only respond HUH???? Please name a few examples of this ability. With regard to his assignments,please. The NPD is famous from within for some of its assignment choices. For example, an officer gets out of substance abuse rehabilitation and is shortly thereafter assigned to the Special Services Unit (narcotic investigations). The wide range of assignments may truly reflect an individual officer’s diverse abilities and talent but it may also be indicative that the Chief is basically at his wit’s end trying put an individual in a position, any position where his prior incompetence will be forgotten or where that individual can do the least damage. This is of course preferable to taking any real action because the Chief is adamant that he “can’t” suspend a lieutenant. With regard to organizing memorials and parades etc….well that is great although most of those were designed and implemented by those who came before the Lt in question and have followed the same format for years. Besides, if his forte is organizing parades, memorials and other social and public relations events, maybe he will do well in the private sector.
In conclusion, I have no interest in his sexual preference or his private life except when it involves alleged criminal acts (of any kind but especially with minors – remember the rumors a few years back in Community Policing -another of the Lt’s numerous assignments from which he was removed). Let’s not play the “gay” card in viewing this case. Let’s not play the “poor guy was duped by a 15 year old” card. The lieutenant is a 46 year old biological adult, he is responsible for his actions and must ultimately accept the consequences for his actions. This will of course, be difficult because he has never before been put in such a position at the NPD. Very few, especially supervisors and above, are ever taken to task for errant behavior.
The issue is whether or not he committed a crime and will be convicted of it. No one really cares what he does or how immature he acts when he is off duty. All we care about is whether he does his job as a police officer while he is working. Let’s try not tell anyone how to behave when they are not working as long as they don’t break the law. If he is convicted, he should lose his job. If he is not arrested or found innocent, he should keep his job. Leave his non-working life out of the equation.
Hold on there a second 207. I’m not going to delve into anything regarding this case because until it works its way through court, all we have are rumors and innuendo. No one has seen the evidence if anything did or didn’t happen. But when you say Lt. Cummings was placed in any position to hide incompetence, that is quite a stretch. The positions he was put in were not places where you can hide incompetence. Narcotics and the Detective Bureau are high profile positions where cases are subject to high levels of scrutiny both internally and by the court system. That’s not where you try to hide someone. And FYI Lt. Cummings was not in rehab and then put in narcotics. Is he a goofball? Sure, but as long as he does his job, who cares. As for this case, we will see if it holds up or if it is a house of cards.
response to 208 : obviously you are not aware or not admitting the facts. True, the lt has been in some very high profile positions, that does not serve as evidence of competence in any of them. His service has be mediocre at best and outrageous at worst. There are any number of officers who could tell you about his abuses and incompetence, however, they are no doubt afraid of repurcussions from other supervisors and the administration. I can also say that their concern about such vengeance is well justified.
Nobody is convicting the lt of the allegations and the word I get is that many of the department’s decent and honest and hard working cops are very anxious to have the facts aired and the case resolved one way or another and fairly.
Next, I did not write that the lt. was in rehab and then put in narcotics division. In fact, I will say clearly (if it helps your comprehension) it was NOT the lt in question.
With regard to “high levels of scrutiny both internally and by the court system”, well, surely you jest. Even if that were true, there is nothing being done in response to criticisms or suggestion anyway. It is too bad the court attorneys, especially the prosecutors cannot or will not speak honestly in public about their assessment of the NPD. Again, not all the officers by any means, but the ones who seem to get the most coverage (which by the way is very often well deserved).
“Is he a goofball”—”Sure, but as long as he does his job, who cares” —Remarkable, you keep missing the point. Based upon the incredibly emotional and inappropriate immaturity of the goofball’s reactions in sometimes critical situations, I would think the general public would care if he is a goofball. And by the way, the second point you missed, HE IS NOT DOING HIS JOB! Ask around about the number of duties he has shirked and just refused to accomplish, the number of extra jobs he has blown off and been paid for while sitting in the police building instead of being where he was supposed to be, ask about the number of work shifts he failed to report for and still got paid for as if he was there. Please. We must wait for the investigation to conclude and/or the courts to hear the case however, acquitted or convicted, gay or straight, tricked into a bad situation or fully aware, Lt. Cummings has been a disgrace in his professional conduct.
#209-you should use a different name when posring, something like “insider waiting to blab” Only a fellow officer, supervgisor or NPD employee would know this and I certainly hope you are not using shift time to write on this blog
Are you saying he is one of our worst Lt’s. Or even in the bottom half?
response to # 210: thank you for your suggestion and may I reciprocate that you might consider a posting name of “insider who doesn’t know enough” or “friend of Lt. Cummings who will only see what he wants” or “none so blind….” or “frightened of being exposed”. You know, something along those lines. Also, thank you for the tacit confirmation of everything I wrote with your statement “only a fellow officer, supervisor or NPD employee would know this”
Those following this exchange will kindly note the absence of any justification or denial of the statements made in #209.
Oh, yes, in case you are truly concerned, no, this is not my shift, I am off.
response to #211 -Once again poor reading comprehension rears its ugly head. I am not “rating” the performance of your department’s lieutenants. My comments refer to lt in question (with occasional references to deparmental issues which may have resulted in the lt’s lack of professional, retention and being hired in the first place).
#212-No, not a friend nor in denial. I have just been following this post and can’t believe the differences of opinion on one person. I merely stated that I hoped you are not on duty while writing here since the taxpayers are paying your salary. What do your fellow officers say about you? Why hasn’t any inter department diciplinary action taken place if all what you say is true? Hopefully your comments aren’t because you are anti-gay and prefer not to work with him.
He could always get a new job in an ice cream factory as a fudge packer.
Don’t think he has any prior discipline problems
Response to #214:Although there are still traces of problems with reading comprehension I see some genuine concern and good questions in you message. You see disparities in assessment of the lt in question due to the fact that he is a performer and he is approachable in terms of the public. He is like the class clown. The other kids in the class will tell you how great he is while the teacher, someone with responsibilities and some real commitment to education will assess the class jokester as a detriment to the class and disruptive, etc.. The same holds true in this case. No human being is without good qualities or is either totally good or totally evil, however, we are talking about a criminal allegation made against a police officer. Once again while the facts must be investigated and determined, I find it difficult to know what I know and to see a few simple minded people doing exactly what they complain others are doing……jumping to conclusions and trying to mislead others. Nobody that I know of particularly cares about the lt’s homosexuality. It just doesn’t impact anybody’s life, except maybe his ex-wife and children. It is just a ploy to paint another baseless conspiracy theory in this case and to place a halo over the lt’s head in spite of what he has done in the professional environment and in spite of what some consider some very serious charges.
If you know the truth, speak it or write it, if you don’t or you choose to deny it, simply step away.
Did you notice that when I asked for specific cases wherein “good officers had been set up” as alleged by #195 no examples were forthcoming?
I also asked for more information on how Lt. Cummings was a “threat” to the department and this query also went unanswered.
Next, don’t worry about my salary, I do not work for the City. Also I do not have any fellow officers to be concerned about.
Your question about the lack of disciplinary action is a very good one and at the heart of the original discussion way back when. Why indeed was not corrective action initiated. Those are questions the public must pose to the Chief. Be prepared for such responses as “I have disciplined more officers in my tenure as chief than Carl LaBianca ever did!” Well maybe that’s because things have gotten ten times worse since he took over. Or, “This is the first I have heard of this but I will look into it” or some such. A personal fave: “If the public knew all the facts they would understand but due to the nature of the case/investigation or the status of the case/investigation I can’t give you the facts”. Or, he will simply not respond and wait for the whole thing to go away. These are time honored strategies which by the way, work very well. After all, he did just get a contract extension and nobody has addressed the original allegations and intent of the article which started this thread.
Lastly, no, I am not anti-gay. This is a non-issue for me. The issue is a 46 year old man and a 15 year old boy. The issue would be the same for a 46 year old man and a 15 year old girl. And no, while I really would not want to work with this individual or many others at the NPD from what I have heard and read, my concern does not arise from any discomfort originating from working in proximity to the Lt in question.
#215-totally uncalled for, that just goes to show your prejudice side. You obviously have a problem with gay people. They do not get up one morning and decide to be gay. Whether you want to admit it or not they are born that way. No human was made without imperfections. And yes, the bible preaches against homosexuality but at the end of the day, the bible is the interpretation of men and their theories.
It was normal and accepted in that same time period for kings and statesman to own eunuchs for their own pleasures. So how can we as a civilized society sit back and cast these people off as freaks or abnormal when as far back as the times of the bible writings this was an accepted society?
response to #215 : Seriously man, grow up and stay away from other humans until you have something intelligent to contribute.
response to #216:please read #217 with regard to same. And perhaps in future if you begin any statement, either written or oral with “Don’t think” then “don’t make the statement”.
#217- you are obviously bent on taking anything I say wrong so let me explain. I am more concerned about the validity of the accusations than to the Lts sexual pleasures. I am more concerned as to why a 15 year old is frequenting a site like that and why the parents aren’t monitoring his actions. I am more concerned by the fact that if what you are saying is true and officers are not reprimanded for their actions/inactions and aqctually pass through the ranks without so much as a reprimand then who is minding the shop?
boy this took the heat off of Rillings, miss us John?
Re 219 Believe me your young son would be a lot safer with me than with him. In fact completely safe.
The truth hurts in this overly PC world.
RE 218 wrote “It was normal and accepted in that same time period for kings and statesman to own eunuchs for their own pleasures”
I think we should look at that statement in the light of the facts not of fantasy of Lt. Cummings or whoever.
The English word eunuch is from the Greek eune (“bed”) and ekhein (“to keep”), effectively “bed keeper.” Servants or slaves were usually castrated in order to make them safer servants of a royal court where physical access to the ruler could wield great influence. Seemingly lowly domestic functions such as making the ruler’s bed, bathing him, cutting his hair, carrying him in his litter or even relaying messages could in theory give a eunuch “the ruler’s ear” and impart de facto power on the formally humble but trusted servant. Similar instances are reflected in the humble origins and etymology of many high offices (e.g. chancellor started out as a servant guarding the entrance to an official’s study). Eunuchs supposedly did not generally have loyalties to the military, the aristocracy, or to a family of their own (having neither offspring nor in-laws, at the very least), and were thus seen as more trustworthy and less interested in establishing a private ‘dynasty’. Because their condition usually lowered their social status, they could also be easily replaced or killed without repercussion. In cultures that had both harems and eunuchs, eunuchs were sometimes used as harem servants (compare the female odalisque) or seraglio guards.
Again the good cops on the NPD are getting embarrassed by a “POPULAR GUY.”
These good men have taken a beating this year, and sooner or later the crap will get some criminal to take his disrespect for the uniform to serious ends. The disrespect brought around by a few bad apples.
Charles Manson would be praised by some if he had been a police officer. Gee it was only one night in August of 1969 that he made a mistake. He just wanted to be a rock star. It wasn’t his fault that he turned out that way it was everyone else’s, before that he had MANY FRIENDS.
224. What are you smokin? When the 15 year old takes the stand, all will come out. Don’t judge til all the facts are revealed.
I can’t wait for all the facts to come out. A minor who lies about his age and admits it to the district attorney. A cop who believed he was 18. And a family who doesn’t even want to prosecute. I would love to be the defense attorney on this one when the case is dismissed.
So as long as somebody says they are 18, it’s okay to have sex with them. Okay, got it. I think 226 is Bill Clinton.
I have to agree with you Ralph.
Again the good cops on the NPD are getting embarrassed by a “POPULAR GUY.â€
These good men have taken a beating this year, and sooner or later the crap will get some criminal to take his disrespect for the uniform to serious ends. The disrespect brought around by a few bad apples.
and also with that.
Or maybe one of the cops will finally get the same breaks the bad guys get
Let’s just hope justice prevails. I don’t want the cop to get preferential treatment, but I certainly don’t want him held to any higher standard than the average citizen in his position.
Maybe if Pine stopped leaking information to the press…..
I agree with anon on this point. Let the real story come out. I just want to be sure he is not given any preferential treatment. A lot of the NPD members I have talked to are not happy about this years publicity, and I believe it has shown in the PBA’s donations this year. Only one thing, when a minor walks into a liquor store and shows a fake ID, the STORE OWNER is still held responsible. In any case it is not what his true age was, but the fact that “did it really matter” to the officer.
The NFD is starting to look like saints compared to the NPD, and I feel sorry for the clean officers on the NPD. This taints them just as the “RACIAL CARD” tainted the other 99.9% of the Fire dept.
Seems NPD has a history of LT’s not suitable for the position Maybe Lt Cashin can get him a job as chief somewhere where no one knows his past since it worked out so well for him. I hear Provincetown (MA) is looking for a new chief.
response to 233: Okay, okay we get it. This Cashin guy is the anti-christ. Unless he was the subject of allegations of sexual misconduct as Lt. Thomas Cummings now is please get back to the topic. Cashin in no longer the problem he apparently was in Norwalk. Good luck Tisbury if this guy is as awful as some of these people seem to think.
I believe if a minor walks into a liquor store and presents a false ID, the store owner is NOT LIABLE as long as the fake ID is reasonable. The minor is arrested.
#235-Not true. The owner is held responsible because they as adults if in question of an id or the age of the person buying the liquor is in question it is very simple, call police headquarters, detain the person in question and get a full identity. It is the same if someone goes to a bar and the bartender or management is aware that a person is intoxicated and allows this person to continue to drink, get in their car and drive away and either the person gets killed or maimed or kills another person, they are held responsible. This is the reason why young adults should not be allowed to be bartenders unless they go through schooling and are certified. They are not in most cases able to decifer who and who is not intoxicated becasue their friends are amoungst those drinking and they figure oh hell, I’ve seen them drink more than that and survive and they don’t want to lose friendships. Unfortunately, bar owners look for the young kids to bring in the money. They hire young girls and guys who’s friends will frequent the establishment and therefore they will make the big bucks. It is unfortunate that society today equates fun to drinking and gears their ads to the younger generation. If you own a liquor store or bar you have a responsibility to the person purchasing the the alcohol to make sure they are not underage and to society and the community to make sure that everyone is safe from possible drunk driving persons who are in danger of killing possibly your family member or friend. There is also the possibility of an underage drinker who’s system cannot handle alcohol and end up with either brain damage or worse death because of complications from loss of oxygen to their brains. So we can twist this anyway we want but at the end of the day it all comes out the same.
232. I agree. Let’s see how it ends up. I agree that I hope he doesn’t receive preferential treatment. I am more worried that he will receive harsher treatment because he is gay and is a cop. He is already being maligned and there hasn’t even been an arrest. This usually doesn’t happen to an ordinary citizen.
That’s not entirely right. I worked in a bar for two years. We had a machine at the door that took photos of the person and the id we checked. Cops told us that as long as we checked the id, we were ok and the kids were the ones in trouble.
It’s quite obvious that Cummings is not only an embarassment to the Norwalk Police department but also to the gay community. No one likes a pedophile, gay or straight. Quit defending his sexual predator tendencies, he obviously can’t control himself, or his sexual appetite for teenagers. He alone has destroyed his own life and the life of his family. I’m sick of hearing how much he’s a swell guy. He has had reputation of kissing up to his boss,exhibiting fierce loyalty, but has “screwed up” in every division he has every worked in. Why the Chief covers for him is beyond me. The gay community and the general public should ban together and make sure he never returns as a cop, anywhere. This is not about being gay or heterosexual it’s about being a sexual predator of teenagers of which there is no known cure.I sincerely hope he escapes prison, I would wish that on no one.
Whistleblowers, Don’t listen to Moccia. He wants first knowledge of wrongdoing so he can sweep it under the rug, a/l/a Bush style, like he tried with the Fire Chief, except that this backfired on him.
Moccia said.
Norwalk Mayor Richard Moccia stood behind Rilling’s administration and was angry that Cashin and other unhappy officers didn’t come to him and other police commissioners before speaking to the press. He called Cashin’s exposé “disingenuous”.
why fight crime or go out on the streets and look for it when you have crap like this on our dept.
it can only hurt the good officers , soon they will leave and we will still have the mayor and his rat pack.
this was suppose to be progress?
For some reason, reading these posts brings to mind the Red Rider song “Lunatic Fringe” you know,
“Lunatic fringe – in the twilight’s las gleaming
This is open season, but you won’t get too far
“Cause you got to blame someone for your own confusion
We’re all on guard this time against the Final Solution
all on guard this time”
You can decide who the words best represent
Wow, haven’t heard that song in years! I’d say former Capt Cashin is most definately a lunatic and he’s absolutely lost in his own confusion looking for someone to blame. Hope the folks on the vineyard are “on guard”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp9852hq0W0
#243 Some of us are! Not all islanders are as oblivious and naive as the ones who invited him here!
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