Former Edinburg Officer Accused of Selling Synthetic Marijuana
Walsenburg cop sentenced in federal drug case, faces state charge brought while on bond
Drug-related charges filed against former Ogden police officer
NYPD Officer Charged With DWI, Reportedly After Crash In Snowstorm
Married SDPD Officers Sentenced in Drug Sales, Burglary Case
Former Edinburg Officer Accused of Selling
Synthetic Marijuana
Raymondville
police say tip led to suspect's business next to school
EDINBURG
-
An
Edinburg police officer accused of selling synthetic marijuana resigned from
his job Thursday.
Former
Edinburg Police Officer Michael Anthony Moreno and his sister Amanda Nicole
Elizondo are facing drug charges for selling synthetic marijuana out of their
newly opened novelty store in Raymondville.
Raymondville
police said they received a tip that someone was selling drug paraphernalia in
a building next door to Ignite Charter School. A new city ordinance bans the
sale of those items within 1,500 feet of a school.
Officers
confronted Moreno and saw the synthetic marijuana in the store’s display case.
Police confiscated more than 21 pounds of the illegal substance.
Moreno
was a seven-year veteran with the Edinburg Police Department.
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Walsenburg cop sentenced in federal drug
case, faces state charge brought while on bond
BY
KASSONDRA CLOOS
A
jailhouse phone call from a man to his police officer ex-wife tipped off
authorities that the couple was hoarding heroin and drug money in their Pueblo
apartment, according to a press release from the United States attorney's
office.
Former
Walsenburg police officer Gloria Suazo, 32, was sentenced last week to five
years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for aiding and
abetting possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
Suazo's
husband, Jeromy, 33, called her from Pueblo County Jail after he was arrested
on suspicion of possessing a gun as a felon, the release states. Police were
monitoring the call and searched the Suazos' Pueblo home, where they found cash
and heroin. Gloria Suazo was later arrested and pleaded guilty on Oct. 29.
The
day after Suazo pleaded guilty to the federal charges, while out on bond, she
was arrested while allegedly selling cocaine in the presence of her children.
"When
a government official abuses his or her position to provide cover for illegal
conduct, we will hold that official responsible," U.S. Attorney John Walsh
said in a statement. "In this case a sworn law enforcement officer chose
to help her ex-husband instead of following her legal law enforcement
obligations, and for that she will now be incarcerated."
Gloria
Suazo is due in court on Thursday for her first appearance in the state case,
court records show.
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New Orleans police officer suspended
NEW
ORLEANS (AP) - A six-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department has been
placed on emergency suspension without pay after he was arrested for driving under the influence.
The
department says Officer Keith Elsensohn was off-duty and driving eastbound on
Interstate 10 in a department-issued vehicle when he apparently lost control
about 3:21 a.m. Friday and struck the guardrail. No other vehicles were
involved in the collision.
After
conducting a field sobriety test, officers placed Elsensohn under arrest for
driving under the influence.
Elsensohn
is on suspension pending the outcome of a criminal investigation. He most
recently was assigned to the department's Special Operations Division.
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Should a sheriff's detective have turned off
his dashboard camera during arrest of Syracuse cop?
SW
Ohio police officer charged after taking camera from resident
During the arrest of Syracuse cop Ty Cogan, a
sheriff's detective turned off his dashboard camera because he "felt
comfortable" that he knew Cogan, he wrote in court papers.
By
Julie McMahon LIVERPOOL, N.Y. -- A detective with the Onondaga County Sheriff's
Office who charged a "belligerent" off-duty Syracuse police officer
with drunk driving turned his in-car camera off during the arrest.
While
officials wouldn't comment on the case, experts agree a policy for when to turn
police cameras on and off is needed.
Detective
Jeffrey Passino arrived on the Onondaga Lake Parkway shortly after a Liverpool
police officer pulled over the Syracuse cop on Dec. 19.
Passino
went up to Syracuse officer Ty Cogan's pickup truck and asked for his driver's
license. Cogan struggled to get the license, Passino wrote in court papers
accusing Cogan of DWI.
Ty CoganProvided Photo
"It
was at this time I looked at the license and saw that I knew the operator Ty
Cogan from high school. Feeling comfortable with knowing Ty Cogan I shut the
in-car audio and video off," Passino said.
Soon
after, Cogan began yelling and swearing at Passino, he said. Cogan refused to
be handcuffed, and would not get down on the ground or back up when ordered,
Passino said.
According
to the reports, as Passino, the Liverpool officer and another sheriff's deputy
helped arrest Cogan, he kicked at them, attempted to bite one of them and broke
another's glasses. He caused Passino a one-inch gash to his left middle
finger's knuckle, Passino wrote.
When
and why a police camera is turned on and off is the subject of discussion as
law enforcement across the country begin obtaining and implementing policies
for body-worn cameras. National and local experts agree that it's important to
have a clear policy in place dictating when officers should use their cameras.
Sheriff's
office spokesman Jon Seeber declined to comment and did not provide the
department's policy on in-car cameras. Sheriff Gene Conway and Undersheriff
Jason Cassalia did not return requests for comment.
Onondaga
County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick also declined to comment on
Cogan's case. He, however, said the events in Ferguson, Missouri and the
president's offer of $17 million to fund body cameras for police nationwide has
sparked a conversation among prosecutors.
Fitzpatrick
said he and other DAs from the National District Attorneys Association, for
which he is president-elect, have serious concerns about officers using body
cameras without having protocols in place.
He
thinks a lack of consistent rules in any department could jeopardize cases.
"We
all agreed you should have written protocols that are followed,"
Fitzpatrick said. "I get concerned when a protocol isn't followed."
Dave
Roberts, senior program manager of the International Chiefs of Police's
Technology Center, emphasized the need for departments to have well-crafted,
vetted and enforceable policies for using technology.
"Establishing
what those guidelines are ... is important so that everyone understands the
rules and how you can monitor what we're doing to ensure we're acting
properly," Roberts said.
The
sheriff's office has not said what its policy is for turning the dashboard
cameras off, or whether officers are given discretion.
In 2009, a dashboard camera in a sheriff's
patrol vehicle captured a Salina woman being Tasered by an Onondaga County
sheriff's deputy.Provided Photo
The
dashboard cameras have proved handy in the past, even in seemingly innocuous
traffic stops when it wasn't immediately clear that a recording would be
helpful.
In
the 2010 murder of Jenni-Lyn Watson, a video showing the traffic stop of Steven
Pieper for not having a front license plate ended up being a crucial piece of
evidence.
Deputy
Sean Andrews stopped Pieper without realizing Watson's body was in the trunk of
the car. Andrews was previously suspended after his dashboard camera showed him
using a Taser on woman during a traffic stop in 2009.
Authorities
said in the Watson case, the stop prompted Pieper to dispose of his
ex-girlfriend's body hastily. The video also put Pieper in the area where she
was buried. At the time of Pieper's conviction, Fitzpatrick described the stop
as "an extremely important part of the case."
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Drug-related charges filed against former
Ogden police officer
Pat
Reavy
OGDEN — A former Ogden police officer once
assigned to drug investigations has been charged with distributing drugs
himself.
Don
Henry Johnson, 29, was charged Friday in 2nd District Court with two counts of
distribution or arranging to distribute drugs, a second-degree felony.
Johnson,
a former member of the Weber-Morgan Narcotics Strike Force, arranged for at
least two other people to buy oxycodone pills for him from a certain male on at
least two different occasions, according to charging documents. One woman said
she was asked by Johnson to pick up pills for him in May and July of 2014, and
was promised to be paid but never was.
Another
man told investigators he was asked by Johnson to arrange the illegal drug
sales, the charges state.
Investigators
said phone records from Johnson and the two witnesses "confirm a number of
communications between these individuals during the times described by the
witnesses," according to the charges.
In
October, Ogden police received a complaint about Johnson that the person
believed was criminal in nature. They turned the case over to Layton police to
avoid a conflict of interest, said Ogden Assistant Police Chief Wayne Tarwater.
Johnson
was placed on extended leave but resigned from the department on Jan. 15, about
the time that the investigation was completed.
"The
fact that he resigned under duress, so to speak, is noted and sent to Utah POST
(Peace Officer Standards and Training),” Tarwater said.
“Law
enforcement, like any other organization, has individuals that from time to
time get caught up in things that they shouldn’t and … the fact that he was a
police officer, he is held to a higher standard, and we hold ourselves to a
higher standard. But the reality is that there are individuals that are going
to lose their way. And we just have to deal with it and move on,” he said.
The
charges were filed by the Davis County Attorney's Office. Johnson was not
arrested but was ordered to appear before a judge. An initial court appearance
had not been set as of Tuesday afternoon.
Johnson
had worked for the Ogden Police Department since August of 2008.
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NYPD Officer Charged With DWI, Reportedly
After Crash In Snowstorm
January
27, 2015 8:40 PM
NEW
YORK (CBSNewYork) — An NYPD officer was charged with driving while intoxicated
in Brooklyn Thursday, reportedly after he was involved in a crash as snow fell
Monday night.
Joseph
Mcauliffe, 56, was arrested and charged shortly before 10 p.m. Monday in the
67th Precinct in Brooklyn, police said.
Police
did not provide further details. But DNAInfo reported Mcauliffe was arrested
after allegedly hitting another vehicle at East 58th Street and Kings Highway
in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
He
was off duty at the time, police told the publication.
The
incident happened about an hour before a travel ban that applied to everything
but emergency vehicles and a handful of other exceptions went into effect in
the city, in anticipation of a blizzard.
Mcauliffe
has 30 years’ experience on the NYPD force, the publication reported.
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State Police: Police Chief Had .217 BAC on
Duty
State
police have released new information about a police chief in Wyoming County who
is suspected of drunk driving while on duty.
State police have released new information
about a police chief in Wyoming County who is suspected of driving drunk while
on duty.
Charges
have been formally filed against Laceyville police chief Scott Perry.
Investigators
think he was nearly three times the legal limit.
Troopers
say Perry was at a magistrate's office in Wysox, Bradford County, last month
when workers thought something was wrong.
As
Perry left the office, a trooper pulled him over and he was taken for a blood
test.
The
results just recently came back.
Laceyville's
two police cruisers still sit covered with snow outside the Laceyville borough
building.
State
police believe Perry was driving his unmarked cruiser, on duty, under the
influence on December 9th.
"I
think he should have been a lot more responsible than that and he shouldn't
have been drinking, especially on duty," Lydia Carlin of South Auburn
said.
At
E-B's Market on Main Street in Laceyville, workers say the chief's arrest and
now subsequent charges have been a constant topic of conversation.
"Everybody's
really disappointed. I mean, he seemed like a really great cop before this and
everybody's just shocked that it went down this way," Jessica Weaver of
Silvara said.
According
to court documents, state police now say Perry had a blood alcohol content of
.217 at the time he was taken into custody on suspicion of DUI.
That is nearly three times the legal limit.
He
was pulled over on Route 6 in Standing Stone Township after leaving a
magistrate's office after workers there noticed a strong odor of alcohol on
Perry and they report his eyes were glassy and bloodshot.
"Unfortunately
isn't a sad situation as he perceived himself to be a good person and wanting
and willing to protect everybody but you can't protect someone when you're
doing things like that yourself," Stefani Smalser of Wyalusing said.
According
to court paperwork, when he was stopped by state police, Perry reportedly asked
the trooper "are you going to jam me up man?"
The
trooper then asked Perry if he had drank alcohol and Perry responded "he
had 20."
Since
Chief Perry was the only officer left on the Laceyville police force at the
time of the incident, the borough is now being covered by state police.
People
say it hasn't been a problem.
"I've
actually seen them around quite a bit," Carlin said.
"We
see them around here every now and then and travelling through so they are
doing what they need to do," Smalser said.
Chief
Perry is currently suspended without pay.
He
is expected to be back in the same courtroom that he was allegedly drunk in, in
late February.
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Married SDPD Officers Sentenced in Drug
Sales, Burglary Case
By
Heather Culver
Two
married San Diego Police officers convicted of drug sales and burglary charges
were sentenced to three years in state prison in a downtown courtroom Friday.
NBC 7's Rory Devine reports. (Published Friday, Jan 30, 2015)
Two
married San Diego Police officers convicted of drug sales and burglary charges
were sentenced to three years in state prison in a downtown courtroom Friday.
Bryce
Charpentier, 32, and Jennifer Charpentier, 41, admitted to selling and
furnishing a narcotic substance, possession of a firearm by an addict, conspiracy
to commit first-degree residential burglary, conspiracy to commit a crime and
possession and sale of a controlled substance.
As
a result, the two resigned from the SDPD in November. Jennifer also lost
partial custody of her kids after her arrest.
In
court Friday, Bryce was teary as he apologized to the department and his
family. The prosecution, however, called him "manipulative."
In
an attempt to argue against jail time, the defense said the two never used
their authority status and witnesses did not know they were cops. They also
said the two have gotten clean and are active in 12-step programs, and that
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder contributed to their actions.
Prosecutors
asked for maximum sentences for both, saying other officers who suffer
addiction and PTSD don't start distribution labs.
District
Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said in a press conference following the sentencing
that "no one is above the law."
"As
police officers, their job was to protect the citizens of San Diego; not to
victimize them," she said.
Both
officers initially pleaded not guilty, but changed their pleas after new
charges were filed against the couple, accusing them of stealing prescription
medication from their parent, burglarizing a home while on the clock as
officers and leading a distribution chain.
Bryce,
a six-year veteran of the SDPD, and Jennifer, an 18-year veteran, were arrested
in June during a San Diego County Sheriff’s Department narcotics investigation.
San
Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman also spoke out about the case saying,
"It is reprehensible that these two former officers made the terrible
decision to betray and discredit our badge and our profession."
Zimmerman
said after the launch of the Sheriff's Department's investigation, she and her
department cooperated fully and "the public trust is too important for
anything less."
Sheriff
Bill Gore joined Dumanis and Zimmerman at the press conference.
"I
know I speak for everyone up here today when I say that we'd rather be up here
for almost any other reason than to discuss the sentencing and prosecution of
law enforcement officers," Gore said.
He
said he thinks the collaborative efforts between SDPD and the sheriff's office
were successful, adding, "It's been said that trust takes years to build,
seconds to break and forever to repair."
Search
warrants said Jennifer got seven different drugs in 71 prescriptions from seven
separate doctors and then traveled to 17 pharmacies to fill them. Bryce went as
far as Oakhurst near Yosemite to fill 79 prescriptions from six different
doctors.
One
victim was Jennifer's own mother. During a visit to their home, Bryce texted
his wife he was coming back and pulling into the driveway. At that point,
Jennifer texted she was taking her mother into the backyard, presumably to
distract her while Bryce took prescription medication from her.
Before
the couple's sentencing, Jennifer said she and her mom have worked things out
and her mom wrote a letter to the court.
The
judge said she gave probation serious consideration, but the case does not
involve simple street corner drug sales, and denied the motion. However, the
two are out of custody until Feb. 6 and will only serve 50 percent of their
sentence on good behavior.
The
couple was also ordered to pay $5,000 each in restitution.
This
is a developing story. Check back here for updates.
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