Lantana
Police Chief Arrested, Accused of Crashing Into a Cop Car Drunk on Jungle Juice
(UPDATE: He's fired.)
Brace yourself -- this one's a story about the Boca Raton
Police investigating an unmarked Lantana Police car crashing into an unmarked
Palm Beach Sheriff's Office car. There's been a lot of crime stuff on the Pulp
lately, but this one gets posted because, according to the police report,
Lantana Police Chief Jeffrey Tyson is the one who done did the crashin'.
He allegedly rear-ended a PBSO vehicle waiting at a red
light on Military Trail, then switched lanes and kept driving north. The
sheriff's deputy that he bumped then pulled up next to Tyson and told him to
pull over, but "the driver had a blank look on his face."
Tyson ended up driving 24 blocks before pulling into a
parking lot, where he reportedly said, "What do you want? I only bumped
you."
Tyson changed the terminology a bit when Boca Raton officers showed up.
"I tapped him in the ass," Tyson reportedly
said when asked about the crash. "No big deal."
Then, a serious case of the confusies. From the report:
Chief Tyson stated he was on Federal Highway on the way
home from his doctor. He stated he used to live in Boca Raton and was familiar
with the area. When Officer Daly stated the crash did not occur on Federal
Highway, Chief Tyson's response was he was on Congress Avenue. Chief Tyson
again stated that he was very familiar with Boca Raton. Officer Daly told Chief
Tyson that the crash actually occurred on Military Trail. Chief Tyson's
response was "I guess so." ...
Shortly after, Tyson was arrested after refusing to take
a field sobriety test, and police would later find a metal coffee cup in the
car with "a red liquid which smelled like an alcoholic beverage."
When he was taken in for booking, Tyson blew a .229 and .234 on the
Breathalyzer -- almost four three times the legal limit.
Lantana Commander Sean Scheller has been named acting
chief for the time being, according to the Palm Beach Post.
Had enough? Write to the Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 and demand federal hearings into the police problem in America. Demand mandatory body cameras for cops, one strike rule on abuse, and a permanent DOJ office on Police Misconduct.