More drunk and drugged up cops…a national epidemic


Littleton cop from Parker arrested on drug charges
Littleton Police Officer Jeffrey Allan Johnston, 46, is facing charges that “The alleged drug activity was confined to his personal life and there is no indication or belief that any criminal misconduct occurred in relation to his work with the Littleton Police Department,” said Cooper.According to an FBI affidavit, on July 15, Johnston called a known drug dealer who has peddled his wares during parties at Johnston’s Parker home in the past. Johnston asked if he could buy between 40 and 50 ecstasy pills. The FBI then conducted a “controlled delivery” of 37 pills and 6 grams of ecstasy powder, for which Johnston paid $1,300. Following the exchange, Johnston was taken into custody and his home was searched.In the kitchen, agents found the fresh delivery and a Colt Officers Model .45-caliber pistol loaded with seven rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber. They also found suspected cocaine, suspected steroids, hundreds of suspected prescription pills, additional firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, empty pill pouches, a drug test kit and a scale.

Suspended Bergen Sheriff's officer accused of Westwood break-in due in court
Westwood police were called to the home around 4:30 a.m. on July 16.The woman said she did not recognize the officer, identified as 28-year-old Kevin Garrett. “He was high as a kite,” said Westwood Police Chief Frank Regino. “He was banging on the windows, banging on the doors. The homeowners were alarmed by this and called 911.”

TN officer and wife arrested on drug charges
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. A Murfreesboro Police Officer and his wife were arrested Monday night after authorities said they sold their television for prescription painkillers.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested 43-year-old Andrew Messick and his wife 44-year-old Crystal Messick in a Walgreens parking lot. They were charged with simple possession and casual exchange of a controlled substance.
TBI agents had received information about the couple wanting to exchange a television for hydrocodone pills. They set up the exchange, and took them into custody.
The couple was booked into the Rutherford County Jail and released on bond.
Murfreesboro Police issued a statement saying they were aware of Messick's arrest. He has been decommissioned and relieved of all police authority.

Messick was a member of the Uniformed Division, Patrol Section, and has been with department since September 2010.

Feds Arrest Columbus Cop on Drug Charges
 COLUMBUS A robbery detective is behind bars after being arrested on federal drug and weapons charges.  F.B.I. agents took Columbus Division of Police officer Stevie Billups into custody on July 18 at Hollywood Casino after several months of surveillance.Agents said Billups was paid $3000 by a confidential informant to provide protection while the man claimed to participate in a heroin transaction worth tens-of-thousands of dollars.Billups participated in the crime to feed his gambling habit, according to investigators.

Officer’s case draws out-of-town interest
David Bisard 39, is the suspended Indianapolis police officer accused of driving drunk in his police car and plowing into two motorcycles stopped at a stoplight in 2010, killing one and injuring two others. He faces multiple charges from the crash, including reckless homicide, operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death and criminal recklessness. The case is set for a four-week jury trial in October.

Belle Plaine Cop Sentenced For DWI…think you would get the same deal?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Belle Plaine police officer accused of driving under the influence in November 2012 while off-duty pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one gross misdemeanor count of DWI. Bryan Pasek’s second DWI charge and his speeding ticket for driving 96 mph in a 55 zone on Highway 169 at Park Boulevard were dismissed. Pasek had registered a 0.17 BAC at the time. His sentence includes two years of probation, a $700 fine, and 40 hours of community service. He was granted a stay of imposition, so as long as Pasek follows the terms of probation, his conviction will be discharged at the end of the probationary period, although a misdemeanor conviction will remain on his criminal record.