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2009-09-06 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Fire chief shot by cop in Ark. court over tickets

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Posted by Beavis 2009-09-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Records?...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2009-09-06 02:05|| 2009-09-06 02:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Wanna bet that when City Hall reopens those "Records" are missing?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-09-06 06:27|| 2009-09-06 06:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Boss Hogg couldn't be reached for comment.

Posted by Fred 2009-09-06 08:55|| 2009-09-06 08:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Police staffing level at 4% of the population? Seems awfully high to me. What's a normal ratio? This is 5-10 times higher than our troop levels in Iraq or A'stan.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-09-06 08:57|| 2009-09-06 08:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Sounds like the Judge was also in on this little scam.
Taking a page from the Chicago playbook, maybe?

Posted by USN, Ret. 2009-09-06 13:04|| 2009-09-06 13:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Martin declined to name the officer who shot Payne. It's unclear if the officer has been disciplined. Prosecutor Lindsey Fairley said Thursday that he didn't plan to file any felony charges against the officer or Payne.

Someone want to tell me why the shooter is not in jail for attempted murder? Is there some state or federal authority that the victim can appeal to file charges?

Posted by gromky 2009-09-06 14:21|| 2009-09-06 14:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Sounds like it's past time to call in the State Police. And maybe even the FBI.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-09-06 14:53|| 2009-09-06 14:53|| Front Page Top

#8 The frequent ticketing apparently led to the vandalization of the cruisers, and the department took to parking the cars overnight at the sheriff's department eight miles away. I think those cops were lucky that vandalization was all that occurred. They're sitting ducks when they're parked waiting for their next victim to drive by. Alfred Hitchcock had a classic episode in one of his 1950's TV shows about a town like this.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-09-06 16:07|| 2009-09-06 16:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Things have been much, much worse in Arkansas. Check out Wikipedia on the "Hot Springs Shootout" of 1899 where rival law enforcement agencies gunned each other down.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-09-06 16:12|| 2009-09-06 16:12|| Front Page Top

#10 gromky, the usual procedure is to have an internal investigation first, then the criminal charge is decided on based on what they find.

Considering the level of professionalism on display here, I am confident that the Jericho PD will conduct the investigation themselves, and lo and behold....Payne will be considered 100% at fault. The officer will get a commendation, too.

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-09-06 20:15|| 2009-09-06 20:15|| Front Page Top

#11 and a marksmanship badge

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-09-06 20:16|| 2009-09-06 20:16|| Front Page Top

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