But I am far, far to politically correct to suggest that a black guy who did this wouldn’t be sitting in the Tazewell County Jail right now. Just sayin’.
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Let’s not kid ourselves, we are ALL thinking the same thing about that retired white cop who pulled a gun during a Pekin traffic stop and somehow didn’t get his sorry ass shot
Five Peoria police layoffs averted
Press release:
Date: December 23, 2009
Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager
Subject: The City of Peoria Defers Five Layoffs from the Police Department’s 2010 Operating Budget
Following the approval of the 2010 Budget, Chief Settingsgaard provided Scott Moore, City Manager with a plan to retain officers. “I applaud Chief Settingsgaard and his Command Staff for working...
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Beware of fake cops, but beware of real cops too
OK, now this is scary.
Police are investigating the report of a possible police impersonator who pulled over a Peoria Heights woman Saturday morning in the 3400 block of North University Street.
This apparently fake cop had this woman handcuffed at one point before releasing her and then following her home.
Like I said, scary.
This is just...
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You don’t see this stuff on ‘Cops’ (UPDATE)
UPDATE, 9:30 p.m. 7-22-2009: I did not hear the report personally. But I am hearing from several people who listened to WMBD 1470 today that reporters who saw the unedited version of the video shown below say it shows a completely different version of events. For example, the woman is seen trying to get...
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‘Don’t tase me, sonny … and get off my lawn’
I saw an interview with an officer from the area in which this happened. He said granny was tased because the officer was desperately trying to keep the lady from walking out into traffic. No, the lady was attempting to walk back to her truck to get inside. You know, using that same space...
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Eight police cars with lights on, four w…
Eight police cars with lights on, four without and a fire truck just blasted down NE Adams in Averyville and turned off on a side street near the Hardee’s Restaurant near the intersection with U.S. Router 150.This is from an eyewitness in the area. So something is going on.
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City isn’t explaining inconsistencies in how it decides whether to fire police officers
Something is missing here.
Two summers ago, there was a Peoria police officer who was caught on audio tape bullying and threatening a local business owner. He remained on the force. Despite the fact that there was audio tape, I was told there wasn’t a arbitrator in the state who would allow a veteran police...
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Local: So, you want to dis-incentivize gang membership?
Freakonomics has an interesting post in reaction to state of New York passing a law making it illegal to recruit anyone into a gang. Success is 100 percent guaranteed because, as you know, the last thing people who are engaging in an ongoing, multi-generational criminal enterprise want to is break the law. End sarcasm.
From...
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Local: PEORIA SOLVES CRIME PROBLEM!
This screaming headline MUST be true, because certainly the City of Peoria would not waste precious police manpower doing unannounced raids on otherwise law-abiding bars to make sure no one inside is smoking.
Right? Hello, is this mic on …
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Today’s news: Arresting news
Links via the Journal Star:
Sometimes I really think the Journal Star headline writers have no idea how their work is being perceived. For example: “Hyde a ‘distinguished’ servant.” Do we really need the quotes marks for one word? Apparently the “editors” do.
Well, thank God we now know what the “top priorities” are each...
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Liveblogging: Peoria City Council budget hearing, 3
Settingsgaard: Says it it chief’s job to be spokesman for the city. People want to hear what the chief has to say about crime. NOT the assistant chief.
Gulley wants to go back over the saturation patrol. He doesn’t want to move saturation patrols from his district. He just wants to make sure we are...
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Media: HOINews pondering threat policy
WHOI has an article briefly discussing the issue of when news organizations should print or broadcast reports of threats made to schools. The worry is that coverage might tend to reward false threat makers with attention, and that coverage of fake threats might desensitize the public, lading to an under-reaction when there is a...
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What’s the difference between Chillicothe and Peoria?
In Chillicothe, they actually hire new police officers when the city expands.
That ninth full-time officer would be the first increase to the police force in at least 30 years, says Chief Steve Maurer.
“If you want to measure the growth here, when I started there was one stoplight in town. Now there are...
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City shooting airballs in ordinance enforcement
The city’s basketball hoop ordinance was supposed to help residents reclaim their streets from the toughs and punks. But too many people are telling me the ordinance isn’t enforced nearly enough. I was visiting a friend on East Thrush Street this morning. There’s a mobile basketball hoop set out in front of the house...
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Make firefighters live in the city? That’s insane
Once definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again and expect different results.
So why is the city even bothering to try to make its firefighters live within city limits?
Bear in mind that this is the rule in small towns all across the state. I know, because I’ve reported...
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Did incompetent city cop ignore dead or dying body?
Sorry for the accusatory headline.
But that’s what happens when the government refuses to provide the public when even the most basic information. In the vacuum, the public fills in the space with speculation.
The Peoria Police Department says it’s not to blame even though three parking tickets and a tow-away sticker had been placed...
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Rural county life agrees with me
Back when I was a resident of the City of Peoria, I would be ecstatic at this:
State Sen. George Shadid has introduced bills to give city officials control over the majority of appointments to three boards whose members are currently picked exclusively by the county, touching off a turf war between the government bodies.
Shadid,...
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Police Girls Gone Wild!
Another cop is in trouble, this time for some innocent party activities:
Sgt. Joan Short, 42, a 23-year veteran, jeopardized public confidence in the department during an Oct. 21 gathering at the Green Iguana bar in St. Petersburg , an internal investigation found.
The party was to mark the 30th birthday of Officer Melinda DeKyle, who...
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In praise of Tasers?
The Journal Star talked to law enforcement leaders who have nothing but praise for Tasers.
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Post-election admission of a cop shortage
Peoria won’t be sending police officers to help with disaster relief, the Journal Star reported today:
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Via Slashfilm:
Now there’s a slight update: according to IESB, the shortlist is now only three names: Chris Evans (Sunshine, The Fantastic Four); Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe, Stop-Loss) and Sebastian Stan (Gossip Girl). I’ve stumped for Evans before, but am a bit surprised that he’s still on the list, because of that Fantastic Four association. But that’s no big deal in the long run, as the Marvel Studios film universe has nothing to do with the Fox version of Marvel’s characters. (Confusing!) Evans is easily the best choice here.
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Let’s not kid ourselves, we are ALL thinking the same thing about that retired white cop who pulled a gun during a Pekin traffic stop and somehow didn’t get his sorry ass shot March 20, 2010Billy Dennis
But I am far, far to politically correct to suggest that a black guy who did this wouldn’t be sitting in the Tazewell County Jail right now. Just sayin’.
Here are some possibly related postsDecember 23, 2009 — Five Peoria police layoffs averted (0)November 29, 2009 — Pekin is on the right track (2)October 22, 2009 [...]Original post by Billy Dennis
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