It used to be when there was a vacancy in detectives that a memo went out, asking those interested to apply. They were asked for things like their qualifications and their sergeant was asked for input. Why, because detectives was a short term assignment (from two to four years) after which time the detective went back to street patrol with more experiences under his belt. This made him a more experienced investigator in dealing with incidents that were initially reported on the street level.
Now, when a detective recently left the department (without a departure interview, but it would not be the first one in the last few years), one deputy was anointed quickly without any open applications from patrol for anyone who was interested. Whether this deputy is qualified and will do a good job or not is not the point of this post.
What is the point of this post is that now, along with sergeants and lieutenants being anointed, the rank of detective has joined that list. Now the only thing that matters is just that longshanks puts you there. This is a slap in the face to all working deputies that had an interest in working in detectives. Just like the bitch slap that they took on the last sergeant anointment, right CB?
Professional law enforcement agencies have written procedures for selecting officers for promotion or transfer to specialized assignments. This allows officers to prepare themselves through training and work performance to better themselves for consideration when promotion and special assignment opportunities come up. Agencies that follow policies requiring written testing, supervisory evaluation review, and oral interviews for qualified applicants for promotion or special assignments, have fact based reasons for why a particular officer was selected. Secondly, and almost as importantly, they can then talk to each applicant and intelligently inform them of what they need to do to improve themselves to perform better for the next testing.
Unfortunately, longshanks' agency is no longer a "professional" law enforcement agency. There doesn't appear to be a policy in effect that determines how an officer can be considered for advancement. If there is, then they are not using it. It appears that if you want to be promoted or be considered for a special detail, it boils down to who you "know." Too bad. This used to be one of the best law enforcement agencies in this state.
Well, longshanks has less than four years to continue foul things up at the sheriff's department. Unfortunately the next real sheriff will have quite a mess to clean up.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Not The Way To Do Things
So, once again, the lack of professionalism under longshanks appears in the response of deputies to a call from the public. Why is this not surprising? No names will be listed as usual.
Coming from the scanner on a domestic disturbance call:
Deputy 1 goes to a call where the female claims the drunk boyfriend beat her up and took two children in his car before leaving the scene.
With that information, Deputy 2 sits outside a possible location for the suspect. Deputy 2 later notifies Deputy 1 that the suspect drove up, got out of the car with the kids, and went inside without even being contacted by Deputy 2.
Hmmmm, what do we have here???? A reported domestic assault, possible drunk driving and child endangerment, but Deputy 2 takes no action. This must be business as usual for this type of lack of law enforcement to take place at all. Unfortunately it actually is presently tolerated and is allowed to pass for law enforcement on a daily basis under the lack of direct supervision and leadership that longshanks has fostered over the last eight years.
Deputy 3 now goes to back up Deputy 2. Later, Deputy 1 asks if the two deputies are speaking with the suspect, something he may have inferred from the radio traffic. Deputy 1 is advised that no such luck, that both Deputies 2 and 3 are both are still sitting outside the suspect's residence. Deputy 1 has to directly ask the two deputies to make contact with the suspect which they finally do. What has happened to doing your job, Deputies 2 and 3?
Deputy 1 later advises Deputy 2 to arrest the suspect and transport him to the jail for Deputy 1 to do the booking paperwork. A normal request that can happen on any given call. Deputy 2 declines, stating that he "did not witness anything." Deputy 1 requests that they stand by with the suspect until Deputy 1 arrives and arrests the suspect. This they do, although it is hard to believe they took that action given their lack of actions in the preceding circumstances.
Ddg says:
There are a lot of things wrong with this one. The biggest problem is that the improper actions or lack of actions like this are a daily occurrence at the sheriff's department. Deputies 2 and 3 are senior deputies. What kind of a message does that send to the inexperienced deputies that they are training or the newer street deputies? Why did not Deputy 2 take the proper action and make contact with the suspect when he arrived? Why then did the two senior deputies sit on their collective asses? Simply because they could get away with it and DID! When things like this are tolerated and are the norm, not the exception; this has been going on far too long!
Then to advise another deputy that you are not making an arrest that he requested to be made, words simply fail Ddg at this point in idiocy. Simply because they could. Therein lies the problem that goes right up the chain of command with a lack of proper supervision and leaves itself squarely on longshanks' desk. Will this happen again in the future? Don't bet that it won't.
Ddg asks:
Will someone be disciplined for not doing their job now or in the future? Maybe, depending on if it is someone that does not support longshanks. Remember, it's not what you do or not do, it's who you know or who you........, etc. In the meantime, the Laramie County residents have this type of lack of law enforcement and lack of supervision to look forward to for another four years, compliments of longshanks.
Coming from the scanner on a domestic disturbance call:
Deputy 1 goes to a call where the female claims the drunk boyfriend beat her up and took two children in his car before leaving the scene.
With that information, Deputy 2 sits outside a possible location for the suspect. Deputy 2 later notifies Deputy 1 that the suspect drove up, got out of the car with the kids, and went inside without even being contacted by Deputy 2.
Hmmmm, what do we have here???? A reported domestic assault, possible drunk driving and child endangerment, but Deputy 2 takes no action. This must be business as usual for this type of lack of law enforcement to take place at all. Unfortunately it actually is presently tolerated and is allowed to pass for law enforcement on a daily basis under the lack of direct supervision and leadership that longshanks has fostered over the last eight years.
Deputy 3 now goes to back up Deputy 2. Later, Deputy 1 asks if the two deputies are speaking with the suspect, something he may have inferred from the radio traffic. Deputy 1 is advised that no such luck, that both Deputies 2 and 3 are both are still sitting outside the suspect's residence. Deputy 1 has to directly ask the two deputies to make contact with the suspect which they finally do. What has happened to doing your job, Deputies 2 and 3?
Deputy 1 later advises Deputy 2 to arrest the suspect and transport him to the jail for Deputy 1 to do the booking paperwork. A normal request that can happen on any given call. Deputy 2 declines, stating that he "did not witness anything." Deputy 1 requests that they stand by with the suspect until Deputy 1 arrives and arrests the suspect. This they do, although it is hard to believe they took that action given their lack of actions in the preceding circumstances.
Ddg says:
There are a lot of things wrong with this one. The biggest problem is that the improper actions or lack of actions like this are a daily occurrence at the sheriff's department. Deputies 2 and 3 are senior deputies. What kind of a message does that send to the inexperienced deputies that they are training or the newer street deputies? Why did not Deputy 2 take the proper action and make contact with the suspect when he arrived? Why then did the two senior deputies sit on their collective asses? Simply because they could get away with it and DID! When things like this are tolerated and are the norm, not the exception; this has been going on far too long!
Then to advise another deputy that you are not making an arrest that he requested to be made, words simply fail Ddg at this point in idiocy. Simply because they could. Therein lies the problem that goes right up the chain of command with a lack of proper supervision and leaves itself squarely on longshanks' desk. Will this happen again in the future? Don't bet that it won't.
Ddg asks:
Will someone be disciplined for not doing their job now or in the future? Maybe, depending on if it is someone that does not support longshanks. Remember, it's not what you do or not do, it's who you know or who you........, etc. In the meantime, the Laramie County residents have this type of lack of law enforcement and lack of supervision to look forward to for another four years, compliments of longshanks.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
One Scared Sheriff
It's what he said! So what does longshanks fear??
According to the wte on 020911 "Right now I'm telling you I'm scared of man camps." Ohhhh no, the man camps are coming, the man camps are coming!!!!!!!
Ddg replies:
Scared of man camps? What kind of a leader are you? Ddg already knows your lack of leadership, but this makes it apparent to even the most hardened glick supporter. Do the deputies not have the training and equipment that they need? After eight years of being in charge, you have failed to supply the training that they need. Laramie County has another four years of longshanks' overinflated ego along with his lack of leadership to look forward to.
According to wte: with a lack of law enforcement in the rural areas where the man camps may be established, there will need to be an increase of patrol, Glick said.
Ddg replies:
If there is a lack of law enforcement in the rural areas, whose fault is that? How long has that been going on? What does longshanks plan to do about it after being in charge for eight years and why has he not done something before this?
According to wte: requested that the county commission alert him as soon as it knows of a possible man camp moving into the area.
Ddg replies:
Waiting until notified is not an option. Perhaps being proactive and doing something, but that is not what longshanks is about.
According to wte: he said that he would not want to send one deputy to respond to a call at a man camp.
Ddg replies:
So a call for a vehicle identification check requires two deputies? Does a disturbance between two drunks require a SWAT call out?
According to wte: does not want his office to get behind the eight ball.
Ddg replies: So longshanks has not contacted any of the other counties in Wyoming that have had oil development and man camps and gotten information from them to be proactive in law enforcement and make informed decisions? Instead longshanks comes across as the scared and weak individual that he actually is. Laramie County deserves better, but thanks to glick being able to talk the talk without walking the walk, there will be four more years of political promotions, firing of experienced and qualified deputies who stood up to longshanks, and anything else longshanks decides to come up with. After all, he is the leader. You must respect him!
According to the wte on 020911 "Right now I'm telling you I'm scared of man camps." Ohhhh no, the man camps are coming, the man camps are coming!!!!!!!
Ddg replies:
Scared of man camps? What kind of a leader are you? Ddg already knows your lack of leadership, but this makes it apparent to even the most hardened glick supporter. Do the deputies not have the training and equipment that they need? After eight years of being in charge, you have failed to supply the training that they need. Laramie County has another four years of longshanks' overinflated ego along with his lack of leadership to look forward to.
According to wte: with a lack of law enforcement in the rural areas where the man camps may be established, there will need to be an increase of patrol, Glick said.
Ddg replies:
If there is a lack of law enforcement in the rural areas, whose fault is that? How long has that been going on? What does longshanks plan to do about it after being in charge for eight years and why has he not done something before this?
According to wte: requested that the county commission alert him as soon as it knows of a possible man camp moving into the area.
Ddg replies:
Waiting until notified is not an option. Perhaps being proactive and doing something, but that is not what longshanks is about.
According to wte: he said that he would not want to send one deputy to respond to a call at a man camp.
Ddg replies:
So a call for a vehicle identification check requires two deputies? Does a disturbance between two drunks require a SWAT call out?
According to wte: does not want his office to get behind the eight ball.
Ddg replies: So longshanks has not contacted any of the other counties in Wyoming that have had oil development and man camps and gotten information from them to be proactive in law enforcement and make informed decisions? Instead longshanks comes across as the scared and weak individual that he actually is. Laramie County deserves better, but thanks to glick being able to talk the talk without walking the walk, there will be four more years of political promotions, firing of experienced and qualified deputies who stood up to longshanks, and anything else longshanks decides to come up with. After all, he is the leader. You must respect him!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Odds and Ends
From the Ddg comments received section:
(1) ""If anyone can hear me...." (on the east channel) should be a radio transmission for assistance-that there is a problem that you need help in solving. Not just a transmission because you are lonely (afraid?) and need someone to hold your hand. Who is this brainchild that they let go out there alone?"
From Ddg:
What prompted this transmission? Just a deputy who found himself out east where the radio and cell telephone coverage is less than optimal. The real world, not just around town.
Should you be surprised about how many deputies are not used to being by themselves out in the big, open county with no other uniforms in sight?
(2) "Glick was asked to leave the Clown's Den for suggestive behavior"
From Ddg:
So why would longshanks abandon his old drinking hole and go to another one, especially one so far away from his usual haunt? Maybe just a boy's night out? What do you have to DO to be asked to leave the Clown's Den? Probably more than the ordinary actions in a strip bar fueled by alcohol!
(3) "Sgt ************** parked behind the weigh station with a female in his patrol car"
From Ddg:
Wouldn't be the first time a patrol car has been used for other than official business. Anyone remember the deputy caught behind Arp School on night shift some years ago with a co-worker (female) in a compromising position?
Ddg's collective memory does! No, the name will not be mentioned. Either you know or you don't.
(1) ""If anyone can hear me...." (on the east channel) should be a radio transmission for assistance-that there is a problem that you need help in solving. Not just a transmission because you are lonely (afraid?) and need someone to hold your hand. Who is this brainchild that they let go out there alone?"
From Ddg:
What prompted this transmission? Just a deputy who found himself out east where the radio and cell telephone coverage is less than optimal. The real world, not just around town.
Should you be surprised about how many deputies are not used to being by themselves out in the big, open county with no other uniforms in sight?
(2) "Glick was asked to leave the Clown's Den for suggestive behavior"
From Ddg:
So why would longshanks abandon his old drinking hole and go to another one, especially one so far away from his usual haunt? Maybe just a boy's night out? What do you have to DO to be asked to leave the Clown's Den? Probably more than the ordinary actions in a strip bar fueled by alcohol!
(3) "Sgt ************** parked behind the weigh station with a female in his patrol car"
From Ddg:
Wouldn't be the first time a patrol car has been used for other than official business. Anyone remember the deputy caught behind Arp School on night shift some years ago with a co-worker (female) in a compromising position?
Ddg's collective memory does! No, the name will not be mentioned. Either you know or you don't.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Staying Safe Out There
Ddg would like to wish everyone working in the law enforcement community a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
The work that you do and the risks that you take on a daily basis are appreciated. Just remember not to take unnecessary risks while keeping yourself and the community safe.
As usual, now that the election is over, the silence coming from the northeast corner is deafening. Look for any promises made to be forgotten or not responded to. It's the way that longshanks does business.
Ddg is still here and not going anywhere. Interesting information coming in, but as usual it will take time to let it out. Keep the information coming! Ddg has your six.
The work that you do and the risks that you take on a daily basis are appreciated. Just remember not to take unnecessary risks while keeping yourself and the community safe.
As usual, now that the election is over, the silence coming from the northeast corner is deafening. Look for any promises made to be forgotten or not responded to. It's the way that longshanks does business.
Ddg is still here and not going anywhere. Interesting information coming in, but as usual it will take time to let it out. Keep the information coming! Ddg has your six.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Still The Same
Looking back to the Ddg post in August of this year which shows an award being given that was not deserved or earned. The award still stands.
What does that show? It shows that when a problem is put in front of glick, he ignores it. How does glick know about it? Well, you should know that longshanks or someone in the command staff monitors this blog. How is this known? By the content of the idiocy in the comments that show up on Ddg without name and are deleted after being shared for a good laugh. Keep them coming!
Ddg can only hope that those comments are not being sent on county time using county computers. Unlike the comments sent to wte (the local paper that blindly supports this type of sheriff) in their published comments supporting longshanks that were sent on county computers on county time by county employees. Maybe danny boy didn't think that was general knowledge. It is!
So now it has been more than several months since the award was given. Does that cheapen the awards system? Ddg says yes. Do those employees that actually earned their awards deserve to be lumped in with an unearned awards recipient who did not have the integrity to decline the award? Ddg says no.
What will it take for longshanks to take back the award, discipline the sergeant for conduct unbecoming a deputy sheriff, and give the award publicly (with an apology) to those that actually deserve and earned it? It will take a new administration because the problems start and end on longshank's desk. This would mean he would have to admit he made a big mistake in promoting (yes, the sheriff has the final say on promotions) the said sergeant, ignored the problem after being advised of it, and continued to ignore it, hoping that it would go away. Looks like an upcoming case for negligent promotion and retention of said sergeant. That could get someone into the county's deep pockets on a lawsuit. Kind of sounds like ignoring the gorilla in the corner when everyone else can see it. It only makes longshanks look so much smaller by thinking that people are stupid when they are not.
Remember, the voters have approved four more years of this administration. Stay tuned, there will be a lot more to follow! Have another beer, danny boy!
What does that show? It shows that when a problem is put in front of glick, he ignores it. How does glick know about it? Well, you should know that longshanks or someone in the command staff monitors this blog. How is this known? By the content of the idiocy in the comments that show up on Ddg without name and are deleted after being shared for a good laugh. Keep them coming!
Ddg can only hope that those comments are not being sent on county time using county computers. Unlike the comments sent to wte (the local paper that blindly supports this type of sheriff) in their published comments supporting longshanks that were sent on county computers on county time by county employees. Maybe danny boy didn't think that was general knowledge. It is!
So now it has been more than several months since the award was given. Does that cheapen the awards system? Ddg says yes. Do those employees that actually earned their awards deserve to be lumped in with an unearned awards recipient who did not have the integrity to decline the award? Ddg says no.
What will it take for longshanks to take back the award, discipline the sergeant for conduct unbecoming a deputy sheriff, and give the award publicly (with an apology) to those that actually deserve and earned it? It will take a new administration because the problems start and end on longshank's desk. This would mean he would have to admit he made a big mistake in promoting (yes, the sheriff has the final say on promotions) the said sergeant, ignored the problem after being advised of it, and continued to ignore it, hoping that it would go away. Looks like an upcoming case for negligent promotion and retention of said sergeant. That could get someone into the county's deep pockets on a lawsuit. Kind of sounds like ignoring the gorilla in the corner when everyone else can see it. It only makes longshanks look so much smaller by thinking that people are stupid when they are not.
Remember, the voters have approved four more years of this administration. Stay tuned, there will be a lot more to follow! Have another beer, danny boy!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
The Day After
Well, Ddg did not expect either write in campaign to win, but it sure would have been nice if one had! You would have heard the puckering noise in the northeast corner at 1910 all over town.
So longshanks will continue on for now and the problems will continue to mount. Ddg will continue to keep you informed as the information can be collected and released.
If you work at the sheriff's department and continue to document, document, and document, longshanks just might wind up funding your retirement personally. You know that glick thinks that he is above everyone else. Kind of reminds Ddg of Obama.
"Let's be careful out there"
A memorable and true quote from Hill Street Blues.
So longshanks will continue on for now and the problems will continue to mount. Ddg will continue to keep you informed as the information can be collected and released.
If you work at the sheriff's department and continue to document, document, and document, longshanks just might wind up funding your retirement personally. You know that glick thinks that he is above everyone else. Kind of reminds Ddg of Obama.
"Let's be careful out there"
A memorable and true quote from Hill Street Blues.
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