Thursday, April 24, 2008
Policin' ain't easy
"She told us, 'He had been pimping me out for a while,' "
This first one sounds like a case of cops gone stupid, but I can't tell from the from the report whether the cop was pimp or john. Not that it would be excusable either way:
Just last night, my brother and I were talking about the fact the NOPD rarely makes arrests in even high profile murder cases that clearly don't involve the drug trade anymore. I can't imagine why. I'm not knocking the entire NOPD for on officer's action, but, God, that sounds like one stupid cop.
Worse than stupid:
I think we may see lawsuits in Jefferson Parish:
This first one sounds like a case of cops gone stupid, but I can't tell from the from the report whether the cop was pimp or john. Not that it would be excusable either way:
A veteran New Orleans police officer resigned his position with the department after Kenner police arrested him during an undercover prostitution sting on Thursday afternoon.
Raynard Lyons, a 17-year veteran of the department, was booked with pandering after officers watched him drop off a prostitute at an undisclosed Kenner apartment building, Kenner Police Chief Steve Caraway said.
Caraway said Lyons had driven the woman to the spot after undercover detectives agreed to exchange sex for money. The connection was made through Craigslist.org, a popular advertising Web site.
Just last night, my brother and I were talking about the fact the NOPD rarely makes arrests in even high profile murder cases that clearly don't involve the drug trade anymore. I can't imagine why. I'm not knocking the entire NOPD for on officer's action, but, God, that sounds like one stupid cop.
Worse than stupid:
Clyde A. Clarke, 45, of 438 Holy Cross Place, Kenner, was booked with malfeasance in office after authorities claimed he forced an unidentified 26-year-old woman to expose herself to avoid arrest on two occasions. Demond T. Ferguson, 24, 1740 Hampton Drive, Harvey, was fired by the Sheriff's Office but was not arrested.
Col. John Fortunato, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office, said that on Saturday, Clarke and Ferguson were traveling separately when they stopped the woman and her boyfriend on Ames Boulevard. During the traffic stop, the deputies determined that both were wanted on other traffic violations and arrested only the unidentified man.
The deputies allowed the woman to leave, but not before asking her to provide personal information, including a telephone number, Fortunato said. After Clarke took her boyfriend to jail, he telephoned the woman and told her to meet him outside her home.
I think we may see lawsuits in Jefferson Parish:
Clarke joined the Sheriff's Office in 2004. Ferguson, who was fired for not preventing the incident and not reporting it, joined in 2006. Both men had worked at the parish correctional center before recently being assigned to patrol duties, Normand said.
Labels: Jefferson Parish cops, Orleans Parish cops
