Inmate Prank Adds Pig to Vermont State Police Cruisers

From The Associated Press, February 2, 2012

A Vermont prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates has gotten the best of the state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers.

Toby Talbot / AP

The state seal is seen on the side of a Vermont State Police cruiser on Feb. 2 in Middlesex, Vt. One of the spots on the cow in the state crest has been changed to the shape of a pig, a derogatory term for police. The car decals are made by prisoners in St. Albans, who also make state stationary and license plates.

One of the spots on the cow in the state crest has been changed to the shape of a pig, a derogatory term for police. The 16-inch car door decals are made by prisoners in Windsor.

State police discovered the pig images Wednesday. They say they believe the decals have been added to about 30 cruisers in the past year.

According to the Burlington Free Press, who originally reported the story, Vermont Public Safety Commissioner Keith Flynn said the disclosure of the incident made him chuckle.

“This is not as offensive as it would have been years ago. We can see the humor,” Flynn said.

He said the artist has talents that could be used elsewhere. “If that person had used some of that creativeness he or she would not have ended up inside.”

Who made the modification and when it happened is being reviewed by the Department of Corrections. Corrections Commissioner Andy Pallito said Thursday new decals will be made by Monday for about $800.

Punta Gorda, FL Police Find Infant’s Body in Freezer

From www.privateofficer.com, February 2, 2012

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. Feb 2 2012 (AP) — Authorities in southwest Florida say an autopsy is pending for an infant whose body was found in a freezer.

Punta Gorda police tell the Sarasota Herald-Tribune that detectives consider the baby’s death to be suspicious.
According to a police report, paramedics and police were called to the Punta Gorda home Sunday night for a medical emergency involving a 27-year-old woman, who was transported to a Port Charlotte hospital.

Police say the hospital on Monday gave them information that prompted officers to return to the woman’s home.

The police report says officers found the infant’s body in a freezer Monday night.

Detectives returned to the home Tuesday with a Sarasota police K-9 crew.

 

Despite DUI Conviction Tuscumbia, Alabama Chief Will Keep Job

Fromwww.privateofficer.com, February 2, 2012

TUSCUMBIA, Ala. Feb 2 2012— Tuscumbia’s police chief will remain on the job despite being sentenced on a charge of driving under the influence.

Mayor Bill Shoemaker tells the TimesDaily the city will take no action against Police Chief Tony Logan. Shoemaker says there’s nothing the city can do until Logan’s appeal is resolved.

Mayor Bill Shoemaker tells the TimesDaily the city will take no action against Police Chief Tony Logan.
Logan was charged with DUI after allegedly crashing his personal vehicle outside his home in 2009. He was convicted, and a judge sentenced Logan on Tuesday.

Circuit Judge Gil Self sentenced the chief to a year in jail but reduced the time to the two days Logan has already spent behind bars. The judge put him under court supervision for two years and fined him $761, and Logan lost his license for 90 days.

TSA Agent at DFW Airport Arrested for Ipad Thefts

From www.privateofficer.com, February 2, 2012

DALLAS TX Feb 2 2012 – A TSA agent at Dallas/Fort Worth International airport was arrested for stealing iPads from checked luggage.

Police arrested Clayton Keith Dovel, who works in terminal E at the airport, but unlike the security checkpoints where passengers are screened, the 35-year-old TSA employee works in an out-of-sight position in what’s called the “Resolution Room,” where checked luggage is screened by hand.

That’s where police believe Dovel took iPads that travelers packed away.

“For me, it was like a zero chance of me thinking I’d get the iPad back,” said theft victim, Borna Mojra.

It was a long shot, but eight months after his new, 64 gigabyte iPad was stolen, airport police said they found Dovel with it at work.

They also found him with seven other iPads.

Another theft victim actually led police to Dovel when he tracked his stolen iPad to Dovel’s home.

“If they’re the guys who are protecting us and they’re not, who am I going to trust next?” Mojra asked.

In a statement, TSA said Dovel is on administrative leave, pending the outcome of the investigation.

It’s uncertain how many cases Dovel’s arrest might solve or whether the TSA will let him return to a trusted position.