Former Police officer Indicted on 35 Counts

[x1243 141]

Ugly deal. 20 Year veteran could possibly get 8 to 25 years for tipping off drug dealers.

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20110331/NEWS05/110331004/BREAKING-NEWS-FORMER-TOWN-POUGHKEEPSIE-POLICE-OFFICER-INDICTED?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|PoughkeepsieJournal.com

[FFFORD 27]

If found guilty he is just as much a criminal as the dealers. Do the crime, do the time.

[Just a guy 493]

It always disgusts me to hear about a member of the service going to the other side. If he is found guilty he should be put under the jail, not only for tipping off skell drug dealers but for putting the lives of the undercovers at risk.

[EMSer 15]

not sure if i'm allowed to post this here, but when reading the comments on the Poughkeepsie Journal site, this one stuck out and this person is really speaking the truth:

from poster "ctscts"

"Its a betrayal other police pay for. Ask any cop what the difference is between working in a population that trusts the police and a population that distrusts the police. How much harder and more dangerous that job becomes. And why do people distrust the police? Because of the bad apples.

Instead of being lenient on him because he is a cop, they have to double down on his punishment. Betraying the trust between the public and the police places all cops in future danger. Throw the book at him. A cop's betrayal of society is far worse than the common criminal's betrayal of society because the distrust the bad apple creates destroys lots of good police work in the community."

[BFD1054 1,552]

What a skell, total disgrace to the shield! By his actions, he directly put his fellow LEO's in extreme danger by "outing" them to dealers. Its a miracle no LEO was hurt or worse. Lock him up for the max!

Im still taken back by the fact that he was able to retire? That would lead me to assume that he is collecting his pension as well, no?

Unbelievable