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This does not sound like good police work

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I am confused. Chief Adkinson says the vehicle was stopped (in his post to this thread) and Lt Gandy says the pursuing officer broke off to go to the accident. Does anyone know which, or both, are accurate? Also, who was the State Agency that was following the vehicle in the first place? I believe that to be a very crucial part of the puzzle. If they were following the vehicle because they had reason to believe it was transporting narcotics, is one thing. But if they were following the vehicle beacuse the driver was a known dealer and they were just looking for a reason to stop him that is another ball game all together. Does anyone know? Never the less, its over now and thank God everyone is OK.
 
Not to derail the bashing, but it is quite common for police/sheriff's departments to require that all communication w/ the press be approved or go through a designated representative to avoid the confusion and conflicting statements that are so well demonstrated above.

It's not always a CYA sitution, it can be a way to prevent misinformation or liability issues.
 
scooterbug44 said:
Not to derail the bashing, but it is quite common for police/sheriff's departments to require that all communication w/ the press be approved or go through a designated representative to avoid the confusion and conflicting statements that are so well demonstrated above.

It's not always a CYA sitution, it can be a way to prevent misinformation or liability issues.
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In addition it may have been an ongoing narcotics investigation. If it was it's blown now.
 
aleonard said:
Andy A. said:
We only ran a press release generated by the DFSPD, to my knowledge, Andy A.. The other article ran in the Daily News and I believe it is posted in this thread. Since the release I received has been printed by the Herald/Beach Breeze, I will post it here.:wave:


"On Thursday, July 10, 2008, officers of this agency were involved in a 2 car collision on US Hwy 331 South at the intersection of the I-10 east bound on-ramp . The unmarked police vehicle, a 2008 Chevrolet Impala, was driven by Investigator Brian Schultz, with passengers Sergeant Joseph Ward and Police Intern Laura Gainey. The officers were southbound on US Hwy 331 South when they received a request from a State Law Enforcement Officer to assist with the take down of a vehicle that was eastbound on Interstate 10 at approximately the 89 Mile Marker. The vehicle, and its driver, were reported to be the subject of an ongoing undercover operation. As the officers made the turn onto the on-ramp they failed to see a truck traveling north on US Hwy 331. That vehicle, a blue Dodge pickup driven by Elliot W. Harrah of Fort Walton Beach, struck the unmarked police vehicle in the right passenger side. The wreck was of sufficient force that Sgt Ward and Intern Gainey were left pinned in the vehicle and had to be extracted by the jaws of life. All four persons were then transported to HealthMark Regional Medical Center and at the time of this release all have been released with minor bruises and cuts except for Intern Laura Gainey. She suffered a fracture of the right shoulder and was transported to Pensacola for further evaluation and treatment. Both vehicles were removed from the scene by wrecker service and the damage to both vehicles was considered to be major. Traffic was temporarily halted in the northbound lane which was cleared and returned to normal as soon as possible. The State Officer who initiated the request departed from his suspect to assist the officers involved in the crash and the suspect was able to elude further police activity. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the accident and will be the responsible law enforcement agency for finding fault and completing all required reports."

Lt. Gregory K. Gandy
Commander, Patrol Division
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Is this the same guy (Lt.) who was alleged to have broken a tail light on a suspected drug car years back??? I seem to get my names mixed up...:idontno:
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southbeach said:
You heard correct that is who it was
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Why was the Department of Transportation involved in a city police incident involving a private vehicle? This seems very odd to me. I have had DOT vehicles involved in incidents where commercial vehicles are present, not private, alleged drug transportation vehicles... does something stink here?:idontno:

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The Watcher said:
Why was the Department of Transportation involved in a city police incident involving a private vehicle? This seems very odd to me. I have had DOT vehicles involved in incidents where commercial vehicles are present, not private, alleged drug transportation vehicles... does something stink here?:idontno:

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At the risk of being accused of passing a rumor, I heard that the DOT officer involved is a big campaign supporter of the police chief. Have you heard anything like that? :idontno:If this is true, you may be correct about the smell.:floor:
 
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