FRANKSMITHSAYSNB EDITORIAL:
Detective Grey and Detective Sgt. Rodriquez made a great and tremendous demonstration to the audience on how the detective bureau works within the Police Department.
Priorities are their key method of decisions: murder, assaults, narcotics, child abuse, and etc. They continued with their pointing out that the lesser crimes such as car break-ins had to take the back seat to the more serious offenses, however, it doesn't mean that the bureau will ignore your complaint but would overview the neighborhood activities of similar crimes to create patterns of activities and the time of the day that they occur and would place an unmarked police vehicle in an attempt to apprehend the parties involved .
The most interesting advice they shared with the attendees was for their calling the police main number when they see suspicious activities occurring including all the information such as descriptions of the persons involved, license plate numbers, and color of the vehicle or vehicles. THEY ADVISED NOT TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE CULPRITS YOURSELF. In the event you are able to take a picture of this occurrence through your window it would be helpful.
The volume of cases is enormous and very hard to get a quick resolve.
The main issue that was discussed was the fact the police vehicles were all worn out and need replacement. Even to the point that that the cruisers are always in the garage for repairs causing the officers to double up in a cruiser that is still working. Representative Tim O'Brien was quick to offer the officers his assistance in arranging grants from the state level for the needed vehicles. What the representative neglected to point out was that the bonding committee had voted to furnish the vehicles with their affirmative vote with the Republican side of the aisle in support, but the Democrats on the City council not accepting the approval of the purchase and demanded a second vote take place still resulting in the vehicle purchase being approved, then Alderman Carlozzi arrived late for the bonding hearing, without his having any knowledge of what had transpired prior to his arrival, voted with the Democrats thus ending the existence of the Bonding committee and sending this matter to a subcommittee of the city council for further evaluation--effectively killing the purchase of the new cruisers.
Yes, Tim O'Brien attempted to make himself appear as a savior for the needed equipment that the police department needs with his bureaucratic recommendation in applying for grants from the state would cause unnecessary delay and place the public's safety in peril during his recommended time consuming procedure. Could he also be attempting to make another run for Mayor and holding the police cruisers hostage for his own political expedience?
Friday, October 8, 2010
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7 comments:
Tim O'Brien knows full well the procedure NB uses to purchase public safety vehicles. For him to position himself as a knight in shining armor to offer grants that may or may not come from the state, is a typical trick he has used before. O'Brien is a Snake oil Salesman!
What if an East Side NRZ meeting had not been called? Incidentally, I never received an invitation to the meeting! Truth be told, not only did Council democrats block passage of the bond for the vehicles, by sending the issue to subcommittee, they took away the vote of two Finance Board members - Finance Board members are members of the Bonding committee but not of Council subcommittees.
The Council will take up this issue again next Wednesday - let's see where the Democrats stand on Public Safety. Tim O'Brien? He's just revving up for another run at Mayor. New Britain needs to show him the exit door.
Not to mention. Tim being so disruptive(shaking hands, baby crying, toys falling on the floor etc. Etc.)What plan? What grant? Give me a break! The political grandstanding makes me sick!!!!! Someone call DCF!
This was predicted. The democrats would shoot down the capitol equipment bonding which includes not only the orders for the police vehicles but also EMS.
They push the decision off so they can ride in on a white horse just before mid-term elections and raise the public safety issue. Then they can quote this information for next year's mayoral election and the residents and taxpayers fall to their knees.
As a voting member on the bonding sub-commitee, we did pass this bond and did approve to move forward with the order for the police vehicles. The end vote was un-ethical. As a volunteer member of the community, I was verbally attacked by Alderman Phil Sherwood
for what he said was a "political move" on my part. Having sat on the Finance board and having given consideration to the Police Chiefs requests (since January), my decision and vote to approve this bond was made on the principal of protecting our men and women who risk their lives everyday to protect the residents of the city of New Britain for Mr. Sherwood to accuse otherwise, it is dis-heartening to say the least.
I don't know why boards and commissions are necessary at all in the City when the democrats come through with unilateral decisions and do whatever they want. They'll be the first to tell you "that's right, we do it because we can, we have the numbers"
Don't believe a word of what Tim O'Brien peddals, he is just looking out for himself and advancing his political career.
Sally Eigenraam
Was he exploiting that baby for political points again!
It sounds like O'Brien is getting ready for another wave of hoodlums from out of town to come to town and harass our voters as representatives of Bertha Lewis and her Acornettes and the radical Working Families Party.
We all though that Rep.Tim O'Brien was married to a New Britain Irish Girl and/or....Manchester Irish Girl that he met on the internet ???????????
Sorry you didn't recieve a invite Lou maybe it was lost in the mail, but the meeting day has never changed the first Thurseday of every month. Julie does the mailing and alot of the work herself you shouldn't be mad at her if you missed one month. Alot of you don't even bother to come to our meetings anyway which is sad. Why waste a stamp in my book. Julie keep up the goodwork.
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