12-24-2007, 08:02 PM
Several officers worked an off-duty job, a soccer game, at Clearwater High School. (It’s remarkable they were able to get jobs with the off duty system we have but let’s leave that for another post)
The sponsors of the event, possibly Scientologists, sent a very nice gift basket to the main station for the officers who worked the event. The officer’s names were specifically on the basket. Witnesses describe the basket as large, which contained a bottle of wine, champagne, cheese, crackers, a cutting board with knife and yes Brac, summer sausage and spicy mustard. Approximate value $125.00 - $175.00.
Several PST’s received the basket and refused to give it to Special Ops when Special Ops inquired about it. The PST’s advised Special Ops that they thought the basket should go to the officers whose name was on the card. Special Op’s LT and Sgt. demanded the basket and eventually the PST’s gave up defending it.
That evening the PST’s informed Sgt. T about the incident since his name was on the basket. Sgt. T informed some of the other officers who worked the job about the basket that came to the main station for them.
The following day Special Ops found out that the officers who worked the detail knew about the basket. With quick thinking they came up with a plan to put out an e-mail which stated they had a gift basket for all to enjoy and they were going to put it out on a first come first serve basis. Unfortunately for them Sgt. F, who also worked the job, was near the main when the e-mail came out. He was up in the Special Ops office within minutes and go figure, there was nothing left also missing was the card with the officer’s names on it. Sgt. F quickly put out an e-mail advising officers not to rush up there because obviously Special Ops had already raided the basket.
The Special Ops secretary tried defending her unit by sending out an e-mail advising it had only been a small basket. (So I guess all the other people that saw the basket must be lying and if it was so small why did they need a cart to wheel it up to their office) Anyway, the size of the basket was never the point!
Then the Sgt. of Special Ops sent out an e-mail with the “facts” of the incident which included that the basket was left with the property unit overnight while it was decided what should be done with it. (Ask the people in property if the basket ever made it there)
The LT in Special Ops said the wine and champagne was giving to the Office of the Chief. When it was discovered that it never made it there he then claimed it was disposed of properly. (Probably by him and a certain recruit)
I don’t think any of the officers’s who worked the detail care about not getting the basket. But they do not appreciate being lied to by their fellow officers/supervisors and then having Special Ops trying to cover it up with constant, blatant lies. The entire unit has proved over and over again they have absolutely no integrity.
The sponsors of the event, possibly Scientologists, sent a very nice gift basket to the main station for the officers who worked the event. The officer’s names were specifically on the basket. Witnesses describe the basket as large, which contained a bottle of wine, champagne, cheese, crackers, a cutting board with knife and yes Brac, summer sausage and spicy mustard. Approximate value $125.00 - $175.00.
Several PST’s received the basket and refused to give it to Special Ops when Special Ops inquired about it. The PST’s advised Special Ops that they thought the basket should go to the officers whose name was on the card. Special Op’s LT and Sgt. demanded the basket and eventually the PST’s gave up defending it.
That evening the PST’s informed Sgt. T about the incident since his name was on the basket. Sgt. T informed some of the other officers who worked the job about the basket that came to the main station for them.
The following day Special Ops found out that the officers who worked the detail knew about the basket. With quick thinking they came up with a plan to put out an e-mail which stated they had a gift basket for all to enjoy and they were going to put it out on a first come first serve basis. Unfortunately for them Sgt. F, who also worked the job, was near the main when the e-mail came out. He was up in the Special Ops office within minutes and go figure, there was nothing left also missing was the card with the officer’s names on it. Sgt. F quickly put out an e-mail advising officers not to rush up there because obviously Special Ops had already raided the basket.
The Special Ops secretary tried defending her unit by sending out an e-mail advising it had only been a small basket. (So I guess all the other people that saw the basket must be lying and if it was so small why did they need a cart to wheel it up to their office) Anyway, the size of the basket was never the point!
Then the Sgt. of Special Ops sent out an e-mail with the “facts” of the incident which included that the basket was left with the property unit overnight while it was decided what should be done with it. (Ask the people in property if the basket ever made it there)
The LT in Special Ops said the wine and champagne was giving to the Office of the Chief. When it was discovered that it never made it there he then claimed it was disposed of properly. (Probably by him and a certain recruit)
I don’t think any of the officers’s who worked the detail care about not getting the basket. But they do not appreciate being lied to by their fellow officers/supervisors and then having Special Ops trying to cover it up with constant, blatant lies. The entire unit has proved over and over again they have absolutely no integrity.