No Surpirse at Hines City

Seriously, is anybody surprised with what is happening at Haines City pd ? How many officers have defected to the PCSO prior to this revelation ? It didnt take long for their newly arrested Capt to pull out the race card. but none the less, Justice is on the way. so to all my brothers and sisters at HCPD who have lived in fear for so long, the sun is rising on the horizon so WELCOME to the first day of your new lives. Maj Pruitt is a good man and he will show you what you have been missing for so long.

And before anybody says it, let me be the FIRST to point out that I am a tard and incorrectly spelled HAINES CITY. Ill just go catch up on my hooked un foniks now :shock:

Unfortunately, many of the "Officers" who were able to get hired during West's reign, still remain gainfully employed at the Haines City Police Department. I'm talking about people who would have a hard time getting hired at Wal-mart, what with their background issues and overall ineptitude. Some of whom were actually promoted to positions of authority and higher responsibility such as Corporal, Sergeant, Detective, etc. Unfortunately, these people still remain and still carry a badge and a gun over at the Haines City Police Department. While I applaud the work of the State Attorney's Office, I believe that unless the entire house is fully cleaned, the Haines City Police Department will continue to be an embarassment to the citizens of Polk County. My brief tenure at the HCPD horrified me enough to last a lifetime. When the bad far outweigh the good, you know you have a serious problem on your hands.

The man tapped with conducting an internal review of the Haines City Police Department issued a five-page report to the state attorney’s office this week detailing a host of deficiencies at the agency.

Michael Pruitt, a major on loan from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, took the helm of the Haines City Police Department in late October. He was asked then to conduct an internal investigation of the department’s operations. In his report to State Attorney Jerry Hill, Pruitt spells out significant concerns.

Pruitt says there is an “overall lack of leadership within the agency.” He also cites “insufficient systems of accountability” as well as a “lack of internal office security.” Pruitt expresses concern that there have been keys issued to a number of department personnel over the years, but those keys have never been properly accounted for. Some of those keys provide access to sensitive locations such as property and evidence areas and supply sites as well as the armory.

Pruitt also raises red flags about some officers’ ability to write reports. “Many of the reports I have reviewed have had grammatical errors, punctuation errors, and spelling errors,” Pruitt writes in his report.

In an interview, Pruitt said the agency has to get back to basics in order to function properly. “You have a willingness for people here to do the job. That’s not the problem. They want to do the right thing. The problem is, I don’t think they’ve been given the equipment, the tools, the knowledge to do those.”

Pruitt says he is taking Polk County Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures and adapting them, where possible, to fit the Haines City Police Department. He hopes to begin implementing some of those policies as soon as possible to get the troubled agency back on track.

THIS AGENCY IS A TURD IN A TOILET BOWL THAT NEEDS FLUSHING! ABOLISH IT

looks like the post was removed that pointed out the fact that the supervisor over the investigation was recently kicked out of college for plagerism. plagerism = dishonesty.
keep up the good work PCSO

The previous poster may want recheck plagerism. Perhaps there is a dishonesty element about it, but according to my thesaurus, its to infringe, pirate, imitate, simulate, forge, counterfeit... shall i go on?

Thank you for being here, hope our PD turns from blue to green. If the city doesn't send a proposal to Judd then I think we need new commissioners.

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Detectives assigned to the Polk County Sheriff's Tactical Drug Unit made 89 arrests during a four-and-a-half day operation which began December 12th and ended December 16th and focused on illicit criminal and drug activity within the city limits of Haines City. The operation was a joint effort with the Haines City Police Department and was initiated at the department's request.

Some of the persons arrested had active warrants. Charges on the arrested subjects ranged from traffic infractions, such as Driving While License Suspended, and No Valid DL, to serious felony drug charges, such as Possession of Cannabis, Meth, or Cocaine, and Possession of Paraphernalia.

Several of the subjects who were arrested had violent criminal backgrounds, including prior charges of First Degree Murder, Armed Robbery, Sexual Assault, Drug Trafficking, Aggravated Assault, and Kidnapping.

The overall response from the Haines City community during the initiative was very positive. Residents and bystanders came up to detectives and expressed their appreciation to the Sheriff's Office for their presence within the city and their assistance to the police department.

"This is a great example of a productive partnership between the Sheriff's Office, Police Department, and the citizens of Haines City. These kinds of partnerships are so important in our countywide efforts to fight crime," said Sheriff Grady Judd.

Arrested during this initiative were:

Navor Garcia-Chino, DOB 07/12/1983, of Haines City - Charges: Open Warrant-No Valid Drivers License
Jose Callejas, DOB 07/27/1985, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of False Identification and DWLSR
Osario Cesar, DOB 11/15/1985, of Poinciana - Charges: False Name to LEO, Forgery, Uttering False Instrument, No Valid DL
Jose Lopez, DOB 08/17/1973, of Haines City - Charges: No Valid Drivers License
Alonzo Knight, DOB 12/26/1986, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis W/I to Sell, Tampering With Physical Evidence, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Resisting LEO W/O Violence
Adrian Gomez, DOB 11/25/1981, of Haines City - Charges: Criminal Traffic
Demetrio Martinez, DOB 01/27/1976, of Haines City - Charges: No Valid Drivers License
Brandon Jones, DOB 06/17/1981, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Jerome Parker, DOB 06/11/1990, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams
Abraham Gomez, DOB 10/17/1980, of Winter Haven - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams
Kristy Smith, DOB 01/04/1979, of Davenport - Charges: DWLSR
Jose Escorta, DOB 09/27/1985, of Davenport - Charges: No Valid Drivers License
Venacio Reyes, DOB 12/30/1970, of Haines City - Charges: No Valid Drivers License
Anthony Deleon, DOB 10/20/1987, of Davenport - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Eduardo Maldonado, DOB 06/18/1990, of Haines City - Charges: No Valid Drivers License
Chancey Powder, DOB 04/01/1976, of Waverly - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams
Jimmy Gant, DOB 03/11/1949, of Lakeland - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams
Shannon Chumney, DOB 04/27/1973, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Ryan Severe, DOB 10/23/1986, of Bartow - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams, VOP-Grand Theft, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Michael J. Michael, DOB 07/18/1982, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams, VOP-Theft, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Keith Chaney, DOB 01/28/1984, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Eugene Taylor III, DOB 01/26/1977, of Alturas - Charges: DWLSR
Jose Rivera, DOB 05/08/1983, of Winter Haven - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Leo Leavitt, DOB 08/14/1985, of Davenport - Charges: DWLSR
Michael Langley, DOB 08/26/1984, of Winter Haven - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Julian Plasse, DOB 01/26/1985, of Winter Haven - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Jose Carranza, DOB 01/22/1984, of Davenport - Charges: DWLSR-Habitual
Jessica Raulerson, DOB 08/12/1988, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Christian Hunt, DOB 03/21/1993, of Lake Alfred - Charges: Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Walter White, DOB 03/23/1990, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Alcohol by a Minor
Tommy Ireland, DOB 09/07/1968, of Winter Haven - Charges: Giving Alcohol to a Minor
Rodrigo Mendez, DOB 05/14/1972, of Haines City - Charges: DWLSR
Bobbie McCall, DOB 06/28/1967, of Lake Wales - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Mario Rios, DOB 11/02/1977, of Haines City - Charges: DWLSR
Charles Green, DOB 04/13/1972, of Winter Haven - Charges: Possession of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Henry Babers, DOB 05/03/1985, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis, Tamper W/ Evidence, and Maintaining a Vehicle for Drug Use
Emilien Camille Jr., DOB 03/02/1975, of Haines City - Charges: Aggravated Fleeing to Elude, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Cannabis, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Loitering/Prowling, and Maintaining a Vehicle for Drug Use
Sherod Luke, DOB 03/23/1981, of Winter Haven - Charges: Warrants will be obtained for Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Cannabis, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Loitering/Prowling
Humberto Magana Jr., DOB 05/05/1988, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Brian Wright, DOB 12/18/1983, of Winter Haven - Charges: DWLSR
Rafael Fujarte, DOB 10/19/1993, of Davenport - Charges: Possession of Cannabis, Possession of Xanax, Possession of drug paraphernalia
Edgar Martinez, DOB 10/31/1990, of Davenport - Charges: Possession of Cannabis, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Concealed Weapon (Brass Knuckles)
Luis Santiago, DOB 07/26/1986, of Davenport - Charges: DWLSR
Thomas Lee, DOB 08/03/1987, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Leslie Genovese, DOB 08/13/1968, of Orlando - Charges: Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Marvin Smith, DOB 11/26/1981, of Davenport - Charges: DWLSR
Scott Binns, DOB 08/08/1974, of Orlando - Charges: Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Jonathan Sendra, DOB 04/03/1987, of Kissimmee - Charges: DWLSR
Terrone Hawkins, DOB 09/06/1980, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Nikki Gordon, DOB 09/10/1974, of Haines City - Charges: DWLSR
Johnny Knight, DOB 08/20/1984, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis WITS, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, & DWLSR
Christobal Frias, DOB 04/01/1987, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
James Jordan, DOB 10/23/1966, of Winter Springs - Charges: DWLSR
Zannie Burr, DOB 05/31/1975, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Harry Harden Jr., DOB 02/20/1984, of Haines City - Charges: Criminal Traffic-No Motorcycle Endorsement
Jose Morales, DOB 05/03/1982, of Clearwater - Charges: No Valid Drives License
Hilda Perez, DOB 09/07/1989, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis
Emmanuel Perez, DOB 12/09/1987, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Miguel Arteaga, DOB 05/23/1991, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Essameldi Ali, DOB 04/10/1959, of Windermere - Charges: Trespass in Cultivated Field and Petit Theft
Gordon Baird, DOB 09/10/1942, of Celebration - Charges: Trespass in Cultivated Field and Petit Theft
Christina Hirsch, DOB 01/20/1967, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cocaine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Rodney Berry, DOB 01/13/1970, of Orlando - Charges: Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Juan Santos, DOB 12/23/1988, of Haines City - Charges: No Valid DL
Jesse Hawkins, DOB 09/02/1976, of Mulberry - Charges: Open Warrants for DWLSR and DRD
Joseph Winegar, DOB 09/15/1984, of Oviedo - Charges: Possession of Cannabis and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Oscar Broaders, DOB 04/08/1984, of Haines City - Charges: Possession of Cannabis
Carmella Gonzalez, DOB 02/16/1984, of Clermont - Charges: Possession of Cocaine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Marco Alvarez-Partida, DOB 04/15/1983, of Haines City - Charges: Resist LEO Without Violence and VOP-Poss. of Cannabis Over 20 Grams
Zachary Bitner, DOB 06/30/1990, of Davenport - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Emilio Luna, DOB 08/22/1987, of Haines City - Charges: DWLSR
Ashley Busch, DOB 12/07/1990, of Davenport - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Latisha King, DOB 08/27/1986, of Haines City - Charges: DWLSR
Rafael Rivera, DOB 05/15/1990, of Davenport - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Juan Perez, DOB 02/18/1985, of Haines City - Charges: DWLSR
Orlando Rodriguez, DOB 07/02/1990, of Davenport - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Oscar Vaca-Gamez, DOB 11/10/1987, of Haines City - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia and VOP-Poss. of Cannabis
Billy Randall, DOB 11/11/1980, of Haines City - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Kathi Hernandez, DOB 05/13/1979, of Wahneta - Charges: Poss. of Methamphetamine and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia and DWLSR-Habitual
Cesar Ruiz, DOB 07/21/1995, of Haines City - Charges: DWLSR
Charles Shultz, DOB 06/28/1989, of Haines City - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Monroe Solomon, DOB 12/18/1945, of Haines City - Charges: Resisting LEO Without Violence and Poss. of Cannabis Under 20 Grams
Vontese Helms, DOB 08/19/1980, of Haines City - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Michael Kidd, DOB 06/28/1982, of Lakeland - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Charlotte Garcia, DOB 01/03/1971, of Winter Haven - Charges: Poss. of Methamphetamine and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia and False Name to LEO
Desirie Fellos, DOB 09/03/1971, of Haines City - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
James Morris, DOB 04/03/1992, of Haines City - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Jordan Davis, DOB 11/29/1991, of Haines City - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia
Willie Jones Jr., DOB 07/26/1989, of Haines City - Charges: Poss. of Cannabis Under 20 Grams and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia and Resist LEO Without Violence

Has HCPD selected their new chief? I thought it was just posted.

Can you say Chief Sloan?

Can you say Chief Sloan?

Please do not tease us like that...

Roy Tyler would be best for HCPD.

Now in other news, can Mulberry keep ANYONE in charge for longer than a week??

I could be wrong, but wasnt Tyler terminated from the WH police academy when it did not keep it's preformance standards? This would have been quite a few years ago.

I read that Bartow finally picked a new chief.....I also heard that the remaining candidates found out by reading it as well, the city didn't tell them they hired someone! What a bunch of idiots....Oh well I also hear the merger is not a dead issue and will be addressed again.

Do you really thin Bartow spent that much money for a Chief search, had a citizen board review board, etc and then will got to PCSO?
I mean are you that unaware of politics or just unwise in the way or management issues?
If the current to be Chief does not work out, then sure, possibly I'll grant that it'll come back up.
The PCSO tends to move when a place is without a Chief and guidance, I think we should be worried, not Bartow....
But then again, maybe PCSO moving in here would us in the lower ransks.

Do you really thin Bartow spent that much money for a Chief search, had a citizen board review board, etc and then will got to PCSO?
I mean are you that unaware of politics or just unwise in the way or management issues?
If the current to be Chief does not work out, then sure, possibly I'll grant that it'll come back up.
The PCSO tends to move when a place is without a Chief and guidance, I think we should be worried, not Bartow....
But then again, maybe PCSO moving in here would us in the lower ransks.
Are you High?????IT has nothing to do with anything but$$$$$ ! Do you really believe that he city of Bartow, or any city can do the job cheaper? Cities are cash poor, the council has two options, raise taxes or not, these sh itkickers want too stay on the council, the city manager wants to stay there it is cheaper and easier to contract with us vs. having to negotiate a contract with the locals. I will bet dollars to doughnuts, 6 months and Bartow will be a district!

(YAWN), heard all that before.
and besides, it doesn't matter what you or i think. the city of bartow made the decision(for better or worse) that they COULD do the job cheaper.
AND i re watching it on TV and several people said the PCSO contract about the money saving part was not accurate.


....and easier to contract with "us" vs. having to negotiate a contract with the locals.

the above quotation are your words. by "us", does that mean you area deputy?

pcso is not hiring now (or giving wage increases either) and the county is laying off workers.

HOW SENIOR ARE YOU?

Roy Tyler.. have you lost your mind ? He wasnt FIRED from the academy for not keeping up his standards, IF I rememeber correctly, he and others were fired and charged with a crime.....so now he sits on the haines city commission. good call NOT ! And lets recap. the Sheriff did NOT approach Bartow about merging, THEY approached him. I wish the new Bartow police chief luck, he is gonna need it.

I agree w/you. Bartow DID approach PCSO. I think the only difference in that one compared to the other mergers is that the majority of the officers (at the time) was against the merger (or "BAILOUT")...

I hear now a lot of the BPD officers are regretting that....

Do you really thin Bartow spent that much money for a Chief search, had a citizen board review board, etc and then will got to PCSO?
I mean are you that unaware of politics or just unwise in the way or management issues?
If the current to be Chief does not work out, then sure, possibly I'll grant that it'll come back up.
The PCSO tends to move when a place is without a Chief and guidance, I think we should be worried, not Bartow....
But then again, maybe PCSO moving in here would us in the lower ransks.
Are you High?????IT has nothing to do with anything but$$$$$ ! Do you really believe that he city of Bartow, or any city can do the job cheaper? Cities are cash poor, the council has two options, raise taxes or not, these sh itkickers want too stay on the council, the city manager wants to stay there it is cheaper and easier to contract with us vs. having to negotiate a contract with the locals. I will bet dollars to doughnuts, 6 months and Bartow will be a district!

I dont know what kind of bet dollars to doughnuts is, but I'll take the action that Bartow WONT be a district in 6 months!!

I'LL TAKE THAT BET!

"Cities are cash poor"? Read a news paper, "PCSO hiring freeze and no raises"!

Don't sound like the cities are the only ones cash poor.

Six months from now drop the dounuts off in the roll call room, I like the ones with the sprinkles on them.

You seem to think the PCSO came up on the short end by not merging with BPD... WRONG ANSWER.. we didnt approach the Bartow city leaders about stealing BPD away from them, THEY TRIED TO DUMP YOU ON US.. All im saying is, if you are happy paying your own retirement, having less than modern equipment, having alot less opportunities to advance or move into different areas in the law enforcement field, less training opportunities, then by all means continue to "Stay Blue".. Chief Hall, the PCSO welcomes you and is also looking foward to working with you, maybe you can light a fire there at BPD, they need it.

please show where anyone made a statement that pcso came up on the short end of the stick? or where anyone on here threw any insults at pcso? please then unwad your string panties.
AND
we like paying for our own pension which is why we have a 20 and out (w/the option of going into drop at 20, not 25)....
lets not throw insults, their are plenty of shortcomings anyone could point out about pcso (or any L.E.A. for that matter)....but i wont, i have a lot of good friends at pcso and except for the ones like you i respect them all.

So it begs the question, if your life is so good at BPD, you are you reading the PCSO blogs? exactly ! just continue to live in our shadows and wish you were us...