New chief

So the word is out. The mayor wants to bring one of his buddies from Hialeah over as chief. Retired Hialeah staff member now at Bal Harbor as a captain under Overton is Garcias pick. He wants a Cuban Chief and is working behind the scenes to get it done.

It's a known fact, us cubans do not belong in positions of power. leadership and politics is our weakness. We ruin shit all the time. Oh well, lets have the mayor add to the sinking ship department by adding a cuban chief.

No chance! Our city and Chief will devise some plan or some way to stay. Just watch. No one ever leaves. Hey maybe he'll be hired as a consultant.

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Any word on who our next leader will be.

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The mayor is pushing for a Cuban chief, a commander from Hialeah, to help build his voter base when he makes a run for county commission. There are more than 50 applicants so far including a couple of Springs residents. The word needs to be spread to the residents that if the chief isn't going to come from inside it should at least be a qualified resident, not a political crony of the mayor. We need to keep the petty politics out of the department and let the weakling City Manager know we wnt a qualified chief.

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So how many applicants for chief? Who are the front runners since the mayors boy dropped out.

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So how many applicants for chief? Who are the front runners since the mayors boy dropped out.

Here are the four "finalists!"

▪ Armando A. Guzman, public safety chief, Miami Dade College, 30 years’ experience.

▪ Rafael P. Hernandez, an investigator with the Miami-Dade State Attorneys’ Office, 40 years’ experience.

▪ Van Toth, Hialeah Gardens police chief, 21 years’ experience.

▪ Thomas W. Cannon, former Miami assistant police chief, 28 years’ experience.

http://miami.typepad.com/springyleaks/2014/10/miami-springs-narrows-police-chief-candidates-to-four.html

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Here are the four "finalists!"

▪ Armando A. Guzman, public safety chief, Miami Dade College, 30 years’ experience.

▪ Rafael P. Hernandez, an investigator with the Miami-Dade State Attorneys’ Office, 40 years’ experience.

▪ Van Toth, Hialeah Gardens police chief, 21 years’ experience.

▪ Thomas W. Cannon, former Miami assistant police chief, 28 years’ experience.

http://miami.typepad.com/springyleaks/2014/10/miami-springs-narrows-police-chief-candidates-to-four.html


I know them all and there are some really good guys in this group.

Armando Guzman-City of Miami, SWAT Commander and trainer, cops cop expect a fair shake from him, very capable and approachable. Born leader

Rafael P. Hernandez- Ex-Chief at Sweet Water, South Miami and North Miami Beach. Has some baggage, mostly undeserved and he will have your back. Good guy that has been around.

Van Toth-Rose to be chief in Hialeah Gardens after the firing of Keith Joy for not making a Hialeah Cop a Captain. Tied to the Raul Martinez controlled council in Hialeah Gardens. Nice guy with questionable leadership abilities.

Thomas W. Cannon- Heavy hitter from City of Miami PD, also a cops cop god administrator heavy hitter in the Region 7 Domestic Security Task Force. Another born leader.

All in all this is a pretty good field and there is actually hope now.

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Hernandez undeserved baggage.. please check your facts and the grand jury report which is public record. He protected drug dealers and took gifts for bribes all while with MDPD.. all in his own words... one doesn't leave MDPD in the old days just because.. he was forced out .

I could never understand how he is still certified.. he must have sold his sole .. after he testified.. NMBPD only hired him as he was a friend of Berger's and Loizzo.. the other agencies did not due their due diligence from his old MDPD days.. matter of fact I am sure that some of the old testimony is posted on the LEO Affairs site somewhere, I recall reading the transcripts.. like I said it was all public records..

Even look at what crap he pulled while in Tallahassee.. he is a snake that just keeps on ticking for some unknown reason but bounces all around until he is found out..he has stabbed many in the back to try and get a job.. and only thinks of himself.

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start here.. with Hernandez.. many older posts.. just look around and these are facts not conjecture. This was back from 2008.. an old LEO post.

BREEDLOVE V STATE OF FLORIDA IS THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE TRYING TO GET BREEDLOVES MURDER CONVICTION OVER TURNED BECAUSE OF THE DIRTY HOMICIDE DETECTIVES. THERE IS PLENTY MORE IN THE DOCUMENT. IT IS AN OFFICIAL COURT DOCUMENT FILED BY THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE. NOT HEARSAY FROM US OLD TIMER MIAMI-DADE OR BSO GUYS. THERE IS TESTIMONY FROM A DIRTY STATE ATTORNEY WHO GOT CAUGHT UP WITH THESE PEOPLE. HE SAYS HE WAS AT A PARTY AT ESCANDARS HOUSE CELEBRATING A CONVICTION THEY WON ON A CASE AND THAT RALF AND ALL THE OTHER DETECTIVES WERE AT THE PARTY. THE ASA USED COCAINE AT THE PARTY.

A PARTY AT A GUYS HOUSE THEY ARRESTED BEFORE AND KNEW WAS A BIG TIME COCAINE SUPPLIER TO CELEBRATE THE CONVICTION OF ANOTHER DIRTBAG? ASA STELZER RING A BELL RALF? WANT THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO WAS CONVICTED AND WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE BIG HO-DOWN? JOSE MIGUEL BATTLE. HOW IS THAT FOR DETAILS? PAGE TWENTY OF THE DOCUMENT. CAN DO IT WORD FOR WORD AGAIN FOR THE DOUBTERS. DO I REALY NEED TO?

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Ralph was not perfect and as a young man had a terrible habit of having relations with married women.
Some of these husbands have been relentless in their pursuit of pay-back over the years and continue to smear his name.
Ralph resigned as the chief in NMB in protest when ordered to lay-off some of his officers on bogus budget issues; is that something our present chief would do, or does that speak to the character of the man?

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Just found this and this isn't even the GRAND JURY REPORT WITH HIS OWN TESTIMONY.. YES RALPH SOME OF US OLD GUYS ARE STILL AROUND AND KNOW ABOUT THE CRAP YOU PULLED. THATS WHY YOU LEFT MDPD. YOU WERE IN FACT ONE OF THE DETECTIVES ON THE SQUAD WHO PARTICIPATED.

At the time of the investigation and trial in Breedlove's case, Detectives Ojeda and Zatrepalek were themselves involved in extensive and serious criminal activity. A lengthy FBI investigation into the Miami-Dade Police Department's Homicide Division in the late 1970s and early 1980s revealed that some of the Division's detectives were regularly and repeatedly violating numerous federal laws. In July of 1981, a federal grand jury handed down a forty-count indictment alleging (among other things) that Ojeda and others had run the Homicide Division as a racketeering enterprise in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ("RICO") Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1967. Zatrepalek was not charged, as he had been cooperating with the government for over a year, and received immunity in exchange for his testimony
against Ojeda and other detectives in the Homicide Division.

The record is also unclear as to the extent to which the State Attorney's Office had direct knowledge of Ojeda's and Zatrepalek's crimes and investigations into those crimes at the time of Breedlove's arrest and trial. At Ojeda's trial, the lead prosecutor in Breedlove's case, Richard Steltzer (who received immunity in exchange for his testimony at the federal trial), admitted experimenting with cocaine with detectives from the homicide division at some point between 1977 and 1979. Steltzer also testified that he had a "mental picture" of Ojeda using cocaine on "one, two, maybe three occasions." Steltzer later acknowledged that he was aware of the FBI investigation into the homicide division's operations, but he was unsure when he became aware of that fact. The record thus reflects that the State Attorney's Office had some knowledge of drug use within the Miami-Dade Police Department's homicide division, but the extent of their knowledge of other criminal activities, and their direct awareness of any investigations into those activities, is unclear.

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Ralph .. high tailed it.. after the MDPD FBI investigation. Also check what happened at BSO and Tallahassee .. you would not be hired as a LEO with the stints he pulled. That alone has shown his poor judgment throughout his career.

I have known Ralph since the 70's and like the other poster stated cannot understand how he was not DECERTIFIED.. the GRAND JURY reports are clear he took expense watches, prostitutes, and covered for those dealing drugs along with others in the MDPD Homicide Unit. He testified and struck a deal .. do you think in this day and age you would still be certified as a LEO.. I don't think so.

His judgments are terrible and his morale convictions are always in question to this day with all his womanizing! Ralph well lets just say he is one SELF AGGRANDIZING INDIVIDUAL.

Ralph.. time to stay where you are.. many of us still cannot understand how you work there or just retire!

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If it is on Leoaffairs it must be true.

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This is just some excerpts from the appeal check out GRAND JURY REPORT, this is the squad at MDPD Homicide unit that forced him to resign after testifying. Once again all public record . it goes on and on, do your homework including FBI and MDPD internal investigation!

740 F.2d 862
16 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 265
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Fabio ALONSO, Pedro Izaguirre, Robert Derringer, Julio
Ojeda, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 83-5072.
United States Court of Appeals,
Eleventh Circuit.
Aug. 30, 1984.
Lawrence N. Rosen, Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Alonso.

Roy E. Black, Black & Furci, Miami, Fla., for Izaguirre.

Thornton, Rothman, Adelstein & Moreno, David Rothman, Miami, Fla., for Derringer.

Kravitz & Von Zamft, Michael L. Von Zamft, Hialeah, Fla., for Ojeda.

Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., Michael P. Sullivan, Jon May, Linda Collins-Hertz, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.


The judgments of convictions are AFFIRMED.

*
Honorable C. Clyde Atkins, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, sitting by designation

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Fabio Alonso was convicted of conspiring to conduct and conducting an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1962(c), 1962(d), 1963; unlawfully arresting persons under color of state law, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; conspiracy to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841(a)(1), 846; and income tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7201. He was acquitted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Alonso received a total sentence of ten years in prison

Pedro Izaguirre was found guilty of conspiring to conduct an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1962(d), 1963; three counts of unlawfully appropriating property, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; and income tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7206. He was acquitted of substantive racketeering, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, conspiracy to defraud the government, tax evasion and two counts of unlawfully appropriating property. Izaguirre was sentenced to a total of eight years in prison.

Julio Ojeda was convicted of conspiring to conduct and conducting an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1962(c), 1962(d), 1963; two counts of unlawfully arresting persons under color of state law, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841(a)(1); unlawfully appropriating property, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; conspiracy to defraud the government, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 371; and two counts of tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7201. He was acquitted on two counts of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to possess marijuana and quaaludes, and two counts of unlawfully appropriating property. Ojeda received sentences aggregating fourteen years imprisonment.

Robert Derringer was convicted of unlawfully appropriating property, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; and income tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7201. He was acquitted of two counts of unlawfully appropriating property, two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, and conspiracy to possess marijuana and quaaludes with intent to distribute. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the substantive charges of racketeering, conspiracy to conduct an enterprise through racketeering, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, unlawful appropriation of property, unlawfully arresting persons under color of state law and conspiracy to defraud the government. Derringer was sentenced to six years imprisonment. Charles Rivas, Thomas Gergen, Steven McElveen and Raymond Eggler were acquitted of all charges and are not involved in this appeal.

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If it is on Leoaffairs it must be true.

Not always, but history is a pesky thing isn't it? The following historical account is lengthy but worthy of devoting time to read it.

http://leagle.com/decision/19841602740F2d862_11465.xml/UNITED%20STATES%20v.%20ALONSO

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Okay so you want the good stuff.. from the public record document! You and I would both be decertified !

Fabio Alonso, Pedro Izaguirre, Julio Ojeda and Robert Derringer, defendants-appellants, were charged along with other Dade County, Florida homicide detectives in a forty-count indictment alleging conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1961-68, substantive RICO violations, various drug related crimes, civil rights violations and infractions of the federal income tax laws. After a four month trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, a jury found the appellants guilty of a number of charges, acquitted them of others and was unable to reach a verdict on certain counts against Derringer.1 On appeal, the appellants allege numerous errors during the trial. We affirm.

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A central figure in this case is Mario Escandar. Detectives Rafael Hernandez and Ojeda of the homicide section of the Metro-Dade County Public Safety Department arrested Escandar in 1977 for kidnapping. Escandar became friendly with Hernandez and Ojeda as well as with Detectives Alonso, Izaguirre, Derringer, Charles Rivas, George Pontigo and Charles Zatrapalek. The men often visited Escandar at his home after he was released on bond.

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I'm no fan of Hernandez, he has had too many issues and jobs to be considered a legitimate candidate, but the article you keep referring to only says Hernandez became friends with someone he arrested. He is listed by name as taking part in any crimes. That being said, Miami Springs doesn't need a gypsy police chief. There is a reason he has been employed by so many agencies. And if his history is so bad, how is he working at the State Attorneys Office as an investigator.

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like other posters have said get the grand jury and MDPD IA final reports.. it clearly shows by his own admissions he took expensive watches, prostitutes and other gifts from known and indicted drug dealers. Plus all the wife's he has cheated with.. really Mia Springs you could do better.. this is only a small portion of what he has admitted to and done over all his GYPSY years.

Do you think you would still be certified as a LEO..

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So who is it

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like other posters have said get the grand jury and MDPD IA final reports.. it clearly shows by his own admissions he took expensive watches, prostitutes and other gifts from known and indicted drug dealers. Plus all the wife's he has cheated with.. really Mia Springs you could do better.. this is only a small portion of what he has admitted to and done over all his GYPSY years.

Do you think you would still be certified as a LEO..


I guess that I have been around too long and look at things from the perspective of my experience.
It has been said, and it did actually happened, that a Grand Jury could indict a pack of cigarettes.
Grand Juries are Non-adversarial proceedings, totally controlled and manipulated by the prosecutor; there are no rules of evidence and hearse is admissible. There are miles to be crossed between obtaining and indictment and getting a conviction. Grand Jury reports are meaningless and Ralph was never indicted for even jaywalking.
Ralph is not perfect and has committed some indiscretions, and if you talk to him he will tell you. The 70’s and 80’s were very tumultuous years in policing and especially in Miami, dealing with informants of that magnitude was new and mistakes were made. The informant manuals used today were written from the mistakes of those years.
Having said all of that, Ralph has held command level positions in numerous police agencies over the last 35 years and is presently employed at the Miami Dade County State Attorney’s Office. He is a man of action and he will not tell you that he has to call the State Attorney’s Office to get “Legal Advise” whenever you ask him a simple question as it happens here often.
Whomever is writing some of this stuff here may have forgiven his wife, but obviously not Ralph.
Why don’t you grow a pair and confront the guy face to face.

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He has been confronted.. and honest LEO's which he worked with... cannot understand why his certificate was never pulled even after his own testimony about all his wrong doings while at MDPD Homicide Unit. The state has since changed what they will decertify you for and this is on the list .

He testified and that is why he was not indicted.. it made a better case for him to testify. I have talked with him on many occasions and worked side by side with him. He will stab you in the back and try and take your job whatever fits him.

He is not a cops cop and I am disgraced to have worked with him and claim the same air as him as a LEO. Either you are a good cop or a crooked cop.. he has had Rabbis and he knows it ! One just doesn't leave MDPD for city PD;s .

His ethics throughout his career are reason in itself for one not to hire him. A command staff person does not get involved with partying with dope dealers , taking gifts, bedding wife's of co-workers, etc. A great leader is one who has clear ethics, and leads by their examples.

Springs .. really you can do much better with someone of impeccable background and make those who serve proud being associated with that leader.

If you get along with Ralph, well good for you and his advice. But the old timers from MDPD and BSO will never ever trust him.

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The word is that, it is down to two Guzman and Cannon. Speak to anyone that knows them both and one stands out head and shoulders above the other. Th e choice is plain.

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More interviews have been scheduled. How long can the city stretch out this process? Actually down to Cannon or Toth if you believe what is coming out of city hall.

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The Mayor is negotiating his way into the Raul Martinez machine and will choose Toth; Toth was chosen as chief in Hialeah Gardens by the mayor there who used to be Raul Martinez’ Chief of Staff.
This place is lost. Someone grab the flag and flush the toilet.

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I'm not being a homer, but want to shed just a little light on the issue of your next police chief and one possible candidate. A/Chief Cannon is by far and long, the best selection to lead your agency. I say this with absolutely no disrespect intended toward the other three candidates.
Chief Cannon was an amazing police officer that has held several ranks and positions within a big city police agency. He has always been fair and consistent and I cannot think of anyone that has something negative to say about him personally or professionally.
He would be a great fit for your agency, as I feel your department has a lot of potential to emerge under new and sound leadership. In all fairness, many feel your department was simply harnessed by an administration that simply was content on keeping the status quo and not wanting to become a more progressive modern day small police force. Some have pointed to your former chief making his sustainability and longevity the priority, rather than the needs of the overall agency and troops. In fairness to him, I cannot state that this is true; rather, one could agree that new leadership may provide an infusion of ideas, opportunities and a new outlook for everyone.
I would encourage some of you to reach out to Chief Cannon and meet him yourself. He is a solid person and would embrace to chance to speak with you. I assure you that most, if not all of you, will come away impressed.
I hope your city's process is not too muddied with politics and backdoor deals. I say this fully understanding that there is always some "ugly" involved in the selection of a police chief.
That notwithstanding, a quick glance on some of the other candidates that initially applied and you should consider yourself lucky that they were not finalists. There was another one of our former A/Chiefs that applied, after separating from an agency down the road from you, and thank God for all of you that he was not selected. He was just one of many dead-end chiefs that applied that you don't want or need.
Good luck and stay safe.

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just looked into my crystal ball (the same one i looked at for the pension issue) and i see a vote of no confidence in the future... bye bye Toth!

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Toth will probably get the nod because the City can put off his appointment for up to a year while he uses up his time in the DROP thereby saving the City money which will be their rational if he gets the position.

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The new chief of police has been announced.... It's going to be (drum roll please)... Tu Madre maricon! Chupa chupa!

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The decision has been delayed for almost a week. It is believed that the City Mgr. does not have the support of the residents or council votes for Toth and therefore is delaying the announcement in order to build support before making a decision. This may become very interesting. Maybe Cannon will be appointed in a political reversal!

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Sources spotted Toth at the City Hall with the City Mgr, Mayer, and City attorney. Looks like its a done deal.

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I sincerely hope that you are wrong.
That would be one humongous step backwards.
Think “Hialeah South” and “Banana Republic”
Major sell-out!

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Most MPD guys don't have many good things to say about him.

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Most MPD guys don't have many good things to say about him.




Interesting.
Most of the MPD guys that I talk to speak highly of him; makes me wonder who you are talking to.

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Guzman is a zero. He may have been a good SWAT guy but he definitely is NOT a leader. He was actually demoted to Lt. from major at MOD before retiring.

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Guzman is a zero. He may have been a good SWAT guy but he definitely is NOT a leader. He was actually demoted to Lt. from major at MOD before retiring.



Listen Dan Rather, get the whole story before flapping your gums.
Guzman was in fact demoted by the NEW Chief in order to put his cronies and the new mayor’s cronies in staff level positions.
Guzman was a victim of Miami (Banana Republic) politics and it had nothing to do with his abilities; there were other casualties in that revolution that were equaling wronged.

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The above poster is correct, Guzman was demoted for political reasons. But it is also true that he isn't a very good leader. He will not fight for the troops and will be a yes man for the City Manager and Mayor. He plays favorites, especially with Cubans. His nickname at MPD was "mommas boy" because he got beat up,in high school and his mother took him out of Miami High and put him in a private school. As far as being a good SWAT guy, several SWAT team members were indicted while he was commander due to his lack of supervision and leadership

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The above poster is correct, Guzman was demoted for political reasons. But it is also true that he isn't a very good leader. He will not fight for the troops and will be a yes man for the City Manager and Mayor. He plays favorites, especially with Cubans. His nickname at MPD was "mommas boy" because he got beat up,in high school and his mother took him out of Miami High and put him in a private school. As far as being a good SWAT guy, several SWAT team members were indicted while he was commander due to his lack of supervision and leadership

Armando was the Training Sergeant, while I was in the academy...BLE #106. Armando, is a very good human being, and I know him to be a cops friend. However, he never supervised me in the field, but several of my academy class mates ended up being on swat, I believe, Because Armando stuck out his neck for all of them, and he took care of them while they worked for him in swat.

Good leader....was involved in numerous Riots with him in Miami, and he was Always QRU, and not afraid to go into a house or apprehend a subject...he's Not a tyrant and I've always found him to be very approachable.

The guys that got in trouble that were in swat, Didn't get in trouble , as a direct result of any swat mission, but as a result of their actions, while assigned to their daily assignments...Can't hold others responsible for Your actions.

The part of calling him "mommas boy "...have absolutely no direct knowledge of that.

To early to tell if he's going to fight for the troops, he just got this position. In Miami, he was a Major and in his 30+ years on the force, and during my time there, I NEVER saw him go out of his way to HURT anyone. I don't believe him to be malicious or a capricious individual that will " Witch Hunt people. "

Tom Cannon, was one of my FTOs and a Man's Man. I have the upmost Respect for Tommy, and he also could've been an excellent choice. During my time at MPD, Tommy always worked the street, and was a Cops Cop! A Kick Ass MOFO !!!!

Give Armando a chance, and approach him with whatever ideas you have, that can improve your department. I think, that you will be surprised, that he will be receptive and make changes if he believes that it will benefit your department, AND if he doesn't make the changes, that you seek, he will tell you why, he didn't implement the changes, he won't leave you hanging. Armando, is not an abrasive person.

Sad, that people will come on here and bash someone that they don't know, or will perpetuate innuendos, that they don't know to be true.

Be Safe & Hoping Good Things for your Dept.

Jesus D
BLE #106

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Macias was indicted from his action on a SWAT mission. Others that were on SWAT were also indicted for other activities. Most of them should have been removed from SWAT but they were Hispanic and he always takes care of Hispanics. He won't go out of his way to hurt you but he won't go out of his to help you either.

Actually most of the SWAT guys thought he was kind of funny because he tried to be a tough guy but he was more of a little kid playing soldier.

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Macias was indicted from his action on a SWAT mission. Others that were on SWAT were also indicted for other activities. Most of them should have been removed from SWAT but they were Hispanic and he always takes care of Hispanics. He won't go out of his way to hurt you but he won't go out of his to help you either.

Actually most of the SWAT guys thought he was kind of funny because he tried to be a tough guy but he was more of a little kid playing soldier.

1. My friend get your facts straight....Macias Wasn't indicted as a result of ANY SWAT Mission...read below, the article from the Sun-Sentinel.

2. All of these "Hispanics" that supposedly Guzman took care...Were INDICTED...how is it that he took care of ANYONE ?

3. This is what happens, when you try to Smear someone with Falsehoods...Lies...and Deceit....Please post your Name,since your, So Brave...I post mine on All of my Posts !


Miami Police Cover-up Alleged

September 8, 2001|By Ellis Berger and Vicky Agnew Miami Bureau and Staff Writer Akilah Johnson contributed to this report.

Miami — A day after the shooting deaths of a pair of petty thieves, five Miami police officers shared barbecue lunch and thoughts on how to cover up the fact that they planted guns to make it look as if the fleeing suspects were armed, two of the officers say in sworn statements.

Their statements -- and guilty pleas -- were unsealed Friday by federal prosecutors soon after the arrests of 11 other city officers, including three of the participants in the 1995 shootings near Miami Avenue and the Interstate 395 overpass. All are accused of a years-long conspiracy to cover up unjustified shootings.

It is the biggest shakeup in the Miami police department since the infamous River Cops scandal of the mid-1980s, when dozens of officers were implicated in murder and drug ripoffs.

"The circle of officers is not yet closed, the investigation continues, and time is running out for those others to come forward," said Hector Pesquera, special agent in charge of the FBI office in Miami.

Unlike the River Cops case, none of the charges against these officers is for monetary gain. Rather, they stand accused of covering up abuse of power and questionable shootings in four highly visible cases between November 1995 and June 1997 in which three unarmed men died, another was wounded and one was shot at.

At the request of Police Chief Raul Martinez, the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Justice Department will review the department's internal procedures in an effort to correct shortcomings that allowed such misconduct to flourish.

Identified but not among those arrested Friday were the two former officers, William Hames, 53, and John Mervolion, 47, who gave sworn statements in a closed courtroom to U.S. District Judge Alan S. Gold -- Hames on Wednesday, Mervolion on Thursday.

They are free on bond after pleading guilty to the same basic charges as the 11 others: obstruction of justice and conspiracy in civil rights violations that included planting at shooting scenes weapons they had seized at other locations but failed to turn in to the department's property room.




U.S. Attorney Guy A. Lewis announced the 15-count indictment and the arrests of Lt. Israel "Izzy" Gonzalez, 42; Sgt. Jose Acuna, 43; Sgt. Jose "Pepe" Quintero, 37; and Officers Jesus "Jessie" Aguero, 38; Arturo Beguiristain, 41; Jorge Castello, 34; Rafael "Ralph" Fuentes, 34; Jorge Garcia, 38; Eliezer Lopez, 34; Alejandro "Alex" Macias, 39; and Oscar Ronda, 39.

All of the officers are additionally accused of giving false or misleading statements to investigators. Garcia and Gonzalez are also charged with perjury. The charges each carry penalties of between five and 10 years in prison and fines of $250,000.

Prosecutors wanted Aguero and Beguiristain jailed until trial, but only Aguero was held without bond. Special restrictions were placed on Beguiristain, who was released along with the others on $100,000 bond. He is confined to his home for much of the day and night.

Lewis said Hames and Mervolion, who each face five years in prison, have agreed to cooperate in the prosecutions of the others.

`Badges stained'

The allegations, Lewis said, "are certainly disturbing -- officers sworn to uphold the law engaging in official misconduct, false testimony, planting firearms, stealing property, obstructing justice."

"The conduct of these officers has stained the badges of every hardworking, faithful, and honest police officer who puts his or her life on the line every day."

The four cases are referred to as:

I-395 Shooting, Nov. 7, 1995: Antonio Young and Derrick Wiltshire, both 20 and suspects in a smash-and-grab robbery, are fatally wounded as they bail out of a car and jump from an on-ramp to the expressway as Aguero, Garcia, Gonzalez, Mervolion and Hames fire 37 rounds. The indictment says Aguero fired "ricochet rounds" into the pavement near Young in an attempt to make it look as if he was shot from the front.

Beguiristain and Quintero arrived on the scene afterward and are accused of planting guns near the bodies. Hames and Mervolion say in their sworn statements that they and the others plotted their cover-up during lunch the next day at the Bar-B-Q Barn, 11705 NW Seventh Ave., a block west of I-95 in North Miami.

Northwest Seventh Court Shooting, March 12, 1996: 72-year-old Richard Brown is killed in a drug raid at his two-room home, 1344 NW Seventh Court, as Beguiristain, Macias, Fuentes, Lopez and unnamed SWAT team members fire 123 shots through the walls and door. Beguiristain "found" a gun prosecutors say was planted by another officer.

43rd Street Shooting, April 13, 1996: Beguiristain is accused of planting a gun, obtained from Mervolion, in the back yard at 347 NW 42nd St. to cover up for Aguero's having fired at an unarmed purse-snatching suspect named Steven Carter, who was not hit. Aguero allegedly had given the gun to Mervolion months earlier after failing to turn it in as evidence in a crime

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The fact is the Brown shooting was during a SWAT mission. Read the article you posted dumb ass. Several SWAT members were indicted from that incident. And you are correct, Guzman couldn't protect the Hispanics from the Feds. Idiot.

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The above poster is correct, Guzman was demoted for political reasons. But it is also true that he isn't a very good leader. He will not fight for the troops and will be a yes man for the City Manager and Mayor. He plays favorites, especially with Cubans. His nickname at MPD was "mommas boy" because he got beat up,in high school and his mother took him out of Miami High and put him in a private school. As far as being a good SWAT guy, several SWAT team members were indicted while he was commander due to his lack of supervision and leadership




As someone with supervisory and command level experience it never ceases to amaze me when someone comes on these pages and alleges that this guy or that guy “did not stand up for his guys”
This profession has been saddled with an over abundance of those people that think that they can do whatever they want and that their “supervisors won’t let them do their job” (as they interpret their job to be)
A supervisor/leader is not expected, nor should he/her engage in covering up a screw-up, especially when that screw up was as the result of irresponsible police action/dangerous practices or total disregard for the safety the RIGHTS of others in bad faith.
A good supervisor/leader will be your advocate when you make a mistake while acting in GOOD faith and discharging your duties and should go to the mat for you. He/she should never become your co-conspirator in a cover-up when you were at fault and should have known better.
Be a stand-up cop and admit when you screw-up, we all did and will continue to as long as we are working in this profession. We make decision every day in nano seconds while the Monday morning quarter backs take months to comb over the incident reports.
I have never met a cop that was worth the damn that did not have an IA file and complaints made against them; the issue is, how may were sustained.
Read this, learn it, live by it and you should be able to collect your retirement.

“As a Law Enforcement Officer my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all men to liberty, equality and justice.
I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn, or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare or others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department.
Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty.
I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities.
I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before God to my chosen profession...law enforcement.”

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You misinterpret " standing for the troops". In this case it refers to working conditions, time off, uniforms, equipment needs, staffing etc. it does not covering up a crime. However, Guzman famously covered for Hispanic SWAT officers that were involved in wrong doing.

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You misinterpret " standing for the troops". In this case it refers to working conditions, time off, uniforms, equipment needs, staffing etc. it does not covering up a crime. However, Guzman famously covered for Hispanic SWAT officers that were involved in wrong doing.

Cite Examples and did you report any of these so called criminal misconduct to anyone? Or did you call in the Authorities ?
What did you do, to correct the Criminal Violations, that you say Guzman failed to address ?....You did Nothing, because nothing happened...

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One more time. The post does not say criminal acts. Stupid

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One more time. The post does not say criminal acts. Stupid

You're Full of Shit !!!!!!!!!

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Ask Monroe, Guzman wanted to burn him and protect his two Cuban SWAT buddies when the K9 dog starved to death. Real stand up guy that Guzman. POS

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Ask Monroe, Guzman wanted to burn him and protect his two Cuban SWAT buddies when the K9 dog starved to death. Real stand up guy that Guzman. POS



Monroe is a piece of crap that should have never been hired to begin with; starving the poor dog was the straw that broke the camel’s back and he should have been fired.
You obviously have an issue with Armando but I feel is personal and not professional. You talk crap behind peoples back but confront no one; high Estrogen level?

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Monroe is a standup guy. By the way, Monroe is now a Lt and K9 CO. So I guess he wasn't too bad. Sorry you can't face the facts about your girlfriend Guzman. But then again you are one of Guzmans Cuban do-boys.

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Monroe is a standup guy. By the way, Monroe is now a Lt and K9 CO. So I guess he wasn't too bad. Sorry you can't face the facts about your girlfriend Guzman. But then again you are one of Guzmans Cuban do-boys.

Have you ever approached Armando about any of your concerns or do you just come on here any vent like a *****, that doesn't have the balls to confront someone one on one ?


Grow some balls, and put your name to your post, or be an everlasting *****, that came on here with misinformation, distortion, and like all pussies do....bull shit and complain behind people's backs, because they don't have the intestinal fortitude to confront someone.

I've known Armando, for many years, and he's Not a *****, go and confront him, with your BS.

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Jesus D isn't really posting your name is it? Stop calling people ***** and man up and post your name. If you were in BLE106 Guzman wasn't your TA and Cannon wasn't your FTO. So stop lying and go back to the MPD site with the rest of Cuban friends. Guzman is a toy soldier with no leadership ability. The only ones that think different are rookie officers that never saw a true leader in action. Veteran officers laugh at him and make fun of his crying when he was demoted.
Get a life loser.

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Jesus D isn't really posting your name is it? Stop calling people ***** and man up and post your name. If you were in BLE106 Guzman wasn't your TA and Cannon wasn't your FTO. So stop lying and go back to the MPD site with the rest of Cuban friends. Guzman is a toy soldier with no leadership ability. The only ones that think different are rookie officers that never saw a true leader in action. Veteran officers laugh at him and make fun of his crying when he was demoted.
Get a life loser.



Well spunky, I am not Jesus D from BLE 106, but I was a TA with Armando and Molina during that period of time around 1985. As I recall Armando was already in SWAT and was a high liability instructor at the academy.
I don’t know who you are and is just as well; I have a feeling you are not worth knowing, but I guarantee you that you wouldn’t make a pimple in Armando’s ass as a cop.

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Another lie, Guzman wasn't in SWAT in 1985. Try again loser. Was that the same year he shot and killed a security guard by accident. Yes the new chief had an accidental discharge because he panicked and killed an innocent person. I bet that didn't come up yet did it, loser.

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Please lay off Guzman. The guy is harmless and won't bother anybody. I'm sure the Manager will let him act the part as chief as long as he doesn't get too serious he'll leave him alone to drive around the Springs and try to impress people.

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Jesus D isn't really posting your name is it? Stop calling people ***** and man up and post your name. If you were in BLE106 Guzman wasn't your TA and Cannon wasn't your FTO. So stop lying and go back to the MPD site with the rest of Cuban friends. Guzman is a toy soldier with no leadership ability. The only ones that think different are rookie officers that never saw a true leader in action. Veteran officers laugh at him and make fun of his crying when he was demoted.
Get a life loser.

Now you want to take away attention from your self by saying I wasn't in BLE 106, sorry pal, but I was along with Frank Fernandez, Willy Alvarez, Mauricio Rodriguez, just to name a few.

Our TA were: Mike Manning & Frank Molina, Sergeant was Armando Guzman and Lt. Patrick Anderson.

Cannon was one of my FTOs.

Don't have a screen name, just my real name.

At the end of the day, you're a *****! You don't have the balls to put a name with your posts. You're showing all of us, the type of Coward and *****, that you are, by coming on here and trying to bash someone, without even putting your name to your posts, so that Armando can defend himself against your BS.

You're a keyboard Coward, or Pendejo, as we call it in Spanish, and this is whom you are in real life, a *****, that will shake hands with people, and then back stab, the same person because, you've Never had, the balls to confront another man.

Like I said earlier, you will Forever be known as a *****!

Jesus D
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Yo creo que tu eres uno de los muchos negros racistas equivocados de la Ciudad de Miami.
Vete para el cono de tu resingada madre y déjà a el socio tranquilo.
Tu peor pesadilla hijo de puta.

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Why so profane Jesus? Seems like you have a problem with people pointing out the truth. Please return to the MPD site, we do not like the behavior you display here in Miami Springs. By the way I asked around and no one knows who you are. We're you arrested or indicted and perhaps people just forgot about you. I think you are using a fake name. I bet you are actually Guzman's wife trying to stick for the wanna be tough guy cop. Did he really cry when he was demoted? Did he actually shoot a security guard and kill him by accident. Wasn't he the SWAT Commander on several missions where officers were indicted? I heard he was the commander of the K9 Unit when a dog was starved to death. Starved? Sounds like a fine leader alright. But I would say if you think he is a great leader of men you are most likely a *****.

Now go back to your own site you loser.

PS. Stop calling out people for not posting their names when you don't you *****.

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All of the statements above are true. Guzman is a nice guy but NO leader -was not even a good street cop. Maybe his years as top security guard gave him some leadership skills and backbone.

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Why so profane Jesus? Seems like you have a problem with people pointing out the truth. Please return to the MPD site, we do not like the behavior you display here in Miami Springs. By the way I asked around and no one knows who you are. We're you arrested or indicted and perhaps people just forgot about you. I think you are using a fake name. I bet you are actually Guzman's wife trying to stick for the wanna be tough guy cop. Did he really cry when he was demoted? Did he actually shoot a security guard and kill him by accident. Wasn't he the SWAT Commander on several missions where officers were indicted? I heard he was the commander of the K9 Unit when a dog was starved to death. Starved? Sounds like a fine leader alright. But I would say if you think he is a great leader of men you are most likely a *****.

Now go back to your own site you loser.

PS. Stop calling out people for not posting their names when you don't you *****.





You crossed the line here.
If you have something to say about another cop say it, but leave family members out your vile discussions and comments.
Comments about or even mention of another officer’s immediate family are dishonorable, unwarranted and in bad taste. It speaks volumes about the writer.

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Why so profane Jesus? Seems like you have a problem with people pointing out the truth. Please return to the MPD site, we do not like the behavior you display here in Miami Springs. By the way I asked around and no one knows who you are. We're you arrested or indicted and perhaps people just forgot about you. I think you are using a fake name. I bet you are actually Guzman's wife trying to stick for the wanna be tough guy cop. Did he really cry when he was demoted? Did he actually shoot a security guard and kill him by accident. Wasn't he the SWAT Commander on several missions where officers were indicted? I heard he was the commander of the K9 Unit when a dog was starved to death. Starved? Sounds like a fine leader alright. But I would say if you think he is a great leader of men you are most likely a *****.

Now go back to your own site you loser.

PS. Stop calling out people for not posting their names when you don't you *****.

No Screen Name and my name says it all.....But AGAIN, You *****...where's your Name ?????

Like, I've told you before...YOU will ALWAYS be known, as an EVERLASTING *****...whom doesn't have the intestinal fortitude, or ESTROGEN, in your case to post your name !

Jesus D
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This is some funny shit....reading the negative threads, makes me believe, that they're coming from: Brendan Monroe, whom was in K-9, when one of his handlers, that was going through a divorce, had his K-9, at his soon to be ex-wife's house and the K-9, was starved to death, by the spouse of the K-9 officer.

Lt. Brendan Monroe, was held responsible for not checking on the welfare of the K-9.
Brendan is also known at MPD:Tyrannosaurus Rex ...Lmao.....

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Is it true that Guzman was the Major in charge K-9 when this happened?

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Is it true that Guzman was the Major in charge K-9 when this happened?





Yes he was, and he personally starved that hound to death in spite of the handler the Sgt. and the Lt. of the unit.
Now; what other nonsense do you want to discuss?

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It just speaks to his supervisory skills or lack of. Yes, there was a chain of command however the major should know what it going on in a unit before it gets to such a drastic point. The buck stops with him.

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He compounded the problem by covering for his SWAT buddies and trying to burn the Sgt that had nothing to do with it. In fairness a major would not know what a handler is doing or not doing, that is the Sgt and Lt job. But once it was apparent the Sgt and Lt failed in their jobs they should have been held accountable. Instead Guzman, the Lt and the other Sgt, who were all in SWAT blamed the innocent Sgt. That is the kind of chief you guys are getting.

People on here have said he is a nice guy but he is vindictive and hypocritical. He also has one standard for him and one for everyone else. Kind of like Baan, but with a smile.

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He compounded the problem by covering for his SWAT buddies and trying to burn the Sgt that had nothing to do with it. In fairness a major would not know what a handler is doing or not doing, that is the Sgt and Lt job. But once it was apparent the Sgt and Lt failed in their jobs they should have been held accountable. Instead Guzman, the Lt and the other Sgt, who were all in SWAT blamed the innocent Sgt. That is the kind of chief you guys are getting.

People on here have said he is a nice guy but he is vindictive and hypocritical. He also has one standard for him and one for everyone else. Kind of like Baan, but with a smile.




Dude; you need to let this go!
There were layers of supervisors that failed in this incident and the Lt. ultimately was shown to have been derelict.
IA in a police department is like a prison; every one there has been frame and is innocent!
Incidentally, you would have to travel long and far to find a bigger narcissist than Baan or a more incompetent Chief!

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You are getting a Baan with a smile and more social personality. He will tell the rank and file. He will not buck anything the manager or mayor says and tell the rank and file sorry i tried. He can try in Spanish and English. Lies of omission are his style. But hey he is a nice guy. The city manager and mayor screwed you guys again.

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No balls, no leadership, plays favorites and developed cliqs, favors Cubans. Will be a ***** do boy for the city manager and council.

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As long as he hates the ghetto dwellers and keeps them away from here he is OK with me!
Go back to Over Town and do whatever it is that you do.

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Guzman is afraid of ghetto dwellers. He will call in sick, put his head in the sand or pretend they are not an issue. Lol. Happy New Year

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He compounded the problem by covering for his SWAT buddies and trying to burn the Sgt that had nothing to do with it. In fairness a major would not know what a handler is doing or not doing, that is the Sgt and Lt job. But once it was apparent the Sgt and Lt failed in their jobs they should have been held accountable. Instead Guzman, the Lt and the other Sgt, who were all in SWAT blamed the innocent Sgt. That is the kind of chief you guys are getting.

People on here have said he is a nice guy but he is vindictive and hypocritical. He also has one standard for him and one for everyone else. Kind of like Baan, but with a smile.

Monroe had a policy that allowed trainers to keep thier dogs at home instead of bringing them to work.The trainer in question was assigned to him. He wrote two conflicting emails as he can't remember what excuse was next but then again that's a trait your little clique share. So Keep it up buddy keep posting. When you look up in the sky take a good look at the stars. The stars of corruption are fading fasting fast.

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If Monroe is such a **** up why is he now the Commander of the K-9 unit.

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If Monroe is such a **** up why is he now the Commander of the K-9 unit.

That's a question you should ask Herbello and Cabrera next time you talk to them. In the mean time enjoy the weekend it's beautiful weather.

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Me me me....that is what I remember about Guzman when he was at MPD. Well that and he always try ing to cover for the **** ups in SWAT. He ****ed SWAT up so bad they asked the guy your manager didn't pick to go back to SWAT to fix it.

Poor choice by the Miami Springs administration to pick Guzman to be chief.

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Luckily for the Miami Springs officers, there are people like me that have a historical background on the crap you spew. You know dammed well that all of the shit that occurred in SWAT and the subsequent investigations were from the Sullivan era. There were a lot of people that took early retirements and went with other agencies fearing a federal indictment.
Meanwhile “Sully” is in Orlando selling real state and laughing his ass off.
I don’t know what Armando did to you; however, you are a real piece of shit telling these lies.

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Lopez, Fuentes, Macias, indicted. About 5-8 more removed from the team for their transgressions that were questionable but criminality could not be proved. This happened in 1999-2000. Sullivan hadn't been on SWAT since 1983. So I really have no idea what you are talking about. Guzman and Perez were SWAT Commanders then. After all the bad shootings and other problems with SWAT, then Cpt. Cannon was requested to return to SWAT and clean it up. Guzman and Perez tried to sweep all the problems under the rug. Guzman also favored Cuban officers over Black and Anglo officers, even forcing out blacks that wouldn't go along with Rambo.

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Well bubba, it goes like this.
SWAT is a unit based on mutual trust and respect as your life is in my hands and vise versa; that leaves out most blacks.
Rambo was an exceptional officer; a man’s man and a cop’s cop and those that did not see eye to eye with him was because of their diminished stature as men and didn't belong on the team.
A clear picture is beginning to develop in your posts and your motives have become evident.
Poor little black guy, woe be me.

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This is just some excerpts from the appeal check out GRAND JURY REPORT, this is the squad at MDPD Homicide unit that forced him to resign after testifying. Once again all public record . it goes on and on, do your homework including FBI and MDPD internal investigation!

740 F.2d 862
16 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 265
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Fabio ALONSO, Pedro Izaguirre, Robert Derringer, Julio
Ojeda, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 83-5072.
United States Court of Appeals,
Eleventh Circuit.
Aug. 30, 1984.
Lawrence N. Rosen, Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Alonso.

Roy E. Black, Black & Furci, Miami, Fla., for Izaguirre.

Thornton, Rothman, Adelstein & Moreno, David Rothman, Miami, Fla., for Derringer.

Kravitz & Von Zamft, Michael L. Von Zamft, Hialeah, Fla., for Ojeda.

Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., Michael P. Sullivan, Jon May, Linda Collins-Hertz, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.


The judgments of convictions are AFFIRMED.

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Honorable C. Clyde Atkins, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, sitting by designation

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Fabio Alonso was convicted of conspiring to conduct and conducting an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1962(c), 1962(d), 1963; unlawfully arresting persons under color of state law, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; conspiracy to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841(a)(1), 846; and income tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7201. He was acquitted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Alonso received a total sentence of ten years in prison

Pedro Izaguirre was found guilty of conspiring to conduct an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1962(d), 1963; three counts of unlawfully appropriating property, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; and income tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7206. He was acquitted of substantive racketeering, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, conspiracy to defraud the government, tax evasion and two counts of unlawfully appropriating property. Izaguirre was sentenced to a total of eight years in prison.

Julio Ojeda was convicted of conspiring to conduct and conducting an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1962(c), 1962(d), 1963; two counts of unlawfully arresting persons under color of state law, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841(a)(1); unlawfully appropriating property, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; conspiracy to defraud the government, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 371; and two counts of tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7201. He was acquitted on two counts of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to possess marijuana and quaaludes, and two counts of unlawfully appropriating property. Ojeda received sentences aggregating fourteen years imprisonment.

Robert Derringer was convicted of unlawfully appropriating property, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; and income tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7201. He was acquitted of two counts of unlawfully appropriating property, two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, and conspiracy to possess marijuana and quaaludes with intent to distribute. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the substantive charges of racketeering, conspiracy to conduct an enterprise through racketeering, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, unlawful appropriation of property, unlawfully arresting persons under color of state law and conspiracy to defraud the government. Derringer was sentenced to six years imprisonment. Charles Rivas, Thomas Gergen, Steven McElveen and Raymond Eggler were acquitted of all charges and are not involved in this appeal.

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Does anyone know the current whereabouts of Fabio Alonso?

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As Chief, Tom Hunker could get rid of these messes and clean up Miami Springs PD!!