I also worked with JD. He was very QRU and down to earth. Was he a ball of fire, NO. He climbed the ladder fairly quickly and I remember after he got promoted to LT he seemed to change a little and became a little less personable (at least to us silver badges). We were never buddies, to be sure. But I always thought he was a honorable man. I know some people may not like some of his policies, but you have to remember who his boss was and the budget environment. I believe he is more of a "community policing" kind of cop than a proactive, go find the bad guys cop and I think that reflected on how he ran the department. Bottom line is, I believe he did what he believed was right for the community and department. I really don't think he promoted some of his cronies like some of our previous directors did. Alvarez, Parker and Loftus were flagrant with the cronyism, I really didn't get that from JD.