Bye Bye Petey

From what I heard there were some issues with their solid evidence, so I ask you is your evidence solid.

Rule #1 Always tell the 100% truth.
Rule #2 See Rule #1
Follow these 2 simple rules and we would not be having this post.

What if the truth wasn't enough? Petey was a magnet for stuff because he was active at work. Then add in the fact that maybe there was more to it. We all want to cast stones at people yet if we look at ourselves in the mirror we are all the same at times. Stress with our jobs and other things such as family issues or even the ecnomey. We are all human and make mistakes.

A lie is intended. An error and an inaccurecy is going to face us all at one time no matter how perfect you are.

Look at what has happened in the past to many of us within our brotherhood. At times an error or misjudment has cost us our jobs or gotten us in trouble or even hurt or killed in our profession.

Petey good luck to you and I hope what ever you choose to do in the future use this incident as well as others from this agency to become a stronger better person. I would take you as a backup anyday my brother you are one in a million and have a heart of gold.

I will miss you Petey. Thanks for all of those trips you made to my house after the accident. You were there for me when I needed you. I will never forget that. Thanks for taking other officers' calls when it was their Friday. Thanks for being proactive and thanks for covering all of our backs when we needed it. A special thanks for taking care of our SWAT team with all the little things you did for them. What a thankless job, but you did it.

Every department has their own exclusive characters that helps to define them. We had our Petey. Brother you will be missed, especially on mids. You always had a smile, an infectious laugh, and a story to tell that made us laugh. You have my number...PLEASE stay in touch. From the heart, Thanks for your service to this community.

All The Best My Friend,
Scott 377

Petey is my friend and he was a good officer. However, I am aware of the evidence against him. He made a mistake at not telling the truth or at best, forgetting some basic information that would cause a reasonable person to wonder if he was telling the truth. Attorney's have a knack at finding that and pointing those little facts out so his credibility would be an issue for the rest of his career.

The reality is that Petey decided to resign while under investigation for truthfulness. I have never seen an officer resign under investigation in this career unless the evidence was overwelming. Either way, he had a chance to defend himself but he opted to leave. He is a big boy and that was his decision. Enough said. You can keep your conspiracy theory. Any officer with common sense has seen this pattern before and normally is a sign of guilt of something.

Petey is my friend and he was a good officer. However, I am aware of the evidence against him. He made a mistake at not telling the truth or at best, forgetting some basic information that would cause a reasonable person to wonder if he was telling the truth. Attorney's have a knack at finding that and pointing those little facts out so his credibility would be an issue for the rest of his career.

The reality is that Petey decided to resign while under investigation for truthfulness. I have never seen an officer resign under investigation in this career unless the evidence was overwelming. Either way, he had a chance to defend himself but he opted to leave. He is a big boy and that was his decision. Enough said. You can keep your conspiracy theory. Any officer with common sense has seen this pattern before and normally is a sign of guilt of something.

Define "Either way, he had a chance to defend himself but he opted to leave." I'm not to sure about that.

In our internal investigations, I believe you have the right to hear or read the allegations against you and see the evidence. Then you have a right to give your side of the story and present your own evidence. If you excerise that option, the Chief would get a copy of the IA report which gives both sides of the story and she would make a determination.

From what I have heard, he walked away prior to being interviewed. I take that to mean he gave up his right to have his side of the story heard. I hate to say it, but if I was being falsely accused, I would at least go down swinging and have my side heard. In addition, I would plead my case to our Chief who has a habit of going easy on people. He didn't go that route. Instead he up and quit. I fear that means there was something to hide. However, we will truly never know. I wish Pete the best of luck. He was a good guy who apparently made a mistake somewhere along the line.

Good Luck Petey!