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    Culture of violence?? Are you kidding? There was no culture of violence you ignorant fool. Sure force was used when necessary but was rarely used when not needed. And when it was those officers did not last long. What dipino has done is simply make using force something that is now questioned by officers even when necessary and that’s a dangerous thing. When you keep getting dragged the mud for every bs complaint and eliminate any semblance of morale agency wide arrests and use of force will naturally go down.

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    ...force is rarely used when not needed....
    Define rarely.

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    ...you ignorant fool...
    That argument won't legally hold up on a PCA, nor in a Bivens Action.

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    Not so much

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    Been here for many years. Used to see the old timer SPD officers bring in "bloodied up" arrestees into the jail, BUT that no longer happens under Chief DiPino. In the old days, if you ran from SPD nightshift, then it was justification for an ass whooping. However, SPD's "culture of violence" has been completely stopped. Period. The change is amazing.
    Yes, SPD is at the bottom of the recruiting pool locally. People are not standing in line to work here. They are leaving if they aren't vested. If SPD were part of the FRS we would be 50% staffed. And where is your hard data - facts - about a "culture of violence"? Self-initiated activity has tanked. Only the real estate values have kept the crime rate down. And it is great to see armed security guards walking on Main Street instead of SPD officers. Visible proof that SPD is not fullfilling its mission.

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    Dipino couldn’t lead her way to water from a row boat. She is abysmal. Has no clue what to do to lead the agency up. All she has done is drag it down with her simple minded concepts and ideas. She has done nothing to reduce crime. It’s all a combination of luck, pendulum swing, and normal up and down of criminal activity. It’s by sheer luck we have not had a dozen or more murders this year with all the ppl who have been shot.

    And the prior post is right. Dipino has reduced use of force? My ass. Self initiated activity is at its lowest point ever. Less contacts= less use of force. It’s that simple. Dipinos plan, scare officers into doing nothing and claim corresponding drop in numbers is good leadership.

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    Yes, SPD is at the bottom of the recruiting pool locally.
    SPD is an outstanding agency. If you don't like it, then leave it.

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    If SPD were part of the FRS we would be 50% staffed.
    Not sure what you're trying to say?

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    Only the real estate values have kept the crime rate down.
    Well, Sarasota is most certainly a "destination" for rich retiring Americans. That is not going to change in the next 50 years.

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    SPD is an outstanding agency. If you don't like it, then leave it.



    Not sure what you're trying to say?



    Well, Sarasota is most certainly a "destination" for rich retiring Americans. That is not going to change in the next 50 years.
    What he/she was trying to say is if SPD had the FRS, more people would leave for another agency as they would keep the same retirement system. For example, SSO, MSO, and VPD are under the FRS. Things are more complicated when you leave a city pension plan for another, you usually lose a lot in the transfer.

    SPD does not have a very good reputation when you ask around. A lot of LEO from other agencies think SPD chief is nuts. When you get asked "if you were a dog, what breed would it be?" during the final interview, it might make some recruits question their choice.

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    "SPD is an outstanding agency"

    What do you know about other agencies? Probably not a lot. I wonder if you even know SPD to begin with. Any person who works for SPD, who is familiar with the pension plan, would have understood right off the bat what the previous person posted regarding the FRS and moving to another agency. Yet you did not have a clue. But apparently you know enough to say SPD is OUTSTANDING. Bwahahaha! Please stop.

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    A lot of LEO from other agencies think SPD chief is nuts.
    All you can say is that "she's crazy" or "she's fat" or "she looked at me mean" bla blaaa blaaaaab bla blaaaaa.... That's not a valid argument. All you're presenting are straw men.

    It's true that the SPD pension system has changed, but that's been happening for many years and it happened long before Chief DiPino arrived. In the old days, many agencies (including SPD) opted out of the social security (SS) plan and, instead, they paid their officers more (to compensate for the loss of SS money at retirement). Other agencies that opted into the SS plan paid their employees less (because they will collect SS at retirement). However, everything is now bassackwards because many pay scales (in the U.S.) are immaterial of the SS plan i.e. some agencies that are opted out of SS pay no more or less than agencies are are opted into the SS plan.

    VPD only recently opted into the FRS. For many years, they had their own municipal plan at 3.5%.

    All of your complaints are straw men. Don't hold a match to them or else they'll go up in smoke!

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    An agency is only as good as it’s leader ship. Starting from the chief down through the command staff SPD is very lacking in this regard. The chief is an absolute idiot with no leadership qualities at all. She certainly doesn’t lead by example or inspire anybody to work. She has the agency so Mired down in complaints it’s insane. IUPA says we have more complaint investigations than an agency 2x our size. Way to go chief. Hope u r proud.
    Robinson is ok but does not know how to deal with personnel. He flies off the handle then backtracks. He was pushed by Moyer and given too much to soon.
    Rieser is completely checked out. May as well not even be here. Doesn’t give a crap about anything other than leaving. Worthless.
    Jaress is a good person. Very nice but not a leader of in any sense.
    Todd is Robinson’s bestie and do boy. Anyone who say different is a liar. He is also a bully. Horrible choice for capt.
    So yeah we are basically screwed. Will be interesting to see who the little shrew makes the next capt.

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    Lightbulb SPD Chief Bernadette DiPino v. Sarasota Sheriff Tom Knight

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    An agency is only as good as it’s leader ship. Starting from the chief down through the command staff SPD is very lacking in this regard.
    Well then, how about comparing SPD with the Sarasota Sheriff's Office? That's a good start, right?

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    The chief is an absolute idiot with no leadership qualities at all.
    Talk is cheap, but facts speak loud and clear. Let's compare Chief Bernadette DiPino with Sheriff Tom Knight:

    • Sheriff Tom Knight was arrested by VPD at a bar for disorderly conduct after getting sloppy drunk and emotional over "woman issues."
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    • Chief Bernadette has never been arrested.
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    • The FBI recently denied Sheriff Tom Knight a Top Secret security clearance, due to his recent and past behaviors. Keep reading for proof.
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    • Chief DiPino has never been rejected by the FBI.
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    • Sheriff Tom Knight refused to investigate (1) his political buddy (2) who was also a captain (3) for getting a juvenile pregnant (4) and then encouraging her to abort the baby. A sheriff's sergeant and a deputy were the whistle blowers. Since Knight refused to investigate the child molestation by an active-duty LEO, FDLE had to do it.
      http://www.heraldtribune.com/article...ICLE/120619799
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    • Chief DiPino investigates all allegations of child molestation by active-duty LEOs.
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    • Sheriff Tom Knight suspended the whistle blowing sergeant for reporting the above child molestation because the media coverage embarrassed him and made him look corrupt, as well as incompetent.
      https://www.heraldtribune.com/articl.../605200474/SH/
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    • Chief DiPino does not seek revenge against whistle blowers.


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    Will be interesting to see who the little shrew makes the next capt. Robinson is ok but does not know how to deal with personnel. He flies off the handle then backtracks.
    So now you want to play the promotional name game? Fair enough. Sarasota sheriff's colonel Kurt Hoffman failed a polygraph test about stealing from multiple victims and from multiple employers on multiple occasions. After failing the polygraph test, Hoffman confessed to:
    - stealing pornography from a store
    - stealing a boat from a citizen
    - stealing other things from past employers
    - stealing gasoline while working as a reserve deputy for the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office (twice).
    Knight still promoted Hoffman.
    https://www.scribd.com/document/3224...t-Hoffman-News

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    Rieser is completely checked out. May as well not even be here. Doesn’t give a crap about anything other than leaving. Worthless.
    Sarasota sheriff's captain John Walsh was investigated for (1) lying during an internal investigation and (2) encouraging another officer to lie as a false alibi. That's about as dirty as you can get. Sheriff Tom Knight still promoted Walsh into his inner circle as a captain.
    https://www.scribd.com/document/3214...ohn-Walsh-News

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    Jaress is a good person. Very nice but not a leader of in any sense.
    Sarasota sheriff's captain Kevin McElyea failed a lie detector tests about sleeping with another man's wife, after the husband caught him. Then the husband secretly recorded McElyea discussing how to "suppress evidence." The husband gave the secret recording to Knight. Knight still promoted McElyea into his inner circle as a captain.
    http://s1179.photobucket.com/user/Pe...rOath.gif.html

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    Todd is Robinson’s bestie and do boy. Anyone who say different is a liar. He is also a bully. Horrible choice for capt.
    Sarasota sheriff's lieutenant Dan Tutko asked a K-9 deputy to lie during a traffic stop by falsely claiming that the dog "alerted" to drugs during a shakedown. A faked sniff allows officers to search a vehicle. However, the deputy refused to lie for Tutko - and the deputy reported Tutko's actions to Knight. No punishment was imposed on Tutko, but the deputy was removed from the K9 unit for whistle blowing (sound familiar?). litical retaliation. Knight then promoted Tutko into his inner circle as a lieutenant.
    http://www.heraldtribune.com/article...falsify-search

    Is that enough for you? SPD is not suffering from corruption and moral character issues "at the very top." The SPD command structure is clean. However, the Sarasota Sheriff's Office is corrupt from the top down, when the facts are examined and scrutinized. That's why the FBI denied Sheriff Tom Knight a security clearance. Count your blessings with clean leadership with Chief Bernadette DiPino. She is honorable, honest and morally upright.

    C-O-U-N-T . Y-O-U-R . B-L-E-S-S-I-N-G-S

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