PBA's worthless articles.

Unregistered · 06-12-2015, 10:24 PM

Why does the PBA keep sending these worthless articles? Why don't you tell us something positive happening in our department better? Oh wait, there is nothing positive about our department for the last few years. What about a contract that is followed by both the county and the pba? Oh well... we keep waiting.

Unregistered · 06-14-2015, 03:49 PM

What the hell is going on with the contract? This is ridiculous

**doc justice** · 06-14-2015, 04:21 PM

I actually think they write some very good articles myself. Further, they agree with me.

Comments made by the Dade County PBA against Chief Rolle, Detective Aquino and Homestead PD IA.

1)*http://dadecountypba.org/?p=2570
7/31/2013-John Rivera, President
Homestead
If there is ever a study of how to horribly run an internal affairs unit, the City of Homestead has got to get top billing. The city of Opa-Locka would have also been in the running, but since the departure of Tony Sanchez, maybe not so much any longer. The real question is, where is Chief Rolle? How can anyone be so asleep at the wheel? Does the Chief not realize that the walls are closing in on him? At the end of the day, only misfeasance or malfeasances are what drive the acceptance of such behavior. Is the Chief so asleep that he really is unaware of his dirty work doers, sometimes referred to as IA detectives, or Captains, who will sell out their own family to save themselves? Somewhere down the road, the Chief will be no obstacle for them when they get nabbed. And, nabbed they are bound to get. They themselves see it coming and that’s why they continuously refuse to report to depositions and to be placed under oath. But, they have gotten away with their shenanigans for so long that they do have a sense of invincibility. Now, I know that reading this you are wondering what the hell has been going on down there.
So, for any Chief or high-ranking department head trying to figure out how to run an internal affairs unit, look only to Homestead to see how NOT to do it.

2)*http://dadecountypba.org/?p=2755
11/1/2013-John Rivera, President
Homestead saga
Well, it seems as though having your Internal Affairs Captain and main hatchet investigator shredding documents, starting with their own IA files, is an acceptable practice within the City of Homestead. Oh, and failing to show up for depositions multiple times is cool too. Sure, the City had to shell out money in order to pay for the Captain’s complete disregard for the justice system but who cares? After all, it’s only tax money. At least Homestead is setting precedent, and if it’s ok for the Chief’s handpicked people it surely must be ok for the rest of the subordinates to shred public records, repeatedly refuse to show up for depositions, etc. Oh yeah, and when finally brought in for a deposition, the Captain takes the fifth and surprisingly there are no inquires, no investigations from anywhere or anyone. Now, she is waiting for her attorney (FOP attorney) who is on trial. Yes, I said on trial – not in trial. Seems he himself was arrested and if he gets out of the jam, he’ll represent the fine Captain. Damn, is this a great country, or what? Stay tuned on this one, it’s getting juicer by the day.

3)*http://www.miamiherald.com/news/loca...le1972975.html
6/26/2014-John Rivera, President

“We are hoping to see some arrests out of this,” said John Rivera, president of the Dade County Police Benevolent Association, the union that represents Homestead’s rank-and-file officers. “The chief should go to jail. The captain should go to jail. And [Aquino] should go to jail.”

4)*http://dadecountypba.org/?p=3055
6/30/2014-Pablo Lima, Vice President
Homestead Police Department
The shady dealings and inappropriate treatment of PBA members in the Homestead Police Department continues to unravel. The latest is a lawsuit filed by Captain William “Bobby” Rea, a 26-year veteran, who, according to the lawsuit, was fired for whistle blowing. Captain Rea described how the Department illegally destroyed and falsified official police records. A few months ago, your PBA legal team won a significant case against the Department where an officer had been wrongfully terminated. PBA obtained reinstatement of the officer including back pay, seniority and projected overtime loss. How long will this shenanigan continue until the City takes action and replaces the incompetent Chief and his cronies? Well, that I don’t know, but be assured, your PBA will continue to fight for your rights and proper treatment.

5)*http://dadecountypba.org/?p=3424
4/1/2015-John Rivera, President
Homestead
The City of Homestead is still in the hot seat over some morally challenged decisions made by its completely inept Chief. Their actions of improperly firing of employees and destroying public records is not yet a closed door issue, even though is seems like eternity. Homestead’s luck is that FDLE has been turned upside down for some time and the fact that the State Attorney’s Office has a few weak prosecutors. But, their day is coming. Good officers’ and supervisors’ lives have been made impossible and bad officers have been promoted, all in attempt to protect and cover the Chief’s and his minions’ misdeeds. This story has many chapters and the best are yet to come.