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parishht
God
Oh no,
is Christmas canceled this year?
Anyway there used to be a bus driver that drove the park and ride bus
into Rehoboth during the night shift.
That looks a lot like the driver.
I haven't been down in a awhile, so I don't know if he is still driving.
We always called him Santa Claus, cause he never gave us a rough
time even though we were clearly inibriated.
is Christmas canceled this year?
Anyway there used to be a bus driver that drove the park and ride bus
into Rehoboth during the night shift.
That looks a lot like the driver.
I haven't been down in a awhile, so I don't know if he is still driving.
We always called him Santa Claus, cause he never gave us a rough
time even though we were clearly inibriated.
reelapeelin
God
Was that you chasin' the Va kid?...
More early morning Gossip in the PD. :-X
Woman files lawsuit against
Lewes police and the city
By Henry J. Evans Jr.
Cape Gazette staff
.
A Rehoboth Beach woman has filed a civil lawsuit against the City of Lewes, Lewes Police Department and a Lewes police officer, claiming police unreasonably searched her property, deprived her of liberty, falsely charged her with crimes and falsely imprisoned her.
Christina Paoli filed the lawsuit July 2 in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Paoli’s action seeks unspecified punitive damages, court costs and attorney’s fees.
Paoli said the lawsuit stems from an incident involving Sgt. Bruce Ritter, a 16-year veteran of the Lewes Police Department. Ritter is individually named in Paoli’s lawsuit.
In July 2006 while on-duty, Ritter – without a warrant and without a crime in progress – jimmied open the door of a Washington Avenue trailer home owned by Paoli.
Following a March 2007 grievance hearing in front of the city council, Ritter retained his rank as sergeant even though Lewes Mayor Jim Ford and Lewes Police Chief Ronald “Beau” Gooch had earlier recommended to an administrative trial board that he be reduced in rank as low as patrolman, be placed on disciplinary probation and undergo retraining.
At the grievance hearing, Ritter’s attorney James Liguori, said Ritter, the department’s second-highest-ranking officer, “committed an academic mistake” by breaking into and entering the home.
Paoli was present outside the home with Ritter during the forced entry and videotaped it.
The council voted to allow Ritter to retain the rank of sergeant, penalized him 10 days without pay, placed him on disciplinary probation for 270 days and required that he take 25 hours of classroom instruction on search and seizure.
“If certain authority figures aren’t confronted about the mistakes that they make, they’ll continue to make them,” Paoli said on Monday, July 9, as a reason for the lawsuit. She isn’t represented by legal council and filed the lawsuit herself.
Paoli said prior to Ritter’s entry into her property and since, she has been harassed by him and at least one other Lewes police officer.
Paoli said Gooch and Lewes police Det. Bernard Miller, who investigated Ritter’s actions, performed their duties properly and professionally.
“If I could leave them out of this I would, because they did everything they could to try to prevent this. But because of the way the system works, he [Ritter] was allowed to continue,” said Paoli.
Gooch, following the council’s March decision, said Liguori, at the grievance hearing, made several statements that were not true.
Liguori said Gooch sent Ritter to the home to assist Paoli in checking the property and that Gooch was aware Paoli was under a court order to stay away from the property. Gooch said neither statement was true.
He said in testimony by Ritter at a January criminal justice board trial investigating his actions, Ritter acknowledged that Gooch knew nothing of the court order restricting Paoli from the property.
Gooch said he sent seasonal patrolman Tyrone Woodyard to assist Paoli and never dispatched Ritter to the scene.
Gooch said Paoli had tried to get Woodyard to enter the home but he refused. Gooch said Ritter, in his testimony, claimed Woodyard, who remained on the scene, had radioed for assistance. Gooch said it was a radio call he never heard.
Ford on Monday, July 9, said he’s aware of Paoli’s lawsuit but couldn’t comment on it.
He said the city has contacted its insurance carrier about the legal action and Tempe B. Steen, city solicitor, is also aware of the lawsuit.
In the lawsuit, Paoli specified that if a monetary award were made by the court that 40 percent of the money would be donated to a local church and 10 percent to the Lewes police department for use at the chief’s discretion and for officer training.
Woman files lawsuit against
Lewes police and the city
By Henry J. Evans Jr.
Cape Gazette staff
.
A Rehoboth Beach woman has filed a civil lawsuit against the City of Lewes, Lewes Police Department and a Lewes police officer, claiming police unreasonably searched her property, deprived her of liberty, falsely charged her with crimes and falsely imprisoned her.
Christina Paoli filed the lawsuit July 2 in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Paoli’s action seeks unspecified punitive damages, court costs and attorney’s fees.
Paoli said the lawsuit stems from an incident involving Sgt. Bruce Ritter, a 16-year veteran of the Lewes Police Department. Ritter is individually named in Paoli’s lawsuit.
In July 2006 while on-duty, Ritter – without a warrant and without a crime in progress – jimmied open the door of a Washington Avenue trailer home owned by Paoli.
Following a March 2007 grievance hearing in front of the city council, Ritter retained his rank as sergeant even though Lewes Mayor Jim Ford and Lewes Police Chief Ronald “Beau” Gooch had earlier recommended to an administrative trial board that he be reduced in rank as low as patrolman, be placed on disciplinary probation and undergo retraining.
At the grievance hearing, Ritter’s attorney James Liguori, said Ritter, the department’s second-highest-ranking officer, “committed an academic mistake” by breaking into and entering the home.
Paoli was present outside the home with Ritter during the forced entry and videotaped it.
The council voted to allow Ritter to retain the rank of sergeant, penalized him 10 days without pay, placed him on disciplinary probation for 270 days and required that he take 25 hours of classroom instruction on search and seizure.
“If certain authority figures aren’t confronted about the mistakes that they make, they’ll continue to make them,” Paoli said on Monday, July 9, as a reason for the lawsuit. She isn’t represented by legal council and filed the lawsuit herself.
Paoli said prior to Ritter’s entry into her property and since, she has been harassed by him and at least one other Lewes police officer.
Paoli said Gooch and Lewes police Det. Bernard Miller, who investigated Ritter’s actions, performed their duties properly and professionally.
“If I could leave them out of this I would, because they did everything they could to try to prevent this. But because of the way the system works, he [Ritter] was allowed to continue,” said Paoli.
Gooch, following the council’s March decision, said Liguori, at the grievance hearing, made several statements that were not true.
Liguori said Gooch sent Ritter to the home to assist Paoli in checking the property and that Gooch was aware Paoli was under a court order to stay away from the property. Gooch said neither statement was true.
He said in testimony by Ritter at a January criminal justice board trial investigating his actions, Ritter acknowledged that Gooch knew nothing of the court order restricting Paoli from the property.
Gooch said he sent seasonal patrolman Tyrone Woodyard to assist Paoli and never dispatched Ritter to the scene.
Gooch said Paoli had tried to get Woodyard to enter the home but he refused. Gooch said Ritter, in his testimony, claimed Woodyard, who remained on the scene, had radioed for assistance. Gooch said it was a radio call he never heard.
Ford on Monday, July 9, said he’s aware of Paoli’s lawsuit but couldn’t comment on it.
He said the city has contacted its insurance carrier about the legal action and Tempe B. Steen, city solicitor, is also aware of the lawsuit.
In the lawsuit, Paoli specified that if a monetary award were made by the court that 40 percent of the money would be donated to a local church and 10 percent to the Lewes police department for use at the chief’s discretion and for officer training.