Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross terminated 13 cops for racist post that were disclosed by the Plain View Project.
Rumor has it that many of the cops took vacation time when they were notified of the pending action.
We have identified Sergeant Joseph Przepiorka and Sergeant Mark Palma at this time who have been terminated.
Stay tuned…..
The Plain View Project published the findings and created a database of active and former Police Officers public Facebook posts and comments from Police Officers from several departments across the country.
The Departments were Philadelphia, PA, Dallas, TX, St. Louis, MO, Phoenix, AZ, York, PA, Twin Falls, ID, Denison, TX and Lake County, FL. As a result, many of the departments are taking these officers off the street until an investigation is completed.
Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams took immediate action. Commissioner Richard Ross apparently has followed suite taking decisive action against some of the worst offenders.
The findings of this report has given the Philadelphia Police Department another black eye in the national spotlight.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is allegedly compiling a new list, and checking it twice, to add this new wave of officers to the “Do Not Call” list.
Corporal Robert Pawlowski received discipline after famously referring to an African American Captain using the racial slur “Nigger” while at the Fraternal Order of Police.
Sergeant Mark Palma was kicked out of the Crime Scene Unit and his gun was taken along with Sergeant Joseph Przepiorka, reportedly put in the Auto Pound. Przepiorka was none too happy about having his gun confiscated.
Officer Milord Celce had his gun yanked. However; the list included Inspectors, Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants and Corporals as well. The assignments of some of these supervisors are just as disturbing as the comments.
Officer Reuban Ondarza and Kevin Lewis have also been yanked off the streets.
Inspector D.F. Pace is assigned to the Police Board of Inquiry (PBI). The PBI is the disciplinary board responsible for making disciplinary decisions for officers accused of misconduct. That’s really rich coming someone who sits in judgment of others while exercising extremely poor judgment himself.
A common theme for some of the Officers who were posting some of the offensive materials is a history of complaints.
Pace puts in his Linked In profile “As an attorney and Police Inspector in the nation’s fourth largest police department , D. F. Pace focuses on balancing constitutional protections and civil rights with public safety. He currently heads the Philadelphia Police Department’s Police Board of Inquiry.”
So the guess is that Pace is balancing his freedom of speech with the Philadelphia Police Departments’ mission and brand.
Captain Adam Friedman is a Captain in the 8th District. Ironically, in an interview he states “We want to increase social media, too. We’re working on that, having a Facebook page and Twitter for the district.” Apparently, he has attained this goal in his personal life.
Also included on the list is George Mullen, Frank Palumbo, Javier Rodriguez, Jarreau Thomas, and Edward Thompson.
A private law firm will be handling the investigation.
How can Captain Michael Labrice get demoted to Lieutenant and put in the 25th District? Rumor has it that it is a “fugazi” injury.
Rumors has it that Labrice was accused many years ago involving a scandal of “stolen” time. Stay tuned…..
Philadelphia Police Captain Drew Techner was yanked off the streets and assigned to the Auto Pound because of an allegation involving a family matter. It is not uncommon for various family members to make allegations against their relatives that may not be true.
However; recent information received indicates that Techner may have bigger problems and could be arrested. The issues he had with DHS concerning his minor daughter could happen to anyone who has an out of control teenager. Any relative or child can make up a lie and get an investigation started. However; rumor has it that during the investigation, something more sinister showed up.
Rumor has it that a search warrant was obtained for Techners’ cell phone and photos containing what is described as extremely disturbing involving a toddler was discovered on his cell phone. If this is true, Techner has a problem.
This is especially disconcerting considering Techner is also a military veteran as well as a Police Officer. Techner allegedly hasn’t been back to work since he was detailed to the Auto Pound and tried to throw his weight around. This is the same Captain that was bounced from the 18th District for his reckless tirade.
Techner was quickly reminded he was under investigation and while he would be treated with the respect the rank deserves, he was under investigation for a serious crime.
Stay tuned.
Detective Gregory Singleton and Detective Nathan Williams of the Homicide Unit is allegedly the latest casualty of the ex- Homicide Detective Phil Nordo scheme.
Detective Singleton and Williams have been relieved of their guns and assigned to the DVIC. There is also an allegation that Singleton and Williams were involved in a scheme in which they had people call in the TIPS hotline and then split the reward with the fake tipsters.
They will join, accused Homicide Detectives for lying under oath, Freddie Mole and Joseph Murray who are the center of an ongoing war with the District Attorney’s Office who have irrefutable evidence the detectives lied under oath.
Homicide Detective James Pitts is also at the DVIC. Former Homicide Detective Ron Dove was convicted of helping his girlfriend who was involved in a homicide.
Homicide Detective John Komorowski, who was recently captured on film using the N-word, after allegedly getting caught, literally, with his pants down, with a prostitute. He was allegedly on duty in a unmarked police car.
Is there a pattern and practice in the Homicide Unit of misconduct?
Daniel Leone has filed a federal lawsuit in which he asserts there is an “anti-Italian” sentiment in the Philadelphia Police Department. Leone is a bike cop in the Center City District.
Leone asserts he was retaliated against after he filed an official complaint about cops calling him a racial slur. The slur was “dago”. Leone says he reported the incidents up through the chain of command and nothing was done to stop it.
It should be noted that Frank Palumbo was the Captain in the Center City District. Leone states he was denied “requested schedule changes that would be more accommodating to his life outside of work and that those requests have been denied”. Really? How many cops understand that this is one of the “undesirable aspects” of the job that is outlined in the job description for Police Officer.
Ironically, in 2002, Leone admitted to Leone saying to another cop, who was Puerto Rican “I smell stinking Mexican,” In fact, he had Officer Nelson Aviles arrested for pulling a gun on him because of the remark. Aviles was later acquitted.
Chief Inspector Tony Boyle said there is an “anti-white” sentiment among minority officers.
Officer Stacey Gonzalez and Officer Pavel Reznik who were assigned to the 9th District filed a federal lawsuit in which they assert there is an “anti-Semitic” sentiment in the Philadelphia Police Department.
Reznik, who emigrated from Russia to the United States, asserts he discovered a “SS” symbol scratched in a locker in the lawsuit.
So now we have the “anti-Italian” sentiment. Which joins the “anti-White” sentiment. And we know of the lawsuit filed by the Guardian Civic League along with Staff Inspector Debra Frazer, Captain Laverne Vann, then Lieutenant (now Sergeant) Anthony Burton and Officer Shamal Bryant, citing the “anti-Black” sentiment that they accuse Boyle of orchestrating in the Narcotics Bureau.
Chief Inspector Anthony Boyle said this regarding members of the Philadelphia Police Department. There is “an anti-white sentiment among some of the minority officers.”
Is this the reason he assaulted Captain Laverne Vann? This was a national story.
In the Divided States Of America, opinions like this are best left unsaid. Much less by a Chief Inspector in the Philadelphia Police Department. The statement made by Boyle, without proof, is against the stated belief system of the Philadelphia Police Department.
There is currently an environment where people feel comfortable with saying such things. But an opinion such as this, is best kept to yourself.
Apparently, their “anti-white” sentiment didn’t prevent them from remaining silent on violating the rights of overwhelmingly black defendants, until they themselves were targeted. Maybe they were “anti-woman beater” as Boyle allegedly physically attacked Captain Laverne Vann.
Maybe, they simply became “anti-corruption” and had enough of following illegal orders from Evers. Some would argue they were deafening silent too long. This could be attributed to their desire to remain in their assignments. The public be damned.
Boyle also stated it is “It is 100 percent about attempts to get nonproductive members of the bureau to become productive or to get rid of them.” Which most leaders can understand. It is allegedly this reason, why Boyle clashed with Staff Inspector Debra Frazier.
It is alleged Boyle simply wanted Frazier to actually arrive at work, which rumor has it, that Frazier rarely did.
The story in today’s Inquirer will certainly bolster the lawsuit against Boyle and Evers. Maybe this is why Frazier is leaving 2 years of DROP on the table to exit early. In the lawsuit against Evers and Boyle, Frazier and the other plaintiffs, also allege racism.
There have been many allegations about hostility and racism in the Narcotics Bureau for quite some time.
Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) actually said to a New York Times reporter in a piece that was released last week that “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” He later added, “Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?”
We all know the lessons from history about believing one group is superior to another group. We all know the lessons from history and what happened in Europe with the “Nationalist” movement by one Adolf Hitler.
Keep your divisive opinion to yourself. Especially if you allegedly giving orders that are violating the civil rights of mostly minorities.
Chief Inspector Anthony Boyle and Inspector Ray Evers must be made to answer for their dereliction of duty and this case must be reviewed for possible criminal charges. Dollars to donuts that when their social media accounts are subpoenaed for the civil case, it will be very telling.
Don’t try scrubbing your social media now fellas, it doesn’t work.
Captain Laverne Vann alleged in a lawsuit filed against the City and Boyle and Evers that members of her unit were ordered to falsify property and chain of custody records on drugs, money and other evidence if arrestees’ on drug charges were willing to flip and testify against others.
While Vann has asserted that she “secretly” asked a 25th District Sergeant, Wali Shabazz, who has his own credibility problems and is currently under investigation for theft, to quickly charge a defendant after being told not to by Evers. Vann also failed in her duty to report this incident immediately.
Evers also has a colorful history which includes drunken fights, trying to abuse his authority down the shore and an allegation of rape of a Temple student. Philadelphia Magazine warned the Police Department that Evers may be unsuitable for a high-profile job.
Evers “initiative” isn’t the first illegal conduct to go down in the annals of the police department. Does anyone remember then Captain Thomas Nestel started an “initiative” of taking anyone in the 25th District who didn’t have identification on them? The Police Counsel’s office stopped that illegal practice after it was reported by a police supervisor.
Vann should have said “NO”! It was an illegal order. Vann should have went to the FBI, if she was fearful. Vanns’ response also fell short.
Unfortunately, Officer Nathaniel Harper will probably catch the most heat. At least he verbalized that he felt he had to “follow orders”. Even orders that he felt were illegal and wrong. Does the Nuremberg trials come to mind for anyone?
It should be noted that retaliation is a real fear in the Police Department. However; this is where your personal integrity and moral compass takes over. Just Say NO!!!
Boyle and Evers are in deep doggy doo. But so is everyone who engaged in this pattern and practice of illegal and immoral conduct.
There will probably be alot of cases thrown out because of their malfeasance. The Internal Affairs report concluded that “This investigation SUSTAINED that Chief Inspector Anthony Boyle” “failed to supervise.”
The report also concluded “This investigations SUSTAINED that Inspector Raymond Evers”, “abused his authority and SUSTAINED that he failed to supervise his subordinates.”
“Additionally it is SUSTAINED that Inspector Raymond Evers” “lied during this investigation.”
The ball is now in the court of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. The report also stated the District Attorney’s Office had not been notified about the cases the actions of these officers.
Now Krasner is aware. Knowledge is Power.
You know the old adage: The Cover Up Is Worse Than The Crime!!
The cover-up is always worst than the crime. Formerly assigned to Homicide, Captain Jack Ryan and Sergeant Paul Ablaza is finding this out the hard way.
Homicide Detective John Komorowski was literally caught with his pants down. You see, Serpico News ace reporter, Andre Boyer, published a video with said Detective pulling his pants up.
Rumor has it that Sergeant Paul Ablaza, was the responding supervisor. Komorowski was laid up in Jefferson Hospital allegedly with a punctured lung and multiple bruises (including his ego) and contusions, after calling a neighborhood activist the N-word. To be more specific, “a white” N-word.
The activist was tired of people bringing prostitutes in this area to have sex. The Ruth and Ontario area is notorious for this.
Komorowski was in this area getting serviced, when he was interrupted by the do-gooder. As opposed to leaving, both quietly and humbly, as any normal person caught red-handed engaged in a crime, with the police vehicle, while you are supposed to be working allegedly, Komorowski decided to become aggressive.
Calling the do-gooder a “white” n-word, even after being warned that he was going to be “put to sleep” if he called him a ” white” n-word again. True to his word, the do-gooder put Komorowski to sleep.
Komorowski must have thought he was going to be tucked in but instead he was knocked out!
Komorowski ended up at Jefferson Hospital. Beaten and bruised. Komorowski drove himself to the hospital.
Now, the police vehicle had to be returned to Police Headquarters.
Here is where the cover-up comes in. As opposed to a white paper being prepared with the facts and details of the incident, the incident would stay between supervisors in the 24th District and the Homicide Unit.
Rumor has it that as the responding supervisor, Ablaza may have attempted to erase the evidence. Ablaza allegedly also ordered a district cop to drive the crime scene (the homicide pool car) back to Police Headquarters.
Poof! No crime, no crime scene. Now to send the offender, Komorowski to the Farm. Detective Komorwoski allegedly has a drinking problem and went into rehab, or “The Farm” as it is affectionately referred to within the Police Department.
And you won’t find Ol’ McDonald at this farm.
The question becomes, when did someone decide to inform Commissioner Richard Ross about this incident? Just saying, Ryan was transferred shortly after the film was exposed. Pun intended.
Ryan did a fine job and was just a victim of the violence on the streets of Philadelphia and we thank him for his service, was the party line when he got bounced out of Homicide. Ryan was part of a “shake-up” in the Police Department.
The Police Department did not “specify the reason for Ryan’s transfer, only saying that it is one of several command changes that have happened over the past few weeks.”
Uh……..yeah.
Now, you have a Homicide Detective, on film, using racial slurs. I’m sure defense attorneys near and far will be reviewing any case Komorowski touched. That same Homicide Detective allegedly stealing. He is supposed to be working, as opposed to getting serviced by your friendly neighborhood working girl.
And, you can see the unsteady gait in the video, you can visibly see that Komorowski is under the influence.
Detective Komorowski, after hurling racial slurs, (after zipping up), then gets knocked the fuck out, and ends up hospitalized.
FOP President John McNesby is allegedly none too pleased about Komorowski being put to sleep.
However; if Komorowski was at work, in the city vehicle, doing police work, he would not have been knocked out. But in any event, he is back at “The Farm”, getting help for the drinking problem that many have alleged about Komorowski.
Reportedly, this is a second time around at the rodeo for Komorowski.
Maybe Komorowski can join former resident racist Nazi tattoo wearing Police Officer Ian Lichterman at his new job with at the Navy Yard. Apparently they have a penchant hiring cops with questionable past. Including an alleged child pornographer.
Perhaps Komorowski can apply with the Defense Department and join the ranks of the elite Navy Yard police department.
Meanwhile, Ryan has made a soft landing in the Major Crimes Unit.
Lieutenant Richard Frank has been recommended to be demoted to Sergeant because of his inability to concentrate because he is easily distracted by “looking at tits”, when interacting with his insubordinates. This is never acceptable, but int he #MeToo environment, it is career suicide. Frank has more disciplinary action pending that could lead to his termination.
UPDATE: Former Lieutenant Frank is no longer on the job. He has retired. He has retired as a Lieutenant before he was demoted to the rank of Sergeant.
Lieutenant Anthony Burton is pretty confident that his punishment for cheating, lying and committing fraud by submitted a fraudulent doctor’s note in order to cheat on the Captain’s test, will only result in the prohibition of his future test-taking. While confidence is a great trait to have in a leader, lying, cheating and stealing are not. The Philadelphia Police Department would be remiss to retain such a character in its ranks when there is compelling evidence to substantiate his malfeasance.
The Police Board of Inquiry (PBI) recommended a 45 day suspension for Burtons‘ misdeeds in a prior infraction last week. The 45 days is indicative the Board thought his behavior was pretty awful, but they just couldn’t bring themselves to terminate him for his bad behavior, this time.
The allegations of his attempt at defrauding his fellow officers from a fair shot at competing on promotional exams is still under investigation. Burton has been espousing that his only punishment will not be criminal charges but a five (5) year prohibition on taking civil service examinations.
UPDATE: Former Lieutenant Burton has been demoted to the rank of Sergeant. Burton is back where he started as a Sergeant in the 6th District. Burton was a Sergeant in the 6th District, was in Narcotics as a Sergeant, went to the 15th District as a Lieutenant, leaving a trail of complaints of theft and cheating in his wake.
Burton was then sent to the Delaware Valley Intelligence Center while he was under investigation. Another reason there should be a logistics officer. Why are cops accused of corruption and criminal conduct assigned to centralized multi-agency facility tasked with information sharing between law enforcement agencies.
Shouldn’t the DVIC be staffed with the best and the brightest as opposed to the crooked and corrupt.
Burton is now assigned to the 6th District as a Sergeant. Burton was bragging that his only punishment for cheating was a five year prohibition on any future test taking. Burton has yet to be disciplined for that infraction.
Burton is too broke to retire, so he will have to battle through the loss of his rank. And simply wait for the next shoe to drop, which should lead to the loss of his job.
Lieutenant Richard Frank, facing demotion, and then termination after a 2nd set of discipline pending, Frank took a Regulation 17 on 11/7/2018. So Frank is out of here.
Frank couldn’t help himself. Frank was unable to listen to what the female officer was saying to him because he couldn’t hear her because he was too busy “staring” at her “tits.”
Lieutenant Anthony Burton, reportedly will be demoted. Burton has a second set of discipline coming also. This second set of discipline, if he is found guilty, could result in termination. ‘
Police Commissioner Richard Ross was at the Guardian Civic League tonight and even weighed in on the goings on in the department. One of the things he conceded was that “Lieutenant Burton was lucky he still had a job.” He further stated it is no secret who is father was. However; Ross was clear that people will be held responsible for their behavior.
There must be something true in that assertion. Who else could survive numerous complaints about stealing, lying, cheating to get on a promotional list and faking cancer and still remain on the city’s payroll. Burton has survived, thus far. But there is no way this guy can be called to testify.
Burton doesn’t have the character needed to remain a police officer, if any one of the allegations against him are true. Much less the numerous allegations. If you can’t testify, you really can’t be a cop.
And, as in the rest of the nation, racial tensions are running a little high within the department according to some of the complaints. Chief Inspector Anthony Boyle’s ears should have been burning.
Allegations of cops in black-face and the possibility of a supervisor who tried in vain to spread hate at the FOP for his “blood and honour” (Corporal Robert Pawlowski). Pawlowski happened to spew his hatred toward Deputy Commissioner Robyn Wimberly.
Name calling is a lot less invasive than putting your hands on a fellow officer as Boyle has been accused of by Captain Laverne Vann. Vann and three other officers had previously filed a lawsuit against Boyle.
So, racist, woman beaters, thieves (money or time), sexual harassers, cheaters and those who are determined they will engage in various corruption, beware. And if the huge amount of number of cops who will be reportedly skipped on the promotional lists is any indication, you are forewarned.
You will be demoted, not promoted, forced to retire or dismissed.
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