Another Sunken SO Airboat?
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So when is the public going to find out that the captain over investigations (R. R.) and his newly promoted follower (Lt. M. N.) went to pick up the new airboat from the factory and SUNK it. That's right sportsfans they SUNK a brand spanking new $50,000 + dollar airboat before it even made it back to Perry. For some reason there is this giant hush hush going on to the point employees have been told not to talk about it...My understanding is that the company renewed it back to original condition, but, however, the Sheriffs Office now has a brand new boat that has been SUNK. Wow way to go Snipers...oh and how about reimbursing the department for the cell phones you ruined and is this going to go before the accident review board like the last sunken airboat did?
So when is the public going to find out that the captain over investigations (R. R.) and his newly promoted follower (Lt. M. N.) went to pick up the new airboat from the factory and SUNK it. That's right sportsfans they SUNK a brand spanking new $50,000 + dollar airboat before it even made it back to Perry. For some reason there is this giant hush hush going on to the point employees have been told not to talk about it...My understanding is that the company renewed it back to original condition, but, however, the Sheriffs Office now has a brand new boat that has been SUNK. Wow way to go Snipers...oh and how about reimbursing the department for the cell phones you ruined and is this going to go before the accident review board like the last sunken airboat did?
Are you kidding me? The "GOLDEN CHILDREN" disciplined? Please, give me a break!
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Sounds like Barney and Golmer need a different type of boat to use. How about a skiff? With a High output trolling motor, oh yeah! Lot harder to sink. You gotta love our Proffesionally Instructed Gunmen and their crazy antics. Can't wait for next week's episode.
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Sometimes it’s time for change you have Deputy's that think there untouchable and the county can’t survive without them. When will this county wake - up and realize that. The Sheriff doesn’t care anymore. Will they get disciplined NO how do you discipline the top Deputy’s running your department . You have these 2 along with Johnson in charge of our county what a joke. I bet this want show up in the Paper.
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this will never make the paper. employees have been threatened by bummy.
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This is so ture , because he want to keep everyone in Taylor County in the dark about whats going on in his office as well as the street so that he looks good. I really do believe that the County will have a new Sheriff come 2012. people are tired of his type of law enforcement, that is nothing until it time for election time....He is a scared sheriff, scared to make waves and arrest friends that are some of the real criminals in the county....
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We will see. Our commnity seems to relish in the idea of continuing to elect the most absurd and inappropriate of our community. Apathy? ZGood folks just do not want to run and get their shoes dirty with these local politicians. Everybody has a "buddy" in the court house and that is where the problem starts.
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It's time for a CHANGE starting with the BUMS in the TCSO. I just dont understand why theres like 30 road deputys and only 2 of them are black. Im not racist, just concerned about the prejudice background of our elected officials. If anybody knows the answer to this post please post it cause I would love to know why??? Cause I thought every job was equal oppertunity
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Well it starts at the top.
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sunken boats,inept deputies par for the course. "*"
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If the dude paid his dues its alright that he has become an asset to society again...get over it!
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First I agree with "sowhatstheproblemhere", I am a big supporter of people who pay their dues and become a truly productive citizen. Now don't get me wrong, there are some offenses that are beyond repent. Having said that, there can only be one person with that description and if what you say is true (I have never heard it), having known him for some time and had dealings with him, he is an outstanding person and I have no issue in whatever he wants to do. Matter of fact, I want to recommend this dialog be removed as it is irrelevant.
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What did he spend 2 yrs for - maybe a bogus charge??
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I am changing my comment regarding the above post. I do not allow those type of posts about someone's personal life without proof, and I only allow it if they are a public servant or official and it is relevant. I have asked the above poster to provide proof of their accusations. Because I have done this, they choose not to post here, because suddenly he feels I am unfair and biased, and that is their option. Many of you know that I require proof and ask that you provide it and I thank you for not taking offense to that and doing such. Even if they provide proof, I still feel, as I have stated many times, that I believe strongly in someone learning from their mistakes and redeeming themselves and being a productive member of society. Some never let people forget their mistakes regardless of how long ago or what kind of person they have been since then; it is just life. Provide proof sir, it is just a simple request and nothing personal, and we can discuss your post further.
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Yes,the sunken airboat is par for the course for TCSO.But that is the least of the compiling problems for Taylor Co.Perry's drug dealing and it's youth abusing them is raging of control!You are losing young citizens weekly to overdoses,murders,and suicides that all stem from drugs!It all gets sugarcoated but it's the truth!I lived in Perry for 30+ years and seen and done it all.I finally got tired of it and woke up.I moved out of Taylor County and it was the best thing that ever happened to me.TCSO knows who supplies all the cocaine,pot,pills,evrything that is destroying your community!The problem is that it's who the supplier's family is.Wouldn't want to tarnish a prominent member of Taylor County's reputation to clean up the problem would you?It is all plain and clear to everyone,small town politics!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This is something that has always struck me as odd about Taylor County's "war on drugs." This place is so small that everyone knows who's using and who's selling. Why, then, is it so hard for us to get a handle on this problem?
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Since you no longer live here then inform this old fart about whom is "the prominent family" in our May berry that is backing the drug trade here. I have always heard such rumors and have been kept in the dark such as a mushroom. And I am very serious about this post, if there is believable justification to your "naming" then the cleaning process may start and we may be able to live in our "Mayberry" and not have to live behind locked doors again. Yes I am old enough to fondly remember those days........may they return to our community again. "I dream of my childhood days. Sheltered from the real world by love and kindness"......
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Not being racist,but there are the black suppliers and the white suppliers.The law enforcment knows who they all are.In my opinion they let the big ones go so they can make more arrests off of the smaller ones.Which sounds better but does not solve the problem.Old fart,I know you are serious about the problem.Everyone who is serious needs to step up,speak up,and rally against the problem.Crack houses are everywhere.They need to be demolished.The dealers also use local motels to set up shop in.The law is not blind to this.I will not name names because the law knows who the dealers are.The big ones give up the little ones to stay in business.
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Good enough my friend. I do agree that what you say is probably true. It will always stay the same ol' thing around here......just before an election someone will step up, make his name for a big arrest, then settle in his easy chair after the election. It's just good ol' boy politics...over and over......
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Old fart,People should raise hell and have something done before elections.Like I said,Taylor County is losing lives on a regular basis because of DRUGS!the dealers families shouldn't make them above the law!
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YES!! we need to stand up and take our community back..But how do we do it, any thoughts? I have one lets stop re-election the same people. The TCSO can only do what the sheriff say to do..think about it...The judge is the one that does the sentencing... see a pattern here...I believe that we need to put people in these places that want to make a difference and does not care who your family is, if you do wrong you get punished. stop the sell of drugs and stop the drugs before they ever come into the town.TCSO does know who and how they get here but friends don't bust friends...This town is only going th get worse if nothing happens. Do not believe it when things start changing right before election either...look at there WHOLE time in office. If they did there job we would not be talking about it.
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The real problem is that everyone has a "Buddy" in the courthouse and always wants a free pass and/or get-out-of -jail-free-card. This has created a lawless community for some time. Law enforcement/SAO can do a good job and a bad job, but if the judiciary is asleep/drunk/corrupt at the bench it is all for not. Until everyone is working off the same page and not paying back campaign debts nothing will change. Paybacks are hell and our community has been "paying back" for over 25 years!
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The sunken air boat being covered up is just another example of the many things that go on at the SO that are kept quiet. There is a Law Enforcement Message Board that the Sheriff has told his people to stay off of. That's where the story about the air boat came from.
They want to keep everyone in the community like a mushroom, in the dark and fed full of BS. You have RR in the paper nearly every week being quoted for something that he didn't have anything to do with. It's obvious that he's getting ready to run to take Bummy's place in the next election.
I bet his election chances sink just like the air boats that he commands...
Yes, the drug problem is out of control and the sheriff's office is not doing enough about it. Neither is the police department. They both need to work together to do more than what they are to help control the sale of illegal drugs in our town.
In the first half of this year the sheriff's office only made 9 drug arrests. The city made 35. Heck, Game and Fish made 9, just as many as the Sheriff's Office, and they don't have nearly the same number of people working in the county.
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IT is a shame that Taylor Co. has lost 2 young men in the last month to drug related issues.Perry is worse than Miami when it comes down to it.Hate to sound like a broken record,but most of it stems from 1 source.But it is kept under wraps because of their mother.Ask around and you will always hear the same name involved somehow or some way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Ahhhh…. here we go again
Taylor County portrayed it self as a confederacy of dunces, again. How did this happen?
Whining and complaining about your choices. Decisions that y’all made returning to bite you again. Now tell me who is to blame for the current state of affairs? Duh Bubba
I am reminded of the statement made about the last election by one of the candidates “They (Taylor County citizens/voters) said they did not need any help”.
Which part of the “same old is the same old” do you not understand?
I agree with the blogger who said “you can’t fix stupid”. Oh and by the way I think that is six suicides in the past year. I would say that kinda blows the idea that Taylor County is a great place to live. Can u hear?
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I really do not understand why everyone is surprised. When you have untrained, uneducated, and totally inappropriate people in leadership positions you cannot expect an exemplary department or organization. Look at how a lot of these folks run and manage their personal lives, how can you expect them to act and work at a level of just showing up to work. Heck, they spend time fornacating at work as well.
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So why do people keep a Sheriff in that don't care about cleaning up the county. We all know if he was to forceful in cleaning up the county drug dealers would put out a hit on him like they did Sheriff Whittle back in the 80s. Bummy is scared to enforce the law that's why he does just enough to get by. We need a new Sheriff in town on who's not scared. There also a lot that goes on in the TCSO we never hear about like the Air boat thing...Because He doesn't want the deptment he calls him self running to look bad.... But we all know the TCSO is a joke.We need a leader and I hope it happens the next election...
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TCSO isn't a joke the sheriff that calls all the shots is..When will the "Good old Boys" die off and the next generation step up and take the town that we grow up in back. It is time for change and we need it bad. before we all suffer.
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The problem is that the "Next Generation" is learning from Bummy, Richard, Audie, Ron, and the rest. They are learning the wrong way to do things and the wrong way to lead.
History is bound to repeat itself until we get someone from outside the sheriff's office in there to take over and make changes.
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Please do not include Audie in the same
sentence with Ron, Richard or Bummy. He
was and still is devoted to the citizens of Taylor County. Why do you think he was "retired" at 57. He had too much integrity to go along with the "good old boy" politic any longer. Ask anyone who knows him.
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i know audie and i couldnt dissagree with you more.im glad he retired one less problem in the sheriffs office.
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It is everyone's "Buddy" in the courthouse that has the deserves the most blame about the current state of the commnity. if the TCSD, PPD, FHP and FWC do their jobs and then the ticket is thrown out, get out of jail free cards are issued, past DUI's are erased from the clerk's office and a myrid of other corrupt activities it does not fall on law enforcement. The fact is that a lot of people do not want any change for whatever reason and a lot do not even vote or pay taxes. Until the the voters change we will have no change of the old guard, no matter how corrupt and inept, in the courthouse. What is really absurd is the folks in the courthouse do not know or do not care what a complete joke they are across the region and state.
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Any one with common sense knows NO past DUI's are erased. The records for DUI's are kept in state offices( Division of Motor Vehicles) not the clerks offices
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Check your info Mac, between everyone's "Buddy" and the old school marm, it has happened many times. You just do not know and "cannot handle the truth"! There are ways to erase and minmize past infractions.
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Sorry Truth but Mac is correct, NO past DUI's are erased. The records for DUI's are kept in state offices( Division of Motor Vehicles) not the clerks offices. Now with that said A Judge can dismiss a case or someone win a case and get off. Case in point a guy was arestted for DUI and he was Drunk but the stop was Deemed illegal and the case was thrown out. the "DoMV" still has the arrest info on file for life but he dose not have a DUI. Like it our not it's the legal system. Its not as cut and dry as we like to think each case has Variables that makes it differnt.
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Sorry to correct you, there have been instances in the very recent past where old DUI's and such have been "fixed" in the clerk's office thereby allowing an individual to skip a trip to state prison on new DUI's through the judge's office. I know this sounds crazy, but it is true. I would hate to be the karma of a couple of those folks in the courthouse, why don't you call the clerk's office and ask to see the secret files maintained in an office or two.
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There are no secret files; the clerk’s office is audited by the state on all court matters. You are speculating but the sad truth is, and I hate to break it to you the only DUI conspiracy theory the one in your head. The clerk’s office is an auditor to the courts and the board of county commissions. So let me help you out with this they simply RECORD what the courts hand them nothing more. The other reason it can’t be fixed is the STATE has a copy of the case sent to them the same time the clerk’s office dose, at this time I will point you back to the part about the STATE ADUIT of case info they OMG have to match. Here’s another trick why don’t you go do to the Clerk’s office on traffic Side and ask them to pull your drivers history then while they are doing it ask them were they are log into and you will be shocked to find out DMV in Tallahassee why because its handled by the state. Why don’t you take a trip down to the court house and ask them how it works for real you will be shocked to learn they only record the info handed to them. The clerk’s office cannot change info. That the problem with this board to many people guessing from there arm chair with half facts and part truths.
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You are wrong, it does happen and I know of it personally. I am not "guessing from my arm chair" and I work in the courthouse. A lot of simular corrupt activity goes on in the courthouse and nothing is safe. Until we break the cycle of corruption and elect more honest people it will not change. All of this is fact.
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well then how about this for a news flash at 10:33am stop using my Tax Payers Dollars to hang out on this site and do your Job. I would all so mean that as in stop using tax payers computers too. see you must be corrupt be cause your cheating the public out of there money while you should be working. And I still say You are Wronge I can back up my stuff if I get sued can you, if say some one choose to sue you for false comments on this web site can you back it up? I dont think you can. GIVE ME PROOF!!!! So me one thing to prove me wronge. You can't do it What I say can be backed up. Have fun at work.
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Lets start with the Judge and the Sheriff...Change will be better than we have now.
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The sad but true fact is that background checks hence records are compromised. The federal housing grant program administrators are aware of this as per convicted felons list. Everybody knows there is more than one way to tell this tale.
Need the booking desk information distorted by use of wrong DOB or address it all depends on who you know. So please do try to insult those “in the know” with your suspensions of “all is well”. It just won’t fly.
Every one knows it is much harder to put the cat back in the bag.
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oh i beg to differ from you foleyboy.Audie was an outstanding deputy and person.You cannot judge all by actions of a few.Walk in another mans or womens shoes before you judge them.Give me one circumstance where audie was not just in his job as a deputy.It,s easy to sit back and talk about people from the safety of a computer isnt it! I for one have alot of respect for the law enforcement here.I wish the county could afford to hire more but they cant.I wish the county could solicite bids for an ambulance service here but that aint gonna happen either.The jobs these men and women have are very demanding and dangerous, so give some credit to these people they earn it everyday.
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sorry nasty but i dissagree with you.im not going to get intomudslinging .my opinionis hewasnt a good deputy and im glad he retired period..i am not going to provide you with instances or anything else as far as i will go is when you get to thinking your the sheriffs dept and act that way .its pretty revealing theres a reason he only got 500 or so votes when he ran for office.i respect your opinion please respect mine.
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