In a headline story on the front of The Review this morning was a story about the East Liverpool Police Dept. releasing a convicted drug traffic funder that they had arrested for other offenses. According to the article he was set free since they didn't have the manpower to transport him to the county jail. The suspect was arrested for fleeing the police and when they found him hiding in some weeds they also found drug scales and suspected crack cocaine near where he was. The suspect is a Youngstown man and has a long rap sheet in Mahoning County.
This is bull! This is dirty politics that is about as low as it can get. To the detriment of the community they stooped lower than whale turds to prove a point. It makes one wonder if there isn't some mental deficiency going on up there. Yes they probably were short of help because of cutbacks and budget restraints. Who isn't?
However, in their short sightedness, they let the man go. They could have called on other area departments to transport the suspect to Lisbon. Every police department in this tri-state area is living with the same problems as ELPD. There have been recent stories about deputies from the Sheriff's Office,officers from other towns, the various townships and even Chester police coming into East Liverpool to lend a hand in other situations. The spirit of inter-departmental cooperation has been encouraging. The statements of going all out to clean up the illicit drug pushers off the streets at any cost has been encouraging. Evidently they speak with forked tongue in East Liverpool.
The article did not say who's decision to release the suspect was. It was obviously someone who seriously lacks good judgement. It was a blatant act that put the welfare of the community at risk to prove a point. It was dirty politics. Chief Mike McVay needs to do some hard thinking and take some action on this one.
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I totally agree. I'm not sure about the law as to how long you can hold someone, but surely they could have contained him for a short time until they could get someone to transport him. Is there a police levy coming up for a vote in November? Everyone I've spoken with about this feels the same, that it was a ploy to get public sympathy for the lack of manpower on the EL police force. So, they only had three men to cover the city. The sherrif's office only has TWO men sometimes to cover the ENTIRE COUNTY!
Mike McVay is probably the one who made that decision. That's your "dirty politics" right there. If I remember correctly, all the local police, including those across the river have helped ELPD in their times of need. It's nonstop, "we need more money" the way I see it, East Liverpool had the same problems when they had the friggin money, and they had the men. Maybe Wellsville ain't so F-ing bad anyhow! I know some 8 dollar an hour cops that wouldn't let that scumbag go.
How much you want to bet he's a police informant and he's more valuable on the street than in a cell?
Definitely not a snitch for the ELPD, but maybe some other department, who, when they got a call from him, immediately stymied the ensuing arrest. ELPD just couldn't make up a good enough story for others to believe.
Its a shame what this town has come too. Just last week, I watched three people come out of the Town Tavern around 5:30pm. Walk into the alley and pass the pipe around while I was waiting for a friend to come out of Bloors. I couldn't believe it. When they saw me looking, they moved to the back of the bar. 5 miniutes later they went back into the bar. WHERE's the POLICE???
the mayor and police chief got to GO!!!!!!
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