Posted on 03/12/2019 7:59:04 AM PDT by Gamecock
A former Florida police officer is accused of using police databases while he was on the force to find women whom he could potentially date, authorities say.
Officer Leonel Marines of the Bradenton Police Department allegedly misused his access to law enforcement resources to contact around 150 women, finding their social media accounts, calling them on the telephone, and even visiting the homes of some under the guise of police business.
Marines, who was a 12-year employee with the department, often targeted Hispanic women, and was sometimes successful, Bradenton Police Chief Melanie Bevan said at a press conference last week.
Bevan said her department first learned of Marines’ activities in June 2018. After an encounter in a parking lot, Marines followed a woman home. He then knocked on the door of her parent’s home demanding to speak to their daughter about a “domestic matter.”
The woman’s parents wouldn’t allow Marines to enter and called police to let them know what happened after Marines refused to give the couple his information and left.
Soon after, Bradenton police started investigating Marines and looked at his use of police databases.
There was a “very, very clear trend of Marines focusing on female versus male names,” Bevan said.
Marines, who had a supervising role at the department, was put on desk duty at the beginning of the investigation. As the department learned more about his actions, he was ultimately placed on unpaid administrative leave, and stripped of his badge, gun, and uniforms.
Marines resigned in October of last year.
“While BPD’s administrative case has concluded, this remains a very active and open criminal investigation which is being handled by the FBI,” Bevan said. “It goes without saying that this is not what our officers should be doing with their access to info or their time.”
“This is truly a disturbing situation for me as chief,” Bevan added. Over the past few weeks, she said she has met with several women whom Marines allegedly targeted in an effort to “regain their trust in the Bradenton Police Department.”
NBC News could not immediately reach Marines for comment.
It’s not like he got their name off an AIDS walk list or something.
He couldn’t just say “I’m with the Marines”?
TOO CHEAP TO JOIN TINDR..................
Maybe he’s a “land guy” with the Marines.”
He can take his dates to Atomic Sub, where he’s probably a Sub Marines Captain!
Florida man has a wide variety of trades and hobbies...
I guess that would be wrong...
Similar to something I read on an employees’ discussion site about workplace surveillance cameras.
You’ll notice most of the images of at large felons (banks, convenience stores being robbed or employees or customers shot) show a cap, a nose and a chin from overhead. Why not have cameras showing the upward view of the criminal? Because the costly systems are put there mostly to watch the employees. As, money in and out of pockets or cash drawers from overhead.
Worse, many employees found out that one of the biggest things the camera view observers are doing all day is deliberately looking down women’s cleavage or trying for other more revealing sights to get a kick. It was said to be a common reason for them getting fired. This also happened with stored video if the place didn’t have a live security service watching.
If the comments of the employees are true then this is merely an extension of that intrusiveness.
And with cars tracked, cameras on streets and sidewalks and entrances to restaurants and stores, it must be more common for blackmail of straying spouses. All the proof to ask for the money to keep quiet.
I halfway expected to read that this cop used arrest reports to find the perfect girlfriend.
Oh well.
This guy could give Marines a bad name.
Match.com would have been better, IMO.
” ... the costly systems are put there mostly to watch the employees.”
We know a young guy who was a “loss prevention” employee at a local department store. He told us that most of the theft and shoplifting at the store was committed by employees.
” ... with cars tracked, cameras on streets and sidewalks and entrances to restaurants and stores, it must be more common for blackmail of straying spouses.”
Divorce lawyers routinely subpoena public security camera footage to use as evidence in negotiations.
Great song !
Just imagine what jealous spouses do at NSA and FBI.
How hard is it to just wander down to the drunk tank to pick up a date?
That shtick was the best!
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