Posted on 03/17/2006 1:01:31 PM PST by TexasCajun
(3/15/06 - KTRK/HOUSTON) - He's paid to protect and serve. Instead, one Harris County sheriff's deputy is accused of putting the pedal to the metal, driving 100 miles per hour. But he didn't even get a ticket. So we asked authorities why not?
From the JamCam perched at the Beltway and Imperial Valley, you could see police several Houston police cars surrounding a man dressed in white standing next to his red Corvette. That's is off-duty sheriff's deputy Robert Cormier, who was pulled over for driving way too fast Wednesday morning.
We asked Sgt. Dana Wolfe with the Harris County Sheriff's Department if Cormier was traveling faster than 100 miles per hour.
"I know that the HPD officer was said to be traveling over that rate of speed in order to catch up with him because the deputy was weaving in and out of traffic," she told us.
Both the sheriff's department and HPD says there technically was not a chase. But scanner traffic does indicate that officers were keeping a close eye on Cormier's driving.
Once he was pulled over without incident, HPD called a sheriff supervisor and then gave Cormier a warning. He quickly drove off when our cameras got there. But the 12-year veteran who currently works as a detention officer at 701 San Jacinto could face some serious consequences, pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
"He should not have been weaving in and out of traffic," said Sgt. Wolfe. "That was something that was very alarming to our supervisors when they were made aware of this incident and that is why they're launching the investigation, because that was dangerous."
We also asked Houston police to comment on camera, but they say they're declining the request and letting the sheriff's department handle the situation. The investigation is ongoing, but for now, Cormier remains on the job.
They chased this guy down in his corvette driving like a drunk and an idiot.
Then when they discover it's just good ole Bobby, they set a time and place to drink beer later and let him go on about his business.
I don't know why anyone's surprised. Cops GIVE tickets. They don't GET them. Everyone knows that.
Gee, I've done that in my vette before.
It's called professional courtesy. Cops don't get tickets
One day, One day.... I'll have mine.
As a direct result, police lose support and the respect they claim is so valuable to them. I am sick and tired of public employees not being held responsible for their actions.
They were all just weaving through traffic at 100 mph for fun.
They can and you can't, now shut up.
I TRY to keep my vette under the speed limit. :-)
I want to know why he was going so slow?
Then you would have pulled your hair out when Houston' Mayor Pro-Tem's office workers all gave themselves pay hikes and bonuses.
They were put on paid 'vacation' for 2-3 weeks till the Mayor got the city's lawyer's opinion that it was OK to fire them.
And of course they are appealing the city's decision.
I know Texas DPS will ticket cops. Quite a few years ago, the town of Selma (or Schertz, or both), TX was a noted speed trap. They had a fancy court house built on speeding ticket money. The chief of police got busted for DWI in Austin, and DPS started cracking down on speed traps on interstate highways. Anyway, drove by there earlier this week, and the court house is now a Hooters.
ROFL! :-)
No mention of the 100+ mph. If you're a cop, drive as fast as your want as long as you don't weave in and out of traffic.
The bottom line is that cops don't bust other cops, except, perhaps, if another person is harmed, and even then, only if there are witnesses.
Will do, bootlicker.
I was being facetious, knucklehead.
Disgusting.
Because they can.
I think you may be correct.
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