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Officer Leaves Gun In Bathroom Before Cheney Event
WFTV TV NEWS ^
| 3-28-2006
Posted on 03/29/2006 7:19:27 AM PST by Cagey
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- A Boca Raton police officer left her handgun in a public bathroom at a resort shortly before Vice President Dick Cheney arrived for a fundraiser.
Authorities found the loaded pistol while making a security sweep of the Boca Raton Resort & Club on March 6. The gun belonged to Sgt. Nicole Girardi, who was reprimanded by her supervisor, Capt. Matthew Duggan.
"Upon return of the sidearm, you assumed full responsibility for the event and in doing so recognizing the gravity of the issue," Duggan wrote in a letter about the incident placed in Girardi's personnel file. Duggan noted that a similar mistake in the future could cost Girardi her job.
Secret Service spokesman Steve Caruso said the agency was aware of the incident but declined to comment further, adding that it was resolved before Cheney arrived.
Cheney spoke to a crowd of Republicans at a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw.
Girardi received no punishment for the incident other than a reprimand, Boca Raton Sgt. Jeff Kelly said Tuesday. Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This
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To: GianniV
Yep. Anything ever happen to the
Lady Lawyer who screwed up the
jury trial of Moussaoui? I haven't
heard that she's been punished in
any way.
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posted on
03/29/2006 7:58:24 AM PST
by
Grendel9
(u ()
To: SALChamps03
You don't have to be an hibitual lawbreaker. Just negotiate and employment agreement with any union block and you will have the truth.
42
posted on
03/29/2006 7:58:29 AM PST
by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: Cagey
43
posted on
03/29/2006 8:00:39 AM PST
by
b4its2late
(There are good terrorists.............. DEAD ONES.)
To: SALChamps03
You sound like you know more about the process than I do. I will take your word for it being an accident. I guess I am starting to sound like a paranoid DUmmy. Sorry.
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posted on
03/29/2006 8:01:19 AM PST
by
Galveston Grl
(Getting angry and abandoning power to the Democrats is not a choice.)
To: xsrdx
Lets see, lipstick, hair, handcuffs, baton, eyeliner, pepper spray, radio, check.Stephanie Plum, is that you? :-)
45
posted on
03/29/2006 8:02:55 AM PST
by
Quilla
To: FReepaholic
All that equipment hanging on the belt weighs it down. When you unbuckle the belt to..um..do your business..the belt slips out of a bunch of loops and ends up on the floor.
At least that's what happens to me with pagers and cellphones on my belt. Gotta think it's the same for police officers with all the stuff they carry. A Boca Raton police officer left her handgun in a public bathroom at a resort shortly before Vice President Dick Cheney arrived for a fundraiser.
To me, your above points aren't even the issue. The first sentence says it all:
"A Boca Raton police officer left her handgun in a public bathroom at a resort shortly before Vice President Dick Cheney arrived for a fundraiser."
Sounds like she not only unbelted and took her holstered gun off of her person, she LEFT it in the damned bathroom!
46
posted on
03/29/2006 8:05:59 AM PST
by
demkicker
(democrats and terrorists are familiar bedfellows)
To: yldstrk
Yes, she should have been fired. Who is this officer? She should be investigated.
47
posted on
03/29/2006 8:06:12 AM PST
by
khnyny
To: Cagey
I'll bet that had it been a white male police officer, he would have been fired by now.
48
posted on
03/29/2006 8:06:35 AM PST
by
Redleg Duke
(Kennedy and Kerry, the two Commissars of the Peoples' Republic of Massachusetts!)
Just remember, she's one of the few trained professionals who are capable of handling the responsibility of carrying a weapon.
I have a feeling if I had done the same thing, my Florida concealed weapons permit would not be valid much longer.
To: yldstrk
Good morning.
"She should have been fired."
How did she make sergeant?
Was it a Glock? At least it didn't go off accidentally by itself when she dropped her drawers.
Michael Frazier
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posted on
03/29/2006 8:13:51 AM PST
by
brazzaville
(no surrender no retreat, well, maybe retreat's ok)
To: SALChamps03
Good morning.
"...it's been my experience that most people who complain about the police are habitual lawbreakers."
You need to get more experience, FRiend.
Michael Frazier
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posted on
03/29/2006 8:22:28 AM PST
by
brazzaville
(no surrender no retreat, well, maybe retreat's ok)
To: brazzaville
A very civil response. Thank you kindly.
To: demkicker
...To me, your above points aren't even the issue...I was responding to a post asking why she needed to remove her handgun from it's holster in the first place.
53
posted on
03/29/2006 9:59:18 AM PST
by
FReepaholic
(I was FReepin' when FReepin' wasn't cool.)
To: Quilla
"Stephanie Plum, is that you?"
Personally, I'd trust my fate to Kinsey Milhone over Stephanie. Kinsey rarely even runs a comb through her hair; she's too busy kicking bad guy @ss, LOL! ;)
54
posted on
03/29/2006 10:51:44 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: SALChamps03
>Common sense tells you that nobody would leave a traceable weapon. They would leave another weapon. Also, the officer had to know that a security sweep was coming and the weapon would be discovered.
This was not done on purpose Unless they're tricky --
Leave a gun openly there,
at one location,
to draw attention
away from some other spot
where one's really hid . . .
A "high profile" hit
probably would include lots
of indirection.
To: theFIRMbss
I don't disagree, except that I can't imagine leaving any weapon that can be traced back to you.
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I've read all the books in both series and agree, Kinsey is certainly more competent. I don't think she's ever had her vehicle blown up in a single book, unlike Stephanie, who does it multiple times in every one.
However, Evanovich makes me laugh out loud and then there's that Ranger factor. ;-)
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posted on
03/29/2006 1:05:54 PM PST
by
Quilla
To: SALChamps03
If you are smart enough to drop a "throwaway", chances are you are also smart enough never to find yourself in a position that you would do so.
Sorry, no excuses accepted. She should be fired.
As a civilian female, I managed to regularly utilize public restrooms while simultaneously securing my purse and two holstered concealed weapons,(I had the permit, although I don't think they should be required) and a few "iffy" exotic lethal accessories that may have been frowned upon by LEOs.
I constantly lose cigarette lighters and pens.
I have never "misplaced" a weapon.
And I'm just a mere civilian citizen.
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posted on
03/29/2006 6:14:34 PM PST
by
sarasmom
(Care meter pegged solidly on 0.)
To: sarasmom
Yes, my comment was merely about whether or not she did it purposely. I have not offered an opinion on whether or not she should be fired. I assume department policy and personal judgment will have to be used to determine that.
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