He wants to be the next Steve McGarrett!
Posted on 04/17/2006 10:27:56 PM PDT by Proud2BAmerican
The former Maryland police chief who led the chase for the Washington, D.C.-area sniper in 2002 may become Honolulu's most well-known rookie cop next month.
A police official confirmed Charles Moose, a former police chief in Montgomery County, Md., and Portland, Ore., had signed up for the Honolulu Police Department's Training Academy, which starts May 1. But HPD Maj. Susan Ballard also said that Moose has been having second thoughts.
"He's been going back and forth on his decision," she said.
Sandy Herman Moose, the former chief's wife, told the Oregonian newspaper in a story yesterday that her husband does intend to become a patrol officer again.
"You know him, when he was riding in a patrol car as a street cop, he loved it," Sandy Herman Moose told the newspaper on Friday. "We both thrive on excitement and change."
Before leaving the Portland Police Department in 1999 to go to Maryland, Moose started recruiting Honolulu police officers to come to Portland, offering a lower cost of living and higher salaries.
The Mooses now live in West Oahu. They could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Sandy Herman Moose also told the Oregonian that her husband recently was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Hawaii Air National Guard.
Moose, 52, gained national attention during the sniper shootings as the chief law enforcement spokesman during the investigation. He resigned from his job in 2003 because he was not allowed to accept an advance for a book he wrote about the case.
Moose also made headlines in 2003 when he threatened to sue the Ihilani resort at Ko Olina over an alleged incident of racial discrimination. He settled for an undisclosed amount.
Over the last three years, Moose has crossed the nation on book-signing tours. He is also a popular speaker.
Moose started his career in law enforcement as a patrol officer in Portland in 1975, and rose through the ranks to become chief in 1993.
The Oregonian said Moose has been collecting a Portland pension of $5,938 a month for two years.
Meanwhile, Sandy Moose said she's not sure what her husband's assignment will be once he's finished at the police academy.
"The people at the bottom don't get to choose," she said.
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Star-Bulletin reporters Mary Vorsino and Rod Antone contributed to this report.
I tried digging up old threads on FR about this guy but wasn't able to come up with anything. My memory's a little hazy on what his deal is. Apparently he still wants to be a cop!
$5,938 per month....one hell of a nice pension!
The Chief of police where I live gets less than this per year!
Yeah no doubt; wonder what he got out of the settlement with the Ihilani Resort -- that's a real posh resort on Oahu.
He probably got a bundle out of the resort....considering his claim to fame.
Did he get any service annuity out of Maryland?
HPD might have to waive the IQ test for the chief.
Hey thanks a lot; I did a search on "moose" and came up empty. I'll be sure and remind the editors around here if we do any follow stories on his joining the HPD.
It was a lucky hit on Chief Moose and then archives.
great. Exile him to honolulu.
He wants to be the next Steve McGarrett!
$6K/mo pension + speaking fees + undisclosed amount from suing a high-end resort and he wants to be a beat cop ?
Maybe he really does but I sure as h*ll wouldn't hire him, no way. Asking for trouble - speaking fee engagements would have to be comprehended in his roster ? Would he sue HPD if he didn't get his way, claiming prejudice?
He was bad news for Portland and DC. Why can't he just go away???
Good point! I would go with someone younger and a little less controversial myself.
Ugh. He's horrible. He threatened race-discrimination lawsuits to get ahead. I was living in NoVa during the sniper attacks. Chief Moose was terrible. An idiot. Pathetic.
He was the perfect pic for chief of uber-PC, liberal MontCo, MD.
White van drivers on Oahu should be nervous - Officer Moose will be on the lookout for you whenever shots are fired!
this guy iirc showed himself to be a modern keystone kop
Seemed like he spent more time in press conferences than actually working on the case.
They bought into the whole FBI profile thing of the serial sniper being an angry white male ex-mil. Black muslims were not even on the radar screen. The perps drove right through police checkpoints.
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