Thank goodness we have a few people left who are willing to stand up and call it like it is. Sick, degenerate, and vile...kudos to Chief Chitwood. The protests will probably start tomorrow.
Do not go to the bathroom at Sears.
Come to think of it, avoid Sears entirely.
If you or anyone else would like to send a kind note to Chief Chitwood, or an open letter to Daytona's Finest, you may do so here:
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The Daytona Beach Police Department - Message from the Chief
A Message from Chief Mike Chitwood | |
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Biography: Michael J. Chitwood
On May 30, 2006, Michael J. Chitwood was sworn in as Chief of Police of the Daytona Beach Police Department. He had previously served for a one year time period as Chief of Police of Shawnee, Oklahoma, Police Department. He went there after serving for 17 years with the Philadelphia Police Department which consists of over 7,000 sworn members and is the fifth largest police department in the nation. During his career with the Philadelphia Police Department, he worked in patrol, tactical, narcotics and detective divisions. He was officially cited 58 times by the Philadelphia Police Department and received commendations for merit, heroism, bravery and the highest award Valor. When he left the department to assume command of the Shawnee Police Department, he had attained the rank of Lieutenant. As Lieutenant, he commanded in the Special Investigations Unit and the Homicide Divisions.
Michael Chitwood received his Bachelors Degree in management from Eastern University in Pennsylvania and is a graduate of the FBINA class of 2004. He is also a graduate of Northwestern Universitys School of Staff and Command.
While serving as Chief of Police of Shawnee, he launched many innovative programs. A bicycle patrol was formed to improve community relations, increase officer visibility, and reduce crime. A Police Foundation was formed to help the department advance in the area of technology. With the foundations help, the department increased training and purchased state of the art AFIS and Polygraph systems. The COMPSAT process was introduced as its crime fighting and crime reduction strategy.
Huh, uh, huh huh huh.
Chitwood.
Figures someone with that name would be leading the sting.