Cops Ordered to Patrol Home of Geno's Owner, Joey Vento

nbcphiladelphia.com ^ | Aug 27, 2010 | KAREN ARAIZA

[BobP]

Medford police were ordered to patrol Joey Vento's home and that's kicked up a new controversy for the owner of Geno's Steaks in South Philadelphia.

Vento's last controversy -- his "order in English" signs -- landed him on the Glenn Beck show and made national headlines. He's been a huge advocate and long-time supporter of veterans and local police. In fact he donated a Harley-Davidson motorcycle to the Medford police department this year and that seems to be the real rub here. The motorcycle and the fact that Vento doesn't even live in Medford. He lives in the neighboring township of Shamong. Or maybe, as the Courier Post reports, it's these memos they got ahold of:

[BobP]

"Effective immediately, Patrols are to turn around in the driveway of the Vento residence, (address omitted), while patrolling in the area," Waterman said in an Oct. 13 e-mail, explaining an "extra patrol." "This is to occur 2 times per day on each shift."

Vento, his attorney and Medford officials have all said the patrols have nothing to do with the motorcycle donation. "We didn't do it because he gave us a motorcycle. We did it because it's the right thing to do," Medford Mayor Bob Martin told the paper. "As long as he pays taxes to the township, he has access to services from the township."

Vento pays taxes on his Shamong-patrolled home to Shamong. But he does pay taxes to Medford on some land he owns there.

"I think the taxpayers should be proud of the efforts of the entire Medford police department. . .House checks of any properties are routine and important," said acting town manager (and former Medford police chief) Stephen Addezio.

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I say great!

Mr. Vento refused to cower to the PC crowd. Way to go Mr. Vento, stand your ground. The majority of us are with you on the 'Speak English' issue, regardless of how the piss-stream media try to distort a common sense issue.

To assimilate means to adopt the language and customs of the location within which you reside.

Mexicans (for the most part) have shown over and over and over that they have no desire at all to do that.

Therefore, with enough 'immigration', they will create another Mexico here. Same corruption, same diseases, same crime, same economy.

Look at Texas today. In the border city of El Paso, half the license plates on cars are from Mexico and if they get into a traffic accident with an American they just drive back across the border, if they get a ticket, they never pay it.

You can't get a job in these border areas because you need to be a Mexican. The announcements in the stores are in Spanish and the music is Mexican, it's insulting. You really wouldn't know you are in the US if someone blindfolded you and took you into a store in El Paso.

Mr. Vento knows this and he is willing to take a stand.

We need more like him!

If Congress grants amnesty to millions of invaders and they vote, we can say goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years.

Hasta la vista, baby.

WAKE UP AMERICA

WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' PAPERS

[fatnotlazy]

It’s a shame; freedom of speech applies only to certain people and groups and not to others. America must wake up and smell the coffee. Our freedoms are eroding rapidly.

[netmilsmom]

Maybe it’s me but I can’t figure this article out. Where is his home? Is the business in Medford?

The home is in Shamong but the Medford Police do regular patrols there and are now instructed to turn into his driveway?

I must be dull this morning.

[mmercier]

how be it that a municipal department patrol in another jurisdiction?

response is one thing, there must be some mutual duty sharing agreement.

maybe he just has a friend on the force.

or something.

[GreatMan]

Joey Vento....American Hero

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Using the armed intimidating power of the police to force compliance with PC speech standards.
This is a fascist action and the perpetrators should be in prison. Unfortunately the judges are also brain-addled by PC.
We are in deep doodoo.

[Tired of Taxes]

The home is in Shamong but the Medford Police do regular patrols there and are now instructed to turn into his driveway?

According to what I've been reading (in the CP), his property is large and part of it extends into Medford.

[Tired of Taxes]

Using the armed intimidating power of the police to force compliance with PC speech standards.

According to the local news coverage of this story, Vento himself requested patrol of his property. The local paper is going on and on about it. The allegation is that the police are patrolling his property in return for the motorcycle gift. Three times, the story has made the front page. The newspaper seems to be happy to have found something they think they can use against him.

[netmilsmom]

I get it. Thanks!