The City of Hartford is headed for a potentially violent summer. In years past, residents could ask the Police Chief what the plan was to deal with the homicides , the shootings and the violence.
This year is different, If I am counting correctly, Hartford recorded its 11th homicide of the year today . A daytime shooting at a relatively busy intersection, in broad daylight, blocks from Saint Francis Hospital resulted in a homicide, # 11 for the year so far.
And as I said, in years past, typically members of the community would be meeting with the Police Chief to address their concerns. Typically the Police Chief would lay out their plan for their summer initiative and the plan to address the concerns and hopefully put their fears at rest.
There is no chance of that this year . Why you might ask? Because Hartford's Police Chief Jason Thody is no where to be found. Well , let me correct that. Thody can be found at the FBI national Academy for the next 10 weeks, away from the City.
Despite the official description, the FBI Academy is widely regarded as a networking and resume building opportunity.
I think most people would wish that a Police Chief with almost thirty years of experience would be able to teach the classes, not attend them. Wouldn't it seem to make more sense to begin grooming junior members of the Department for future leadership roles, rather than sending the Chief?
It also seems like poor management that anyone would allow the Police Chief to be away for at least 10 weeks while violence is spiking at the same time that the number 2 guy , the Assistant Chief, is relatively new to the position and probably can't find most streets in Hartford without using GPS. At the same time the number 3 guy, Deputy Chief Jay Lee is away at training for 6 weeks out of state.
Does no one at HPD look at staffing and scheduling and question how two of your top "leaders" ( and I use the term leader sarcastically when I refer to Thody) In addition the current staffing at HPD is well under what is needed to function, Although HPD should have roughly 425 officers, their current level, I am told is about 330 sworn Officers, and more leaving almost daily. Many of those officers have left in the past two years since Thody has been Chief
Maybe the FBI can offer a course "How NOT to run a Police Department". I would fully support Thody attending that class for as long as it takes..
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Rendock for Chief !!! He is the best .
ReplyDeleteWhen is the supervisor who makes derogatory comments about minorities coming back to work ?
ReplyDeleteHow can he be hidden once again in the booking department where you deal with arrested parties ?
Will he continue his actions and cause more liability onto the city ?
How can a democratic city allow a member of the police management to use that type of language towards the voting minorities in the city ?
It’s funny how a former minority detective was charged internally with conduct on becoming an officer and punished , while this supervisor gets nothing.
Oh, and that juicy audio proves that the comments alleged by that detective never happened. Will be interesting when that is revealed to the general public. Right now it is only allowed on the blog PPV channel.
Isn't the guy in charge of internal affairs right now the same guy that failed to document/made false entry in an official police report regarding Thody Gate? Isn't that like having Bernie Madoff in charge of your trust?
ReplyDeletePeople need to march on City Hall and go after who is really to blame. The MAYOR.
ReplyDeleteYup. He could not even figure the proper procedure to cover up a cruiser accident the correct way. If he spent one shift as a patrol sergeant he would have known that a city damage report must be completed for insurance compliance. He just flicks the keys at the tow company and thinks the damage will just magically repair itself without a paper trail or city payment. Then the green lantern takes a 2 inch pic of a dent instead of the entire passenger side and front bumper crushed in. Talk about internal corruption. But it is ok, remember that time you dropped off the Zip drive to mr Brookman under cover of darkness ? Oh yah. It’s on video. That would be funny for all the members of the dept to see you playing both sides. Your glass house is brittle and weak.
ReplyDeleteYour actions are now fruitless. What happens when your uncle leaves ? Enjoy your run now while you can.
Both Thea and Luke have lived in the Hartford area for more than two summers. Summers is long enough to kearn that violence increases every summer. The rise is violence is no secret and not difficult to notice or predict.
ReplyDeleteA review of some of Thody's infamous behavior illustrates the need for supervision, i.e high speed wreckless driving fleeing multiple accident scenes.
To allow him to abandon hpd during the summer is poor management and rewards his bad behavior.
What is the tuition cost to attend the FBI academy?
Did Luke and Thea also approve of his travel and lodging to he paid by the City of Hartford?
When Thody resigns from hpd,
"to spend time with family" or
To pursue a dream opportunity, is there any requirement of him to reimburse the City of Hartd,CT for the cost of tuition at the FBI Academy?
Hartford residents just keep getting the short end.
My prayer is that we elect a more fiscally conservative, more supportive of law enforcement, more supportive of prosecuting criminals type of mayor. A republican mayor.
The chief is a joke and has always been a joke! Over 120 officers resigned in the past 17 months and he didn’t have the decency to meet with at least one of them. Picture this, The Chief goes to the FBI Academy so that “he can better serve the men and women of HPD.” BUT, he doesn’t care to speak to any of the 120+ officers that resigned in less than a 2 year time span. In fact, none of the turds in the chiefs complex cared to speak with any of the officers who resigned.
ReplyDeleteThe Mayor is a failure and the City Council are all failures!
Now that cysi ro is pretty much neutralized before the big federal trial , it is time to move onto more obnoxious individuals bent on destruction of morale. How many form 90s are going to flow from the big cheese bow sir ? Is it enough that Patrol officers can’t work comp in other divisions but now have to be administratively molested regarding petty write ups. Someone like mr Facebook taco gate should really lighten up on the disingenuous actions to morale and departmental injustice. Maybe he can clean some of those wood chips out of the back of the old take home tahoe before the next trip to Home Depot off duty. Get that tahoe cleaned up to prepare for all those ot traffic meadows details coming around. Sit on the Mercedes side and play candy crush while patrol guys hump 30 calls and get ordered in. Life is good for the iad commander these days. Paying his debt back the the working men.
ReplyDeleteWhy hasn't Thody or Bronin been put on blast by the local media!!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see sis si is at peace and getting ready for the big show next month. I wish you the best and make sure you prepare yourself to hear that juicy audio. It’s quite entertaining what is said about you. The audio will be on the blog PPV site.
ReplyDeleteSo if some legal experts could answer for me what happens when you get sued in federal court twice ? And then what happens when two new suits are filed. Oops. Did I spill the beans. I guess deathgate and booking gate will center around the same person who is listed in how many incidents ? Sooner or later city hall is gonna catch wind and ask some hard questions as to why this person is still interacting with the community. Even those cookie network jobs have all vanished. What will happen ?? In the meantime it is almost time for the world to hear parts ( only parts ) of the juicy audio. Faces are gonna drop and coffee mugs will spill. It once again centers around the same person. Seems to be a pattern here forming. It’s ok. The jury will listen. The jury will settle it. Pattis is ready. Are you s i s y row ?
ReplyDeleteI know what you did bow sir ..
ReplyDeleteFyi. I know.
I hope your Johnny depp defense on the stand works well when stormin Norman and the other two pit Bull attorneys ask the hard questions.
ReplyDeleteHere are some good answers to help out.
1- “ I don’t recall “
2- “ can you repeat the question ?”
3- “ that audio tape is fake .”
4- “ I don’t remember it that way.”
5- “ the coat s made me do it.”
6- “ I was never told I could not do that .”
7- “ but I’m a city employee.”
8- “ did you see my 587th place award ?”
9- “ I was sick that day. “
Pattis was fired months ago. You must not be in the know.
DeleteOf course he’s not in the know 🚀 he never was
ReplyDeleteI see why even vincent wants nothing to do with you iron boy. Tell the tale of how you got medals for getting hit in the head with your own radio. How many supervisors did you beg until the paperwork was submitted for those ? Real American hero 538 th place. Guzzie has a surprise coming for you soon ….
ReplyDeleteJust let him keep padding his soon to be gone pension and giving out easy OT to Reggie, so Reggie can lie for him again. Only this time it will be in a Federal Court. The clown show is about to begin folks.
DeleteAn entire division of liars on the front lines solving homicides, the few who had integrity are long gone and we’re kicked out to patrol or other divisions. A blind person can see the corruption from a mile away.
so what happens if the reports don't line up with the audio tapes ?
ReplyDeletethere is no audio in my opinion. overtime scams been going on for decades.
i myself plan to work some of that meadows traffic cake come july.
Word on the street is that mr iron boy 567th thinks the multiple court trials are just a pass in the wind. He thinks the city will cover for him and the 20 or so employees are completely lying about how sis treats minority employees.
ReplyDeleteMaybe if you treated people decent you would be getting some of those cake jobs that uncle BJF had you groomed for , but he also got wind of your lying ways. No NBC gig. No buckshot state trooper office gig . No nothing. Gone!!!!!
Nada. Not even ESPN “ the ochoe” would let those plugs and 90 pound body near the air waves.
I wish you well. You lost. Period.
Take your ball back to your apartment.
Pretty tough to run the department with little Public Support for the patrol officers and detectives working the
ReplyDeleteStreets. In addition where are the units that would go to crime ridden areas and use aggressive police tactics
to slow down criminal activity, lock up the characters committing the crimes and restore public faith. Can’t do that anymore.
That looks bad. (Eyeroll)
A crime victim likes nothing better than seeing his/her tormentor being locked up and sent to prison.
And finally the city needs proven leaders who actually did police work, not work the political ropes to get ahead
Because cops with street experience to do the job. Not inside guys or cast offs from other departments padding their resumes.
Today I heard the Mayor calling street gang activity group related activity. That’s a pile of BS that a
Rhodes Scholar should be able to see through. Maybe there can be a group related activity task force to quell the
violence. Maybe a prayer circle.