Bad Boys, Bad Boys, WTF Ya Gunna do when they come for you....

[chickenman]

2 officers arrested, accused of driving drunk
GOSHEN COUNTY, Wyo. - Two Aurora Police officers are in trouble after taking an Aurora Police Department car on a high-speed ride Wednesday night through Goshen County that ended with one of the officers arrested for DWUI, 9Wants to Know has learned.

The officers were arrested in Goshen County about 6:30 p.m. They were heading to the funeral of two officers from another department who were recently killed in South Dakota, Goshen County Sherriff's Capt. Brian Morehouse told 9Wants to Know.

Morehouse stopped the officers' car after a volunteer firefighter called dispatch to say he saw a police car speeding, a passenger throwing trash out of the car and the officers using the vehicle's emergency lights to pass other cars.

When Morehouse stopped the police car, he said he could smell alcohol in the car and found beer in a cooler inside the patrol car.

He arrested Aurora Police Officer Bradley B. Bickett when he failed a roadside sobriety test and later blew a .07 on a breathalyzer machine.

Bickett was cited for DWUI-alcohol which is a misdemeanor, careless driving and speeding. Morehouse said he clocked Bickett traveling 57 mph in a 40 mph zone.

"It is a great embarrassment to not only our department, but to law enforcement across the board," Cassidee Carlson with the Aurora Police Department. "The feeling here at the Aurora Police Department is disbelief again."

Bickett was taken to jail at 6:51 p.m. Wednesday and released at 12:46 a.m. Thursday.

Morehouse said an Aurora Police Department Commander picked up Bickett, who was required to have a BAC of .00 before he was allowed to leave the jail. Bickett's passenger, Aurora Police Officer Gerald Kirby, was cited for littering.

"Our chief extended a phone call to their sheriff to apologize for the actions of our officers and additionally to thank him and his deputies for their professionalism and action in the matter," Carlson said.

Morehouse said that when the volunteer firefighter called to report the erratically-driven patrol car. He said the patrol car has almost hit two motorcycles.

The volunteer firefighter told 9Wants to Know that he was concerned for the safety of everyone on the road.

The officers were not in uniform at the time they were stopped, Morehouse told 9Wants to Know.

"These officers will be placed in a non-uniform role when they arrive back to work next week, where they won't have contact with the public until this serious discipline is reviewed," Carlson said.

Morehouse said both officers were cooperative during their arrest.

"We have more than 600 officers that come here everyday and do a great service for the City of Aurora," Carlson said. "Unfortunately, these officers made very poor decisions that now are causing us to get in front of the camera and the embarrassment that they've caused."

9Wants to Know will continue to investigate this.

 

[ECOutlaw]

Cops should be held to higher standards than ordinary citizens.... Tst tst tst

 

[norcal215]

:mad0233::sign0065::fighting0085:

 

[Jarofunk]

Cops should be held to higher standards than ordinary citizens.... Tst tst tst

yep

 

[RMCG]

They should be fired for misappropriation of government property, general douche-baggery and THINKING they are above the law.

 

[Jsän]

it will be interesting to see what kind of sentence they get.
somehow i dont think they will get he standard:

First Wyoming 1st Drunk Driving Conviction
Jail – Up to 6 Months, or
Fine – Up to $750, or Both
License Suspension – 90 Days
Ignition Interlock Device – 6 Months (Blood Alcohol Level .15 or Above)


i really doubt they will see time.
scumbags

 

[SLO Grown]

I love it!

 

[rockymtnbuds]

They should be fired for misappropriation of government property, general douche-baggery and THINKING they are above the law.

Couldn't have said it any better.

 

[chickenman]

Aug 15, 3:00 PM EDT


Colorado officer retires after alleged wild ride

By STEVEN K. PAULSON
DENVER (AP) -- A suburban Denver police officer allowed to represent his department at a South Dakota lawman's funeral has retired after authorities say he and a fellow officer took an alcohol-fueled ride through Wyoming on their way to the service.

In his letter of retirement, Officer Bradley B. Bickett apologized for his conduct.

"I offer my most sincere apologies to the Aurora Police Department, the citizens of Aurora, and all of law enforcement for this incident," he wrote, according to a police statement.

Bickett could not be reached for comment.

He and Gerald Kirby were accused of speeding past traffic with their emergency lights flashing and tossing trash from a window on their way to the South Dakota funeral of a fallen police officer.

Their squad car was pulled over Wednesday after authorities say a volunteer firefighter spotted the car driving erratically on a state highway outside Torrington, Wyo., about 50 miles northeast of Cheyenne. Bickett was charged with driving while impaired, careless driving and speeding, while Kirby was charged with littering.

Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates thanked Bickett for leaving the department.

"It is unfortunate that a 31-year career of service in law enforcement was destroyed by a single day of poor judgment. He made the honorable choice to retire," Oates said in his statement. "His apology will mean a great deal to his colleagues in the department and will help put this unfortunate event behind us."

Kirby remains on restricted duty pending a full internal affairs investigation.

Aurora police spokesman Bob Friel said Friday that Bickett and Kirby received permission to travel to Rapid City, S.D., to represent their department at a funeral for one of two officers killed in a shootout earlier this month. Bickett knew an officer in the South Dakota department, Friel said.

Goshen County Sheriff Donald J. Murphy said Bickett's blood-alcohol level tested at 0.08 percent, the level at which he said a driver is presumed to be under the influence. Another test determined later his level was 0.077 percent, Murphy said. A beer cooler was found in the back seat.

Bickett's speech was described as "slurred" in a booking report posted on the Goshen County Sheriff's Department website. He was released on his own recognizance early Thursday.

The funeral for the fallen officer, Nick Armstrong, 27, was held Thursday. The officers never made it to the funeral. Two Aurora police officers went to Wyoming to pick up Bickett and Kirby. They were immediately placed on desk duty pending an internal investigation.

Armstrong and Officer J. Ryan McCandless were killed in an Aug. 2 shootout that erupted while they were trying to question four men walking with an open alcohol container, Rapid City police spokeswoman Tarah Heupel said. A third officer, Tim Doyle, was hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds.

 

[chickenman]

update

AURORA, Colo. (AP) -- A second police officer allowed to represent his department at a South Dakota lawman's funeral has retired after authorities say he and a fellow officer took an alcohol-fueled ride through Wyoming on their way to the service.

Police Chief Daniel Oates said he accepted Gerald Kirby's retirement on Wednesday along with an apology.

On Monday, Officer Bradley Bickett retired and apologized for his conduct.

Kirby and Bickett were accused of speeding past traffic with their emergency lights flashing and tossing trash from a window on their way to the South Dakota funeral of a fallen police officer

 

[kolah]

Kudos to the cop who had the balls to nail the two PIGS. But he will become another Serpico. He broke the blue code of silence.

 

[chickenman]

Star Aurora SWAT officer facing DUI charges

BRANDON JOHANSSON Aurora Sentinel Aurora Sentinel

A decorated Aurora police SWAT officer is on desk duty after being arrested on a DUI charge early this year.

Officer Christopher Gonzales, 50, was arrested by Colorado State Patrol on Jan. 30 near Smoky Hill Road and South Waco Street and accused of driving under the influence, according to state records. He faces drunk driving charges and also charges of failing to stay in his lane.


Cpl. Eric Wynn, a spokesman for the Colorado State Patrol, said Tuesday it wasn’t immediately clear from CSP records what Gonzales’ blood alcohol content was at the time of his arrest, or whether a blood-alcohol test was even conducted.

According to court records in Arapahoe County, Gonzales is due in court Oct. 4 for a pretrial conference. A trial date has not yet been scheduled.

Gonzales’ lawyer, Charles Fife, did not return a call seeking comment this week.

After Gonzales’ arrest, the long-time SWAT officer was transferred from his full-time position on the SWAT Team to a patrol job and later to the Aurora Municipal Center, said Aurora police spokeswoman Sgt. Cassidee Carlson.

The AMC post does not involve driving and 29-year-veteran will stay there until his criminal case and a pending Internal Affairs investigation are complete, she said.

Carlson said Gonzales is a “highly-decorated officer” who was previously awarded the department’s Medal of Honor.

According to department records, Gonzales also received the Distinguished Service Cross in 2006 and was one of nine SWAT Team members awarded a Unit Citation from the chief in 2008.

Gonzales was the first of two Aurora police officers arrested this year on suspicion of drunk driving. Officer Bradley Bickett retired this month just a few days after he was arrested on a DUI charge while driving a police cruiser through Wyoming. At the time of his arrest, Bickett and Officer Gerald Kirby were driving to South Dakota to participate in a funeral procession for a slain officer there. Kirby was cited for littering after Wyoming police say he threw trash from the vehicle. He also retired a few days later.

Another officer, Marc Sears, was fired early this year after being arrested twice on DUI charges near Parker. One of the cases was dismissed and Sears appealed his firing to the city’s Civil Service Commission, who overturned the firing in favor of a six-month suspension.

 

[ttystikk]

Ok, so they drink and drive. Is anyone seriously thinking that's ALL they do wrong while in uniform?

 

[chickenman]

I recall once at my house in Denver after they searched and found about 1/2 zip of the dank. They wrote me a ticket. I saw the cop open his trunk, look both ways, unbutton shirt, place sack inside shirt, button shirt back up, close trunk and drive off.
Went to court, plead not guilty, cop never showed, case dismissed.
Saw the cop a few months later, asked him how he liked the nugs, he just laughed and said thanks....