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Fab1b

http://www.news4jax.com/news/28738162/detail.html

OAK HILL, Fla. -- The City of Oak Hill Police Department is no more.

The Oak Hill City Council voted 3-2 Monday night to immediately disband the police department. The vote followed a tense meeting filled with allegations of misconduct and political vendettas.

Shortly after the 7 p.m. vote, officers stopped responding to emergency calls. They turned in their guns and badges.

The vote to disband the police department capped more than a year of controversy about the police department in Oak Hill.

Mayor Mary Lee Cook said all eight officers and the police chief, Diane Young will collect unemployment.

Cook accused the police department of a political vendetta after 10 marijuana plants were discovered growing in her yard last month. Sheriff's investigators found that while the plants were indeed growing in the 84-year-old mayor's yard, she was not aware of them.

Cook said she thought the issue was over until she heard Chief Young was taking pictures of her backyard and telling others she was going to have the mayor arrested. When she heard that, she said she called the emergency meeting to have Young fired.

She said she didn't plan for the police department to be dismantled but she said once the discussion started it snowballed into getting rid of the whole department.

Cook has been a vocal critic of the police department and Chief Young. Cook has said that she did not believe Young was qualified for the position, which she was named to last year.

In January, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement looked into allegations that three officers cheated on training tests and the chief covered it up. However, the case was closed for lack of sufficient evidence.

Officers have also been accused of stealing gas, improper use of computers, claims of false arrests and other disciplinary issues.

Cook said this does not necessarily mean the police department is done forever. She said they will continue meeting this week to discuss their options. She said if they do reinstate the department, all new employees will be hired.

Beginning immediately, the Volusia County Sheriff's deputies will patrol the city.

Funny someone threw pot in the mayors yard and it was growing there!!

Glory Days

and she heard through others what the chief was up to. clearly proof. sounds like this 84 year old mayor needs to retire too.

Cat Food Flambe'

Why does a town of 1300 people need a nine-officer police force in the first place?

Edit - this "news item" is a week short of being a year old - they have a new mayor now, too.

ytownfootball

Cat Food Flambe';850068 wrote:Why does a town of 1300 people need a nine-officer police force in the first place?

Because they don't have pot holes in Florida to fix.

said_aouita

Glory Days

Cat Food Flambe';850068 wrote:Why does a town of 1300 people need a nine-officer police force in the first place?

thats only about 2 officers on the road per shift, plus maybe a detective and superivsor etc.

LJ

Cat Food Flambe';850068 wrote:
Edit - this "news item" is a week short of being a year old - they have a new mayor now, too.

huh?

http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2011/08/02/oak-hill-fires-police-dept-city-clerk.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/27/national/main20084226.shtml
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2019442/An-84-year-old-Florida-mayor-claims-marijuana-backyard-planted-nemesis.html

The marijuana bust happened sometime early july

Fab1b

They just disbanded them last night????? I think the investigation has gone on for the past year but the force was disbanded last night as in Monday 8/1/11.

Speedofsand

haha, I didn't know this was big world wide news. Oak Hill is one of my regular fishing spots. There has been alot of political bs going on there. I used to work with a former chief there until his health went south forcing him to retire. I know Ihnken and his brother from college. The mayor has about 5 acres, her back fence was kicked in and the plants were in clay pots on a table somebody dragged from up by her house. Then an "anonymous tip" was phoned to police. The plants were less than a foot tall.
Oak Hill's most famous neighbor is Larry Csonka.

Fab1b

Don't forget Speed I am in Florida and it was in the Jacksonville news

Speedofsand

Fab1b;850249 wrote:Don't forget Speed I am in Florida and it was in the Jacksonville news

yeah I was referring to LJ's links. CBS news and London.
Sensational journalism with pics of nice plants, not the ones in her yard.

Speedofsand

meanwhile, in Broward county

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Fab1b

Speedofsand;850262 wrote:yeah I was referring to LJ's links. CBS news and London.
Sensational journalism with pics of nice plants, not the ones in her yard.

My bad dude

Fab1b

Speedofsand;850285 wrote:meanwhile, in Broward county

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Fantastic

coyotes22

Shocking, Ender is gone for awhile, and his 'followers' cant let it go. Way to be a man, and call him out! Very class, Fab, very classy! I think this will slide, because youre cute, and I believe he likes you. Stay classy.

Its about damn time. More Police Dept's need disbanded across the country. Hell, there are some kindergardeners that have more smarts, than the Chiefs running these groups of badge dishonorers.

But, I know, they are over worked and under paid, right?

Fab1b

^LMAO cool story

coyotes22

Fab1b;850358 wrote:^LMAO cool story

Shocking, that you would take a thread off topic! Que the 'cool story bro' immatureness, that you oooze. You really are a piece of work, Fab.

Maybe i should report your post, so that you have material for another thread? I have not seen you have a meltdown, or cry your bald headed eyes out lately.

You never sieze to amaze me. You really are a bald @$$ hole.

coyotes22

Fab1b;850358 wrote:^LMAO cool story

Shocking, that you would take a thread off topic! Que the 'cool story bro' immatureness, that you oooze. You really are a piece of work, Fab.

Maybe i should report your post, so that you have material for another thread? I have not seen you have a meltdown, or cry your bald headed eyes out lately.

You never sieze to amaze me. You really are a bald @$$ hole.

Why dont you post another Florida news article, hilljack.

Fab1b

Really like I give a fuck about Ender, my god don't lose sleep over it. Sounds like someone has some sand in their panties coyotes!!

coyotes22

Fab1b;850375 wrote:Really like I give a fuck about Ender, my god don't lose sleep over it. Sounds like someone has some sand in their panties coyotes!!

Just effin with ya!!!!

coyotes22

Fab1b;850375 wrote:Really like I give a fuck about Ender, my god don't lose sleep over it. Sounds like someone has some sand in their panties coyotes!!

I dont wear panties. Except on the weekends.

Fab1b

Good I was afraid I was gonna get my Internet badass on!

Ha ha

coyotes22

Fab1b;850421 wrote:Good I was afraid I was gonna get my Internet badass on!

Ha ha

Well dam! I shoulda kept going, this mighta made the HOF!!!!! SHOOOOOOOT

Curly J

Fab1b;850375 wrote:Really like I give a fuck about Ender, my god don't lose sleep over it. Sounds like someone has some sand in their panties coyotes!!

Guess you never seen Coyotes do his Ender impression. It's quite good.

Steel Valley Football

That town has a woman mayor and a woman police chief? No wonder shit is all messed up down there.

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