Nov 6, 2012 2:13 PM
UPDATE: Tuesday, 1:36 p.m.
Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne-Holst, in an emailed statement Tuesday afternoon, said she respects Chief Wilson’s decision to resign, maintained that some of his policy ideas are still priorities for her, and said she will do her best to ensure a smooth transition to a new chief.The supervisor’s full statement:
“I respect Chief Wilson’s decision and want to thank him for his good service to the town. I, too, share his admiration and respect for the men and women who serve the Southampton [Town] Police Department. I want to assure all that I will do my utmost to [ensure] a seamless and positive transition.
“I also share Chief Wilson’s concern with regard to proper staffing levels and the need for the implementation of modern police technologies, which have been... more
"good service" = a bit frosty IMO.
What is boiling below the surface?
I guess we will never hear from Chief Wilson about his reasons for not releasing the name and photo of Sister Walsh's hit-and-run driver for 11 days! This investigation appears to have lost all steam, almost FOUR months after the heinous crime.
Now that Chief Wilson is gone, will they bring back the wonderful old police patch that showed all the historical roots of our beautiful township????? Lets bring Tony out of retirement.
this man was never qualified for the job to begin with . it was the supervisor that wanted him there in the first place now he wants to leave ?
maybe most of you only read occasionally but I remember when it was the chief that wanted to get rid of all the experienced officers claiming that would solve the budget issue lol .
it turned out that not only did he get rid of the people that maintained the department but submitted ...more the highest overtime compensation request in the history of the department .
if someone out there knows what he has done for the town other then create this patch that resembles the village patch and cost the town hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees and dismantle a division that helped keep thugs off the street please let me know .
and to the people out there that say that Lt jimmy Kiernan pled guilty , you should ask, if he was so guilty why is it that he is back in his post and his pay never skipped a beat . I’ll tell you , it's because the charges where BOGUS. a good mans reputation was ruined
and for what? 18 month of absentee service a new patch and a man that wanted to leave his "mark"
well, thanks chief for leaving ..
restore our safety by restoring the street crime unit, appoint the best man to run this department (Capt., Robert pierce) and let the cops be cops with no politics involved
that is not much to ask for !is it?
BTW whatever happened with that big investigation of the DA’s office regarding the alleged removal and/or destruction of sensitive police documents from police headquarters shortly before the chief took office ?
― G. Edward Griffin
I heard that he was asked by the Feds to become the next home land security czar, following in the foot steps of his idol, former NYC Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik. :)
He was good at creating a work place so toxic that only his little trolls
With the sole purpose of destroying others reputations could easily operate without impunity ...more and maybe even get promoted to boot!
So good riddance chief I'm sure you will find some other agency to attempt to ruin. People like him usually squirm their way into some other vehicle to feed their narcissistic addiction.
Super storm Sandy has nothing to do with the plot to get rid of the chief.
"SHAMEFUL"
once the "Flagship" of East End Township P.D. s...
The men and women who currently serve and protect ..are but doomed passangers aboard the current "Titanic"... with what appears to be countless icebergs ahead!!!!!!
With leadership... both Professionally and Politically abandoning ship... what expectations would now be highlighted as "Redemption"???
In the absence of Pride,Performance and attainable Goal Setting... buttoning up that Blue Shirt..with the "Patch ...more of the Day"... merely rewards stalemated efforts with a basic paycheck... Does anyone with a brain believe that's what most of them signed up for???
AGAIN...
If this is incompetent leadership...FIX IT!!!
If it is finances...FIGURE IT OUT!!!
If it is political in-house immaturity...GROW UP!!!
If it is on a Back Burner....MOVE IT TO A FURNACE!!!
Everyone of the East End {Forget West End} Depts... are doubled up with laughing stomach cramping celebrating..."SURE GLAD IT'S NOT US"!!!!!!!!
And before long the Bad Guys out there will figure out where the "Low Hanging Fruit" is out there in the abandoned orchard!!!! Buckle up!!
"SHAMEFUL"...
Does that include his past indiscretions (corruption) during his village days? If you include his running out on the town during this past weeks disaster and finally resigning for the good of all parties than I agree with your somewhat misguided post.
We have become a nutty society by telling our ...more kids don't drink coke and stay out of Mc Donalds, but pot and cocaine are ok. We are on the wrong path!
Did Wilson really take off from work during Sandy?
These are a couple of the questions of whose answers I am uncertain.
But they are only the most current ones. I'd like to know how Wilson came to be chosen in the first place, and, most important of all, how Kiernan could be suspended on 20 charges and then be allowed to return to duty without penalty.
The opaque curtain that the Town Council has drawn over everything concerning ...more the chief and the department is unconscionable. It's too bad that recall is not an available electoral option here.
"There is something rotten in Denmark," Anna.
Time to tell the Truth.
Hmmm, or is this too novel a concept?
What would you or anyone else on this board do with the information you seek? Although many of you have good intentions, it all ends after the submit button is pushed and the story falls off the front page.
Do tell now, show us where the "elite" street crime unit made a single arrest in a school. Or even connected a drug dealer to the drugs iin a school.
You have no clue as to what you are talking about.
I'll ask you this from above: Do you really believe in reinstituting Prohibition? Are you friggin' serious?
The SHTPD is in dire need of leaership for the long term. WHy don't you volunteer?
Chief1, do tell how enforcement of outdated drug ...more possion laws has made things better since the Rockefeller/Nixon years? Please, i am asking for you to educate us.