GPD hides behind Becky Jo! Here we go again!

It's on now!

I wrote the following this morning.


Greetings!

I hope this email finds each and everyone of you healthy and happy!

I, Ben Holder, sent in several pubic records requests recently and would like to have an update on a few of them.

1. How can Chief Miller continually tell the people anything about the allegations against Captain James Hinson if Hinson's personnel file has been purged? On Jan. 10, 2006, a document called a memorandum of understanding was created by the City of Greensboro and signed by James Hinson and Mitchell Johnson. The understanding was Hinson would come back to work and his personnel file would be purged. According to the document, Hinson's record would be purged because "the investigation of these events has determined to be fraudulent and inappropriate.” Mitch Johnson and Linda Miles decided what was fraudulent and inappropriate. In return, Hinson agreed, "the city of Greensboro, other than certain officials in the police department, exercised due diligence in the investigation of the events that lead to his suspension as soon as this matter was brought to their attention.”

What documents has Miller reviewed regarding Hinson? Who has he talked to about Hinson? What evidence has he reviewed that made him feel comfortable writing, "none of those allegations were ever sustained and most were unfounded?"

This request came last week after Chief Miller amazingly claimed that none of the allegations made against James Hinson were ever sustained and most were unfounded. I realy think this should have been answered by now. Miller claimed he knows something that shows the allegations regarding James Hinson are unfounded and were never sustained.

2. I am also concerned about the newly formed racial profiling committee that was featured in the N&R two times and has been on WFMY and WGHP. I would like to request any and all communications regarding this committee. How was it formed? How were the members chosen? What credentials were required? I want any and all meeting notes, schedules, emails, voice mails as well as all researched materials regarding the creation and operation of this committee.

The lions share of this request should be readily available because the GPD has pushed it to the media. Certainly the want to explain a little more about it. How was it formed? How were the members chosen? What credentials were required? Again, I see no reason why this could not have been answered all ready.

3. I also require any and all information regarding all police disciplinary actions that has taken place in the Greensboro Police Department over the past 30 years.

At a community meeting, Miller reported to a crowd that the disciplinary process followed for Charles Cherry was the same process followed for any other employee in the department for the last thirty years. That claim was fascinating to me. How does Miller know everything about the disciplinary processes that have taken place the last 30 years? I would like to see the documents Miller has reviewed to back that claim up. Once again, this should be easily available because it appears Miller has already reviewed them. Certainly he would no say things without having evidence to back them up.

I have included section 18.(f) of the Government Ethics & Campaign Reform Act of 2010 to hopefully avoid possible future frustrations.

SECTION 18.(f) G.S. 160A‑168(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) The following information with respect to each city employee is a matter of public record: (1) ; Name. (2) ; Age. (3) Date of original employment or appointment to the service;service. (4) The terms of any contract by which the employee is employed whether written or oral, past and current, to the extent that the city has the written contract or a record of the oral contract in its possession;possession. (5) current position Current position. (6) Title. (7) Current salary. (8) Date and amount of the most recent increase or decrease in salary; salary with that municipality. (9) Date and type of the most recent each promotion, demotion, transfer, suspension, separation, or other change in position classification; and classification with that municipality. (10) Date and general description of the reasons for each promotion with that municipality. (11) Date and type of each dismissal, suspension, or demotion for disciplinary reasons taken by the municipality. If the disciplinary action was a dismissal, a copy of the written notice of the final decision of the municipality setting forth the specific acts or omissions that are the basis of the dismissal. (12) The office to which the employee is currently assigned.

Later,
Ben Holder


Mike Speedling responded: Legal has a response prepared to explain what can be released and the timeline to release those items we are allowed to released. Susan please check with Becky Jo to see if they have sent that response out. thanks



Michael J. Speedling

Assistant City Manager

City of Greensboro, NC


All I can say is, Becky Jo? Really? Is this the same Becky Jo that tried to stomp all over the law to keep public information secret regarding the sexual assault A.S. Wallace was involved in? We, ladies and gentleman, are in danger of losing a whole lot in our city if someone doesn't put a stop to this bullshit.

SGT Davis! Asst Chief Crotts!

The Beloved CC has made some very good videos that show Chief Miller is failing.

N&R Editorial:

The N&R has done it again. This time it was an editorial about Chief Miller and his Biased Based Profiling committee. This is the second time that the N&R has told it's readers about the committee without mentioning anything about Hinson's lawsuit or the fact that A.S. Wallace is on the committee. How in the world can they continue to report about this committee without mentioning Hinson's history of making racial discrimination allegations? Please understand that none of them were sustained and many were unfounded.

According to Hinson's lawsuit, in 2003, Detective Scott Sanders and Detective Brian Bissett created a lineup book filled with black officers pictures. Hinson claims he is in the lineup book and it was created“for the purpose of framing, embarrassing, and wrongfully charging black officers with crimes, offenses and violations of law and police policies.”

Hinson further claims Wray ordered the use of a “black book” to attack black officers with “unnecessary and unauthorized investigations.” Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought Hinson was never found to be in any lineup book. Further, there is no evidence anywhere that shows that the lineup book was used for any other purpose than to investigate a claim that an officer sexually assaulted a woman.

Hinson also has claims in his lawsuit that David Wray “maliciously and falsely” claimed that Hinson was connected to an “ongoing and connected to a violent international drug cartel." Hinson and his supporters have repeatedly claimed that Wray lied about an ongoing multi-jurisdictional drug investigation involving James Hinson. Wray said that talking about it could hurt the investigation. However, Mitch Johnson later claimed that the investigation was over when Wray said it was not. Got it?

You could have knocked me over with a feather when Greensboro Chief of Police Tim Bellamy sent a letter to the US Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, Anna Mills Wagoner in October of 2006. The letter was about Jerry Bledsoe's Cops in Black and White. Specifically, the issue titled "Hinson Takes Center Stage."

Greensboro leaders contradicted the old Wray lied story in this letter when they claimed: "I felt it was important to everyone that we discuss the series of articles in The Rhinoceros Times by Jerry Bledsoe entitled Cops in Black and White. The information presented in these articles is of great concern to the law enforcement community. Of particular concern was an article dated September 21 entitled Hinson Takes Center Stage, which, as we discussed, contained detailed information of past and ongoing investigations. Moreover, during the meeting, a member of your staff confirmed that the article included detailed verbatim notes from federal law enforcement investigative reports."

"I am very disappointed that you do not feel the public release of such information requires any action by your office. The release of this information has negatively impacted ongoing investigations in many ways, including with regard to cooperating witnesses and informants, as we discussed. The release has potentially compromised two ongoing missing persons/homicide investigations and your staff stated that it has also negatively affected ongoing federal investigations."

If there was no concern with Hisnon and an ongoing investigation they would have not sent that letter. Obviously, it was ongoing. It is scary to have Hinson in charge of a racial profiling committee when his lawsuit shows no actual facts regarding discrimination. What is even scarier than that is the way everyone is walking around this issue without seeing the issue.

At the end of the N&R's editorial they write about how good transparency was and how at the very least, the committee is was good public relations. In real life, it was a horrible public relations move to include Hinson on this committee. I am not even going to get into why Wallace is a bad choice. That should be obvious.

Bias Based Profiling Committe

This video is obviously not true and was made for my entertainment purposes only. Screw everybody else!

Who you gonna call?

Geronimo has left the reservation

Here first SUCKAS!!!!!

The Fox and Sanders lawsuit

How to deal with police

Fox, Sanders file suit against Mitch and City in State Court

On January 23, 2012 former city manager Mitch Johnson, Tater Hastings, Sloan and the City of Greensboro were sued by Tom Fox and Scott Sanders in state court.  This is the second lawsuit filed by the same attorney.  The first failed in federal court.  Sources close to this story reported to me that this lawsuit was cleaned up and worked hard on for a year.  I will have details soon.  However, I just wanted to let my readers know about this.  Everything is a secret these days huh? Council wasn't told either it appears.  Next thing you know Hinson and Wallace will be putting trackers on cars!

Public Enemy Number 1

-----Original Message----- From: ben holder To: ken.miller ; michael.speedling Sent: Sun, Jan 29, 2012 11:07 pm


Greetings!


On Jan. 10, 2006, a document called a memorandum of understanding was created by the City of Greensboro and signed by James Hinson and Mitchell Johnson. The understanding was Hinson would come back to work and his personnel file would be purged. According to the document, Hinson's record would be purged because "the investigation of these events has determined to be fraudulent and inappropriate.” Mitch Johnson and Linda Miles decided what was fraudulent and inappropriate. In return, Hinson agreed, "the city of Greensboro, other than certain officials in the police department, exercised due diligence in the investigation of the events that lead to his suspension as soon as this matter was brought to their attention.”


How can Chief Miller continually tell the people anything about the allegations against Captain James Hinson if Hinson's personnel file has been purged? What documents has Miller reviewed regarding Hinson? Who has he talked to about Hinson? What evidence has he reviewed that made him feel comfortable writing, "none of those allegations were ever sustained and most were unfounded?"


I am also concerned about the newly formed racial profiling committee that was featured in the N&R. I would like to request any and all communications regarding this committee. How was it formed? How were the members chosen? What credentials were required? I want any and all meeting notes, schedules, emails, voice mails as well as all researched materials regarding the creation and operation of this committee. I also require any and all information regarding all police disciplinary actions that has taken place in the Greensboro Police Department over the past 30 years. 


At a community meeting, Miller reported to a crowd that the disciplinary process followed for Charles Cherry was the same process followed for any other employee in the department for the last thirty years. I would like to see the documents Miller has reviewed to back that claim up. 


I have included section 18.(f) of the Government Ethics & Campaign Reform Act of 2010 to hopefully avoid possible future frustrations. SECTION 18.(f) G.S. 160A‑168(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) The following information with respect to each city employee is a matter of public record: (1) name; Name. (2) age; Age. (3) dateDate of original employment or appointment to the service;service. (4) the The terms of any contract by which the employee is employed whether written or oral, past and current, to the extent that the city has the written contract or a record of the oral contract in its possession;possession. (5) current position Current position. (6) title;Title. (7) current salary;Current salary. (8) dateDate and amount of the most recenteach increase or decrease in salary; salary with that municipality. (9) dateDate and type of the most recent each promotion, demotion, transfer, suspension, separation, or other change in position classification; and classification with that municipality. (10) Date and general description of the reasons for each promotion with that municipality. (11) Date and type of each dismissal, suspension, or demotion for disciplinary reasons taken by the municipality. If the disciplinary action was a dismissal, a copy of the written notice of the final decision of the municipality setting forth the specific acts or omissions that are the basis of the dismissal. (12) theThe office to which the employee is currently assigned.


Thank you, Ben Holder

Whoooooo!

Dioni, that wasn't very wise.

Look at the fleas on Fluffy!  I know I aint no big time news reporter like the ones that got at the N&R but I really think Dioni failed to be transparent today.  Dioni works for the N&R and she had a story in the paper today.  "Greensboro police seek greater transparency in actions" was the title of Dioni's story and I am not sure how she missed mentioning that Captain James Hinson, who is the leader of the  Biased-Based Policing Committee, is currently suing the city.  Hinson's lawsuit claims that he was discriminated against because of his race by the city, Wray and Brady.  Hinson dropped his lawsuit in 2009 and reported he dropped it to help the city heal.  Of course, he only gave us one year of healing time before he sued again.


Dioni should have let the readers know that white officers that are accused of racial profiling will be judged in some way by a man that has habitually screamed racism.  Please understand that none of the well publicized allegations made by James Hinson were sustained and most were unfounded.


Dioni also only named some of the people that were chosen for this committee and that was a concern as well.  If she would have looked at the committee members carefully, she would have seen the name A.S. Wallace.  Who is A.S. Wallace?  Please review a city press release from 2007 below.


Three Greensboro Police Officers have been suspended with pay as part of a criminal and administrative investigation into an alleged assault. The three officers are all assigned to the Investigative Support Division’s Tactical Special Enforcement Team. The officers have been identified as: Sergeant A. S. Wallace, Officer J. O, LeGrand and Officer C. S. Stevens.


Certainly we can do better than Wallace when we are seeking guidance in the police department.  Wallce has a lengthy list of disciplinary actions and guess what?  He also is suing the city claiming he was discriminated against becuase of his race.  Wallace has mishandled evidence beyond belief, failed to file reports, recieved counseling for parking tickets and improper driving.  He was promoted to Sgt. by Bellamy and placed over TSET--the unit that handled dope, guns, money and informants! That turned out not so good. 


The title of Dioni's story could have easily been, "Controversial committee includes controversial officers."  What leadership and knowledge does Wallace have to help benefit the city's racial problems?  What officer is going to follow Wallace's lead?  Who is going to accept Wallace's discipline?


Dioni would have been wise to ask Sociology professor Bob Davis about the issues of having Wallace and Hinson on a racial profiling committee given their background.  However, if you ignore the background I guess you don't need to ask that question.  I plan on asking a whole lot of people about Wallace and Hinson's involvement with this committee.  Chief Miller has some splainin' to do!

I am sorry!!! Call me back, please?

I got a phone call from someone and I was not sure if they were a friend or an enemy. I have been told that you were a friend and I should listen to you. I am asking you to call me back and I deeply apologize for not communicating with you. I am out of practice and I must admit I was a little jittery. Troublemaking is risky business. Please, call me back. One more chance?

More Chief Miller

Chief Miller has some splainin' to do. There is a wonderful collection of videos available online that captures battles between Chief Miller and former GPD Captain, Charles Cherry. One particular video is very interesting and warrants a closer look. In the video, Miller becomes rattled when Rev. Cardes Brown asks him questions about Cherry. Miller claims that Cherry was handled fairly and by the book just as every other officer had been in the past thirty years.

What is fascinating is the date of the meeting was Nov, 4 2010. Thirty years ago from Nov 4, 2010 is mighty damn close to Nov 3, 1979. It was Chief Miller that made the thirty year claim and nobody else. The claim he makes is silly because he has no idea what all has gone on in Greensboro for the past thirty years regarding disciplinary action in the police department.

In the video, Miller is deservedly chastised for making his thirty year claim by a local preacher. The preacher then goes on to make a comment regarding present day issues within the black and Latino communities. The preacher is immediately cut off by Miller and Miller begins another temper tantrum about how he is not going back to 1979. The preacher reminds Miller that it was Miller that went back 30 years and nobody else. Miller then says he was talking about the disciplinary policy.

Miller claimed that he knows the disciplinary policy has been followed one way for the past thirty years. I just don't think it was very smart of him to say that at all. I really think it was a bad time to say it when he did.

Miller constantly claims that he is not looking back to the past but he habitually does it. I never once mentioned anything about any past allegations about anyone when I emailed Miller. I asked about required hourly work for a police captain and I asked about Hinson's half way house. Miller immediately responded by telling me that if my concerns lingered from past allegations I should understand that none of them were sustained and many were unproven. That is not true.

I will get an answer from the police department regarding what Miller has reviewed to base his strong opinions regarding the 30 year history of the Greensboro Police Department as well as the allegations regarding James Hinson.

Chief Miller claims he has 30 years of knowledge with Greensboro Police!

How can Miller claim to know everything about every single employee dispute the GPD has had over the past 30 years? Is it a good idea to have a man that spouts nonsense as truth in charge of the police department? 30 years is a very, very long time. What kind of man uses crazy statements as truth? Miller will be questioned about his bullying tactics as well as his self proclaimed expertise of the GPD employee issues over the past 30 years.

What does Ken Miller really know about the allegations regarding James Hinson?

On Jan. 10, 2006, a document called a memorandum of understanding was created by the City of Greensboro and signed by James Hinson and Mitchell Johnson. The understanding was Hinson would come back to work and his personnel file would be purged.

According to the document, Hinson's record would be purged because "the investigation of these events has determined to be fraudulent and inappropriate.” Mitch Johnson and Linda Miles decided what was fraudulent and inappropriate.

In return, Hinson agreed, "the city of Greensboro, other than certain officials in the police department, exercised due diligence in the investigation of the events that lead to his suspension as soon as this matter was brought to their attention.”

How can Chief Miller continually tell the people anything about the allegations against Captain James Hinson if Hinson's personnel file has been purged? What documents has Miller reviewed regarding Hinson? Who has he talked to about Hinson? What evidence has he reviewed that made him feel comfortable writing, "none of those allegations were ever sustained and most were unfounded?"

GPD Chief makes false claims in email to Troublemaker

I have been blogging for less than 24 hours and I can already tell you that Ken Miller should not be the chief of police. He appears to be a bully and has very little regard for the peoples feelings. He doesn't care about all the past turmoil this city has been through with the police department. He only cares about himself.

We don't have a good chief. We have a bad politician playing police chief. Milller doesn't want to talk about "the past" and belittles those that do. He wants everyone to know that he figured out everything in the complex GPD as soon as his polished ass hit his chair.

His biggest accomplishment is he had his own little coffee island installed right by his office. Once people questioned his coffee island it quickly became an emergency eye washing station. Miller wants the people to know he is always correct and we don't know what we are talking about. He has the typical attitude that most badge carrying egotistical psycho individuals have. He does not care about our feelings, our thoughts and most importantly our history.

Take James Hinson for example. Hinson is arguably the most controversial figure in the history of Greensboro's police department. He screamed about how he was being targeted by racist white officers. He has filed a lawsuit against the city that is full of half truths that can be easily disproven. He, along with the News and Record and others, caused a great amount of anger and turmoil within the city by practicing malicious gossip.

In the end, Hinson's silly stunt will end up hurting the tax payer tremendously. Hinson is a horrible example of a police officer to most of us but not Chief Miller. You see, Miller came in and instantly decided that Hinson was a great police officer and he is very quick to claim that Hinson has done nothing wrong and everything that was questionable about Hinson was unfounded. Miller knows that nothing out of the ordinary has ever happened with James Hinson.

Miller thinks that nothing was wrong when GPD police got a call on April 8, 2005 from the DEA. During that call, the DEA reported that an investigation of a major drug dealer revealed that James Hinson's personal cell phone number was programmed into their suspects phone.

This was very alarming because it was not the first time that Hinson's contact info had been found in the possession of a major drug dealer. Miller wants you and I to believe that Hinson's contact information was never in the possession of drug dealers. Miller wants us to believe that Hinson never has done anything wrong.

Miller doesn't see it as a problem that Hinson associated and did business with major drug dealers, dated strippers, fudged police reports and covered for other officers when they needed to hide something (Kevin Chandler's throat cutting incident). Miller foolishly said this to me in our very first email exchange, "If your concerns linger from past allegations well publicized, please understand that none of those allegations were ever sustained and most were unfounded." That my dear friends, is not true at all!

I find it very disturbing that Miller wrote, "please understand that none of those allegations were ever sustained and most were unfounded." I wonder where Miller got this information? Can he show who us any evidence supporting this? In real life the huge majority of the allegations were sustained and I have no idea which ones Miller could show as unfounded.

1. Hinson had associated with a known criminal, Elton Turnbull? Sustained.

2. Hinson associated with Toshia Withers, a known criminal; that he assaulted her at his bachelor's party; and that he had sex with her in a police vehicle? Sustained, not sustained, and not sustained.

3. Hinson had worked off duty while on duty? Sustained.

4. Hinson lied to his supervisor about making up a day he had taken off? Sustained.

5. Hinson was also alleged to have conducted private business at UNCG while on police time? Sustained.

6. Hinson failed to report a wreck involving his police car? Sustained. Another allegation regarding Hinson and car wrecks involved a woman named Gayle Brooks. That was not even investigated. That accident was on December 5, 2002 just in case Miller wants to show me where it was not sustained and unfounded.

7. Hinson recommended a certain private security firm to a private business while he was on duty? Sustained.

After the allegations were sustained, Wray informed former City Attorney, Linda Miles, of his intentions of demoting Hinson. Former Police Chief Tim Bellamy is on record agreeing with Wray and reported he feared Hinson would use his position to get back at people if he wasn't demoted.

Miles and Wray planned to meet on Monday November 14, 2005 to discuss the Hinson matter. It was put off until Tuesday November 15, 2005. Wray, who thought he would be taking his SUSTAINED allegations to Miles to begin discussion about what to do with Hinson, was ambushed by a random drug test and a meeting that included RMA investigators as well as former (drunk and dishonest) City Attorney Mary B. Carr. This would be the first time Wray ever saw or heard of RMA. The rest is history. The allegations against Hinson were never unfounded but they did go unpunished.

Please understand that Miller shouldn't say the allegations against James Hinson were not sustained and proven unfounded because that is not true. Chief Miller speaks foolishly and has underestimated Ben Holder.