Posted on 11/14/2006 2:07:34 PM PST by absalom01
HONOLULU - The former Maryland police chief who headed the Washington-area sniper manhunt three years ago graduated as one of 40 new Honolulu police recruits. Charles Moose, 53, will hit the streets for patrol duty tomorrow morning alongside a police veteran. He graduated from the academy on Thursday.
"It's been a long time since I've worked the street ... but it's exactly what I want to do over the next several years," he said.
Moose led the task force that investigated the three-week shooting spree that left 10 people dead and terrorized the Washington area in 2002. John Muhammad and Lee Malvo were arrested. Muhammad was sentenced to death; Malvo was ordered to serve life in prison.
Moose resigned as Montgomery County police chief in 2003 amid criticism that he was improperly cashing in by writing a book about the sniper case. He now lives in West Oahu.
Everyone entering the Honolulu department must start as a recruit. "The physical part was very challenging, but I actually got better," Moose said. "It got an old guy into shape."
Have to give him props for making it through PT at the age of 53.
Uh-oh, I wouldn't own a white van in Honolulu right now for anything.
Didn't this dolt write a book or something? Is that how he can afford to live in Hawaii on a cop's salary, lol?
Moose was always "token". You don't go from Chief to the street. Wonder who he knows in Hawaii??
With in 2 years this fool will be back in the headlines doing something stupid
Aloha.
Leni
Stupid is as stupid does.
Chief Moose wears many hats:
http://www.defendamerica.mil/profiles/nov2002/pr110402a.html
LOL
Maybe Dog was there freeing up a home for Moose. Heh heh heh...
Moving from Maryland to Hawaii? Not so stupid in my book.... It's a beautiful day in Hawaii and I hear the surf is up. :)
Aloha, Janet
This guy'll fit in perfectly in Honolulu, with his automatic assumption that the snipers *had* to be white;
how much sooner might they have caught those @sswipes if they'd been looking at EVERYone?
Article: Everyone entering the Honolulu department must start as a recruit.
What part of that didn't register?
He's a Major in the AF Reserves (or was). You might challenge his being Chief, certainly about the book, but the guy's not a total dolt as you suggest.
Ditto, pretty impressive
I guess you just can't make this stuff up...
Maybe he could be the next Jack Lord!
Oh, I don't know. I know some cops who've gone back to the street because it's more rewarding and actually lower-stress. I could see a former (bungling) chief doing this.
Hey, I'm with you!! I know many who would like to quit their jobs and hang out in Paradise. My standard joke to resort bellhops every time I go out there is "I offered management $2 more/hour to do your job than what you're paying and so they said I can start tomorrow." :)
I think that's a safe bet.
As someone else said, you just can't make this stuff up!
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