Posted on 03/08/2008 1:09:39 AM PST by raccoonradio
One day after Boston fire union officials stormed out of talks with the city over drug testing, a uniformed jake was arrested in Dorchester when cops spotted him allegedly smoking a joint inside a department car, police said.
Anthony Gaston, 47, a 25-year veteran of the Boston Fire Department, was arrested for possession of marijuana, and illegal possession of prescription drugs, police said. Gaston is a fire prevention officer and is assigned a Fire Department car for his job inspecting gas stations and oil tanks to ensure code compliance, said Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald.
MacDonald said Gaston was off duty yesterday and could not explain why the firefighter was uniformed and inside a department car.
Cops responded to Dunlap Street about 2:40 p.m., across from Dorchester District Court, when officers spotted Gaston in the car smoking what appeared to be a marijuana cigarette, police said.
Police pulled three men out of the car and discovered five bags of marijuana, three joints, and a plastic pill bottle inside. Also charged with possession of marijuana were Richard Jackson, 43, of Mattapan and Andre Knox, 41, of Dorchester.
MacDonald said Gaston, who joined the Fire Department in 1982, was immediately placed on paid leave pending the outcome of the charges.
Gaston’s arrest comes just two weeks after the Fire Department released a controversial board of inquiry report that ignored possible drug and alcohol use by two firefighters killed in a West Roxbury blaze.
City officials made drug and alcohol testing a top priority after an August blaze at the Tai Ho restaurant killed firefighters Paul Cahill and Warren Payne. The Herald has previously reported that sources briefed on the men’s toxicology results said Payne had traces of cocaine in his system and Cahill had a blood alcohol level of .27, three times the drunken driving threshold.
Firefighter union boss Ed Kelly backed up the findings in the report and criticized Boston Fire Commissioner Roderick Fraser for demanding the drug test results be included in the board of inquiry’s report. Kelly refused to comment about Gaston’s arrest yesterday.
“Our official comment is we don’t know all the facts of the case and we’re not going to make a comment till we do,” Kelly said.
I've heard this took place right across the street from a day care center. Mommy why is the fireman in the car smoking that weird cigarette?
>>dope
Indeed...sure seems like one.
Does anybody know what a “jake” is?
from Boston Globe:
>>As police pulled up behind the car, the officers saw Gaston throw away what he was smoking.
Maalox moment.
>>They walked up to Gaston’s red Chevrolet Malibu, which was parked in front of a fire hydrant
That’s OK, official fire business
>> and immediately noticed the strong smell of marijuana, police said.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/03/08/firefighter_is_arrested_on_drug_charges/
slang for firefighter—not sure where it came from
It's an adult male turkey.
Now the one in the story was wearing a uniform --of some kind-- while sitting inside a "department car" smoking dope!!
Gotta wonder what Boston's cops are smoking.
Think that's nuts how about MA's two pols Barney --My Boy Lollipop-- Frank & --Sub Commander-- Ted.
MA.
...home of all kinds of weird turkeys.
A Fireman.
Boston government obviously has severe drug issues, although I suppose that that should not surprise us.
After 5 years of suprise tests plus mandatory ones the percentages were so low it didnt warrant the testing. We were five times cleaner than the average citizen work force.
Sure there are always some problems but not rampant. The firemen killed could easily have been out drinking too much the night before and like an idiot came in to work anyway.
A “jake” is an immature male turkey. Comparable to a teeager. How it applies to a Boston firemen is beyond me. But, then again, those people talk funny anyhow...
Nothing in the whole state of Mass. surprises me.
This is the place that re-elects Kerry and Kennedy every time they run.
Jake may also refer to:
Fictional characters named Jake include:
Jake may also refer to:
Geeze, they left out Jack Nicholson's Character, Jake 'J.J' Gittes, in Chinatown
"You may think you know what you're dealing with but believe me, you don't."
OK,I’m all for fighting drug testing (I hate my pee being held hostage for dollars), but this guy is stupid and makes the argement against it seems even stupider. Hey, maybe Rove is behind it!! Rove, you brilliant genius!!
My bad, you're absolutely correct.
How could I have possibly screwed that up.
Kind of obvious I'm no hunter.
I've 30 of the suckers -- Jakes & Toms-- running around my back yard, doing their pecking order thing before the hens arrive from their areas. Mating season's just about here & by May (or so) there'll be brood hens shepherding lots & lots of poults.
"How it applies to a Boston firemen is beyond me. But, then again, those people talk funny anyhow..."
HA!!
Right again.
...you're batting a 1.000. {g}
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