Posted on 07/14/2014 8:12:22 AM PDT by bornred
Dallas Northington spent nearly eight years working for Target in loss prevention, roaming the stores and scanning the surveillance cameras. In an episode at the Leesburg Target store in May that he said was typical, a man was allegedly captured twice on video shoplifting, and Northington responded as he said he always did: He called the Leesburg police, made a report and provided them the videos of the two incidents.
But the man in the video may have been a Fairfax County sheriff’s deputy, Northington said he soon learned. And within days, two things happened: The deputy retired from the sheriff’s office and Target fired Northington, 29, a married father of two with a third child on the way.
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See my Post 16 and associated.
Utilizing “drive-by” posting at work.
My apologies.
If the PD thought they could bury all this by letting the crook retire and getting the employee fired they have failed big time.
Loudoun is in the news a lot lately . .
I should have read further down, to see your correction. But then that would be a first for me, and I hate to break with tradition. ;-)
The way the MSM wrote the piece it was not difficult to confuse who’s who.
Just so the forum understands. I have difficulty recognizing the “executive branch authority” of any policeman outside of the purview of the local sheriff.
Why does the IRS have armed enforcers?
Why does the USDA have armed enforcers?
Why does the mayor of a duly cconstituted and incorporated village/town/city need “armed enforcers” (hint: is the mayor’s charge to defend the citizenry from harm, danger and other acts of war?).
Within the framework of the US Constitution, it does not make sense to me.
Now, when said “armed enforcers” go off-the-clock and yet remained armed in service to private business and citizens, we have made a step nearer a police-state.
Just my opinion.
And I could care less about the opinon of anyone here regarding the prejorative “rent-a-cop”.
Good shoes have a tendency to fit comfortably.
Now I thought rent a cop was directed quite wrongly at Northington who simply was an unarmed loss prevention officer for Target. Again,the quickly retired deputy was not working undercover for Target-the deputy was apparently the thief!!!!!!!
I do share dismay where sworn public officers are allowed to work private details while retaining all their on-duty police powers so they have an unfair advantage over others needing a job.
Your understanding is appreciated.
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