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To: ExSoldier
This Bozo is facing corruption charges for the use of a Lexus "donated" by a local dealership for the chief's fine work in the "community."

JM Lexus?

Does Coral Gables still maintain its own police force, or have they merged with Metro?

51 posted on 03/24/2008 9:50:05 AM PDT by Clemenza (I Live in New Jersey for the Same Reason People Slow Down to Look at Car Crashes)
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To: Clemenza
Actually the Gables PD is going strong. They merged with the University of Miami PD for mutual support, since the school sits squarely in the middle of Coral Gables, anyway.

There have been some setbacks:

When they got their brand new police station a few years ago, there was a chopper pad on the roof but the building hadn't been stressed to handle the weight of a helo. The indoor firing range failed to install any exhaust fans and the holding cells had an odd tendency to just POP open.

Went thru a slew of Chiefs, too after Skalasky retired. HE was my PE coach when I was in junior high school.

The current chief is doing just so-so I guess but the one prior came from Oklahoma and got a "no confidence" vote within his first 18 months. He also had an embarrassing record for Unintentional Discharges of his duty firearm. Lessee, one time he was in his office's private toilet and capped off a round into the commode which shattered from the Glock M23 40 cal rd. A few weeks later he was at Bally Total Gym and was redressing after his workout. He had left the gun in his gym locker. Trying to reholster he managed to crank off TWO rounds into the locker. I'm told the locker died instantly and all his incidents made the Miami Herald as well as a few more that filtered down from Okalahoma. Eventually he took retirement and was promptly RE-HIRED as a "consultant" at four times his previous salary as Chief! How do I get a job like that? Sheeeeesh. The Gables has had a few murders and some cops killed in recent years so they're no longer regarded as simply "kiddie cops."

53 posted on 03/24/2008 11:53:00 AM PDT by ExSoldier (Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.)
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