Police News Roundup.
The Times had an interesting piece about Commissioner Kelly and his increasing influence with the administration. The Times also has a story about protesters determined to make a statement at the Republican National Convention in August.

Not everybody is so mad at the Republicans. Newsday reports that a crowd gathered for the commencement address of E.L. Doctorow at Hofstra University nearly shouted him out of the auditorium after he engaged in a diatribe about the President.

Crime has dropped yet another consecutive year in both the state and the city. This is getting boring!

Mayor Mike is insisting that new emergency management rules are not a slight against the Fire Department.

Condolences to the family of Detective Vincent Suppa. Suppa was killed after a collision with a drunken driver on Long Island last night as he was riding his motorcycle.


Heroes:
Police who saved a deranged man threatening to jump from Seth Low Houses in Brooklyn.
Westchester County investigators for breaking a 1998 murder case against Robert DeRosario, currently doing time for sexual abuse.
The Georgia Supreme Court for keeping convicted cop-killer H. Rap Brown in jail where he belongs.

Goats:
Sheldon Silver for taking gratuities from Avis Rental Cars.
The Daily News for inaccurately claiming there were 1700 lawsuits filed by emergency workers in the aftermath of 9/11.
The State Parole Board for releasing convicted sex offender Vincent McCollum who promptly forced his way into his girlfriends house, beat her and repeatedly raped her 15 year-old daughter and then set fire to the house.

And finally, in the "when you gotta go, you gotta go" department, Utah Department of Transportation workers are complaining about truckers contributing to the accumulation of human waste outside a truck brake check in Utah's Parleys Summit. The DOT categorizes this material as hazardous waste and requires the use of protective suits and tongs. (They must have eaten at the Indian Restaurant Base10 frequents). Base10 is sympathetic to the DOT workers. Judging by the quantity of material, they must be pooped.
- posted by Base10 @ 8:04 PM