3 Louisiana State Troopers suspended after WVUE Fox 8 News investigation

Three Louisiana State Troopers have been suspended after a WVUE Fox 8 News investigation exposed problems with a state traffic ticket program. A fourth trooper is under investigation, Fox 8 said during its Wednesday night (Nov. 8) broadcast.
This is the first installment of the investigative series. The next one airs Thursday, Nov. 9, at 10 p.m.
Read more: www.fox8live.com/story/3679645...

[@bettersteps]

How did an officer making a quarter of a million dollars a year not get attention from the city? This wasn't overlooked, it was ignored.

[@MrCurtisass]

because the rest of the city is doing the same..... louisiana politics

[@jeffdarnell7942]

I know in just about every other City, OT has to be APPROVED beforehand.

[@konsumer]

The can't ignore explosives.

[@slappy8941]

It's Louisiana...

[@robertchandler2124]

@@MrCurtisass Because they are all doing it.

[@Dennis-pq3rc]

He isn't the only cop out there doing this .

[@dockey6942]

That ant nothing new several year they were stopping drug people some were some were not they would plant drugs on the car they take the car and money they would split the money up they finely caught up with them they had to fire several cops in louisiana

[@Maintenance_Mark]

They all do it because they believe they are entitled to it and they believe they are above the law

[@jasonlee8497]

Thousands of them……

[@shanghunter7697]

@@jasonlee8497 Facts !!!!!

[@jeremyaltom1303]

Those cars have gps trackers. Dispatch and his supervisors absolutely knew about this and he probably wasn’t the only one.

[@mervyngreene6687]

Of course they knew! These officers were terminated for getting caught.

[@hillbillymindfreak]

How did a news channel uncover all this but his own Dept didn’t?!?!?!

[@ClarityDetermination]

Exactly. I think the chief is not surprised in the least and he's hoping nobody checked his work attendance.

[@jgamer2228]

Cops protect cops. People absolutely know this is going on, they just don’t care. There are no consequences.

[@user-rs8ef3gn3i]

That IS the point!

[@charlesyates6687]

It's a crimanal ENTERPRISE

[@shanghunter7697]

@@charlesyates6687 All over the country, EVERY dept. SHOULD ALWAYS be investigated EVERY yr !!!

[@Shinbaal99]

I'm positive the whole deparment has been doing this for years...

[@1USAUSA]

Shinbaal99 Yep... I agree with you there... and there is no doubt in my mind about it.

[@PurpleObscuration]

Typical coproach, earning the hate.

[@TimeSurfer206]

@@PurpleObscuration Coproach. May I steal this? THANK YOU!

[@ToddiusMaximus]

Rustin , LA

[@kicknadeadcat]

I worked in a union shop in my twenties, no cameras back then. They used to keep a sheet of names and how how much overtime people were going to claim and have someone punch their time clock who was around at that time. It was rampant…..

[@vinnievalentine421]

This is theft. Anyone stealing 500$ would be charged with a Felony.

[@steampunkgreenjunk5060]

stealing 500 is a misdemenor lol.

[@stephenmilder9549]

500? Lol i wish. Stealing under 2500 atleast in Texas is a misdemeanor and we are known to be pretty harsh on the law here. This guy however stole thousands and thousands, hes just a criminal with a badge. Theres alot out there.

[@donnab.333]

And given 40yrs in prison.

[@bobbiehall2705]

He was probably allowed to resign and now works somewhere else!

[@cosmo1578]

Everyone but the police.

[@danielholland123456]

there is no way this happens without 2 or more people cooperating in this. dispatch knows he was not responding to calls during his shifts and the bookkeeper knew he was scheduled for those hours

[@davidb4090]

Exactly, with all the computers and other electronic devices in that cruiser there’s no way someone didn’t put two and two together. Most likely he was sharing the wealth to keep others quiet.

[@sams4717]

He wasn’t the only one. There was definitely a reason they didn’t have a better system to track their hours implemented…

[@msichanahuzuni]

"Administrative leave" so guy gets to sit at home &get paid. Isn't that pretty much what he's accused of being guilty of?

[@omarvasquez6851]

Yep. Sad isn’t it!

[@tapriciasiwel1198]

EXACTLY!!!! Thief of Service!!!!!!!!

[@randydavis7122]

First fire him# 2.make him pay all the $ back.#3 forfiture of percentage of pension,then top it off by some jail time.😰

[@mistercsp]

Was thinking the same

[@fordkenisaacs6425]

That cop is laughing at his boss on that “administration leave” that corrupt cop is on an extended staycation, what a f###%#g joke, he’s still corrupt making corrupt money at his home, is this justice?

[@ianbattles7290]

Only a corrupt cop is afraid of being recorded while on-duty.

[@bigthingspoppinrules]

Next time a cop pulls you over, put your phone on selfie mode and make a video of you and the cop. You should get a decent angle with it sitting on your thigh with a slight lean towards your crotch. They fucking hate that, and you start to wonder why.....

[@terryyandle4877]

So true

[@wisconsinrailstotrailscycl4277]

Only if a cop is asleep in their patrol car, is the only time they won't object to being video recorded..

[@Kadus500]

@Dillon Chappell that you can turn off or "corrupt"?

[@Kadus500]

@Dillon Chappell 1st being against policy will not prevent me from being jailed solely on you blue line word. If you can get a vacation instead of charges for turning off your body cam while other people are illegally arrestd, then it's bullshit 2nd www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/atlanta-police-routinely-failed-turn-body-cameras-audit-finds/5lL2ON0wrtTIGZGyxkNshM/ 3rd Miss me with your shameless victimization. Cops are not the victims in this

[@user-mw6mq6qp9z]

This is real news! Thank you for your service to the people. This is some seriously top notch investigative journalism..

[@Na0uta]

This man really living the life out here.

[@tyson7500]

Make his ass homeless.

[@williambryant6330]

How can a man like this be trusted to enforce the law, when he's breaking the law?

[@sallyjanecampos5241]

Law man,

[@hameed]

Because you have an army of Karen and kens with “back the blue” signs on their lawn who excuse every single thing police do by blaming the victims

[@snarlingrabiddog5150]

Just ask any politician.

[@joelspringman7748]

@William- Simple answer: You can't.

[@derriklee287]

All cops break the law

[@kevinlamprecht9174]

He should be going to jail for fraud. Anyone else who did this would be.

[@bravo62]

Throw another uniform on him & send him to Afghanistan as a grunt for the next 5 years or until his debt is paid off, "NO" medals allotted for service unless they create one for cheaters!!

[@bm-rf4bc]

unions :)

[@tiafolla]

It would be really interesting to see if the hours submitted by his fellow officers suddenly drops as a result of this investigation. There HAVE to be more cops doing this, and anyone whose claimed hours suddenly dip (for fear of getting caught) should be investigated. Mens rea.

[@samfisher9413]

You know the question that runs around in my mind? How much property has he stolen from private People without justification of any kind (though there's never justification for the theft of property badger no badge) and dropped off at his house instead of reporting? I bet if there was a search of his house there'd be all kinds of electronics maybe even some firearms that aren't registered under his name. How much property has he stolen from private individuals and then taken home while on the clock?

[@jaysonfigueroa6075]

I can't even tell you the countless of times I've seen this as a security guard. I used to guard a large lot, and I would see squad cars just sit in the same spot for hours.

[@johnsontb1]

Anyone here with a job wondering how a boss doesn’t know his employees aren’t working?

[@sublimetrance]

Means the boss isn't working as well...

[@Trajan2401]

He doesn't look honest and is probably in on it too.

[@JP-ml1xe]

I'm wondering wtf needs to be investigated? If I was doin this id be fired that day with a lawsuit against me the next

[@Jugivadi]

The smell of rotten apples is stifling.

[@joelspringman7748]

@@Trajan2401 I would bet on that.

[@Gcal1956]

So he is a thief and a cheat ? Fire him. Take his pension and give him a bill for the money he stole.

[@C0wb0yBebop]

See that would be justice. But instead the Law will find him under a two week paid suspension while he applies to a different precinct

[@blueridgepatriot1356]

And arrest, convict and ship his guilty cheating ass off to prison for a long time!

[@davidsmith385]

He will make a great Congressman. 😅

[@user-rs8ef3gn3i]

In genpop...let's find out how tough he REALLY is...#FTP #ACAB @@blueridgepatriot1356

[@Thezuule1]

My father used to work for the state department of corrections in an investigative unit and used to tell me there were 5 people in his office who COMBINED didn't work a 40 hour week.

[@MylyMoua]

So proud of you guys for doing the undercover work! We need more journalist like you.

[@zacmonarch4845]

How about immediately charged for theft..anyone else would be arrested

[@14moon85]

It's the old bullshitt double standard line

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

The superintendent should be investigate also.. no way he didn't know.

[@logan5326]

The Farmacy Seeds Network ...he had to know! Most of those patrol cars have a GPS! So, the chief or whoever was in charge of this piggy bank should also be investigated!

[@stevealdrich1365]

Agreed!

[@Rayq007]

Because they got their cut of his OT money.

[@vincentconti3633]

@@Rayq007 that's correct!

[@vincentconti3633]

I have three cousins that we're firemen...two of them spent time almost every day doing carpentry!! They responded to alarms from that work... northeast city... corrupt

[@bobchooper114]

This is awesome. Keeping the man in check.

[@richc.3100]

1. Paying overtime to write ticket is crazy. 2. Asking cops to work 16 hr days, to write tickets is crazy.

[@user-ty5di3ku6o]

I love how they're all acting so surprised like they don't do it too 😂

[@barbaraharris1527]

They all do it at one time or another. Cops are lazy 😴 love to be home and get paid . Nothing will be done if fired they go to another town get hired felonies and all

[@tigercry5177]

Guessing Probably 80% is doing it. I have no leo experience.

[@stevemagicman1435]

@@barbaraharris1527 yyh yh

[@stevemagicman1435]

@@barbaraharris1527 g

[@jool7793]

Now I understand how all cops have boats and motorcycles and plenty of time to enjoy them. Also, I’ll never believe another cop when he says they get paid little.

[@MrKTTheLegend]

The superintendent sound like he doing the same but ain't been caught.

[@michaelwall2304]

that's one reason he needs to be fired...

[@andrewmcnicoll4268]

I'll assume you just don't know much about police positions: Superintendents don't patrol; it's a desk job. Depending on the governing authority, they typically don't make overtime like this officer anyway.

[@hillaryclinton2415]

Every ticket every case he was involved in needs dismissed.

[@daveryan6624]

Maybe he can just keep a list of license plates, stay at home, and write tickets . Send them through the mail. Go to his house and interview him. Stand on the public access and ask your questions.

[@iron60bitch62]

If he can’t be trusted with a timesheet all of his cases should be open and put under review

[@MsDOT-ic7dz]

Ron Hahahaha Amen!! I totally agree.

[@RtistiqSkubie]

Actually if any defending attorney pressed the issue that would happen.

[@jjmccloud]

ABSOLUTELY!!! I wouldn't believe any paper work he may have wrote on tickets, arrests, anything

[@JJ_Justice]

Right, If he lied about this. What else could be false?

[@karlfulton4854]

AND THE SAME FOR THE ENTIRE STATION.... NO WONDER THE NATION'S FINANCES ARE GOING TITS UP.. MAKE HIM SELL UP HIS HOME AND PAY EVERY UNWORKED HOUR BACK... BECAUSE I'LL BET HE HAS NO MORTGAGE ANYMORE WITH THST KIND OF INCOME

[@johnathanutahzio8474]

I'm not shocked. No one is.

[@leshagayle5991]

4 Real

[@woodyks7490]

Most of the sheep don’t even have a clue about the dirt Bazturds

[@lani6647]

Trooper Thomas: “Press hard make 3 copies, here’s your ticket” Journalist: “Imma end this man’s whole career”

[@gregkasza1925]

And WHO was responsible for checking the time cards?

[@downtowndrewbrown7129]

How does that much overtime not raise a red flag to be investigated. That is ridiculous

[@sallyjanecampos5241]

Don't do there job,he's like the man said job offices

[@loschekell]

One word: Corruption.

[@jengable4888]

Right ! If it is going on, how long has it been transpiring ?!?

[@joelspringman7748]

They all cover for each other, including the brass.

[@jengable4888]

@@joelspringman7748 Each department's (that is in question,) union contract needs to be reviewed. This may assist to provide an explanation to any inquiries regarding overtime pay. If a time sheet/card does not coincide with the contract, and there is discrepancy, then I would definitely question it too, whether it is with the police or anyone else, that is unionized, or submits time records, for that matter. Conversely, another situation that should be questioned are companies/employers that possibly alter employee time records to cut down on payroll expenses, unbeknownst to the employee.

[@kennethwillits374]

Why does the police department even allow the employees to file their own hours instead of a traditional time card? They can also track the cruisers with gps.

[@logan5326]

kenneth willits ...word up! It makes you wonder if everyone that works for the city is in for the “scamming”! If not...then how much is a punching timing clock & cards cost??? (that they cannot implement).

[@Carriedmusic]

Exactly. This is 2020, we don’t have to write down our own hours anymore and why anyone would allow that is beyond me. Of course people are going to take advantage that’s just dumb but especially cops, that’s even worse and this guy needs consequences

[@RoyalKnightVIII]

I wonder. I wonder You think the police are corrupt or something? Who do the police actually protect and serve?

[@jengable4888]

I could understand those who work overtime should keep a time sheet/records, however, I believe most are salary, so they really do not fill out time cards. As far as GPS is concerned, that may be necessary for multiple reasons.

[@johnellis5856]

Can’t always track the car but you can track the agency issued phone

[@beckigreen]

No one thought it was odd that the officer was working 16 out of 24 hours?

[@Zero_Point_Energy1]

The first red flag was the fact that they call traffic enforcement “ticket writing.”

[@sparklesthecat6507]

I think if you got a ticket from this officer you should challenge it in court.

[@joeh2401]

It starts at the top. He was taught that behavior.

[@sparrovski]

So true. All of their bad behavior that they pretend is so out of character is exactly how they are trained. And to play dumb so it doesnt look deliberate.

[@reclaimedtrashcollection1098]

We all have a moral compass, you can speak up or go down the wrong path. Do the right thing as it's called. I know a military person who spoke up and the FBI nailed a contractor scamming the taxpayer. However, that military person had to resign from the backlash. It might not be an easy task to follow the right path

[@deanduggan2915]

This goes on all the time across America

[@scarletbegonias2359]

There's an even more disconcerting issue that hasn't been addressed, his level of honesty jeopardizes all of his arrests. How can the courts rely on him to be fair and impartial when he is actively committing crimes on a daily basis?

[@djdentertainment7127]

If I was a lawyer and any of my clients were put in jail or put on probation due to that officer Thomas's police work and or testimony I would be bringing that back on appeals immediately because the guy obviously CAN'T BE TRUSTED!! 😡😠🤬🖕🖕🖕

[@iamyou8416]

💯%

[@vladimir0700]

I hadn’t thought of that-excellent point

[@davidbriggs8863]

Precisely!

[@robertwatson818]

@@djdentertainment7127 Good observation. Virtually ALL of his work is now subject to review going back for years.

[@jonnyboy8000]

$250,000 and nobody checked his hours ,why? Because they're all at it

[@RemyAlphaElite]

Good theory. But it's still an assumption. However, it sounds very reasonable as an assumption

[@tingtang9302]

well they're upset that they did so poorly in k-12 and they still want the pay of people who weren't complete mentally handicapped retards. sorrryyyyyyyyyy oinky retards!

[@bmcmanus28]

Policing for profit. America's most dangerous gang.

[@Camerasdontlie]

jonnyboy8000 Your dam right there all at it. And cover for each other too. The blame should be on the District Attorneys office this office never charges these jackals.

[@Uouttooo]

How did the police department get unlimited budget?

[@johnallen6945]

I subbed. I would like to know what happened with this.

[@natalia-grace]

Imagine simply writting tickets for a living, yet not even going to do that..

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Having ten officers show up for a non-violent arrest is unacceptable enough but this is just egregious! 😠 Good job exposing these corrupt cops, 'VUE! 😃

[@RidingWithBiden]

I've noticed that, too. It is rare to see less than 4 cops show up for anything. It is a bad use of resources. There really needs to be a shake-up of all police units. Between the unnecessary unarmed shootings, the unwarranted violence, the goofing off, & the fear to confront armed criminals, it's ridiculous. Oversight, different training, better screening, less militarization, & more prosecutions of bad cops are all needed.

[@jimstewart3283]

He has to be giving kick backs to his superiors. So many years of doing this and being investigated and nothing happening.

[@Rayq007]

Exactly

[@jesspeinado480]

Most Americans now distrust law enforcement. We feel disrespected, targeted, and threatened. Gee, I wonder why?

[@420GratefulHippie]

He should be forced to pay all that money back with interest.

[@robert2063]

I would agree with you on that He owes the tax payers money. If he refuses to pay have leans placed against everything he owns. Than prison for fraud.

[@bordone]

that money's long gone

[@Dr.Westside]

@Yard Sale Dale Agreed.

[@ronaldreed7698]

And arrested.

[@mbrang00]

just put him in state prison and be done with him

[@festerjoe375]

Camera proving what happend Cops: well we have to "investigate" these "allegations" 😂🤣😂

[@Sylvia-zv1eq]

Surely there is an error😂 we are not guilty of any wrong doing

[@LoneWolf-dv7ul]

If my math is correct, this Trooper was making 100k a year. I thought cops were underpaid.

[@_DB.COOPER]

Colonel Reeves has done the same thing, maybe in a different manner during his career. He just didn’t get caught.

[@phillippasteur3904]

Put him in prison like the other criminals.

[@tonycmac]

Put him in prison WITH the other criminals. Bubba don't want you acting like you don't like it.

[@Raviouliformiouli]

He was probably just investigating himself at his home.

[@wesleyturner90]

LoL

[@jayf1547]

Lol

[@stevejette2329]

This is from 2017 ? Any follow-up ?

[@Steve-on6fu]

Garbage in, garbage out!!

[@mixedman841]

This is probably happening everywhere. Also he will recieve a huge pension based off false income.

[@donvee2000]

Not if he gets fired first. But what will probably happen is if he already has 20 years in hell retire before criminal charges are filled. That's what usually happens with these guys.

[@hardknocks555]

This is barely scraping the surface of the criminal behavior that's going on with the police.

[@hihowisyourday5695]

You sir are ABSOLUTELY 💯 right !!!!! Just think of what these career politicians get away with!!!!!!!! AKA Clinton's

[@hardknocks555]

@@hihowisyourday5695 it would make you sick.

[@hihowisyourday5695]

Brother IAM already sick......... This is not the country I grew up in and IAM only 45 . Sometimes I hate being quote unquote WOKE . I could go in for hours .....as a fellow lll% e r I fear this is only the top of the iceberg!!!!!!!

[@bluehealer81]

@@hihowisyourday5695 III Inchers are the biggest pussies on the planet. Proven fact.

[@Forever-gz3lp]

​@@hihowisyourday5695 AKA: Clintons?!? Peanuts! Trump And his CRIMINAL family have stolen BILLIONS over the years!

[@sanjaypatil2532]

"Calls for an investigation" what a joke. This is worse than 'entitlement' that we tend to blame other politicians. A Law Maker OR a guardian of Law need to treated the same as a criminal !

[@guesswho343]

GPS trackers on the cars knew this already

[@cloakofanonymity]

A cop being dishonest?????? Up next...Our investigation has discovered that water is indeed,very much wet.

[@acr8615]

😂😂

[@suzanh7777]

Bravo!

[@PatrickBaptist]

Most piggies are freemasons, they can't tell the truth.

[@orlandosa609]

Water is actually not wet, other objects get wet as a result of contact with water.

[@jacobstienecker]

Tropic-Al water isn’t wet

[@mattcourey5079]

He needs to pay that money back that he stole from us

[@Carriedmusic]

matt courey he damn sure does! Guarantee he won’t have to, though. Complete BS

[@Rhaspun]

Pay it back with a penalty. Triple damages.

[@carolbarfield2592]

My sentiments exactly

[@brucemiller1696]

Take the % amount he was falsifying per month and bill him for that amount every month for as long he has been working there.

[@sallyjanecampos5241]

Yes true

[@juanluciano7828]

Please let us know what happened if anything happens

[@MissionaryForMexico]

This has been going on for a very long time!

[@charlest9884]

if you or I stole 150 grand from the state we would be prosecuted and jailed but they have a get out of jail badge

[@PatrickBaptist]

Shut up you are suppose to only pay attention to welfare fraud, not the glorified tax enforcement goons.

[@number62]

Patrick Baptist I pay attention to any and all parasites stealing my hard earned money. Welfare, civil servants, etc . They're all the same.

[@Chocolatensexy72]

LOL! Good one.

[@NoName-jy8oc]

Which is why I'd off a crooked, corrupt cop in a blink of an eye without hesitation or remorse. They're TYRANTS, MURDERS AND EXTORTIONIST THIEVES that should be shot right between the eyes! I'd be first in line to do it!

[@loudog1547]

your 110% right

[@Imageloading...]

Make him pay all his overtime back for past 2 decades...... plus interest

[@kevinmcmillin3037]

Slap on the wrist, at best. Won't even get a finger wag from the boss

[@evettefernandez2749]

And jail time for committing illegal act.

[@papayatreenurseryopenbyapp3367]

This looks bad. As others have commented, it is difficult to believe that he acted alone. Suggesting that this is potentially a systemwide practice defrauding the people, and the government. This puts into question, the legitimacy of periodic claims for increased funding. This is a report from almost five years ago. Where’s the update???

[@gracieg7601]

Oh my gosh! That’s awful.

[@billymerritt8142]

I worked in Louisiana pipe welding for 2 years I love the people there some of the best people you will ever meet in your life live in Louisiana good people with that being said I could not wait to get out of there I wanted to buy me a home there and then I met the crooked Louisiana state troopers we got stopped and one of them said this is the exact words he said these guys are welders they make a bunch of money they can afford these tickets other one looked at him and said that's what it's about the money let's nail their ass every morning when they're headed to work well about 4 weeks of getting tickets for anything you can imagine one of them was a 235 ticket for eating lunch in a parking lot where we bought the lunch at we even got a ticket for parking in the hotel parking lot ? It didn't take long for us to drag our equipment up and leave the state one of the troopers one day made a comment people like Us from out of town end up in the bayou as alligator food . It's been 15 years since I've been back to Louisiana and I hope the good people of Louisiana is still not being held hostage by these tyrant thugs from the most heaviest armed gang unit in the world but being blue line.. remember Louisiana we do love you and we hope you're doing good

[@user-bc9mg5no3x]

Cop stays home while getting paid, boss finds out and sends him home with pay.

[@ajkoots258]

no one learns a thing

[@ThatBethesdaGuy]

Boss already knew. “Internal investigations”

[@tmone13]

Lool,, true,,,

[@musicitykidd8768]

I am shocked and outraged that one of my troopers would do this and get caught, Now I have to come up with a lye to feed to the public that none of these charges are true,

[@calvinroyal8376]

A Fkn Mazing!..

[@FreedomsNurse]

Don't let state troopers take their police car home anymore. That would solve it.

[@JustLikeAFlower]

The Search For Truth even then they can park in a corner & nap or just eat people always find a way around things

[@douglashoward4206]

teach them that the LAWS apply to the and. book um danoo.

[@alanfalleur6550]

Or get GPS data from the vehicle. They can track the vehicle in real time if they wanted, they just don't bother because it's not their money.

[@DabNaggit]

@@alanfalleur6550 big rigs have been using tattlers for years. They're not complicated. Not a bad idea.

[@johngreen7477]

@@alanfalleur6550 that's right they put gas on trucks that truckers have to drive home the should do it to anyone working an using tax payers vehicles

[@tyson7500]

Take everything from him,House ,car bank card,put his ass in jail no bond at all.

[@robinl9206]

This is good journalism on the part of the FOX8 NEWS! Good job people👍👍👍

[@thearmed1z]

Let me guess he retired with his pension.

[@runechuckie]

In Massachusetts the same thing happened with 32 troopers last year. Some making around the same as this dude, currently state courts are trying to strip them of their pensions as they should. They defrauded the public tax payers.

[@josehernandez1363]

You know does exactly what happened.

[@tammyforbes2101]

Probably chief of police in another area now and makes more money I’m sure!

[@jcho6927]

He got promoted lol

[@josehernandez1363]

He probably got two pensions. That p.os

[@markhenderson9121]

So let me get this straight you punish a man that was staying home lying and saying he was at work so you punish him by making him stay home and paying him for staying home makes a lot of sense

[@jaceacekalgoorlie]

Mark Henderson cop logic

[@TheVeritableQuandary]

Mark Henderson You are fucked in the head. Get a grip, or let go completely. You're holding us back.

[@MrPacMan36]

Not overtime-paid suspension. So he'll be getting 70% less each week he's on leave

[@TheVeritableQuandary]

MrPacMan36 He's not even worth that.

[@markanderson3879]

Mark Henderson insane

[@CharlesRushing-ck2qm]

Old Fashioned Investigative journalism. LOVE IT ❤️

[@thomasbayer5736]

HERE I SIT ON THE POOPER...GIVING BIRTH TO ANOTHER STATE TROOPER!

[@aardvark1956]

“Administrative leave” means he’s off work but drawing full pay.

[@iamyou8416]

Yup! That’s fckd up

[@carldekok9065]

Yes and actually it's still ripping off the taxes payers..

[@ubaldoaraujo2488]

Plus over time lmao

[@susanhoh1414]

A paid vacation

[@auaiao9]

The story says he's the highest overtime "earner". Not true. He didn't earn it.

[@markzucc3277]

Ha

[@bordone]

that money's long gone lol

[@1USAUSA]

Yes, Yes... lol.... Just because he FUDGED SOME NUMBERS on his TIME SHEET, he is a HIGHEST OVERTIME "EARNER" as if to say that he WORKED his butts OFF for EVERY LAST PENNIES he got PAID with. Now, where do I fudge numbers on some papers to STEAL MONEY from my EMPLOYER? lol... The next minute I would be fired. You know what auaiao9 that's the BIGGEST different between a private sector and the GOBERMINT. lol...

[@KC36283]

Where is the rest of the story? This is part 1

[@Faceplay2]

My biggest confusion as someone who works in law-enforcement out in Arizona how is this even possible the cruisers for any police agency for my state have trackers in them for the officer safety to just in case if Something Happens. Meaning only thing someone will have to do is simply bring up the tracking device and they would know exactly where that person was. Also In my state government OT has to be approved.

[@sandwichman100]

and this is why cops jump people filming them cameras dont lie!

[@kbro7484]

Dave Chivell gardner Please film more!!

[@friendlystranger167]

Think about that. The Families of Eric Gardner and Tamir Rice would surely disagree.

[@ComputerLearning0]

*Dave* That's precisely why cops don't want us video-recording them.

[@herrfuhrertrump1407]

That’s not the story people use to tell. I’m going to have to see the beginning of the video and wait for the investigation to be completed. I don’t know what happened, I wasn’t there.

[@MotorCityPhoenix313]

They lie about what happened even when there's video footage!!

[@ebenclukey7293]

They protect each other and serve themselves heaping helpings of our money.

[@1USAUSA]

Now, that's no LIE... :) I even heard that one of the politician's mistress was on GOBERMINT's PAYROLL as an EMPLOYEE even though she didn't even live in the state of New Mexico or ever showed up at the politician's office to do work... but apparently local news media found out that she was being paid and still is very HANDSOMELY with tax-payers' money for basically doing NOTHING... lol... Heck, she wasn't even available for response or comment... LOL... I agree they help themselves of our money Drew Earthling.... :)

[@Rayq007]

If President does it, it is NOT ILLEGAL Oh I'm sure she earn that money in ways we will never know

[@astroboy5456]

It's simple friend, in many locations a police officer can have a record and still be a cop

[@DarrellHarper-cv1sc]

American dream has become an American nightmare highway robbery

[@pantoponrosegoatoe4129]

I’m from New Orleans. I think the rest of America would be surprised at how stuff is ran down here. Seriously.

[@helenjackman8984]

He is a criminal, a thief and should be in prison. Where is he???

[@sittingindetroit9204]

On paid vacation.

[@sw-il7py]

On the streets in Houma.

[@DHFlip18]

Imagine what they didn't discover, imagine being a tax payer in that state. They should get prison time.

[@dalewins9782]

If it was you or me we would be behind bars

[@dghhambo]

I work for a school district. Your preaching to the quire

[@DHFlip18]

@@dghhambo I'm glad you agree. On a side note: it's "you're" 😉 Now I understand why our kids are so dumb.

[@howlinwulf]

​@@dghhambowork for a school district huh you're not your and choir not quire Whew.

[@joannalamb4542]

The sad thing is that I am not surprised at all.

[@Wonmanbanned]

Haven’t the vehicles got trackers on them?

[@EthosAtheos]

These officers should be facing criminal charges. If found guilty they should have to repay the funds and be sentenced to jail as felons.

[@PatrickBaptist]

Freemasons, it won't happen, they will just make it go away.

[@tntkop]

Patrick Baptist Maybe you should watch the entire video. They have already initiated a criminal fraud investigation. This was only a 7 minute video and you are already lost. Hard to keep your attention, huh? Look, a bunny.

[@praetorkambu]

This is some seriously top notch investigative journalism.

[@jessefernandez850]

Great journalism

[@ladyelevator5693]

This is not cool, but it is PEANUTS compared to the bigger, more dangerous fish to fry when it comes to officer conduct.

[@dennishoule2570]

Took twenty years to catch him and would never been caught without this report

[@agravy7657]

I believe this is common practice, actually

[@bryanbaker5942]

Based on?

[@bigbenmk4873]

@@bryanbaker5942 by society lol, i have seen many people log hours they have not done. Not to this extent tho

[@mathiasb2616]

@@bigbenmk4873 Agreed, but not as egregious as this. This is pretty bad. I know for a fact almost everyone does it every now and then. However, tax payers are the ones that pay these people. It's not like they are privatized and they're stealing from a corporation or something. They steal from us.

[@charmnGUY]

This is why quotas exist....they only work few days beginning and end of the month!

[@shootinblanks007]

I would probably agree to some extent but this guy is over the top

[@ezelgrier5971]

Think about how many more officers are doing this and getting away with it....

[@dannyf4447]

Ezel Grier : I agree but they won’t 80% of police would be fired

[@mrkoolhimselfmrkoolhimself8847]

Dirty 😈 🐷"s

[@brantboudreaux3466]

officers? think about all state employees they all doing the same thing.

[@seode7777]

all of them

[@randyporter3491]

But we're constantly told how honest and ethical police are, and how we should trust everything they do and say. Yet we see them only "protect and serve" themselves. I guess the public is right to rethink this. The ONLY reason this may be looked in to, is the work of this investigative news crew. Much respect and thanks to them !

[@claireh.7605]

'who else should children trust if not the police' was an answer i got from a female police person.. lol

[@randyporter3491]

@@claireh.7605 Yeah, I’ve heard that some cops are trying their hand at comedy. Apparently you encountered one’s act, lol

[@Freddieduda]

He pleaded guilty, and was handed one of those special thin blue line deals. 3 years probation and a $9.300 fine.

[@michaeldose2041]

He ripped us off so bad that we gave him a paid vacation.

[@keithrobinson1956]

Yes, very effective action to take. Like locking a pedophile in a closet with 5 kids. Maybe not? Too catholic.

[@executivesteps]

And the amount of his pension is likely tied to how much he”earned” typically his last 5 years of employment. So not only is is defrauding the government while he’s working but the fraud continues after he retires with an inflated pension.

[@ruelpile]

12 different random days… and he lied about his time on every day. That means he lies about working on every single day.

[@charlenemock333]

This turns my stomach because Louisiana is one of the poorest states that we have. Just sickening.

[@johnbratley6926]

Police officers should not be allowed to take police vehicles home. They should travel to a police station book on with their supervisor and be assigned a vehicle. No officer should have a personal police vehicle it makes timesheet fraud so easy.

[@jmccain5108]

I drive a truck and they have goddamn cameras watching us in the vehicle because people were napping on the job and being paid by the hour. They also track us by GPS which most police cars should have now anyway. That pig was billing 20 hrs OT a week that he didn't work. That's about $660 extra a week...34K a year extra based on $22 an hr and $33 at OT. They must be paying him double that to make 200k a year

[@Mapp2004]

It shouldn’t matter if they have take home vehicles or not. These new Patrol vehicles have GPS tracking in them. So no excuses from him and his higher staff.

[@alexdavenport9330]

Everyone has something to say about it yet no one in america does a thing about it we just let them keep bending us over when are we going to stand against this ? When are we going to start bringing it to there front door ?

[@thomassullins8690]

There may still be some sort of tax loophole that "protects" police,etc. from IRS issues that would otherwise cause average citizen to pay extra taxe$ for the benefit of a take home car. One of my friends who worked for a private company had a take home car,and company had to give him a "raise" that he did not see on his net paycheck, just to offset the tax on the benefit of a free ride to and from work daily. IRS position was that it is a personal, not "business" trip to get to and from work.

[@thomassullins8690]

Effective daily supervision should have prevented the problems that these special programs invite. Essentially,these counties/parishes "hired" state troopers as contractors. The parishes want a higher level of enforcement and also want the monie$ from fines. Could somebody up the chain of command not look at the mileage sheets compared to time sheets? Did the tickets line up with the time and mileage sheets? If he drove less than 40 extra miles above a regular shift while patrolling from home ( or is it "tele-patrolling" ) would it not raise questions? Especially if it was 40 miles each way to the assigned extra parish?