How a troubled Michigan cop moved from department to department, leaving scandal in his wake

Through the years, plenty of police departments were willing to hire officer Mark Aldrich. But today, not many were eager to explain why.
During a tumultuous career in law enforcement spanning four departments, Aldrich would be accused of dishonesty, road rage, engaging in sex acts with a woman he’d arrested and destroying evidence.
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[@jinxterpinxter]

"Asked him to resign". How about firing him?

[@CadDrafting]

Why, Gov Synder poisoned Flint and still no charges?

[@jinxterpinxter]

@@CadDrafting When did he do that?

[@iEatcandy.]

The reason they don't is POLICE UNIONS will SUE over any kind of firing no matter what & IF they are able to get away or win their case it becomes a HUGE HEADACHE & Liability with that city/town..NOT to mention they DON'T want the NEGATIVE press reflected badly on their departments...it's frankly easier for them to just let the person resign & its not their problem anymore........... IT'S ABSOLUTELY abhorrent & nothing WILL EVER change until POLICE lose their QUALIFIED IMMUNITY & are PROHIBITED from investigate themselves when they commit unlawful acts.

[@Grawlix_Jungle]

I suspect it's because with a resignation they don't have to worry about retaliation from the police union

[@OneStepBeyondu]

Police are inherently cowards and it takes courage sometimes to fire someone.

[@DonaldKDever]

Don't call him a gentleman! He's a criminal.

[@bellagirlgirl8827]

It drives me crazy when they do that!

[@tphvictims5101]

I said basically the same thing 👍🏻

[@bookerh5105]

a thug in blue with a badge

[@MikeMadison-z7o]

Troubled gentlemen!!@ wtf😮😮

[@dmo848]

Pirate

[@jq2639]

Blame every Chief that hired him.

[@chrispotas6236]

CHARGE the one that PERJURED himself!

[@solodad7999]

This is what happens when states don't have a state agency that controls police training certification & investigation..

[@blfzhn7716]

@solodad7999 This is what happens when revolution is overdue

[@JenGable-Justeson]

I agree, however, don't these towns/cities have a HR Department, or hire an unbiased outside agency to conduct background checks...right ?!?

[@donnathomas9111]

Blame the system

[@frederickguerra9999]

The chief needs to resign he is NOT OMNIPOTENT

[@dawnsarrach6612]

Indeed!!

[@jdb79jdb79]

He didn't "slip through" the system, the system flung it's door wide open. Allowed to resign over and over. Allowed to get hired again and again. He should have been fired every time.

[@CorettaJG]

Exactly. Where is the actual accountability?

[@JamesJones-mn1ld]

The story of a white man. Live life with impunity. There is no accountability what so ever.

[@Thedavidsavage]

The system gave him a coat and a different hat and a ride down the road to the next town. They knew he was a bad apple and gave him a pass.

[@ronpetroski7203]

Just like many others in power. P Diddy

[@JamesJones-mn1ld]

@@ronpetroski7203 you dumb F, Diddy is wealthy. You can't compare him to basic white cop, or can you?

[@e174]

This is a huge part of the problem. Bad cops hiring even worse cops.

[@AntiMatterXD]

Ya, the cop needs to go to jail and every person that was tasked with doing a thorough background check on the guy before hiring him needs to be fired for incompetency. They put the public in danger.

[@2ndchance431]

e174..The thin blue line needs to be renamed: The Huge Blue Eraser!

[@LEK-we2hh]

🙈😄😂 really

[@7heRedBaron]

And there is the problem in one line.

[@TheSuperPsychoKiller]

The thin blue line 😂

[@sithe0]

This is why local journalism is an invaluable resource. They expose corruption in our community.

[@olyokie]

Most important journalism is local journalism Not that corporate media crap they spew…….

[@Fuzzypotato2]

@@olyokievery true. If your local news station is owned be Sinclair, you’re not getting news.

[@thecleaner6347]

Sadly, you are 100% correct. Sinclair has become a criminal organization. They have a problem with the truth!

[@truth_speak-jn7kw]

@@Fuzzypotato2 sinclair is dirty, but so are all the rest. even pbs has been known to be biased and dishonest.

[@olyokie]

@@Fuzzypotato2 Or fux, nbc, cbs, abc, cnn…….if its corporate……..it is shite. Now You Know

[@maryx5070]

He should be on a police red list instead of resigning and banned from working in any department. It's interesting how its a lot of empathy and compassion for a thug.

[@lynettedaniel3718]

There is no such thing. If they had one they would be held accountable. Can't have that!

[@Bobalicious]

Why isn't this man in jail?

[@JenGable-Justeson]

Starting with the Ebay/car scheme...

[@lindac6416]

Because then you can't see the evil the rest of the cops do

[@thorr2317]

Thin blue line gang…

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

Because the chiefs know he'll bring down the rest of them. They don't act alone.

[@hook-x6f]

A righty thinks for the system not the individual. A righty will almost always conform to the system and cave in to authority. They're not so keen on our individual civil rights in courts either. Go vote 2024! This is human nature and is as old as time itself. Strength minded get in line with the system vs lefties that stick up for the individual. If you see this someday it was worth the explanation.

[@alexh8613]

He took a car, sold it, and pocketed the money. How was he not arrested after his first job

[@gc4161]

He is a cop

[@gabrianbartholomew5297]

The more you arrest cops the more people stop seeing them as law and order. So they allow them to get away with crimes to preserve the idea they are the good guys. They are not.

[@lotusluciditys3rdrealm]

I don't care if he's a cop. His position as a cop does not justify breaking the law! If anything, his position is to be made as an example of the Law. Our town taxes should not pay for hypocrites! 🤬.

[@louisejeffries7155]

Professional immunity And it needs to go All those in the law profession police, lawyers and judges etc need to be made to take personal responsibility for their behaviour and not hide behind immunity If there’s no personal consequences for bad behaviour, it will continue and in fact, get worse and that is what we’re seeing now

[@carolyncruse5495]

@@gc4161I get you are saying he got away because he is a dirty cop

[@gherkamum]

Just a dirty cop......A Liar with a badge.....he should never be a cop again.

[@jonahkasiborski1472]

If I was harassed by the officer I would get a hold of either the chief or the mayor's office

[@johnellis5820]

Happens all the damn time

[@Sondan1988]

@@jonahkasiborski1472 great !! So the police can investigate themselves ?

[@technodrone313]

just one?

[@jonahkasiborski1472]

@@technodrone313 it can be any.

[@JoyRBradford]

Thanks for outting this predator!

[@taxiuniversum]

He wasn’t taking a gamble. He turned a blind eye. Disgusting, irresponsible, negligent.

[@Bobalicious]

It sounds like there's more than one troubled officer in this story.

[@JenGable-Justeson]

I agree !

[@10thmt87]

True, so many covered for him and The Blue Gang Culture perpetuates this bad behavior.

[@Bobalicious]

@@10thmt87 They asked him to retire, when he deserved to be fired, and they falsified forms. The Thin Blue Line strikes again.

[@christophersmith3867]

Why do they describe these thugs as "troubled." He should be described as criminal. The police chiefs should be charged with enabling this criminal behavior.

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

That Blue Line they live by is a division line between them and citizens. It’s nothing a buddy club that citizens pay for.

[@billanderson3192]

Right on!!

[@truth_speak-jn7kw]

how often do we see bad behavior described as 'crazy' when jerk is more appropriate. crazy can't be helped.

[@Jbeeze82]

It's they own color

[@mikeyjames]

Don’t just blame the cop but blame society and these blue lives matter people that insist on pushing this mentality that you need to support every cop. Some of these guys are dirty more than the criminals on the streets and should not just be supported blindly. You need to actually look at them individually just like you would look at any person individually. The fact he can get job/ after jobs in different city is exactly the problem with policing and why they’re filled with bad cops. Once you’re fired as a cop for incidents this serious you should never be able to work as a cop anywhere in this country.

[@theteddy1487]

Cops should not be able to refuse the questions of a reporter or citizen when the question directly relates to their job.

[@ricladouceur6202]

Allowed to resign! That's the key! No PD wants to take responsibility for allowing this guy to continue to police! He's a criminal but police chiefs won't prosecute him! You have to wonder how Lake Orion thought it was appropriate to demote a police chief who is a proven liar!

[@glee21012]

Because if you fire, then you get sued, or their union forces you to retain them.

[@daveb2280]

@@glee21012 Bingo! It's far easier to let him resign and allow him to become another agency's headache. Why waste city tax dollars on arbitration and litigation and even risk having to hire him back with a huge settlement? These shenanigans happen every day across America especially now when it's tough to find anyone that even wants to be a cop.

[@gr33dyglutton]

If cops hold cops accountable for their misconduct, it means they too might be held accountable for their own actions one day. Police cannot police themselves and be expected to act appropriately. This is not an isolated incident, it's the norm. When police are allowed to resign instead of being charged with felonies and having their certification revoked, the police are placing their own interests above the communities they're supposed to be protecting.

[@mkirkman89]

​@gr33dyglutton 💯. The fact they are also protected by qualified immunity is also the biggest factor of why police never are held accountable on almost all cases.

[@post-leftluddite]

​@@glee21012yes. And the politicians, both conservative and liberal NEVER stand up to the police because they're terrified of being labeled "soft on crime", and unfortunately, we have a large portion of America.erica who blindly supports the police and who swallow that "soft on crime" BS

[@donmcmillan4388]

Every arrest and ticket this clown was involved in should be dismissed or reinvestigated.

[@sydnidowney3598]

Every lawsuit against a police officer must include, as remedy, THE WITHDRAWAL OF THEIR CERTIFICATION TO BE A COP. ANYWHERE.

[@son-in-law7372]

Hater . That should be for every professional job not just police

[@Jbeeze82]

​@@son-in-law7372only the color matters

[@Junkman2008]

@@son-in-law7372 I smell bacon...🙄

[@BiggSexyKSguy]

Sadly bad cops just get hired on in other agencies regardless of performance issues or integrity issues. There’s a lack of accountability and due to staffing shortages most agencies will hire anyone that can meet the very minimum standards to be a law enforcement officer.

[@ModeratelyAmused]

That could only be done in Federal court and they don't have civil lawsuits at the federal level. It's reasonable that any employee on any job has protection from frivolous lawsuits. The problem isn't immunity. It's the unions that protect the cops from having their immunity waived when they do something illegal. It should be simple. Cop breaks the law and goes to trial. If found guilty, immunity is waived and the victim can sue the cop directly without the tax payer footing the bill. But since immunity is rarely waived, everyone sues the city and the tax payer is the victim.

[@davida248]

Police should NEVER be able to police themselves. The thin blue line is just a smoke screen and line of protection for them.

[@MarkGray-p7h]

They’re nothing more than KKK…shameful it’s just keep going on and on generational …

[@jeremyweems4916]

This is what journalism is supposed to be about.

[@DefNotABotBeepBoop]

Usually local news is buddy buddy with these fucks, and they just parrot what cops tell them

[@marvinbixler408]

100 percent !!

[@TangoSierra888]

This is why cops who get fired or resign due to misconduct should never be allowed to wear a badge ever again.

[@drehot118]

Nobody cares. I don’t mean that condescendingly i mean that realistically. There are plenty of corrupt cops in police departments, all across the states. ppl only care when it affects them. it’s an unfortunate situation because these professions should be held with the upmost integrity.

[@Tortilla.Reform]

@@drehot118*Utmost, not Upmost

[@howlinwulf]

​@@drehot118true but it's happening so much now everyone is catching on

[@originallonewolf6643]

Smfh this a set up plain and simple

[@anthonyjordan631]

​@@originallonewolf6643How is this a "set up"?

[@dianacryer]

Asked to resign? The corruption runs deep.

[@cindyhurd5488]

All the way to the White House baby 😔

[@peterdebrie]

Seen it in corrections to.

[@invisiblesurge44]

Resigned in good standing too

[@johnp1366]

A chief did not pursue a criminal investigation because he resigned? Any criminal activity would be investigated regardless 😠

[@jeffreyd7796]

These departments need to be held accountable for letting this guy resign rather than firing him. Good ole boys right.

[@Wooley689]

Resign and investigation and pending charges get dropped. How would that work out for the rest of us.

[@garybohr9857]

"Us vs them" mentality. The Blue Wall of Silence protects its own -- no matter how depraved or evil!

[@garybohr9857]

​@@Wooley689Yeah. If I pulled a gun on someone over a parking spot would all be forgiven if I resigned my job? Didn't think so...

[@LC.1990]

Isn't that so they don't have to pay unemployment

[@russblack443]

The department or individual swine are never held accountable and if sued you and I pay the bill

[@Billsfan2012]

It sounds like this reporter single-handedly stopped this bad cop from increasing his dirty deeds. Good job. This is what investigative journalism is about.

[@johnh6404]

I find it troubling that so many officers are dishonest and corrupt. From the too down.

[@migomigo2595]

100th like 🎉

[@GMONEY_305]

He got hired because he’s white duh.

[@Iseedeadpplss]

👍🏼 ..150th like 😆 🎉

[@InkedCarpenter1776]

Imagine what they could do about criminals if they weren't bigots and shills.

[@RobouteGuilliman-M41]

The chief that refused to pursue charges for destruction of evidence should be charged as a co conspirator.

[@Itsme-ni9jk]

Naw, he's friends with the "city attorney".in my town he runs city hall,from the mayor,thru council..sad

[@louisbrown30]

Not in their eyes if you know what I mean 🤬

[@lotusluciditys3rdrealm]

I don't care if he's a cop or who he has "ties to". His position as a cop does not justify breaking the law! If anything, his position is to be made as an example of the Law. Our town taxes should not pay for these hypocrites! 🤬

[@Itsme-ni9jk]

@@lotusluciditys3rdrealm It all falls on .attorney, of that district..to seek prosecution?.maybe ur area is Clean; good luck

[@jacknguyen5677]

Bad DA in that county!

[@lotusluciditys3rdrealm]

If these police departments aren't willing to uphold their oaths to defend & protect its citizens, even when they need to hold (their own) corrupt police officers accountable, then WHO SHOULD the public trust?? It's pathetic that this is what it takes to get the police to follow-thru on their obligations to uphold their oaths. Journalists policing the police. Perhaps, our town taxes should be paying you instead of the police department??? Thank you for your investigative work and due diligence in covering & following important informative news such as this cover story for the public.😍🎉

[@ValerieBailey-y9u]

Themselves, equiped with a thorough understanding of their civil rights, a good set of cameras, and a good lawyer. Oh and a large calibre legal firearm!

[@mistahanansi2264]

This is how heroes use journalism to serve their community.

[@delresearch5416]

Except for when they say you don't pay taxes. You don't live in there town.

[@Flowhirls]

@@delresearch5416 what are federal taxes? Do you not appreciate having your rights stood up for? I don’t think I would be complaining regardless of where they live.

[@hakimcameldriver]

Cops are not hero's.

[@33sugaD]

yes to that! 💪

[@lastswordfighter]

This is how muck rakers destroy careers and smear authority with their lies.

[@adamwal4591]

The thin blue line protected him and put the citizens in danger.

[@DrakeSmith-tn6ij]

The problem with the thin blue line is that it has gotten so thin that it doesn’t even exist anymore.

[@KirksCORNER1983]

​​@@DrakeSmith-tn6ijgood Let citizens police ghemselves.

[@robertcoontz9061]

Once fired they should never be a cop again!!

[@TansterRE]

He was never fired. He resigned before that ever happened which happens all the time with bad cops. He is one out of thousands of bad cops that do this.

[@outwestexplorer1966]

It depends on what they were fired for.

[@mistahanansi2264]

The chiefs know that, that’s why they ALLOW them to resign, so they don’t have the stigma of having been fired, this way the corrupt officer can still be rehired by another department.

[@PaulPaid]

..and he was "askedc to resign when he should've been Fired. ​@@TansterRE

[@Retha6969-c1d]

Exactly i guess the chiefs don’t care until their department is affected. It comes down to eff the citizens we swore to serve and protect.

[@danielblake4112]

I spit my coffee out laughing when the idiot said he was shocked this one slipped through. SLIPPED THROUGH WHAT? There is nothing in place to stop this shit.

[@PocoMelons]

All of the chiefs who hired him should be dismissed without their pension

[@R.P.E]

That’s not how that works. A ‘dismissal’ of said position doesn’t qualify the loss of one’s pension. Stripping a pension would require violating state statute (criminal code) and must be proven in the court of law. Research before commenting next time.

[@SharkyJ40]

@@R.P.Ewe don’t care about the current rules that continue allowing this behavior to slip through the cracks. You missed the point entirely with your need to be right. There is an entire world happening outside of the limitations of science and the outdated and ineffective judicial system. Maybe think about this before commenting. 🙄

[@Arltratlo]

hahaha... good joke, its like thinking they are responsible for their actions!

[@Cyberdactyl]

Yep. . . except the first one.

[@mesister3862]

​@@SharkyJ40We have to care how the rules are enforced. His pension was part of his agreed upon compensation regardless of how badly he performed his duties. Moving forward, the state would need to amend their compensation package to highlight what constitutes "bad behavior" and loss of pension. This guy sounds like he wanted to be a "Walker" lawman but was in reality a Barney Fife gone wild.

[@michelleallport4028]

PURE LAZINESS. Takes 5 mins to review a background check. These chiefs don't give a crap about thier citizens safety. SHAMEFUL

[@mrbobawesome]

He committed perjury, and only got a demotion. He should have been fired and prosecuted.

[@sammylong3704]

It’s not laziness, these departments record everything their officers do. That means they kept hiring him knowing full well he was a serial offender. It’s corruption not incompetence.

[@snippetsordinarylife]

It's simply not true. The concerted effort to vilify the police and treat police officers badly, results in police departments having trouble recruiting good people. They have to settle for cops like these. There is a big shortage in many places. The day when people desperately need police and there is mo one, people should remember how hard they worked to make sure to get to this point.

[@mrbobawesome]

@@snippetsordinarylife okay, officer. One of his bosses swore under penalty of perjury that he reviewed the records. He lied. Stop trying to justify unjustifiable behavior. Police are regularly earning the vilification they get.

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

The blue.protecting the blue

[@michaelandrews9301]

This is exactly why we need an independent review board to investigate police misconduct and enact a interstate blacklist for dirty cops.

[@WalterLitwinko]

They have what is called a Brady list in some cities but the unions stop them from being available to citizens.

[@DurtyDog]

Exactly

[@DurtyDog]

​@@WalterLitwinkostill do, but it doesn't matter

[@platolover6377]

Absolutely!!

[@klassmusicgroup]

Republicans refused

[@BPierce777]

"...slip through the system" Equivalent to a cow slipped through my front door.

[@nicknichols363]

Make it so you can PERSONALLY sue these dirty corrupt cops. Stop using our taxes to pay for these dirty cops

[@louisejeffries7155]

Agree professional immunity has to go

[@RantTheRetort]

Yes. Apply it to DAs and Judges who don't prosecute criminals who then go on to commit another crime. Probably should apply it to gov officials and legislators too.

[@davidnoah9560]

The entire system is corrupt. End it !!!

[@ravenm6443]

We really need a national “do not hire” list for cops like this so they don’t keep getting new badges.

[@erwinl.8152]

But cops are mostly white men and that’s a demographic that really doesn’t like being told no. It will never happen.

[@popcorn8153]

I think knowing some departments it would be used as a hiring list

[@thomasjoseph5876]

@@popcorn8153Bahahahahahahaha You and I are mentally linked. I was thinking it and you typed it LOL.

[@ravenm6443]

@@thomasjoseph5876 not if they’re credentials are revoked. They don’t deserve to keep their license to be an officer if they pull crap like this.

[@thomasjoseph5876]

@@ravenm6443 Of course they don't. That's part of why most of them are allowed to simply, resign, that way there is no fallout regarding their licenses. What popcorn and I were alluding to is how some Police Depts. appear to be so corrupt that they would be likely to hire other corrupt cops from a "Do Not Hire List". It's called tongue in cheek or in some aspects, sarcasm LOL.

[@Fantazier1]

It happen all across this country, not just Michigan. Keep up the good work in reporting this corruption.

[@julieo6266]

Detroit bad tho the chief of police there who left to run for Michigan governor DID NOTHING ABOUT THE HARRASSING CITIZEN AND PAID OVER 5MILLION IN DIFFERENT LAW SUITS BECAUSE OF FEW OFFICERS

[@lyndolmetcalf1935]

We need more investigative reporters like this one! Good job!!!!!!!

[@beardgangman]

Police chief should resign. All of them. You're putting the people you are designed to protect in jeopardy by hiring this immoral individual

[@raw7504]

They don’t care about the people that has been clear for decades, courts have ruled cops do not have to protect citizens or do their job

[@utezahn3174]

Not just designed to protect - PAID by taxpayer money to protect. That they stonewalled the reporter and refused to answer his questions is the ultimate insult.

[@PNW_Sportbike_Life]

The police have no obligation to protect anyone.

[@RAIDERS-CELTICS-IRISH]

That's because they are the same as him

[@TingTingalingy]

​@@RAIDERS-CELTICS-IRISHi know you're not coming to save me from a crazed person

[@eddieraffs5909]

"Abusing his authority. Violating public trust and Lying repeatedly" Sounds like 3 great qualifications for public office.

[@askewsiren]

Investigate everyone who hired that man

[@souljaoflove7129]

The arrogance and entitlement that comes from "A lineage of Evil"!

[@vtecfred4796]

Good grief. The incompetence and lack of accountability is insulting to every tax payer!

[@michaelboucheyii3383]

"I asked him to resign but I put he did nothing wrong on paper BEFORE I found out he tampered with body cam footage." Make that make sense chief 🤣🤣

[@fastecp1]

The only difference between him and many other cops is that they haven't been caught yet. Keep those cameras rolling, and never hesitate to speak out when you see a corrupt cop.

[@peterv1318]

DO TRUE!!!

[@michelerenem]

Every time you see a cop, you see a corrupt cop.

[@Itsme-ni9jk]

Same as those elected in l.p. Fraudsters all the way to the 25th dist.

[@manamori]

@@michelerenem louder for the people in the back

[@sydnayallen6762]

Exactly.. I always say there's no such thing as a good cop.. There's just cops that haven't been caught yet

[@danielking9252]

Those Chiefs of Police put honest people lives in danger. Wow!

[@AxelordSMIJES]

Unless cops like this are charged with violation of oath of office, they can just keep getting another job in the next town over. End qualified immunity now and hold bad cops like these accountable.

[@mommy2libras]

This has nothing to do with qualified immunity. Most of that stuff happened when he was off duty and is a part of his record. You should know exactly what "qualified immunity" means before you start just throwing around random phrases that sound good. If you did, you'd know that that isn't what happened here- what happened here is simply the next department either ignoring or not caring about his record, which actually contained all of these infractions.

[@AbNomal621]

Actually, the chiefs should be charged with conspiracy for protecting the officer as well.

[@drayflem7929]

As a CDL driver, I have to give 10 years of verifiable employment history but this dirt bag goes from town to town as a LEO.

[@djrichgroove18]

There should be a law that if you destroy body cam footage you go to jail period !!!

[@cigarman102]

There are laws, they just don't charge these so called bad actors. It would violate the brotherhoods protection rules

[@peterv1318]

100% agree

[@dianacryer]

Mandatory 10 minimum.

[@yujuandouglas7891]

You look how they have strict rules for hiring people who have a felony but they don't check police

[@Zhe-Zhe]

Exactly why people distrust the police .

[@LetMeCook86]

Same story, different name & badge number. It’s a systematic problem that nobody changes. Welcome to America!

[@RichardBaran]

Exsactly

[@post-leftluddite]

Exactly, worse yet there's a sizeable portion of Authoritarian Americans who either think there's no problem, or who actually like when the cops are brutal

[@cefgaray3]

It’s not just America, crooked cops and crooked chiefs in every country

[@janemiettinen5176]

If it’s not chief after chief “giving chances” to obviously bent officers, it’s the police union getting them re-instated. Citizens are just cattle now, soon youre asked to love the abuse.

[@look_into_it]

@@post-leftludditeit’s gunna get a lot worse for you leftoids real soon.

[@Musicalpa]

All these chiefs too should be investigated and held accountable for not performing background checks and investigating recruits prior to hiring them.

[@chrissz1762]

Agree with your comment.

[@VivaciousAjay]

Today agree with you

[@vevrvivnv]

No way he didn't know. I suspect he's claiming ignorance because it is better to appear incompetent/negligent than it is to appear corrupt.

[@rodneysmart9774]

When the department gets sued, it's not their money, it's ours. So they don't care.

[@Ayngage]

THE CHIEFS YOU TALKING WERE LIKE HIM B4 THEY BECAME CHIEFS.

[@HelenLenox-pw6oq]

This is why there needs to be a national database of cops, who have been involved in cases of dishonesty and excessive force.

[@helen_124_user]

Thank you for exposing this corruption. 💪

[@JenniferPChung]

The fact that this video didn't end with him being dismissed with poor standing and a written open report is beyond me. None of these departments cared about the public enough to get this crook off the street and behind bars. It sounds like negligence on all the chief's part. Brutal.

[@gotta-date-with-hate]

Blame whoever voted those in office. Sheriff is an elected position where I live.

[@JenniferPChung]

@@gotta-date-with-hate ohhh righhht I forgot that's a thing in the US. That's so crazy to me.

[@janetrogers4738]

Great reporting. Disgusting no one holds him accountable.

[@RichardBaran]

This is par for the course

[@brettr6895]

Shying away from accountability is what these "public servants" do best.

[@subtledemisefox]

Now this is REAL journalism! This is how it always should be.

[@davidrussell3353]

Anytime a police officer gets fired or forced to resign their police certification should be revoked

[@haroldenglish943]

Why is that? You got some super power or whack job ideology that cops are some how a perfect place for employment? Ever see Suoer Troopers, the movie? That is exactly what real police departments are like. It's smoke & mirrors and a great snow job on citizens.

[@sacrebleu1371]

A good cop would never be fired for standing up to a group of bad ones, eh? *Comment is very assuming.*

[@tc556guy]

Most prior employers will simply confirm that a person was a previous employee. Unless there is a disqualifying criminal conviction you won't find officers like this prevented from moving on to a new employer when they simply resign from their previous job

[@erice5372]

One would assume that should be the standard.

[@stevehughes2482]

Good. But INADEQUATE. Permanent, ACCURATE NATIONWIDE DATABASE needs tp be maintained and updated regularly.

[@climber950]

All these chiefs should be fired, and most should be charged. Unbelievable.

[@Revkor]

all the the first since it was not know who he was at that point

[@budm9982]

Thank you for pursuing the facts on this story. The crooked officer's history and the discharging agencies failing to state the truth about him is indicative of good reason to not place trust in our law enforcement agencies in general. It's a sad state of affairs.

[@lazydaisy2292]

Imagine moving all over the country to start new jobs all over the damn place instead of just being deceit in the first place so you can just stay at your job. Ridiculous.

[@nonenone-ll7ln]

it should be one and DONE. hiring a known bad apple should be a MAJOR liability that no city is willing to risk.

[@rerun3283]

Police covered for him because they know most of them are guilty and they expect the same treatment.

[@technodrone313]

thin blue line gang

[@bobbyjolee4362]

Criminals don't trust hiring honest citizens.

[@bookerh5105]

the thin blue line of conspiracy - back the blue until they do it to you - FTP

[@Charles-d4e3b]

Most they all guilty! Disband it all ……..Helter Skelter

[@post-leftluddite]

And that's exactly why there's no such thing as a "good cop", because literally every cop alive is guilty of doing absolutely nothing about the corrupt cops rights next to them

[@boblamb8421]

100% why police departments should not investigate themselves. When a bad cop or even something a bad cop does on their own time gets caught doing something illegal that cop's history should be documented in a nationwide data base like your driver's license history is.

[@outwestexplorer1966]

Good point. If you get your license suspended or revoked in one state you can't just move to another state and get another license.

[@marinamagic6394]

Excellent work! This is the kind of investigative reporting we need.

[@blacklight3330]

It like hiring a bank robber to work as a bank teller.

[@NarwahlGaming]

Like Ron White's bit about getting the wrong dog to watch his chickens. Dog: _"So, I can eat the chickens?"_ Ron: _"No! Your job is to protect the chickens!"_ Dog: _"Oooh, I see.... And, then, I can eat the chickens?"_

[@danababy1977]

Right

[@leeinwis]

over and over

[@kevinstaggs5048]

Does anyone working in government have even the slightest bit of integrity? I'm going to say ...NO!

[@teddy2577]

I'm going to say....your correct 😐

[@jdolew]

I'm going to disagree with you. Most public servants are NOT corrupt. The reason this is a story at all is that this corrupt dishonest cop is quite rare. If they were more common then this wouldn't be a story, right?? I wish corruption among gov't officials was extinct, but it's not. I know this disrupts your narrative of "all gov't is corrupt" but you're wrong, thankfully.

[@treadman26]

Resignation should not be a ticket to beat accountability.

[@thecleaner6347]

It shouldn’t be but sadly that is the corrupt system nowadays!

[@DurtyDog]

Exactly

[@luisguevara7402]

I can’t believe a Chief would hire him

[@jtkrause]

Thank you for trying to keep people in power accountable.

[@MsRotorwings]

Mr. Ross Jones, thank you for pursuing this story. It’s imperative that we keep bad cops off the street.

[@georgedunkelberg5004]

ONE TEASPOOON OF JUSTICE FOR CITIZENS COULD BE A CHINK IN THE ARMOR AGAINST THE CIV VIL GELLING OF A UNIVERSAL AVALANCHE OF PROLLY-JIST JUSTICE.

[@Yowzoe]

Can we recognize what excellent reporting this is, and also how increasingly rare local investigative journalism is becoming? 👏 Thank you reporter for your dogged questioning...thank you WXYZ - Detroit. American police culture must be held accountable, and American police unions must be scrutinized.

[@MrJess-el8ku]

Exactly

[@glynislailann9056]

He sweet-talked & charmed his way into every job. Behavior of a sociopath.

[@ralan5527]

And our politicians say, 'we don't need police reform'. WOW - YES we do.

[@tphvictims5101]

But Biden says ice cream is gooooood. And his son says coke is goooood. And bring on the burritos 🌯

[@KK1913]

@@tphvictims5101what a dumb a** you are.

[@teagancombest6049]

​@@tphvictims5101remind me which party is pro-police and which party got yelled at by the other party for saying to defund the police? Was it the Republicans who wanted to defund the police? I forget.

[@daveb2280]

@ralan5527: We don't need reform. We already have a system in place to remove an officer's license to work as a cop. Coward chiefs are the problem. Had they done their job this clown would never been able to work as a cop in MI again. If reform means holding these chiefs accountable then I'm for that. Also, where is human resources in all of this? They play a role in vetting as well.

[@keyfield8967]

But they lie and say it is "defunding".

[@johnderfler5183]

Every chief who hired this guy should be fired too. They new his past record, and still hired him. Fire them all or demote them.

[@Tony-Steel64]

@johnderfler5183- knew* Learn to spell!

[@ft1011-vb7sp]

i feel it is cowardly of these chiefs who fired this guy from the department be put in a position where he can do the same criminal acts again, but victimize people somewhere else. and for the chief's that hired this dirt bag, i think they should realize that having a bad cop on the force is worse than having a slightly understaffed department....

[@OneStepBeyondu]

You're making a mistake. They didn't have the balls to fire him, they instead asked him to "resign" which left him eligible to look for another job, and another, and another.

[@solodad7999]

Federal law restricts negative info being passed onto other agencies

[@colinpryor4290]

Behold the Rise of The Gypsy Cop.

[@howlinwulf]

​@@solodad7999what thats crazy I even think they may be a lie.

[@22smcrrider96]

How delusional are you? You honestly think he was fired? This is 100000% common practice with cops. That's why everytime you hear about cops being in trouble they will resign. Then they get hired somewhere again. Cops should not be allowed to resign to get out of charges

[@strfltcmnd.9925]

He sounds like the average cop that doesn't know the laws.

[@buysaverepeatandmore2047]

Cops are like, resign and we'll forget about your illegalities for which we would pursue the average citizen relentlessly

[@InkedCarpenter1776]

Sounds just like bail reform for blacks and browns.

[@sammylong3704]

@@InkedCarpenter1776Bail reform is colour coded?

[@cal4207]

​@@sammylong3704that's why they're attempting to persecute the white guy that put a choke hold on that piece of s*** in New York

[@reneedennis2011]

Exactly.

[@InkedCarpenter1776]

@@sammylong3704 It sure seems to have a racial preference.

[@Ear4Music91]

A police officer from the domestic violence unit concealed my evidence by not submitting my evidence to the prosecutors office. I called a few months ago and I was told that the officer no longer works there So instead of punishing the officer, they allow the police officer to move to different departments

[@janicebryant7891]

This has gotta STOP..but it WON'T 😢

[@jerrysockets8154]

Pig hunt?

[@beeznhoney4323]

OP, perhaps you/attorney could _make them prove he's not working there anymore._ Besides, there's no reason that LIARS won't lie for other liars.

[@ericwashington9550]

Blame 80% of the police departments. They are all doing this.😮

[@PPM7ke]

Why? Its simple there is a 30 to 40 percent shortage of police officers across the nation. Small cities are absolutely desperate for anyone who is delusional enough to want to be an officer.

[@anon556]

100%. Every police department drools over the opportunity to hire useful idiots like this guy. Easy to throw under the bus when necessary and will further the main objective of instilling fear in the citizenry and extracting revenue

[@C21H30O2]

No good men want to be cops. "ACAB" remember 😑

[@canlib]

80% are doing what? Your full of it.

[@anon556]

@@canlib learn second grade grammar skills before commenting at others.

[@Full-Moon-Mustang]

What have we learned today kids? If you wanna get away with criminal acts -join the police -a political party -become a ceo -a judge Etc...

[@donness7295]

The incompetence of everyone involved with this bad cop is mind blowing! This bad cop isn't the only problem! The whole fricking system is corrupt, across the board!

[@chrissz1762]

It sure is.

[@rdhawk929]

Blame racism.

[@JeanDeza1]

there is not incomptence there ..but .complicity. if u want to make dirty bussines as a sheriff u need bad cops like this gentleman. Dont ever thing the big sheriff is a naif person. He knows very well what he is doing

[@Randy-x1c]

With that much corruption on his record, why has his leo certification not been revoked? He should NEVER be allowed to be a cop EVER AGAIN, ANYWHERE.

[@billylee4460]

shiet than go be an officer urself then. u act like regullar folks aint corrupt either

[@plutotech]

@@billylee4460 yooo. You seriously defending this dude? Yikes bro.. Bootlickers are werid...

[@supremeteam1831]

@billylee4450 they’re officers & get sworn under oath to protect & serve the community from harm or wrongdoing. Big difference

[@beeznhoney4323]

​@@billylee4460 Billy, what's your badge # 🧐

[@skf6199]

The chief should be kicked out of the office now!!

[@keithmeredith7067]

Outstanding report that's a real journalist right there hell I live in Texas and feel like this gentleman is fighting for us all well done Sir

[@scottsent8120]

I like this reporter. Thanks for working in the public interest by shining a light on what usually occurs without notice.

[@VictorMonarque]

Citizens who were threatened, detained, cited, arrested, charged, or prosecuted, due to the actions of this particular cop should find a lawyer to represent them in a class action lawsuit against every Police Chief still on duty, resigned, fired, or retired who hired that criminal cop for whatever reason.

[@davidwalling3499]

This is why there needs to be a nation wide corrept cop registration sight where any police department can look up potential employees that have worked for any law enforcement agency.

[@lifesamazing.]

That's a great idea!

[@marcodevries4481]

Essentially, a typical police officer. Just slightly dumber to get caught

[@kristinbreaux1918]

Important and hard hitting journalism. Thank goodness you guys made this public so his reign of terror can end.

[@lancecahill5486]

Mr. Ross Jones did a great job investigating this case. He might have saved citizens of the next town from being victimized by this bad apple.

[@2ndchance431]

@lance..the next 10 towns most likely!

[@Mosteiro90]

It's not A bad apple. There are so many bad ones. Everyone who provided cover for him is even worse. Including the chiefs.

[@Nancy-cf4oq]

He’s troubled?? Sounds like those police chiefs are troubled, too. 🤦‍♀️

[@SlMORRG]

They all do that. This guy isn't alone. He's just being scapegoated.

[@gjpopper3863]

Incompetence attracts Incompetence

[@huhhhhhhhhhhhh09]

It's wild how, even when they hate the guy, the chiefs will still allow him to move on simply due to some honor code where you NEVER pursue an investigation against a fellow lawman. It's almost like they all have done awful things during their duty and protect everyone out of sheer obligation to keep themselves safe.

[@marks1800]

This is the journalism this Country needs! Great job and please continue the great work!

[@irayz2677]

If the police say. They don’t know why. Corruption is deep.