Cop fired after helping fellow officers in distress

[bulldog75]

I deal with pissing matches with my supposed back up (sheriff deputies). Being that I am from a small 3 man department and I have to call Highway Patrol to help me out. I have seen deputies drive though my village and not stop to help when I am in a fight with a suspect. So now when I ask for back up the Troopers start heading my way. The issue goes back to when the sheriff and I got into a verbal debate over a case file. His deputies were 20 miles away and I was going out to dinner with my family and I witnessed a domestic in a gas station in my village. I stopped and got both parties separated and waited for the deputies to arrive. 45 minutes later and after I had put one in the back of a squad and sent them on their way to the hospital they decided to show up. I handed them a statement and was told by the deputy to go suit up and take the call. I told the deputy that it was his call I was off duty and the pissing match started. Later the sheriff started bad mouthing me at a parade in front of his deputies and I gave him a piece of my mind. My Chief stepped in and had to separate us and we have not got along since. We had lost one of our officers two weeks prior to illness and I was working extra hours and was not in a good mood. Yes there was gaps in our coverage, but the people in my village pay a extra tax to the sheriffs department. So they are entitled to his services when we are not on shift. If he does not like taking calls in my village then he should give the tax money back and we could hire 3 more officers and not need his services.

[CJS3]

Just an update on this story. I heard on the local news today that the Rice U Police Chief and the Major (?), the woman who ordered the firing of the officer in question, have been forced to resign. Rice University is a private school that gets a lot of it's operating capitol from Alumni. THE ALUMNI ARE PISSED. Locally, this story has not gone away, and several BIG donars are not giving any treats to their former school because of it. There is also talk of the University chancelor being asked to step down, but so far just rumors.

[PegLeg45]

Thanks for the update, CJ.

[crusader rabbit]

It is unusual to see common sense prevail in a matter such as this.  Refreshing, but unusual.

[tombogan03884]

Sounds like there must be more to the story than was in the original news report.
That made it sound like he just took off with out telling any one, which, on the surface seems like a valid reason for firing him.

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[Pathfinder]

Sounds like there must be more to the story than was in the original news report.
That made it sound like he just took off with out telling any one, which, on the surface seems like a valid reason for firing him.

Rice is still saying he was AWOL, and that the chef's "retirement and the resignation of the so-called Major - who wants really really badly to be a Police Chief someday - had nothing to do with this case.

[2HOW]

Pretty cut and dry in a situation like this, as a different agency and posted in a specific area. You never leave your post unless relieved.