Listen. I was sitting at home drinking while listening to the police radio. I had to drive hammered all the way over to you to criticize your uniform while you were busy doing your job and then act like a victim after your tolerance for my fuckery finally breaks. The nerve......
@@Rotorhead1651Great first post, OUTSTANDING OTS correction. 😉 It reminds me of a boot from another company walking up to the hard-man drill of their company. "Excuse me Drill Sergeant, you're not wearing your cover." "Oh, sorry, thanks, Sir." Four seconds later; "Wait, who the fuck are you? PRIVATE? Oh fuck no! Front... Back... GGGOOOOOO!" And then "Hey, you, go find his Battle Buddy, and hurry or you'll be his Battle Buddy." Followe with "Oh, Delta Company thinks this is funny? Y'all want to join?" We all found other shit to be looking at and tried hard not to laugh.
Sergeant Billy should've arrested that "chief" for drunk and disorderly, interference with a police officer in the course of his duties, and assault on a law enforcement officer.
One of the most difficult things to do in life is to make decisions from all the available choices. This was one outcome. So many decisions made on the spot often have far flung consequences. SGM made some pretty spectacular decisions in my humblest of opinion.
The Chief had violated the rules and regulations of the department more than 24 times over his 4 decades, including multiple incidents of berating staff in front of the community and family members. He should have been fired.
There's no Public Intox Statute on the state level, Nor does Bradley Beach have a Public Intox Ordinance, just an open Container Ordinance. @@Snuffalaffagas
He was drinking buddies with county commissioners, and as such he had all the info on everybody, which kept him out of trouble until the whole world had him on video being at a crime scene drunk, and knowing he had driven there…..
Had an LT come into rollcall to yell at us...our Sgt grabbed him and dragged him in a stairwell and we heard the Sgt day, "you yell at me and i yell at them do not ever come in my rollcall and yell at my guys." Loved that Sgt.
I’d be willing to bet that sgt was yelled at and whatever the issue was didn’t get fixed. So the sgt didn’t have his men in line. Sooooo take your Lt butt chewing.
@@saljablo2767 this right here. Take the yelling and everyone moves on, now if it's personal attacks that's another thing but group ass chewing. That's just another day at the office, in one ear and out the other
@@saljablo2767doesnt matter, OPs right. The LT isnt supposed to yell at the enlisted, LT yells at the NCO and the NCO yells at the enlisted. Shit is supposed to roll down hill in order, just like complaints are supposed to go up hill in order. If a problem is that bad, the NCO needs to be relieved.
That thin blue line ISN'T for the public its for THEM!!! I support the Police BUT I DESPISE BS like what happened in this Vid...Chief SHOULD have been in CUFFS PERIOD!! You or I would be!! I've seen WAY too many youtube vids of Chiefs running interference for other County's Chiefs when they get nailed for DUI it's complete and utter BS...when that Sgt said YOU'RE DRUNK AGAIN CHIEF...it's a reoccurring problem in that Dept!!! Chief SHOULD have been fired the very next day especially if he's a KNOWN DRUNKARD!!! And what REALLY pisses me off is after the Sgt is done you see Chief talking to another Cop basically telling him they need to get their stories straight so they can FU*K Sgt!!
As much as it’s horrible to see a Chief act like this, I’m happy that it went so viral. Shows that a regular cop can stand up for himself and defy a blatant power hungry Chief.
Not power hungry but corrupt. As the story goes the guy the cops stopped for the DUI is the friend of the Chief and they where infact drinking together and both riding home drunk.
Actually you are wrong. This guy will never be hired as a cop anywhere else. He will be known as a whistle-blower who exposes corruption. That type of person is not appreciated anywhere anymore especially in the army . I can vouch for that fact
You can’t be intoxicated & drive a vehicle. I see nothing good here. The chief shoulda been arrested immediately. That’s the law. If you say different you have no business being a cop.
Honestly, probably one of the easiest civil lawsuits against a department we will ever see. "Oh, I'm suspended for doing my job? Sweet. See you in court fuckface."
He should've. But considering the DA and the City let him off with retiring early, I'm not really sure why they'd bother. And they probably knew that too. The courts and the Governments are systematically broken to the point there's no reason to try, his fellow rich powerful people will get him off scot free. It's the exact same boat here in the UK too. Our police forces have basically given up on investigating and charging people, because the Crown Prosecution Service always refuses to press charges unless there's literally no choice. And who gets the blame? Why the police of course, because it looks like they're not doing anything. When they are. It's just the CPS refuses to allow them. Why do instituions like the CPS even exist? We have Juries and Trial by Peers for a reason. Why do we have another body deciding who is and isn't guilty enough to go to court? It's just insane. Let the Jury decide if there's enough evidence, that's what they are there for.
@@Perseus7567I'd bet the CPS would immediately arrest and prosecute someone that says anything remotely bad about the King though. Please tell me I'm wrong but I doubt it.
That’s not the way it works as a cop tho. If I tell you you’re suspended you don’t just get to walk away. You’re still very much employed and getting paid. You have paperwork that needs to be done and parameters set on your suspension. Also in nj you’re mandated to report to the Chief by the next business day to literally discuss the suspension.
@@saljablo2767 IF the chief is NOT on the clock and suspends you then you set up a time to go fill out the paperwork when they ARE on the clock because they have to sign off on your suspension. And I'm pretty sure the drunk chief isn't going to go in to the station while intoxicated just to fill out suspension paperwork.
Keep in mind that the police chief being drunk and on duty is a fireable offense. If he had kept his mouth shut he was just a drunk off duty cop. When he decided to start reprimanding subordinates for uniform violations he put himself on duty in an intoxicated state. Drinking on the job.
Hey dippy you must have missed the part about he suspension involving said chief. If you can't put this together you should go find a full time care facility. Holy shit
He drove there to the scene drunk like that and no DUI, no arrest, he was simply allowed to retire. Anyone else would have been arrested for DUI, assault on a Leo, disorderly conduct.
@@stevenhancock301 Litterly no proof also there is an argument to say he was working within his official capacity to assault and disorderly would be difficult
The scariest part of all of this is the Chief drove home after meeting with that officer. They are at a DUI crash and he gets away with driving under the influence back home. What is wrong with this world...?
Yeah….he wasn’t! The DA and Mayor our butt buddies with this ass hat and refused to charge him. So he got full pension without any consequences! 2 Tiered justice system for yeah
Yeah….he wasn’t! The DA and Mayor are butt buddies with this ass hat and refused to charge him. So he got full pension without any consequences! 2 Tiered justice system for yeah (If the second message didn’t delete my bad, it doesn’t let me correct the message so had to rewrite)
Two weeks in isolation (COVID stuff) for drunken fuckery. I wasn't driving. After jail I had six months of court mandated classes. I absolutely deserved it but I get frustrated seeing people doing worse things and facing zero consequences. I'm glad I went to jail. I love my mom for calling the cops on my dumb ass.
@@feraltaco4783 Still sucks to see ass holes like this receive no consequences even though he was driving drunk too, and put his hands on an officer, plus interfering with an accident that could of cost someone their life! He should have been put in jail, fined, and then terminated without benefits or pay. That’s what would happen to you or I. But nope we have a 2 tier justice system which completely sucks. Get sick and tired seeing scum bags in political offices or government jobs get off Scott free while the average person wouldn’t. Till we start demanding accountability it will never end
@@TheIroncladResearcher it's pretty obvious, the other cops didn't do anything, either for the boss or against, they just stood there watching, none spoke up about the drunk or engaged in the physical altercation
@@psimonkane1 Because they were still doing their job and managing the traffic stop/DWI. Having half a dozen officers drop what they're doing to jump into whatever is going on between their superiors is not a good thing.
@JRay2113 That's exactly why you would lose it, stupidity, corruption, or illegal behavior- as the police chief. It's bs you can just get busted for decades of corruption or illegal actions in an official capacity, and just resign with a huge government pension. Way to retire!
@@dustinb1070 They disagree because they've done very little to actually help. Videos, particularly viral ones on the internet, are often manipulated and edited in such a way to paint a picture of something that didn't happen. There's so many times that the internet has picked up a 5 or 10-second snippet of a bodycam or other video, only for the full-length thing to show a different story. But of course, all people see is the snippet, not the full-length, and the damage has been done. It's actually made things worse for the police-public relations.
Only 28? I guess at some point he realised he was pretty much untouchable and it shows in the video. He still made it all the way to retirement and got away with it one last time for old times sake. He'll probably now spend the rest of his days telling everyone he was the "chief" and farming respect from all who cross his path. 😏
@@lostronin380 bingo, he’s too close to the mayor and he’s free to do whatever until the next local election, happened in my town these last few years, got so bad we had to stop patrol from 3 am to 7 am, and yes it turned out exactly how you think
Cheif should have been fired for being drunk on duty. Because he wasn't technically working, but as soon as he tried involving himself into the stop, he made himself on duty.
Man, this just triggered flashbacks to drunk 1st Sgts wandering the barracks on a Friday night making sure nobody had a good time. You can always spot the leaders that have unhappy marriages.
Ya one night we were drinking in the barracks and a buddy ran in our room and said our staff srg. Was drunk and smoking everyone. We locked our door and climbed ouf the window. Good timez
Literally answered the door for sgt Balvie in kansas naked welding an ax and he never bothered me again on a saturday. Go plug someone else you pervie old chode smokers and leave people alone.
The new 1st Sgt of Bco came in drunk and pulled that shit 3 Saturday nights in a row until someone went behind him unseen and coated the steps leading downstairs to the first floor in PAM nonstick cooking spray that we used on the hotplate. He had a great trip going back downstairs and because the medics reported that he was drunk at the time and the fact that we had cleaned it up before it was ever investigated by anyone else, he couldn’t blame anyone else that he fell. The BN CO acted like he hated him afterwards until he was replaced a year later and reassigned but in the meantime that bastard never pulled that shit again.
As a career police officer (26yrs so far), I agree with you on the importance of patrol. Most of my career was in patrol as a FTO. The fact the Sgt was put in that position by the intoxicated chief, is sad but he responded correctly.
This just in: Chief "retired" six months early and the County Prosecutor recommended termination for the Chief. Chief dodged a bullet by mere seconds. He probably retains his pension. The Town should've declined to accept his retirement, citing "more paperwork needing to be completed" and then, the Prosecutor's Office could've worked their magic on "Chief Drunky Drunk". By all accounts the Chief is a MAJOR tool bag and this was a long time coming for him.......
This guy has been a nightmare for YEARS, All the Prosecutors Office had to do was file admin charges and that would have stopped his retirement in it's tracks. per NJ Civil Service you Can't retire of there are pending Admin Charges... That said, Knowing Monmouth County, they probably figured EVERYONE would be better off if this asshat just went away. Bradley Beach is a TINY little town, that's been run by the same people for Decades. TBH i REALLY wouldn't put it past the Mayor and council to hire this dickbag back as "Public Safety Director" or some other suck Fuckery.
Generally speaking (and they've tried to change it) in NJ pensions only get taken if there was some sort of crime involved and then only from the point at which the crime occurred- So for example if you were stealing from the town since 1999 and you have been working for the town since 1985, you get paid for your time up to 1999. Often those caught dirty give up the pension without a fight in an agreement with the prosecutor. In this case, dude's worked as a cop for decades. He may be a total d-bag, but the town has kept him employed and given him roles in leadership across all those years. Guy has a drinking problem. So do lots of people. He absolutely should not be in leadership and maybe shouldn't be a police officer (probably shouldn't). That said, taking away the pension he has worked for for decades, from him and his family, is a bit brutal. Not like people lose their 401(k) when they're fired. Also keep in mind- NJ is a cesspool of miserable townie politico types for whom destroying people is a blood sport. The ability to take someone's pension, in the absence of a criminal conviction handed down by a jury of your peers is just begging for abuse. You would find yourself with guys who have 30 years in, a massive pension, who as time goes on only become more susceptible to being strong-armed, if for no other reason they don't want to end up in the poor house at age 65.
Ahh, but us plebians cant hide behind a badge like they can. See, they did a few weeks of training and therefore they dont have to face consequences like us.
@jaredfrazier2216 Civilian is old French for someone not involved in hostilities. While in the military, we referred to local police as civilian police.
Yep. Speaks volumes. When the men are willing to stand by their Sergeant and not their Chief, it definetely validates Angry Cops' assessments on Patrol Supervisors being the real brains and leaders.
"What happened there?" Should have immediately been answered with "You showed up to a scene, off-duty, unprompted, and drunk. Then caused an incident over a uniform issue that could have and should have been dealt with at the station."
I had a captain years ago who always said "a chief's job is the easiest job to get in law enforcement. You're not being hired by cops, you're being hired by politicians. You can't BS a board of cops, but it's EASY to BS a board of politicians". He was so right, I've seen so much in 38 years I'd never be able to even think of half. I remember one chief hired in a small town near here who was 30 years old and had 20 years of LE experience. Apparently politicians can't add, either. They also never even checked to see that he had only a basic peace officer license, when his resume said he had a master peace officer license. In my state that's like saying you're a Master Sergeant but you're actually an E1 private.
I’m a detective. Patrol absolutely leads the way. Every other division in a department exists solely to support patrol. Any department that doesn’t understand that is destined to have issues like this.
No doubt. You can get rid of everything else and if you still have patrol you have a police force and can protect public safety. Everything else exists to support patrol.
Same thing happened to me with a Private island security/police unit. Chief stopped in our remote office and began harassing me while he was clearly drunk. This was not a new incident, and he was talking smack to me and while I was restocking my first aid kit in my patrol vehicle. He kept saying that I didn't know anything about first aid. He hired me himself due to me being a certified EMT. So I called my Lt and we decided that enough was enough. He had been using a Company vehicle while intoxicated, to come onto resort property to steal the beer. And the house he was rented was filled with all resort property. From the beds, plates, sheets food, everything in the house was stolen from the resort. So not only was he fired, but also arrested for DUI, and the thefts. His life was ruined due to Alcohol and stupidity.
Drunken and disorderly. Drunk in public. Assault on an officer. Disturbing the peace. Interfering with an investagation. That's at the very least a night in the drunk tank. Cuff and stuff it. The real question is how is the dui person related to the chief? Since the chief has his keys in close proximity to his motor vehicle? That's a dui on top of the other charges. Let the DA charge him.
And the response in court will be "I may have been drunk, but as the chief of police I'm always responsible for the actions of my officers. I was in the performance of my official duties when I approached the sergeant and wanted to make sure he was doing his job. I saw his jacket was out of regulations, and....blah blah blah."
@@Whiskey11Gaming if you are intoxicated you are in no condition to accept any responsibility.you may not even plead guilty to DUI while intoxicated. If someone can not control themself when consuming alcohol. They should not consume.
@mrheart4242 I'll tell that to my chief during our policy review where it specifically states officers may be called in, even if intoxicated, at the chiefs discretion for shift coverage or emergencies. Granted, that officer is not allowed to drive until they are under the legal limit, and are there more for backup, but the reality is it is common in police agencies that bring drunk is not a get out of work free card for every situation. We are still obligated by law to attempt to arrest people we know have warrants, even off duty (phone calls to on duty units/ dispatch suffices), and many other instances in which we are mandatory reporters or have forced law enforcement actions (DV is a big one of it happens in public). Hell, Chicago PD still allows officers to drink on duty so long as their BAC is below .05 by the end of the shift and no one checks for compliance unless there are problems or complaints.
@@Whiskey11Gaming I can bet this dude was over the limit but since we live in a 2 tier justice system he was never tested, or brought up on charges unlike someone like myself who would immediately get a sobriety test. Hopefully everyone gets on the same page and starts demanding accountability, where everyone has to abide the law without a get out of jail free card, till then this shit will continue.
He nailed it with the “praise in public, punish in private.” I have subordinates that have teams under them. If I have to give a lecture to one of my subordinates I always make sure it’s in private. But at the same token, I expect my subordinates to maintain respect to me in front of their team. If they question my directive, or have a critique of my leadership, it’s absolutely a conversation we can have, but in private.
Depends on the industry you're in. But I call out my bosses shit decisions in front of coworkers. That way I don't get "oh what a good idea, we'll look into that" and then nothing happens and they keep on with their shit ideas because of ego. I'm not going to respect someone and their ideas because they're my boss.
Yeah the Chief did not have a good career. He had 28 sustained violations against him for everything from breaking his own agency's behavioral code, he broke some AG protocols and the report says other things but doesn't list what they were. So him getting to retire was the icing on the cake of what appears to be an officer that should have never worn a badge to begin with.
Ironically though, it also shows who gives the special treatment. A lot of the general public think it's patrol cops who do. This couldn't be further from the truth. We see here that in reality, it was the City/Suits in Ivory Towers protecting their own, whilst the Patrol Sgt doesn't put up with the Chief's shit for one second.
If Chief Jerkoff wasn't there to just flex his baby-nuts over a subordinate, he was likely there because the DUI Driver was a buddy of his and he was gonna try to let him go. Either way, he needs to be out.
@saureco no. Just no. not a crime to be drunk on duty either. And it wasn't interfering with an investigation because he was supposed to be there. He broke department policy. Full stop. No crime was committed.
The thing that made me the most sick was the look on the other officer's face when chief put him on lead and basically told him he was expected to come in for a personal gaslighting session. Pure, unadulterated, overwhelming stress and disgust.
I'm stealing that line: Do the Jack Sparrow. Bust a Jack Sparrow.... made my way out of there like Jack Sparrow. Works on so many levels. I usually use the Kaiser Soze technique. Cops are looking for the man running... not the man limping.
@@user-lp3cf5yn5b Being German (Well, Bavarian) i was so shocked about how frowned upon it is in the USA to appear drunk in Public. Hell, even drinking a Beer in Public is considered bad and i believe illegal in some US States. Now i'm not saying that to mock the USA, but it's funny how Cultures differ. Because being drunk in Public as well as walking around with a Beer or 6 and drink them in Public is very normal here and if you're drunk here and walk around, you're not afraid of the Police at all, almost the opposite. Because culturally the Cops are so used to it and know that Beer is an important Cultural Part of Germany and especially Bavaria that they act just like if they met someone sober. Just thought i share that because i'm always fascinated about how Cultures (even just in the West) differ so extremely. Now this might make you assume Germany is full of drunk Morons like this Police Chief but no, because it's so culturally respected and acceptable, even most drunk or tipsy People know only to be drunk or tipsy outside of Work and when in that State outside of Work, they grew up being insanely aware of what Alcohol does to you and make extra sure to be nice, orderly and just a Joy to be around when drunk or tipsy. And yes, of course we also have our own Idiots who never learned that and act like this degenerate Police Chief Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
@@chartreux1532yeah it's crazy how dumb some of our laws are around here, and our cops unfortunately are way too thuggy, so being caught drunk in public is a good way to wind up tripping over yourself a bit...but yeah, I'd rather see a drunk walking than a drunk driving.
@@user-lp3cf5yn5b LOL. I like that you are describing our cops as "Too Thuggy" to a German. The Politzei are not shy about knocking the shit out of someone.
1987 in Newport News, VA the DA who ran on pushing for harsher DUI penalties was arrested for his 3rd DUI, his punishment? 3 Months paid leave, plus counseling for his drinking, if he wanted. The story made the newspaper, buried in the local section, one paragraph.
Rules for thee but not for me, is the motto of the elites in our government or just rich. Till we stand together and push back on this 2 tier justice system, it will never change.
You can tell how bad the chief is because none of the other officers intervened on his behalf. And they all rolled their eyes when the Sargeant told them he was drunk again.
That Chief should’ve gotten in more trouble than just early retirement. I’m sure he’s gotten away with all sorts of shenanigans over his career. He should’ve gotten busted for public intoxication at the very least.
We had one in our little town. After being honorably dismissed, he was dishonorably dismissed. And after he was caught still wearing the police channel walkie on his vest. Yes, still wearing the police vest and open carry. Then they had to make him remove the “police” patch. He wasn’t a bad guy. He didn’t do anything technically illegal, but in his old age he didn’t want to believe he wasn’t an officer anymore. He didn’t do the crazy things like pull people over, but he kept showing up on calls like he was still active.
AC, this is one of your best rants to date. Thanks for the update, I didn’t think the chief could remain in that position. Not only was he getting in the way, he, in my opinion, was deliberately trying to belittle the sergeant. I’m sensing a jealousy issue that was/is so big that he was willing to eradicate his own power base as collateral damage.
I was LEO back in the 90s in a department of 150. Our chief was hired by the city council. During my time there he was caught twice leaving a liquor house. Liquor houses are illegal and known for gambling, prostitution, drugs, and alcohol. This was in our neighboring city and nothing was ever done to him.
“This guy gets a hair on his ass every time he gets a drink”. This is the best line I have ever heard. AC, you always make me laugh but that line caused me to spit the coffee I was drinking out my nose from laughing so hard. Thank you AC. Thank you.
Glad to hear that Chief retired. The SGT. was a badass. Shitty situation and homeboy handled it greatly. Someone owes that entire shift breakfast at the least.
I would have arrested him just to prove a point on this one. Retirement? They let this drunk collect a pension. This is the type of person that doesn’t need to be in law enforcement to begin with. This clearly wasn’t the first time something like this has happened with him yet he is continually protected. This is the exact situation that gives the profession a bad name. Stop protecting the bad ones.
Worked with plenty of these types of tool bags throughout the years, the one positive thing it’s given me was they taught me exactly how NOT to act as a supervisor.
The soapbox at minute 14 is absolutely truth. Patrol doesn't work for the rest of the department. The rest of the department should support patrol. Every other section is SECONDARY.
Ah yes the double standard. Anyone care to count up how many charges a civilian would catch if he did this? Drunk and disorderly, obstruction, assault, the list goes on.
A civilian probably wouldn't catch any of those either. Chief wasn't disorderly enough for a D&D. An arm grab probably isn't going to get an assault charge. Only thing a civilian might get is obstruction, but with the chief he kinda has a excuse to be involved due to his position. He could later claim he wasn't drunk and he just believed he had a duty to enforce attire protocol or whatever. So I doubt an obstruction charge would stick if issued.
@markasread4349 Delusional is the word. If anyone who isn't a cop rolls up on an officer conducting a dwi stop while drunk and even gets close enough to touch one of the cops would be in prison so fast serving 3 to 5 for criminal ASSAULT on a peace officer. That's only if you're lucky enough not to get your ass tazed or shot that is.
As a veteran firefighter my LT was also a police officer. He brought it to everyone in a meeting. Hey we all arrive to these fire/crime scenes and I have noticed some of you are showing up inebriated...stop now or I will arrest you for it this is your one warning I don't care if you are my chief or asst chief, so on so forth. You will be cuffed and stuffed. That moment changed a multi decade habit of some people and unfortunately some other people got cuffed and stuffed. People learned to not respond if having a refreshment or 12.
Amen Angry..... For those who have never been in Uniform Patrol they never know what happens. Patrol is not only the boots on the ground, they are the face of the department. I worked patrol for years.... Best and worst time... Almost like the Army, I was in the infantry before being retired for disabilities...,.,. Keep up the great work.
Why he was not detained and given a sobriety test is beyond me. As a person in authority, or an Officer above patrolmen, SHOULD act like they are. Leave showing up drunk for the privates
