An Application for Certification is filed with the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission to certify police officers throughout the State of Maryland. Officers must be certified to be allowed to carry out their duties.
According to the Statement of Facts read at the guilty plea, Petyo, while serving as Greensboro Police Chief, submitted an Application of Certification on behalf of Thomas Webster to the Commission for certification as a Greensboro police officer. In his submission, Petyo made several intentional misrepresentations and factual omissions to the Commission.
Petyo was sentenced to a period of two years’ incarceration, all suspended, with three years’ supervised probation by The Honorable Paul M. Bowman.
“Honest and thorough reporting to the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission is an essential responsibility of Police Chiefs throughout the State of Maryland to ensure that individuals who apply for certification, and are consequently employed as law enforcement officers, are properly screened and evaluated,” said Howard. “I commend the investigators and attorneys at the Office of the State Prosecutor for their outstanding work on this case.”
The Office of State Prosecutor would like to thank the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission and the Delaware Department of Justice with their assistance in this investigation.
So, he helped put a man on the street with a gun and the ability to kill you without repercussions (2 weeks paid time off while OTHER police officers find you were "afraid" and HAD to kill someone is NOT "repercussions") by FALSIFYING certification and he gets NO JAIL TIME???
ReplyDeleteThose who are given great responsibility are ALSO held to higher standards.
At least, that's how the story goes.....
I wonder how the police treat "we, the people" who falsify applications to just OWN a handgun? NOT carry one, just OWN one?
Can you spell p-r-i-s-o-n ?
Keep cheering, but you can't defend Two Sets of Laws.
NOT in a country who's worldwide reputation is supposed to be "equality under the law".
The stuff of revolution and civil war.
would we expect anything less? just remember these guys are here to protect the government from you!
ReplyDeleteUntil these bad cops are consistently put in jail for committing crimes they are just going to continue to abuse their positions.
ReplyDeleteI assume he gets to keep his job, too? Scott free is what it's called.
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