Commander's Inquiry

The undersigned EEO Manager investigated the charges and interviewed Sherrod and Scharfe, who did not deny Sherrod’s allegations. Discipline was discussed with the Chief of Police Morrison. Scharfe was removed from active service pending a final discipline decision. The next day, Scharfe contacted UP’s Employee Assistance Program saying, “I have had three major incidents recently and now I believe I am going to be terminated”. Days later, Scharfe also claimed, for the first time, that he had developed PTSD from the accidental-discharge incident.

Following commands is a very important part of keeping order. Now imagine a row of blue clad Navy soldiers, carrying out drills in perfect unison, if just one person were to break orders and fail to correctly initiate their portion of the drill it makes every singular other soldier look bad, including themselves, thus creating an incentive to not break orders and not mess up no matter what the situation. Furthermore, should someone always follow orders? In the case of Downey and Dawson following an order ended up getting an innocent man killed. Milgram points out that “the ordinary person who shocked the victim did so out of a sense of obligation - an impression of his duties as a subject” (par 96). Dawson and Downey carried out the requested code red because they felt obligated. As a result, they were obligated to ignore their own personal morals and do the commands of another person. Another explanation is provided by MacDonald is “the mission in way—to get the job done—might at times cause a certain degree of sadism.” (par. 8) So, it seems that over time soldiers derive satisfaction from acting out violent orders and because of this and the combined effects of war, they seem to disregard other humans’ physical pain which in turn makes taking orders that much easier. This disregard for

On Monday, January 18, 2016, at about 1515 hours, while present at group 31 office, Lt. Bava, Sgt. Laporta and I, conducted the P.G. 206-13 hearing of Sgt. Jennifer Lavelle, Tax #933921, currently assigned to the Critical Response Command. The hearing took place at 241 37 Street, Third Floor, Brooklyn, N.Y. Sgt. Lavelle was represented by SBA Trustee Cliff Thieleke. Sgt. Lavelle was interviewed as a witness. The interview was recorded on an Olympus brand digital voice recorder and upload into ICIS. In sum and substance Sgt. Lavelle stated the following;

Cook, who was also involved stated after Officer R. Dunans briefed Sgt. Kizer-Hudson of the incident, he also advised Sgt. Kizer-Hudson, him and Mitchell tumbled to the floor. Officer Cook informed me he didn’t think it was a use of force because Sgt. Kizer-Hudson told them they were good. Officer A. Cook informed me Technician Love notated the incident in the logbook. Technician W. Love, who was assigned as the housing control operator stated, Sgt. Kizer was advised of the incident he documented the conversation they had with Sgt. Kizer-Hudson in the logbook. Once I viewed the logbook Sgt. Kizer-Hudson initialed acknowledging she was advised of the incident. All three officer and Technician Love was instructed to write

I advised Sergeant Johnson of the details of the transport including the incident and injuries that were sustained by the inmate

A closer look at SSgt. Walsh’s behavior on the night his duty weapon allegedly went missing, was consistent with an individual who thought his duty weapon had been lost, not stolen. He first asked Tpr. I Lewandowski (Union Representative) what the discipline would be for a lost duty weapon, he then systematically searched his locker but not his vehicle. He also called his wife at home to search the residence. Moreover, SSgt. Walsh never told his wife he reported his duty weapon stolen when she offered to search his vehicle the following morning.

MOS Haste and McLoughlin approached the house however were unable to gain entrance because the front door was locked. MOS Haste and McLoughlin began kicking and knock at the door. Sgt. Morris arrived at the scene. MOS Haste went to the back of the house and gained entrance through the first floor tenant’s apartment and opened the front door allowing MOS McLoughlin and Crocitt to enter. MOS went to the second floor and MOS McLoughlin knocked on the door and yelled police. After getting no anwer, MOS kicked the door. MOS McLoughlin observed Ramarley Graham run towards him and MOS Haste then enter the bathroom. MOS Haste followed Ramarely Graham into the bathroom and state “Let me see your hands.” MOS Haste reached the bathroom and yelled “Gun.” MOS Haste fired one shot. MOS McLoughlin observed Ramarely Graham non-responsive on the bathroom floor. MOS Morris and Crocitt were not in the apartment when MOS Haste fired. MOS Horne and Jarvis remained at 728 East 229 Street questioning the 2 males with Ramarley Graham. MOS Crictto secured Ps Hartley and Campbell in the rear of the apartment.

The first day, I was assigned to 3rd watch and I was assigned to P.O. Wasilewski. The first task that was given to us was lower the flags half mass for in memory of the 4 Marines who were killed in Tennessee at the recruiting station. After, we went off to patrol P.O. Wasilewski’s beat. Later in the day, we were called in by the Sergeant for assistance. As P.O. Wasilewski was assisting the Sergeant, Division Chief Bembenek called me over to tell me about a case he was involved in. The case was about a Child abduction where D.C. Bembenek, a P.O. at the time, almost lost because he wasn’t specific on what type of confirmation was given when identifying

On Saturday, April 16,2016, at approximately 1500 hours, I, Officer Cassidy was contacted by Sargent Long, in reference to performing a compliance verification on two females at South Carolina Interview Room. I performed the first compliance verification on associate Imani Graham with nothing to report. The second compliance verification was performed on associate Alexia Turner Stewart with nothing to report. After verification was complete, Officer Register asked me to wait with associate Imani Graham outside the South Carolina Interview Room. After fifteen minutes, Imani Graham asked to go home. Officer Register explained to the associate that we could not make her stay and that she was free to walk with Officer Cassidy to post two, but it

In plain view, DSG McNulty observed Dawn Hollingsworth pass what he believed was a red marijuana smoking pipe to Catalin Lascu. DSG McNulty approached the driver’s side of the vehicle and identified himself as a member of the NJSP to the occupants. He immediately recognized the same red marijuana smoking pipe on the lap of Catalin Lascu. He also detected the odor of burnt marijuana emanating from the vehicle. DSG McNulty ordered Catalin Lascu out of the vehicle and afterwards, he was arrested, handcuffed, and searched with negative results, prior to being placed in the rear of Troop Car #368. He was then advised of his rights as per Miranda and indicated he understood. A probable cause search of the vehicle was positive for CDS marijuana, which was located in the center console of the vehicle. Catalin Lascu claimed ownership and was charged accordingly for possession of marijuana under 50 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia. I found the investigation report consistent with DSG McNulty’s formal statement with the lone exception being that the investigation report failed to note DSG McNulty had any interaction with Dawn Hollingsworth at the scene.

As I approached, I called to him to put down the TV. After a few tense moments, he complied. He started to approach me, and stopped to reach into a trash can and pulled out a bottle that he then smashed and started swinging around. At this point this became a deadly force situation, so I drew and fired my weapon. My classmates and I finished up our firearms practice by preforming a threat assessment drill where little circles on screen change into silhouettes that can be either a threat, such as a person holding a gun or knife, or a bystander with hands up. We were also required to prioritize threats based on severity. A man with an rifle is the highest threat, followed by one with a pistol, a figure holding a knife, and finally, one with raised fists as the lowest threat. This was a great bit of training, and one that all three of us cadets got the chance to try. After things wrapped up on the FATS machine, we were dismissed for lunch at approximately 11:00 am. Our fellow cadets that had to sort out financial aid issues began to file in during our lunch break, and class began with all cadets present at approximately 1:00

SNC delivered a complete five paragraph order addressing all required paragraphs. SNC stumbled over SNC’s own words at several times during the order but conveyed the majority of the information in an acceptable manner. SNC’s confidence was lacking during the delivery of the order which was evidenced by SNC’s lack of eye contact and unassertive tone. SNC asked the subordinates questions at the end of the order to ensure understanding. SNC briefed an initial plan. When SNC’s fire team received enemy contact SNC froze for several seconds before delivering the ADDRAC. SNC’s hesitation illustrated a weak ability to make decisions in a timely manner. SNC did not control the fire team during contact, rather the fire team moved on its own and

P alleges excessive force and violation of her civil rights. P alleges that she was seated on the passenger seat in a car with her boyfriend, Eugene Poulson (non-party), who was seated on the driver seat. P alleges that MOS arrived at the location in an unmarked white van and in plain clothes. P alleges that MOS knocked on the driver side window. P claims that after MOS showed their badges then P and Mr. Poulson rolled down the window. P alleges that MOS told P and Mr. Poulson to get out of the car and they complied. P states that they were handcuffed and were made to seat on benches inside the van. P claims that MOS did not buckle her in with a seat belt on the benches. P alleges MOS received a call for a stolen car then the van began travelling fast.

After being appointed by the commander, SPC Jones showed dedication and responsibility and into an important role as the units Equal Opportunity Representative for nine months. Not only did SPC Jones do this to the best of his ability but he received an "Exceeds Standards" on the last command

Due to his injuries, Second Lieutenant Wilson was unable to attend court to give evidence. Upon learning of this, the jury informed the Coroner that based on the evidence that had been presented so far, they felt there would be no need for an adjournment to hear the Lieutenant’s evidence. Having retired briefly to consider the facts, they reconvened, returning a verdict of ‘Accidental Death.’