Amador County – A long-time critic of the Ione City Council and the Ione Police Department said this week that he is trying to save the city money by doing away with the IPD. Jim Scully, who lives in unincorporated Amador County, led a signature drive to place on the ballot a “petition for an initiative that proposes to transfer law enforcement services from the city of Ione Police Department to the Amador County Sheriff’s Department.” Scully told a Sacramento TV news station that it was about trimming the city’s spending. It was also about three complaints he had with Ione Police’s handling of three separate cases. Scully said in one incident, a family he knows went to Ione Police Department three times to get additional information logged about a case. Scully said if the family did not have a law enforcement background, it would not have been logged. He said it “shows the council cannot properly supervise the chief, and he cannot properly supervise his men.” Scully said the first case was from 2003 and took three years, and a grand jury investigation before the IPD called the victim and made a report of a crime. He said it was called a “non-commercial trespassing” case, while five attorneys he has consulted told him they would call the crime “1st degree burglary.” Scully said another of his complaints stemmed from a vehicle accident report. His friend’s van was parked outside a house when it was damaged by a driver who said he fell asleep, a passenger tried to wake him, and he hit the van. Scully said the Ione police report did not identify the passenger, and no statement was taken. Also, the driver’s information included an old address and an old phone number, making the man unreachable, and no insurance information was taken. He said there was $7,500 worth of damage done to the van. Scully said the third of his complaints centered on a case in which a parolee broke into a house and roughed up a man. He said the report had errors in victim statements. Scully said the third case happened in 2008. He said: “March of 2009 was when I submitted the complaint that they have ignored.” He said the same police officer “turns around and does the same thing to friends of mine.” Scully said the police chief even named a crime victim in a memorandum on one of the issues. Ione City Council will discuss its options on Scully’s initiative at its September 7th meeting. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Friday, 27 August 2010 06:17
Ione Police initiative proponent says complaints include 2008 incident
Amador County – A long-time critic of the Ione City Council and the Ione Police Department said this week that he is trying to save the city money by doing away with the IPD. Jim Scully, who lives in unincorporated Amador County, led a signature drive to place on the ballot a “petition for an initiative that proposes to transfer law enforcement services from the city of Ione Police Department to the Amador County Sheriff’s Department.” Scully told a Sacramento TV news station that it was about trimming the city’s spending. It was also about three complaints he had with Ione Police’s handling of three separate cases. Scully said in one incident, a family he knows went to Ione Police Department three times to get additional information logged about a case. Scully said if the family did not have a law enforcement background, it would not have been logged. He said it “shows the council cannot properly supervise the chief, and he cannot properly supervise his men.” Scully said the first case was from 2003 and took three years, and a grand jury investigation before the IPD called the victim and made a report of a crime. He said it was called a “non-commercial trespassing” case, while five attorneys he has consulted told him they would call the crime “1st degree burglary.” Scully said another of his complaints stemmed from a vehicle accident report. His friend’s van was parked outside a house when it was damaged by a driver who said he fell asleep, a passenger tried to wake him, and he hit the van. Scully said the Ione police report did not identify the passenger, and no statement was taken. Also, the driver’s information included an old address and an old phone number, making the man unreachable, and no insurance information was taken. He said there was $7,500 worth of damage done to the van. Scully said the third of his complaints centered on a case in which a parolee broke into a house and roughed up a man. He said the report had errors in victim statements. Scully said the third case happened in 2008. He said: “March of 2009 was when I submitted the complaint that they have ignored.” He said the same police officer “turns around and does the same thing to friends of mine.” Scully said the police chief even named a crime victim in a memorandum on one of the issues. Ione City Council will discuss its options on Scully’s initiative at its September 7th meeting. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Latest from
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