Sunday, November 24, 2019

Ah, Chicago, you never fail

According to an AGG report, William Stewart Boyd traded his father’s old .38 caliber Smith & Wesson snub nose for less than $100 in a gun buyback in 2004. It was supposed to be destroyed, but somehow the same handgun with serial number J515268 was found next to a dead body involved in a police shooting eight years later.
We have "No, it obviously wasn't destroyed, and just how did that happen?"  We also have the officer involved in the dead body mentioned above:
... Officer Garrity has a long history of disciplinary problems and is currently collecting a disability pension for PTSD.  Garrity was disciplined for using a “high powered rifle” during a traffic stop, threatening another officer, and was stopped once for going 90 mph in a 30-mph zone. 

He was previously with the Berwyn Police Department and was hired by Cicero in 2012.
How much would you bet that he left Berwyn PD in a "Get the hell out" situation?

3 comments:

Steve said...

And the sad thing, (wild speculation) no one was informed of his PTSD and mental problems....because....."that's nobodies business, just shut up"!!!!

Steve

Dan Patterson said...

Stolen gun, from a take-over program, used as a throw down.
Nice work, asshole.
NEVER trust LEO.

Unknown said...

My ex worked in HR for a mid-sized city in California. She said that the city, like most, is quite restricted in what they can say about a current or former employee. The fear was legal action from the individual, that a negative, but accurate, assessment may hinder future employment. Those restrictions even extended to criminal involvement of said individual.

Basically, a city or county government was left to its own to investigate the background of a potential hire. HR depts did have some informal code words by which they could convey, 'Do not hire this guy' but it had limited value.

About cops, she said they have little ethics, they'll do damn well as they please and you'll invite a whole heap of trouble upon yourself if you challenge that. They cheat, lie, and steal (most often each other's wives, or even your's). They tamper with evidence at their pleasure (they'll lie that about the disposition of evidence, they'll steal for personal use). It is systemic although statistically there must be some PDs not like that. The entire PD will come down on you if you tangle with on officer. There absolutely is a blue wall. Fire depts are a bit less but of the same disposition.

Now I've talked about my ex being the source. However, even the HR head and some cops (like at city BBQs or Christmas parties - liquid libations, loose lips) have admitted the same. A neighbor who for 25 yrs had been in charge of the Sheriff's evidence locker agreed about this stuff. A friend in eastern PA who worked in HR also agreed.

Rick