It seems that Sanford PD has had problems for a long time and not just racial issues - time some "house cleaning" is in order?
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com...inal-justice-standards-officers-criminal-case
misuse of an officer's public position as in the case of Sanford police Officer Christopher McClendon.
FDLE found McClendon helped a Sanford auto-sales company acquire repossessions in exchange for having his car loan forgiven.
http://www.newsmanateearchive.com/2010-02-06-local.asp
Officer Messages 'Embarrass'
Sanford Police Department
SANFORD, Florida [NMT/WKMG] -- Orlando television station WKMG reported the Sanford Police Department said it is embarrassed by the conduct of a recently terminated police officer who typed racist and sexual messages into the inter-agency computer system.
Some of the comments in the internal investigation document are too profane to print or air, but all were typed on the inter-agency computer system inside patrol cars, which is public record.
Bowen wasn't the only officer in hot water due to inappropriate comments. Officer Ned Golden, Jr., was suspended without pay for two weeks.
Golden is accused of making sexual comments about young girls and typing messages like, "It relaxes me when I'm pulling over speeders."
"That subsequent message is, 'No, I'm looking for young females under the age of 13,'" the investigator read before explaining that the comment was interpreted to mean Golden was looking for young girls to be involved in a sex act.
Unlike Bowen, however, Golden will keep his job with the department. Sanford officials said the differing punishments came because Bowen never admitted what he said was wrong, while officer Golden did.
Golden is also the son of the police union president, but the SPD said that played no role in him being able to keep his job, WKMG said.
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/suspended-cop-part-of-influential-family/nJw8W/
SANFORD, Fla.
Two Sanford police officers were in trouble for sending racial and sexual computer messages. Officer Ned Golden Jr. was suspended and Officer Jason Bowen was fired.
Eyewitness News learned that Officer Golden is a part of an influential family in the police department. Ned Golden's father is head of the police union and documents show his family is not new to troubling allegations
Goldens father is president of Sanford's influential Police Union, and has had similar problems in the past.
In 2004, a black officer accused Golden Sr. of racial intimidation after he allegedly said, "People like you disgust me."
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/police-dept-calls-officers-actions-unsafe/nFDBG/
SANFORD, Fla.
Police say a grainy video shows a Sanford police officer threatening a car full of people with a gun, but then he charged the driver with attempted murder. Now, police admit the officer blew the case out of proportion.
But, the officer is not being fired; he's being re-trained.
In the grainy video, Officer Ned Golden Jr. approached a car of people pumping gas with his gun drawn. He then grabbed the car door as they drove off and then charged the driver with attempted murder on an officer.
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/new...deo-released-in-sanford-police-officer-firing
An officer in Sanford has been relieved of his duties after a complaint from a man arrested for attempted murder, and a video surveillance tape that did not match the police report. Officer Ned Golden Junior was fired on Monday after an investigation from the Department. Sergeant Dave Morgenstern with Sanford Police says what was on the tape was not what was in the report.
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-03/...chief-brian-tooley-florida-police?_s=PM:CRIME
The police chief in Sanford, Florida, was ousted Monday following questions about how investigators handled accusations that a police lieutenant's son punched a homeless man in December.
The news came just hours after Justin Collison, 21, surrendered to authorities on an arrest warrant issued December 28. Collison, a police lieutenant's son, was wanted in connection with an incident caught on video December 4. He has not been formally charged.
A video aired by CNN affiliate WFTV shows one man punching another man in the back of the head. The victim was described by witnesses as a homeless man who was trying to break up an unrelated fight outside a bar.
The tape then shows the attacker walking a short distance and pushing a second man, throwing him to the ground as others shout for "Justin" to stop. The man who was punched in the back of the head appeared to be unconscious for several minutes.
Police took statements from witnesses and the victim after the fight, but did not arrest Collison.