Very brief report (on NBC at 6:00 p.m.), showing papers going back to 2006, supporting Gliniewicz was the authorized person to requisition designated hardware from LESO (law enforcement support office).
The surplus goods are only meant for police departments, not for youth explorer programs.
The reporter rattled off some examples - like in 2011, 25 military belts, 80 holsters, 19 bullet proof vests were taken. In 2010, 18 pairs of boots, 37 helmets and 65 pairs of pants.
Another year, 2008, Gliniewicz collected 20 cots and 65 fatigues.
None of these items should have ever made it into the basement where the Explorers met.
The complete list wasn't stated and I may have missed some details as I listened and typed.
Gliniewicz picked up these items himself but never turned them over to the police department.
Paperwork supports that Behan certified everything was going for legitimate use by law enforcement.
Another point made was the Fox Lake PD isn't large enough to support taking the number of supplies listed even if they had been used by the Fox Lake PD.
bbm If Joe G's actions re ^ becomes an issue in determining widow's pension or other benefits, atty may argue on her behalf, even conceding that Joe G forged chiefs' (plural, over years) siggies to acquire/requisition equip, he did not take custody & possession of, or sell equipmentt
(well, maybe not all), so he had no intent to misappropriate or steal.
Further argument:
1. Even if FLPD officers did not use equipmt, everything was ready & avail to FLPD right there in dept's basement.
2. Even if Post members used equipmt, the quantities were sufficient for every FLPD officer to use same equip at same timeas Post members. No harm, no foul?
I don't like it, but I can almost hear it now.
All these deliveries were made, presumably to FLPD office, then sat in basement; equip was used by Explorers and w pix on SM & MSM, over the years; and this somehow escaped attention of chiefs, other LEOs, village mayor & other employees?
(sarc) If this equip had taken $100 out of the PD's or village's gen budget, would someone have questioned it? ITS, but coming from the fed govt/military, its all 'free'?
(sarc)
Sorry I don't buy it and think chiefs & others turned blind eyes the whole time.
Thinking some other FLPD officers, including those involved in writing ~2009 anonymous letter to Chief B were aware of this, but IIRC, point was not raised in the anon letter. Anyone remember?
JM2cts.