Hawk - Do you happen to have any pictures of these GPS boxes? I'm curious as to who the SIM cards point back to or are they OTC burner cards.
I second this.
Leanne, basically, says she slept with Burke because she wanted a get out of jail free card and, literally, said this on live TV.
I think Chris Loebb was directed by his dealer to break in Burke's police car (belongs to Suffolk) and steal his gun belt (belongs to Suffolk), ammo (belongs to Suffolk) and personal bags to feed his heroin addiction.
If Burke didn't know who did it, they could have used that gun or that ammunition in a homicide...and any cop can tell you if he didn't catch it early enough--his job would have been toast (right then and there) and it could have implicated him in homicides for real, for real.
That was a setup. It was too obvious.
Unfortunately, what Burke did was not okay. Civil rights violation's are not okay. He knew it wasn't okay, but I also know he was intentionally provoked by Chris.
I don't know how to say this delicately...You don't do that. Ever.
You don't do that to the police--Any police, especially the chief.
I grew up understanding that you do something like that, expect the police to lose their minds. If I did that, I would expect that I needed to be really sure nobody would figure out that I did it or I could expect to get my *advertiser censored* kicked. I am on the right side of the law and I can tell you, what Chris did was jaw droppingly stupid.
Heroin addict (or a coworker of Burke's) you want to see a cop lose it? Do what Chris did.
Unfortunately, that was the plan. I'm sure Chris was intending to do something worse with his gun, ammo and personal items. I think Burke knew this. Unfortunately, Burke lost his temper and the feds took him down.
If James Burke is the big bad wolf like you suggest, Suffolk has no more reason to stall any investigation.
If James Burke was the golden ticket, and the root of all evil = James Burke, going to federal prison would have solved this case and freed poor little oppressed Suffolk County...but that did nothing to bring any resolution to the case.
Unfortunately, the worst I see here is them not understanding the insurance fraud going on and maybe sending some of the girls in the flop house orbit not understanding that they, maybe, were running a rehab scam.
Unwitting accomplices, maybe...but serial killers...nah. Direct liability? Nah.
Then Dormer gets taken out and gets made out to be a fool on his last year as the commissioner? The timing is too perfect. h
Suffolk might have had their problems, but this ex-NYPD brothel (10 year long scandal) takes the cake for corruption.
BTW, snaps for NYPD out there kicking *advertiser censored* and taking names, today.
Burke could have not concealed his "serial murdering" from an entire department. One of those cops would have blown the whistle.
Still looking at Brewer, Pak and unfortunately Paz. I think I'd be interested to know what Burke has to say about it (even off the record).
He might be able to save face. He has a better shot at redemption now.
I believe in the police getting their stuff straight. I hope the NYPD clears up this mess and I hope Suffolk and NYPD crack down on this BS and kick some *** and take some names.
I believe the police are still mostly inherently good. It's the bad cops that embarrass and make a mockery of the badge.
They have a better shot at cleaning up their act that Chris "Whoopsie-I-Accidentally-Broke-Into-a-Government-Vehicle-Wow-I-Had-No-Idea-That-Gun-Belt-Bag-and-Ammo-belonged-to-the-Chief-Why-Are-You-So-Mad-At-Me-It's-Not-Like-The-Plate-Said-GVT-On-It-My-Bad" Loeb.
I call , they were setting the chief up.
At the end of the day Cui Bono?
BREWER.
2 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH in 3 years OF CUI BONO.