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In Sgt. Crowley's Defense

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In Sgt. Crowley's Defense

Published: Tue, 28 Jul 2009

Description: Former supervisor of officer in Gates arrest describes his training and character

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" It's now former superintendent right correct rather have my former only by -- treated to a little more than a month. You superintendent here accuse. The superintendent. Please well correct structure of these."

" Prevent the -- Second in command it was. And before you're superintendent Lois into."

" How are you feeling at least -- Policeman for 35 years I've been here."

" Yeah officer -- very well when did you first meet him."

" We differ on when we -- I remember meeting him when he came to the policeman -- about this. A rookie officer making -- seven he tells me that we met each other about two years before. When he was pleased with the and other agencies. Visited him."

" His job contract with the -- when he started as and irises and -- what was his what was his job and how to progress."

" News of the patrol officer working the streets. And 2003. Blows up towards the detectives. May surprise you. We'll regulate it was promoted to sergeant he stayed in sports --"

" Had to drop the administration's actions. And worked in the major ground."

" Up until it's picked July 15 this year when -- his senior his -- I take -- that -- us guys get citizen complaints of some sort to Christmas or goes with the territory. -- did he ever had any complaint against him. -- have you as a racist and aggressive but he is also messing things like that absolutely. None of did he get any particular training that might make him particularly sensitive issue that we obviously one of the issues here -- racial profiling systems -- racial animus in terms of making is meant to get any particular train it might be relevant since. Highly trained."

" Receive a lot of specialized training. We'll hear another state he's graduated he Wiesenthal center in Los Angeles. Intolerance. Which is focused going back to your wits about -- putting it curriculum together in teaching. Racial profiling issues and how to avoid them and how you have to practice them. Be sensitive to diversity of cultures that you go to help to -- we'll --"

" Did she did there ever have to give everything just -- him them. You know I've noticed a business at least one African American woman police officers say she stands by him -- he does he have friends -- in American police officer present our."

" Very well like. Very well respected for what an officer. About it."

" It's unfortunate and disappointing to me when I heard that has characterized as being -- or racist -- Obviously true. Doctor gates open. That a police officer."

" And they did this happen July 16 and you guys have. His -- that is is he takes a patrol officer."

" as a uniform and he actively. Told the city for street he kills."

" Destruction slight oversight."

" We have a lot of construction going on in the city. Which -- you make sure that traffic is flowing in the offices. Supported what --"

" Do what do you make traffic what he's offering is -- patrol officers -- some some guys -- all these."

" And so he's out on the street like eight hours -- days is that it's -- combination of inside duty. Trucks to -- vendors the that's a lot of just -- Related duties and then he goes -- and mortgages. --"

" Intensive training for the Cambridge police department do you have your own training or do you get -- the Boston Police or other listeners as -- how do you train come."

" We used to train in house we had a we rid our own -- academy got a few years ago they decided that we -- pool our resources we'll. Sharing those and we regionally -- To be able."

" Is just standard hypothetically. It com comes into your department that there's a suspected braking and entry what are the police officers trained to do what they're supposed."

" Paulson and all of we don't send just one person. Goes out on the radio and everybody here in case. If I can help which is what happened in this case and we send it leaves. Two officers to the scene. We'll let us know what's going on -- Iraq."

" are supposed to do a city -- samples up on a house hypothetically and and knows there's somebody inside to and the person -- they've caught the person what's the what's about it."

" Welcome. Your your observations that well before you. Yet there we hope that the communications. People on the phone can. Generate some information that might be helpful while you're on the way for."

" We get a subscription and -- driving population that person walk away. By the time you get in the long -- so you wanna you were before before you get he don't pull right up front doors people. Give yourself some. Protection. And casual approach. Do so tactical way we trade approach. Burglaries of tactical matter if we were certain that there were intruders in their home. That's practice would be. Take a vantage points around the property and keep it saves. The perimeter and wait for additional help for. -- additional help is in place. Supervisor would be. Responded. Based on what the supervisor -- Appropriate. And approached the residential building. Try to make an effort."

" Soon -- as soon as he spoke to officer Crowley after the since it went down."

" He called me within a couple of hours that day. When he tonight."

" You ask me it by had a few minutes to listen to."

" that I wanna tell you worry. Story of what happened to me just a little while ago wanted to run it by me. Close friend we talk all the time. Risk by the united and -- he got all of probable cause I think you need. Unfortunately that may have been what we're arrest. You did the right. That I had no choice. We've talked a little bit about. All of in my. We -- that anytime anybody from."

" One of the colleges especially. Might. Have trouble."

" Least the local -- we figured. They'll play well here in Boston."

" In the short term we never expected. That we discussed that would ever."

" Magnitude -- significance that happens. Tell you happen. Told me that he was up. As way to square wasn't just that -- the ball. Officers as we dispatched there were not close he was half a block away. Being the officer that is volunteering. For trouble and wanted to help. Anytime you can. Kept driving and what he told people that was being dispatched handle it. He decided. A ball -- offices should. Stop and see if you can help immediately he holed up in that US citizen who I don't believe was the next door neighbor is. Set for us. And asked what that persons are the ones that wanted dialogue. Two. Eight storm moves you didn't know man they weren't talking about getting the door open and plot that she's all one. Using force when police tried to. At the door open. Jimmy asked okay what they look like you have a clothing. Words of that back. And said okay helps me stay here -- to get -- you -- I just anyway. What this you know post. He went up and saw that the school wasn't crashed open but that was able. Maybe an inquiry dog games with the other side of the door. Refused to. Open the -- problem to me. -- more suspicious. These. Reluctance on the side of the the professor who cooperate with -- it's. It's pretty unusual that if you go to a an accidental. A lot of call. Mistaken. Burglary call that the personally seen the resident wouldn't say officer why -- here to help your actual mistake that was here."

" That's typically the restore Michigan did Jimmy say to him because as a word there are -- right yeah officer rallies say what the initial response was from investigates -- there."

" He was close very."

" agitated. Jamie had no idea why he responded in kind it was in serious attitude. That he got on the other side of the door was confrontational. Which made him even more suspicious that maybe some news."

" It was the door open look -- attacked a wooden doors you know."

" The block the professor opened the door in the music industry we'll. Ultimate."

" But it's cool he didn't help investigates and never seen him last night he knows what. So what was snow. Investigates. And and 69 on -- went to what they say to --"

" Go back and forth probably trying to explain he's being accused of harassing the professor. Was that. Well I'm here."

" it's not going very well and at some point. Gates -- befall him is calling somebody is saying I want to know the chief is I would talk to the chief. And Jamie steps it."

" Let someone that you may be suspicious love to get out of -- especially if you don't know there are other people accomplices on the upside Jimmy doesn't know what's going on here. It usually does the rest of the stuff outside just so keep it."

" Protect himself did -- some consideration what might be going on inside head back up police arrived -- surprisingly when on the seeing it again right."

" And it's just the phone that's. Jimmy's. All these steps and ends. --"

" But shall we talk to. All these. For some time to get back up and also to. Maybe have the professor cooperate found -- an idea that we can -- away."

" At what point should also I asked Friday les Alexander is. Look through and what kind of ID DE SPS -- particular ID and an officer and divesting its offer any idea."

" so what Jim asked for an -- society if he showed that he -- there it was doesn't have a university. Which. Bob gates but. Don't believe that if that is. So Jimmy from the ID. Going to call the name. Which is -- practice that we do -- Logged a record of who we spoke to what we went to that -- So for instance that there was an actual verbal -- go home the police showed up your everything's okay. We would say okay what is the name. He's been. So we would do that as a matter of routine. To doing else while he was doing that."

" Whether -- you want is for you to record we spoke to. Another is you need an identification with an address to verify be helpful of them really for both those information that's that that would solve the so tell me what."

" Well Jimmy didn't get the mess licenses that. Has been alleged drivers like 100 sure as."

" didn't get a license. Reported. -- went with the -- Satisfied. This wasn't getting any better bad case. Continues. His bereavement. -- wanna talk anymore -- born outside. That he's trying to leave. It's all about. Onto the porch. And all this has been reported. Where he continues he was warned. Please stop and go back inside being disorderly track detection really appreciate. Please go back inside going to be arrested. Ultimately. On the porch. Music to stop the tirade and go back inside it's what's. Now cool."

" What is around that point I was in Austin rally and investigates there was a man who was a driver from professor gates was seen women that's don't know -- did -- I tell you whether -- on the boards whether back -- please."

" Right there be the other officers were there and there world you'll have -- dozens seven. So people that were a season pass survives and Davis standing there watching this."

" Have you spoken to any of these other officers were on the -- so we don't know what to what they're at what point they come on the scene of what -- know what -- told it was when he was."

" Talking to to this case with the ID he knows what of the offices that now stepped in and was standing in the -- Watching the action do you notice there was better."

" That's what they love to -- okay."

" Sometimes people get pretty hot headed these situations that once again hands on things sort of to tone down the things toned down and yeah was there ever -- it will -- a sort of need to go to -- at that point there hadn't escalated to much. What's the problem yeah I mean it that I think certainly as soon the things of that point must come -- was any sort discussion like okay well we just -- this thing over and that escalating."

" I think was over them -- I don't know if -- was -- escalated today he did come down once."

" City. No more deserve. Did come down he come down he's been presented problems for obviously very upset. --"

" Okay they're going to be certain recordings is going to be an -- on one call. That we know from the -- But they're also these transmissions. Tell me what -- transmissions might be out there."

" Well all of police officers carry portable radios -- he taught -- if you will. -- there are capable of sometimes catching background noise and turn it on and have them on the issues. Q Mike as they say in what you see the light."

" You could pick up residual noise in the background. And -- Jim was there."

" You can probably hear what. Was so I'm going on when he was calling me."

" So he possibly so he's done a lucky tight call it insane I have this Harvard I. To any other possible transmissions and my second be recorded or possibilities. So that we can try to figure out. Exactly."

" What's going again god I didn't -- the greatest transitions with -- which are recorded digitally."

" The 911 call us this -- soulful."

" It is likely that one of the police are -- not factually true but likely or possible that one of the police are suitable that would have a lucky to argue with the -- them except. Yeah they could be and wins. The radio transmissions and then --"

" Don't overlap -- sophisticated systems so that it. I'm talking I could go to another channel we have multiple channels. And in this case here as offices pull up they routinely fall off and say."

" So there is the possibility that you would get background. Conversation. On one of those recordings from king might as another officer shows up at the doorstep vegetables and."

" Any video cameras any place -- went into the vehicles via any possible that in -- in the vehicles."

" The city of Cambridge."

" Now the."

" Society has cameras everywhere and I wouldn't be surprised. If there was a camera somewhere. Down the street there was probably. It's. Like."

" London hello all of vulnerable now like that's Cambridge Greta and I understand it but and then this and this and -- gonna make your you know where might be some maximum potential engine."

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