Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Miami Beach police lieutenant to be demoted

Miami Beach Police Chief Ray Martinez will recommend the demotion of one of his police lieutenants Random Pixels has learned.

Martinez plans to recommend that Miami Beach police Lieutenant Paul Acosta be demoted to the rank of sergeant.

The action comes just days after Martinez suspended two other police officers with pay following separate allegations of misconduct.

A police spokesperson told me today that Martinez is recommending Acosta's demotion for "misuse of time not related to the July 3rd [2011] incident."

Following last year's July 3rd police ATV crash that left two beach goers seriously hurt, investigators learned that some police supervisors were showing up for work late or leaving early.

In the case of Acosta - who was not on duty the night of the crash - investigators found that on two occasions, June 7 and June 21, Acosta was checked in a by another police lieutenant "for a total of 20 regular hours that Acosta later told investigators he didn’t work," the Miami Herald reported last October.

So far, two police officers and a police sergeant have been fired in the wake of the July 3rd ATV crash.

Another lieutenant - Jerome Berrian - was demoted to sergeant police officer last July "and required to reimburse the city $2,600 for claiming compensation for time he did not work," according to the Herald.





10 comments:

  1. *****A HUGE THANK-YOU TO RANDOM PIXELS FOR INVESTIGATING OUR TIPS. WITHOUT YOUR INQUIRY YESTERDAY, ACOSTA'S FILE WOULD STILL BE M.I.A.*****

    SOME CORRECTIONS NEEDED
    * MISSTATEMENTS BY POLICE SPOKESPERSON.

    "misuse of time not related to the July 3rd [2011] incident."
    1. correction, misuse of time uncovered during July 3rd investigation.

    Acosta was checked in a by another police lieutenant "for a total of 20 regular hours that Acosta later told investigators he didn’t work,"
    2.He lied first when questioned!

    Another lieutenant - Jerome Berrian - was demoted to sergeant last July "and required to reimburse the city $2,600 for claiming compensation for time he did not work

    3. Berrian was demoted to officer not Sgt.last July. Also, Lt. Acosta's file had been sitting on Chief Martinez desk, since then. Sadly, Berrian committed the exact same offenses as Acosta but was demoted to officer way back in July 2011. We wonder if this UNEQUAL AND SWIFT PUNISHMENT has anything to do with Berrien being a black officer. Not only is Chief Martinez corrupt for hiding Acosta's file all of these months on HIS DESK but is he racist too?

    *****A HUGE THANK-YOU TO RANDOM PIXELS FOR INVESTIGATING OUR TIPS. WITHOUT YOUR INQUIRY at MBPD YESTERDAY,ACOSTA'S FILE WOULD STILL BE M.I.A.*****

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  2. THANK-YOU NEWSHAWK :cop: PLEASE POST A LINK HERE :devil: WE HAVE A LOT MORE SECRETS TO TELL YOU.!
    AGAIN, A MILLION :P :lol: THANKS FROM YES, "THE GOOD MB COPS". YOU AND YOUR GREAT WORK FINALLY GOT LT. P.A. DISCIPLINED.
    HIS FILE WAS HIDDEN FOR ALMOST A YEAR IN THE CHIEF'S OFFICE." YOU SEE, HE IS A BROWN NOSER AND THE CHIEF'S FAVORITE". THE TWO CUTIES :evil: "NOT" HAVE BREAKFAST TOGETHER EVERY WEDNESDAY". THE CHIEF WAS HOPING WE WOULD FORGET ABOUT IT AND LT. P.A. WOULD GET AWAY WITH 5 INTERNAL AFFAIRS VIOLATIONS. BOY, was he WRONG. EVERYONE THAT WAS FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATIONS DUE TO JULY 3, 2011 OR THE VIOLATIONS WERE DISCOVERED B/C OF JULY 3, 2011 WERE PUNISHED A LONG, LONG, TIME AGO! EXCEPT FOR ...WELL,...YOU KNOW.... to be continued....

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  3. Jerome Berrian was demoted to OFFICER.

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  4. NEXT MAJOR ANGEL VASQUEZ. CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR WITNESS TAMPERING...WHY HASN'T HE BEEN SUSPENDED WHILE UNDER INVESTIGATION.

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    1. His investigation was turned over to the State Attorney's Office (3rd degree felony). They declined to prosecute and sent it back to IA. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that AV's wief is an ex-prosecutor and good friends with Kathy Rundle. Sounds like this should be your next story Newshawk.

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  5. Isnt that a felony- Grand Theft?

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  6. WE ARE WATCHING. WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG? ED AND MV WERE SUSPENDED BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION. PA WAS FOUND GUILTY 9 MONTHS AGO.
    ******HUMAN RESOURCES , CITY MANAGER, DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS? ********
    MAYBE OVERTON IS NOT CORRUPT AND WILL DO THE RIGHT THING?
    LOOKS LIKE WE NEED MORE NEWSHAWK HELP.********
    ********************NEWSHAWK IF YOU ARE WATCHING.!!!!!!!!**********

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  7. The files of JB, PA and AV should be sent to FDLE to see if their Certifications should be pulled. This is done with every IA case that is substantiated.

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  8. Sounds like grand theft?

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  9. Until Chief Martinez is Fired, MBPD with remain the most corrupt Police Department in the country!

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