01 September 2011

Offensive? Rico's all over that

Rico says this is too classic:
Eyewitness News has obtained surveillance pictures of a New Mexico state police officer having sex with a woman on the hood of a car in broad daylight. The state police aren't saying anything about the photos, but KOB Eyewitness News 4 is pressing for answers.
Two weeks ago KOB reported a story about an officer caught on camera having sex while in full uniform, an act shown on security camera at the Santa Fe Canyon RanchKOB has blurred out the woman's image, but you can see it's during daylight hours and the officer is still wearing his utility belt. The Santa Fe sheriff's office released the pictures to KOB after it filed a public records request. They say they also gave them to the state police over a week ago.
Reaction from people who saw the photos:
"It's an inappropriate use of time," said Cate Campbell of Albuquerque.
"Inappropriate use of our tax money, I mean we pay these guys," added Jacob Powers.
Albert Loma said, if charged and found guilty, the officer should be fired. "With that kind of judgment, you don't want him carrying a weapon," said Loma. "I think it's an embarrassment to the state patrol, they should be ashamed."
Others say it hurts the reputation built by good officers.
"I expect them to be the mark. The state police should be the standard to which other police departments hold themselves to," said a man identifying himself as Jeremy.
KOB knows the name of the officer but, since he has not been charged with any crime, it has chosen not to release his name.
The state police will not comment about the pictures, or any internal investigation against the officer, saying it is an ongoing personnel matter. They turned down an on-camera interview, saying they needed more time to gather the information we're asking for. So far, no officer faces any charges.

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