by: Diane Benjamin Scott Oglesby: I hope you appeal Judge Foley’s ruling to overturn the arbitrator’s decision. Next time get a MALE judge. The female factor is the only explanation for her ruling. The relationship between the Bloomington Police and David Hales was already strained. The comments made by Hales, as reported in the Pantagraph […]
by: Diane Benjamin One you probably haven’t heard: A US Post Office employee was arrested for stealing gift cards! Merry Christmas. The Bloomington Police got him – I will try to get more information. Second – they made an arrest in the shooting on E. Jefferson a couple of days ago. Keep up the good […]
Bloomington Police are Investigating a Monday Night Shooting http://cityblm.org/index.aspx?page=194 Posted:1/14/2014 800 Block of E. Jefferson On Monday, 1/13/2014, at approximately 2205 hours, officers from the Bloomington Police Department responded to the 800 block of E. Jefferson for a report of shots fired.Officers arrived on scene and located a 39 year old female victim who had […]
by: Diane Benjamin Police Officer Scott Oglesby was fired was fired in 2011. An arbitrator ruled the firing was unjust, but the City via Todd Greenburg appealed. Meanwhile, Scott is still out of work unjustly. The City has no case, but Mayor Renner has told me he doesn’t have the votes on the City Council […]
The buzz is the Bloomington Police Union wanted anybody but the guy David Hales picked to be the new police chief. It’s not about the guy personally, it is about his experience. Why would David Hales hire the guy anyway? Evidently, the Mayor and the Council had no vote. Why do we have elections […]
by: Diane Benjamin In 2011 Scott Oglesby was fired from the Bloomington Police force. Last May I read the entire arbitration report and wrote about it here: http://blnnews.com/2013/05/06/the-real-story-of-scott-oglesbys-firing/ Scott Oglesby was mostly cleared through arbitration, but City Attorney Todd Greenburg and a majority of the City Council refuse to drop the case and are appealing. Mayor […]
Bloomington Taxpayers: You paid for this guy to come to Bloomington for the interviews. You paid for City staff to spend the day with all the candidates and you paid for lavish food for their public display. I hear that questions for the candidates were not spontaneous. The local police were handed questions they were […]
In the infinite wisdom of Bloomington government, 2 (TWO!) members of the Chicago Police are being considered for Bloomington Police Chief. Downstaters have long yearned to divide the state in 2 to rid Illinois of Chicago. Actually, they can even keep the name. But the local geniuses wants to import their corruption and progressive ways […]
