We're running a new website in Shelby County Indiana, meant to focus on local law enforcement.
The local paper reported that "a cop" lost his firearm and was suspended for 60 days without pay. The local paper didn't press the issue, and the Shelbyville police department didn't provide any details on the circumstances or the name of officer. The last editor of the paper was coincidentally arrested on marijuana charges promptly after he pushed the county sheriff for the name of an officer involved in a police action shooting. The paper is been well behaved since.
People continue to visit the site and want to know the name and circumstances. We want to give it to them but we are too chickenshit to file the request ourselves. We want to protect the site and not be retaliated on.
A cop visited the site and plainly told us...
Who cares what the cop's name was. You probably only care so you can plaster it all over this anti-cop, anti-law enforcement website. All you guys need to know is it was a cop
The thread is on our forum:
http://www.shelbyjustice.org/cms/index.php/forum/shelby-county-law-enforcement/74-shelbyville-officer-loses-gun-who-is-he#103HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN HELP....The Indiana Coalition for Open Government has a form on their website where
ANYONE can make a freedom of information request and they will forward the request for you to the Shelbyville Police Department. We're too chickenshit, and we're not counting on the cowled people in the county to be brave enough.
Anyone reading this can stick it in their eye legally and the police department is required to respond. You don't have to get arrested or smoke a joint in public, just fill out the form sitting on your butt at your computer.
The ICOG information request form:
http://indianacog.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=78Agency's Official's Name: Bill Elliott
Agency Name: Shelbyville Police Department
Address: 105 W. Taylor St.
Shelbyville In 46176
Agency's Phone: 317-392-5106
Request Details: "The identity of the police officer who lost a gun and the details of the event"
Please don't use bogus personal information as it will only give them an excuse to decline the requests. But there isn't much they can do to someone in another state for helping us.
Please contact us with any information you get at: admin@shelbyjustice.org
We can make payment arrangements with someone if document fees are required.
Thank You Very Much