Click here to watch a special video that the City of Burbank doesn’t want you to see.
Somebody’s got some ‘splainin to do.
**UPDATE**
Got a report tonight that this ZShare video is suddenly malfunctioning, and even opening up a trojan on user’s computers, so the link will be disabled for now.
**UPDATE #2**
It’s back up again, at YouTube.
Thomas Payne
“July 5, 2010 at 5:17 pm You professed you had the audio tapes months ago, so why haven’t you moved forward with them? I asked you weeks ago to get them to a prosecutor because it is obvious, at least to you, that someone commited a felony and you are the only guy perporting to have the evidence…why haven’t you done that?
You are alledging some sort of conspiracy, you don’t need video for that, just ask Nixon. If tapes existed you would have done something with them. They don’t exist and everyone can see that. If they did exist they would show you threatening Mike the same way you threatened the Portos witness, the only difference is you didn’t put a gun in Mike’s mouth.
If you have nothing to do with Mike, Childs or E. Rod why would stuff be showing up on your doorstep in the first place? Are you some sort or repository for evidence that has nothing to do with you?
You are a liar and a coward. Put up or shut up”
Yes, it’ll be interesting to see them address this after their earlier comments.
BTW, I can’t vouch for who anyone is, but the impression I am getting is that a number of individuals are extremely well informed about these matters, including outside people like attorneys and private investigators. It’s not just one or two people, and I suspect that Omar R. is not much of a presence here– now that’s grasping at straws, to try to pin it on him!
Thomas Payne
“July 5, 2010 at 12:54 pm How did a video suddenly appear? If you were aware there were audio tapes months ago, why didn’t you know there was a video?
Please get the audio recording and video tape to the nearest prosecutor so they can file a case against Mike and get him out of the station. I will make it easy for you. The Justice and Integrity Division of the LA County DA’s Office would be very interested in this. Their address is;
210 W. Temple, room 17-114
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-974-3888
Please throw a copy of your tapes and videos in a box and ship it off to them. The statue of limitations is running! I am sure that once they see your audio and video evidence it won’t take long to file on Mike and get him out of the station. It seems that he could be out of the station within a couple weeks. If nothing else they will get him on a Brady list and that will cause him to be dismissed.
Mr. Cooley would be very interested in this since he is running for Attorney General and it would be great for him to prosecute a cop (or while campaigning. This would be a great case to show how tough on crime he is!
Again, why are you waiting to get this “evidence” out? Why didn’t you bring it up before Childs and E. Rod got thier cases kicked? The appeal process is not the best time to start putting on the most compelling evidence.
The fact of the matter is that you are desperate and grasping at straws right now. Mike did nothing wrong, in fact he did everything right, and you are doing your best to attempt to discredit him. Just like Hitler did in the final days of the war, you are attempting to rally people with false infomration in an attempt to keep up the fight. Your attempts show nothing more than your desperation. It makes no sense that a video would “suddenly” surface.
My suggestion to Mike is to confirm your identity and get an attorney to sue you for libel! You are throwing around some very serious allegations while refusing to support those allegations. When he sues you he can force you to present the audio and video recordings (since you will need to to protect yourself) and it will be confirmed you are a desperate fraud!
Chew on that for a while”
omg it looks like some people are getting caught telling lies for sure. Mother always said be careful what you say it may come back to bite you
Thomas Payne:
“July 7, 2010 at 12:38 pm Omar, nice lead in…the night before you (nuts) say that you have disturbing new details but you will let someone else break the story. The next day you are back on with a new identity (charles 11).
The fact of the matter is that years ago you accused officer “b” of being a coward…no one else did. You have never liked officer “b”, because he has integrity and is on the right side of the law. You recognized his integrity and that he stood for everything you did not and that is why you went after him back then (kind of like why you went after the defendants in your civil case). Now even while he is still in the hospital, you are going after him again. It must make you feel tough to go after guys who can’t defend themselves. Is that how you felt when you were sticking guns in the mouths of defensless people?
How many times have you been shot and how did you react? Just as I thought…you have never been tested, yet you somehow feel rightious enough to second guess others. Your are a sick and dispicable human being.
Did you feel like a tough guy when you caused so much strife in you buddy Neils life that he decided it wasn’t worth living? Does it make you feel powerful that you were influential enough to cause a man to take his own life?
Did you feel like a tough guy when you got your friends fired? Why didn’t you tell them about the scam of going a filing a bogus workers comp claim? The answer…because all you care about is you!
Maybe they wouldn’t be looking for jobs and selling of their toys and homes while you are at home getting a paid to write on this blog.
How do you get up in the morning and look at yourself in the mirror? Both officer’s in the shooting did a commendable job.
I know who you are omar, and you are a coward. Rather than man up, you decide to make up some bogus claims to take down the organization. History will soon show that your legacy will be destroying yourself and those who followed you. You will have given the department a black eye, but the department will flourish in the absence of you and those like you.
Oh yeah, you should give credit to Karagiosian and Guillen for reading the reports and getting you the information! Its funny how you didn’t have any accurate details until they showed back up to work and read the reports”
Funny we don’t hear Sgt Gunn or Lt. Rodriguez in any part of those tapes. Why is that?
That’s because they didn’t conspire to blame the department problems on Bill Taylor. They also didn’t use the Portos investigation to cover what Tim Stehr did with Hererra, Jette and the animal shelter, racial complaints, The Widan report, uses of force, and everything else that ruined this department.
You BPOA clowns need to read the rest of Mike P’s depo. You will be surprised to hear what really happend to Rodriguez.
Speaking of Irving, let’s us not forget that another BPOA Board member has been recently caught perjuring himself over the Barham shooting. That evidence is in the books as well. The report says one thing and the testimony says another…same officer wrote and gave both. The DA who caught the discrepency is not happy.
Good luck city supporters…I think the smoke is finally clearing.
Holy Crap!!!! The tapes do exist.
Mike Parinello is SCREWED
To allthe BPOA supporters,
Is this enough proof for you? or shall we wait until all the other tapes and lies come out.
The only voice that matters is Mike Parinello’s.I can’t wait for Doubting Thomas, Thomas Payne and the other losers that will try and spin this. Mike Parinello lied in his deposition and further more it shows a BPOA conspiracy! End of argument!!!!
I’m curious who else in the BPOA is linked with Mr. Parinello? How much further does the corruption go? Who else was on the BPOA Board during Sther’s reign? JJ Puglisi? Racina?
Hey Thomas Payne and Doubting Thomas, you guys asked for the audio..now what?
The BPOA Boys are being brought down! First Parinello, who’s next?
Chew on that punks!
This sounds like at the very least everyone who needs to be fired has as yet to be fired. It is really time to roll up the sleeves and clean house at the police station.
This seems like lies have been identified so what else has this officer lied about over the years ?
As for Ikes mindless comment something tells me now that lots of people’s voices maybe on tape.
I am physically disgusted watching a sworn officer from the City of Burbank lie under oath.
This needs to be exposed and I will make sure it will. I am sick and tired of hearing about corruption and cover up and lying and manipulation by the BPD, the BPOA and the City of Burbank.
Mike Parrinello needs to be fired and charged with perjury
Mike Fladd needs to be fired
Dennis Barlow needs to be fired
Members of the Burbank City Council need to resign immediately
The BPOA needs to be dismantled. No more golf outings, bbqs and trips to Vegas
A sweeping change is going to come to Burbank
To quote the blogger on this site,Thomas Payne who is probably an officer or city employee,”Chew On That”
One question about the law. I simply don’t know the answer to this. Was Parinello taped without his knowledge and if so does CA law recognize that. That is, is the audio tape admissible. Somebody please clear this up? Thanks is advance.
If this holds up, what in god’s name is Parinello’s attorney getting paid for? One of the golden rules for trial attorneys is that you never ask a question to a sworn witness that you already don’t have the answer to. The questions are so specific and detailed and Parinello’s attorney barely consults with his client. You’d think the attorney would catch on at a certain point. This is why I’m asking about the admissibility of the audio tape. Maybe Parinello’s attorney knew that the audio tape will be thrown out.
Okay, Parrinello sounds okay in the audio tape. Am I not getting this? He’s talking to some BPOA members about a meeting with Stehr and he wants Stehr to take responsibility. Isn’t he doing his job?
I’m trying to be fair. I finally was able to watch/listen to whole tape without it stopping and I think this is far less damning to Parrinello.
One of the disturbing things about his testimony is that he is not even being straight about the most innocuous of matters– like yes, some of his concerns were good ones, but even then he tries to evade the nature of the worthier conversations he had with people.
What this does is two things: it makes him impossible for the City to use as a defense witness or cover; and it suggests that he does not want to admit of a group effort to manipulate things– which suggests that there was one indeed.
Rule number one is that when a witness fibs about the small stuff, it usually means that they will fib about the big things too. At the very least his credibility is in question. Plus, I suspect this video is just a teaser of things to come.
If these are lies, how did they harm any of the officers filing discrimination law suits, the Chief involved in all the scandals, the firings.
It looks like “out of context” stuff. I am sure there were a lot of conversations taking place. Being able to recall the dates, times, and context of all specific conversations would be difficult. There must have been hundreds of such meetings.
What does concern me is the comments about going to the City Manager and City Council. Those comments are pretty concrete and intimidating. I think I would recall saying such things.
It appears the bad cops are throwing a small wrench at Parrinello in an attempt to deflect their own actions. That has been Rodriguez’s defense all along, making himself to be the victim rather than the criminal he truely is. I don’t know much about Guillen, only that she was claiming to be sexually discriminated against and joined others in the law suit. I think her case was thrown out.
Even if Parrinello is lying about these conversations, I don’t see where it changes anything Chief Stehr did or the other officers.
Looks like the defense is reaching for anything they can get.
Citizen, read the entire Parrinello deposition before you think this is out of context. All the questions he was asked and all the statements he lied about occurred in one meeting between him, Neil Gunn, and Rodriguez.
A meeting in which Rodriguez accused Mike P of committing the crime of conspiracy. Mike P admits the first calls he made after being accused were to Chief Stehr, Travis Irving, and JJ Puglisi, who all met at the Octopus restaurant. Within the hour, Rodriguez was walked out of the station.
Neil Gunn was left at work? Sometime later, Neil Gunn meets with the chief and tells him what he has done is criminal and he is getting an attorney. Within and hour Gunn is walked out. Can’t wait for that tape!
This is months before the Portos investigation is complete.
I don’t know what Rodriguez, Gunn, Penaranda, and anybody else did in Portos…that is for outside law enforcement to decide and so far it appears the DA has declined.
Why wasn’t the others involved in Portos placed on admin leave until much later? That is because the investigation had just started two weeks prior. Guess who started it? According to his deposition, Mike P met with Dahlia in their favorite BPOA Montrose hangout and Mike P then ran to who he refers to as “Tim”. Remember, Mofford “The Pitty” guy, he went to the FBI. Let’s not forget Dahlia was just fired by La Chasse for …”Lying”.
I suspect there is a lot more to this story and a lot more evidence to come. I like the way the BPOA Boys are saying things are out of context. I always thought a lie was lie no matter what. I guess if you really try, one can justify anything.
As expected Citizen and the other city lapdogs (employees) see nothing wrong with Parrinello’s comments. The man is the head of the police officers union and made comments admitting the former chief was using an innocent officer in Bill Taylor to take the fall for things and also admits his own personal gain for keeping Stehr as Chief even though he was corrupt. How is that ethical? Then he lies in a sworn deposition about the conversation. And your defense that he’s had “hundreds of such meetings, how could he remember” well I think you would remember a conversation like that with an officer who is now dead and another officer who was fired and making headlines in the paper. This wasn’t a backyard bbq gathering with Puglisi and Ryburn and the BPOA Boys where they were shooting the sh–, this was a conversation that has been referred to and talked about for over a year now. Its the same conversation that has allegedly been giving Parrinello anxiety attacks the last month.
People, this is the tip of the iceberg. Why would Omar Rodriguez put his ENTIRE case (i.e. the tapes) on line. Its just a sampling of what’s to come. Believe me, Mike Parrinello, former Chief Stehr, Mike Fladd and Dennis Barlow all know there is still A LOT more that will be revealed that will hurt the city, the BPD and the soon to be disfunct BPOA.
Thanks Brian I did not really catch the importance that this guy is saying the chief plans to throw someone under the bus to protect himself. I went back and watched that again and it does sound like it is a desperate plan to frame someone so that a cover up can be created and shift the blame from the real guilty people. Thanks for pointing that out.
Well said Brian. I liked it when Mike P said “My 11 hard years should count for something”…is it coincidence he is on the promotional list with his buddies? Irving is number #1 for Lt.
Looks like Testilying is a prereq for supervisor and BPOA Board member.
Watch…….the “eyes” have it.
Semi, can you please identify the black and white photo you have posted? It appears to be a Nazi-esque photo from a WWII camp of sorts.
It’s about reprobation, and it’s famous. I’ll let the City’s million-dollar hotshot attorneys try to figure out what it is, so they can try to get me in trouble again…
I’m sure by this time they’ll be in a nice, retaliatory mood.
It’s a secret–POBAR, ya know?
Sorry, semi, I don’t recognize the photo. Could you identify the photo.
Chad, who cares about the photo! Lets get back to the real topic LIARS.
Lee, to answer your question it sure appears that “testilying” is a requirement for being promoted as a supervisor, just ask Travis Irving, who struts around with a catch me if you can attitude.
For those of you that don’t know Sgt. Losacco screamed at J. Embelton in a BPOA meeting for requesting Parinello to step down. Losacco told J Embelton he was tring to ruin Mike’s good name. Look’s like Mike does a good job of ruining his “good name” himself.
I think Chad was just being curious– and for the record it’s a Cartier-Bresson from about 1945. The Nazi tie-in is just a coincidence– no statement intended. It just makes a classic point about payback and reprobation.
Chad, I’ll give you a bit more information on Claudio, Travis and the rest of the BPOA board. J. Embleton brought up legitimate concerns involving Mike P. and although I would say not everything was completely accurate, this tape now proves Mike absolutely did not act in the best interest of the membership. He sold out other members and was thinking of his own career while making decisions. Its clear he never wanted Stehr gone even though Chief Stehr was responsible for the entire collapse of the BPD and showed a complete lack of leadership. Stehr was the board’s ticket to free promotions.
The most interesting part is that when Claudio was yelling and screaming and demanding proof he forget his own actions a few years ago. Claudio and a few other current Board members demanded the removal of retired Lt Don Brown. They wanted Don banished from the union. Of course Claudio was working hand in hand with his best pal Captain Pat Lynch, who I might add is as pathetic as they come. When questioned about proof Claudio didn’t mind a bit there was no proof whatsoever that Don Brown did anything wrong. It was based on rumor and plain guessing of what Don Brown said or did not say. When it was mentioned the Board should wait for some kind of proof before proclaiming Don guilty, Claudio would hear none of it. So Don was removed from the union, actually he resigned so as not to give Claudio and little Lynchy the satisfaction. Apparently Claudio only needs proof when it involves his good pal Mike P. It’s funny how that works, of course if you know the people on the BPOA board this is how it has worked for some time. The board is no different from the past administration, if you’re in the in group you get special treatment. If you’re not, good luck.
Andrew, do you know what the source/referent of the photo is? Believe me, I have more at stake about what’s going on BPD than the average Burbankian. I respect semi enough to ask the follow up question. He’s intelligent, well read and articulate and can speak for himself. I’m not going to ambush him or anybody else. Thanks.
Charles, thanks. I’d agree that Mike P. is probably talking out of both sides of his mouth. Let’s face it, who hasn’t at one point in their life especially if you are in leadership role. I’m not condoning it ethically but can someone get back to the legality of all of this? Did Mike P. consent to the taping of the conversation among him and Officers D. and R? I guess that question would be moot if they were carrying a wire for the FBI. Was that the case? If so, this seems like small potatoes compared to other stuff.
Mike P and the rest of the BPOA should resigned from the union and the Department …its dummies like you upset about “outsiders” that caused you to be blinded by shear greed….ie., future promotions…..you dum f*cks shouldnt be called the Burbank Boyz club ….but the Burbank Liars Club…but get ready Bubba is waiting for you dummies…
The only thing more scary than a bunch of liying dirty cops is the City Attorney who protects them with millions of taxpayer money.
Instead of investigating further, the city is once again denying that Mike P has done anything wrong. Maybe that’s because Mike Flad and Dave Golonsky knew about this plot to “throw Taylor under the bus” and did nothing about it.
Wasn’t it submitted to the court that Flad told Taylor if he didn’t like the plan “Go to Glendale” and “Number two always takes it for number one.”
Like peeling an onion, layer by layer, slowly but surely, the truth will come out!
The City Attorneys can claim anything they want to, but Mike P. and the other BPOA people are now useless to them as any kind of witness testimony or backup, against their many lawsuit plaintiffs. And that’s regardless of anything else…
Just the fact that Mike P lied….should cause an Internal Affairs Investigation to be opened……funny….I understand several others of this “fine organization” were fired…although no evidence that they lied was found….and in this case the city is saying that he (Mike P) didnt lie! What a crock of horsesh*t! Like I said before…follow the money..Bubba is still waiting…..
Bob,
Seems to me they fired the wrong officers. Never heard any keystone activity when they were on the force.
Mags…your right! I cant ever recall a time that an officer lost his gun while escorting a handcuff suspect….It must be all the training that JJ,Mike P, Raccina, and the rest of the boyz are providing at the BBQs and on Margurita night at the local Don Cuco’s….funny how all this seems to happen now under LA Chase….I thought he was going to change things as far as I can see …it business as usual….for the liars assoication…..
Can you say Flad”s puppet.
More like Whose your Sugar daddy!…..Its all coming together….for all of those dummies….its a wonder how they still have their jobs…..Wild West Shootouts near Universal Studios….Handcuffed suspect disarming officers..and then shooting each other, lying on the stand (Irv , I didnt want to leave you out) …Lying on depos…Oh, Dahila,”The Liar” did that first…..whats next? Hopefully some of the “Real” dirty cops doing the perp walk….Its all coming together….Bubba got one of his pen pals together his name is…Mogo and he is also waiting…….they want to be your daddies ladies…..
Claudio is one of the biggest assholess on the department and everyone knows it. With Cpt Lynch now gone, there is nobody upstairs to protrct him from his crap.
Now that Mike ruined his career by lying under oath and being exposed for a fraud Association leader, I think attention should now be focused on Losacco
I am still trying to figure out the teams here. You have Stehr and his bunch including Lynch. They you have Rodriguez and his bunch. Is there anyone in league with Rodriguez since he is out for himself. Then there is Taylor. They the Dahlia, Allen, and Mofford bunch. Then the BPOA board in the middle of all this. Where does Penaranda fall into this mess? Is he with Rodriguez, Gunn, and the others.
Trying to keep score here is impossible. Sounds like everyone hates Rodriguez, but he may have the goods on everyone else.
It sounds more and more like they hate Rodriguez because he caught them at their game and called them on it. Not sure here who is on what team Citizen Cane but it’s very clear there is a good team and a bad team. My question is why does the bad team still appear to be at the station and on duty and even worse running the police union ?
Citizen,
It is easier to understand what Gardener called the divison in his investigation….”The Haves and the Have Nots”.
The BPOA boys were considered the “Have Nots” because none of them are accomplished police officers. They think that “11 years of hard work” is sitting in strip bars using BPOA Bucks for jollies or boozing up under age girls at the blue room.
Meanwhile, the hard working “Haves” were answering the call on their days off, skipping vacation, and sacrificing time with their familes to get the bad guys.
This was never more evident than in the Matt Pavelka investigation. Losacco is noted for constantly complaining “When will people stop talking about Pavelka”. That’s because he did nothing to help catch anybody. None of the BPOA Boys did. They couldn’t stand the fact that none of them got to go to Washington or ever testified in Federal Court in the highly touted Vineland Boys Task force.
So skip forward to Portos. After Claudio and his BPOA boy Garay showed up and claimed the infamous words “No Leads”, Tim Stehr pushed the panick button and called the “Haves” to solve it.
After solving the case in a day, this would be the last straw for the “Have Nots”. When Penarada was heard mocking them in the halls saying “Operation No Leads” is solved the boys had enough, time to drop a dime, maybe even tell a tall tale or two.
So in essence that is what got us here today. When Mike P and Irving went to the chief they decided to make a deal for the “Have Nots” to get some (promotions and coveted positions). Probably just coincidence that when Neil Gunn was placed on admin leave, VP BPOA Irving took over the SED spot.
No wonder God made ENVY a deadly sin…
Claudio, how come your name hasn’t been brought up in the whole Portos investigation? you were the Sgt on scene! Oh wait, I remember, its because you were so worried that night about overtime and not being able help Henry Garay move the next day, you did a half ass job at the scene. Nice police work!
Welcome back MAGS, we wouldn’t want you anywhere else–but “IN BURBANK”!!!
Thanks to most of you for trying to get the focus back on the real meaning of all the machinations we’ve been witnessing of self-serving, at best, actions by those trusted to carry out leadership roles.
We can be thankful that some of our retired Officers still care enough about our BPD, and our City of Burbank to speak and “blog” out when the B.S. gets too deep–in some cases the wives and kids,too!
The references to Retired Lieutenant Don Brown are mindful of another sorry chapter of the 99 year history of “Burbank, City of”.
The slime-balls, led by a parking lot attendant, leveled accusations at Commissioner Brown any place they could: newspapers, City Council & Airport Authority meetings, elected officials at the State and Federal level, any forum they could find.
The Federal Judge is angered at the abuse of process exhibited by Barlow, Scott, Hopeful, and their Marionettes at BPOA….as recently as last week, just before 4th of July weekend.
His Honor has been unwilling to undermine the system of confidentiality for his pre-sentencing reports, which BPOA bored members abused so brazenly.
Their policy of “our end justifies the means” can be easily translated to read:
PROMOTE, retaliate, attack and Promote some more.
Please don’t loose interest, don’t let the frustration that can easily way heavily on any of us tip the scale–let’s keep the BASTARDS on the RUN!!!
Thanx Dixie. Went out of town to get me a new pair of boots. Figured in was going to get deep. Came back to nothing but rambling on anything but the subject of this blog.
Does anyone really believe that this city attorney has any respect for anything that a judge says ?
Indications really are that the city attorney makes things up as he goes along for his own convenience. Just watch him at any council meeting and then watch some of those council mmbers lap up whatever milk he puts into their bowls while they sit there. Some of them leave evey meeting with a milk mustache!
Thanks ‘Nuts,
Now we know where the expression “1/2 knots” came from.
What’s the law on this? Is the audio tape admissible and when all is said and done how much did Mike P. perjur himself in the deposition? Also, semi, I am disappointed that you haven’t identified the source and/or referent of the photo you have provided for this overall post. Why is that such a problem to answer?
I did. It’s by Cartier-Bresson.
Poor Chad,
If you watched the Pee-Wee Herman look-alike, saw the lips move, heard the words–and still ask about the law–there’s not much hope.
Most of us were made aware, before we reached the “age of reason” that if you intentionally mislead someone you are not telling the truth.
Most of us were told that it was called telling a lie.
Some had the experience of having their mouths washed out with a bar of soap.
Obviously, the black-and-white photo is from Semi’s days toiling away for the CIA on “special assignment”
Under the Brown Act, POBAR and various Federal Statutes we are not at liberty to go any further.
(It’s a secret)
P.S. from the haircut on Semi you can tell he has a new identity along with the relocation plan.
His own Mother wouldn’t recognize him.
As the ultimate loser in all of this (the taxpayer / Burbank Citizen) perhaps it’s time to admit failure – disband the police force and outsource it to the LA Sheriff’s department?
That is the most sensible comment yet. It is definitely time for a consent decree.
We are not Maywood or Mayberry.
Maybe al and some of the crowd will NOW recognize the need to “hold the City Council’s feet to the fire” and demand THEY take charge to—-
Avoid a consent decree or any other escape mechanism.
Solve the MESS–Fix the problems, or resign.
Can you keep your screeching and faux outrage down to a minimum? Try turning off your caps once in awhile.
Typically, more form and no SUBSTANCE.
I agree with how you view yourself.
That’s right Dixie. It is clear that the woman in the picture is wearing a uniform and presenting her “papers”. I think she has NOBOR rights (Nazi Officers) and we should not violate them… the Barlow would be proud of us.
Still haven’t answered either of my questions which are valid. Thanks for the input, Winn Dixie. I suspect that the photo has some historical reference to the Holocaust. I’m taking my students to a concentration camp next week, Winn Dixie, and simply wanted to know the source of the photo which apparently is widely known but I don’t recognize it. Sorry. Winn Dixie, you need to get out of Burbank occasionally.
Follow up. Winn Dixie. Have you ever been deposed? I have. Once in Florida in a murder case and the other time in a copyright infringement case in Massachusetts. Just curious. Being deposed with lawyers in the room, plaintiffs and a judge and the camera simply on you makes for a hell of a weird way of getting to the truth.
Hopefully, this won’t be revealing any “secret”.
POST certified means one has matriculated through the programs to meet the Peace Officer Standards and Training required in the State of California.
“Lights, Camera & Action” shouldn’t “shade” the truth.
So who are the Riders? I heard some cops in my favorite eatery joking about the Riders. Are they cops or is it a derogatory term? They made a comment that only the real cops are Riders.
@Citizen Cane, your constant questions are really evident to who you are. Stop playing dumb and asking questions to further the “liars club” or to help you find out who everyone is. Good luck. Just sit back and watch the show!
Thanks, Mr. T,
Just like a Game Warden…
Caught another one fishin’ without a license.
Semi, not sure what happens but posts arrive very late and get reorganized in the chronology later. Either it’s my browser or the nature of the host you are using. I did not see your answer until much later. I love Cartier-Bresson. I do not know that photo. Striking indeed.
Description of the photo for anyone interested (last photo on page):
http://thequintessential.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/three-photos-three-wars/
Sunday mornin’ 8 aye em — BYORC (bring your own rocking chair)
Over lip-smackin’ limon ayyed, we’ll discuss Graffitti 101, then a nature walk down the Western Channel of the Los Angeleees Riva.
Later, after a good rock, we’ll cover “concentration camp etchings”–all suitable for framing.
Finally, Ron Davis will present “How to Cover Your Utility Bill”
Not sure I really want to go there but….Dixie, with the feigned phonetic accent you’re crafting, are you suggesting that what’s going on here is tantamount to the Nazi occupation of Europe? Or, are you just being provocative and don’t really mean in it?
BTW, the BWP pay raise thing is phenomenally, off charts ridiculous. I agree with Gordon’s vote.
Try little old ladies.
Don’t feed the troll ….
I will ask some of the local cops about my inquiry about the term Riders. I suspect it is a fraternity in the police department.
Try bicycles, black in color, on Patrol in the Burbank Village–with Rosoff, in Command
Crossed pistols on the saddle bags, ticket book safely strapped-properly-inside the patten leather bag.
Helmet, properly affixed, at a jaunty angle–choice of color (ebony black or oyster white)
I also agree with Gordon’s vote but understand why they did it. It doesn’t affect me not residing in Burbank but if I was maybe I would feel different. Heard about a video which is no longer up, why ?
Please now consider that the Burbank Police Officers have been working without a contract for over ONE year.
Davis even had a representative of Walt Disney–
talk about “ducks lined up, all in a row”!!
The BWP thing is really, really bad. If I understand process correctly, Council had the final say on this as opposed to other matters of personnel which involve layers of managerial supervision and evaluation. I can’t see this. The Director of BWP is making 218 and he needed a 11% raise to keep him? He was thinking about moving to Texas for another offer? Um, as we say in other lines of work, “We wish the best of luck.” One final point, this once again shows why public utilities should not be a for-profit entity. Yup, I’m a big time socialist and proud of it.
If I understood it right Chad it’s even more than 11% and this Davis guy didn’t need to make any more than he already does he greeded to make more.
For all the songs they sang about how wonderfull the Davis guy is he sure acted like a heartless self cenetered person demanding more money with a straight face. He needs something alright, something like a see you later pink slip.
It’s rough when a Socialist gets confused on Semi’s blog.
WE own the Utility in Burbank.
Davis tried to shovel more money to the General Fund, tried to write-off more costs (City Manager’s Office, City Attorney, IT, etc) unlike typical Municipal Utilities where you “protect” the Revenue grabs to lower your cost of borrowing.
Hell-o………… Video removed, somebody have an answer ? After all that’s the topic of this blog
Maybe BPOA bored members are hacking these days?
Or maybe you need to ignore the Russian (socialist?) babes, click on the left, then click play?
Video plays just fine!
Does anybody have the email address for the Burbank City Council and the City Manager?
This video was the last straw. Something needs to be done with the BPD
Check the City’s website.
Burbankusa.com
Hope you enjoy the retirement Bar-b-que, taco nite, or however you all send off lychie.
Since I doubt any kids would spend any time on this blog, it cracks me up that a city apologist like “poop” would try to hijack this blog with random troll vulgarity. If you can’t defend the topic, or debate it rationally, I guess you might as well resort to stupidity.
It’s an organized effort to disrupt. The idea is to make the site look FUBAR.
It’s worked before on other local blogs in the past, so they think it will work here.
But it’s so transparent that it’s easy to ignore.
I will ask again, how do I pull up the video, semi is that asking to much ?
right below the picture it says click “here” to watch video.
Read above. The link was disabled due to some sort of malicious software problem.
Dixie, is there anyway you can write without being condescending and arrogant? I realize that the BWP is managed by the city. Burbank is one of, I believe, five municipalities in CA that does this. That’s why we were less affected by the rolling black outs/Enron debacle. On the other hand, the overall attitude toward energy and utilities is overwhelmingly for profit in our state and country. Wasn’t one of the reasons they gave Davis a ridiculous raise was to make his salary more competitive with the vast majority of for-profit utility companies one of which supposedly trying to hire him? They kept on saying we need to keep talented people here and thus have to have competitive salaries. If that’s truly the case, and our Council is dumb enough to go along with it, then effectively we’re still operating in an environment in which utilities are for-profit entities even though Burbank Water and Power is technically publicly managed. Does that make my earlier statement any clearer?
Chad says,
“…public utilities should not be a for profit entity.”
Then goes on to self-proclaim to be a proud socialist.
I pointed out that we OWN the Burbank Water & Power Department.
Sorry about my attempt to cut to the chase.
Again, dancing around the issues that deserve to be debated, with inane silliness.
I realize many topics have emerged under this one post that started off about Mike P. but I think Cartier Bresson wouldn’t mind.
This is more a general statement directed toward DixieFlyer but I also want to make a broader point about debate and discursive strategies that have intended outcomes especially in the political arena. When you are constantly arrogant toward the people you disagree with, you become predictable. And by that I mean your responses become ideological and contentious for contentiousness sake. After many entries filled with sarcasm, name-calling, and conspiracy theory comments like “it’s a secret,” your actual points get diluted because you insist on first nullifying whatever you are disagreeing with. Not only do you try to nullify other comments but you try to nullify, more importantly, other posters- human beings, fellow citizens. Unfortunately, this is the same strategy that David Gordon uses at the Council and I believe is why he is often the sole vote, yes or no. He invariably starts from a position of arrogance and contentiousness and puts people off. I’ll bet there have been times when his colleagues agree with some of what he has to say but when it comes to a vote it’s hard to vote with him given the constant banter of insults, innuendo and conspiracy rants. Sadly, what DixieFlyer and Gordon end up doing is reifying a discursive binary, an either/or of you are with us or against and look out for those who are against us. You’ll see. We’re right because, well, we know we are and it’s no use having a genuine dialogue. There’s the fine art of compromise and consensus building that DixieFlyer and especially David Gordon seem to want to ignore. It’s easier to rant, insult and conspiracy theorize than to try to get people to see your point of view in a reasonable manner.
“He invariably starts from a position of arrogance and contentiousness and puts people off. I’ll bet there have been times when his colleagues agree with some of what he has to say but when it comes to a vote it’s hard to vote with him given the constant banter of insults, innuendo and conspiracy rants.”
If someone votes against their better judgement just because of someone else’s attitude about the same thing– about matters they all agree on– then those people are idiots.
Talk about childishness on their part. So that makes it all Gordon’s fault, even if what you are saying about him is true?
That would be like a chef pouring pepper into a dish, just because someone he didn’t like was using salt and going on to encourage its use.
“There’s the fine art of compromise and consensus building that DixieFlyer and especially David Gordon seem to want to ignore.”
You can’t compromise with people who are dumber than you are and dealing in bad faith to boot. That’s what Obama is starting to learn. They simply won’t do it– it’s either their way or the highway.
It’s interesting that you place the onus on Gordon, and not on the others, when anyone can see that the status quo has botched things up incredibly.
>>the status quo has botched things up
It’s really amazing to me that you think the entire fault of this police debacle is due to decisions by the city council. Perhaps we should put our blame a more appropriately on the dueling sides of the police force? You have clearly picked a side, but aren’t both sides of this scenario are at fault? I’m not absolving the council for their obviously bad choices, but clearly the main fault lies within the department itself as a whole.
Then to go on and try to compare Obama’s problems working with Republicans to Gordon’s issue working with … everyone – is simply ludicrous.
The comparison is that you can’t “compromise” or build consensus with idiots and assholes who are out to get rid of you.
It’s an apt one.
Even when you agree with them you get attacked because you didn’t agree with their nth degree of outrage. This is what makes Dr. Gordon so ineffective – he is unable to make calm intelligent arguments to bring others to his side. Instead he huffs, and puffs, and angrily switches on and off his microphone – yeah that’s a true consensus builder – right? It’s obvious he gets his marching orders from people like Dixie: no compromise, no sincere debate, only shrill contempt.
So because the other council members don’t like Gordon’s style, that means they are going to deliberately do the exact opposite of him, eh?
That’s real bright of them. And real mature, too.
And exactly who is effective up there?
Golonski? He can’t even get one of the others to agree NOT to cut down those trees on Magnolia. Or give away two streets right off of Flower.
This claim that Gordon is ineffective is just as much of a lie as when this same phony tactic was used against McConkey 10 years ago. It’s a lie because 95% of the time they all vote the same.
And during the elections, both Gordon and McConkey were endorsed by the city employee groups, too– even the management ones! So much for their failure to get along with people…
Thanks for the tip Anne V, but I get nothing. Before when I ckicked on “CLICK HERE” something came up about Russian Women, now nothing. Don’t know and now I don’t care. People vary from the topic, the language used at times is filthy and this blog is one that I think I shall stay away from. Have yet to read one postive thing about Burbank or anything the Council does. They name a park after a Medal Award Winner and this Semi person “Attacks” them for doing it and yet only a couple of people stand up for the renameing of the park. Sorry but I left and moved from a City I lived in for close to 40 years to retire and be closer to my children. It’s sad to read the comments that to me sound so much like those that week after week attend the Council Meetings and then run home, go on this blog and complain ….. Sad.
sorry. I tried it again and it is gone now.
People vary from the topic, the language used at times is filthy and this blog is one that I think I shall stay away from.
Nice try.
You might also want to ask your kids why they don’t live in Burbank any more.
Because of people like you …..Sorry
Video Removed. Maybe the Leader is behind this.
Maybe the showing of this video violated a judges order. Who had copies of the deposition of Mike P. ?
You’ll need to get a lawyer, go see Judge Dianne Wayne (the appointed referee), check with Juli Scott, make a good Act-of-Contrition, and then…
make sure that your Public Record Request is time stamped.
Because some of the recipients of the video are members of the accredited Bar, and represent Police Officers, you’ll need to promise not to watch any parts that refer to anyone protected by POBAR.
The city is stupid if they had anything to do with removing or screwing with the video. Now, I suspect somone will just post it on U-tube for the world to see.
Mr. Parrinello will be famous!
Video now on YouTube so you can share it.
The first video didn’t post for some reason but it’s here:
To answer the questioned about the ones who refer to themselves as “the riders”, they are a group of tough guy/thug officers that got caught in the “do whatever it takes” philosophy of Neil Gunn, Jose Duran, Tim Stehr etc. They had ongoing contests to see who could get involved in the most uses of force every shift. Unfortunately a few of them ended up getting fired after the whole porto’s deal. “Riders” comes from a t-shirt one of them designed with a grim reaper and a horse.
One thing for sure, you don’t want any of them pulling you over because constitutional rights aren’t of the slightest concern.
YOU ARE NOT THE REAL ANDREW -UR A TROLL!
Nice try.
Yikes, again Semi the chronology on the thread for me is so thrown off. The posts come in not in the way they were posted. Okay, yes, I stick by what I said. Politics and debate is, among other things, about treating people with respect– especially if you disagree with them.
Semi said.
“You can’t compromise with people who are dumber than you are and dealing in bad faith to boot.”
This kind of statement reinforces what I was trying to say. Yup, if you are having a debate and feel you are right and the other party is wrong, of course you feel intellectually superior. The trick is, in a democracy, to get the majority or minority, and even your interlocutor if possible, to think things they might never have thought before….even if they are dumber as you say.
How does that work?
In Burbank we’re dealing with a managerial class that thinks it’s perfectly OK to give its top people big raises in the middle of a political fiasco. So how can they be convinced of anything to the contrary?
Opinion will only get changed when they get booted out.
Poor Chad,
After repeated attempts (which you apparently missed while you fretted about a black-and-white photograph) to get this Blog back on an important topic–
whether the credibility of the head of our Police Officer’s Association was salvagable —
I made a judgement call.
Here was a chance to make a point, and I made it partly at your expense.
Whether you, al or any others get the point is not worth the effort.
The childishness spoke for itself. Examine your own efforts, check your own offerings for relevance then do as you choose.
Don’t overlook the gems you chose to share that contibuted to better understanding of the MESSES created, and how we can deal with them.
Good Luck.
I am glad someone put this on Youtube. Hopefully national media will get a hold of it and start to question what is going on. From the video it is sadly apparent that Mr. Parinello is a terrible liar. Interview techniques teach that the eyes are a dead give away. He has cotton mouth also. Another dead give away. Anyone who has been in court knows that you get nervous testifying, but come on; this is ridiculous. A 16 year old kid that watched this video said, “who the f#@k blinks that much?” If a 16 year old kid can see through this why can’t Barlow or Gardiner?
This is a sad representation of how the BPD has been run for the past 10-12 years. It is time the citizens of Burbank stand together and demand the BPOA be disbanded and the Feds come in to set this police department straight (aka Consent Decree).
I feel for the hard working police officers who have been there through this mess and continue to answer the calls.
The ultimate loser in this scandal will be the citizens of the City of Burbank. After this, what judge will believe anything the city says. Stand by for some large pay outs.
“The truth will set you free!”
Truth, well said. The problem is the city council is scared of the Barlow. I was hoping Reinke would step up and lead …a little. Even with one eye closed she couldn’t do any worse than the last guy.
I suspect they will do nothing with Parrinello, but protect him. Flad, Joe Gunn, Golonski, etc…knew about the conspiracy and did nothing but “circle the wagons.”
The only one who stood up and told the truth was Marsha Ramos.
I heat there are more high level people that are scheduled to be deposed in the coming weeks. If they lie…then its probably going to be lights, camera, roll tape!
Let’s not get sidetracked here with usless chatter.That’s exactly what the city hacks want is a distraction from their problems. This Parrinello video is about to explode in the media and the City of Burbank will have to FINALLY answer to the internal problem within the BPD
The walls are closing in on Parrinello, Losacco, Irving and the BPOA Boys. Their ties with former Chief Stehr and their actions against Bill Taylor and others have already been exposed through Mikey’s deposition. Word from within is that one of the “Boys” may have already cracked. Maybe that explains why there have been some federal investigators snooping around our city…
Winn Dixie, likening what’s going on in Burbank to a WWII concentration camp and Nazis is, to say the least, insensitive. And then there’s the issue of proportionality as well. The corruptions of a small city can’t compare to the Nazi occupation of Europe. It simply can’t. This is exactly what the tea baggers and Lyndon Larouchites have tried to do to Obama by sticking a Hitler mustache on his image. It was important for me to understand the photo and I’m glad I pursued it. I’m assuming you knew the source as well as the content of the photograph. I did not. It was used by the blogger to comment on the situation with the BPD. Therefore, it was very much a relevant question to ask about the photo.
Nobody’s comparing Burbank to Nazi Germany. I’ve said repeatedly that the theme of that photo is reprobation and shame, and that’s why it is being used. It’s also a great image.
The Truth brought up a good point that even a 16 year old can tell Mike P was lying. Gardner and Barlow dont want to see the obvious because that is not what they want to hear/see. Gardner is too busy being paid off by the city that he soley concentrates on giving the city the results they want. And Barlow & Co are too busy trying to continue the cover up.
Mike P and boys are now trying to save themselves by telling people things have been altered. It would be obvious if something were altered, just like in a movie when then curse word is changed—that is obvious, and that clearly did not happen in the video or audio. But, if there is doubts lets see what happens again the next time someone else gets caught lying in a deposition, because it is apparent the tapes do exist, and there are more than 2 doz tapes.
Good Luck BPOA boys and defenders we will see you on utube next to Mike P.
This is right out of the California Penal Code-
“a) If two or more persons conspire:
(1) To commit any crime.
(2) Falsely and maliciously to indict another for any crime, or to
procure another to be charged or arrested for any crime.
(3) Falsely to move or maintain any suit, action, or proceeding.”
Look at the law and then ask the questions….
Did Tim Stehr and Mike Flad try to blame Portos and other misconduct on Taylor? In Mike P’s words “Throw under the bus”
Did Mike P, Travis Irving, and JJ Puglisi meet secretly with Stehr (Octopus Restaurant) and hour before Rodriguez was walked out?
Did Mike P, Losacco, Irving, Puglisi, Racina, Dyrness and other “Have Nots” use the “Vote of NO” as a bargaining chip?
Did the BPOA Boys trade support against a vote of no confidence for promotions?
Did Rodriguez uncover this plot and accuse Mike P of a crime?
Did Stehr play up Portos in order to eliminate the officers who he said were “Stabbing him in the back”?
Did Mike Flad give Stehr an empty knife block at his retirement party and say “This is to keep all the knives you pulled out of your back”? Ho Ho Ha
Did Barlow, Scott and Humiston use taxpayer money to cover up this conspiracy and other evidence of crimes reported by officers?
Has felony crimes been committed by multiple people in the City of Burbank government?
So many questions…time for some answers.
To an outside observer it is completely obvious that the City exploited Portos well after the fact, so that they could go after the people they didn’t like.
Stehr, Barlow, Flad, Scott and the others could have cared less about Portos, or Herrera, or the Vineland Boyz problems, or selective traffic stops, or any of the traditional Burbank-style kinds of ethnic profiling.
Mags you are right!…too many people on this blog trying to shift the topic of discussion on this blog…..and again we remind you its about the conspiracy at the top of the Department involving several members of the BPOA and the illegal wrong doings by those in City government………Many of the defenders can continue to hide their heads in the ground but they cant run away from the truth to avoid the it as evident by MIKE P of the BPOA…he is now the new star of YOU TUBE!
Bob, They should give Mike Perjury a star on the Burbank Walk of Shame.
Mags the walk of shame is in the halls of City of Government……the police station, the city attorney’s office, the mayor’s office, at the offices of the BPOA, should I contiue…..
BUT ! has anyone on the Council seen this? or are they still playing see no evil hear no evil? When are they going to start asking questions in open meetings and assure the public that the problem is being taken seriously. I would not hold your breath for any of them doing the job they were elected too.
Just how possible is that Masked when those in charge are part of orchestrating the problems ? The sad truth is Burbank is incapable of looking into this because I suspect those doing the looking are a part of it. How many ways can conflict be spelled ?
Dixie,
Somethings have come to my attention. When Major Anja Reinke admitted there were cultural problems at the Police Department it all came together.
1. It started with Stehr and Dahlia admitting that the “N” world was freely used around the station.
2. Losacco referring to the plaintiffs as the Farrakhan Five.
3. Mike P and Irving forcing the chief to go after the minority officers in the Detective Bureau.
4. Mike P committing perjury on Youtube.
Final question is – after 10 officers were fired from the BPD all the BPOA could do is celebrate by have a TACO NIGHT. Was this because the majority of the fired officers were Hispanic.
TACO NIGHT! I kinda find that interesting that no one has picked up on that…..Interesting point MAGS….thanks for pointing that out……
Bob, how very smart of them, to keep the cuisine with theme they were celebrating. Oh I forgot we’re talking about the BPOA forget the work smart.
BPOA is using the KISS method when making up the menu..Keep It Simple Stupid! You’ re right Smart isnt the word when talking about BPOA…..
Who quits a job that pays them $9300 a month?
Cindy Magnante has quit her job as Police Administrator. She used to be married to Mike Fladd, more recently she is married to a Burbank firefighter. Cindy was a key witness in all the crap that went down with former Chief Stehr, and to a greater degree her direct boss Captain Varner.She was quick to get a lawyer after the “walk outs” of several of the officers and then the death of Sgt Gunn. Back then that had ALOT of people questiong why SHE needed a lawyer? What does she know?
Cindy Magnante very recently was deposed in one of the BIG lawsuits against the city of burbank and now she has all of sudden quit her very lucrative job with the City of Burbank! I’m not a detective, but I could probably be a better one than Irving and Losacco anyday, but something just doesn’t seem right. Did Cindy tell the truth and expose Stehr, Varner and the other involved? Sounds like maybe she did…that’s why she has all of sudden quit her job. Cindy was no where close to retirement so it begs the question…
What did Cindy Magnante say in her deposition? Sounds like it was bad enough where she couldn’t go back and work in the station…
The only thing that makes sense is that she resigned in lieu of a termination or transfer. I’ll ask around– it’s an interesting development.
Or a buyout– to keep her quiet.
Poor Chad,
Read the words “little old ladies”
Now re-read my answer to your question about the ‘accent’ in my ‘limon’ comment.
Try the KISS method.
While Cindy isn’t covered by POBAR, could it be that she just “wanted out” of the position?
Young mothers sometimes need to alter their employment situation for “mental health” reasons that are just as important to their ability to tend to their flock as any broken bone or “soft tissue injury”.
Here’s to wishing her well, and let the chips fall where they may.
This internal review shouldn’t require Ying-Yang or any other outside review.
Our new “Command Staff” can commence their review RIGHT NOW.
No need to satisfy Dyreness as to their ability to “shoot straight”. We aren’t counting on BPOA to ever shoot straight.
It’s now public that the truthfulness of the President of BPOA is in serious question.
Check it out, make findings, propose a solution–
then execute (the solution)!!
As for the ethnic allegations–the Mayor’s words carry some significant weight. Maybe we can get her to expand on them if Barlow stays out of her way.
Thanks MAGS and BoB, I missed it.
Winn Dixie. Unfortunately, your response is completely anticipated. Sadly. Note bene (NB), I only get snarky when you do. In general, I don’t want to be dragged down to the level of, oh, wherever you are at. If you want to be civil on the blog, I’m with you. I suspect we have more in common than you think. Just be civil.
Chad,
Why do you keep changing the subject to either Dixie or Dr. Gordon?
You’re starting to look like a phony ‘concern troll,’ who’s trying to deliberately both deflect the subject away from the city and also ridicule the “critics’ at the same time.
I’m very suspicious of anti-establishment ‘socialists’ who only want to single out Dr. Gordon for scrutiny– he being the only person that challenges the status quo. It’s inconsistent.
It’s also a standard tactic of bought-and-paid-for PR firms, in the blogosphere world.
No more waste of the Blogs time.
School teacher psychosis is akin to a discussion of the relative merits and demerits of the potato chip.
NO Dixie she cant just decide to spend time with the kids. Even you know this is not a coincidence.
Cindy knows the truth having worked for Varner and Stehr. She “lawyered up” very quickly after this all started to happen. Cindy was deposed 2 weeks ago. Its not a fluke that she quit a cushy high paying job her ex-husband got her.
I HOPE Cindy told the truth, we wouldn’t want another “Mike Parrinello” on our hands.
By the way, even with the bogus job opening email that was sent out today, we all know Cindy’s replacement has already been picked. I’m just curious who Mike Flad has in mind for that position? Any more ex wives out there?
Seeking, I heard she stayed pretty much “down the middle” in her depo. Most people were well aware that Magnante was nervous about what she knew….
It is good that she is gone because while Cindy was not the problem, she was definitely okay with the status quo.
Oh, and we all know Mike Flad has plenty of Xs to choose from. How do you think Judi Wilkie got the job?
Wow, so many experts. I’ve read enough. We only add fuel to the fire by responding, I’m as guilty as the next, no longer though. Take the pledge, don’t respond, I’m done.
Former BR it’s a known fact that things have run afoul in Burbank. Known fact that the FBI is investigating Burbank. Given the lack of any credible statements about the situation from Mayor Reinke or Vice Mayor Talamantes the public is left to speculate and in some way obliged to do so, because it’s clear that those in charge are so far in over their little heads its incumbent on the citizens to take charge and do the clean up. I now feel that if that makes you or anyone else uncomfortable then throw them out of office and get someone with some ability to address the issues. Right now what we have is self serving idiots as Mayor and vice Mayor.
A funny thing happened with the Mike P video…..I was reviewing an eariler post when an officer from BPD confronted the BPOA and then made the allegations against Mike P…..BPOA board members were upsset as evident by the letter they sent out much later..I went back found the letter that was post on this very web site….I ll let the rest of you out there make up your own mind after reading it…its evident someone tried to get Mike P to step down…if it wasnt clear then it sure is now…..
All Detectives,
By now, I’m sure you have all heard some version of what took place at the BPOA Board Meeting last week. We are sending this out in an attempt to stop any rumors or answer any questions you may have.
Jason Embleton, one of the Officer Representatives on the BPOA Board of Directors, read a prepared statement, which made several serious allegations against BPOA President Mike Parrinello. Jason stated, “Do not shoot the messenger,” before reading the statement. The purpose of the statement was to demand Mike step down as BPOA President and remove himself from the Board due to Mike acting, “recklessly, irresponsibly, and negligently in his duties as a BPOA Board Member.” In the course of reading the statement, Jason made numerous allegations about Mike and his actions.
Jason stated he had been approached by “numerous members” of the Association who agreed with him in his request that Mike step down. Upon being questioned about the source of the letter, Jason admitted he did not write it, but would not reveal the source. Board Members asked Jason who these “numerous members” calling for Mike’s resignation were. He was unable or unwilling to name anybody. He also wouldn’t clarify if “numerous” meant two officers, five officers or 100 officers.
Board Members asked Jason if he knew these allegations against Mike were true. Jason admitted he didn’t know if any of the allegations were true. Jason was asked if he could even substantiate any part of any one allegation he just read. He said, “No.” Jason did say, “If they were true,” he would support the request for Mike to step down.
A heated exchange indeed took place among several of the Board Members, the details of which are not important here, except to say a majority of the Board did not agree with Jason’s statements or his method of presenting the allegations and demand for Mike’s resignation.
Jason’s claim that he was approached by several members and his reading of a prepared statement, which he claims to not have written, are at the very least disingenuous! In our view, Jason read the statement and must own it. You decide for yourself.
We are apparently back to cowards writing “Anonymous Letters” in an attempt to discredit and smear the reputations of fellow Burbank Police Officers. How much longer are we going to stand-by and allow fellow officers to behave this way? Let’s move forward! Let’s demand we all do the right thing! The writing of and hiding behind anonymous letters is unacceptable! If you have a view, put your name on it and own it!
There are several Association Members (or former members) whose backs are against the wall and would like nothing more than to see the entire Burbank Police Department fail. Do we really want to be part of this behavior? Has enough damage not already been done? It is also very apparent, there are some weak willed or easily influenced individuals, who will be used as puppets by these same people to carry out personal agendas, which do not benefit the BPOA or the Burbank Police Department.
We are asking all of you to not engage in this detrimental behavior. If somebody approaches you with a “rumor” or “allegation” against another Burbank Police Officer, challenge that person to demonstrate its validity. Don’t just take it to be the truth, without some hard fact(s) to back it up. We would also hope none of us act as “puppets” to carry out the agenda of others. If you have an opinion, don’t be afraid to put your name to it. It’s okay to disagree, but act like adults about it. Most importantly, if you are going to make allegations about other Burbank Police Officers, make sure you have your facts together prior to opening your mouth or distributing information from an “anonymous source.”
As your elected representatives, we have told all of you our door is open. We will speak to anybody about any issue at any time, whether we agree or not. We find it completely unacceptable that we still have cowards who can’t put their name or face to their opinions. Even worse, we have those who are willing to make statements about other Burbank Police Officers, not knowing their validity or even able to substantiate a sliver of the allegations.
Again, as your representatives, we are willing to speak to any of you about any concerns you may have. We don’t always agree with the other Board Members when it comes to issues facing our Association, but we always stand up, put our name to it and let our opinions be known. We challenge you to do the same. If we offended any of you, we are sorry, but we can’t stand-by and watch this without saying anything. We truly hope we are preaching to the choir, but we have no tolerance for those who are not man/woman enough to stand up for themselves and their beliefs.
Detective Chris Racina/Detective Brent Dyrness
Detective Representatives
Thanks BoB for the reminder on the “Dick’s Memo”.
Two Sterling examples of the “we’re here to help” group at today’s BPOA that treated Commissioner Don Brown to a taste of their “substantiate a sliver of the allegations”.
Wonder what goes through their minds when they cruise along Harvard Road on the way to “qualify” at the Range.
What’s “fishy” about “taco nite” ?
I hate to say it again but if you really want to throw up listen to the audio record of that meeting. The letter doesn’t even cover what really happened.
BPOA Bored members Losacco and others are heard in their glorious “heated exchange”.
Not to mention how they are conspiring once again to “treat outside hired” differently. One officer says “Isn’t this retaliation.”
If anyone is interested in the audio it might be time for somone to post one of the BPOA’s greatest hits.
I feel bad for the officers working at the BPD. It is no longer a work place problem. I can see the officers taking these problems home with them. The stress for members of the police department, on all sides of the issues, has got to be miserable.
I only hope these issues resolve themselves. The citizens of Burbank want a police department we can trust.
As for Mike P, bloggers accuse him of making deals with the chief for promotions, accuse him of threatening the chief, accuse him of lying, accuse him of allying himself with all the feuding parties in the police. I think he is going to be attacked from all sides. Not a good position to be in.
Not a good position to put yourself in, even “after 11 years of hard work”.
Was Tim listening on the line when folks believed they were talking to BPOA’s president?
Did BPOA board members save money for Vegas by using the chief’s phone to make & return calls?
Sorry Citizen, these kind of problems DON’T “resolve themselves” on a soccer team, let alone a Police Department.
Dixie, here is the latest reason why this stuff won’t fix itself.
Mike Parrienllo’s attorney (introduced in the above video as “Stone”) has a couple of sons. One of his boys just got hired at the BPD as a probationary officer. Guess who does the backgrounds for new hires? Yep…Mike “Depo”Parrinello and Chris “Malcolm X” Racina
Wits saw this new copper having a Taco at Taco night with the BPOA Boys…before he was even hired.
Now I have known for a long time that nepotism runs deep in this town, but come on. The only thing that comes to mind right now is the theme song for the Dukes of Hazzard…”Just the good ol’ boys, never meaning no harm.”
We’re all one big happy Burbank family, aren’t we?
It’s what they always tell us makes Burbank so special.
Sorry al,
Criminal Conduct cannot “be blamed on the Department, as a whole.”
Group therapy wasn’t in the cards.
Ask your buddies in City Hall about how an eyeball falls out of the socket?
How does the lying continue….only when sworn personnel fail to tell the truth.
You can decide al, how the Deputy District Attorney should handle a Sgt’s words in an official Police Report that he knows aren’t true.
You decide al, how you tell the other Officer’s to cover for the “goof” by the SGT…and keep any semblense of integrity for your case.
It won’t be easy, and it shouldn’t be.
Pavelka’s murderer STILL can’t go to trial.
Overdue for a General Membership Meeting!!!
What’s the hold-up?
Does it take another Petition for Members to be able to meet openly with their “leadership”?
Sounds like you are endorsing Ana’s “few bad apples” scenario that you and Semi bashed. Can’t you get your stories straight?
That’s right. My cover has been blown!!! I’m being paid by a Madison Ave. PR firm to counter any thing being asserted in the blog that doesn’t comply with the City Council’s majority view. Would that the conspiracy theory even be remotely accurate. Also, Winn Dixie, I sincerely hope the membership of the BUSD faculty union is reading your incredibly perceptive views filled with such phrases as “school teacher psychosis.” Typically insightful….. You see this is what happens when you become nothing but insulting and arrogant. You generate these kind of responses. Sorry boys that I don’t drink the same cool aid on occasion.
Sorry Chad, but I think you’ve shown yourself to be a phony. This concern-troll, then disrupting, off-topic bit is a little too obvious by now.
“Socialists” who dislike the Burbank status quo also don’t go out of their way to single out other city critics who they supposedly agree with on general issues. That’s a dead giveaway that something is up– and I’ve been plagued with obviously paid concern-trolls in the past, particularly when the news gets real bad for the City. It’s become a standard blog practice everywhere, and it is indeed what PR firms get paid big money to fabricate.
Your obsession with “Dixie’ seems a bit odd, too, right now– his comments are always pretty right on. A true City critic would make Dixie about 30th on the list when it comes to levying criticism. Same with Dr. Gordon.
To jump from agreeing with basic issues around here to suddenly slamming Gordon OT is very suggestive– and part and parcel of a very active slander Gordon movement that has been in the works the last few months.
And it has been taking the exact same form as the anti-McConkey movement in the late 90s– this repeat, defamatory, phony-sympathetic claim that even when Ted is right he’s his own worst enemy because he can’t get along with people, etc. etc.
It wasn’t true then and it’s not true now of Gordon, because the problems have always gone much deeper than that (the fault is in the recipients, and not Gordon– he’s just the bearer of bad news).
You started out OK, though.
Semi, I’ll stop but to be fair Dixie comes at me with the name calling and sarcasm and it’s not cool in my book. It appears I’m not the only one that feels that way. In all seriousness, I believe Cartier Bresson was a socialist. Okay, let’s do some good work. Onward.
I am as true a city critic as anyone, Semi. Sorry. I’m just a private citizen who cares about his city. However, when folks like Dixie start name calling I’m going to stand up for myself and ideas. Peace.
Personally I always find it telling how the official actions of Burbank City Government is always to personally attack anyone asking the question.
They forget that many of us either had the same question or upon hearing the question wanted to hear the answer.
Funny thing is the answer is never forthcoming but the personal attack for daring to ask the question is always ready to flow with a vengence.
Watching it all I am left with a feeling that these are not honest people running this city, they are just people with a whole lot to hide.
DixieFlyer never intended to hurt poor chad or al’s feelings.
Kindred spirits should always be encouraged.
I’ll do my best to ignore you both.
Can’t subject the rest of the folks to the whining!
Think back to the insensitivity of the “rocking chairs”
As Dr. Fred Schwartz said, “You CAN trust the Communists….”!!!
(it’s not a Secret anymore, it’s in the Burbank Library)
I repeat, those who run this city are unable to even discuss their actions yet alone defend them. Our friend above ‘poop’ is more than likely some government official and government officials are scary people in most cases.
Winn Dixie. Actually, the insensitivity comment was directed toward the blogger, not you. Sorry to disappoint you. Go back and look. I simply said I thought it was insensitive to use that photo and relate it to the current state of affairs at BFD, et. al.
Sorry, BPD et al, not BFD….Freud would not have a field day on that one. On others from me he might. Going out to smoke a cigar…….
Interesting video.
1) Why is there recorded audio from supposed different parties that all have the same bad quality?
Those are the tapes that were made unknowingly by one of the cops being set up by Mr P and friends. If not for those tapes they might have gotten away with this.
More outstanding detective work, mike kilo.
More POST Certified classes need to be scheduled at the Holiday Inn, without a BPOA-hosted open bar.
This just in from the building on the corner of 3rd and Palm…
Sgt Jose Duran was walked out of the police station today. His name has been involved in the Portos investigation since the beginning, but he got a “free pass” because of his relationship with former Chief Stehr.
If the lawsuits and mounting evidence (i.e Parinello deposition video) werent enough, add Jose Duran into the mix and this is going to get ugly!!!
Rumor has it, the Burbank BPOA Boys are scrambling to meet and figure out their strategy now that they are screwed. Check the Don Cucos bar or one of their backyards for a bbq, since those are frequent meeting spots.