Comments on: OC BLOGOSPHERE EXCLUSIVE: Sheriff Jack Anderson Sits Down With The Liberal OC – Part I

By: hate to be suspicious

hate to be suspicious — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:28:31 +0000

The whole thing begs the question — what if it wasn’t suicide? Whose word did they take if they didn’t call out the homicide cops?

By: 18vetern

18vetern — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:53:52 +0000

How come Anderson Never says anything until the District attorneys investigation is reported in the times.Also he should have known if procedures were being violated especailly with 20 plus years on the department. If he didn’t he shouldn’t be in a command position and if he did sounds like a COVERUP!!!!!!!!

By: whospokeit

whospokeit — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:52:21 +0000

Here are some questions for Anderson for the next interview. These are not “cheap shots” but serious, hard questions.

1. Is it policy or common practice to call out homicide investigators immediately on deaths such as this?

2. Were investigators called out? Or did they hear about this through the grapevine?

3. Was the body removed from the scene prior to the arrival of investigators?

4. Were you the senior ranking officer at the scene?

These questions do not require a lengthy internal affairs investigation. If Anderson was at the scene, and if he was the ranking officer there, he should have no trouble answering them.

While you’re at it, you can also ask him about the recent Grand Jury report on the Emergency Operations Center. The OC Register article stated the department knew about problems discovered by the Grand Jury for the past year but did nothing about it. Simply ask him if he was in charge of the EOC during the past year and if he was aware of the problems mentioned in the Grand Jury report.

By: jose s.

jose s. — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:58:01 +0000

he goes to a crime scene and doesnt even look at the crime in the back yard? i understand supposedly he was there to comfort the other cops but he never went to the backyard to see for himself? sounds like another patented oc sheriff lie to me. who the hell do these jokers think they are? these guys are no different than a street gang that make their own rules as they go. actually, they are far worse than a street gang. sorry if i offended any gang members.

By: Rocket

Rocket — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:13:42 +0000

Um. That’s the problem. An Assistant Sheriff who alledgedly doesn’t know the policies and procedure of his own Department. That’s what Galinski and Bishop claimed before they were canned after lying to the Grand Jury. The problem was and is that when there is a sucide, the homicide guys are the go-to people. They are the first responders. Instead, the first responders were all of command staff. (durning which was an obviously politically sensitive period) When the homicide people heard through the grapevine what hapened they show up. They are then essentially told to get lost and not ask any questions. Guess by who? Obviously anyone who watches late night cop shows can figure that one out.A potential crime could have been committed and that’s why Homicide is first to roll. The excuse by the department is that the lowly watch commander missed the boat. Well so did command staff. Allowing firearm access to a kid can be a felony. Vey sad.I’m sure nothing would happen to the parents. You must follow protocal. But that is not how Jack rolls. Because of that the command staff created the new problem for the parents from the DA and Jack is investigating himself. Nice!

By: Paul Lucas

Paul Lucas — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:25:28 +0000

very nice post. Im looking forward to part 2.

By: just...asking?

just...asking? — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:10:50 +0000

If Anderson hasn’t read your post or the LA Times article, why is he making himself available to address this issue?

And why would DA and and internal investigation be necessary if both the DA and Sheriff’s department didn’t have some concerns?

Don’t think they can blame newsreporters and bloggers for bringing this upon the department. If the department had a reputation for being honest with the public, their actions would not generate such suspicion.

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