01/15/06 - More Greenwich Police Department Frat Boy Stunts On North Water Street

I Wanted To Put Up A Post About The RTM Meeting,

Unfortunately, I Have To Report On More Police Misconduct In Byram

After Midnight I once again had the Greenwich Police Department sending a patrol car to harrrass and intimidate me on North Water Street.

The car would stop by our place at 161 North Water Street and sit for a very long period of time. When I came up the patrol car would move up to about 189 North Water Street and sit for a long while in the middle of the road.

I would stand outside and watch the patrol car, which eventually would drive down to the stop sign and go on Byram Road towards the post road.

Then five maybe ten minutes later the patrol car would come again by 161 North Water Street and then when I came out would drive up to about three more houses and once again just sit in middle of the street.

This ignorant and unproductive police behaviour scares and upsets my wife to no end. So I took her somewhere else to sleep for the night.

Later, I called the Greenwich Police Department to ask who the Officer for Byram was for the 12 to 8 am shift and I got a dispatcher 11, who said he could not tell me.

I then spoke to a Sargent Lombardi and asked who the officer in Byram was for the 12 to 8 am shift.

He said there could be a couple of officers in that area and wanted to know why I wanted the names of the Officers. I told him all of the information above and he started playing dumb asking, "Is the car in the middle of the street now?" and once again told him we had left, because of the behaviour of the Byram officer.

I then informed Sargent Lombardi that most cell phones come with cameras that take pictures that get time stamped with information from the cell phone network.

Officer Lombardi then hung up the phone.

I called back once again spoke to Dispatcher 11, who once again gave me Sargent Lombardi, starts playing dumb again, and tells me he sent another police sargent out to 161 North Water, and he does not find me there or see a patrol car sitting in the street.

I once again tell Sargent Lombardi that I left, because this officer in the patrol car had greatly upset my wife and I would just like to know who were the two officers who were assigned to Byram.

I repeatedly had to ask who the Byram officer was and eventually Sargent Lombardi said the Byram Officer was Officer Smerrillo.

When I asked about the other officer that Sargent Lombardi said might also be in Byram he said,"I can't not recall who the officer is off the top of my head."

All this wasted Police resources to harrass a police critic.

It sort of proves my point that the Greenwich Police Department needs more accountability.

You would think that Chief Ridberg would have beter things for his high paid police officers to do.

Let's Face The Facts - Greenwich Is Litered With Dead Bodies

5 - 6 months ago - There was the dead body on Lake Avenue - Unsolved

19 - 20 months ago - There was the Kissel murder - Unsolved

The very old murder of the poor little boy in Pemberwick - Unsolved

Now we have another murder up on sterling road - Hopefully Will Be Solved

Man found shot dead in Greenwich
GREENWICH, Conn. - Police are investigating the apparent homicide of a man whose body was found on Sterling Road
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01/10/08 - There Was A Very Nice Lady On WGCH That Briefly Spoke About My Wife's Store

There was a nice sounding lady that said my wife's store did not have the proper paperwork for a sign in her window.

The facts are that Greenwich Police Officer DiPretro and three other officers came to my wives store and stayed about an hour just before I was getting to call the Greenwich Matters show hosted by Sam Romeo on WGCH. I had posted on this blog that I intended to complain about the poor performance of the police in Byram.

Police Officer DiPietro made some comments that indicated that his and the other officers presence was in retaliation, because I had exercised my right to Free Speech on this blog and was going to reiterate my complaints about Byram Police Officers on the Radio.

Officer DiPretro illegally searched non-public backrooms of the store and I had to call 911 three times to end the illegal search and get Officer Dipretro out of my wife's store.

Later, Officer DiPretro angrily began writing up a ticket for my wives store. A Greenwich Police Sargent Moran ordered DiPretro to withdraw the ticket.

The out of control Officer Dipretro argued with Sargent Moran about the ticket.

And I would just like to mention that it is only alleged that my wife needed this paper work or did not have this paper work. Actually, it is very hard to respond to the allegation, because my has not been charged with anything or issued any ticket at all.

Moreover, what Greenwich Police Officials are failing to mention is that my wife has three letters from Greenwich Town Officials giving her permission for the signage.

What happened in my wife's store on December 27th was not about a sign. It was about trying to intimidate and silence a Greenwich Police Department Critic.

If this had been about a sign, there would not have been a problem.

Greenwich Police Officer DiPretro would have written a ticket for the alleged sign violation.

Then we would have either paid the ticket or went to see a judge who would have determined if there was a violation.

There would have been no illegal searches, no 911 calls, no police misconduct complaints, no improper police investigations, no threats of arrest or harassment of my wife or myself.

There would be no threats to my landlord and no illegal demands that I resign from my Greenwich Legislative seat.

This was not about a sign, this about silencing a police critic.

In fact in early December, Greenwich Police Officer Dipetro gave us a ticket as we were loading merchandise in our car. He even made similar comments as he issued the ticket.

We took Officer DiPretro's ticket to a hearing and spoke with an independent person and Officer's DiPetro's ticket was thrown out.

There were no illegal searches, no 911 calls, no police misconduct complaints, no improper police investigations, no threats of arrest or harassment of my wife or myself. There were no threats to my landlord and no illegal demands that I resign from my Greenwich Legislative seat.

Because Officer DiPretro, wrote a ticket and left.

However, on December 27th, Officer DiPretro did not come in the store with a bunch of police officers and conduct an illegal search just before I was going to go on WGCH and complain about him.

This is why for two weeks I have tried to meet with First Selectman Peter Tesei to explain these facts and to get rid of malicious police rumors spread about my dear wife and I.

Like the false, malicious, libelous, Slanderous and untrue lie that I am not a resident of Greenwich and do not live in RTM District 4.

The facts are that I live in a residential unit that has a nonconforming use exemption. The unit is in a residential building in a residential zone of Greenwich.

My tenancy is month to month and the CL&P Bill and other utility bills are addressed to Apartment 1 Front. The CL&P Bill has came that was for over 30 years, I am told.

The former owner of the building lived in the space and operated a business long before any current zoning regulations applied to the property.

Moreover, If there is a question about the certificate of occupancy (CO) there is nothing I can do about it. Only the landlord can apply for or fix the CO. The tenant has no say in the buildings CO what-so-ever.

Now the Town Of Greenwich has two options.

Number one, they can arbitrarily throw me in the street and Connecticut State law says the Town must find me housing in Town and this will expose the Town Of Greenwich to a civil suit from my wife and I.

Number two, the Town can cite my Landlord and let an independent housing court judge decide if the Town is right or if my landlord is right. If my landlord is wrong then the housing court judge will come to a fair and equitable solution between my landlord and I. The judge might tell me leave in 24 hours or 24 days. Who Knows?

If the housing judge says my landlord is right, then the Town Of Greenwich would have the right to appeal the judges ruling.

Solution number two is the most fair, because it puts any decision in the hands of an independent judge in Norwalk who will not be pressured by local politics or the police department.

No one is going to be stupid enough to tell the judge if this Byram Legislator does not resign his seat, we are going to retaliate against him and his landlord.

01/10/07 - Town Of Greenwich Threatens Police Department Critic's Landlord Again

This a very digital world, phone calls, emails and other website visits are logged and admissible in court. All of the phone calls to the Police Department Critic have left digital finger prints that point to unethical and illegal behaviour in Peter Tesei's Administration.

POLICE CRITIC'S LANDLORD'S PHONE CONVERSATION IS OVER HEARD BY WGCH REPORTER DIMA JOSEPH.

The Town Of Greenwich Once Again Came To A Police Department Critic's Landlord Offices And Said That His Home Would Be Raided This Afternoon.

The Town Employees Demanded That The Landlord Have The Police Department Critic Resign From His District 4 Greenwich Legislative Seat.

The Police Department Critic Was Called By His Landlord While Being Interviewed By WGCH 1490 AM Reporter Dima Joseph.

The Harassed Landlord Said That He Had A lot Of Property And Needed To Get Permits For His Byram Based Fuel Business.

Further, The Harassed Landlord Told The Police Critic That If He Went To The Assistant To The Republican Register Of Voter's And Resigned His Legislative Seat The Police And The Police And Town Would Leave Both Of Them Alone.

WGCH Reporter Dima Joseph Finished Taping The Interview With The Police Critic And Greenwich Legislator And Is Now Calling Police Chief Ridberg About The Threats As I Post This.

First Selectman And Police Commissioner Peter Tesei's Office Has Been Repeatedly Called About The Town Register's Office Abuses As Well As The Police Department's Continued Misconduct And Abuse.

As I Stated Yesterday In This Blog The Police Critic Is Going To Call The Sam Romeo Show at 6pm Tonight To Talk About The Matter On "Greenwich Matters"

Since First Selectman And Police Commissioner Peter Tesei Has Proven To Be A Weak And Ineffectual Leader That Lacks Real Life Management Experience The Citizens Of Greenwich Can Trust, This May All End Up In A Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit.

First Selectman And Police Commissioner Peter Tesei Could End The Town And Police Department Civil Rights Abuses Today If Wanted To.

Earth To Peter Tesei. Earth To Peter Tesei. This Police Critic Is Not Resigning From His RTM District 4 Legislative Seat.

Why Is Veronica Musca, Republican Registrar of Voters, Town of Greenwich Getting Involved In This Police Department Misconduct And Abuse Case.

Did Veronica Musca, Republican Registrar of Voters, Town of Greenwich, Forget That Her Office Has Sworn Me In Twice In The In The Last Two Months As An Election Official In The Town Of Greenwich?

One To Be A Republican Candidate Checker On Election Day And Just A Few Weeks Ago To Help Audit The Vote In Districts 5 And 7.

Did Veronica Musca, Republican Registrar of Voters, Town of Greenwich, Forget That She Cut Two Town Of Greenwich Checks To Me For Providing Services To Her Office?

But Now Veronica Musca, Republican Registrar of Voters, Town of Greenwich Office Threatens By Landlord And Illegally Demands That I Resign From The RTM Seat I Duly And Rightly Elected Too.

Is Veronica Musca, Republican Registrar of Voters, Town of Greenwich Violating State Ethics Laws And Federal Civil Rights Laws With Her Harassment Of A Police Critics Landlord.

01/09/08 - Governor M. Jodi Rell Fails To Investigate A Connecticut Inspector That Was The Cause Of Three 911 Calls Durring A 20 Minute Period

Mary Jodi Rell is a politician who has refused to start and investigation of one of a State of Connecticut Inspectors who caused three 911 calls to be made during a 20 minute period.

She had been the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut until Governor John G. Rowland resigned during a corruption investigation. Rell has promised the citizens of Connecticut a transparent government that will tolerate no wrong doing by government employees.

One of Rell's inspectors came to a Greenwich Business and was told that a court order would be needed if he wanted to make the inspection with the Greenwich Police Department. I explianed to to the inspector all about the police misconduct and the first amendment rights violations.

Connecticut Inspector Bob Makano refused to accept this and illegally harassed and trespassed at the doorway of business.

There were threats of the illegal arrests to myself.

Three 911 calls had to be made to the Greenwich Police Department To Get Connecticut Inspector Bob Nakano to leave peaceably.

Why hasn't the complaint about the State Inspector been taken or the 911 and Police Radio Tapes, been requested from the Greenwich Police Department by Governor Rell or anyone else in Connecticut Government?

Governor Rell's office has been called about the inspector three times yet no one in the office is willing or able to take ownership of the investigation of the State Inspector.

Perhaps Republican Governor Rell does not want any investigations involving the very Republican Town Of Greenwich?

Why hasn't the 911 tapes involving this inspector been requested by Governor Rell's Office or by anyone else in State Government?

It is time for Governor Rell's Office To Get The 911 Tapes And Police Radio Recordings From The Greenwich Police Department And Take Action Against Connecticut Inspector Bob Nakano before he violates the rights of others.

01/07/08 - When Will The Harrassment And Abuse End. Three Times I Had To Call 911 Three Times And Report The GPD Abuses To The GPD

Police Critic Once Again Threatened With Arrest As Greenwich Police Department Once Again Attempt Illegal Search Of His Wives Store.

A Greenwich Police Detective who refused to give his name came to my wives store with two Connecticut Sign Inspectors.

I told the Greenwich Police Detective that because I and others in Greenwich had a police misconduct complaints that were not investigated I am not going to let any Greenwich Police Officer in my wives store without a warrant.

Upon hearing this the Greenwich Police Detective said that if I did not open the door my wife and I would be arrested.

Once again, I told the Greenwich Police Detective, who would not give out his name, that I wanted him to leave if he did not have a court order that said I had to let him into my wives store.

I even explained to the two Connecticut Sign Inspectors that I probably would have let them into my wives store if they had came alone or if they were in charge and conducting the investigation instead of the Greenwich Police Detective that refused to give his name.

I told the Connecticut sign inspectors that the police department had been contacting my employer, my landlord, was trying to order a property tax audit of the store and had been trying to prevent me from taking the Greenwich Legislative Seat I had been elected to last November, because I had criticized them in a blog and filed a police misconduct complaint against them.

I further explained to the Connecticut Sign Inspectors, that the Greenwich Police Department withdrew a ticket about my sign when I called 911 for a police supervisor about my wives store beaning illegally searched by four police officers.

I then told the Connecticut Sign Inspectors that I would appreciate it if they could get a warrant for the search and to please make an appointment so that I could have a lawyer present. This way there would be no problems with the Greenwich Police Department.

I then politely asked the Connecticut Sign Inspectors to leave my wives store front.

This caused the Greenwich Police Detective, with no name, to once again demand that I open my wives store door or I would be arrested.

I told the Greenwich Police Detective with no name that he could kick down the glass door and arrest me, but I was calling 911 to call the police.

I called 911 and explained the problem and that I wanted the gentlemen to leave, but they would not leave. I then gave the 911 operator the license plates of the two cars that the no name Greenwich Police Detective and they came in.

The Two Connecticut Sign Inspectors and the Greenwich Police Detective with no name started to go to their cars as I was calling 911 and then started to pull away.

But the the cars parked again and the Greenwich Detective got out and once again demanded that I let him in the store or that I will be arrested. Once again I called 911 for help.

I went to the back of the store.

I was told to call the non emergency number and I did.

I repeated to the operator that I wanted them to get a warrant and that I wanted them to leave.

She told me that a police officer and a Greenwich Police Lt. Heavey.

A Police Officer came and started violently banging on the store door, demanding that I open the door. Once again I called 911 to complain the 911 operator with the Greenwich Police Officer banging on the door in the background.

The 911 operator told me the officer wanted me to open the door so that he could ask me whats wrong.

I told her I wanted the Connecticut Sign Inspectors and the Greenwich Detective that has no name to get a warrant and to let me get a lawyer if possible.

I repeatedly told the 911 operator that I wanted the Greenwich Police to leave my wives store. The Greenwich Police and the Connecticut Sign Investigators eventually left the store.

I then called the Governor's Office to complain about the Connecticut Sign Inspectors who would not leave the store. I told him all of the above. He took my information and recommended that I call the commission that the Connecticut Sign Inspectors work for.

I called the commission and spoke with an officer McQuade who took down all the information and said she would report everything to her boss a Mr. Zenga. She wanted to know the names of the two inspectors and I told her I would call the Greenwich Police Department and get their names.

I then asked to leave a message in Mr. Zenga's voicemail. I explained everything and left my number.

I then called the Greenwich Police Department and asked the names of the two Connecticut Sign Inspectors were. I was told to wait in front of my wives store and someone would come see me.

I waited for almost two hours and had to call the Police Department a couple of times, but I eventually got Lt. Heavey. I told Lt. Heavey all that had happened and asked for the names of the two Connecticut Sign Inspectors that would not leave my wives store.

I told Lt. Heavey I wanted to file misconduct complaints against all those involved, because it should not take three 911 calls and 1 police non-emergency call to get the to leave after I told them that I did not consent to a search of my wives store.

Lt. Heavey said that he or the other officer that had came down to eventually chase them away did not know the names of the Greenwich Detective or the Connecticut Sign Inspectors. However, Lt. Heavey assured me that If he found out their names he would come by and tell me.

Tomorrow, I will have to file three misconduct complaints for Greenwich Detective John Doe 1, Connecticut Inspector John Doe 2 and Connecticut Inspector John Doe 3.

I am also filling a Freedom Information Request for the 911 tapes, The Police Radio Tapes and the non-emergency Phone call tapes.

Unfortunately, It appears that I am going to have to file a lawsuit against the Town Of Greenwich, The Greenwich Police Department and other agencies involved in their retaliatory pattern of civil rights violations.

Tomorrow, I am also going to file a Freedom Of Information Request for all of the persons who have filed a police misconduct complaint against the Greenwich Police Department. Each case will have the details posted at Greenwich Roundup and I will try and contact misconduct victims about a class action lawsuit, because of the Greenwich Police Departments pattern of ignoring and not investigating misconduct claims.