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Man Killed at Cleveland Airpor
CLEVELAND, April 27 — Police officers responding to a disturbance at an airport ticket counter Thursday morning killed a passenger they said had grabbed an officer's gun and shot another officer in the chest, a city official said.
The man, Kenneth Calloway, 38, was a Cleveland resident with a long criminal history, including incarcerations on drug- and violence-related charges, Chief Michael McGrath of the Cleveland police said. Mr. Calloway had no apparent ties to terrorist organizations, Chief McGrath said.
The wounded officer, Steve Walker, 52, was in stable condition at ... Read more
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Times-Journal - Fort Payne,AL,
03 May 2007
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City wants friendlier officers
The Fort Payne City Council is adamant city employees show a friendlier and more helpful attitude, especially in the police department.
“I’ve had numerous complaints from concerned citizens about the attitude and job performance of two or three police officers,” said Councilman Richard Pridmore. “I certainly don’t want two or three officers to give our whole department a black eye because we have a good police force, and I want to keep it that way. But it really bothers me when an officer is borderline harassing and frightening people without a reason. The attitude and language these couple of officers are using are inexcusable.”
Pridmore’s statement came after a nearly two-hour executive session with Police Chief David Walker to discuss the good name and character of an officer.
“David, I know Mayor [Bill] Jordan has spoken to you not long ago about some of the problems in your department,” Pridmore told Walker. “But I want to make a public statement that as our police chief, some of these problems are a direct reflection on you, and I believe it’s your job to put a stop to it. Our citizens do not deserve this type of treatment, and I charge you personally to do something about it.”
Walker admitted there are problems with some officers.
“I am addressing issues within my department,” Walker said. “There’s some issues we have talked about and those issues will be addressed and hopefully corrected.”
Walker said there are about 33 officers who work in the department.
“We keep track of the incidents from day to day,” Walker said. “It’s not so big that it’s unmanageable, but it’s a big number of employees. You are going to have some who need to be weeded out.
“Overall, we’ve got good officers. We’ve got some who need more training on some things. You tell them what you expect when you hire them. “
Walker said he doesn’t have any immediate plans to fire any officer.
“You don’t necessarily try to just throw people away,” Walker said. “You try to correct the problems that are there. We’ll see what happens.”
The council introduced a list of core values and expected behavior for city employees Tuesday night. The council plans to vote on the measure at its next meeting.
The core values list honesty, integrity, respect and compassion as items the council said it would like to see instilled in all city employees.
“We feel as a council that this is something everyone should strive for in their everyday lives,” Council President Johnny Eberhart said. “We don’t have something that tells our employees what we expect. It’s something that employees need to remember that the customers come first.”
City Clerk Jim McGee said if the resolution is passed, all city employees will be asked to read and sign it. All new employees would receive a copy.
“When employees sign it, will there be actions taken if they don’t adhere to it?” Councilman Walter Watson asked.
McGee said the resolution would be too general for formal action to be taken if an employee violates the behavior standards.
“I’m not aiming that at any department other than the police department,” Watson said. “The people have made it known to us that they are tired of it.”
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