Just the fact that we have to conduct this type of investigation at the Tampa Police Department makes it a sad moment for the TPD, that this type of behavior, this type of language was present on a squad. |
Just the fact that we have to investigate this type of behavior is a low point for TPD. |
led to the commotion, but they have nothing to do with the charges. |
Obviously, someone in the community knows who this guy is. |
Several people who were there heard Dexter Bingham arguing with several men. They heard a shot, and Dexter died at the scene. |
She was bonded out on the false name she gave us. |
The behavior is outrageous. It's highly unacceptable. It's unbecoming a police officer. |
The charge is that she (Thomas) punched someone in the face and then she chose to give police a fake ID. |
The discipline these officers will face will certainly reflect the disappointment the department feels. |
The discipline will reflect the department's tremendous disappointment in these officers. Just the fact that we have to investigate this type of behavior is a low moment for TPD. |
The disturbing thing about these cases is that the victims are very elderly and in some of the cases used a walker to get around, had some bad eyesight, so it was very disturbing that the suspects would prey on elderly people in such a fragile state. |
The number of minorities in that class reflects our commitment to having the men and women in our Police Department mirror the population of our community. |
The officers did what they felt was correct for officer safety. We feel the fault lies on the shoulders of the department, not the two officers, because we did not have a clear policy and now, as a result of this case, we do. |
There is no indication so far that the shooting was gang-related, but detectives are not ruling anything out. |
They apparently lost everything in the hurricane. |