Thursday, January 31, 2008

Black or Brown??

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In an email response from Inspector Cooper on December 10th, 2007 he wrote: " Sheriff's Administration, however, decided that those...
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Thursday, January 24, 2008

Excerpts from the Strib

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A jury failed to reach a verdict Wednesday in the case of a Hennepin County jail deputy accused of criminal sexual conduct with a former inm...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Thinking Out Loud

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Thinking over the Dave R ordeal makes several thoughts go through my mind. Why was such a serious allegation handled by the HCSO rather the...

Hung Jury

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Dave's jury hung! The burden of proof in our system is that the prosecutor must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. They failed to co...

Media Pressure

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As you know Dave. R's jury is still out. Anyone on our egroup knows his side of the story. Unfortunately anyone accused of a crime kno...
Friday, January 18, 2008

Steward Nominations

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A nomination sheet will be posted for anyone interested in being a Teamsters Local 320 Union Steward. You must be a full dues paying member ...
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Friday, December 28, 2007

A Dangerous Job

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The news is always filled with stories of police officers who are injured or killed. Yet statistically a corrections officer has a higher ra...
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Saturday, December 22, 2007

New Agreement Passed

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The New Agreement has passed overwhelmingly. Thank you!
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Tentative Agreement

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A tentative agreement has been reached with Hennepin County for our 2008-2009 Agreement. The negotiating committee strongly recommends the m...
Thursday, November 29, 2007

Sword Stolen

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A good friend of mine's house was burglarized in Minneapolis and this sword was stolen. It is handmade and one of a kind. The blade is b...
Saturday, November 24, 2007

Funeral for Helen Ann Omodt

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Helen Ann Omodt , wife of former Sheriff Don Omodt and mother of Lt. Chris Omodt has passed away. There will be a Mass of Christian Burial...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Also don't forget our Local 320 Holiday Party and Membership Meeting Teamster Building - 3001 University A...
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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Workhouse inmate dies of drug overdose

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The Star Tribune is reporting that inmate Jefferey Berg died in solitary confinement at the workhouse. John Berg said initial toxicology rep...
Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Wisconsin prison hostage freed safely

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AP- WAUPUN, Wisconsin : A prison dental technician was taken hostage by an inmate early Wednesday but was released unharmed, shortly before ...
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Saturday, November 10, 2007

Thank You Veterans!

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Thank you to all of you who have served and are serving. Happy Veterans Day!
Thursday, November 08, 2007

Mike Opat Carjacked

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Hennepin County Commissioner Mike Opat got robbed of his Jeep, wallet and Blackberry last Tuesday. I first saw this on Fox 9 News last night...
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Monday, November 05, 2007

Orange County Sheriff Pleads Not Guilty to Corruptions Charge

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Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona, his wife and a former mistress pleaded not guilty this morning in a federal corruption case that ac...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Weingarten Rights - Request for a Shop Steward

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Weingarten Rights - Request for a Shop Steward If you are called into a meeting with a management representative and you have reason to bel...
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Friday, October 26, 2007

DRIVE Response to Follow the Money

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After a flurry of phone calls and here it is. 1) DRIVE did not endorse Sheriff Stanek . His name did not appear in any mailings, newspaper a...

Follow The Money

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This post has been edited from it's original form. The crux of what set me off is this: While checking on the campaign contributions to ...