View Full Version : Officer sues city to keep his rank
Maggie-Doodle
12-06-2006, 07:38 PM
http://www.wdam.com/Global/story.asp?S=5779311
Best of luck to the officer! I hope to hell he wins! He deserves the promotion.
B.T. Justice
12-06-2006, 07:44 PM
Somewhere I heard that story. I think it was some special detail for the mayor he said no to; that's why he got demoted. Anyone have details?
Maggie-Doodle
12-06-2006, 07:54 PM
I thought it had to do with him working a USM football game...but I could be wrong. Maybe someone else can shed some light.
carsalesguy
12-06-2006, 08:16 PM
i don't know, but i do know that tyrone davis is probably one of the best police officers that hattiesburg had and hattiesburg cannot afford to loose.....
give the man back his stripes.....
he can't work a saturday, and he always was off on a saturday.....
just because the chief of police needs an escort to shipleys for his fat a$$ doesn't give wynn the right to demote him....
HoneyBun
12-06-2006, 08:21 PM
New Recruits: Hope you are reading these posts so you will know just what you are in for. Good luck and God's speed.
wilebill
12-06-2006, 08:29 PM
I hope Tyrone named Wynn in the suit. He's a good guy and doesn't deserve sh!t like this.
Maybe this will be enough to wake up some of the blacks with their head up their ass about what a no-good piece of crap we have for a police chief. It's crap such as this why the force is losing officers, not the pay.
carsalesguy
12-06-2006, 08:31 PM
I hope Tyrone named Wynn in the suit. He's a good guy and doesn't deserve sh!t like this.
Maybe this will be enough to wake up some of the blacks with their head up their ass about what a no-good piece of crap we have for a police chief. It's crap such as this why the force is losing officers, not the pay.
it's not just wynn....it's fairley/dupree/commodore also........
Baloo
12-06-2006, 11:17 PM
In the words of Honey Bun, God speed, Tyrone... May you win and may justice be served! It is a pure shame that an officer who has spent years serving our city is "demoted" because poor planning and lack of leadership on the administrations part. This officer did NOTHING to deserve this treatment... Just like some of the other wonderful officers that I know who did NOTHING to deserve the "demotions" that they received... In the words of our dear Savior: "If ye have done it unto the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me..." There will come a day when the crooked, selfish, arrogant, dishonest, cruel and otherwise just plain mean people will have to answer to the Lord for the way that they have treated others in this lifetime...
If this doesn't prove this problem is NOT a racial problem, nothing will open their eyes. I hope he owns the city when all is said and done. Wynn is into gestapo way of leading and it makes ALL officers feel like slaves to him. He is taking times backwards along with his boss and his bosses boss too.
In the words of Honey Bun, God speed, Tyrone... May you win and may justice be served! It is a pure shame that an officer who has spent years serving our city is "demoted" because poor planning and lack of leadership on the administrations part. This officer did NOTHING to deserve this treatment... Just like some of the other wonderful officers that I know who did NOTHING to deserve the "demotions" that they received... In the words of our dear Savior: "If ye have done it unto the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me..." There will come a day when the crooked, selfish, arrogant, dishonest, cruel and otherwise just plain mean people will have to answer to the Lord for the way that they have treated others in this lifetime...
AMEN!
daisy
12-07-2006, 12:14 AM
I know him and he goes beyond the call of duty and is a great example of a policeman.
I am shocked that Wynn or Dupree didn't offer to take care of the child. Would that have interfered with their day off?
I will keep him in my prayers and hope Tyrone ends up with the Wham Bam Sham Mobile and their jobs and pensions. I will keep praying for others to sue every time they're done wrongly. Sometimes money talks.
Remember when some cars didn't have biddle cages? A well-paid lawsuit to some widows who lost their officer husbands for the lack of biddle cages changed that.
If Wynn or Dupree says anything derogatory about Davis we'll know they've gone 10-92, CRAZY!!!
Baloo
12-07-2006, 01:45 AM
Thanks guys... Even if they don't Maggie-D, eternity is infinitely longer than this lifetime... Their day will come... My heartfelt prayers go out to those who continue to fight the fight for what is right!
Here's my prediction. Within a matter of days, Tyrone will be moved back to patrol, (remember Rusty Keys?), he will be assigned the crappyest part of the city and within 6 months of his suit ending, they will make it so miserable, he quits or he will be fired. Mark it down.
No-Halo
12-07-2006, 07:23 AM
Here's my prediction. Within a matter of days, Tyrone will be moved back to patrol, (remember Rusty Keys?), he will be assigned the crappyest part of the city and within 6 months of his suit ending, they will make it so miserable, he quits or he will be fired. Mark it down.
Sadly....all too true IGID.
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061207/NEWS01/612070342/1002
Part one has already taken place apparently.
Maggie-Doodle
12-07-2006, 08:46 AM
IGID, you hit the nail on the head! WHEN it happens we all should storm city hall at a council meeting and make demands of the CHIEFS resignation!
Bahlk
12-07-2006, 02:42 PM
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061207/NEWS01/612070342/1002
Part one has already taken place apparently.
This happened several days after the problem occured...he has been back on patrol for several months now.
Here's my prediction. Within a matter of days, Tyrone will be moved back to patrol, (remember Rusty Keys?), he will be assigned the crappyest part of the city and within 6 months of his suit ending, they will make it so miserable, he quits or he will be fired. Mark it down.
You got that right! Look how he done Steven Newell-a VERY good officer. You don't mess with the chief! He would skewer Tyrone over an open fire if he had his way. Ty needs to have a back-up plan because he will now be so miserable he won't make it. I love that Tyrones attorney is going to have about 10 officers to come to court over this. They will all lose their jobs too if they stick up for Tyrone. Good luck to him. This will show him what kind of brotherhood the force really has-or how many wusses he actually has been calling friends.:smt038 :smt038 :smt038
Maggie-Doodle
12-07-2006, 03:29 PM
The only wusses I know at that p.d. is the chief, Misenhelter and Sims!
SoMissTV
12-07-2006, 04:33 PM
Is this a public hearing?
Omerto
12-07-2006, 05:16 PM
Nice guy but he's a crooked cop and should have been gone from there long ago.
Astra
12-07-2006, 05:30 PM
What happened with Rusty Keyes? I heard that name a while back but couldn't remember why it sounded familiar.
Nice guy but he's a crooked cop and should have been gone from there long ago.
I was wondering how long it was going to take before somebody said it.
carsalesguy
12-07-2006, 05:35 PM
who's the crooked cop?
Omerto
12-07-2006, 05:37 PM
I was wondering how long it was going to take before somebody said it.
I'm all for giving accolades for officers but this one isn't playing by the rules and anyone who knows anything about HPD knows what I'm talking about.
I'm all for giving accolades for officers but this one isn't playing by the rules and anyone who knows anything about HPD knows what I'm talking about.
I know. If he would have been white, he would have been crucified.
Omerto
12-07-2006, 05:48 PM
I know. If he would have been white, he would have been crucified.
Yeah well they have to keep as many black officers as they can so it won't appear that the Chief is the problem.
Conveyor Belt
12-07-2006, 06:11 PM
Nice guy but he's a crooked cop and should have been gone from there long ago.
I've heard this from several different people, too... But, I'm not going to say it's so, only that I've heard it...
daisy
12-07-2006, 07:12 PM
Astra, I saw Rusty Keyes doing something on cold cases and I think is associated with USMPD as far as I know.
In reference to Tyrone Davis, I only knew him or met him one time and he helped my boyfriend who was involved in an accident. He was nice. I hate to hear the other but I never know. I hope HPD gets back to what it was.
Rusty has secured a position at U.S.M. Good for him and great for U.S.M. I always liked Rusty.
carsalesguy
12-08-2006, 12:14 AM
who is the crooked cop? ya'll lost me back there and i'm still lost.....
i'm not a rocket scientist like SoMissTv......geez........
Omerto
12-08-2006, 03:07 PM
who is the crooked cop? ya'll lost me back there and i'm still lost.....
i'm not a rocket scientist like SoMissTv......geez........
Tyrone Davis
05H4HK3
12-08-2006, 03:16 PM
I agree with Carsalesguy...I have known Tyrone Davis for a long time and he is probably one of the few Police officers you can depend on to be fair with the public. I am surprised that he hasn't reached the rank of Captain by now and should retain his Sergeant rank because he definitely deserves that in the very least. This appears to be part of the reasoning behind many officers resigning from the Police Department. If you can't look forward to your career being progressing then why stay in that career?
Omerto
12-08-2006, 03:25 PM
I have known him for a long time too and that's how I know he isn't on the up & up. Inquire as to why he was moved off of patroling the streets some time ago to be an officer at the schools. He doesn't deserve the position of Captain or he would be in it. He's lucky to still have his job. Were it not for the dire need of officers at HPD I have to believe he would have been let go by now.
carsalesguy
12-08-2006, 03:35 PM
i don't know what caused him to become "crooked" because the only thing that i know about him was that he treated me fairly whenever i had to call HPD while i was working at the mall..........
Maggie-Doodle
12-08-2006, 04:36 PM
I am shocked if this is the truth about Tyrone. I have known him since he first came to work at the p.d. in so far as I know he has always been on the up and up.
Tyrone was always good about doing his reports, turning them in on time and doing things to help other employees when they got behind in what they were doing. I have only known him to be fair and treat everyone the same...IF he has changed it is really a loss of a really good officer. The accusation would have to be proven to me though. I too would have like to seen him promoted. Unlike some at the p.d. (Misenhelter & Sims) Ty was the same every time you saw him, not goody two shoes one time and wouldn't speak the next. I have never know him to be a back-stabber or an ass kisser either. He was always the same ole, same ole doing his job! IF he has changed I would certainly be shocked!
Just because a police officer treats you fairly when you deal with him doesn't mean he treats everybody fairly. Some officers may think that some people are criminals and should be arrested even if it means planting something or making something up. That officer may also think that money gained by illegal means shouldn't be yours and if he finds it, he can keep it. Speaking hypothetically, of course.
Omerto
12-08-2006, 04:52 PM
And there ya go. Enough said. Igid just explained most of it in one post.
daisy
12-08-2006, 04:55 PM
Just because a police officer treats you fairly when you deal with him doesn't mean he treats everybody fairly. Some officers may think that some people are criminals and should be arrested even if it means planting something or making something up. That officer may also think that money gained by illegal means shouldn't be yours and if he finds it, he can keep it. Speaking hypothetically, of course.
I think the only thing that should be planted is produce( legal), flowers, trees and factories. I am saddened every time I hear of a law enforcement officer that goes over the line and feel betrayed as a citizen. I don't know how I would feel if I were in law enforcement @ it.
If someone is a criminal, let them hang themselves ( not literally) , I mean keep watching and get them when they mess up. Planting evidence is going to their level of crime. All of this is theory and hypothetical except the trees, crops and flowers.
I am just thinking if I were paired up with an officer that is possibly engaged in stealing evidence and being the jury and judge I might always be on the defense and watching my back so I'm not guilty by association.????
:smt119
Maggie-Doodle
12-08-2006, 04:58 PM
I understand that situation but I have also know several officers who were accused of such things and when it came down to it, the charge could not be verified. I think I would rather trust most officers than a thug anyday of the week. I would think that if he was up to no good, he would have been fired long before now...others have been.
Don't get me wrong, I understand that some officers are thugs too and are crooked but I just have not seen this in Ty.
Omerto
12-08-2006, 05:15 PM
Maggie, just because you have not seen it does not mean it's not true. And just because he hasn't been fired does not mean it's not true. Talk to some of the guys who worked closely with him and refused to work with him after learning of his shady dealings (Brad Weathers, Stephen Newell, etc.).
The Chief's solution of dealing with his unscrupulous behavior was to take him of of the streets while keeping him on the payroll at the same time (because he is black.) By God, keep all black officers --at all costs-- so everyone won't figure out the reason everyone is leaving is that it's not in fact a race or pay thing.
Exactly O. If he would have been white, he would have been fired. White Officers have been fired for much much less. Even when it was just rumor.
daisy
12-09-2006, 12:53 AM
Exactly O. If he would have been white, he would have been fired. White Officers have been fired for much much less. Even when it was just rumor.
Talk about discrimination. Well that's not right for the whites especially the ones that maybe hadn't done anything wrong.:smt102
rooter
12-09-2006, 07:36 AM
There was an officer friend of mine named Steve rosser. Does anyone know where his whereabouts is?
maxim
12-09-2006, 07:46 AM
Steve is Chief of the School Police in Oak Grove. Good guy who was done wrong. HPD's loss is OG's gain.
noway
01-08-2007, 07:08 PM
Anyone see WDAM at 6? Officer Davis won his case...
Maggie-Doodle
01-08-2007, 07:33 PM
:smt038 YES! I am happy for Off. Davis..I know some of the MH law enforcement posters previously stated that they did not particularly like the officer but I still maintain he did not deserve to be demoted and treated like he was. This is just another case of the chief and his "to hell with your family" attitude. I could maybe understand a day without pay and being written up but a demotion was all uncalled for. Now they can expect to go back and give him his sgts. pay for the time he was demoted.
Sometimes things just can't be prevented...I do not see how they can legally demand that an employee HAS to work overtime in the first place ESPECIALLY when there is no emergency situation (ex. Katrina or other catastrophe). I know the chief would say they had a man-power shortage which caused an emergency situation...to that I would tell him..."AND WHOSE DAMN FAULT IS THAT?" IF it were such a dire emergency he should have damn well worked the special detail himself! "**it happens!"
After all of this is said and done it would not surprise me to find this officer turns in his resignation after having won his case.
Ande'
01-08-2007, 09:58 PM
Would it be possible for him to return to his former duties without any tpye of retribution for going against the chief and suing? It seems like it would be a difficult situation.
sackett22
01-08-2007, 10:12 PM
Thank you Officer Davis for Sticking It To The Man.
virgo
01-08-2007, 10:42 PM
I am glad to hear that Tyrone Davis won his case.
I don't believe he will be made very comfortable in his position on the force now. He went against "The man" and made him look bad. There will hekk to pay for Davis' actions against the city. I am proud of him. This should show the tactics the administration will stoop to just to show their egomaniac power trip. POWER in the wrong hands can be devastating to an entire nation. God save our city.
Wayward
01-08-2007, 11:25 PM
There was an officer friend of mine named Steve rosser. Does anyone know where his whereabouts is?
Steve is Chief of the School Police in Oak Grove. Good guy who was done wrong. HPD's loss is OG's gain.
Actually, Steve heads security for the full Lamar County School District which includes Oak Grove, Sumrall, Purvis, and Baxterville. He's doing a great job and is building an excellent team. :yes:
Maggie-Doodle
01-08-2007, 11:42 PM
Would it be possible for him to return to his former duties without any tpye of retribution for going against the chief and suing? It seems like it would be a difficult situation.
Ande, I think Tyrone will have a hard road to travel so to speak...You can bet your bottom dollar that the chief will make his life misrable from here on out. The Chief doesn't like ANYONE to cross him for ANY reason. I think that has been apparent from some of the stuff he has done to other officers...IF he doesn't do it personally he will have his a** kissers Misenhelter or H. Sims to do the job for him.
Personally I really look for Tyrone to work a few weeks, get his back pay then resign and go somewhere else.
Ande'
01-09-2007, 12:54 AM
I know someone who is on military leave with the department. The first time he got called for military leave, it was a short period and it was sort of voluntary. He decided to go (a couple of weeks) and when he came back to the department Wynn put him on foot patrol in downtown Hattiesburg. It was during a cold and rainy few weeks too. He hated it. So I think Wynn has a bit of a revengful side. Not such a good quality to have in a leadership postion
noway
01-09-2007, 01:04 AM
Just amazes me How Dupree can sit there and do nothing.. Just doesn't make sense... :smt119 :smt119 :smt119 The things that have happened over the last 18 months and its not a big deal to him.. I really don't think we wil ever find out WHY?
wilebill
01-09-2007, 01:09 AM
Just amazes me How Dupree can sit there and do nothing.. Just doesn't make sense... :smt119 :smt119 :smt119 The things that have happened over the last 18 months and its not a big deal to him.. I really don't think we wil ever find out WHY?
Here's why: http://www.myhattiesburg.com/forums/showpost.php?p=156478&postcount=67
Put that down on paper. The HA needs to publish this response by Insider. It all boils down to this. Once you realize this is the reason, everything makes sense.
firefly
01-09-2007, 01:39 AM
I know Rusty Keyes personally & he is a godly Christian man. He got a RAW DEAL from Wynn & his minions! Rusty is at USM now, that is correct.
daisy
01-09-2007, 02:53 AM
Just amazes me How Dupree can sit there and do nothing.. Just doesn't make sense... :smt119 :smt119 :smt119 The things that have happened over the last 18 months and its not a big deal to him.. I really don't think we wil ever find out WHY?
I hear speculation that Wynn has something on Dupree(?????) Does all this have anything to do with those hard drives?:smt119 Did anyone ever find those by the way?
I'm glad to see somebody stand up to Wynn and win (yeah, I know), but Tyrone better be filling out the applications. I can assure you that they will make it unbearable to work for and will be looking for ANYTHING to fire him. I also know several that got stuck on downtown foot patrol. Rumor has it that during a staff meeting, Wynn said he would "punish" those who volunteered for military duty by making them patrol on foot, rain, sleet, or snow. I think somebody made the military aware of it and Wynn backed off.
Maggie-Doodle
01-09-2007, 09:22 AM
IGID, I know several of the guys who are out on military leave and from what they told me, what you say is true. Wynn has tried everything he can to make their lives misrable and discredit them because they choose to serve their country.
I know of a meeting Wynn was at and he made some rude comments to those in attendance about the officers being on military duty. He pretty much said they were shirking their duty to the citizens of the Burg and now the citizens would know what the officers priorities were. He pretty much berated them because of their service...and this is from a man who was an officer in the MS N.G. IMO, not only is Wynn a disgrace to the p.d. and the city but also as an American citizen! YOU DO NOT berate those that try to keep American free!
DEE DEE DUM
01-09-2007, 03:54 PM
I only can pray that tyrone is a strong man! He will have a very hard time working for the chief after this. I wish that EVERYONE would all show up at a meeting and stand together and ship wynn out to sea. I don't see that happening, but we can pray!!!
Kitty
01-09-2007, 04:00 PM
. . .I wish that EVERYONE would all show up at a meeting and stand together and ship wynn out to sea . . . .
Does the Wham-Bam-Shaabam mobile float? :smt102
Maggie-Doodle
01-09-2007, 04:44 PM
Kitty, it doesn't really matter if the wham bam floats or not....heck with Wynns fat butt on it, a battleship would sink! :)
Kitty
01-09-2007, 04:48 PM
Kitty, it doesn't really matter if the wham bam floats or not....heck with Wynns fat butt on it, a battleship would sink! :)
He could string some donuts together and use them as a flotation device.
HoneyBun
01-09-2007, 05:15 PM
I wonder if it would be worthwhile to inform the Accreditation Committee of this most recent development at the HPD? I think I will forward the info, just in case. Also, did anyone hear Wynn's comment about the results of the lawsuit? He said he thought it was setting a bad precedence because the officer "disobeyed a direct order". Well, I think the Mayor had already set that precedence by NOT abiding by a direct order of the Attorney General to submit the department heads for approval. Oh, but that's completely different, isn't it??????
daisy
01-09-2007, 07:08 PM
Being a dictator is good especially for the dictator. Wynn has the power from somewhere.
Maggie-Doodle
01-09-2007, 07:46 PM
:smt017 hmmmmmm, Wynn thinks it is a bad presedence for the officer to set...WHAT about his presedence of running off all the officers! YEP, I reckon that is all together different! :smt070 WHAT A JERK!
daisy
01-09-2007, 07:53 PM
:smt017 hmmmmmm, Wynn thinks it is a bad presedence for the officer to set...WHAT about his presedence of running off all the officers! YEP, I reckon that is all together different! :smt070 WHAT A JERK!
I agree with you, but Wynn is still there. So, why should he (Wynn) be concerned? By the way, I'm just trying to see it from Wynn's perspective and this is pure speculation since I don't know the man.. Only what I see and hear.
Everybody is motivated by different priorities and values.
Does anyone know if Davis' attorney called in other officers to testify for him? If so, who were they? They are gonna catch hekkkkk too if they sided with him. Good luck to them.
bigsexy
01-10-2007, 11:03 AM
From what I've been told,
When Officer Tyrone Davis was promoted he was like the 3 or 4th name on the list. I was told that the administration jumped over two other officers that outscored officer Davis on the Sgt's exam. My friend was one of the officers they jumped over. He was on military duty serving our country and was told he would not be promoted due to him being on active duty. What a crock.
CircusRide
01-11-2007, 11:41 PM
A) Why would anybody want to work for Wynn?
B) Does the Lamar school district have a larger police force than Hattiesburg?
Maggie-Doodle
01-12-2007, 09:16 AM
A) Why would anybody want to work for Wynn?
B) Does the Lamar school district have a larger police force than Hattiesburg?
A. :smt102 GOOD QUESTION! They would have to be deaf, dumb and blind!
B. PROBABLY!
PROTECTOR
01-12-2007, 09:27 AM
Anyone know what he current HPD officer head cout is that is still working? :smt102
updL6
I'm not sure, but their answer will be 95, which I highly doubt is accurate. As far as the number that actually work and catch calls for service, I'd say around 40 or 45.
B.T. Justice
01-12-2007, 07:24 PM
I'm not sure, but their answer will be 95, which I highly doubt is accurate. As far as the number that actually work and catch calls for service, I'd say around 40 or 45.
If they claim 95, but only 40-45 are working, then are there 50-55 getting paid for not working?
Maggie-Doodle
01-12-2007, 08:26 PM
Anyone know what he current HPD officer head cout is that is still working? :smt102
updL6
I figure there are about 60 who actually catch calls...others are detectives and admin of some sorts... we will never find out from them that is for sure...they are stuck on 95 & 99!
virgo
01-12-2007, 08:55 PM
If they claim 95, but only 40-45 are working, then are there 50-55 getting paid for not working?
They still have a few out on military leave though, don't they?
virgo
01-12-2007, 09:01 PM
You know, a little Freedom of Information request would clear up their count.
All police officers are paid with by public funds. Under a FOIA request, anyone should be able to request a roster of officers names and badge numbers. And if you really want, you kind find out how money each officer makes. That way if they put "names" on the list when they don't exist, the money being paid out won't add up.
I'd also be curious to see the roster and then determine how long each officer has been with HPD (i.e. 70 percent of the officers on the street have been with HPD less than a year).
If I still lived in Hattiesburg, I would be furious at how low that roster has gotten and seriously concerned about safety.
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