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Sheriff Gerald McFaul Sr. made his son a special deputy in 1998 so the younger McFaul could get part-time security work while wearing a Cuyahoga County sheriff's uniform.
Gerald McFaul Jr. completed a police academy and state certification test at Cuyahoga Community College in December 1997 but did not immediately land a police job.
"He was looking for a job," McFaul Sr. said Friday.
McFaul Sr. said his son had the state certification to be a police officer but needed permission to carry a weapon, so he deputized him.
"I am not going to deliberately violate any laws," McFaul Sr. said. "I am a straight shooter. I am told it's not illegal. It's a matter of judgment." More...
The first thing I will say - it is 2009! How many elections has McFaul had since 1997? The waste of a dead tree that the PD really is, is only now reporting on this. I guess when they wrote about McFaul's son - Kevin The Crackhead - in 2007, they conveniently forgot about his namesake.
It also appears had the Feds not raided Cuyahoga County - the enablers at the PD would not be playing "cover your ass" reporting in uncovering McFaul's hiring of friends and relatives and allowing a culture of favoritism dating back who knows how long.
Addressing McFaul's deputizing of Jr., the article notes that with Jr. using his being deputized as a way of carrying a weapon, he later became a part-time Ranger for the Metroparks. Being commissioned as a law enforcement officer in overlapping jurisdictions has been frowned upon by the Ohio Attorney Generals office as it may cause of conflict of interest.
Furthermore, not one Sheriff interviewed for the article said they would have deputized their own son and that it is common knowledge that officers cannot carry dual commissions within the same county.
Finally, did the Democrat McFaul break the law and will he be charged with a crime? Only if Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason, a Democrat, requests an opinion from Attorney General Dick Cordray - a Democrat!
With Mason's obvious lack of respect for the law, especially when dealing with other Democrats, want to bet what happens with this one?
Finally! Some local, relevant coverage. I get tired of your juvenile and uninteresting "Steam Load ...," and "Girlyman" garbage.
ReplyDeleteStick to what makes this site interesting: local stuff! Maybe you would have a few more comments then!
What a joke McFaul is.....
ReplyDeleteAnon - sorry YOU get tired of Steaming Load and the Girlieman posts. Those two features are usually on Friday - while I appreciate your reading KRS - do not expect them to stop.
ReplyDeleteUnderstand that a person gets tired of posting on local issues when the discussion centers around comments like - "McFaul sucks." Maybe if people were willing to honestly discuss the issues locally there would be more local posting.
So what are your feelings on the lack of viable opposition against McFaul? Maybe you can help me... I am at a loss on the name of the last person the RPCC ran against McFaul. Do you, by any chance, know what year that was and the persons name?