St. Marys county race for Sheriff

[chuckster]

blueeyes76 - the article below is from the Washington Post from today. I am sorry if I upset you but there are a bunch of things going on behind the doors of our Sheriffs Dept that not everyone knows about. We need someone to come in and get this department back on track and I don't think that you will find that person from the ranks of the current department.
What is also strange is that EMA has the propert listed as retured on their books. Wonder how that happened?
Look I have friends on the department also and I hope that the charges are false. It would be sad to have spent 18years at a job and wind up in this situation.


By Michael Amon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 24, 2002; Page B04
The second-in-command of the St. Mary's County sheriff's office has been
suspended from his post and his police powers revoked as the Maryland state
prosecutor investigates whether he is involved in the alleged disappearance
of property worth as much as $80,000 that was seized as part of a theft
case.
Sheriff Richard J. Voorhaar (R) said he suspended Capt. Steven M. Doolan, an
18-year veteran of the department who has been his assistant sheriff for
three years, with pay Friday because of the seriousness of the allegations.
Voorhaar said he asked for the investigation of the missing property.
"It's just procedure when things like this happen, particularly because of
the position he's in," Voorhaar said. "He's in charge of the sheriff's
office when I'm not here. There's some seriousness to the investigation."
The suspension was first reported in Tuesday's edition of St. Mary's Today.
The state prosecutor's office, which probes cases of misconduct by
government officials, is investigating how the property of Wendell I. Ford
disappeared after being seized by sheriff's detectives during a search of
his Lexington Park home in 1999 when they were investigating Ford concerning
a series of alleged thefts.
Ford, 35, was charged with two counts of theft over $300 for the alleged
theft of a dishwasher and a door, but the charges were dropped in 2000 by
the St. Mary's County state's attorney's office, according to court
documents.
For two years, Ford was unsuccessful in informal attempts to get back his
property, which mostly included building materials such as lumber, as well
as the dishwasher, door and several firearms, said his attorney, A. Shane
Mattingly. This year, Ford filed a court motion, and District Court Judge
John F. Slade granted it March 25, ordering the sheriff's office to return
all the property to Ford except the firearms.
Law enforcement sources said the property was worth about $80,000, but
Voorhaar disputed that figure.
The amount of property seized from Ford was so large it had to be kept in
trailers separate from the department's property room, but the sheriff's
office has been unable to comply with Slade's order because it no longer has
the property, law enforcement sources said.
Doolan's alleged involvement in the disappearance is unclear. Voorhaar and
State Prosecutor Stephen Montanarelli declined to comment on the details of
the case. Doolan declined to comment when contacted by phone.
Veteran sheriff's deputies said Doolan is one of a few members of the
sheriff's office who had the authority to order seized property to be taken
out of custody.
Doolan has accrued more power in the sheriff's office this year as Voorhaar
readies for retirement. His suspension surprised many deputies because over
the past 7 1/2 years, Doolan had risen quickly through the ranks to become
commander of the criminal investigations division before being appointed
assistant sheriff in 1999.
Ford is facing charges in District Court of assaulting a 12-year-old boy and
writing bad checks. No one answered at a phone number Ford listed on court
documents as his home number.
"He's not looking to go on a crusade here," Mattingly said. "He just wants
his stuff back."

[bad1032]

Like i said cariblue attend a forum and you will see.:D

[jazz lady (Premo)]

Originally posted by blueeyes76
i agree that the EMA connection is rather odd, and i am sure there are lots of things going on behind closed doors that the public does not and never will know about.

I didn't see anything in the posted article about an EMA connection - could you enlighten me?

[bad1032]

Your right about him being a jerk.the coneection is true..I will leave it at that.The whole story will be out someday.:D

[FIREMAN]

Originally posted by blueeyes76
it's doolan, not dolan. he happens to be a very good friend of mine and i hate to think he had anything to do with this property disappearing.

I've known Steve for a while and I would be surprised if he had anything to do with it. But you can't never tell. It's a shame how St. Mary's Today goes after people.

[FIREMAN]

Originally posted by blueeyes76
especially steven, he's been one of ken rossignol's targets for as long as i can remember.

I think Ken Rossignal alternates between Voorhaar, Doolan, the County Comission.

[chuckster]

Not fair guys. Ken reports the news ... he is not going after anyone. He tells the stories the way they are without worrying about the Good Ole Boys. Just because this is a story about someone you know, it's Ken fault?. Ken has done articles about friends of mine also ,,, that is the way it is. 9 times out of 10 he reports it first and then the Post, Emptyprise etc run with it.
Bet nobody noticed that 98.3 didn't even run this story until the next day.

[bad1032]

Ken has a thing for the sheriffs office.They dont cater to him like others do.:D Alot of you are saying you know Doolan if so then you would know what the connection is.

[chuckster]

Originally posted by bad1032
Ken has a thing for the sheriffs office.They dont cater to him like others do.:D Alot of you are saying you know Doolan if so then you would know what the connection is.

Gee, would it have something to do with the Security Office at EMA?

[Sweetie]

Originally posted by Blues Brother


It is time for a change, you're right, but not for a retired DC cop or PG cop. Those candidates who have spent their career serving St. Mary's County have a definate advantage over someone coming from an outside agency. They know the policies and procedures, they know the officers and they know the county. If you think Sacks is the only qualified candidate you haven't looked at Zylak's website. He has the experience (administrative and street), the knowledge and commitment. Zylak is the only choice if you take the time and look.

Yes, I have looked at Dave's website (as well as all the candidates websites) and it doesn't impress me at all. Have you looked at Toms? His administrative experience far surpasses Daves and the other candidates. If you think Dave is capable of running the Sheriff's Office, then ask why was he removed from the Detention Center after two year. If he can't manage a 5 million dollar facility, how can he possibily run the Sheriff's Office.

Sweetie