02022004 - Deputy David Glover - Sentenced - Washtenaw County SD

In 2004, Deputy Glover was acquitted of domestic violence. Instead, he was convicted of malicious destruction of property and placed on probation.


Also See:
February 26, 2008: Deputy David Glover. Sentenced.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2008/02/deputy-david-glover-washtenaw-sd.html

October 19, 2007: Deputy David Glover. Aggravated stalking and probation violation.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2007/10/deputy-david-glover-washtenaw-county-sd.html

August 28, 2007: Deputy David Glover. Sentenced.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/10/oidv-offender-update-david-glover.html

February 10, 2007: Deputy David Glover. Domestic violence.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2007/02/deputy-david-glover-washtenaw-county-sd.html

February 10, 2007: Deputy David Glover. Assault or Assault and Battery.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2007/02/deputy-david-glover-washtenaw-sd.html

February 10, 2007: Deputy David Glover. Cut, break, tap wire or cable.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2007/02/deputy-david-glover-washtenaw-sd_10.html

2004. Deputy David Glover. Domestic violence.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2004/01/deputy-david-glover-washtenaw-county-sd.html




DEPUTY GLOVER: Orginally charged with domestic violence.
Aquitted on domestic violence charge. Convicted for malicious destruction of property. Sentenced to probation. Returned to duty at the Washtenaw County SD.

















Officers face probe after deputy arrest
Investigation to find whether they broke rules by delaying
The Ann Arbor News
Friday, March 02, 2007
BY ART AISNER
http://www.mlive.com/news/aanews/index.ssf?/base/news-21/1172850003113820.xml&coll=2

Two Washtenaw County Sheriff's sergeants face an internal department investigation for failing to arrest an off-duty deputy suspected of domestic abuse.

The two officers testified Thursday in a preliminary hearing for suspended Deputy David Glover, but were granted immunity from criminal prosecution for any statements they made in court.

The limited immunity granted by 15th District Court Judge Ann Mattson does not extend to the internal investigation under way to determine whether the officers violated department policy and treated Glover differently because of his status as a deputy, court documents show.

Chief Assistant Prosecutor Joe Burke said his office asked for immunity because the sergeants, through their union attorneys, indicated they would not testify without it.

Sheriff's Sgt. Shawn Hoy and Sgt. Mike Mahalick, who are both on paid administrative leave, testified that they allowed Glover to leave the scene of a domestic disturbance at his girlfriend's Ypsilanti Township home last month and arrested him only after receiving a supervisor's approval when Glover returned to the home two hours later.

Glover was ordered Thursday to stand trial on a home invasion charge for kicking down the door to the home during a fight with his girlfriend of five years.

A former liaison officer at Ypsilanti High School and 11-year veteran of the department, Glover was suspended without pay and charged with domestic assault and tapping or cutting phone lines. A fourth charge of misdemeanor assault and battery was added Thursday following testimony that Glover pushed the woman.

Under questioning, Mahalick acknowledged that the preferred response to a domestic assault is to arrest the assailant, but said he never spoke directly to the victim and did not notice the damage to the front door of the home right away.

The victim's 13-year-old daughter testified Thursday that Glover kicked the door in after pounding with his fists for about 15 minutes despite repeated warnings for him to leave. The victim called 911, but Glover took the phone and pushed her, according to testimony.

Burke played portions of two calls to dispatchers around midnight where Glover and the victim can be heard angrily screaming at each other and using profanity. Glover sunk his head and rubbed his eyebrows with his fingertips while the tapes played.

It was unclear from the tapes and testimony what the fight was about, but the couple appear to have had a volatile relationship.

Court records show Glover was acquitted on a domestic violence charge but convicted for malicious destruction of property in 2004 after smashing out a car window with a golf club while woman and her friend were inside.

He was placed on probation at that time, court records show.

If convicted of home invasion, Glover faces up to 20 years in prison. The other charges are high-court misdemeanors.






Deputy pleads no contest to assault
Officer charged with domestic violence
The Ann Arbor News
BY ART AISNERFriday, July 06, 2007

http://www.mlive.com/news/aanews/index.ssf?/base/news-23/1183732837301390.xml&coll=2

A suspended Washtenaw County Sheriff's deputy pleaded no contest to misdemeanor domestic violence and phone tampering charges in connection with an assault on his girlfriend in February.

In exchange, a felony charge of first-degree home invasion was dismissed.

David Glover, an 11-year veteran of the department, remains on unpaid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation, Sheriff's Cmdr. Dave Egeler said.

At a pretrial hearing Tuesday, Glover pleaded no contest to single counts of assault and battery, domestic violence and phone tampering, said Chief Deputy Assistant Prosecutor Steve Hiller.

Authorities said Glover, 39, was accused of kicking in the door to his girlfriend's Ypsilanti Township home, pushing her and taking her phone in February.

At his Aug. 28 sentencing, Glover faces up to two years in prison on the phone tampering charge and 93 days in jail on the assault charges. A first-degree home invasion charge, which is a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison, was dismissed.

"This was a very sad day for him in his life, but he didn't want to put a young child through a trial,'' said Michael Vincent, Glover's attorney.

The woman's 13-year-old daughter witnessed the assault and testified at a preliminary hearing in March. A trial was scheduled for later this month.The February incident also resulted in the suspension of two sergeants who responded to the scene that night.

Sgt. Shawn Hoy and Sgt. Mike Mahalick, who are on paid leave, did not initially arrest Glover, which is the subject of a pending internal investigation.

In 2004, Glover was acquitted on a domestic violence charge but convicted of misdemeanor malicious destruction of property for an incident involving the same woman, records indicate.

Glover remains free on a personal bond.

02022004 - Chief John Josten - Sentenced - Bloomingdale PD

Bloomingdale Police Chief, John Josten arrested for domestic violence assault against wife, an Allegan County Deputy [May 15, 2009].



2004: Josten was placed on probation for assaulting a man The  case was later dismissed. He was placed on "prosecutorial probation" and the case later was dismissed. Records don't indicate why...



May 2009: Chief Josten was arrested for a domestic violence assault against his wife, an Allegan County Sheriff deputy.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/05/chief-john-josten-bloomingdale-pd.html

May 2009: Chief Josten pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault and battery charge, which will be dismissed within a year.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/05/chief-john-josten-bloomingdale-pd.html

May 2009: Chief Josten was supsended from the Bloomingdale PD.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/05/chief-john-josten-bloomingdale-pd.html

September 14, 2009: Council members who had supported the supension of Chief Josten, following his pleading guilty to domestic violence charges, had their car tires slashed on the same day.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/05/chief-john-josten-bloomingdale-pd.html

September 17, 2009: Chief Josten was fired from the Bloomingdale PD.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/05/chief-john-josten-bloomingdale-pd.html

June 2010: Chief Josten's domestic violence assault case would become nonpublic [under MCL 769.4a]
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/05/chief-john-josten-bloomingdale-pd.html

1978: John Josten received a year probation for an assault and battery in Portage Michigan.

http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/1978/01/chief-john-josten-bloomingdale-pd.html

1993: John Josten hired by the Bloomindale PD and named as police chief later that year.
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2009/05/chief-john-josten-bloomingdale-pd.html












Bloomingdale to pay former chief $19K
In return, John Josten has to agree to resign
WOODTV 8 NEWS
Updated: Thursday, 17 Dec 2009, 4:11 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 17 Dec 2009, 3:43 PM EST
By Ken Kolker
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Bloomingdale-to-pay-former-chief-19K

BLOOMINGDALE, Mich. (WOOD) - The village of Bloomingdale has agreed to pay a $19,000 settlement to its former police chief, who was suspended after a conviction for assaulting his wife.

In exchange, former chief John Josten has agreed to sign a letter of resignation dated May 22, 2009, his last day on the job.

The village will pay $9,000 and its insurance company through the Michigan Municipal League will pay the remaining $10,000, village trustee Thomas Barczak said.

"It's what we offered him in the spring before all this blew up," Barczak told 24 Hour News 8 on Thursday.

The village council approved the settlement Tuesday. It calls for the chief to drop the lawsuit he filed against the village over his suspension.

Josten alleged the council suspended him without the 30-day notice required by his contract.

His attorney, Douglas Merrow, said Josten has agreed to the settlement.

Josten, who has a history of assaults, was suspended without pay after he assaulted his wife -- Allegan County Deputy Jodi Josten -- in April.

He allegedly threw a glass during an argument that hit his wife in the shoulder.

Josten pleaded guilty, was given up to one year probation and ordered to pay $415 in fines and other costs. But the case will be dismissed if he completes court-ordered therapy.

He received a year of probation for assault and battery in 1978 in Portage, and was charged in 2004 with assaulting a man. That case was dismissed after he was placed on prosecutorial probation.

Josten's suspension divided Bloomingdale, a village of 500 people in northern Van Buren County, leading to recall petitions that were approved against three council members. The recall election is set for Feb. 23.

A successful recall could lead to Josten's re-hiring, Merrow said.

"I understand he's got very strong backing in the community," the attorney said. "His performance there has just been stellar."











Bloomingdale, a one-cop town until now
Chief suspended; he claims retaliation
Updated: Thursday, 10 Sep 2009, 6:23 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 10 Sep 2009, 11:00 AM EDT
WOOD TV 8 NEWS
Ken Kolker
http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/Bloomingdale_a_one_cop_town_until_now

BLOOMINGDALE, Mich. (WOOD) - This is a tiny village with a police department normally half the size of TV's Mayberry. It was a one-cop town -- until now.

And, that has torn apart this village, leaving it without a police chief, and, without a police department.

"He can't patrol," said Village Council Member Thomas Barczak. "We're not paying him."

Chief John Josten blames the Village Council. "I do believe it's a retaliatory motive that they've had," for arrests he's made of village council members or their relatives, Josten told 24 Hour News 8.

Bloomingdale is in northern Van Buren County, southwest of Allegan. Home to slightly more than 500 people -- a farming community, an old railroad town without a railroad.

Josten, who has a history of assaults, is suspended without pay and expects to lose his job after he assaulted his wife -- Allegan County Deputy Jodi Josten -- in April.

He allegedly threw a glass during an argument that hit his wife in the shoulder. He pleaded guilty in June through a domestic diversion program, was placed on up to a year probation and was ordered to pay $415 in fines and costs.

But the case will be dismissed if he completes court-ordered therapy.

Allegan County Judge William Baillargeon amended his probation, allowing Josten to carry a gun for work.

Many in the village support him. Some have signed a petition to force the village to keep Josten, who has worked there nearly 18 years. His contract, obtained by 24 Hour News 8 through the Freedom of Information Act, shows he was paid $38,500 a year to work 40 hours a week.

Van Buren County on Wednesday approved a petition to recall the village president, Thomas Rock, and village council members Tony Rankins and William Rawlings. However, the county denied wording on a petition to recall two other members: Thomas Barczak and Shirley Noble.

Village residents pay 10 mills in property taxes for their own police protection. Right now, they're getting nothing for their money. State police and the Van Buren County Sheriff's Department is responding to complaints, village officials said.

Some question why Josten kept the job as long as he did -- with a 1978 assault conviction in Portage, and an assault arrest in Barry County five years ago. Details in the 1978 case were not available, though State Police records show he was placed on probation for a year and ordered to pay fines.

In the 2004 case in Barry County's Yankee Springs, court records show, he allegedly assaulted a man, threatened witnesses and "acted inappropriately" during the investigation. He was placed on "prosecutorial probation" and the case later was dismissed. Records don't indicate why.

He could lose his job by Friday.

Josten claims he's being targeted by a vindictive Village Council after he arrested two council members and the grandson of another in recent years.

"I arrested Tom Rock for assault and battery and disorderly conduct on a senior citizen," he said.

Van Buren County court records show Josten arrested Village President Thomas Rock for assaulting a man and for disorderly conduct in August 2008 -- months before Josten's most recent arrest.

The president's assault case was dismissed, but he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was ordered to pay fines.

"I've worked for other small towns -- I've worked for Bangor; I've worked for Paw Paw, which is a larger town -- but you usually don't have council members that are getting in trouble with the law," Josten said.

Rock refused to comment about Josten's retaliation allegations, saying that the chief was "suspended and terminated for cause." He says the village has treated the chief fairly.

There are no records available in what Josten claims was the arrest of a second village council member, or the arrest of a council member's grandson. He also claims the grandson has been "following me" and calling his grandmother -- the council member -- "telling her each move I make. I've seen her husband following me all around town, watching everything I do."

Josten said he wants the job back, but not under the current council. "I love this community," he said. "I've been here a long time. I live here. My kids go to school here. But this particular group of council members -- there's been such a breakdown with the relationship between police and them. I don't believe I could effect good law enforcement here."

01292004 - Officer Curtis Sanford - Suspended - Detroit PD

Also See:

Officer Curtis Sanford charged with felonious assault

http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2004/01/officer-curtis-sanford-detroit-police.html

BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
Minutes of the Regular Board of Police Commissioners Meeting
Thursday, January 29, 2004
The regular meeting of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners was held on
Thursday, January 29, 2004, at 3:00 p.m., at Police Headquarters, 1300 Beaubien, Rm. 328-A, Detroit, MI 48226.

4. SECRETARY’S REPORT – EXEC. DIR. GOSS
On Thursday, January 29, 2004, Police Officer Curtis Sanford, badge 5073, assigned to the Police Athletic League was suspended without pay by Chief Ella M. Bully-Cummings.

On January 29, 2004, the Professional Accountability Bureau, Internal Affairs Section, was notified of an allegation of misconduct on the part of Police Officer Curtis Sanford, badge 5073, assigned to the Police Athletic League.

More specifically, the complaint alleged that that Officer Sanford did use unjustified physical force against his eighteen (18) year old daughter (hereinafter complainant). As a result, an Internal Affairs investigation was initiated.

The investigation revealed the following:
That on January 26, 2004, Officer Sanford struck the complainant twenty-five (25) to thirty (30) times on the buttocks area with a belt as a means of reprimanding her for continuing a relationship with a young man that he disapproved. The complainant sustained injuries to the buttocks area, which makes it difficult for her to sit down, use the bathroom, and/or wear pants.

On January 28, 2004, the complainant was attending class at Wayne State University located in the city of Detroit, when Officer Sanford appeared in the classroom causing a disruption. The professor contacted Wayne State Police wherein the complainant advised the police that she was afraid of her father.

Thereupon, Officer Sanford was taken into custody and remains in the Thirteenth Precinct holding facility pending arraignment.

On January 29, 2004, felony warrant #04-56059 was issued against Officer Sanford charging him with Felonious Assault contrary to MCL 750.82. Felonious Assault is punishable as a felony with four years in prison and/or a fine of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). Officer Sanford is scheduled to appear for arraignment in Thirty-Sixth District Court on today's date in the late afternoon.

Based on the above circumstances, it is recommended that Officer Sanford be charged with, but not limited to, the following violation of the Detroit Police Department Rules and Regulations:
Minutes of the Regular BPC Meeting
Tuesday, January 29, 2004
Page 9
CHARGE: CONDUCT UNBECOMING AN OFFICER; CONTRARY TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS, THIS BEING IN VIOLATION OF DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS SECTION 102.3-5.7, (3).Unless contravened by this Commission, the above suspension without pay will stand.There were no contraventions to the above suspension.

01262004 - Officer Curtis Sanford - Detroit PD

On January 26, 2004,  Detroit Police Officer Curtis Sanford beat his daughter with his belt. Officer Sanford struck his daughter between 25 - 30 times with the belt.

Officer Curtis Sanford was arrested and charged with felonious assault.





BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
Minutes of the Regular Board of Police Commissioners Meeting
Thursday, January 29, 2004
The regular meeting of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners was held on
Thursday, January 29, 2004, at 3:00 p.m., at Police Headquarters, 1300 Beaubien, Rm. 328-A, Detroit, MI 48226.

4. SECRETARY’S REPORT – EXEC. DIR. GOSSOn Thursday, January 29, 2004, Police Officer Curtis Sanford, badge
5073, assigned to the Police Athletic League was suspended without pay by
Chief Ella M. Bully-Cummings.

On January 29, 2004, the Professional Accountability Bureau, Internal Affairs Section, was notified of an allegation of misconduct on the part of Police Officer Curtis Sanford, badge 5073, assigned to the Police Athletic League.

More specifically, the complaint alleged that that Officer Sanford did use unjustified physical force against his eighteen (18) year old daughter (hereinafter complainant). As a result, an Internal Affairs investigation was initiated.

The investigation revealed the following:
That on January 26, 2004, Officer Sanford struck the complainant twenty-five (25) to thirty (30) times on the buttocks area with a belt as a means of reprimanding her for continuing a relationship with a young man that he disapproved. The complainant sustained injuries to the buttocks area, which makes it difficult for her to sit down, use the bathroom, and/or wear pants.

On January 28, 2004, the complainant was attending class at Wayne State University located in the city of Detroit, when Officer Sanford appeared in the classroom causing a disruption. The professor contacted Wayne State Police wherein the complainant advised the police that she was afraid of her father.

Thereupon, Officer Sanford was taken into custody and remains in the Thirteenth Precinct holding facility pending arraignment.

On January 29, 2004, felony warrant #04-56059 was issued against Officer Sanford charging him with Felonious Assault contrary to MCL 750.82. Felonious Assault is punishable as a felony with four years in prison and/or a fine of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). Officer Sanford is scheduled to appear for arraignment in Thirty-Sixth District Court on today's date in the late afternoon.

Based on the above circumstances, it is recommended that Officer Sanford be charged with, but not limited to, the following violation of the Detroit Police Department Rules and Regulations:
Minutes of the Regular BPC Meeting
Tuesday, January 29, 2004
Page 9
CHARGE: CONDUCT UNBECOMING AN OFFICER; CONTRARY TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS, THIS BEING IN VIOLATION OF DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS SECTION 102.3-5.7, (3).Unless contravened by this Commission, the above suspension without pay will stand.There were no contraventions to the above suspension.

01162004 - Officer David Fazekas - Charges dismissed - Utica PD

Domestic violence charges dropped against officer
Police command reviewing case internally
The Source
Friday, January 16, 2004
http://www.sourcenewspapers.com/articles/2004/01/16/news/news7.txt

Domestic violence charges filed against a Utica police officer have been dismissed and are not likely to be reinstated.

The charges against David Fazekas were dropped recently after the complainant in the case did not show up in court.

The case had been dismissed without prejudice in November, meaning that charges could be reinstated and court proceedings could continue.

The charges were reauthorized and a new date set. That date was changed but when the new January court date came around, a key participant in the trial again did not show up in court. So ends the criminal end of the case.

Fazekas, however, is not out of the woods as he still faces a review of his employment by the department.

"The matter is now being handled through an internal review to determine if there were any violations of departmental policies and procedures," said Utica Police Chief Michael Reaves. "Any further action will be handled internally."

The chief could not comment further on the matter because of contractual obligations and personnel directives and protocols.

Contract language indicates that if Fazekas is determined to have violated policy and procedures, he could face punishment ranging from an oral reprimand to termination of his employment.

After an off-duty altercation with his wife March 17, Fazekas was arrested by the Macomb County Sheriff's Department earlier this year. A warrant was authorized May 8.

Fazekas faced one charge of domestic violence, a 93-day misdemeanor, and later, one count of malicious use of a communications device for a harassing phone call in June.

Police reports indicate that the couple had a verbal altercation that escalated with Fazekas allegedly pushing his wife "a couple of times."

State law requires that an individual convicted of domestic violence be denied privileges to carry or own a gun, making it difficult if not impossible for a convicted police officer to hold his or her job in law enforcement.

Generally, such cases end in the termination of employment for the officer involved.

Since the incident, Fazekas has been on unpaid leave pending the resolution of his case.

Fazekas joined the force in 1998 and, working the night shift, has been a key member of the department in road enforcement. He was named Utica's Police Officer of the Year in 2002 and has been recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for his efforts in removing drunken drivers from area roadways. --Jon Ottman