Of course Meiers complaint that he was being forced out of North Naples was unfouded, thats how you cover something up.

How can he expect not to be terminated? Look at his record. That speaks for itself. What goes around, comes around.

One of many reasons why I've been self employed for 25 years! When something goes wrong I look in the mirror. Sounds like a major ego and control issue to me!

The confrontation at the beach doesn't sound like an exhibition of leadership, it sounds like a superior flexing his power and demanding the subordinate be properly subdued in his presence.

How do we spell coverup?

Mr.Meier, if you will submit to a polygraph vis-a-vie the 91 year old man, I will pay for it. You can clear your name with this former cop. What say? I'll turn the results over to PRB, regardless of the outcome. Hopefully it will put some questions to rest. Contact me for a sit-down, and I'll set it up.

Sounds like a nice offer, perhaps Storrar and Hunter can the same deal?

676 - Good for you.

Ryan - Why must you bring up non related issues in your article. Do you sleep next to Hunter?

How about some collective bargaining for these deputies. This PRB does is a very biased outfit.

Excuse my last post.

Should read: This PRB is a very biased outfit. The duputies are at their mercy.

#2 Posted by k9ginx2
If he was such an awful,bad,insubordinate POS how exactly did he last 13 years without being terminated?
He must've been doing something right to make the rank of Corporal and stay that long huh?
I am by no means defending this officer but it does seem like there is more to this story then is being offered in this Naples Daily Rag story...
I think 676 is on the money, do a polygraph and clear your name...

Just sick.

What investigation? The kid wandered away and was safely reunited with the father...no investigation...no wasted blasteded report. Bohannon is obsessed with paperwork because he is trying to get promoted. Not so long ago he would violate policy sideways and do NO paperwork. Now he is in charge and hypocritical. Good luck Karl Meier...you got screwed.

Good luck Karl. You were a target & everyone knows once a target watch out. Karl had been there long enough they are trying to force out the long timers that don't want to participate in all these coverups & other things they do. Prisco was after Karl. The Lt. told the Sgt. who wrote one of his evaluations to change it cause the Lt. said he didn't like Karl & told the Sgt. to make him look bad. When the Sgt. said no the Lt. told him to watch his back he was gunning for him. This is how the place works. See why change was needed not with Kevin it will never happen.

Driving a patrol car while intoxicated.
Sweet Jesus.

Nightranger, you better go back a lot farther that that if your going to point fingers. He wasn't the only one. This is just chicken scratch compared to the big boys.

Karl Meier is an out of control MORON who should have never been hired in the first place. I'm surprised he lasted this long. As for Lauer,Martin,Llocra, these are the few lazy disgrunteled "DO NOTHING DEPUTIES" who complain about everthing.They always go against the adminstration. He was a jerk to his supervisor and should have been fired right on the spot. Yes, I do work in North Naples and I am very proud of our district.

Lawyerboy (son of neo-nazi Williams.....)

Not surprised that you have these views...

Jadip811, I'm sorry to say, but the only reason Karl hasn't been fired before now is because it's a good-ol-boy system at the CCSO. Karl is only one of many who would have been canned a LONG time ago had they worked for any other agency. I mean seriously... even the PRB (internal affairs) outcome on the DUI in his PATROL CAR while OFF DUTY, states he lied during the investigation. The only reason he wasn’t arrested for the DUI was because it wasn't a sworn officer who put him behind the wheel. Where do YOU work? Do you honestly believe you would have NOT been fired for the same action? Not to mention the press and bloggers have been very nice in this article, because if you pull this POS's file, you will need a 3-ring binder to flip through it all. It amazes me what some people get fired for and what others only get a slap on the wrist for. At the SO... it's all about who you know. One word for you Karl…… KARMA!!

Man, I gotta get outta here. INSANE

bullhalsey,

If someone had "lost" their four year old child, I would hope that the responding officers would at least ask some questions as part of their investigation, even if the child was "later found". Possible child endangerment or neglect charges come to mind. Do they wait until the kid is picked up by a stanger and molested or killed due to the parent's lack of supervision? You don't have to crucify them, but for God's sake, don't just blow it off. Deputy Bohannon sounds like like someone I would want supervising the officers in my own neighborhood. As a supervisor, demanding performance from your subordinates is not unreasonable and those pointing to allegations of a supervisor's past history sound like spoiled, resentful children. Grow up.

I sincerely hope Meier finds his calling. His track record with the CCSD suggests that he had a long term discipline and an attitude problem so it does not surprise me that Toesmom and other failed Ortino election trolls would try to make him a martyr. With Deputy Lauer as one of his mentors, who would have guessed?

Hey lawyerboy if you work in North Naples like you say, then you know all about bonehead and his past behaviour. There are no saints in this story. Did you know that Bonehead was singled out by a civilian review commity as being prone to violence. As for Priscoe, he's a suckup moron who was promoted way beyond his capabilities, he is a very poor leader. The only thing he does well is kiss butt.

The North end has gotten progresively worse since Priscoe was made LT. It's even worse than the East end if you can beleive that. Everyone knows what's going on up there. Priscoe is out of control and letting his monkey boy Walker run wild is only making matters worse. North Naples needs a good house cleaning.

I just hope that Hunter cleans house before Rambosk takes over. I hate to see him weighted down by these idiots.

#18 Posted by painfullyobvious
If what you state is true then this is a blessing for Karl. He got to walk away with a little dignity and possibly be able to apply with another agency elsewhere if he so chooses.
I have personally known and previously worked with Bohannon.
We used to be very tight friends. I talked him into getting a corrections job at DOC before his current CCSO job. Neal was a jeweler at Service Merchandise several years ago if you can beleive that before DOC. Neal is a hardas*, and I hear he is a good supervisor but he has his faults like everyone else. Neal is a good old boy so I think that has to also be taken into consideration as well. And I actually went to high school with Prisco, my sister dated him a bit in high school although I never actually knew him well, I knew of him.
Although I can't speak for both Neal and Andy now maybe it is good that this officer got weeded out and is no longer with CCSO...

Interesting

Why doesn't Hunter turn the Hendricks investigation over to FDLE in order to remove any doubt of conflict? Is there any good reason other than a coverup?

Hey Truth...

Pull up that call and you'll see what BS it was! No need to jump out of your shorts and waste man hours writing a report to bump your numbers. You think GNeal and his buddies don't sit around and brag to each other about "how many reports their guys write"? It's crap and it slows down work...no citizen demanded a report...no injury...no complaint...no property damage...not even a blasted stranger in the area!

That horse%^&&* makes people hate road patrol...but it gets supervisors promoted.

Not so many years ago G was punching people in the face and forgetting to do the paper...now he is a hypocrite seeking promotion.

Karl was no saint, but they just should have transferred him a long time ago and let him work.

Good luck Karl!

Wow! I don't know what to say.

My family and I live in North Naples.

I only hope that the level of police protection for the area is not in jeopardy due to all the internal problems.

I hope that the sheriff elect will address internal problems and remove or replace personnel as needed.

I will say it again, fire the ones' that deserve it, promote the ones that earned it, and hire the ones that can help improve it.

The community is waiting and watching.

Expect the serious calls to be taken very seriously.

My husband is retired NYPD and he just sits back and laughs at the crap that goes on here with the Collier County Sheriffs. I use to work for a interior decorating company whose son is now in charge of the Jail. Talk about a cover up. He and another (black) officer were partners. Both were found with drugs they took. Funny the black officer was fired. The other was given the position as head of the jail. Man I need to move to a normal place.

All Sheriffs Office posters need to shut up and stop airing their "opinion" on such a public site. If you cant say it to their face, don't say it at all.

bullhalsey,

Do you really feel such animosity toward this guy Bohannon that you would hold up deputy Meier as a cause to champion? I am sure he is a nice guy and has done some great things while with the CCSD, but his attitude and disciplinary record speak volumes.

I don't expect our deputies to be saints, but I do expect that they do their jobs in a professional way. That means no driving intoxicated in a patrol car, no divisive and disrespectful laptop messages and no acting like a spoiled child on a scene butting heads with a supervisor. Spin it how you like, but it seems that Meier had "nine lives" in his career and managed to go through just about all of them with his behaviour.

they are all crooks!

monkaboy..they are not all crooks..these officers are serious about what they do.

So when an officer makes a face about doing his job in front of taxpayers to his boss, this could be a lil problem.

I dunno...could be me....

The guy obviously has some issues about following through with his duties.

Not sure how many deputies are employed by the Sheriff's Office but here is my take: Each time I read a Sheriff's Office article, it involves the same characters Lauer, Llorca, Martin, Williams, etc. It seems to me that 10% of the deputies create 90% of the problems. Pretty consistent with other large corporations. For all the other Deputies, Firemen, and first responders, I SALUTE YOU! We never hear about the wonderful things you do every day when you go to work. It is ashame that we are subjected to these articles everyday by the NDN. How about equal reporting and lets show some good things that are going on in the community.

Truth...

I do not paint Karl as a "champion". I have not animosity toward his supervisor. I simply isolate this incident to be what it was...nothing! I know very well what Karl was, and I know what his supervisors are.

Some of these guys get caught up in the politics and race for promotion and forget about the spirit of policing. Just do good for the community, your family and you agency. If you are good at what you do, you may get promoted in due time...no need to leave foot prints on someone's back to get there.

Relax...it is Naples...not Detroit!

#29 - do you keep a plunger in your home? Yeah I remember that one!

#29 - and how about a cell phone I would not want to see any one get shot almost 50 times for holding a cell phone. I remember that one too!

If you dont like it go back to NYC!!!!!!!!!

factteller,

Cheap shots and beneath you. It is not surprising that someone from NYPD would think it is funny what they read about the CCSD. They are really laughing because they see things that make headlines here and get peole in an uproar that would be completely ignored in NYC.

Not a cheap shot at all

The problem starts with Bohannon and Prisco. They have the North end all screwed up. Their job is to get other deputies in trouble. No one has taken the time to see that and what they are doing. I understand that we need to get rid of bad seeds so then do it by getting rid of these two clowns. Hunter didnt do that, and Rambosk wont either, only time will tell when extreme damage has been done by these two.

Bless you Karl and good luck!!!!