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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:40 PM Mar 2016

Flint burglary where water files stored 'an inside job,' police chief says

FLINT, MI -- Mystery still surrounds an unsolved December break-in at an executive office inside City Hall where Flint water files were kept.

As of Friday, March 18, there were still no suspects in the case, and officials say it may never be known what -- other than a TV -- was taken.

But the city's new police chief Tim Johnson says it's too suspicious that there was a break-in where important documents were kept, just as investigations began heating up and decision makers were beginning to be held accountable.

"It was definitely an inside job. The power cord (to the TV) wasn't even taken. The average drug user knows that you'd need the power cord to be able to pawn it," Johnson said.

The office was not assigned to any city employees at the time of the break-in, city officials have said.

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Flint burglary where water files stored 'an inside job,' police chief says (Original Post) n2doc Mar 2016 OP

It ain't the crime, it's the cover up. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #1

... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #7

Marvelous sig line.......... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #9

Thanks... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #10

My guess, Governor Snyder's goons.. mountain grammy Mar 2016 #2

You win the thread malaise Mar 2016 #8

Snyder's goons posed as pro-union thugs during right to work debate. MinM Mar 2016 #14

I'm shocked that these documents were never secured by the investigation. FarPoint Mar 2016 #3

Watergate ... surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #4

Though probably not 2naSalit Mar 2016 #5

Given that the entire Flint Water Department's records are on actual cards in filing cabinets.... Hekate Mar 2016 #11

really? surrealAmerican Mar 2016 #12

Upgrading a system takes $$$$$$ and a government willing to spend it. Flint is a poor town... Hekate Mar 2016 #13

Okay we get it...nobody knows what was in there or if anything was stolen. Rex Mar 2016 #6

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

1. It ain't the crime, it's the cover up.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:47 PM

Mar 2016

Let's hope this investigation is not dropped.
There ought to be plenty of public queries and scrutiny on this.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

7. ...

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 08:57 PM

Mar 2016

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

9. Marvelous sig line..........

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:09 PM

Mar 2016

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

10. Thanks...

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:15 PM

Mar 2016

I stole it from an article here- I think the line was uttered by a 7 or 8 year old. Yes, that's it. It was from a video of kids reacting to watching Donald Trump.

mountain grammy

(26,619 posts)

2. My guess, Governor Snyder's goons..

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:51 PM

Mar 2016

The man's a total thug.

malaise

(268,955 posts)

8. You win the thread

Reply to mountain grammy (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:00 PM

Mar 2016

Who else???

MinM

(2,650 posts)

14. Snyder's goons posed as pro-union thugs during right to work debate.

Reply to mountain grammy (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 21, 2016, 12:30 AM

Mar 2016

So your take is spot on.

Daily Kos: Fox News' Steven Crowder becomes a provocateur...

FarPoint

(12,351 posts)

3. I'm shocked that these documents were never secured by the investigation.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:53 PM

Mar 2016

surrealAmerican

(11,360 posts)

4. Watergate ...

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:55 PM

Mar 2016

... now available in leaded.

I hope those documents were backed up off site.

2naSalit

(86,572 posts)

5. Though probably not

Reply to surrealAmerican (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 07:59 PM

Mar 2016

...accidentally on purpose.

Hekate

(90,658 posts)

11. Given that the entire Flint Water Department's records are on actual cards in filing cabinets....

Reply to surrealAmerican (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:28 PM

Mar 2016

... there's probably no backup.

It was one of those jaw-dropping moments when Rachel showed film of the office where the customer records are kept. All the information -- addresses, names, everything -- is written on cards in ink, or sometimes typed, and stored in file drawers in a room of file cabinets. Nothing -- nothing -- is computerized for retrieval.

surrealAmerican

(11,360 posts)

12. really?

Reply to Hekate (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:55 PM

Mar 2016

This is very hard to believe.

Hekate

(90,658 posts)

13. Upgrading a system takes $$$$$$ and a government willing to spend it. Flint is a poor town...

Reply to surrealAmerican (Reply #12)

Sun Mar 20, 2016, 01:34 AM

Mar 2016

....and the goddamned governor of the state took the advice of ALEC on how to save money by switching their water from the glacial lake to the industrially polluted river.

That's how the poor wretches got in this fix. Afew years ago they had safe clean water. Now they have water that according to Rachel is rated more appropriately as toxic runoff.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

6. Okay we get it...nobody knows what was in there or if anything was stolen.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 08:01 PM

Mar 2016

Boy they sure did say that a lot...so...after cleaning up, is there anything missing?

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