Alabama Man Kills Himself with Stolen Police Gun
SF Gate reportsAn off-duty police officer who was also at the bar went to the bathroom and left his Glock handgun in a bathroom stall. By the time the officer realized his gun was missing, it was gone from the bathroom.
Police said Steven Michael Bradford, 25, of Bessemer, found that gun and quickly sold it to a friend, Matthew Lee Dodd, 26, also of Bessemer, for $225. Not long after, Dodd and the man who died stopped at a gas station. The gun was tucked between two front seats.
Authorities said Dodd entered the convenience store, heard a popping sound and came outside to find his friend dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Hoover police have charged Bradford with second-degree theft of lost property. Dodd has been charged with second-degree buying and receiving stolen property. Phone listings for the two men could not be found. It was unclear Saturday whether they had an attorney.
Did anyone notice what's missing? Everyone is charged with a crime except the bumbling cop who started the whole chain of events in motion.And he didn't report his gun stolen until AFTER the shooting. That should be another charge.
Gun owners, both civilian and law enforcement, are the source of all guns used in crime. They should be held responsible every time a gun flows over to the dark side.
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.
Cross posted at Mikeb302000
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Either he's really racking up the frequent flier miles or he's got some serious 'splainin to do:
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(I hope I'm not the only one that finds that caption hilarious-talk about delusions of grandeur!)
The guy's got more house names than Edward Stratemeyer!
Not an unknown practice in literary and political circles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen_name#Collective_names
A collective name, also known as a house name, is sometimes used with series fiction published under one pen name even though more than one author may have contributed to the series. In some cases the first books in the series were written by one writer, but subsequent books were written by ghost writers. For instance, many of the later books in The Saint adventure series were not written by Leslie Charteris, the originator of the series. Similarly, Nancy Drew mystery books are published as though they were written by Carolyn Keene, The Hardy Boys books are published as the work of Franklin W. Dixon, and The Bobbsey Twins series are credited to Laura Lee Hope, although several authors have been involved in each series....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army#.22P._O.27Neill.22
The IRA traditionally uses a well-known signature in its public statements, which are all issued under the pseudonym of "P. O'Neill" of the "Irish Republican Publicity Bureau, Dublin".[162] According to Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, it was Seán Mac Stiofáin, as chief of staff of the IRA, who invented the name. However, under his usage, the name was written and pronounced according to Irish orthography and pronunciation as "P. Ó Néill". According to Danny Morrison, the pseudonym "S. O'Neill" was used during the 1940s.[162]
I can hardly condemn the use of pseudonyms with a straight face (my driver's license obviously was not issued to "Friendly Iconoclast"
, it's the deliberate deception about ones' location and
life story combined with the self-important moralizing I object to.
I don't have much tolerance for self promotion at the expense of others, especially the excessive, skeezy variety exhibited here. Mike needs a tan.
That's got to be the stupidest thing I've heard today, or close to it.
BTW, being drunk in a bar with a gun is illegal, cop or not and I have arrested drunk cops before, cop or civilian, makes no difference to me, one's just as bad as the other.
Some of the stories I've heard just pushes the limit of stupidity, however, I'm on vacation for another 2 weeks so I'm not getting my daily dose of stupid. 
Joke, of course.
I'm the cop and let me say, I don't much give a fuck if you believe anything I say or not, means little to me.
I've been a cop for going on 30 years now, I've worked in several different divisions, gang unit, homicide, vice, narcotics, I'm now a supervisor. I have never been investigated for any corruption, or wrong doing, I've always been a fair and honest police officer and that's how I intend to end my career.
The vast majority of cops in the country are honest, hard working men and women who just want to make their community a little safer place for the citizens to live. Slam cops all you want, I'm used to it, I've got a thick skin, but when you need the police, we'll be there despite what you think of us.
You have a good day.
that's an indisputable fact, and the bad ones make the good ones look bad, that too is fact. I have appox. 30 officers under my command and I won't tolerate any misconduct or illegal activity out of them, I demand professionalism from them at all times, on and off the job.
I even got a rookie terminated and convicted of a crime despite the huge pressure from my superiors to alter my report, I testified honestly because I think I'm a man of integrity and I also know how the public perceive us and I didn't want to add to that.
Needless to say, I wasn't trusted for a long time, but I could live with that because I knew that I had done the right thing and that I had maintained my integrity. Turns out later that I was correct about the former officer, he was later arrested and convicted for assault and battery in another state and was sent to jail.
I am definitely enjoying my vacation, we have tickets for the Cardinals/Giants playoff series at Busch Stadium and my Cards. grabbed the home field advantage last night by beating the Giants at Pac Bell Stadium in SF.
Bradford with second-degree theft of lost property. Dodd has been charged with second-degree buying and receiving stolen property. Phone listings for the two men could not be found. It was unclear Saturday whether they had an attorney.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Ala-man-kills-himself-with-stolen-police-gun-3946254.php#ixzz29OWA1dF4
OK whats wrong here? Why would they charge Dodd with anything? Hes DEAD! What are they going to issue an arrest warrant for him when he doesn't show up in court? Charge him with contempt when he doesn't enter a plea? Seriously!
He looks way to young for that to be true.
