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Florida man arrested for quitting job in the middle of transporting prison inmates, deputies say

An Orlando man was arrested after he drove a van full of prison inmates off-course and refused to stop while traveling in North Carolina, deputies said.

On Tuesday, around 9 a.m., deputies received a call to be on the lookout for an inmate transport van traveling on I-40 in Statesville, North Carolina.

The caller was the owner of the inmate transport company and reported the driver was off course and refusing to return the van. The driver, Joshua James Pinquet, had four inmates in the locked cargo area of the van.

Another employee was traveling in the van with Pinquet, who was texting the transport company owner, deputies said.

Pinquet told the owner that he was quitting his job in the middle of the trip and refused to stop at the intended destination for the prisoners.

Deputies stopped the van in I-40 and learned Pinquet was supposed to stop at a location in Hickory with the inmates, but refused to stop.

Pinquet was charged with five counts of felony second-degree kidnapping and felony larceny by an employee.

Source; FOX 35 Orlando

SPD Officer quits job amid allegations he worked as ‘muscle’ for a couple dealing drugs

A former Seattle Police officer is accused of cozying up to a felon and the felon’s wife in a drug trafficking operation that drew the attention of Seattle’s Office of Police Accountability.

That officer, Brandon Gandy, ultimately quit his job before being fired. Now, the state’s Criminal Justice Training Commission is piecing through his story in an attempt to determine whether his certification to work as a police officer should be revoked.

OPA records allege that Gandy worked as “muscle” for the woman when she sold drugs in her and her husband’s home. They also state that Gandy would occasionally travel with her, while armed, to make deliveries.

HOW IT BEGAN
Gandy began as a Seattle Police officer in late-2016. His personnel file, obtained through public records, doesn’t appear to have any out-of-the-ordinary incidents for several years.

However, roughly four years into his employment, there’s a major red flag.

In Oct. 2020 a complaint is filed with Seattle’s Office of Police Accountability. In it, a fellow officer’s fiancée had relayed information that her cousin and her cousin’s husband were living well-beyond their means—driving nice cars, living large and going on vacations.

That woman reportedly said her cousin, Gandy’s friend, was “into Organized Retail Theft and that she has a very close friend that is a Seattle Police officer that assists her.”

An investigation would eventually be opened, and according to records obtained by FOX 13, officers even tailed Gandy witnessing him go to the couple’s home roughly “every other day.”

15 months of phone records would later reveal that Gandy was rarely in contact with the husband, but would make or receive up to 18 calls a day on average from the woman.

Eventually, things culminated with a search warrant executed on the couple’s home. According to a “Director’s Certification Memo” from the OPA, they found 22 pounds of weed and a handgun in the home. On the fridge was a picture of Gandy and the woman, the only picture of a non-family member displayed anywhere in the house.

Gandy, as it turns out, was on vacation with the couple at the time that search warrant was carried out. The OPA report even indicates that Gandy helped the couple clean up the home when they returned from vacation.

DAMNING INTERVIEWS
The OPA indicates that the husband, a convicted felon, was told that statements he made to their investigators couldn’t be used against him in a criminal case.

He then told interviewers how he was involved in “illegal narcotics trafficking,” and how his wife met Gandy at a casino she worked at part-time. The man described Gandy as a “crazy alcoholic,” and that he was aware of how they made their living.

He even relayed that Gandy “acted as ‘muscle’” for his wife when she made drug deals.

Neither the husband nor wife ever admitted to paying Gandy for his work. Instead, she described to investigators how she and her husband “would often pay cash for [Gandy’s] trips and hotels when he vacationed with them.”

FOX 13 News was able to track down the woman by phone during our own investigation into the matter. She referred to Gandy as a “close friend,” but rebuffed multiple questions about her connection to him. When asked about dealing drugs, she hung up the phone.

NO CHARGES FILED, GANDY QUITS
Despite a lengthy investigation, there was a belief that charges would never stick to Gandy.

Both the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to file criminal charges.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office noted that there was limited evidence that tied Gandy to his active participation in the alleged activities.

In fact, Gandy refused to take part in the investigation into his alleged activities throughout the case, writing OPA investigators in July 2022 that he resigned and would no longer have union representation for an interview, so he was declining.

“I would also like to add that all of the allegation alleged against me are completely and utterly false,” Gandy wrote.

In the finalized report from Seattle Police, it was noted that if Gandy had not resigned, he would have been fired for misconduct in absence of criminal charges.

FOX 13 News asked Gandy to share his side of the story for our report. He responded in an email, saying in part, “You have no idea what you’re talking about… I have consulted my attorneys.”

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
In the past, it was possible for officers to resign from one department and resurface at another to avoid punishment.

There are new checks and balances meant to stop that. In 2020, Washington legislators passed Senate Bill 5051.

That bill changed a number of things, including the process to de-certify law enforcement officers.

Prior to the passage of SB 5051, the Criminal Justice Training Commission could only review officer’s certification if they received a complaint from the department an officer worked at. They also had a small number of investigators, too few to handle the sheer size of the complaints they’d later receive when the law changed to include civilian complaints.

Thanks to SB 5051’s passage, one of the investigators on Gandy’s case—who had since retired—was able to write CJTC over his concern that Gandy hadn’t shown up on the entity’s list of officers with a revoked certification.

Source; FOX 13 Seattle

A True Nightmare: Not One, But Two Cross-Country Skiers Suffered From A Frozen Penis During A Recent World Cup Race

Calle Halfvarsson told the media he had to spend ten minutes heating his appendage in a tent where competitors warm-up post race.

Speaking to Swedish outlet Expressen after recovering, the 34-year-old said: “I have frozen my penis. For real. Damn, I had to lie in there [warm-up tent] for ten minutes to warm it up.

“It hurts so damn much. It’s terrible. It’s lucky that I’m going to have my second child, because this is going to be difficult in the future if I’m going to continue like this.”

Asked if he could describe the pain, Halfvarsson replied: “No. Those who know, they know.

Christ almighty. You can’t be out here talking about frozen penises all willy nilly like this. I’ve long thought a broken kneecap sounded like the most disgusting injury one could suffer. Not the worst, just disgusting factor for an injury. I’ve now changed my mind. You don’t beat frozen penis. You sure as shit don’t break TWO frozen cocks. I’m not talking about two racers in this case either. I’m talking about the other guy who has suffered it twice now:

Halfvarsson wasn’t the only one to pick up the affliction, with Finn Remi Lindholm also requiring treatment.

Lindholm had previously frozen his penis during the Beijing Olympics and after doing so again in Ruka, he told the media: “It’s bad.”

Dude, what? I’m all for competitive spirit and resiliency but if you suffer a frozen dick you gotta sit out. Just retire on the spot. There’s not one person who would blame you or talk bad about you. Look at the quote. Those who know, they know. I don’t know what a frozen penis feels like but I assume it’s terrifying. Think about it. On a day where we have Chaps and WSD arguing about whether or not you can cum in space, we got two guys out here trying to battle back from frozen cock syndrome. They gotta worry if they can cum in a few days, not in space. That’s the real battle here.

Really this is just a win for those of us who stay inside. You know what sucks? The cold. It’s miserable, no one should like being outside in the cold. You can talk about layering up but take it from this story and quotes. You are on the verge of dealing with frozen twig and berries. That doesn’t happen on a recliner. Shit, my recliner has a heating option so I have to worry about scorching my dick more than it being frozen.

We talk about nightmare scenarios all the time here but this is it. This is the battle I don’t ever want to experience.

Source; Barstool Sports

France Hails ‘Calm’ New Year’s Eve as ‘Only’ 745 Vehicles Set on Fire

French authorities have hailed New Year’s Eve as a success for having a “calm” night in which only 745 vehicles were set on fire and nearly 400 people were arrested.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin proclaimed on Monday that the start of 2024 was “calm” by French standards, saying that “vehicle fires are down by 10 per cent, as are mortar fire against law enforcement which is down by 80 per cent.”

“This night again alongside the police mobilized for our security. Thank you to them for their commitment. Major festivities took place peacefully, particularly in Paris, where more than a million people gathered,” Darmanin added.

The minister of the interior acknowledged that there were “small scuffles in Bordeaux and Nîmes” but said “things are going as calmly as possible… it’s calmer than last year but there are a lot more people.”

However, despite the reduction over last year, there were still 745 vehicles set ablaze throughout the country during the festivities and 389 people were arrested for various criminal acts, Le Figaro reported.

The country was on high alert for a possible terror attack, with tensions across Europe raised in the wake of the outbreak of war in Israel following the Islamist Hamas terror attacks on October 7th.

There have already been two suspected Islamist terror attacks in France since then, with a teacher being stabbed to death by an illegal migrant and a man being killed and two others left injured in a stabbing spree near the Eiffel Tower by a man who is reported to have shouted out “Allahu Akbar” during the rampage last month.

To deter further terror attacks, France mobilised nearly 100,000 police officers and soldiers to Paris for New Year’s Eve, introduced a 12:30 am curfew for festivities, prohibited the sale of alcohol and knives in certain areas, and imposed police searches for those wishing to enter the main areas for the celebration.

Paris police prefect Laurent Nunez said following the evening that “the police are doing extremely tough work” and that New Year’s Eve was used by law enforcement as a practice for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games to ensure the safety of hundreds of thousands of people gathering in the city, particularly along the Champs-Élysées.

Source; Breitbart

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