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03-15-2002, 06:17 PM
http://www.myinky.com/ecp/local_news/article/0,1626,ECP_745_1031505,00.html
Policeman allegedly makes phony 911 call
By JOE ATKINSON Courier & Press staff writer
An Evansville police officer allegedly made a false 911 call to divert a female officer whose presence at a "bachelor party" type of activity at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge may have hindered fellow officers' wishes to watch a pornographic film.
The incident follows another officer's suspension in a racially charged incident earlier this week. The Rev. Adrian Brooks, one of the three Police Merit Board members who handed down that suspension, said the latest incident was a disappointment.
"It's not been a good week for the Police Department," Brooks said. "Unfortunately, a small number of individuals are clouding the reputations of an otherwise good group of police officers."
FOP President D.J. Thompson said policy changes already have been implemented at the lodge, 801 Court St., after the incident, in which officer Jeff Breivogel allegedly called 911 to report a bogus shooting in officer Stacey Spaulder's district. Spaulder was dispatched to the reported address.
Breivogel and several other officers were "celebrating" a colleague's pending divorce, Thompson said, and wanted to turn on a pornographic movie. "One of the officers was getting divorced, and I think some people had gotten together, and that's just what it ended up with - that kind of entertainment," Thompson said. "As far as I know, from talking to (Spaulder), she had never mentioned she had asked to turn it off. I just don't think they wanted to offend (her)."
With that in mind, Breivogel, who has been awarded several decorations in his eight years on the force, allegedly borrowed another officer's cellular phone and called 911.
While attempting to adopt a female voice, he allegedly told the operator that his name was Jane Johnson, and that there had been a shooting on the 600 block of Taylor Road, which is Spaulder's district.
"I live in the 600 block of Taylor, and I just heard some shots fired and there's somebody laying on the ground," said the caller, who allegedly was Breivogel. "I just heard two shots, and somebody's laying on the ground ... that's all I know."
When the dispatcher asked about the caller's cell phone number, Breivogel allegedly said he didn't know, because he had found the phone lying on the ground after hearing the shots.
After discovering the 1-minute call was phony, police went back and traced the call to the cellular phone and confronted the owner, who allegedly told them Breivogel had made the call.
Assistant Police Chief Kent Burnworth refused to comment on the investigation, saying only that it was "an internal investigation, and it's continuing."
March 15, 2002
if you go to the link above, you can hear the alleged call
Policeman allegedly makes phony 911 call
By JOE ATKINSON Courier & Press staff writer
An Evansville police officer allegedly made a false 911 call to divert a female officer whose presence at a "bachelor party" type of activity at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge may have hindered fellow officers' wishes to watch a pornographic film.
The incident follows another officer's suspension in a racially charged incident earlier this week. The Rev. Adrian Brooks, one of the three Police Merit Board members who handed down that suspension, said the latest incident was a disappointment.
"It's not been a good week for the Police Department," Brooks said. "Unfortunately, a small number of individuals are clouding the reputations of an otherwise good group of police officers."
FOP President D.J. Thompson said policy changes already have been implemented at the lodge, 801 Court St., after the incident, in which officer Jeff Breivogel allegedly called 911 to report a bogus shooting in officer Stacey Spaulder's district. Spaulder was dispatched to the reported address.
Breivogel and several other officers were "celebrating" a colleague's pending divorce, Thompson said, and wanted to turn on a pornographic movie. "One of the officers was getting divorced, and I think some people had gotten together, and that's just what it ended up with - that kind of entertainment," Thompson said. "As far as I know, from talking to (Spaulder), she had never mentioned she had asked to turn it off. I just don't think they wanted to offend (her)."
With that in mind, Breivogel, who has been awarded several decorations in his eight years on the force, allegedly borrowed another officer's cellular phone and called 911.
While attempting to adopt a female voice, he allegedly told the operator that his name was Jane Johnson, and that there had been a shooting on the 600 block of Taylor Road, which is Spaulder's district.
"I live in the 600 block of Taylor, and I just heard some shots fired and there's somebody laying on the ground," said the caller, who allegedly was Breivogel. "I just heard two shots, and somebody's laying on the ground ... that's all I know."
When the dispatcher asked about the caller's cell phone number, Breivogel allegedly said he didn't know, because he had found the phone lying on the ground after hearing the shots.
After discovering the 1-minute call was phony, police went back and traced the call to the cellular phone and confronted the owner, who allegedly told them Breivogel had made the call.
Assistant Police Chief Kent Burnworth refused to comment on the investigation, saying only that it was "an internal investigation, and it's continuing."
March 15, 2002
if you go to the link above, you can hear the alleged call