Monday, September 20, 2010

I hope this goes to trial

marijuana.jpgSometimes it’s hard to tell the cops from the robbers. That’s more or less what defense attorney Robert Pelier told the press about his client, Hialeah Gardens Police Detective Lawrence Perez. The federal government, for its part, alleges that Detective Perez conspired with one “Negro” and one “Chuchi” to rob a marijuana stash house. The news accounts don’t mention the aliases of Detective Perez’s alleged co-conspirators, but I thought you should know. Negro is supposedly a drug dealer and wanted Detective Perez’s help to rob a competitor. You would never know all this from the indictment, which sticks to the tried-and-true charges of attempting to possess with intent to distribute and conspiring to do so. Thankfully, the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s press releases fill the lacuna of narrative detail. The government and Detective Perez stipulated to a $50,000 corporate surety bond before Magistrate Judge McAliley. Federal Public Defender Kathleen Williams’ office was appointed to represent Negro. There is no record of Chuchi having had his initial appearance. Judge Jordan has the case.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I heard Chuchi and Negro called the detective "chapita." Chapita in espanol means little badge.

Anonymous said...

Chapita is a noun. It means COP.

Anonymous said...

I hope this goes to trial too, because this guy is going to get, as us Cubans say, serious "pow pow."

Anonymous said...

I worked with this guy, just another example of strippers and cops DONT MIX. A 2 yr patrol officer made detective by a chief that doesnt have a clue. Let run loose never clear any cases just drive around in an unmarked with tight shirts and make contacts with dirtbags, which later became friends. Over all an ok cop, but who I really feel sorry for is his now fatherless kid.

Anonymous said...

wow.. So many shit talkers..