tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200732682009-11-30T14:44:19.942-05:00"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."TROUBLEMAKER STAFFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162663036437749508noreply@blogger.comBlogger953125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20073268.post-65724800819606347922009-11-30T09:48:00.002-05:002009-11-30T10:04:21.393-05:00

Should the city seek a refund from RMA? Why did the city pay Nicole Pettiford? Will the city go after the officers that promoted lies for their own personal gain? What does all of this mean for the 39 officers that were discriminated against? How is Ron Rogers doing these days? I wonder if the city manager has looked into the GPD sex scandal? Maybe now we can learn what Captain Brian James

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I reported the mistake made by a police employee that sent out an Obama joke from a city computer. Bledsoe reported that it goes on a lot, but not everyone is punished. Bledsoe was correct in pointing out the differences and I appreciate all of the reporting and investigating he has done during the past. I am going to crank this blog up to full blast soon. I know you guys have been starving.

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5 year old Shaniya Davis was reported missing on 11/10/09 by her mother. On 11/14/09 police charged her mother with human trafficking and felony child abuse. Antoinette Davis, the mother, gained informal custody of her daughter on October 9, 2009. Shaniya had been staying with her father and her aunt and only visited her mother on weekends. It has been reported by the child's father that

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I got this in an email from a city email account. Jean Clodfelter of the gpd sent this email out last night to a whole bunch of people. After she realized what she had sent, she recalled it and offered an apology. An e-mail was sent from my address this morning in error. I would like to sincerely apologize to everyone who received it. Please excuse my human mistake and forgive me. Hope you

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Guilford County Sheriff's Department reported that they will be officially partnering with Pitt County in two weeks.

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Who would have thought this would become an issue for the city council elections? I certainly never thought that this would get as much attention as it has. I need to clear some things up and get a few things off of my chest regarding my involvement with the benches. First of all, please read the below email composed my Mr. Wilson (City Staff) and I. Mr. Wilsons' text is italicized.I am

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This past weekend, Greensboro Police reported a robbery that took place at 3010 Sands Drive in Greensboro NC. The location is home to the Copa Rocka night club and it has a very interesting past. The original operators of Copa Rocka previously operated the La Frontera night club which was located at 2010 East Cone Blvd. La Frontera was an adult business operating in an area not zoned for

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I follow human trafficking cases in NC closely and have started public awareness campaigns in Winston-Salem and Greensboro. This week, the Greensboro Public library will begin creating human trafficking information packages for their branches. This is part of the public awareness campaign I started.The Charlotte Police Officer in the above video says human trafficking in Charlotte is unusual.

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I got 146 votes. I am thankful for all of them. Nothing has changed here and I have no plans of going anywhere anytime soon. Many good things came from my attempt at running for city council. I will continue to be the Troublemaker.

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During the last city council meeting there was a closed session. During that closed session the council requested the personnel files of Chief Ron Rogers (left), Captain Cherry and Captain Phipps because the council has heard of the alleged sex scandal that is currently ripping through the department.The scandal was first reported on this blog (of course) in the comments section. Allegedly,

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Over at Ed Cone's there is a discussion about the Greenway benches. Brian Higgins asked me the following question in the comment section.Brian wrote: "Really Ben?...why can't the problem get solved? Especially when there has been no effort to get everyone at the table to try and solve the problem. So, if moving the benches doesn't solve the problem, remind me why we moved them. Brian is

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The benches on the Greenway will be removed tomorrow and could be gone by lunch time. I will have more soon! TDBS just took one on the chin!

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I got this letter and I am assuming some council members got it as well. I am sure that some of this is true and have heard all of it previously. SGT. Graves?

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I am currently the hot dog King on East Market Street!TDBS had a sign at a certain East Market Street location but did not have permission. I guess she feels like she has a right to do whatever she pleases. I pulled her illegal and unwanted sign up and, well...watch the video below!

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The Elect Ben Holder Truck is ready and I am going to go cook hot dogs in District 1. Today's spot is John's Curb Market on East Market Street! Vote for me cuz the Hot Dogs are free!

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I called a press conference yesterday and two media outlets covered the event. News 14 sent a camera man and the News and Record sent a photographer. Amanda Lehmert from the News and Record also attended. The press conference included some small talk and a two minute speech.My speech was about the following statement that was made by Greensboro Police Officer, AJ Blake. "It's obvious I can't

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I have heard concerns from several people and feel a need to bring attention to a comment made by recently reinstated Greensboro Police Officer AJ Blake.From the N&R:"It's obvious I can't work with (the gang squad)," Blake said. "The threats would be coming more from them than the criminals." Press Conference Info Below!When: Monday September 28 at 10:00 amWhere: Phil G. McDonald Plaza (behind

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AJ Blake, a police officer who was charged with assaulting a female, has been reinstated to the Greensboro Police Department. Blake was charged and fired before a court of law acquitted him. Police Chief Tim Bellamy and his department recommended Blake's termination. However, Interim City Manager Bob Morgan overruled the decision and hired AJ Blake back today. Blake did receive a demotion and

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It's almost election time and some people did not know they have been moved out of their District. Today, the N&R began to clear the muddy water and let folks know what happened. "In 2008 after the city annexed about 10,000 new residents, 26 precincts were moved to new districts."Now we know why districts were changed, but do we know what districts changed? The N&R attempted to break that down

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For those of who that don't know, LAX is a strip club located at 2216 MLK. There have been complaints about the club's neon sign as well as other negative accusations about the club. The club is located in the building that once housed Pandora's Box (adult video store) and Kyoto Movie Mates. The Asian movie mates operation was shut down when officers charged Kim Bok Gruhn for maintaining a

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Yesterday a vehicle was reported being stolen from Jackson Middle School. Around 7pm, GPD noticed the stolen vehicle on Florida Street and it was on! The chase went through Glenwood with many GPD cars rolling down Oak Street. GPD captured the suspect near Aycock. One Officer reported minor injuries.

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2000 block Maywood-1

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The first camera that many people pointed to as proof that there was no crime on the Greenway has been replaced by another camera because the first camera didn't work. Both of the cameras are city owned. TDBS could have reported the cameras as not working to help improve the situation. Instead, she gave a really silly answer. Watch part of her presentation from the last meeting below."I guess

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