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Would A Cop Strangle A Puppy?

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I bet the cop killed the mom? eh? I would not put that past the pig at >all. > That remains to be seen, and i thought the same thing at first., but I think > the woman was in fear of not having a home to comeback to – remember she had > been living with them, and she also did not want to make life difficult for her > daughter, and the cop was likely the sole support of them both. > She went to live with friends or relatives, and you know darned well that the > daughter knew very much where her mother was.  I hope the prosecutors proceed > for obstrution of justice, but as usual they will prove to be the wimps they > are, after all, this is a case against a law-enforcement officer and "one of > the boys."  If this had been you or me, we’d have the book thrown at us and our > mother-in-laws returned hog-tied.  I just love the selective application of the > law in Anne Arundel County, don’t you?? > Do you think living with Mr. Hanlon was just this side of heaven for those two > women??? > The fear of these two gals tells the story. > Good Riddance, Robert J. Hanlon.  His resignation is a service to the Anne > Arundel County Police Department.

I still bet they will find out he killed the mom. Tony

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->    [Image]  News    Puppy killing case is put off >    [Image]          County police officer resigns in exchange for >                     deferring case; `I think it’s tragic’; His wife’s >    Maryland         mother, a prosecution witness, has left the area >                     By Andrea F. Siegel >    [Image] Talk >    about it         An Anne Arundel County police officer charged with >    Discuss this     strangling his family’s puppy because he was >    story            annoyed by its pre-dawn barking quit his job >    [Image] E-mail   yesterday in exchange for prosecutors setting aside >                     animal cruelty charges. >    it Send this >    story to a       Robert J. Hanlon’s resignation came as >    friend           investigators were continuing their hunt for his >                     63-year-old mother-in-law, the sole accuser in the >    [Image] [Image]  case. She vanished in mid-January when her >    [Image] [Image]  testimony was needed. >    [Image] [Image]  A county Circuit judge issued a $100,000 body >    [Image]          attachment, which is similar to an arrest warrant, >                     for her, and the local branch of the Society for >                     the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals offered a $500 >                     reward for help finding her and getting her to >                     testify. >                     As a defendant, Hanlon was not obligated to help >                     find a witness against him, and his wife said she >                     had no idea where her mother, who had lived with >                     the couple for a decade, had gone. >                     Even the most reluctant witnesses rarely disappear, >                     court veterans say. Instead, they often claim >                     memory lapses on the witness stand. >                     The misdemeanor charge of mutilatingan animal will >                     be placed in legal limbo, or "stetted," when one of >                     the more bizarre cases local prosecutors have >                     handled comes to Circuit Court on Wednesday. >                     Hanlon, 32, is receiving counseling, but that will >                     not be part of the agreement, prosecutors said. >                     Michael J. Belsky, Hanlon’s attorney, declined to >                     comment. >                     Said Kristin Riggin, spokeswoman for the state’s >                     attorney’s office: "Our primary goal was that he >                     not be allowed to retain police authority. And we >                     can monitor him." >                     Three-year window >                     The "stet" action yesterday is one step removed >                     from dropping the charge. >                     However, for up to a year, the charge could be >                     reinstated, if prosecutors feel it is warranted. >                     And, for two years after that, the charge could be >                     reactivated with the approval of a judge. >                     Investigators were about to go to an undisclosed >                     location yesterday to search for Delores Guy, who >                     had shared the Severna Park home with her daughter, >                     Teresa, and son-in-law, when the deal with Hanlon >                     was struck. >                     Hanlon, who joined the county Police Department in >                     1989, accepted the prosecutors’ offer and resigned >                     "for personal reasons." >                     He was placed on administrative leave shortly after >                     the Oct. 25 death of the puppy, but his status had >                     been changed to extended sick leave. >                     The Anne Arundel County SPCA was disappointed with >                     the development yesterday. >                     "I think it’s tragic," said Frank Branchini, >                     executive director of the organization, who said >                     violence against animals should be taken more >                     seriously. "The strongest predictor of violence to >                     people is a history of animal abuse." >                     Said Assistant State’s Attorney Shelly A. Stickell, >                     who asked to be assigned to the case: "I totally >                     feel for [the SPCA], because I am such a dog lover. >                     I totally agree with them from a nonlegal >                     standpoint. But with all the facts and >                     circumstances in this case, we felt this was the >                     best resolution all around." >                     Wife wouldn’t testify >                     Prosecutors would have had to try Hanlon without >                     their key witness. They knew six months ago that >                     Teresa Hanlon would not testify against her >                     husband, although she had taken the dog’s body out >                     of a trash can to police to press charges. >                     Still, the case could continue past next week. >                     Prosecutors will weigh whether to file >                     obstruction-of-justice or perjury charges against >                     Teresa Hanlon. >                     She told Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Clayton >                     R. Greene in May that her mother left because "she >                     said she did not want to be a witness." >                     Hanlon’s wife also said she did not know where Guy >                     went but was not worried. >                     Originally published on Jul 2 1998 >  (ken) > See some sample photos taken with my Olympus digital camera at: > http://www.theupperdeck.com/digitcam/

I bet the cop killed the mom? eh? I would not put that past the pig at all. Tony

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> >>    [Image]  News    Puppy killing case is put off >>    [Image]          County police officer resigns in exchange for >>                     deferring case; `I think it’s tragic’; His wife’s >>    Maryland         mother, a prosecution witness, has left the area >         [snip ... go back and read it] > Who wants to bet the mother-in-law shows up dead? > jen

You think like I do. Tony

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