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  • pefjr
    Humorist
    • Dec 2008
    • 14330

    Irony of the Year

    Former “sheriff of the year” arrested and sent to jail named after him

    Mugshot of former "sheriff of the year" Pat Sullivan

    Every civil servant wants to experience his or her legacy firsthand--but not the way that onetime Arapahoe Sheriff Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. has. Sullivan, a nationally renowned law enforcement leader, was arrested on drug charges and is now being detained in the same Denver area jail that was named after him. Sullivan, who was named the 2001 National Sheriff Association's "Sheriff of the Year," was arrested on suspicion of trafficking methamphetamines.
    Local news station CBS4 began an investigation of Sullivan last month on a tip that he had agreed to meet a male informant, providing drugs in exchange for sex. He was subsequently arrested by the South Metro Drug Task Force and is currently being held on a $250,000 bond.

    And in an incredible twist of fate, Sullivan now cooling his heels atThe Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Detention Facility, name in his honor.
    "The allegations of criminal behavior involving Pat Sullivan are extraordinarily disturbing," said Grayson Robinson, Arapahoe County's current sheriff. "While the arrest of the former sheriff is very troubling, no one, and particularly a former peace officer, is above the law. This is the most shocking thing I've ever been involved with."
    Sullivan, 68, has been retired for nine years, but had been serving as director of safety and security for Cherry Creek Schools.
    "This is a very sad time for the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office and our community," Robinson said. The CBS4 report also found that for several years Sullivan has been posting bond numerous times for suspects held in drug cases at jail facilities across the state.
    As recently as 2008, Sullivan was an active participant in state and local methamphetamine task forces, helping Colorado to draft a plan to deal with the surge in meth-related crime.
    In 1995 President Bill Clinton named Sullivan to the National Commission on Crime Prevention and Control. According to a 1995 White House news release, Sullivan was a consultant to U.S. House Subcommittee on Crime and served on two advisory councils affiliated with the Department of Justice.
    Every civil servant wants to experience his or her legacy firsthand--but not the way that onetime Arapahoe Sheriff Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. has. Sullivan, a nationally renowned law enforcement leader, was arrested on drug charges and is now being detained in the Denver area jail that bears his name. Sullivan, who in 2001 was named [...]



  • sailboy3
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 1210

    #2
    Re: Irony of the Year

    oooops...

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    • Anthony Zucker
      Senior Member
      • Jan 2003
      • 741

      #3
      Re: Irony of the Year

      One of the Ten Commandments warns us against erecting graven images. This is a good example.

      Nothing should be named after a living person

      Here in Knoxville streets are named after football players who five years later are jailed for drug deals and coaches who are fired two years later.

      Its so embarrassing for everyone.

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      • John Smith
        Senior Member
        • Mar 2009
        • 48675

        #4
        Re: Irony of the Year

        I don't know. My vote for Irony of the year would go to those who leave Cain and go to Gingrich.
        "Banning books in spite of the 1st amendment, but refusing to regulate guns in spite of "well regulated militia' being in the 2nd amendment makes no sense. Can't think of anyone ever shot by a book

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        • skipper68
          Banned
          • May 2010
          • 5700

          #5
          Re: Irony of the Year

          Unbelievable-hasn't he heard of prostitutes? METH! Geeze..

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          • Paul Girouard
            Banned
            • May 2005
            • 16591

            #6
            Re: Irony of the Year

            Power corrupts , absolute power corrupts absolutely.

            Anthony has got that name things after living people thing right, not a good idea.

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            • Tylerdurden
              Banned
              • Jul 2006
              • 19903

              #7
              Re: Irony of the Year

              Thanks for posting this. It is a perfect example of Alternative media being far ahead on a story just like Fast and Furious was brought about by bloggers.

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              • Chris Coose
                Senior Member
                • Sep 2001
                • 12283

                #8
                Re: Irony of the Year

                " It is a perfect example of Alternative media being far ahead on a story..."

                AMC's "Breaking Bad" is in it's 4th season about a old, bald, white guy, professsional who finds Meth trafficking an excellent but risky second career.
                Study Peace

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                • David W Pratt
                  Senior Member
                  • May 2005
                  • 12324

                  #9
                  Re: Irony of the Year

                  Stamps only depict dead people, with one exception.
                  Anyone?

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                  • Bob Adams
                    Senior Member
                    • Sep 2000
                    • 12085

                    #10
                    Re: Irony of the Year

                    Originally posted by John Smith
                    I don't know. My vote for Irony of the year would go to those who leave Cain and go to Gingrich.
                    Come on John, delete this post. Can't we have just ONE thread with no politics?
                    You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
                    Mahatma Gandhi

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                    • skipper68
                      Banned
                      • May 2010
                      • 5700

                      #11
                      Re: Irony of the Year

                      I was totally unsurprised at the Apple ITunes, spying download. . OTOH, They are pulling these hypocrites out of the woodwork in every town, lately.

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                      • skuthorp
                        Senior Member
                        • Jan 2002
                        • 73596

                        #12
                        Re: Irony of the Year

                        The drag of money is a powerful corrupter, here at least two police drug squads, including their heads, have been caught out in a similar manner, and there are still rats in the ranks involved in the murder of witnesses and leaking of information over the same matters.

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                        • John of Phoenix
                          Senior Member
                          • Jun 2001
                          • 31214

                          #13
                          Re: Irony of the Year

                          Originally posted by David W Pratt
                          Stamps only depict dead people, with one exception.
                          Anyone?
                          That's a great trivia question. I can't find an answer.

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                          • Stiletto
                            Grant S
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 11234

                            #14
                            Re: Irony of the Year

                            Originally posted by John of Phoenix
                            That's a great trivia question. I can't find an answer.
                            Queen Elizabeth.
                            There is nothing quite as permanent as a good temporary repair.

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                            • S.V. Airlie
                              Ancient Mariner
                              • Dec 2006
                              • 63914

                              #15
                              Re: Irony of the Year

                              This is a new trend from The USPS.. as of Jan. 2007. Those dead could only
                              can be on stamps..Times have changed..
                              Current front runners; living

                              Lady GaGa, Bill Gates ad Bob Dylan.

                              Only applies to US stamps..England has it's Queen Liz 2..I'm sure that some countries have stamps for some of their leaders.. Wilhemina in Holland?

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