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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(7,831 posts)
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 05:58 PM Dec 2022

Omaha women kept finding trash piled on her car so she set up camera



An Omaha police officer resigned during an internal investigation into his conduct after an incident at his apartment complex, according to a press release from OPD.

Officer William Klees resigned Monday which was also the day his internal investigation interview was scheduled. According to a police report, a woman in his apartment complex complained that someone was dumping trash on her car, and that she recorded one of the incidents.

The Omaha City Attorney's Office consulted with OPD to cite Klees with Criminal Mischief.

Chief Todd Schmaderer released a statement regarding the investigation:

Officer Klees has completely disrupted the peace and sense of safety for Ms. Valentine. His actions are not indicative of the values of the hard-working women and men of the Omaha Police Department. His conduct is unbecoming of an officer and warrants his removal from the OPD.
Klees' resignation was accepted by OPD, and his law enforcement certificate will be revoked.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/internal-investigation-into-omaha-police-officer-results-in-resignation/ar-AA146rvM
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Omaha women kept finding trash piled on her car so she set up camera (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 OP
Gee I wonder what he didn't like about her. One bigot at a time. mahina Dec 2022 #1
right ?! uponit7771 Dec 2022 #33
He obviously believes that he is above the law cutroot Dec 2022 #2
pull all his arrests records BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #4
I'm with you on that one. 70sEraVet Dec 2022 #22
Kick dalton99a Dec 2022 #3
Kick AND K&R! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2022 #5
Unreformable. FTP. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2022 #6
I'd move too for my own safety malaise Dec 2022 #7
Probably a member of the Proud Boys. nt TigressDem Dec 2022 #8
Bet he's an incel. rubbersole Dec 2022 #9
THIS. NoMoreRepugs Dec 2022 #18
+1, uponit7771 Dec 2022 #29
She needs to bring a lawsuit. n/t TeamProg Dec 2022 #10
I'm guessing this jackass has done other weirdo stuff, check his background! 634-5789 Dec 2022 #11
Isn't that a crime? She got him on video. Malicious mischief or something? brush Dec 2022 #12
yes, its a crime. PD should proceed with charges even though he has quit BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #13
+1, can't she press charges or is it up to the PD to allow the victim to press charges? tia uponit7771 Dec 2022 #31
It probably depends on the state. NutmegYankee Dec 2022 #47
id like to see a national data base for these cops AllaN01Bear Dec 2022 #14
+1 2naSalit Dec 2022 #20
Hoooo, yeah! Excellent idea. electric_blue68 Dec 2022 #40
Many states have sex offenders listings. plimsoll Dec 2022 #42
This! geardaddy Dec 2022 #52
BTK starter kit. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2022 #15
Many, not all, cops think the law does not apply to them. multigraincracker Dec 2022 #16
paid leave paid vacation joke pirsquared Dec 2022 #19
She was forced to go on disability at a real cut in pay. multigraincracker Dec 2022 #21
good BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #23
He needs to be arrested JI7 Dec 2022 #17
Paid administrative leave??? robbob Dec 2022 #24
he quit and his cop license terminated BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #27
Quit, my ass! ShazzieB Dec 2022 #35
Good for her. I hope she is able to sue him. 58Sunliner Dec 2022 #25
I'd sure as hell be looking for a new place to live Warpy Dec 2022 #26
she should move with $$ from payout from police dept BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #30
That will replenish her savings Warpy Dec 2022 #34
Oh, she might have a good chance at a payday Genki Hikari Dec 2022 #55
Some dudes have problems with an intellegent woman. Their loss. My wife thinks she ... marble falls Dec 2022 #28
Yeah, really! 😔😬 electric_blue68 Dec 2022 #41
Well I am a man and I do have a problem with intelligent women. The Jungle 1 Dec 2022 #54
It goes easier on you if you submit. From experiance. marble falls Dec 2022 #56
Oink! LudwigPastorius Dec 2022 #32
We found the line lame54 Dec 2022 #36
the thin one? BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2022 #39
Shoot as many people as possible but don't be piling trash on cars lame54 Dec 2022 #48
Fucking Racist! Resigned before going before an investigation? Heh. How is that poor woman going.... electric_blue68 Dec 2022 #37
✔️ live love laugh Dec 2022 #44
My gut tells me that he has.a crush on her and colorado_ufo Dec 2022 #38
My thoughts, too. Crush or obsession. Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2022 #45
Don't these criminal jerks know there are CAMERAS everywhere these days?? Justice matters. Dec 2022 #43
Why pile trash on someone's car? Why would someone do something like that? Stuart G Dec 2022 #46
Definitely the wrong stuff for law enforcement. And he's OUT! Hortensis Dec 2022 #49
Back the blue until it happens to you! The Jungle 1 Dec 2022 #50
"criminal mischief" llmart Dec 2022 #51
Pig's gonna do what a pig's gonna do. geardaddy Dec 2022 #53

cutroot

(873 posts)
2. He obviously believes that he is above the law
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 06:08 PM
Dec 2022

They should investigate to discover what other shenanigans he has been up to.

brush

(53,743 posts)
12. Isn't that a crime? She got him on video. Malicious mischief or something?
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 06:59 PM
Dec 2022

Where is the charge against this POS?

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)
47. It probably depends on the state.
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 09:43 PM
Dec 2022

Some states allow citizens to file directly with a judge for charges. This is common in cases of larceny.

plimsoll

(1,668 posts)
42. Many states have sex offenders listings.
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 08:54 PM
Dec 2022

I mean if I had a criminal cop living within a couple blocks I'd want to know.

multigraincracker

(32,641 posts)
16. Many, not all, cops think the law does not apply to them.
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 07:08 PM
Dec 2022

"I'm a cop, who's going to arrest me?" or I'll get a "Professional Courtesy” from the other cops. I use to hear that all the time from my ex. I told the Sheriff about it and she was no longer on the force.

 

pirsquared

(77 posts)
19. paid leave paid vacation joke
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 07:25 PM
Dec 2022

Once again, being on "paid leave" means you don't go to your job and you get paid same as usual. Sleep late, fly to Hawaii, no worries. Police unions love this. Did you know?--you can get sick leave while on "paid leave" extending the vacation. And you continue to get additions to your retirement fund and your family's health insurance.

All my life I have aspired to 'paid leave' for at least 6 months.

The perps get no punishment at all. Reform advocates have urged that 'paid leave' be limited to 50% of salary/benefits, to be reimbursed if exonerated.

But not a sneaky paid vacation.


multigraincracker

(32,641 posts)
21. She was forced to go on disability at a real cut in pay.
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 07:39 PM
Dec 2022

She filled a law suit against the department and county and lost.

robbob

(3,522 posts)
24. Paid administrative leave???
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 07:44 PM
Dec 2022

Guy needs to be sitting in a jail cell. I wouldn’t feel safe if I were her either.

ShazzieB

(16,291 posts)
35. Quit, my ass!
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 08:07 PM
Dec 2022

He should have been freaking fired. Canned, sacked, axed, kicked to the curb.

I'm guessing it was a mutual decision. They let him resign rather than air all the dirty laundry that would have come out and reflected badly on both him and the department. He agreed to resign for the same reason.

At least he's not a cop anymore.

Warpy

(111,175 posts)
26. I'd sure as hell be looking for a new place to live
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 07:47 PM
Dec 2022

considering how asshole cops protect each other, even if it's a cop with a screw loose like this guy.

It's a shame she's the one who needs to move, but even if this jerk goes to jail, his buddies on the force will know who she is and where she lives.

The world sucks for women.

Warpy

(111,175 posts)
34. That will replenish her savings
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 07:55 PM
Dec 2022

but I'm afraid she needs to move NOW, before any of this has a chance to grind its way slowly through the legal system.

I don't think she can sue the cops at this point since he wasn't on duty when he did this shit.

 

Genki Hikari

(1,766 posts)
55. Oh, she might have a good chance at a payday
Mon Dec 5, 2022, 04:50 PM
Dec 2022

That looks like an OPD shield on the hoodie he's wearing. If it is, that means he was carrying out a crime while representing OPD.

And cops are never off-duty. Not really.

I think she'll get not a large, but a comfortable, payout. If only to make her shut up.

marble falls

(57,014 posts)
28. Some dudes have problems with an intellegent woman. Their loss. My wife thinks she ...
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 07:49 PM
Dec 2022

... should stay on alert. If this is the effort he expends over some self perceived slight, imagine what he might be up to now that his life has been rearranged.

electric_blue68

(14,822 posts)
37. Fucking Racist! Resigned before going before an investigation? Heh. How is that poor woman going....
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 08:46 PM
Dec 2022

to feel. safe?! 😑😔

colorado_ufo

(5,730 posts)
38. My gut tells me that he has.a crush on her and
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 08:47 PM
Dec 2022

that the one conversation they had was him asking for a date. Couldn't stand to be rejected by a beautiful black woman.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
49. Definitely the wrong stuff for law enforcement. And he's OUT!
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 10:46 PM
Dec 2022

I looked, and he's 31 and she's a young, pretty woman. Maybe reversible chemical castration coulld have helped him, but too late to save that career now.

llmart

(15,534 posts)
51. "criminal mischief"
Mon Dec 5, 2022, 11:02 AM
Dec 2022

What a cute term. Makes it sound like he is just a ten-year old boy pranking someone on Halloween.

He's a freakin' officer of the law. Well, maybe not any longer (we can only hope).

Folks - this is how the good ole' boy network works. Never forget that. Within law enforcement it's even much more prevalent than say, in a corporate setting.

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