Friday, January 24, 2020

SABPD Chief ROBERT HARDWICK's Broken Promise



St. Augustine Beach Police Department says it can find no records about the citizen advisory committee that Chief Robert Hardwick spoke about in 2013. Wonder why?

Reckon there was yet another Philistine's Veto by St. Johns County Sheriff DAVID SHOAR, who legally changed his name from HOAR in 1994?

In a deposition quoted in a 2017 New York Times article, HARDWICK said of local lawmen's mishandling of the Michelle O'Connell case, "We're all tainted." Based on HARDWICK's record receipt of campaign ca$h, it appears he possibly believes that "the only problem with tainted money is, t'aint enough."possibly

Waiting for answers -- here's my e-mail trail:




-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin
To: harrellkm ; hardwickra
Cc: stuart.korfhage ; sheldon.gardner ; waltbog ; commengland ; commkostka ; comdsamora ; comdrumrell ; comugeorge ; mroyle ; bcc1jjohns ; bcc2jsmith ; bcc3pwaldron ; bcc4jblocker ; bcc5hdean ; hconrad ; pmccormack ; dshoar ; sunshine ; pmarsh ; tupchurch ; bfox ; lfreeman ; rhorvath ; nsikeskline ; jvaldes ; ilopez ; jcary ; jpwilson ; jimwil03 ; rross ; georgio ; sheltonhull ; sam ; cyndi.stevenson ; hutson.travis.web ; paul.renner
Sent: Fri, Jan 24, 2020 11:14 pm
Subject: Re: Request No. 2020-20: Police community advisory boards

Dear Chief Hardwick:
1. Perhaps this will refresh your recollection:
" Hardwick wants to start a small community advisory board to work with the department." Sheldon Gardner, "Beach Police host town hall meeting,"
St. Augustine Record, September 1, 2013.
2. I think this is a great idea.
3. Let's do one for all local law enforcement agencies, with a fairly balanced membership, by analogy to the Federal Advisory Committee Act. What's next?
4. Please provide the e-mails and other documents with Sheriff David Shoar or others commenting, on or making a Philistine's veto, on your idea.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998
www.cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com
www.edslavin.com



-----Original Message-----
From: Kathi Harrell
To: Ed Slavin
Sent: Thu, Jan 23, 2020 2:16 pm
Subject: RE: Request No. 2020-20: Police community advisory boards

After a reasonable review, the St. Augustine Beach Police Department has found no records responsive to your request.

From: Ed Slavin
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 1:54 PM
To: Kathi Harrell ; Robert Hardwick
Cc: Beverly Raddatz
Subject: Re: Request No. 2020-20: Police community advisory boards

Dear Lt. Harrell and Chief Hardwick:
Chief Hardwick spoke of his plans for such an advisory board in a public meeting. You have documents, too.
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998
www.cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com
www.edslavin.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Kathi Harrell
To: Ed Slavin
Sent: Tue, Jan 21, 2020 12:40 pm
Subject: RE: Request No. 2020-20: Police community advisory boards
Mr. Slavin, your request has been forwarded to the City Clerk B. Raddatz.

From: Ed Slavin
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2020 8:12 AM
To: Robert Hardwick ; bfox@staugpd.com; dshoar@sjso.org
Cc: sheldon.gardner@staugustine.com; ckelley@staugustine.com
Subject: Request No. 2020-20: Police community advisory boards

Dear Sheriff Shoar, Chief Hardwick and Chief Fox:
Please send me the charters for our local police community advisory boards. If none exists, please so state today.
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998
www.cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com
www.edslavin.com




From The St. Augustine Record:
https://www.staugustine.com/article/20130901/NEWS/309019959

Beach Police host town hall meeting
By Sheldon Gardner
Posted Sep 1, 2013 at 12:25 AM
Around two dozen people gathered at St. Augustine Beach City Hall on Thursday evening for the first town hall meeting about the police department since Chief Robert Hardwick was appointed.

The meeting gave people an opportunity to learn about the department and ask Hardwick questions. Hardwick started the meeting around 6:30 p.m. by introducing himself and his family.

“This is my home, and this is my community,” Hardwick said.

Discussions in the meeting addressed goals, crime in the area and event planning. The following are some points that were covered:

The department

» The department is now made up of 15 sworn officers, including the chief, the lieutenant and four sergeants.

» Hardwick wants the St. Augustine Beach Police Department to become an accredited law enforcement agency.

» All of the St. Augustine Beach Police Department’s patrol cars will have automated external defibrillators because of a grant from Firehouse Subs.

» Hardwick wants to start a small community advisory board to work with the department.


» Hardwick would like to start a citizens patrol unit, made up of volunteers who would function like the Sheriff’s Office public service assistants.

» Hardwick plans to host four town hall meetings a year.

Answers to questions or other explanations:

» Dogs must be on a leash on St. Augustine Beach.

» When you call the nonemergency number - 471-3600 - for the St. Augustine Beach Police Department after 5 p.m. the call goes to the Sheriff’s Office.

» Parking is always an issue at the beach, and officers do their best to address illegally parked cars. However, they can’t catch them all, and sometimes other calls are a higher priority.

» The Florida Department of Transportation regulates State Road A1A, so the St. Augustine Beach Police Department can’t do anything about adjusting the speed limits there. However, Hardwick has been researching red light cameras as a way to address speeding in the area.


Events

» Hardwick rented the beach pavilion during the Mumford & Sons Gentlemen of the Road Stopover on Sept. 13 and 14 so it will stay quiet.

» Planning has begun for this year’s Beach Blast Off, a New Year’s Eve event at the St. Augustine Beach pier. This year it will be a two-day event: Dec. 30 and 31.

Crime

» Juveniles have caused police problems at the pier and near the Splash Park. Police have increased patrols, posted no loitering signs and made arrests in response to the activity. Also, skateboarding is a problem. To address the issue, Hardwick is pushing to have a small skate park built in the area so that young people will have a safe place to use a skateboard. Some people have already talked about donating funds for such a project.

» Hardwick would like to implement a different civil citation program that would put young people to work for their offenses instead of sending them to jail.

» The top crime in the area: vehicle burglaries. Most of the burglaries happen to unlocked vehicles. People should lock their cars and keep valuables out of the car.

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