sketch released of a man wanted for sexual assault

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

I know several of you live up near Broadway where these assaults have occurred.

Comments

He may be in custody

[m-b-w.livejournal.com]

http://www.thesomervillenews.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=3928

Re: He may be in custody

[squirrelitude]

"doing a detail" -- what does that mean?

Re: He may be in custody

[ron_newman]

It means that the cop was being paid by a private entity (such as a construction crew or a utility) rather than working directly for the city.

[soft-shoulder.livejournal.com]

Never seen him.. could have something to do with my hermit ways.... a ship in harbor is safe haha

Re: He may be in custody

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

short for traffic detail, usually. but sometimes events, special security, etc. It's usually done as overtime work and for some reason it really pisses some ppl off that cops have the opportunity to work more for more pay.

Re: He may be in custody

[pjmorgan.livejournal.com]

It's great when cops (or anyone) has an opportunity to work for extra pay.

I think the concern comes in when they try to monopolize that opportunity by pushing through laws that state that only police officers can do certain work.

Re: He may be in custody

[milan27.livejournal.com]

This. And hence driving up the price needed to pay for said detail. Where a civilian might be ok with being paid $20/hour to stand at a street corner drinking coffee, the police force demands at least $80/hour.