When he was appointed the Sheriff of Pasco County in 2011, Chris Nocco said he would implement intelligence led policing to better serve the people of Pasco County. His approach led to "monitoring" individuals who, according to Nocco, were responsible for 60% of the crime in the county. In order to implement this new program, the Sheriff's budget has skyrocketed. How's that working out for ya? It's mid-2019 and the picture is not so good. According to Megan Hull of Recovery Village, … [Read more...]
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Why is Sheriff Chris Nocco Hiding Behind a Skirt?
Human history is fraught with such characters. Leaders who refuse to lead and leaders who can’t lead. If leadership was not thrust upon them by fate or fortune, they may have possessed some qualities of leadership but ultimately failed for one reason-they lacked character. Such figures remain in the shadow of human history usually in contradistinction to a real leader. In World War II, there is the example of Neville Chamberlain and Sir Winston Churchill. Character is demonstrated by the … [Read more...]
Cops Gone Bad
Deputy Zachary Wester is a bad man who ruined innocent lives in Jackson County Florida. Last week, Wester, 26, was arrested by FDLE agents after an 11-month-long investigation into the drug-planting allegations, first brought to light by the Tallahassee Democrat. He was taken to the Wakulla County Jail and later bonded out after a judge set bail at $169,500. Wester, who was fired last September, was arrested Wednesday and charged with 52 counts of racketeering, false imprisonment, official … [Read more...]
Those Who Cannot Remember the Past are Condemned to Repeat It
Those are the immortal words of philosopher George Santayana written in 1905. Winston Churchill would paraphrase those words in a speech he gave describing post World War II Europe. They are just as true today as they were in the days of Santayana and Churchill. The same could be said in the context of the Pasco Sheriff's Department. The present day Sheriff's Department and its Sheriff are not that different from the past when similar issues plagued the department. Here's an investigative … [Read more...]
Pasco County Jail Has a Drug Problem
Pasco County Jail has witnessed six drug overdoses so far this year, there may have been more, we don't know. I can confirm the five who overdosed in February, How does this happen? Chris Nocco wants to place the blame on prisoners smuggling drugs into the jail but that doesn't seem plausible considering every inmate has to go through a body scan upon entering and exiting the jail facility. The body scan is thorough and examines every crook and crevice of the human body so that just doesn't … [Read more...]
