Rick Chargois's response to my initial questions

     The previous part to this letter is posted in "Officers and Departments are..."  referencing the same questions I asked our Sheriff Mike Neustorm.  Thus, I will show the remaining parts of the letter and my questions.  I trust this will be adequate for this post. 
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... I will not remain silent. The last of the proper channels is and will be as I mentioned, so if I don't get some answers, then I am sure the media can. He has harmed before me and he will harm someone else and worse !!
I read the case of Deputy Randy Cormeaux the other day and I was floored with how much he and my attacher are seemingly a like.  This criminal deputy and those that support him or turn a blind eye are why the good officers, in my opinion, do not get the support and respect they deserve.

~~How would you handle this if it occurred under your term? And what would you do to prevent this from happening again?

~~How would you educate your deputies to back each other while still up holding the oath they have sworn in service to the people?
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Rick Chargois responded approximately 36 hours after my initial inquiry.  His response is as follows: 


Let me begin by apologizing for the delay in my response. I am just able to stop and sit to address your concerns, which I find to be very sensitive, so I didn't want to answer until I had the proper time to do so. I thank you for taking the time to write me and let me know about the situation you are suffering. I am truly sorry that you had to suffer an attack of any kind but more so from someone you should be able to trust.

Please don't take my comments about the relationships between police officers as a measure of weakness when it comes to upholding the law and my oath to protect and serve the public. I assure you that I have no tolerance for corrupt police officers or public officials for that matter and have made a point of arresting as many of them as possible during my tenure with the Office of State Police. I honestly believe and have always held that police officers must be held to a higher level of accountablility than any other public servant due to the very nature of his office and responsibility. As one man once told me, when we take the oath of office, we are given the ultimate trust and responsibility from the public. We are entrusted with the safety and security of our citizens. We are also given awsome authority. We are given the authority to deprive citizens of their number one freedom in this county; the right to freedom!! We are given the authority to put you in a cage!!! Second and foremost, we are also authorized to take someones life if we deem it necessary! I strongly suggest with that kind of authority, we must always act without reproach and never take such trust for granted. When I find an officer has violated the public trust, I will take the necessary action to bring him to justice and assure he can never harm anyone again.

I hope that the response above answers your question as to what I will do if something happens under my command. But you did ask the most important question, how will I prevent it!!! First I will address the department upon taking office and will tell them my position and intentions regarding such matters. Second, Administrative Orders will be issued warning of the consequences of such behavior, finally, all training both for current officers and recruits will have blocks of instruction dedicated to such issues. Then the final method of deterrant is to police ourselves. I will have an internal investigative unit tied to an intelligence unit directed to monitor the activities of suspected corrupt police officers and work diligently to deter such incidents and apprehend them if we find them in violation.

Once a corrupt officer is found to be chargable, I will also work with the media to release the information to the public so you will be aware that we are policing ourselves in an effort to make the community safer and the department better.

I hope this all addresses your concerns but I do want to tell you this; please be cautious about your case and attempting to bring this to the attention of the public. I am confident that you feel you have been wronged and I agree that such individuals covering up such a matter should not be allowed to serve in such a capacity. Also, anyone who covers up such matter for any reason is complicit and should be charged as well. But you should have the advice of counsel before you attempt to force any action either through the departments you mentioned or the media. It would be safer for you and give your case more credence in the eyes of the public.

Again I am truly sorry that you suffered such an attack. I pray that you first get the peace that you will need to live with such a violation of trust, but also the justice you seek and deserve. If you would like, I would be willing to visit with you on the phone or in person if you will provide me with your contact information.

Sincerely,

Rick
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I just needed to pause for a moment and appreciate the correspondence once more.  I shall, at this time, request that you too might take a moment and possibly do the same.  I have a few things to tend too but will return and re- post this with additional content.  Until then, Be Blessed and make sure you know "Who Protects You."

I return to this post only briefly to advise you that I have decided that for the purpose of blogging, in general, that it will be more efficent to continue by simply publishing another post; at least until I learn how to utilize the line break code in blogspot.   So, I now leave you at this end, so I might meet you at a new beginning.