Those charges are STILL yet to be addressed. COVER UP ! COVER UP ! Maltese should have been fired by now if those charges were brought forward. COVER UP ! COVER UP !

COVER UP IN DARIEN.....Maltese charges filed way back in May are STILL not yet addressed.

Lets hear about those charges filed with the village board by Mr. McCue against Maltese way back in May of this year. Or do I smell a COVER UP! Come on Ann Marie, lets read about that story.

Chief Devoy and Police Committe Chairman John Evans.....both silenced when they attempted to uncover the truth in Darien. Corruption in the village board and former village president kept them quiet. The people need to open their eyes and vote out the Fantastic 4 in April or the dirt will never be cleaned up in that village.

The best thing the village can do now is shut down the PD and contract with the Sheriff. At least that way Maltese can't contaminate this county anymore, he'll be unemployed AGAIN.

Maltese isn't qualified to hold the position of Chief. He isn't even qualified to hold his current position as Sergeant. If he is named the new Chief, I want to see his certifications, education, and qualifications. I wanna know if he is truely qualified or if he is simply appointed by the corrupt Fantastic 4 to further their illegal practices.

Maltese must think he's going to be the next chief. Maybe the 4 board members who screwed our chief want that. But that guy is so not qualified for that position.

I think we should go with shutting down the police department and having the county police us now rather than put that guy in charge.

I bet all the police resign now if they have to work for him.

What do we need? A new board. Those old school people are clearly not for the people.

Does everybody know the song "Loser" by Beck? I want everybody who drives through Darien when Maltese is on duty to crank that song nice and loud. I want him to know how much he is loved by all. I'll take that ticket and frame it, it will be worth it.

REMEMBER ORFORDVILLE !!!!!!!!!!!!
REMEMBER DARIEN !!!!!!!!!!!!
Honor , truth , justice , and rightousness does not exist in Darien.

This is a situation where the winner loses and the loser wins......how screwed up is that?

To you, the reader of these comments, what were you doing 20+ years ago? Can you even remember? 20+ years is a long time to dedicate your law enforcement career or any career period. 20+ years and this is how it ends for Chief DeVoy in Darien?!? Life IS a wheel and I hope it rolls right over everyone that is actually happy with this account. I heard Metzner and Putman were just laughing it up. Absolute insanity that makes one nauseous to think that someone's hallucination of being important in this tiny little nothing village is more important than someone's career or livelihood when he was only doing his job to begin with.

I agree with all who have said it so far, all of us in this insane Village of Darien are absolutely doomed with it absolutely obvious who is to blame.

I agree with TP Resident
There seems to be enuf out there to prevent the baby cop from being elected chief.

He's arrogant and talks 'down' to his officers (who I have heard are quitting right and left. Talk about NO confidence!)

He and the Village Administrator are what we called in Chicago 'partners in crime'. They are protected by the crooked politics.

If the board votes for Maltese as chief I would unelect the stupid ones who voted for him ASAP. If they ONLY had a brain..... one WHOLE one, between them, that said you represent WE, the PEOPLE!

So what if the ignoramuses (4 board members) decide to promote the sgt to chief?

I think there needs to be a background check on him not only regarding his education and NON-qualifications but also why and how he got a prior Police Chief fired where he worked.

He seems to be trouble with a capital T and needs to be investigated. I doubt he'd pass a psych test.

But the present 4 board members who are intent on their own power agendas won't let that stop them from installing a guy who will end up costing the villagers tons of money in lawsuits due to the guy being unqualified for the position.

Why should those 4 they care - ain't their money!

Wow! Multiple blog postings for me.

Oops! I'm off topic but I was just thinking about a movie, "The MALTESE Falcon". I think we all know how vicious falcons can be. Scary!
I don’t want to plagiarize so I will credit IDBM as the source for my quotes. Keep in mind, it’s only a movie.
“It's thrilling . . . it's chilling . . . it's the most baffling mystery story in years!”
“A story as explosive as his blazing automatics!”
“A guy without a conscience!”
“He's a Killer When He Hates!”
FUN WITH WORDS

Well, well, well. The powers that be have gotten what they wanted. What did they get? Let's review:

1. A police department in which no one self-respecting police officer would apply to, either for the chief's job or that of patrol officer.

2. A person who has no business being an officer, much less a sgt., much less an acting chief but more than likely will be named chief.

3. A village board who has shown a blatant disregard for common sense.

For those of you that think keeping Maltese as a sgt. is a good idea, guess again. For those who think it's as easy as simply putting out a want ad for chief, guess again. Ask yourself this: Would you apply with Maltese as your 2nd in command and with a village board which has already proven to be a bunch of petty, bitter people?

Good luck Darien.

I wanna see Maltese's qualifications, resume, and traing certificates. I'll bet this guy isn't even qualified to run the floor cleaner at the PD.
Rumor also has it that he has NEVER arrested a drunk driver while with the Darien PD. Find me a single cop in this county who has gone almost 3 years without a OWI arrest. The only one I know of works in Darien.

REMEMBER ORFORDVILLE !!!!!!
REMEMBER DARIEN !!!!!!!!!
Lightning strikes twice in the same spot, or is it simply coincidence? Those with half a brain can figure this one out.

4_2levelheaded
Read between the lines, this was Maltese's plan from the start. This is how he gets promotions, by backdooring anyone who gets in his way. He can't earn a promotion, so he has to steal it. He probably allready has his white shirt hanging in his closet at home. Metzner and company wanted their little puppet in the Chief's chair, now it looks like they will get what they want. If I were those other 3 full time cops, I would be putting in applications all over the state to get away from this sorry and pathetic little village.

No one has stated that there was any intent on hiring the Sgt. as our Full Time Chief. You have one thing right Willie, he is not the right guy for the job. I have nothing to say about his duties as a police officer but, he is in no way shape or form the person for the Chief's position. If only we can leave this behind us and help the Village heal its wounds. Options for the policing of Darien need to be investigated. "ALL options" should be considered.

Now that the issues with Chief Devoy are settled, I can't wait to read about the village board going forward with the charges filed against Maltese way back in May. Otto Zipp was quoted as saying that he wanted to wrap up the issues with the Chief before starting another investigation, let's see if he is a man of his word.

Here we go, the Gazette protecting the guilty and hiding the truth.

Lightning does strike twice.....amazing!
He got the Orfordville Chief fired and now he got the Darien Chief fired......coincidence? WOW....what are the odds? Chief Devoy was set up from the first day the little fella started. It's incredible that more people can't see the connection. Who wants this backstabbing little weasel running their PD? Who wants him even in uniform period? Darien is now truely doomed.

You can infer from the settlement, that Chief DeVoy was vindicated and the taxpayers of Darien were once again duped by the Old Guard, The Good Old Boys, The Watergate Four, or whatever name you use for the powers that run the show in Darien. Let’s breakdown the inferences: -1- Once approved by the hired gun that would have conducted the kangaroo court for the cause, spelled KAWZ for Kaufenberg, Abbott, Wenzel, and Zipp, Chief DeVoy will be reinstated without a single blemish on his already unblemished personnel file. Didn’t the KAWZ say that he was guilty of things that were KAWZ for termination? Winner-Chief DeVoy. -2- Once approved by the hired gun that would have conducted the kangaroo court for the cause, spelled KAWZ for Kaufenberg, Abbott, Wenzel, and Zipp, Chief DeVoy, after being reinstated with a clean record, not even a single work rule violation, will honorably and in good standing, resign. In exchange for his resignation, Chief DeVoy will receive a severance package, probably equal to 5-6 months worth of salary and benefits and, no coincidence here, enough to cover all of his legal fees. Winner-Chief DeVoy. -3- Chief DeVoy will, in the very near future, resume his law enforcement career with another community and his nightmare, unwarranted and unjustified as it was, will finally be over. Winner- Chief DeVoy. The total cost for this fiasco driven by the KAWZ will have cost the taxpayers approximately $200,000. In the end, the KAWZ will have spent $200,000 to gain total control over the Police Department. The next quest for the KAWZ will be to gain control of the Police Committee and they have already started to do that. Darien, you get what you vote for. KAWZ and Effect equals a Loser – The Taxpayers of Darien.

Glad it's over. Think it was fair to both sides.

Wow. A man's job, his family, their future, and his mortgage are destroyed now.

Hope those 4 board members can sleep at night knowing what they did to the guy.