The Lisbon Reporter

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Brooks Goes to the Extreme to Protect His Police Department Budget via Manipulation of the Town Council Vote

In today's Sun Journal in an article titled Probe clears Lisbon police, the reporter states "Allegations of illegal activity by Police Chief David Brooks and the Police Department are unfounded, according to a letter from the state Attorney General's Office read at Tuesday night's Town Council meeting. Brooks called for Councilor Roger Cote's removal from office and said the unfounded allegations 'put the town at risk of potential lawsuit.'"

"Among the allegations by Cote and School Committee member Janice Comber were giving protection and free passage to drug runners and dealers, notifying drug dealers of searches by drug-sniffing dogs in schools, dealing drugs from the Police Department's back door and Brooks "skimming off the top of drug money profits," Brooks read from the AG's report signed by Brian MacMaster, director of investigations for the Office of the Attorney General."

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SJ COMMENTS:

Posted By: questioner at February 18, 2009 3:59 PM

Does anyone care that Lisbon lost $32,500 from a former employee and nothing has been done to collect it. The police flubbed the investigation. Why did M. Bowie have the town buy property and sell it cheaper to a local business owner, who happens to have his girlfriend, sister of Bowie's wife, run a business on that site??? The town also loaned money to that business. The police chief is creating this to ensure his budget is not cut during this years budget season. He is a dictator who does whatever he wants and to whomever he wants. Beware if you cross him.