This was released by Miami Beach PD yesterday.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 09/18/09
Contact: Officer Deborah Doty
Phone: 305.673.7776. Ext 3727
PIO# 009-33In response to media inquiries, please be advised that effective Monday,
September 14, 2009, Officer Adam Tavss’ employment status with the City of
Miami Beach Police Department was changed to Relieved Of Duty With Pay.
This action is being taken in response to an internal PERSONNEL matter that
is currently under investigation. The matter in question is unrelated to
the two police shootings that Officer Tavss was involved with earlier this
year.
No further information can be provided at this time. However, additional
updates will be provided as they become available.
There is a good deal of speculation as to what Adam Tavss has done to warrant this action. Sources close to the case are telling me that following the second homicide Tavss was reassigned to the property room. Apparently some evidence has gone missing, some cocaine! There are also rumors floating around that Tavss has a drug dependency problem.
I do have a radio program scheduled to discuss Adam Tavss at noon central, 1pm eastern today. I have no doubt that this latest development will be a topic of discussion. To tune in use this link a few minutes before we go on air.
Simon Barrett
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3 users commented in " Adam Tavss – Killer Cop In More Trouble? "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI’m listening to the show right now and a few thoughts cross my mind.
One is that it is sad that one or a few bad apples can ruin the whole bunch. That is how it works and it is unfair. Igf I heard it correctly there were six (6) officers who had issue with Mr. Tavss behaviors etc…
Who ignored those complaining officers and why?
Two people are now dead and very possibly due to lack of accountability.
IMO That to me is a huge issue.
Thanks for the article and show.
A few more things to think about is both the local and State’s liability in all of this.
I am shocked that more media networks are not covering this situation. I am also shocked that the citizens of that state are not outraged themselves.
Tax payer dollars is what funds law enforcement. The people want it but in this case they are not getting what they paid for and to make matters worse there could be a lot more money on the line by way of possible wrongful death lawsuits to the families of the two victims.
This is no time for that local Le to try to cover anything up or hide facts involving the cases.
People from everywhere are now looking at this and questioning everything about these two men’s deaths by a police officer and how the entire situation is being handled.
Firstly if Le could guarantee that all bases were covered as far as within the dept’s own requirements and protocol measures to ensure that each individual officer is meeting stringent standards the liability might not be focused so squarely upon the Dept such as it is.
Officer Tavss had some type of history of drug use from what I have heard. Was this officer randomly tested at least?
I have so many thoughts and questions but for now my main consideration, sad to say, is focused on the Dept itself.
Hi Simon, and thank you for all your work and support covering/keeping this story alive. Thank you also for printing the truth about Mr. Shehada and my sweet son, Lawrence McCoy II. Your contribution and hard work keeps my faith in the media and confidence in humanity going. I appreciate everything you, your staff, and Mr. Contini and the legal defense team have done.
Sincerely,
Jina McCoy Becker
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