Chief Moose Resigns....

[Jeff White]

ROCKVILLE, Md. - The police chief who led team investigating the Washington-area sniper shootings has resigned, a Montgomery County police spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Chief Charles Moose has resigned, said Joyce Utter, the police spokeswoman, but she had no other details. Utter referred all questions to the office of County Executive Douglas Duncan.


Moose has been at odds with county officials over his plan to write a book about the sniper investigation.


After the county ethics commission ordered Moose to drop the project, Moose challenged the decision on two fronts, appealing the decision in county circuit court and filing a federal lawsuit claiming his free speech rights were being violated.


Moose's book, "Three Weeks in October," has been posted for preorder sales on the Internet.


Duncan has supported Moose's desire to write the book and to appeal the commission's decision.


In his federal lawsuit, Moose contended any attempt to prevent him from writing the book would violate his First Amendment rights.


Despite the commission's ruling, the publisher, E.P. Dutton, began soliciting advance orders on Amazon.com. The book is scheduled to be released in October, one year after the sniper attacks.

 

[CZ-75]

In his federal lawsuit, Moose contended any attempt to prevent him from writing the book would violate his First Amendment rights.

Was he prevented from writing it, or prevented from profiting from it?

 

[2dogs]

WHOA!

A boon to policedom.

 

[Mike Irwin]

CZ,

The way the ruling was worded it appeared that he was forbidden from even writing it.

 

[grenadier]

One way or the other, I'm glad he's gone. This guy was really of no help in solving the Beltway Sniper Case. If anything, his constant assertions of claiming that it was some white guy in a white van, and his belittlement of any other theory, hindered the investigation.

 

[oldfart]

You have no idea how happy I was to see him leave Portland. Now a lot more people are happy too. Maybe he'll take his fat ___ and his fat wife to Hollywierd! He's do great in Kali!

 

[echo3mike]

"Sniper" Police Chief Moose to Resign

Police Chief Who Led Sniper Probe Resigns
Updated: Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2003 - 3:31 PM EDT.

By STEPHEN MANNING
Associated Press Writer

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose resigned Wednesday after a clash with county leaders over his upcoming book about the investigation of the Washington-area sniper shootings.

Moose's attorney, Ron Karp, read a statement from Moose that said the chief made the decision to resign and that it is time "to move on and explore other paths in life."

Moose's statement said he didn't want to dwell on the past and prefers to "focus on the future." Moose said he had worked to make Montgomery County a "safe and secure place to live."

He also thanked County Executive Douglas Duncan for supporting his desire to write the book and appeal the commission's decision. Duncan said in a statement that he had accepted Moose's resignation "with disappointment and regret."

Montgomery County police spokeswoman Joyce Utter referred all questions to Duncan's office.

After the county ethics commission ordered Moose to drop the book project, Moose challenged the decision on two fronts, appealing the decision in county circuit court and filing a federal lawsuit claiming his free speech rights were being violated.

The book, "Three Weeks in October," has been posted for preorder sales on the Internet. The book is scheduled to be released in October, one year after the sniper attacks.

Moose currently is on active duty with a military police unit of the D.C. National Guard, and his statement said he would remain on guard duty for the foreseeable future.

Two months ago, Duncan named Assistant Chief Bill O'Toole the department's acting chief. He has been running the department's routine operations in Moose's absence.

___

Associated Press writer Derrill Holly in Washington contributed to this report.

 

[bogie]

I suspect that he figures that he can make a few years' salary from the book. I also suspect that he's gonna have to hunt down a different career path in the future. I sure wouldn't hire him.

 

[Kharn]

Oh please let it be transcribed from a dictation, without grammer or spelling correction. I cant believe some people still respect that guy...

Kharn

 

[280PLUS]

don't tell me let me guess,,,

now he can write his book,,,

 

[Kharn]

280Plus: He has already written the book, a publisher has also scheduled its publication date while the county ethics board has been telling Moose that he could not publish the book. What a mess.

Kharn

 

[BerettaNut92]

"to move on and explore other paths in life."

Gee$$, l$ike w$$hat??$$$$

 

[XLMiguel]

I love the way the local media credits him with being the 'lead investigator', what a joke. Mr. Moose also teaches criminology at a local college and is active in the National Guard, he won't hardly go hungry.

Now, unfortunately, he'll hit the talk show and lecture circuit (circus?) and we'll just have more of his sillliness and malaprops (ah, fame). Any bets on how long it'll be before he's boo-hooing about having to leave his job to exercise his 1st amendment rights?

 

[CZ-75]

The way the ruling was worded it appeared that he was forbidden from even writing it.

I guess I disagree with it, then. Outright censorship I disagree with; prohibitions against profiting from your office I don't. I do SUPPOSE that there could be a county official who wanted to write a tell-all about his previous life as an S&M pornstar, though. Perhaps a "morals" clause regarding subject matter.

Anyway, what a relief to the subjects in Montgomery Co.

 

[Russ]

Did you see the article where he shook down the Marriott in Hawaii for $200,000 when they asked to see his room key? Apparently, they have had trouble with locals using private club facilities and beaches and it is common practice (according to Marriott) to ask to see room keys. The Cheify made a big stink saying it was discrimination and he was going to sue them. Since the higher ups at Marriott knew who this clown was, Mr. High profile (DO DAT), they paid him rather than incur all the bad publicity at one of their premeir sites. He needs to go join Jesse Jackson's company. Shake Downs is us!

 

[MikeK]

Thank God! Hope he writes better than he speaks and does his job. I'll be buying his book right after Hilary's. When will he and his wife bring the racial discrimination lawsuit? Perhaps now they will be able to afford some antiques.

MikeK - Montgomery County MD

 

[gun-fucious]

Police chief resigns
http://www.gazette.net/200325/montgomerycty/updates/163885-1.html
by Manju Subramanya and David Abrams
Staff Writers
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June 18, 2003

Charles A. Moose has resigned as county police chief, County Executive Douglas M. Duncan (D) confirmed today in Rockville.

Duncan said he met with the chief at the Il Pizzico restaurant in Rockville on Monday night. Moose told him that he wanted to resign.

"We both agreed it was the right decision, but it was with tremendous regret that I accepted his resignation," Duncan said. "It was just a very sad day for me."

Acting chief William C. O'Toole will continue in that capacity indefinitely while the county launches a search for a new chief, Duncan said.

Moose's resignation is effective June 28, two months short of the chief's fourth anniversary with the police department.

The 49-year-old chief told Duncan that he was resigning to pursue a $100,000-plus book and movie deal on his life and role in October's sniper investigation.

In March, the county Ethics Commission denied him permission to profit from the book and movie contracts. Moose in turn sued the county in both county Circuit Court and U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, arguing that the denial abrogates his First Amendment right to free speech.

Last week, speculation heightened that Moose, a major in the D.C. Air National Guard who was called to active duty on March 20, would never return to his job as police chief. The Gazette reported that the chief and his wife had canceled their contract on a house in the Lakelands area of Gaithersburg and he would be eligible in August to begin drawing his pension from his 24 years of service with the Portland, Ore., police department. Moose left Portland in 1999, after six years as chief, to lead the Montgomery County police force.

"I'm not surprised," police union President Walter E. Bader said of Moose's resignation. "He made it very difficult to stay on in that position."

The union has been critical of Moose, particularly on his involvement in union pay negotiations, and has accused him of withholding key information on the sniper suspects from officers. Moose has denied doing anything to jeopardize officer safety.

Duncan said he plans to hold a going-away party for Moose to give the public a chance to thank him for his service to Montgomery County.

 

[gun-fucious]

heres the Posts article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9621-2003Jun18.html?nav=hptop_tb

heres the previous spin list from the above link:
_____Charles A. Moose_____

• Moose's Book Listed for Sale On the Internet (The Washington Post, Jun 14, 2003)
• Chief's Wife Toughens Her Defense (The Washington Post, Jun 9, 2003)
• Duncan Wants Police Chief Back on the Beat (The Washington Post, May 31, 2003)
• Moose Feared Losing His Job (The Washington Post, May 23, 2003)
• Chief Moose's Freedom of Speech (The Washington Post, May 20, 2003)
• Moose's Absence Could Last 2 Years (The Washington Post, May 17, 2003)
• Moose Appeals County's Book Ban (The Washington Post, May 15, 2003)
• Moose Has Legal, But Not Moral, Defense for Book (The Washington Post, Apr 27, 2003)
• Moose's Dispute On Book Escalates (The Washington Post, Apr 18, 2003)
• Moose May Have to Choose: Job or Book (The Washington Post, Apr 17, 2003)
• Moose Asks For Review Of Book Ban (The Washington Post, Apr 15, 2003)
• Moose to Continue With Sniper Book (The Washington Post, Apr 5, 2003)
• Panel Forbids Moose's Book and Movie (The Washington Post, Mar 21, 2003)
• Moose Makes Plea to Tell His Story (The Washington Post, Mar 4, 2003)
• Moose Book Will Assist Charities, Wife Says (The Washington Post, Feb 1, 2003)
• Fall Release Set for Moose Book On Sniper (The Washington Post, Jan 30, 2003)
• Deal for Book on Sniper Case May Put Moose in Ethics Bind (The Washington Post, Jan 25, 2003)
• Unused to Glare Of the Spotlight, Chief Perseveres (The Washington Post, Oct 6, 2002)

 

[rrader]

Acting chief William C. O'Toole will continue in that capacity indefinitely while the county launches a search for a new chief, Duncan said.

A white Irish-Catholic male, definitely not PC enough for the hard-left Montgomery County Council and County Exec. Doug Duncan (Socialist-Md).

As in the selection of Moose, candidates will first be screened on skin color and then proper economic ideology (socialist).

As with Moose, factors like experience and competence most likely won't even be in the top five of the selection criteria.

They need to make a selection quickly so they can get back to important matters like passing legislation banning folks from smoking cigarettes inside their own homes.

 

[Baba Louie]

Is this a great country or what?

Right place at the wrong time and he single-handed coordinated ALL of the various police agencies... (ahem)... and found his man (men... er man and a boy) with the gun, fights racism wherever he goes and can turn a buck or two.

Good Police Work There Chief.

Somebody's goes to profit from this tragedy/travesty. Would that be the citizens of Rockville (or wherever), the men and women in blue whom he led during those trying times last fall, or his lovely wife's (Mrs Moose) antique dealer?

Maybe the governorship of his great state is next in the cards for "Da Moose".

sigh

Bet his lawyers are already preparing for the onslaught of litigation he's now surely to be named in.

Adios

 

[Ewok]

without grammer or spelling correction.

Don't you hate it when that happens. :-D

 

[BowStreetRunner]

doubtless some visionary and progressive city will later hire (or try to) the dauntless hero and save him from too long a stay in the unemployed world
BSR

 

[CZ-75]

Duncan said he plans to hold a going-away party for Moose to give the public a chance to thank him for his service to Montgomery County.

What service?

 

[Greg L]

What service?

His leaving.

 

[CZ-75]

I was thinking of that as a favor.