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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 9, 2013 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />of South Bend, it’s going to serve the entire metropolitan area and yes we do have three (3) large <br />section of our city that are in great distress unfortunately, but folks that support a lot of these <br />businesses are not just coming from the City of South Bend, they are coming from this entire <br />metropolitan region which incidentally this is a reminder is in fact the second largest economic <br />center in the State of Indiana, so I say this because I do not want us to have any more of an <br />attitude of self-inflicted failure. I say this as a supporter of the community and just to remind the <br />public of this simple fact that we are 1 out of every 7 people in this entire region. Thank you. <br /> <br />Theodore Robert, 2617 Frederickson Street, South Bend, Indiana: Before I begin I want to ask <br />the Council since I am the last one if they would give me one (1) extra minute to speak, I would <br />request at least four (4) minutes if that’s possible. <br /> <br />Councilmember Varner made a motion to allow one (1) extra minute to Mr. Robert to speak to <br />the Council under Privilege of the Floor. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion <br />which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. <br /> <br />Theodore Robert: I have a lot to speak about so I am going to go. October of this year I filed <br />two (2) complaints, one with the Mayor’s Office and another with the City of South Bend, and <br />with those complaints I wanted to determine if indeed there was misconduct committed by either <br />Chief Teachman or Lt. Ross. With those complaints Chief Teachman agreed to I guess have <br />th <br />Capt. Schweizer investigate Lt. Ross to determine if any misconduct was done. December 5 I <br />had a meeting with Capt. Schweizer and we went over the details of that investigation that he <br />completed. And that investigation I spoke directly with him and he stated to me that through his <br />investigation Lt. Ross was found not guilty of violation of the duty manual. But during that <br />conversation he indirectly stated that Teachman was in violation of the duty manual. Here’s <br />why: Chief Teachman ordered Lt. Ross to go to the King Center to collect evidence where he <br />was the sole defendant in a complaint of misconduct. That is considered interfering, let me say <br />that again. Chief Teachman ordered a subordinate officer to use his position as Chief of Police <br />to order a subordinate to go to the King Center to collect evidence where he was the primary the <br />sole defendant in a complaint of misconduct. You remember several months ago they accused <br />me of doing the same thing at 7-11. I heard of misconduct that was committed by two other <br />officers I went to 7-11 and spoke about that with the clerks and attempted to secure video <br />footage of the tapes showing misconduct of the officers. I was prosecuted by the City of South <br />Bend, served a four (4) months suspension. Chief Teachman did the same thing and guess what? <br />The Mayor said he was not guilty. There is a “but” there, they told me that yes he is guilty, but <br />his intent was to do the right thing. He violated the duty manual but his intent was to do the right <br />thing. Therefore, we find that he did not violate the duty manual. Ladies and Gentlemen that’s <br />what we call unfair. They say yes he did, but his intent was to do the right thing. Well, my <br />intent was to do the right thing as well. I heard of misconduct I attempted to do the right thing <br />by getting the evidence to my supervisors I was accused of violating the duty manual. Our Chief <br />of Police did the same thing, Captain Schweizer investigated it, he has the report, and this is what <br />he stated to me. But the Mayor and I gave you guy’s copies of the documentation that I wrote <br />back to him stating that he found him not guilty. I am not here to ask for an investigation this is <br />just an FYI. This is what is going on, this is what happened. Our Chief of Police violated the <br />duty manual, I have nothing against Chief Teachman, again as usual, and it’s about fairness with <br />me, fairness to make sure that all other officers within the South Bend Police Department don’t <br />have to go through what I went through. Thank you very much. <br /> <br />Jesse Davis, P.O. Box 10205, South Bend, Indiana, I wasn’t going to come up and say anything <br />tonight but after hearing Mr. Robert talk, I was compelled to come up here. I mean I came in <br />front of the Council numerous times not only because of some of the issues with the Chief, a <br />case I filed with the Chief, myself with police, back in May, that’s still not solved. I commend <br />the Council every time I came up here and put in a privilege of the floor, I appreciate the letters <br />that I get back from the Council and the attorney’s but this is the type of double standard and <br />selective enforcement that many citizens have come up here and talked about many city <br />employees come up here and talk about and it’s about time that somebody really does some <br />digging into this stuff and get to the bottom of it, so we can solve all of this corruption that we <br />got going on here. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />32 <br /> <br /> <br />