Retired Pomona police sergeant pleads guilty to bank robberies

I hope a good mental evaluation is scheduled.

Sounds to me like this officer flipped mentally. Thirty years of distinguished service and then a robbery. Something happened in this guys life. It doesn't excuse what he did, but a mental eval should be offered.

SAW wrote:

I hope a good mental evaluation is scheduled.

WHY?

Dude was just trying to pay for alimony and child support that sum phat judge ordered. How'd you expect him to supplement his 401k?

Sorry to hear about this event, but the book should have been thrown at him.

Live by the law, get punished by the law and NO double standards!

he got the same punishment real crooks get for doing the same thing.

Maybe he did not flip mentally. Maybe he was "on the pad" while a cop, hooked on the extra money, and needed a way to supplement his generous retirement. Admittedly, an ex or 2 would have seriously cut into his income.

I wonder what kind of sentance he would of got if he was not a ex-cop ? That's more like a hand shake behind closed doors sentance ! What's that they say,"Do The Crime, Do The Time" What a bunch of BS!!!!!!!

the innersections he was cought at is actually right past the Rancho Cucomonga city lines, he was cought in Fontana according to google maps.

Ramjet wrote:

<quoted text>WHY?

He could have a brain tumor for all we know. If he were a loved one of mine, I would certainly want to find out if there were physical/mental reasons for his unusual behavior.

Our prayers are with you and your family. As for all the comments, don't give your opinion when you have no idea what you are talking about.

Wow, talk about a career change....guess the "other" side didn't work for him, huh.

What Next wrote:

Sorry to hear about this event, but the book should have been thrown at him.
Live by the law, get punished by the law and NO double standards!

It's not a double standard. Most bank robbers with no prior criminal history get light sentences. Even though most bank robbers DO have a prior criminal history. He's getting the same treatment anyone else would with no prior criminal history. It seems what you really WANT is a double standard. Seems you would prefer he get a stiffer sentence than the average bank robber would get.

It's not a tumah!!

Terry wrote:

I wonder what kind of sentance he would of got if he was not a ex-cop ? That's more like a hand shake behind closed doors sentance ! What's that they say,"Do The Crime, Do The Time" What a bunch of BS!!!!!!!

According to "Culture of Control: Crime and Social Order in Contemporary Society" by David Garland in 2001, the actual penalty for Bank Robbery is amorphous, it can be anything from probation to 20 years. Typically the penalty can be dependent on prior history of the subject and how the robbery/robberies took place. Whether anyone was injured or killed or whether it was a violent or non-violent robbery.

Even bank robbers sometimes get only probation and serve no time. Especially if they have no criminal history. Maximum is usually 25 years if it was a violent robbery or the suspect has a long history of robberies or violence.

yeah right wrote:

It's not a tumah!!

What's a tumah?

As a retire Police Officer and at the age of 62 whats happening here a second career and just in time for Socila Security at age 65 when he will be released.

I wonder how many crimes he committed while he was a officer. Glad to hear he will be locked up with many of the criminals he helped locked up however, he will be in a "two-five" resident.
Karma...

PEOPLE SEEM TO FORGET, COPS ARE HUMAN, THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ANYONE ELSE. HE WAS AND STILL IS A GOOD GUY, HE JUST MADE SOME BAD CHOICE'S. THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE PERFECT, CAST THE FIRST STONE.

HE WILL GET PAST THIS AND HIS FAMILY ALSO.

oh yeah, obamas health care is going down and our country men and women who are tired of his CHOICES and CHANGE are now speaking up. Long live the America, obama and his dem wit leadership are done.

K-Dawk wrote:

the innersections he was cought at is actually right past the Rancho Cucomonga city lines, he was cought in Fontana according to google maps.

Why is that an issue???