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VOLUSIA SHERIFF DEPARTMENT "LOOKED INTO" ALLEGATIONS THAT THE D.A.V.I.D DATA BASE WAS ABUSED BY VCSO OFFICIALS. VCSO'S "LOOK SEE" REVIEW DETERMINED THAT THE ALLEGATIONS WERE UNFOUNDED. WAS THIS "REVIEW" BY THE VCSO, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR OWN INTERNAL AFFAIRS POLICIES ? |
March 28, 2013 |
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INTRODUCTION In some law enforcement agencies, the investigative process sometimes is more corrupt, then the corruption it has been assigned to investigate.
Recently (March 2013), VolusiaExposed.Com received an anonymous tip, that the VCSO had investigated whether a VCSO Sgt. S. Dwan had illegally used the D.A.V.I.D driver license data based for personal reasons. Given Sheriff Johnson's February 22, 2013 testimony during the Deputy Travis Deane Personnel Board hearing, and our knowledge of VCSO Departmental policies, in particular Chapter 52.1, we (VolusiaExposed) realized that, if such allegations did exist, there should have been an official internal affairs investigation to properly document and determine whether such misconduct had occurred. However, given how the "sex on duty" allegations against Deputy Sawicki were not apparently properly investigated or reported to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, we (VolusiaExposed) were skeptical as to whether the VCSO had properly documented and investigated these allegations against Sgt. S. Dwan. Deputy Sawicki The VCSO's failure to follow proper investigative procedures are failures in their (VCSO) responsibilities to Sgt. Dwan, the citizens of Volusia County and to the credibility of VCSO, as a whole. |
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THE ALLEGATIONS That this alleged affair apparently developed during a recent training seminar. (66th Command Officers Development Course - held from October 2012 - February 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida) Sgt. David E. Spall of the Orange County Sheriff Department was the alleged second party to the suspected romantic affair. The allegations also included the possibility that VCSO Sgt. S. Dwan had illegally searched the law enforcement data base, commonly known as D.A.V.I.D in an attempt to secure Sgt. Spall contact information. THE "INVESTIGATION" AKA - We (VCSO) looked into it SHERIFF JOHNSON TESTIFIES REGARDING THE MISUSE OF THE D.A.V.I.D DATA BASE. Therefore, as testified by Sheriff Johnson, one of the rationale's for investigating and terminating Deputy T. Deane was his alleged personal usage of the D.A.V.I.D data base, we made the below public record request for the Report of Investigation attached to the allegations against Deputy S. Dwan. Initial Request for Public Records |
 From October 2012 to February 2013, VCSO Deputy S. Dwan's spouse, Daytona Beach Police Department, Sgt. J. Dwan attended the Southern Police Institute's - Command Officers Development Course, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Several other law enforcement officers attended this particular development course. Lt. Dewey D Adams - Walton Co. SO Lt. Baylor T. Alexander - Clay Co. SO Sgt. James A. Bond - Williston PD Sgt. Robert A. Branch - Orange Co. SO Sgt. James C. Brodick - Daytona Beach PD Sgt. Holly A. Bryan - Orange Co. SO Sgt. Rodger D. Carpenter - Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Bobby J. Cates - Dept of Hwy Safety & Motor Vehicles Sgt. Angela Comito - Seminole PD Lt. Dawn M. D'Ambrosio - Maitland PD Sgt. Jennifer D. Dwan - Daytona Beach PD Sgt. Kevin L. Fain - Bethune Cookman University Lt. James R. Fannin - Walton Co. SO Lt. George L. Fayson, Jr. - Brevard Co. SO Capt. Randall C. Fernandez - Apopka PD Lt. Mel W. Gaden - Clay Co. SO Sgt. Louis Y Grindle - Maitland PD Sgt. Jason M. Hattaway - Volusia Co. SO Capt. Lawrence V. Hayes - Div. of Alcoholic Bev & Tobacco Sgt. Michael S. Hogeboom - Walton Co. SO Lt. Robert M. Johnson - Escambia Co. SO Lt. Clevett M. Jones - Tavares PD Lt. Melissa J. Kilby - Charlotte Co. SD Sgt. Andrew J. King - Apopka PD Lt. Efren A. Lopez - Miami-Dade PD Sgt. Travis D. Mackey - Orange Co. SO Sgt. Tony D. Marlow - Orange Co. SO Sgt. Mariluz McFarland - Orange Co. SO Sgt. Edward C. Michaels - Seminole PD Sgt. Tracy K. Miller - Daytona Beach PD Lt. Jason D. Paynter - Tavares PD Cmdr. Jason R. Sampsell - Orange City PD Sgt. Siegfried E.J. Schlieper - Daytona Beach PD Sgt. Donald W. Smith, III - Ormond Beach PD Sgt. David A. Snowden - Daytona Beach PD Sgt. David E. Spall - Orange Co. SO Lt. Corinne L. Stannish - Sarasota PD Capt. Rodney W. Tilley - FL Div. of Alcoholic Bev & Tobacco Sgt. Kenneth R. Vickery Jr. - Volusia Co. SO Sgt. Jakari E. Young - Daytona Beach PD |
While we were relieved that the VCSO were already aware of the allegations against Sgt. Dwan, and that the VCSO had already "looked into" the allegations and determined them to be "unfounded", we were not convinced that a "looked into" equated to an investigation, as would be defined in Florida State Statutes and / or VCSO internal policies. Accordingly, we requested the investigative report that supported that the allegations were determined to be "unfounded".
(The term "unfounded" is an investigative finding supported in VCSO Policy 52.1.75 - see page 6)
VolusiaExposed's Request
for Investigative Report
Commonly referred to as the ROI
Chapter 52.1
Our Final Records Request
Regarding the Sgt. Dwan allegations
The second email is VCSO forwarding this response to one of their own investigators.
EMAIL # 1
EMAIL # 2
Such failures to properly utilize their own procedures and policies, gives us pause, on whether criminal and or employee pre-employment background investigations are also being improperly processed.
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If you found this article to be thought provoking, we (VolusiaExposed.Com) invite you to review, the below linked, Special Investigative Report, exposing law enforcement corruption with the State of Florida. SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE SERIES ON LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION by Matthew Doig and Anthony Cormier Volusia County Sheriff's Department Drop us a line to let us know what you think.  EMAIL US |
and VCSO Press Releases The VCSO issued a press release on the Stewart-Marchman molestation incident - but did not issue a press release of a jail rape - why not? No VCSO Press Release on Jail Rape? Rape at the Volusia Jail INFLUENCE THE JAIL'S RAPE INVESTIGATION? Nancye Jones' husband, VCSO Major Robert Jones, supervises the deputies that investigate possible criminal violations within the county jail. We have concerns that several criminal investigations have been possibly manipulated, in order to reduce the County of Volusia's civil liability. Our concern includes this particular in-custody sexual battery investigation, and the below listed situations. We invite you to review our concerns. Falsification of Documents by County Officials  |