Paul Shockley:
"A Grand Junction Police Department officer in 2000 struck up a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl whom he met investigating a runaway case, which led to trysts in the officer’s patrol cruiser and at police facilities at then-Mesa State College, among other locations, according to court records made public.
The affair continued another 11 years, the records allege.
Eric Janusz, 42, of Fruita, is charged with four counts of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust, and another count alleging a pattern of abuse.
The arrest affidavit — authorities redacted the name of the accuser victim and identifying information — was unsealed by court order on May 15.
Daniel Shaffer, Janusz’s attorney, could not be reached for comment.
Grand Junction police in August 2011 opened an investigation into Janusz’s activities after the woman filed a report. She alleged they had an off and on sexual relationship ending in August 2011, the affidavit said.
She said it started in July 2000 when she was 16, when Janusz was assigned to investigate a runaway case involving the girl’s brother. Janusz at the time worked at the department’s substation at Mesa State.
Janusz was in uniform conducting official police business when they met, the affidavit said...."
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Showing posts with label City of Grand Junction Police. Show all posts
Showing posts with label City of Grand Junction Police. Show all posts
March 30, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: Grand Junction Daily Sentinel "Rise in crime keeps Grand Valley law enforcement busy in 2011"
Where is the Sentinel's coverage on the uphill battle our boots on the ground have when it comes to drugs, cartels, trafficking, gangs and all other violent crime?
We have never seen, from one of the most respected newspapers in Colorado, any coverage whatsoever on the politics of crime.
Yes, the politics of crime.
It takes money. Smart laws instead of twisted labyrinths spouting jabberwockey language that cops and agents do not have the time to wade through. It takes our elected prosecutors to stop using our cops and agents as extensions of themselves by expecting them to act like lawyers in the field as they move to press charges. It takes our prosecutors doing their own job instead of backlogging our courts with cases where they are using the court system to find the answers and do the investigating for them.
Who decides on the lawmakers who handle the money and write the laws?
Who decides which prosecutor is going to do the job properly and within the duties and confines of law?
Who shakes the trees everywhere and rattles the sabres when those elected officials fail?
The folks do.
Those folks that cops are the only agency that is here to serve and protect. No other position in our country holds that responsibility. Law enforcement is the last line between the people and the system.
Thank you to City of Grand Junction Police Chief John Camper and all of his officers and support staff.
It was not that long ago that you took an agency that was ashamed of itself and turned it around. Now proud to be a top-notch law enforcement agency that the folks appreciate.
Stay the course. Political ball-dropping and lack of media in your court, or no.
Paul Shockley:
"After dipping in 2010, violent crime and property crime in Grand Junction increased 23 percent in 2011, a five-year high for those categories, according to an annual report by the Grand Junction Police Department.
The agency’s 2011 crime and traffic report noted moderate rises in all categories of property crime — burglary, theft from auto, shoplifting and auto theft — and a 37 percent increase in reports of simple theft.
Police Chief John Camper suggested the spike may reflect “double counting,” such as a robbery investigation which may also be tallied as theft.
“I think that’s some of what you’re seeing,” Camper said. “Theft is part and parcel to numerous other crimes. We’re certainly not seeing a huge increase in the specific number of theft cases our detectives are needing to work.”...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
We have never seen, from one of the most respected newspapers in Colorado, any coverage whatsoever on the politics of crime.
Yes, the politics of crime.
It takes money. Smart laws instead of twisted labyrinths spouting jabberwockey language that cops and agents do not have the time to wade through. It takes our elected prosecutors to stop using our cops and agents as extensions of themselves by expecting them to act like lawyers in the field as they move to press charges. It takes our prosecutors doing their own job instead of backlogging our courts with cases where they are using the court system to find the answers and do the investigating for them.
Who decides on the lawmakers who handle the money and write the laws?
Who decides which prosecutor is going to do the job properly and within the duties and confines of law?
Who shakes the trees everywhere and rattles the sabres when those elected officials fail?
The folks do.
Those folks that cops are the only agency that is here to serve and protect. No other position in our country holds that responsibility. Law enforcement is the last line between the people and the system.
Thank you to City of Grand Junction Police Chief John Camper and all of his officers and support staff.
It was not that long ago that you took an agency that was ashamed of itself and turned it around. Now proud to be a top-notch law enforcement agency that the folks appreciate.
Stay the course. Political ball-dropping and lack of media in your court, or no.
Paul Shockley:
"After dipping in 2010, violent crime and property crime in Grand Junction increased 23 percent in 2011, a five-year high for those categories, according to an annual report by the Grand Junction Police Department.
The agency’s 2011 crime and traffic report noted moderate rises in all categories of property crime — burglary, theft from auto, shoplifting and auto theft — and a 37 percent increase in reports of simple theft.
Police Chief John Camper suggested the spike may reflect “double counting,” such as a robbery investigation which may also be tallied as theft.
“I think that’s some of what you’re seeing,” Camper said. “Theft is part and parcel to numerous other crimes. We’re certainly not seeing a huge increase in the specific number of theft cases our detectives are needing to work.”...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
March 2, 2012
SandBoxBlogs: KREX News 5 "Street Crimes Unit Reimplemented to Fight Rise in Heroin Use"
Cori Coffin:
"The Grand Junction Police Department said they were working on reimplementing the Street Crimes Unit that was cut in 2010, but after realizing the urgency of this rapidly-growing problem, the department decided to start the unit right away.
“The task force primarily works on mid to high-level dealers, and the Street Crimes Unit can then target some of those lower level street dealers and users out there. It’s a great partnership,” said Kate Porras of the Grand Junction Police Department...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
"The Grand Junction Police Department said they were working on reimplementing the Street Crimes Unit that was cut in 2010, but after realizing the urgency of this rapidly-growing problem, the department decided to start the unit right away.
“The task force primarily works on mid to high-level dealers, and the Street Crimes Unit can then target some of those lower level street dealers and users out there. It’s a great partnership,” said Kate Porras of the Grand Junction Police Department...." (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
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