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All of Law Enforcement Loves Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis including the working dogs of the FDC. Thank you CFO for stopping by the PBA's Corrections Day!
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 30, 2023
MEDIA CONTACT:
Mick McHale
(941) 366-1436
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PBA PRESIDENT MICK MCHALE STRONGLY CONDEMNS CHIEF OF POLICE MELANIE BEVAN FOR FIRING POLICE OFFICER PATRICK MAHONEY AFTER HE EXPOSED CORRUPTION IN THE BRADENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
BRADENTON, FL- The following statement can be attributed to Southwest Florida PBA President Mick McHale:
“If there remained any doubts about whether Chief Bevan is out to destroy the careers of the dedicated men and women of her own police department, today’s termination of Patrick Mahoney should remove all doubt. Just two weeks ago, Officer Mahoney bravely came forward with a lawsuit against Chief Bevan to expose the rampant pattern of corruption committed by Chief Bevan and her underlings. Officer Mahoney’s claims are completely protected under the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution. Sadly, Chief Bevan doesn’t believe the Constitution matters, as evidenced by today’s firing of Officer Mahoney, which is nothing short of retaliation. The PBA has a long list of members who will continue to come forward and expose the Chief’s abuse of power through litigation and incontrovertible evidence. We condemn the firing of Officer Mahoney and any future attempts by Chief Bevan to retaliate against any of our members for obeying the rule of law.”
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Unfortunately Chiefs like this don’t care . . When these cases are won in either mediation or in court the Chiefs loses nothing because the Officer is reinstated with full back pay and benefits . This money comes out of the agencies pocket and not the Chiefs. We must be able to hold the Chiefs or Sheriffs financially responsible for their wrong doings or they will never hesitate to continue their attacks on Officers who have done nothing wrong . Best of luck in your battle Officer Mahoney and the PBA
We have an additional 39 Hurricane Ian Relief Fund checks being mailed out today, in addition to 25 checks sent out on Friday! If you haven’t turned in your application (with photos and any insurance claims you have), please do so. We will be implementing a deadline soon. 📨
Reminder 🇺🇸
National Anthem Auditions for our 60th Anniversary PBA Law Enforcement Awards Gala on May 20, 2023.
*Open for #PBA Member or immediate family members only.
Deadline: March 1, 2023.
Please submit your video to kim@sflpba.org
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