Hi, This is Lorenzo. I haven't been on complaint boards in quite a long time. I would like to update you a little more since the Chief of Police for Mauldin P.D. decided to show his ###. The ticket for the tag was thrown out. By Florida law my tag was not expired and it was a Florida plate. The issue was that I couldn't seem to get Florida to send me a new decal in time. I was trying at the same time to switch my plates to South Carolina, and the DMV wouldn't let me. The Jury agreed with me regarding me not being guilty. You cannot charge someone for an expired plate based on South Carolina law, when their plate is not expired in the state it is registered in, but this is exactly what they attempted.
Further update, I received two speeding tickets from this same officer. The first, as I stated, I plead guilty to. I plead guilty like I said because I did not have the resources at the time to fight it. I paid the ticket. Chief of Police, I will let you know, I was probably speeding the first time - you did not have (at this time) a sign posted in an obvious location indicating the limit. I was not doing 60. The second time, I absolutely was not speeding. Your officer lied his butt off in court in order to get a conviction. An officer that had video on everyone he dealt with, suddenly had none pertaining to my case. How convenient. Your department lied when a motion of discovery was filed, and claimed there existed no officer notes regarding the incident. The same officer magically produced (likely falsified) notes in court.
Now today, in 2015, and long after I moved out of state, your corrupt system in Mauldin is again lying and saying that I never showed up for court and that you held my case in my absence, and that I never paid my ticket. It has been 7 years - just past the amount of time that no one keeps records past. How convenient! They issued a new warrant/ticket for me based on the fact that they say I didn't pay $20 of it. This is all lies. Lies, lies, lies. You are trying to milk residents of another state out of their money and using deceptive practices to do it. Sorry for calling you out, but you are ruining peoples lives based on your corruption.
So, why everyone? Why would the City of Mauldin participate in such deceptive practices? The State of South Carolina allows a Municipality to keep a certain portion of any proceeds that come in from the issuance of tickets. Mauldin built a shiny new Municipal building that has to be covered!
Finally Chief, you asked for the definition of corruption. I am surprised you did not learn this in Academy or in other Justice courses. It is in the dictionary, but since you do not know how to use one of these I will provide it for you. Corruption: dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. Buy a dictionary.
Rick,
I believe we both will be wanted by Mauldin P.D. now. Just found out the corrupt municipality of Mauldin has lied again, claimed I never appeared in court, and issued a warrant/ticket. 7 years and a few months later. Chief, I absolutely did appear in court both times and spoke with the judge both times. Chief, your ignorance is baffling. Don't comment on something you know nothing about. In this case I am seeing that something is the law.
I haven't been on complaint boards in quite a long time. I would like to update you a little more since the Chief of Police for Mauldin P.D. decided to comment, not knowing the situation. The ticket for the tag was thrown out. By Florida law my tag was not expired and it was a Florida plate. The issue was that I couldn't seem to get Florida to send me a new decal in time. I was trying at the same time to switch my plates to South Carolina, and the Department of Motor Vehicle wouldn't let me. The Jury agreed with me regarding me not being guilty. You cannot charge someone for an expired plate based on South Carolina law, when their plate is not expired according to the states law from which it was issued.
I received two speeding tickets from this same officer. The first, as I stated, I plead guilty to. I plead guilty like I said because I did not have the resources at the time to fight it. I paid the ticket. Chief of Police, I will let you know, I was probably speeding the first time - you did not have (at this time) a sign posted in an prominent location indicating the limit. I was not doing 60 as the officer claimed. Regardless, I am under no obligation in the United States to plead guilty; you, the charging party, must prove guilt. The second time, I absolutely was not speeding. Your officer lied in court in order to get a conviction. An officer that had video on everyone he dealt with, suddenly had none pertaining to my case. How convenient. Your department lied when a motion of discovery was filed, and claimed there existed no officer notes regarding the incident. The same officer magically produced (falsified) notes in court.
Today, in 2015, and long after I moved out of state, your corrupt system is again lying, saying that I never showed up for court and that you held my case in my absence, and that I never paid my ticket. It has been 7 years - just past the time limit people keep records for. How convenient! They issued a new warrant/ticket for me based on the fact that they say I didn't pay $20 of it. This is all lies. You are trying to milk residents of another state out of their money and using deceptive practices to do it. Sorry for calling you out, but you are ruining peoples lives based on your corruption.
So, why everyone? Why would the City of Mauldin participate in such deceptive practices? The State of South Carolina allows a Municipality to keep a certain portion of any proceeds that come in from the issuance of tickets. Mauldin built a shiny new Municipal building that has to be covered!
Finally Chief, you asked for the definition of corruption. I am surprised you did not learn this during your training period. It is in the dictionary, but since you do not know how to use one of these I will provide it for you. Corruption: dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
I think it is funny that the Chief of Mauldin Police wanted to jump on my post and bash me, but doesn't dare comment to the more serious violations that others are facing by his department.
I also dealt with a situation beside the one I previously reported while working security at Samsung in Simpsonville. A Mauldin Police Officer came on property and issued a ticket to an employee (who was driving on private property) for not wearing a seatbelt. Two issues here, the first is that she was not on a public street and thus not legally required to wear one. The second, he was in the wrong city to be issuing tickets in the first place. Mauldin has no problem with violating jurisdictional issues, nor with writing false reports.
