By: DAVID LOHR
Source: Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/16/thomas-foye_n_3768601.html?utm_hp_ref=dumb-criminals
Lieutenant Thomas Foye, a Ludlow police officer, has undergone the most mortifying incident that can occur to a police officer. On August 15,2013 Foye was caught on tape entering the locked narcotics room in the Ludlow Police station. The narcotics locker is only accessible to police officers of that station. Thomas Foye then grabbed a brown bag suspiciously. The guards continued to observe these strange acts through a live feed from a security camera installed into the room. A white unknown substance was seen to be taken from the ward by Foye, as he closed the light and walked out.
Foye paid the consequences for his despicable actions. The next day, officers of the Ludlow police station searched the 49 year old officer who was a 20 year veteran at his local station. While securing his firearms, the officers found a white substance in his pocket, but were unable to identify it immediately. After a series of tests, the officers found out the substance confiscated was indeed cocaine. Foye was put on trial and booked for “theft of drugs from a depository and possession of a class B substance. His trial is dated for October 1 and Foye has pleaded to be not guilty. In the mean time, Foye was released without bail and is required to take random drug tests. Due to his unlawful actions, Foye forcefully resigned as a police official in Massachusetts. His badge, fire arms, and fire arms license have been revoked from his possession. This depicts how corrupt our law enforcement can actually be. It is important for us to realize that those who are supposed to devote their lives to help and fix the structure of our government, can also be the ones who are abusing it more. Reality is tough to except, but this is an example for us to always keep our eyes widened and alert.
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