Officer Fiendly

While the Scottsdale PD is swift at providing the media with its self-congratulatory newsletters, it's less enthusiastic about providing access to records of its own misadventures. Sergeant Mike Anderson, the Scottsdale PD's PR flack, did hand over a list of formal claims made against the department over the past two years. But he was less forthcoming when I asked for the internal investigative report on the Casey/Power incident. I'm still waiting to see this public record.

Casey and Power now live in Phoenix. Guerrero advised them to get out of Scottsdale. "I thought it would be in their best interests," he says. "I was fearful of retaliation and harassment."

The U.S. Department of Justice's office of civil rights wrote to Casey last month, saying it had asked the FBI to investigate the incident. Casey says an FBI agent has conducted an investigation and planned to forward it to Justice Department officials. The agent did not respond to my calls.

If the Scottsdale police officials require any further public relations services from New Times, they only have to let us know. But I have a feeling that this will be enough for them.

--Graham

Contact Barry Graham at his online address: bgraham@newtimes.com