When Police Officer Robert Mosback crashed his cruiser into a Riverside Avenue utility pole in June, his blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit, according to city officials.
As word of the discovery percolated through City Hall, Mosback, 39, submitted his resignation from the force Wednesday. He cited personal reasons, according to Police Chief John DiVenere.
An accident report from the city police released last month found that Mosback was traveling as fast as 70 miles an hour when he struck the pole June 26 after trying to catch up with a suspicious car.
Mayor Art Ward said there is an ongoing investigation of the accident.
Edward Krawiecki, Jr, the city attorney, said the city has asked “an outside, public agency” to investigate. He said the city is working on a formal request to get the ball rolling.
“We think an outside investigation is the way to go,” Krawiecki said.
Click here for the story in Wednesday's Bristol Press. A web-only story that broke the news Tuesday can be found here. You can see a Hartford Courant story on Mosback's resignation here.
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Atta boy mayor Krawiecki, cover your dupa.
ReplyDeleteWonder how long Ward knew about this? Anyone one else would have been charged with DUI.
ReplyDeleteMy understanding is that the mayor learned about this late last Thursday or early Friday morning.
ReplyDeleteSteve, Let the same trooper that cleared the chief in that 1000 page report that made personnel director get caught in a lie, due the report on this case............
ReplyDeletethat's a nice 3 month cover up for a city/public employee
ReplyDeletewho else is going down ?
--stretch
It seems the patrolman has a substance abuse problem. Did the city know about this?
ReplyDeleteOfficially???
ReplyDeleteAre you naysayers on here drinking your beer? Are you guys happy only when something bad happens? The why is your Mocabe being protectd by you? We knnow the other guys name but he goffed along with your Art but he has enough sense to go away and keep his mouth shut, But not Art!
ReplyDeleteFrom now on when I have a problem I, not calling the police. I’m calling the city’s insurance investigator
ReplyDeleteNow U wonder why I don't trust cops or the judicial system?? All cops, lawyers and judges are bing paid with tax payers money for acting like jerks!!!! I see it all the time, do your job and quit asking for the public help every time some thing goes wrong!!!
ReplyDeletetHE GUY ON jubile dr that never gets caught is main supplier of POLICE. Guess they HAVE to much time on there hands. Its said several have a problem but with no leadership its OK.
ReplyDeleteSteve do you have a hospital slip from an undercover source showing the officers blood alcohol content?
ReplyDeleteBob is a great guy. You got a supporter here Bobby!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe cops in BRISTOL are doing a lot more the driking there bored nothing to do except waiting for OVERTIME. LETS TAKE HAIR SAMPLES .Then make public the results. Then get a chief that can do the job.
ReplyDeleteWhen we first read of the accident, things didn't seem right. It looked like a cover up.
ReplyDeleteThis a bad day for BPD.
Instead of one person paying the price, now others are dragged in.
People should learn to be a little more honest. Too bad the police have their own code. A code of ethics would be better. This hurts the honest guys, if there are any left.
THERE ARE NO RULES IN Bristol. Its a free for all anything goes. No one watching the store. Time for change, Mayor Chief PW WALT this is a must.
ReplyDeleteSTEVE THAT`S NOT TRUE!
ReplyDelete5:58 am -- What's not true?
ReplyDeleteMaybe Stortz wasn't so bad after all.
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