Excerpts from a reading in the July 2025 issue of Harper's Magazine:
"On multiple occasions, the chief has exited the bathroom in his office and exposed himself to others in the room, making inappropriate comments such as, “Hey, look, it’s bigger than you thought, right?” The chief has pulled his pants down and defecated on the floor in front of his entire staff. During a cleanup of his former office, the chief defecated in a trash can. Only after persistent urging did the chief eventually agree to clean it up days later. He also deliberately damaged officers’ personal property by breaking pens and smearing ink on uniforms, vehicle door handles, and office equipment, leaving officers with ruined clothes and ink-stained faces. He has placed spray-paint cans under officers’ vehicles, causing paint explosions when driven over. The chief has gone into rages where he smashes items in the office. These outbursts include ripping a television off the wall and smashing it on the ground, throwing staplers across the room, smashing picture frames on the walls, and breaking glass that scatters across the office. On several occasions, he has thrown eggs. The chief also has a habit of placing hot peppers in officers’ food and heating them in the microwave. The chief also tampered with office coffee by adding prescription medications such as Adderall and Viagra, causing staff to experience the effects without their consent...'
--- from a complaint filed by a New Jersey lieutenant against his department chief.
I'm sure the guy will soon move to the White House after proving himself so ready to fit the team!
ReplyDeleteClearly, he didn't like to be called "Chief"--cultural appropriation and all that.
ReplyDeleteA man with serious mental health issues who carries a weapon and we make jokes. SMH
ReplyDeleteApparently not that uncommon: https://www.wdbj7.com/2025/08/09/doctor-who-walked-around-naked-front-women-his-family-practice-gets-license-revoked/
ReplyDeleteThis is kind of an old story? from March, 2025:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/nyregion/nj-police-chief-harassment.html New Jersey Police Chief Accused of Violent and Vulgar Harassment at Work - Five officers in the North Bergen, N.J., police department have filed notices of intent to sue the township over the allegations, which the chief denies.
https://www.wdbj7.com/2025/03/28/5-officers-accuse-police-chief-disturbing-acts-including-defecating-floor-front-staff/ 5 officers accuse police chief of disturbing acts, including defecating on floor in front of staff
https://nypost.com/2025/03/27/us-news/nj-police-chief-robert-farleys-alleged-sick-pranks-revealed-in-images-and-court-docs/ NJ police chief’s alleged sick pranks — including stomach-turning bathroom behavior — revealed in images and court docs
https://hudsoncountyview.com/lawyer-for-5-north-bergen-cops-accuses-chief-of-absolutely-disgusting-acts/ Lawyer for 5 North Bergen cops accuses chief of ‘absolutely disgusting’ acts
Are you Gen Z? I suppose in the internet world a story from March is considered "old" by August.
DeleteBaby boomer. I read a story on the internet today; two or three days later, or four, it is on the news (teevee, radio). To me that's old.
DeleteSo funny when people come to a free, private, not-for-profit curiosity-driven blog and demand news no older than what they read on the internet today. And then call the writer names.
DeleteI feel like an old man thinking kids ain't polite anymore.
He must have been apoplectic about the stories you've run about the pyramids.
DeleteI’m sorry, I don’t see where he/she demanded anything. A comment was made that it is an old story. It is “old” as far as a news story, but not old as simply an interesting story. And where is the name-calling? Blog owner asked if the poster was Gen Z and poster responded the he/she was a baby boomer. Am I missing something?
DeleteOmg. No words.
ReplyDeleteHow is he not in jail?!? Adderall is a controlled substance. Exposing yourself is illegal. Why do those at the top get away with so much?
ReplyDelete(The irony of my username referencing a politician is not lost on me.)
More from 'Baby boomer at 11:29'... It would be great if this posting had more context, like when and where that happened, and, now five months later, were there any repercussions? is that official still in office?
ReplyDeletep.s. My first reaction on reading that was that it was about someone who held the highest office in the land? The New Jersey mention reminded me that that had happened in March, 2025, and not now.
p.p.s. To all the complainers, maybe the post about the latest food fads at the state fair should be posted in November or January, and not now? Would that be okay?
p.p.p.s. i DO thoroughly enjoy this reading this blog! Thank you for keeping it interesting.
A bit off topic but…
ReplyDeleteWe had a new boss two years ago. He cussed like you wouldn’t believe.
F bombs, MF bombs, “suck my ----- dick” you name it. Nothing seemed to be off the table.
After about two months the one female at the office asked me if she complained, I would back her. It felt like a hostile work environment for her. I said I would.
So she contacts Human Resources. They called me, and a few others in the office who I suppose corroborated her story.
Me? I told them that in a meeting one day, discussing a problem customer, I had said I would always advocate for the customer.
It was like I dropped cinderblock on the table. Long moment of silence and the manager says
‘Fuck those motherfuckers”
It wasn’t really what I would expect from a manager.
He asked me one time if I thought he cussed too much.
I told him that “no one will ever be offended by your lack of the use of profanity”
Anyway, I don’t know the details, but Human Relations gave him a call. And the next day he was clearing out his office. I can only imagine what he said to them lol!
Compared to your posting, it almost seems insignificant.