MAYBE THE MAYOR DOESN'T HOLD THE TITLE AFTER ALL

The grand jury has met twice in recent weeks concerning corruption in city hall yet there has been no indictments announced. Is it possible that no corruption can be found that leads to the door steps of Willie Herenton? Is it possible that the mayor is correct when he says that his "haters" are after him because he's a strong Black man. Or is it that the feds are just making the mayor sweat?

DO WE ALL NEED A BAILOUT?

As the government is preparing to bailout private companies with your tax dollars in the new year what do you wish the government would do for you or the City of Memphis. Would you feel better if your tax dollars were being spent differently?

BISHOP WHO GAVE MILTON HAWKINS A MONTHLY SALARY OF $48,000 IS A CONFESSED THIEF

Jurisdictional Bishop Jerry Maynard is the person who placed Milton Hawkins as pastor of Temple of Deliverence Church Of God In Christ after the death of the late Bishop G.E. Patterson. Maynard who packed the late Bishop's office belongings in a box so that he could take over the office served as interim pastor giving himself a monthly salary of $40,000.

It was Maynard who turned over TOD's check book to Hawkins with $4 million dollars in the bank and solely gave Hawkins a starting salary of $33,000 a month.By the way only Hawkins and Maynard have check signing authority which gives the two total access to the funds of TOD with no one to answer to.

Hawkins in a move that is unknown in C.O.G.I.C made Maynard a member of the board of director giving him further control of the finances of the church. When Hawkins arrived he removed any board members that he thought would oppose him replacing them with hand picked cronies. The only board member he dared not touch was Louise Patterson widow of the founder of TOD.

In a board meeting on last Thursday night When Mrs. Patterson arrived Hawkins, Maynard and the other board members had already decided to increase the monthly salary of Hawkins by $15,000 making his monthly salary $48,000 a month. It was also decided to cut Patterson's $27,000 salary to $15,000 a month.

In a lawsuit that has been filed by Louise Patterson she has asked to see the financial records of the church knowing that Hawkins has co mingled TOD funds with Bountiful Blessings Ministries Inc funds together which solely belongs to Patterson. Bountiful Blessings Inc. is the entity that owns the rights to Bishop G.E. Patterson's tapes, books, recordings, radio station,and all aspects of his ministry. Bountiful Blessing Ministries Inc during the lifetime of Bishop Patterson was a multi million dollars operation. While TOD and BBM are two separate corporations members are allowed to give into BBM.

Donations to BBM are to be kept separate on Sundays from the TOD funds but it is reported that checks made out to BBM have been stamped with the bank seal of TOD and deposited into the churches account thus reducing the affect of the late Bishop's ministry. Louise Patterson has sought to keep her husband's legacy alive by continuing his broadcasts but recently had to remove the BET telecast because the broadcast cost of $37,000 a week could not be met. It is believed that BBM funds are down because of the co mingling of two separate corporations funds.

It is also believe that Jerry Maynard is the mastermind behind the fleecing of the TOD flock and that both he and Milton Hawkins have devised a plan to enrich themselves by stealing from the church. Is it possible that Maynard is a thief? Would this "Man of God" use the funds of an organization for his own benefit? I think Maynard's record will speak for itself.

In 1981 Gov.Robert D.Orr of Indiana acting on the basis of a State Board of accounts audit fired Maynard who was the state Civil Rights Director. Maynard who was 39 at the time had served in his position since being appointed in 1977 by then Gov.Otis R.Bowen. The reason for the firing as first reported from the Governor's office at the time was "Serious irregularities in the handling of public funds within the Civil Rights Commission".

Maynard who at the time was pastor of Maynard's Temple C.O.G.I.C in Munchie Indiana was indicted on 5 counts of theft,charging that he misused funds on trips that he had taken. Maynard charged trip expenses on a state held credit card and later submitted claims for the expenses,for which he was reimbursed by the state.

The audit by the state showed that Maynard misused $24,830 in state funds., $10,143 in unauthorized travel expenses,$10,098 in unauthorized use of a gasoline credit card,personal use of a state vehicle and $4,364 in unauthorized telephone credit card expenses. The audit also showed that Maynard made 1,297 calls on a state telephone credit card assigned to him. Maynard accepted a plea bargain and plead guilty to one count of theft. Maynard received a 2 year suspended sentence,250 hours of community service and fined $1,000.


There are some serious problems at TOD that the Presiding Bishop Charles Edward Blake should address to continue to allow Hawkins and Maynard to enrich themselves is both criminal and a sin. If Hawkins has allowed two separate corporations funds to be co mingled he's committing a crime. If he used any of the funds of TOD to buy the property that he is presently building a $1million dollars home on that's embezzlement.

As Louise Patterson views the picture of her sitting between Hawkins and Maynard at her husband's funeral surely she knows how Jesus felt being hung between two thieves

MERRY CHRISTMAS

I would like to take this time to wish all who daily visit this site and the listeners of "The Thaddeus Matthews Show" a very Merry Christmas both friend and foe alike.

COMING SUNDAY: IS BISHOP G.E. PATTERSON SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE?

With all the toiling that the late Bishop G.E. Patterson put into building Temple of Deliverance Church of God In Christ how do you think that he would about his nephew Milton Hawkins making $48,000 a month after only being pastor for one year? How do think he would feel about Hawkins stealing and co mingling the funds of Bountiful Blessings Ministries Inc. as though it's his own when BBM belongs solely to his widow Louise Patterson?

Sunday we will discuss "Is Bishop G.E. Patterson spinning in his grave" also the question will be " With Jurisdictional Bishop Jerry Maynard being Hawkins cohort in crime should the national church get involved?"

IT'S TIME FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY TO TAKE THE BLAME FOR THE SENSELESS KILLINGS OF OUR CHILDREN

It's 3Am and I've just read the Ca's story on the shooting death of 11 year old Kentaria Trailor who was killed by someone shooting into her Frayser home. I must ask why has this happened again and what is the Black community going to do about it.

I have to admit the the Black community and it's leadership seems to have fail the children of our community. The Black poli-trick-an is to busy running for office and attending to self serving agendas to focus on the fact that the biggest plight of the Black community is the senseless deaths of our children.

The Black preacher is to busy telling the community about pie in the sky and walking around heaven when our children can't walk earthly streets or even feel safe inside the house. Black Civil Rights groups in this city are jokes. The NAACP in this city has longed since been a visible or viable organization to service the real agendas of Blacks in Memphis and only raise money to feather their coffers. There is no need to even name any other groups because none of them are addressing this issue.

Even those of us in Black media have not done our jobs of addressing the untimely deaths of children who have not lived long enough to have enemies. We have not force the Black community to tell the truth about itself and its leadership and condemning those who want our votes but refused to give service,Or those Black churches who rake in millions weekly who refuse in their pulpits to cease to talk life on earthly and only want to give heavenly messages of everything will be alright when we get to heaven.

I for one starting Monday will attack where the problem ready starts and that's in the home of black parents who know that their children are robbers and killers but turn their heads and look the other way. I will attack the parents who buy their sons pants 2-3 sizes to large,allow them to only have a mindset for sports while they can't read, write, Or count their money if they were to make it to the NBA or NFL.

The killing problem in the Black community can not be blamed on Whites, It's time to realize that Whites cannot cure this ill and we must as a race take back control of our homes and our children. It's time out for the excuses and the blame game and demand that parents who have criminals living in their homes go to jail if it's found that that parent knew of the criminal lifestyle of their child. We must also return to truth in sentencing and let killers know if you kill you will spend the rest of your life in jail.

The death of this child is senseless and I for one am tired of it. I have decided to mount a very vicious attack against Black leadership,Black preachers, Black parents, Black organization who continue to turn their heads while mothers are crying in sorrow and burying their children. I plan to set up a Saturday forum within the next few weeks and broadcast live to start the journey to retaking the Black community and saving the lives of our children.

TEMPLE OF DELIVERENCE PASTOR GIVES HIMSELF A RAISE OF $15,000 A MONTH WHILE REDUCING THE PENSION OF THE WIDOW OF G.E.PATTERSON

On Thursday night Milton Hawkins pastor of Temple of Deliverance Church Of God In Christ and his hand picked board of directors including the man who gave him his job Jurisdictional Bishop Jerry Maynard raised the monthly salary of Hawkins by $15,000 while reducing the monthly pension of the widow of the founder of TOD Louise Patterson by $12,000.

Hawkins who has only been pastor of TOD a little over a year was given a checkbook with $4,000,000 in it with only himself and Maynard having check signing authority. Maynard being the Jurisdictional Bishop also approved the $33,000 a month salary that Hawkins receives. Sources within C.O.G.I.C. state that its very uncommon for a Jurisdictional Bishop to be on the board of a local church but TOD is the richest church under his authority.

On Thursday night Hawkins told the board which consist of Hawkins himself, Maynard,Louise Patterson,Rachel Miles,Attorney Myra Martin, and Deacon Alex Tyler, that he needed and additional $15,000 per month for housing expenses. The board with the exception of Tyler and Louise Patterson voted to now make the monthly salary of Hawkins $48,000 a month.

The board also approved to reduce the $27,000 monthly pension of Louise Patterson to $15,000. Under the leadership of her husband Bishop G.E. Patterson TOD was known to take in as much as $500,000 per Sunday and his ministry Bountiful Blessings Inc which was separate from TOD takes in even more. Hawkins who is the nephew of the late Bishop is presently in a legal battle with Louise Patterson for refusing to allow her as a board member to see the financial records of the church and it is believed that Hawkins has allowed the co mingling of the TOD funds and Bountiful Blessings which he has no control or interest in.

The question must be asked why does this "Man of God" need a salary of $48,000 a month and why is this board of directors allowing the church to be hustled by this hustler. Hawkins who is building a million dollar home surely could live off the $33,000 he is presently receiving. Hawkins also has possession of the church's platinum credit card.

Louise Patterson has one trump card that she has not played as of yet that I'm sure that if she is continued to be pushed by Hawkins and Maynard she will use. While TOD owns the church building the land it sits on belongs solely to Patterson. The land was purchased by Bountiful Blessings Inc. a company that was owned by Bishop Patterson that controlled his broadcast ministry, recordings, tapes, Radio station,And any and all business dealings concerning his ministry which is now owned and controlled solely by Louise Patterson.

Patterson's control of Bountiful Blessings gives her the legal authority to force TOD to pay her rent for having their building on her property. I also wonder when Presiding Bishop Charles Blake is going to get involved in the fleecing of this flock or will he turn his head while the former Presiding Bishop's wife is manhandled by a hustler who wants to feed off of what her husband built

COMING SUNDAY: JOSEPH LEE'S ATTORNEY SHOULD GET PAID

On Sunday I will discuss why is it that the city council refusing to pay the attorney of former MLGW President Joseph Lee when the former council agreed to do so if he was acquitted. I will also discuss why is it that the council was willing to pay the law firm of Glanker Brown over $200,000 to investigate Lee for two months but unwilling to pay Robert Spence $400,000 for 18 months of legal work.

BUSH FINDS WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

We all thought George Bush was a liar when he stated that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But he seems that just days before he is to leave office he found those weapons that the Iraq's had hidden several days ago.....Damn he finally has a legacy to leave.

THROW THE SHOE AT CRIME

If the citizens of Memphis want to reduce crime the solution is not solely more police officers on the streets but a police director who has a clue about what to do about it. "Blue Flush" is a failure and is nothing but smoke and mirrors Crime has not reduced at all under this platform to boost the ego of Larry Godwin.

The million taxpayer put into the Real Time Crime Center is also a joke what this community needs is progressive policing on the streets. Willie Herenton for some reason has decided to hold on to the worst director he has had out of six. Last week at Godwin's luncheon out on Summer Herenton came in for about 20 minutes to solely praised Godwin for the great job that he's doing as police director. Damn Mr. Mayor where do you live?

IF THE CITIZEN WANT A CHANGE IN THE RATE OF CRIME IT'S TIME TO CALL FOR THE REMOVAL OF GODWIN WHICH ONLY THE MAYOR CAN DO

BUSH AT A SHOE SALE

YOUR SHOE MAY NOT BE A SIZE 10 BUT WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO GIVE BUSH THE BOOT,I MEAN SHOE?

IS GODWIN AND HERENTON PARTNERS IN CRIME?

Many MPD officers who saw mayor Willie Herenton fire 5 former Police Directors are wondering why Larry Godwin still has a job. Crime has not decreased, Blue Flush is a failure, Officer morale is low, The department has numerous leaks, Lawsuits against the MPD are at an all time high, And the city now wants to bribe applicants to apply.

Could it have anything to do with a Porsche driven by Andrea Herenton that ran into the rear of a Taurus killing a man on the interstate after she left a party given for lamar Alexander where witnesses state that she had had more than her share to drink? Could it have to do with the dead man being given the "Drunk Test" while Andrea Herenton never received one? Could it do with the fact that the very next day the car driven by the dead guy was shredded?

Who could have given the order for the car to be shredded at the Impound lot,Only the person is charge of Special Operations at the Time Larry Godwin. Does Godwin have something on Herenton that secures his job?

THE MAYOR TO APPEAR ON MY SHOW

Shelby County Mayor A.C. Wharton will be my guest Monday afternoon on "The Thaddeus Matthews Show" The interview will deal with everything from the county debt to why he wants to be the next mayor of Memphis.

Knowing that he and his staff read this site there are areas of questions that will be asked that I will not post here because I want unprepared answers.

TUNE IN @ 4PM ON 990 KWAM OR KWAM990.COM

IS GODWIN DRIVING HIS MEN CRAZY?

According to sources within the Memphis Police Department the CIT team of the MPD were called on Monday night to the home of Colonel Mark Collins the Commander of the Tillman Station. The call was made by the wife of Collins who advised the Crisis Intervention Team who deals with mental cases that her husband was acting strange and talking out of his head.

Mrs Collins also advised that she feared that her husband may do harm to himself or some one else. The Colonel was removed from the home and taken to Lakeside for evaluation. Sources state that it is believed that pressure from the job has driven Collins to the state that he presently finds himself in.

The question must be asked how long has the police officer who carries a gun been in this mental state and how many other officers are of the same mindset without the community having knowledge. The conversation over the last month has been that officers are not hired because they can't pass the "Crazy test" But it seems that some on the force need to take the test again. That's two of Godwin's commanding staff gone in one week. One gone because he got fired and the other cause he's gone crazy.

RUMOR HAS IT GODWIN FIRED DEPUTY CHIEF SMITH BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE WAS MY SOURCE........WRONG!!!

The rumor around 201 Poplar is that the reason that Deputy Chief Michael L. Smith was fired on yesterday by Police Director Larry Godwin is that he is my source on the 12th floor. Some believe that he is the one who has sprung the leak on much of the information that I receive from MPD.. If this is the reason for Smith's firing again Godwin has proven that he does not have a clue what is going on in the MPD.

I have never met Smith on a personal basis,Have never had any contact with him whatsoever. Smith has in no way compromised his position as Deputy Chief by providing me any information. With that said Godwin would have to clear the entire 12th floor before he would even come close to the several people around him that hates his guts and believes that he is the cause of the raise in crime by not knowing how to produce workable programs.

His leaks smile in his face every day and long for the day that either he quits or the mayor grows a pair and realize that the officers under his command both Black and White have no respect for him personally or professionally.

PASTOR A.R. WILLIAMS IS NOT ONLY A PULPIT PIMP BUT A SCROOGE TOO

I was contacted today by several members of World Overcomers Church who state that during yesterday's worship service Pastor A.R. Williams proved just how much of a greedy pulpit hustler it he.

The members state that Williams told them that he knew some of them were having a hard time coming up to Christmas and that the economy was bad but his birthday and his wife's birthday was coming up and even though the members may be having some financial problems HE STILL WANTS HIS.

Yes according to the members I spoke with Williams does not care what his members may be going through with he expects them to give him and his wife some money. A.R. Williams is one of the biggest pulpit pimps around he spent $260,000 for reproduction of The Statue of liberty on dry land. When his $600,000 home burned several years ago even though he had insurance he asked his church to give him thousands for the house. He wants his church members to spend a million dollars to buy portions of the Hickory Ridge Mall and then give free labor to rebuild it. Members also state that Williams gave at 4!million dollars to a church called The Dream Center in California.


I'm told that the deacons and trustees have no power and that all the finances of the church are handled by Williams who lives in a 13 room house with 9,120 square feet valued at $1,407,300 located at 440 Bray Station Road in Collierville

How could this so called man of God ask his members to deny themselves joy at Christmas time to give to him,And what kind of fool would? The members of World Overcomers are cult like in their worship of him, I wonder what favor Kool Aid they like?

REQUEST DENIED!!!

On Saturday my attorney Javier Bailey received a letter from city attorney Elbert Jefferson Jr. requesting that I remove from this site the organizational chart from the Organized Crime Unit where 150 officers are assigned. On that list city cell phone numbers can be seen by some names even though I attempted to black them out.

The letter goes on to state that the document is a non public document,Which I totally disagree with. There is no indication that the document is classified and it was passed out by Lt.Mike Willis to Majors and Lt's at a meeting held on last Tuesday. According to sources present at the meeting they couldn't understand why the list was being passed out other than for Godwin crony Jeff Clark to be able to show how many persons he has under his command.

While the letter suggest that my placing the document on the site endangers officers I know that is totally untrue since those who are undercover are not named on the list. Those officers are shown on the list as the ones with question marks instead of their names.

The names of police officers on the list can not be held as a secret because under the Tennessee Open Records Law I could request the name and unit of any Memphis Police officer and the city would have to comply. The city would not have to tell me what officers were working undercover but if I had a name of a city employee they would have to address whether that person is employed by the city.

Surely the OCU Unit is not a secret organization when they walk around with shirts with ORGANIZE CRIME UNIT written on them. Surely the OCU Unit is not trying to hide from the public when all you have to do is google "Memphis Organize Crime Unit" and it gives you a map to their offices at 225 Channel 3 Drive.

The list was posted for the sole purpose of revealing the fact that 150 officers are working in one unit where they are on a as need call basis with take home cars and cell phones paid for by the city. The officers listed with DET in front of their names are not detectives but patrolmen including Anthony Godwin,Larry's son. many of these officers could return to regular street duty patrolling neighborhoods.

The city council should request the number of arrest this unit of 150 is making along with the overtime pay and cost of cell phones to many officers in this unit who don't need a city phone. The council should force Larry Godwin to produce the need for so many officers in one unit,while units look car theft and burglary are short handed.

The letter is the result of Godwin whining and crying to city hall thinking that that have the power to do something that he is unable to do and that is force me to remove anything from my site. The document was given to me by a high ranking city official and again there is nothing on the document that states that it's a classified document. I spoke with Mr. Jefferson and with city CEO and told them they can sue if they like and I was told by Jefferson that there had been no conversation about a lawsuit that the letter was just a request. Well, REQUEST DENIED!!!

COULD BETTER USE OF MPD OFFICERS BETTER REDUCE CRIME?

Yesterday I received an email and pictures from a North Memphis citizen concerned about the fact that with all the crime in the area 5 MPD officers were set up at Jackson and Watkins looking for speeders. From reading the email it appears that the citizen feels that maybe the reason that crime is not being reduced has nothing to do with the hiring of 200 more officers but better use of the ones already hired.

HERE'S THE EMAIL:

Thaddeus on Sunday DEC 7 time from around PM till 530pm 5 police officers with 3 police cars writing tickets at Jackson and Watkins. They say we have all this crime, but we got time to write tickets, but 3 blocks to the west of Watkins drugs are be sold in the open and they also could be doing other police duties to stop crime, but they got time to write tickets, we don't need more police, we just need better management. great shows this week.

Harold

GODWIN PROVES THAT HIS HIRING PRACTICES ARE UNFAIR

The reason that the City of Memphis can not hire enough officers has nothing at all to do with the lack of applicants or those qualifed for the job,But the unfair hiring practices of MPD. In violation of the city charter which states that all hiring of city personel must be made through the city's human resources office MPD does it's own hiring. City Council members are aware of this process but has made no move to bring MPD under compliance with the document that governs the city.

Many persons applying for a position with the MPD have been rejected for minor infraction in their past,While others who have had offenses totally expunged from their records also cannot get hired. But it seems that if you have a close connection to Police Director larry Godwin that minor infractions can be overlooked.

Sources within MPD state that on at least 12 occasions Godwin has given waivers to persons applying for a position on the MPD who had been rejected for infractions on their records. This very fact shows that the hiring process is not a fair process for all and can and should open the doors for the city to be sued for unfair hiring practices.

On November 16th of this year Germantown resident Hank Davis sent a email to City Council Chair Myron Lowery reminding him that some years ago that he Lowery has done him a favor and now he needed another favor that would not benefit him but the citizens of Memphis.The favor Davis needed regarded his stepson Chris Conners whose application for a position with the MPD was rejected. The favor that Davis wants is for Lowery to use his influence to help his stepson get hired.

It seems that while on leave in 2000 from the Coast Guard Conners found out that his application had been rejected by MPD for hiring. The email states that the Sheriff's Department Unit stated that Conners was under the legal limit for being drunk while driving but Germantown Police charged him with DUI. Davis further states in the email that a judge agreeded with the Sheriff's department and reduced the charge to reckless driving.

Hank Davis states that the rejection does not make any sense and tell Lowery that anything that he can do to help will be greatly appreaciated. Myron Lowery on November 18th forwards a copy of Davis email to Godwin stating that he has known Davis 30 years and that Conner is a fine young young man. On December 1 Davis sends another email to Lowery asking id Godwin had responded. On that very same date Lowery sends a email back to Davis where he states that Godwin reviewed the stepson's application an states that "The arrest was indeed a minor offense". As a result the email states that Godwin has approved a request for a waiver and is optimistic that Connors will be offered a position with the MPD in the near future.

This very act on the part of Godwin proves that the hiring practices for MPD are not fair and that applicants who have rejected for the same offense should sue the city and Godwin. The city council should request a review of all waivers by Godwin to see who and why these persons received waivers while so many others didn't.

I am posting the emails sent between Hank Davis and Myron Lowery but I am also posting an email sent to me by another applicant who was rejected for having a small swiss knife as a minor. You will see just unfair Godwin's process of hiring is.

From: HANK DAVIS [mailto:hdavisjr@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 5:50 PMTo: Lowery, MyronSubject: Memphis Police Recruit

Myron, it was a little more than thirty years ago that you provided one of the biggest favors of my life. I’m glad that I finally got to thank you in person at a Memphis in May event last spring. If you will recall, I’m a good friend of John and Margaret Ueleke. I also ran into you at the open house for Taylor Edwards Gardens and again at the Lipscomb-Pitts Breakfast Club in August. Well, I need a favor from you once more. Only this favor won’t just benefit me, it will benefit the citizens of Memphis as well. It is regarding my step-son, Chris Conners and his application to the MPD.

Chris applied to the MPD last April while he was home on leave from the Coast Guard. Having recently completed his four year enlistment, he is now discharged. A few days ago, he learned that his application was rejected due to an incident in 2000. (Per the attached, Chris is providing his own explanation). In summary, a police officer in Germantown stopped Chris and an accused him of DUI. The Sheriff’s dept. DUI unit said that Chris was under the legal limited, but the Germantown office stayed with writing his charge of DUI. Later, a judge agreed with the Sheriff’s Dept and reduced the charge to reckless driving. That being the case, the record has stood all these years as reckless driving…period. At the time of the incident, it was a stupid mistake made by Chris while a college student. He learned from it and when on to serve his country and become a model citizen. He is now a trained veteran, a good husband and the father of two children. He is determined to continue his career in law enforcement, hopefully with the Memphis Police Department.

His rejection by the MPD simply doesn’t make sense. Memphis needs more than 200 police officers immediately. Chris is extremely trained in counter narcotic operations, alien migration interdictions, along with search and rescue. He is seasoned with experience and will handle his duties in law enforcement with clear judgment and maturity. The fact that he can serve our country under Homeland Security (yes, the USCG is part of Homeland Security) and be rejected by the Memphis Police Department doesn’t make sense to me. Does it make sense to you?

Anyway, anything you can do to get the MPD to reconsider his application will be greatly appreciated. As stated above, Chris is now a veteran with a wife and two children to support. He is willing to live inside the City of Memphis if that is needed. It would be great if he could be a member of the next recruiting class. The citizens of Memphis will benefit from his commitment to public service. Please let me know within the next few days if you think you can help. Your prompt efforts will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely

, Henry (Hank) Davis

8125 Meadow Glen Dr.Germantown, TN 38138

Phone: 901-754-4395Cell: 901-606-9824

MYRON'S EMAIL TO POLICE DIRECTOR LARRY GODWIN:

From: Lowery, Myron Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:56 PMTo: Godwin, Director Larry; Boyd, Bill; Brown, Joe W.; Collins, Harold; Flinn, Shea; Ford, Edumund; Fullilove, Janis; Halbert, Wanda; Hedgepeth, Reid; kconrad@commadv.com; Lowery, Myron; Morrison, Bill; Strickland, Jim; Swearengen Ware, BarbaraCc: 'hdavisjr@comcast.net'; Cain, Pam; Clark, Dynisha; Donaldson, Pat; Fuhrmann, Maria; Gallaway, Ann; Geater, Lisa; Keplinger, Juaness; Lewis, Patricia; Rutherford, Sandra; Spears, Danielle; Wordlaw, Sophia; Young, Cedric

Subject: Memphis Police Recruit Director:

Please take a minute to review the following e-mail. I have known Mr. Davis for more than 30 years and his step-son is a fine young man. Thanks for looking into this issue.

Take care.

Myron

DAVIS SECOND EMAIL TO LOWERY:

From: HANK DAVIS [mailto:hdavisjr@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 1:13 PMTo: Lowery, Myron

Subject: RE: Memphis Police Recruit Did Director Larry Godwin ever respond back to you? We haven’t heard anything new on our end.

Hank Davis

EMAIL FROM LOWERY TO DAVIS SHOWING THAT LOWERY HAD SPOKEN WITH GODWIN:

From: Lowery, Myron

Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 1:59 PM

To: 'HANK DAVIS'Cc: Godwin, Director LarrySubject: Memphis Police Recruit HD:

Yes, the Police Director did get back with me. He is continuing to look into this matter. Please call me at 576-7016 wk or 828-4810 and I will share his comments with you.

Take care.

ML

LOWERY'S LAST EMAIL STATING THAT GODWIN HAD DECIDED TO GIVE CONNORS A WAIVER:

Myron.Lowery@memphistn.gov to hdavisjr, Larry.Godwin, bill.boyd, joe.brown, harold.collins, shea.flinn, edmund.fordjr, janis.fullilove, wanda.halbert, reid.hedgepeth, kconrad, myron.lowery, bill.morrison, jim.strickland, Swearengen.Ware, Pam.Cain, Dynisha.Clark, Pat.Donaldson, Maria.Fuhrmann, Ann.Gallaway, Lisa.Geater, Juaness.Keplin., Patricia.Lewis, Sandra.Rutherf., Danielle.Spears, Sophia.Wordlaw
HD:

I spoke to the Police Director Godwin this afternoon. He did review your step-son’s application. He said the arrest was indeed for a minor offense. As a result, Director has approved the request for a waiver and he is optimistic that Mr. Conners will be offered a positionwith the MPD in the near future. Keep in touch.

Take care.

ML

NOW READ THIS EMAIL FROM ANOTHER REJECTED APPLICANT AND TELL ME IF GODWIN'S PROCESS IS FAIR:

sgtnabors@att.net to THADDEUS.MATTH.

I would like also to weigh in on the hiring practices of the Memphis Police. I have tried 2 times to become a Police officer. I had worked in the past with the Collierville Police Department in their Explorer program, and where I got the BUG so to speak. The first try was in 2006 and the second time was in 2008, just recently

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In 2006, I made it all the way to the Psychological evaluation... if you could call it that. Dr. Turner was the administrator of the test. He asked me a few questions like, 'Did my parents approve of my decision to be a officer' (C'mon now! I am 32 damn yrs old. I do not need my mommy like I'm some child needing a baby bottle) Another was, 'Had I ever been in therapy and for what.' ( Like it's any of his business, furthermore, aren't the officers mandated to go to therapy? It'd be very hypocritical if this question got me barred. But, I went to therapy to get a hold of aggression against my dad and mom for cheating and divorseing... as all children might have to do when their parents split up.) I do not remember any other questions though.

In 2008, just a few months ago, I was disqualified for not entering on my application a misdemeanor citation juvinile summons to Juvinile Court that I received when I was 16 or 17. I had taken a very small swiss army knife to school to show some friends. The knife measured smaller than an I POD Nano, like 1 to 1.5 inches, wich made the blade, if you could call it a blade, more like a half assed sharpened piece ot pot metal. Since it was not a then "2 inches and it's a felony" I could not be charged with anything but a misdemeanor.

The point is, I left it off because it happened before I turned 18, and I always thought things before you turn 18 are sealed and drop off of records. I suppose I may have been missguided in my knowledge of that.

I am reapplying, and will continue to reapply untill they say I can never be a Officer or I get hired. Either way I am not going to give up my dream of trying to make this city safe for my children, and the children of this city that I have grew up in since birth. I remember while living behing Giesman Park, leaving my house and spending all day at the pool with my brother...There were no Amber alerts, no Police came to look for us, because mom and dad knew where we were and were not worried. I rember being able to walk to the Zare's store, that is now a Ross dress for less store... same situation, mom and dad did not fear for our safety. Times then were safer, I would like to get that back.

I remember when the Police recieved respect, and some ooh's and ahh's from the children. The kids used to wave at cops when they drove by. Now, the respect has turned to laughter as if a bully picking on a smaller frailer child in his class. I would not speculate on how the MPD has gotten so down trodden in respect, maybe the staff, leadership, or the officers themselves. But I can tell you this, I would personally take each day as a Officer of this fine city as if I were infront of our Lord for judgement.

I am now working as a field supervisor in a local security firm and have been there for 5 years, where I have gained the rank of sergeant.

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The acts of this Police director continues to place the City of Memphis in lawsuit status. The emails clearly show that Larry Godwin gave a waiver because of the inquiry by the Chairman of the City Council. Is this action fair to other applicants who may have been rejected for the same "minor arrests". Has Sgt Nabors been treatly fairly? I suggest that he hasn't how can a charge of DUI being reduced to reckless driving be waived when the act of a juvenile just having a swiss knife be ignored.

The question must also be asked did Hank Davis receive a "favor" from the judge that reduced his stepson's charge. If this city is to fight crime smoke and mirror tactics most be done away with and real policing returned. But to do that the MPD needs a leader that the officers believe in and trust, They need a leader that will treat all his officers the same,They need a leader that at least has a clue as to how to reduce crime without creating a residency scheme to take the focus off his inability to lead or create a viable solution to the reduction of crime. And Larry Godwin has proven time and time again that he is not the man for the job

If the MPD trusted Godwin then there would be no serious leaks in the department As long as Godwin remains Director of Police the leaks will get bigger and bigger and come from right under his nose and there's nothing at all he can do about it.

City council members have no power to fire Godwin but they should be asking the tough questions about hiring practices instead of falling for Godwins scheme to take the light off him. the emails show that something is wrong so council members what are you going to do fight among yourselves or fight for the safety of those who elected you to serve by stating to the mayor that the city needs someone to lead the police department that has an idea as to what to do.

Even if Godwin protected the mayor's daughter in law in the death of the man she ran into several years ago on the expressway,Do we all have to suffer?

MPD ALREADY HAS THE OFFICERS NEEDED TO FIGHT CRIME

The cry from police Director Larry Godwin and the White members of the city council has been that we need 200 more police officers on the street fighting crime. What Godwin has not told this community is that there are at least 150 officers already hired that could be on the streets instead of having a job that allows them to to only fight crime on occasion and be off on weekends.

According to documents passed out at a special meetings called on Tuesday of the command staff and Lt.'s and Majors which a source in city hall made sure I got a copy of there are at least 150 officers that could be patrolling the streets of Memphis. The Organized Crime Unit is the largest single unit that MPD has that includes friends and relatives of Larry Godwin including his son Anthony Godwin. This unit has at least 150 members which comprise the makeup of two precincts.

After receiving the organizational chart for OCU which is a document that the public has ever seen before now I checked with sources within 201 Poplar that states that the listed officers with Det. in front of their names are all uniformed patrol officers who are assigned to OCU with city cell phones,And the authority to carry police cars home. Sources also state that the listed officers are given Saturday's and Sunday's off.

I'm told that Godwin has no idea that some of his cronies passed out copies of this document that reveals who OCU officers are. I blacked out the cell numbers and car numbers of the officers ,But I am in possession of the originals where that info can be plainly seen. While I have no wish to breach the security of these officers the community has the right to know that Godwin is sitting on officers that could be working the street instead of waiting foe an incident to happen.

I wonder will the city council members who questioned the vote of their fellow members when they voted against the residency issue now question Godwin as to why so many officers are a part of the "Good Ole Boy Unit" including his son who sources state has abused overtime pay and who also got into a fight at the Fed-Ex forum when he refused to stop cussing in front of a woman at a game that he continued bumping into.How does Godwin allow these officers to be off weekends when so much crime happens during that time?


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SIDENOTE: After reading the comments of so many of you that are totally uniformed as to what OCU does and how my posting of documents that was passed out by Lt. Mike Willis in a meeting on Tuesday would endangered them I thought I would post a picture that shows that the officers walk around with shirts that ID them as a part of OCU. Also if you are such a secret group why do you have a map on the internet that gives directions to your offices at 225 Channel 3 Drive.

DID LOCAL MEGA CHURCH PASTORS MAKE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL?

Besides two of these pastors living in million dollars homes and driving Bentley's,What do these 3 men of God who all built mega churches around the same time have in common ? Is it possible that the rumors that their churches were built with drug money be true? Is it possible that Rev. Frank E. Ray Sr.,Bishop Ed Stephens, And Rev Robert Jones all made deals with the Devil to be able to build large churches in poor neighborhoods?

Is it true that one of the pastors Frank E. Ray Sr. did weekend time and used Johnnie Cochran as his attorney is a case that is rumored to be under federal seal. Is it true that drug dealer Skinny Pimp who is doing time in prison help financed these mega buildings? Sources state that Skinny Pimp who lived in North Memphis in what is known as Hollywood was a member of Hill Chapel Baptist Church pastored by Jones which before moving to Raleigh was located in Hollywood.

Its known that Stepens who pastors Golden Gate Cathedral formerly Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church had a hard time moving to the Raleigh property that his mega church is now located. Golden Gate was located on Breedlove in North Memphis and had purchased land but had not built the new church when they were forced to move from the Breedlove location because the church that they had sold the Breedlove location to had to move in because they had also sold there building. For at least a year and maybe longer Stephen worshiped in the Firestone Union Hall.

It would seem that Stephens would have made sure that his new building was built before moving to the Union Hall. If the rumors are true maybe this was the reason that he sought unconventional street means of financing. It is rumored that Skinny Pimp did not provide finaning for the complete construction, But enough to satisty banks that the churches themselves had the captial needed to match lending requirements. If the rumor is true I wonder what the payback terms are.

Sources within New Salem Church pastored by Frank E. Ray state that the note on the church is in the neighborhood of $30,000 per month with the MLGW bill at times being as much as $8-$10,000. How is this church and the other mega churches surviving in the present recession? Is this the reason that the topic has went from God to money?

How are these pulpit husters able to live in million dollars home and drive cars that cost over $100,000? I have spoken with many on my radio show that belong to these churches and others around the city that have no idea how much money is coming in or where its going. many church members just take their money to "The Store house" without any concern as to how the funds are being used. No finance reports are given but yet some of these churches require you to fill out paperwork stating your income so that they can measure how much you should be giving to them, You know the 10%. How long with church members allow themselves to be pimped in the name of God?

TUNE IN THURSDAY TO MY RADIO SHOW ON AM990 KWAM FROM 4-PM AS MY GUEST WILL BE REUBEN ARMSTRONG AUTHOR OF "SNAKES IN THE PULPIT". ARMSTRONG DECIDED TO DRIVE IN FROM DALLAS JUST TO KILL SOME OF OUR SNAKES