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Posted by: Hugh Akston | 02/25/2008 2:31 PM

Did La Mesa Mayor Art Madrid and a city employee/friend receive special treatment from the La Mesa police department? Watch the video HERE (I cannot get the video to play in Mozilla Firefox, so make sure to use Internet Explorer)

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More on this? said:

More:

http://forum.signonsandiego.com/showthread.php?t=83957

So Barry, you served with him for a few years. What do you think?

A traitor falls said:

The same Art Madrid who endorsed/donated to Marti Emerald? Id say his days are numbered.

Art Was Loaded said:


Of course they got special treatment. First of all, you do not have to be driving a car in order to be charged with a DUI. All you have to do is have possession of the keys and be sitting in the driver's seat. Many people have been convicted of DUI's even though they were not actually driving. Just ask a beat cop.

And anyone who has been drunk in La Mesa in the past and gotten a ride home from the police because you were too drunk, please post a note here.

NOTE: Mr. Madrid you can post for other incidents other than the one in this report.

So the real story that seems to be missing is that if you are partying in La Mesa and have had too much to drink then just call the La Mesa Police Department for a lift home because Madrid did not receive any special treatment so they must do that for everyone.

Law over Politics said:

Madrid and Turner were driving under the influence. The San Diego Union Tribune posted the 911 call. The caller states, "car was running", and "they pulled up about ten minutes ago". Had the officers conducted the field sobriety test, the officers had sufficient grounds for DUI arrests. I want to know what the officers did between the time they got Madrid's license and drove him home. Did they call La Mesa Police Chief Alan Lanning who directed his officers to give Madrid special treatment by not arresting? The officers and Lanning should protect the public and not the Mayor. Does anyone know if Art's excuse for getting drunk is factual or another cover-up like his comment, "I've done what I am supposed to as far as I'm concerned,” Madrid said. “I went ahead and made the appropriate apologies." I would like to see Madrid confess to a felony DUI or at least being an accomplice.

Also, Councilman Mark Arapostathis is more interested in politics than public safety. “Police said the mayor was not treated differently than any other citizen,” Arapostathis said. “I trust our chief of police.” Madrid and Turner were engaged in a DUI, and the Councilman supports police inaction and cover-up. Will District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis engage in this cover-up too?

From America's Finest Blog said:

Chris Reed says Art's got some 'splainin to do:

http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/weblogs/afb/archives/020137.html


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