Article Contributed on: 5/28/2007 5:29:48 PM
Information released last week 5/24, revealed how Commander
Lori Moriarity of the Thornton Police Department and aunt of
Tyler Carron, one of two Berthoud teens who lost their legs in a Jan. 15 automobile accident used her position to try to manipulate to the point of bullying if not for State Trooper
Robert Nuse who is in charge of the investigation.
According to the CSP, Cmdr. Moriarity asked to be involved in the investigation from the start. She held the camera for a video-taped re-enactment and went so far as to talking to witnesses after the fact, questioning the findings of the CSP and even wanted the telephone number of the young lady unfortunate to have been the driver of the Land Cruiser,
Michelle Berra, that ran into the back of the Isuzu Trooper the two boys and their dates were traveling in before the accident.
Thornton Police Chief
Jim Nursey stated, "Department policy prohibits officers from working on criminal cases that involved relatives as suspects or victims". He also said that there would be an inquiry into the allegations.
Sounds like Chief Nursey was asleep at the wheel himself and is now backpedaling to try and save face for himself and the Thornton Police Department.
How could a chief not know one of his commanders was working with the State Patrol unless she had his blessing or unless he is totally removed and clueless to the going ons of the department?
Either way Cmdr. Moriarity's blunder and what appears like the Thornton Police Department 'good ol' boy' system was exposed and will surely blow up in their faces because of the severity of the incident.
One can't blame family wanting to help family, but you need to use your head about it. What should of been two Insurance Companies slugging it out in court will now include the integrity or lack of by the Thornton Police Department's chief and one of its commanders.