Related: Dorner Not Dead
I told you.
"Boston firefighter allegedly made threats to commander" by Travis Andersen | Globe Staff, February 21, 2013
Police are seeking to bring criminal charges against a longtime Boston firefighter who, officials say, threatened to wreak havoc that would make the recent rampage of a man who shot and killed four people in California look like “child’s play.”
Steve MacDonald, a Fire Department spokesman, identified the firefighter as Kenneth Veiga, a 24-year veteran of the department. He said that Veiga has been placed on paid administrative leave.
Veiga could not be reached for comment Thursday.
Boston police said detectives spoke Tuesday with a Fire Department commander and a firefighters’ union representative, who said they had talked with Veiga by phone to check on his well-being when the incident occurred.
During the conversation, Veiga allegedly referred to smashing a firetruck into a wall and said, according to a police report: “I am Army-trained and have weapons and ammunitions in a storage locker. Dorner will be child’s play.”
That statement was a reference to Christopher Dorner, the fired Los Angeles police officer who killed four people and wounded three others before dying of an apparently self-inflicted wound while under siege by police.
Veiga said during the phone conversation that he was upset with a Fire Department doctor who had cleared him to return to work Friday before he could see his personal physician, the report states.
He also said he was angry “with City Hall, Fire Department Headquarters, and the Firefighters Union Hall,” according to the report.
MacDonald said he could not say if Veiga had recently been out on medical leave, or if he has any prior disciplinary record. He said the department does not discuss personnel matters publicly.
Richard Paris, president of the Boston firefighters’ union, did not return calls seeking comment.
A spokesman for Mayor Thomas M. Menino referred questions to police.
Cheryl Fiandaca, a Boston police spokeswoman, said that police are seeking to charge Veiga with making threats. A hearing is scheduled for March 4 in West Roxbury District Court.
Fiandaca said Veiga has not been interviewed by police.
“Because this is a criminal matter, he’s under no obligation to speak to officers,” she said.
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"Boston firefighter won’t face charges in threats
The Boston firefighter alleged to have threatened a fire captain last month with making fired Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner’s slayings of four people look like “child’s play” will not face charges. Police sought criminal charges against Kenneth Veiga, a 24-year veteran of the Boston Fire Department, but a West Roxbury District Court magistrate determined Monday that there was not enough probable cause to issue the charges, said Dianna Abdala, a lawyer for Veiga. He has been on paid administrative leave from the department since mid-February. Spokesman Steve MacDonald said the Fire Department is reviewing the court decision before asking Veiga to come back to work."
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Oh, that explains the conduct.
"Review upholds firing of ex-LAPD officer" by Tami Abdollah | Associated Press, June 05, 2013
LOS ANGELES — An internal review by the Los Angeles Police Department concluded that rogue ex-officer Christopher Dorner was justifiably fired, a lawyer who reviewed the findings said on Tuesday.
Civil rights attorney Connie Rice said the lengthy examination found no basis for allegations of racism and bias that Dorner made in a manifesto vowing revenge on his former colleagues and their families.
Actually, his charges rang true but he's dead now, so....
or you can believe the LAPD.
The findings, which are expected to be made public this month at a Los Angeles Police Commission meeting, concluded that Dorner had a history of embellishing stories, misperceiving slights, and making bogus complaints against his fellow officers, Rice said.
He took more than twice as long as most officers to complete his training, was nearly incomprehensible during the hearing over his firing, and only filed a complaint against his training officer when he learned she gave him a bad performance review, according to Rice.
The LAPD will not comment on the findings until they have been publicly released and reviewed by commissioners, said police Lieutenant Andrew Neiman.
Chief Charlie Beck ordered the review as Dorner was on the run after being accused of killing the daughter of his former union lawyer and her fiance and releasing the manifesto saying he would get even for being unfairly fired because he was black.
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