http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/05/25/local_news/doc4bfc11ea44098680416367.txt


Anyone know what's going on with Chief Sowers which has led to his being placed on administrative leave?

I dunno, could have something to do with the alleged rumored major-league gambling and drinking problems that the entire county establishment has known about for years. Allegedly.

According to the DW article, he's been the Chief since 1994, so any issues such as gambling or drinking surely would have surfaced much sooner than this. Perhaps these issues have escalated, or perhaps something else has more recently come to light which has affected his ability to perform his job duties.

The county doesn't hire the Monte police chief and has no authority over those who do.

lol

Sure. Nobody had any idea. Allegedly. Except everyone in law enforcement, Grays Harbor county and Montesano city government. Allegedly.

I didn't say Grays Harbor County hired him or had any authority over him. I said the "county establishment," allegedly knew about his alleged drinking and alleged gambling problems. Allegedly. I suppose "good old boys club" would have been more clear but then they are not all "boys."

Which I know because I allegedly heard about them first from an alleged county employee and then from many, many others both in and connected to various public administration and service organizations in county and city governments over the years. I have also allegedly seen the police official in question allegedly myself in certain well-known late night establishments more than once over the years, in conditions that I would say would get a normal human being arrested for driving under the influence, in particular one well-known Chinese restaurant in Aberdeen that caters in large part to the late-night post-bar crowd. Allegedly.

Ha...love it! Well, I don't think everybody knew. Especially those who very rarely ever go into any late-night establishments. Early evening ones either, for that matter. Allegedly.

My point was that if "they" knew he had these issues yet chose not to do anything about them, then something else (allegedly) more recent must have caused the current admin leave action.

The article in the Daily Hurl hints at misappropriation of fundage, allegedly. Could fundage misappropriation have some connection to drinking a lot allegedly and alleged compulsive gambling? Allegedly?

A possibility...allegedly, that might finally have mustered further review by "them."