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State trooper indicted on drug charges
By adamg on Tue, 01/27/2009 - 8:22am
Edward McCormack, 38, of West Roxbury, will be arraigned this morning in Suffolk Superior Court on charges he managed to obtain potent painkillers from a number of different pharmacies to feed his own addiction, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office:
McCormack was indicted Jan. 7, but had been suspended without pay since last April. State Police spokesman David Procopio said this morning that internal investigators began looking into allegations that McCormack obtained the drugs through "doctor shopping." Procopio declined to comment further on the case against McCormack, but added:
We are disappointed and saddened by Edward McCormack’s alleged behavior. Anyone suspected of breaking the law, whether a private citizen or police officer, will be investigated and, if the evidence warrants, prosecuted. The overwhelming majority of Massachusetts State Troopers conduct themselves with honor and integrity. In those rare instances when a department member does not do so, we investigate immediately and take appropriate action. Our responsibility to the citizens we serve demands nothing less.
Procopio added that McCormack had not actually worked as a trooper since April 12, 2005, when he was granted medical and personal leave. He became a trooper in 2002.
Innocent, etc.
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I'm sitting here questioning
I'm sitting here questioning why a 30 year old is picked to be a State Trooper when there's lines of CJ grads (from state schools) and 20 somethings lining up trying for the rookie spots?
Not sure of his resume, but 30 year old applying as a bottom of the rung trooper would make me think hmmmm.
Its called civil service
so veterans and other groups will get spots regardless of their test scores. And of course no matter how old you are, the test score is going to matter above all other things anyway.
Lets not forget that a "bottom of the rung trooper" is still probably going to make 100K a year if they wanted.
And contrary to popular belief, a criminal justice degree has very little sway when it comes to these jobs, even federal ones. You are better off having a liberal arts degree or other specialized degree.
Funny, I know several people
Funny,
I know several people with bachelors in CJ and that scored in the top 5% on the civil service exam for the state.
Didn't even get one call back.
Who would you rather have
A early- or mid-20s college graduate with a CJ degree and a resume full of retail work ...
OR
A thirty-year-old with a CJ degree, a tour of duty in the military and/or local experience with volunteer fire, emt, or part- or full-time police work?
I think I'd take the 30 year old myself. Experience counts, and that extra few years typically means better judgement, too.
left a little wiggle room
left a little wiggle room there in my post.
I'm wondering his resume since he only worked two years before taking leave and seems to have a nasty drug habit. Call me cynical.
If he's qualified and this is a recent turn of events for him, then fine.
People of that caliber, more often then not, don’t get high test scores or have good resumes; although there’s always the exception with the functioning user.
My post was meant to point out how hard it is to get into a LEO position in this state, unless you have LEO connections, or are a Vet. Plenty of good people are being overlooked who want the job, for people who need it just for the income and would take any government job they could get.
Besides, it's age discrimination
Why wouldn't you hire a 45-year-old?
Exactly. Isn't it age
Exactly.
Isn't it age discrimination taking someone older if others scores and resume are better?
As said, Vets I can see as qualified, but many local towns you need to be sponsored and can only get in with a personal recommendation to the chief, test scores are the least of your problem.
police applicants
civil service jobs are exempt from many discrimination type issues when it comes to hiring. I mean, they can tell you that you can't get the job because you are in a wheelchair.
And many cities and towns have an age limit (35 for some civil service towns.
If you need to be sponsered, then you probably aren't applying for a civil service town anyway and the scores would mean nothing.
Not cool
Not cool, man. Take it back.
There's nothing in my post
There's nothing in my post about qualifications. The implication is that, all things being equal, why would you ignore the 45-year-old?
Released on personal recognizance
Due back in court on March 11, the Suffolk County DA's office reports.
Feeding his own addiction, prosecutors say
From a statement by the DA's office:
So that might explain the extended leave before his suspension.