...And the beat goes on...and the beat goes on... IAD Investigation needed....

Well Sir...the following is frum The Drudge Report:

KENNEDY CAR CRASH COVER-UP? Thu May 04 2006 17:12:05 ET Police labor union officials asked acting Chief Christopher McGaffin this afternoon to allow a Capitol Police officer to complete his investigation into an early-morning car crash involving Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), son of Sen. Ted Kennedy.ROLL CALL reports:

According to a letter sent by Officer Greg Baird, acting chairman of the USCP FOP, the wreck took place at approximately 2:45 a.m. Thursday when Kennedy's car, operating with its running lights turned off, narrowly missed colliding with a Capitol Police cruiser and smashed into a security barricade at First and C streets Southeast.“The driver exited the vehicle and he was observed to be staggering,” Baird’s letter states. Officers approached the driver, who “declared to them he was a Congressman and was late to a vote. The House had adjourned nearly three hours before this incident.

It was Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy from Rhode Island.”Baird wrote that Capitol Police Patrol Division units, who are trained in driving under the influence cases, were not allowed to perform basic field sobriety tests on the Congressman. Instead, two sergeants, who also responded to the accident, proceeded to confer with the Capitol Police watch commander on duty and then “ordered all of the Patrol Division Units to leave the scene and that they were taking over.”

A source tells the DRUDGE REPORT: "It was apparent that the driver was intoxicated (stumbling) and claimed he was in a hurry to make a vote. "When it became apparent who it was, instead of processing a normal DWI, the watch commander had the Patrol units clear the scene. The commander allowed other building officials drive Kennedy home."

This morning's incident comes just over two weeks after Kennedy was involved in a car accident in Rhode Island. "I was involved in a traffic accident last night at First and C Street SE near the U.S. Capitol," Kennedy said in a written statement released by his office. "I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident. I will fully cooperate with the Capitol Police in whatever investigation they choose to undertake."

What is most troubling to this Retired Police Sergeant is the fact that the two "Scene Supervisors" immediately relieved the investigating Officers frum the scene...and then DROVE Mr. Kennedy home. To me...IF... it is true that Mr. Kennedy had indeed been drinking or abusing some uther legal or illegal drug(s)...and I strongly emphasize IF.... and the two Supervisors conspired to protect Mr. Kennedy frum legal ramifications....then this is what is called under New York State Laws...Criminal Facilitation and Obstruction of Governmental Administration (OGA), and I'm sure a few other Penal Law charges as well. I'm sure the DC has similar such laws on the books.....

There most certainly needs to be an immediate and thorough Internal Affairs departmental investigation into these highly unusual actions taken on the part of the two command Supervisors.

Upon first reading the Drudge report myself...I immediately....for some reason I can't explain....got a hankerin fer fish and thought that I needed to get out a good Fish recipee and a white wine recommendation to go along with this post....but I'm sure y'all get the picture. I veiw the actions of the Police Supervisors the real crux of this incident...much more so than IF Mr. Kennedy was involved in an alcohol or drug related incident.....But...I guess thats just my way a thinkin.....Cookie.....