http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=4972642
May 31, 2006
LPD Bugging Investigation: Dealing with the Loss of Manpower
It's time for Lafayette police to regroup.
District Attorney Mike Harson says it will probably take two to three
weeks for a grand jury to consider the case against Lafayette police
chief Randy Hundley and four other officers.
State police investigators dropped off the results of a bugging
investigation to the D.A., Tuesday.
The officers are accused of using a hidden listening device to
monitor conversations taking place in the office of the chief's secretary.
Investigators say it was originally used as part of an internal
affairs investigation.
But as time went on, they say it was left in place to help determine
who was loyal to Chief Hundley.
Chief Hundley remains on administrative leave.
Tuesday night, Lafayette Consolidated Government also placed Major
Casey Fowler, Captain Michael Lavergne, Sgt. Brian Butler and Cpl.
Shannon Hundley on administrative leave.
Meanwhile, separate from the investigation, several high-ranking
veteran officers have retired since the beginning of the year.
TV 10 takes a closer look at how police are dealing with the loss of manpower.
Lafayette city police officials say they're working out plans to deal
with the loss of four more officers. Cpl. Mark Francis tells TV 10
the department is not making any permanent changes until the bugging
case is further along. He says some officers may have additional
work while this plays out.
Francis also cleared up information about the five officers involved
in the case. He says only Capt. Michael Lavergne worked directly
with internal affairs. Capt. Lavergne is currently a supervisor over
the department and served in that same capacity at the time of the
alleged illegal activity in 2004.
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