Brickbat: By Thor

Charles Oliver | 11.24.2014 6:00 AM

Lake Stevens, Washington, police officer Andrew Thor has resigned after a woman got a restraining order against him for allegedly stalking and harassing her and using his job to gather information on her. Local media report that a criminal investigation has been opened in the matter.

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Old Man With Candy 10 years ago

Wait a minnit, someone told me on another thread that cops don't get personal benefit from the exercise of their power. So clearly this story can't be true.
BuSab Agent 10 years ago

Working Link

Jeez Oliver, get more coffee before you post the Brick Bats.
UnCivilServant 10 years ago

Local media report[s] that a criminal investigation has been opened in the matter

Does that sound to anyone else like they wrote up a report and archived it, never to look at it again unless sued?
1. Jerryskids 10 years ago
  
  The criminal investigation will go nowhere or be suppressed upon appeal so that the guy will keep his certification and get a job somewhere else - just like the agreement he made to resign promised. Why else would he have agreed to resign?
MikeP 10 years ago

By Thor

...and the Snow Dog?
1. SusanM 10 years ago
  
  +2112
Crusty Juggler 10 years ago

Fat face, wraparound sunglasses, apparent sense of entitlement...that can't be a police officer, can it??
1. Crusty Juggler 10 years ago
  
  Actually, in his defense I was in the special forces, special air service, and CIA as well, so I completely understand what he was doing. We were trained to do things, us guys.
2. Gray Ghost 10 years ago
  
  Add: New Balance shoes, short hair cut, fanny pack or photographer's vest, and 'polar bear build' (i.e., muscular, but rounded with inch-thick layer of fat from eating greasy 24-hour restaurant food for meals), and I think you've got it.
  
  One of the unsung sight gags in the movie Dodgeball, was where one of the teams was from some CA county sheriff's office, and they were dressed as your comment and the above . I just about fell out of the chair in the theater laughing. Somebody with the movie had friends in law enforcement.
mr lizard 10 years ago

This may turn out to be nothing for this guy. But unlike shooting dogs, or beating people to death. This at least generates talk of criminal charges. The other situations end with "ongoing investigation", "procedures were followed", "toxicology something something", and officer safety.
1. Suthenboy 10 years ago
  
  Which tells me that there is a lot more to this than the story lets on. I am guessing he is one very crazy, dangerous guy who went way beyond the pale. He pissed someone important off either because his victim has connections or he seriously endangered other cops reputations in some way.
  1. Suthenboy 10 years ago
    
    Tip for the ladies:
    
    If a guy has a comic book name (Drew Thor? *snicker*) and claims to be a CIA assassin you should not date him.
    
    Just sayin'.
  2. mr lizard 10 years ago
    
    Well the fact that she successfully got a restraining order despite his profession is probably what sealed the deal. No police force wants to hang their ass out for a possible domestic violence patriarch threat.
2. mr lizard 10 years ago
  
  Actually I just RTFA, and this guy was a plasma phase hot mess.
  1. Swiss Servator, spare a franc? 10 years ago
    
    Hey, just what you see, pal!
Heroic Mulatto 10 years ago

You should have checked out this guy's rap sheet.

Seriously.
1. Swiss Servator, spare a franc? 10 years ago
  
  UIf anyone is a CIA assassin, it is HM. He kills with links best not clicked while drinking coffee.
  1. Swiss Servator, spare a franc? 10 years ago
    
    *continues cleaning up spluttered coffee*
  2. Heroic Mulatto 10 years ago
    
    I can neither confirm or deny.
vinothbarnardant 10 years ago

my best friend's aunt makes $60 hourly on the computer . She has been fired for nine months but last month her check was $17081 just working on the computer for a few hours. go to website....

?????? http://www.payinsider.com
Heroic Mulatto 10 years ago
1. Heroic Mulatto 10 years ago
  
  Wow, the squirrels don't like it when you talk bad about Andrew Thor, I guess.
  1. sarcasmic 10 years ago
The Last American Hero 10 years ago

I heard he kept telling the woman she was a dead ringer for Morgan Fairchild.
Tatyanahamm 10 years ago

My best friend's mother-in-law makes $85 /hour on the internet . She has been out of work for 5 months but last month her pay was $16453 just working on the internet for a few hours.
Visit this website ????? http://www.jobsfish.com

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