Jordan Independent - Police - Comments

thank you so much for such a

nanci — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:51:41 -0500

thank you so much for such a wonderful article. You did an excellent job.

Good shots, Brandon. You

Mathias Baden — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:15:40 -0500

Good shots, Brandon. You really put us at the scene of the investigation. Thanks for posting those.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Today, the governor included

Mathias Baden — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:42:39 -0500

Today, the governor included $1 million for the regional public safety training facility in Sand Creek Township. He did not veto that portion of the bill provided by the conference committee.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

My understanding is that it

Mathias Baden — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:03:12 -0500

My understanding is that it would not close doors, but it would stop the future expansion of the facility. I am not sure of the effect on operations if the cities' funding goes by the wayside. More to come on this story.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Would that Close the doors

JEAKAL — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:49:03 -0500

Would that Close the doors or stop future activity? (on the RTC)

Tom Dubbe Chief Malz's

TomDubbe — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:49:53 -0500

Tom Dubbe
Chief Malz's attempt to justify jailing Adam Heinen is inaccurate, incomplete and self serving. What has the police, the prosecuting attorney or the judge done to compensate Mr. Heinen for the months he was incarcerated on a false accusation?Certainly he should be compensated and receive an apology. Chief Malz writes that the police, the procesutor and the judge correctly folowed the system. Every atrocity ever committed was considered legal by those committng the atrocity. Chief Malz says that one can only reach 100 percent certainty if the suspect admits to the crime or the victims recant their story. Truth is that in the 1984 Child Sxual Abuse Scandal in Jordan Minnesota, many confessions were coerced and many of the accusers recanted their stories. The twenty three adults arrested and falsely accused in that debacle have not received any compensation for their losses nor an apology from those responsible. Justice is still undone.

Imagine that... That the

rara8773 — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:25:20 -0500

Imagine that... That the Jordan P.D. presuming guilt before innocence. It seems that there is a history of this kind of behavior with the Jordan P.D. The citizens of Jordan need to be asking the questions that TomDubbe stated and should be demanding the answers.
It reminds me of Officer Pudwill's case, which may be out of the lime light for the time being, but will no doubt eventually be back on the front burner. It is no wonder why he is fighting his case. Could there have been some wrong doings in the way his case was handled? Did the City of Jordan take appropriate actions in firing him? Could that be another case where guilt was presumed before innocence?

See the correction at

Mathias Baden — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:40:03 -0500

See the correction at http://www.jordannews.com/news/police/correction-police-take-heinen-cust....

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

What other evidence was

Twinsfan14 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:08:55 -0500

What other evidence was there in this case? Shouldn't all evidence, or at least the biggest piece of evidence, be in hand before leaving someone to sit in jail for 3 months. This certainly sounds like a case of guilty until proven innocent to me. I can't imagine sitting in jail that long on a false accusation. Is there any sort of recourse for Mr. Heinen in this case??

Tom Dubbe What steps are

TomDubbe — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:51:42 -0500

Tom Dubbe
What steps are being taken to right the wrong done to Adam Heinen.? How about the presumption of innocence? Who apologizes to Mr. Heinen? Is this another case of false accusation which is part of Jordan's infamous history? Should anyone in America be tossed in jail for a false accusation? Jail is not just an inconvience. It is a terrible frightening experience.

Thank you for the

Brandon — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:48:42 -0500

Thank you for the correction, it has been changed in the story.

According to Jordan Police

Brandon — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:47:55 -0500

According to Jordan Police Chief Bob Malz, the charges against Heinen have now been dropped.

Correction: Mr. Heinen was

Makadue — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:17:05 -0500

Correction: Mr. Heinen was in jail from December 9th, not January like the article says

An error was made in the

Mathias Baden — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:41:11 -0600

An error was made in the original posting of this story. See the correction at http://www.jordannews.com/news/city-politics/correction-police-officer-h....

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

At the expense of being

bigbobbob — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:08:01 -0600

At the expense of being repititous, which I will be here, I question the wisdom of an all out struggle against arrival of a Wal-Mart store. They are going to build a store that will serve those in this prosperous farming community. Like it or not. Opponents have the choice of where it will be built, here or in a neighboring community. And, like all other Wal-Mart stores, it will be well patronized and considered (by Wal-Mart at least), a success. Their success proves that Wal-Mart ain't all bad serving the function of convenience, providing fair value and providing some employment. They also pay taxes, give them that opportunity.