Hot Springs Village police officer Dale E. Anderson picked a very public forum to resign from his job, a letter to the editor in the February 21 edition of the Hot Springs SentinelRecord.
February 21 was the two month anniversary of the abduction of Dawna Natzke from a Christmas party in the rented home of Hot Springs Village property owner association's general manager, Scott Randall, and her subsequent murder.
Anderson cited mishandling of the Natzke matter and a gag order surrounding the case as a "great concern." He fears "appropriate accountability will never be paid." He said he had "zero confidence in the department's current leadership."
Anderson hopes his resignation will provide further cause for residents to "demand their concerns be addressed, and that appropriate action is taken to ensure that their police department undergoes a major restructuring."
The blindsided Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police, A. LaRoy Cornett, held a press conference the afternoon following the publication of the letter to the editor.
Cornett said he was surprised and disappointed by the public resignation in a newspaper letter to the editor. He said he was called at home early the morning of publication and informed of the letter to the editor. When Cornett arrived at work he found a signed copy of the letter in his inbox. He said Anderson had left the letter and his equipment at the station after hours the night before publication. According to Cornett, Anderson did not talk to anyone when he was dropping off the letter and the equipment.
Cornett countered the accusations made in the letter. He said there was no gag order in the Natzke matter. He said the initial BOLO was a cry for help. He added the department requested help in finding Natzke from the Saline and Garland County Sheriff's Departments. Saline County provided the search dogs. Cornett said there was no delay in the Natzke investigation.
Cornett further added none of his officers from the Village Police and Fire Departments had come to him with any concerns about the way the investigation was handled, not even Anderson. Cornett believes his equipment and procedures are up to date.
Cornett also pointed out Anderson was not involved in the Natzke investigation because he was not on patrol due to a workers' comp injury.
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Laroy Needs to Go!
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So one brave soul named Dale Anderson, who worked for the Hot Spring Village Police Department, has offered his formal resignation in the form of a public letter printed in the Village Voice. In it he states that there is a hostile work environment within a “culture of arrogance” that has led to members of Laroy Cornett’s police and fire departments (because Laroy is “chief of chiefs” you know) feeling they have a gag order imposed on them. Mr. Anderson states his resignation is offered due to the way Dawna Natzke’s investigation was mishandled by that department and the ensuing atmosphere that drove fear into the ranks if they were to state their concerns.
Laroy has now countered. He says they got right on the Dawna Natzke case…blah blah blah. This senile old shit doesn’t realize we were following this case all along, I guess. No you didn’t, Laroy. Sit down and eat your tapioca. You didn’t get right on anything. Laroy claims they immediately asked for help from other agencies, including Garland County Sheriff’s Office. Jiminy Christmas…you know in the world of blogging there rarely is a time you can call someone an outright liar, but Cornett’s banging on that door just begging to be let in.
Laroy…turn your hearing aid up and listen. Garland County has already PUBLICLY stated you turned down their offers for assistance in the early CRITICAL days of the investigation into Dawna’s disappearance. Laroy…the Forestry Division has already stated you and your 2 sidekicks turned down their offers to secure and search the CRITICAL first crime scene – that’s Dawna’s car, you know….the one you left unsecured and just sitting out in the rain and public arena for about 4 days??? Laroy, TEXAS EQUUSEARCH has already stated, as well as Dawna’s sister, that you turned TES down when they offered during those CRITICAL early days to assist in finding Dawna’s body.
Who the hell do you think you’re talking to?
Laroy goes on…they did a thorough job on Dawna’s case he says. As soon as they finally got around to determining they had a missing person (which took several phone calls from Dawna’s friends and family members and about 36 hours or so) they issued a BOLO. Let’s be clear about something…they issued a BOLO and then they went home for Christmas holiday.
LAROY…HELLO. Mr. Anderson appears to not be the only member of your rank and file who is discontent. The Hinky has had INSIDE SOURCES for weeks and weeks now. You and your top 2 nidgets kept this case behind closed doors. You, nor either one of the two buffoons who serve you, ever EVER EVER held one briefing with your police officers, you never gave one update to your police officers. You intentionally left those officers clueless. Your officers couldn’t possibly have assisted in this investigation because they had NO INFORMATION to go with and requests for information WERE DENIED. Hell, they didn’t even feel safe showing up for the volunteer search that ultimately led to the discovery of Dawna’s body because, according to the sources, you had caused such fear within the ranks that it would be seen as a traitorous act they feared getting fired for if they did show up! ............
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