News (Media Awareness Project) - US OH: City Police Officer Indicted |
| Title: | US OH: City Police Officer Indicted |
| Published On: | 2004-08-07 |
| Source: | Cincinnati Enquirer (OH) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-08-22 03:02:20 |
CITY POLICE OFFICER INDICTED
Accused Of Tipping Boyfriend To Drug Investigation
A Cincinnati police officer has been accused of using police resources to
tip off her boyfriend about an investigation into his alleged drug dealing.
A Hamilton County grand jury indicted Helen "Lanie" Bliss, 37, on five
charges, including unauthorized use of property, obstructing justice and
conspiracy.
The indictment, unsealed Friday after Bliss's arrest, alleges that in July
through Aug. 1, Bliss illegally accessed a crime database that is only to
be used by officers in their official work and interfered with a police
investigation into Antonio Collins.
In doing so, Bliss promoted marijuana trafficking in Hamilton County,
according to the indictment.
The Regional Enforcement Narcotics Unit, a joint narcotics task force made
up of officers from the Cincinnati Police Department and deputies from the
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, arrested Bliss on Friday.
Collins, 25, has charges pending of felonious assault and trafficking in
marijuana. Both charges are set for hearings Aug. 17.
Bliss joined the department in 2000. She most recently worked second shift
in District 4. She graduated from Indian Hill High School and has an
associate's degree from the University of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Police Chief Tom Streicher alerted City Council of the
indictment in a memo Friday. In it, he said Bliss has been suspended
without pay pending a department hearing on Aug. 10, which he will preside
over.
Bliss's mother posted $5,000 bail, 10 percent of her $50,000 bond, Friday
afternoon. If convicted, Bliss faces up to 51/2 years in prison.
Bliss bailed Collins out of jail in April after he was arrested for failing
to have a driver's license, and again in June after he was arrested for an
unspecified pedestrian violation.
Hamilton County Municipal Judge Ralph E. Winkler dropped charges Friday
against Collins for driving his car with the stereo too loud, for an
undescribed pedestrian violation, for improperly leaving a curb and for
squealing his tires, according to court records.
Accused Of Tipping Boyfriend To Drug Investigation
A Cincinnati police officer has been accused of using police resources to
tip off her boyfriend about an investigation into his alleged drug dealing.
A Hamilton County grand jury indicted Helen "Lanie" Bliss, 37, on five
charges, including unauthorized use of property, obstructing justice and
conspiracy.
The indictment, unsealed Friday after Bliss's arrest, alleges that in July
through Aug. 1, Bliss illegally accessed a crime database that is only to
be used by officers in their official work and interfered with a police
investigation into Antonio Collins.
In doing so, Bliss promoted marijuana trafficking in Hamilton County,
according to the indictment.
The Regional Enforcement Narcotics Unit, a joint narcotics task force made
up of officers from the Cincinnati Police Department and deputies from the
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, arrested Bliss on Friday.
Collins, 25, has charges pending of felonious assault and trafficking in
marijuana. Both charges are set for hearings Aug. 17.
Bliss joined the department in 2000. She most recently worked second shift
in District 4. She graduated from Indian Hill High School and has an
associate's degree from the University of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Police Chief Tom Streicher alerted City Council of the
indictment in a memo Friday. In it, he said Bliss has been suspended
without pay pending a department hearing on Aug. 10, which he will preside
over.
Bliss's mother posted $5,000 bail, 10 percent of her $50,000 bond, Friday
afternoon. If convicted, Bliss faces up to 51/2 years in prison.
Bliss bailed Collins out of jail in April after he was arrested for failing
to have a driver's license, and again in June after he was arrested for an
unspecified pedestrian violation.
Hamilton County Municipal Judge Ralph E. Winkler dropped charges Friday
against Collins for driving his car with the stereo too loud, for an
undescribed pedestrian violation, for improperly leaving a curb and for
squealing his tires, according to court records.
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