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Old 04-28-2011, 01:41 PM
 
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I've only lived in Sarasota for about 2 years now so I don't know a lot about the former Sarasota police chief Peter Abbott. I have read that he came to Sarasota in 2002 and was 'forced out' by city manager Robert Bartolotta because he (Abbott) wasn't responsive enough to the concerns of the minority community in Sarasota. (This would be primarily the residents of the Newtown area). I have read that Abbott was liked by many and a former tough New York City cop. I believe before he left his position in Sarasota he was the man behind the big police crackdown in 2009 of the notorious Second Line gang in Newtown. I am not racist but I have read that some think the new black police chief in Sarasota is too soft on gang thugs - and thus the recent spate of crime in Newtown. However I really would like to see the crime rate in Sarasota in 2002 when Abbott first arrived - compared to when he left in May 2010. Then I would like to see the Sarasota crime rate for the aprox one year the new black police chief has held his post in Sarasota before I make a judgement on it. To those of you that have been here in Sarasota longer than me and were familiar with Chief Abbott - did city manager Robert Bartoletta make a mistake in letting Peter Abbott go? Sarasota chief quits; faulted for failing to make reforms | TBO.com (http://beta2.tbo.com/news/news/2010/may/18/sarasota-police-chief-peter-abbott-abruptly-resign-ar-42250/ - broken link)
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