Fletcher and then installed Sheriff Matt Bostrom. In January, Sheriff Bostrom
retired to pursue academic pursuits. The board unanimously installed Sheriff
Jack Serier.
Old Bob Fletcher found out that Matt Bostrom was late in telling his condo
housing association about the rental of his condo to Jack Serier. Every condo
group will tell you that this is frequently forgotten. That one late notice is
the sole basis for Fletcher outrageous claims of non-residency in Ramsey Count
I
Tim Nelson at MPR published images of rental agreement and utility bill that
show Jack Serier was living in East Paul starting in October, prior to becoming
Sheriff.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/12/21/former-ramsey-county-sheriff-disputes-current-sheriffs-residency
Fox and Maria Gottfried of Pioneer Press used the fake controversy to churn up
a story.
But why would anyone in news ever listen to Bob Fletcher, given his history?
1) Bob Fletcher made his career about going after gangs and terrorism. He
claimed that there were 33 terrorist groups in Ramsey county. After repeated
pressure to name them, he finally cited knitting, prayer and yoga. Yes, you
read that right. Knitters are terrorists. One little old lady must of have
poked Bob with knitting needle.
2) At a time when it is rare to have an police officer convicted of anything,
Bob Fletcher's deputies were being convicted of criminal activities.
3) Even in campaigning, Bob broke the law putting up signs on vacant
properties. One unwanted sign came back 4 times. His campaign was caught
vandalizing other people's signs.
4) In Bob's world, budgets were meant to be broken and taxpayers had to pay
more.
5) Bob treated others badly. It takes 24 hours for a person to die of diabetes.
Yet a person died in Bob's jail of untreated diabetes. This was despite
multiple shifts who should have been monitoring. This was despite a mom who
personally delivered medicine and instructions to the jail.
6) Despite a brand new large jail, Bob wanted to build outside pens built with
chicken wire to house protestors during the Republican National Convention in
St Paul in 2008.
7) Despite the second highest Sheriff's budget in Minnesota, Bob reported ZERO
crimes solved in 2006 and 2007. Yep, zero crimes solved. What did he do those
years? Investigate knitters?
The lists go on and on, the links are at the bottom.
Bob Fletcher peddles a story a week. He has nothing to lose and a great of fun.
The point is that no reputable news organization would ever cite Bob Fletcher
as a credible source for anything. So, what's up with Fox and Mara Gottfried of
Pioneer Press?
And if you want to dig deep and enjoy the hilarity of Fletcher follies:
1) Documentation of terrorist hunt for knitting, prayer and yoga that lead back
to images of Fletcher provided documents:
http://www.citypages.com/news/bob-fletcher-terrorism-briefs-6748000
http://www.citypages.com/news/former-sheriff-fletcher-denies-fabricating-terrorism-investigations-6562861
2) Documentation of crime rates with links that lead back to BCA:
http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/stpaul-issues/messages/topic/3bYk553QcIFzHthupePS86/
3) Documentation from multiple articles with quotes from many sources and
links:
http://mnprogressiveproject.com/?s=fletcher
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