Police Department

City of Greensboro

September 7, 2010

TO: City Manager, Rashad Young

FROM: Police Officer II, J.L. Pryor, Patrol Bureau, Eastern Division, Squad A

SUBJECT: Additional Information Regarding Appeal Of Disciplinary

Action (Termination), Continuing Proof Of The
Termination Decision Being Based Upon Continued
Discrimination, Retaliation, Harassment, Intimidation
And Continued Hostile Work Environment

Pursuant City Policy H-1 Corrective Action, this memorandum serves as continued proof of my
disciplinary action imposed by Interim Chief of Police D.K. Crotts on August 26, 2010, being
based upon discriminatory, retaliatory, harassing, intimidating, unfair practices of the
Greensboro Police Department.

Mr. Young, please note that Captain Cherry (at my request) requested the transcripts, of my
August 24, 2010 General Board of Inquiry through memo. I requested that the transcripts be
provided to me by August 30, 2010, at 5:00pm. I had to complete my appeal without the benefit
of the requested transcripts.

In addition, on August 1, 2010, I submitted a written memo to the Professional Standards

Division requesting a copy of an investigation conducted by Captain T.J. Phipps, supposedly on
the entire Professional Standards Division. This investigation included information relating to a
handwriting analyst utilized in the investigation against me. On August 4, 2010, Captain Allen
stated that she would construct a memo responding to this and other requests I made. I had been
requesting the information since July 9, 2010. I was not provided the investigation until two (2)
days after my General Board of Inquiry. I still have not received a memo from Captain Allen
responding to other requests I made.

I will relay to you the discriminatory, retaliatory unfair planned reasoning as to why I was not
provided the investigation conducted by Captain Phipps until after my General Board of Inquiry.

To begin with, two important facts of this entire process are as follows:

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 • Assistant City Manager Mr. Michael Speedling stated to me that the results of this
particular investigation on me was the due to “discrimination or incompetence” on the
part of Professional Standards (Internal Affairs).
• Former Chief Bellamy is found to be unequivocally lying in a General Board of Inquiry
hearing convened on August 25, 2010. You can retrieve the recording from the
Professional Standards Division, or I can provide it for you. In addition, the
discriminatory and incompetent Professional Standards Division (as assessed by Mr.
Speedling) failed to interview approximately thirty seven (37) officers that can also
confirm that Former Chief Bellamy is a liar.

On September 29, 2009, a memo was submitted to Professional Standards Commander, Jane
Allen. In this memo, I alleged that I did not sign a notification of investigation with Sergeant
Shon Barnes’ name on it. I alleged that my signature was forged, scanned, copied or improperly
placed upon the document by some other method. Sergeant Barnes never interviewed me,
rendering the entire process procedurally incorrect.

On March 10, 2010, Captain Allen had not responded to me. Captain Allen had not produced an
original document in a five (5) month time span, forcing me to file a grievance. On March 24,
2010, Assistant Chief Crotts responded to my grievance, however, he could produce no original
document.

On April 11, 2010, Former Chief T. R. Bellamy (a proven, recorded liar) sent me an e-mail
which stated, “I need the original document.” At this point, after obviously exhausting all
avenues of obtaining an original document, Former Chief Bellamy assigned Captain T.J. Phipps
to conduct an investigation as it related to my assertion regarding the notification document.
Captain Phipps was only directed to investigation my allegation relating to the document. Once
being notified of Captain Phipps’ instructions, I immediately understood the conspiracy. I made
a point to inform Captain Phipps of additional allegations I had within my grievance to include
written notification. Captain Phipps refused to investigate the additional allegations, confirming
my belief that a conspiracy was occurring.

Captain Phipps interviewed me on or about May 12, 2010 as it related to the notification
document that I did not sign. Captain Phipps had what he (Captain Phipps) stated was the
original document. It should be noted that Captain Phipps had complete access to my personnel
file, apparently given that authority by Former Chief Bellamy. I had actually denied Captain
Phipps such access.

Please note the following as it relates to the discriminatory, retaliatory, unfair, harassing,
intimidating investigative process and continued treatment of me, to include the reasoning I was
not given a copy of Captain Phipps’ investigation prior to my General Board Inquiry:

• It should be noted that procedurally, I (the employee) should have the original document
to begin with.

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 • Captain Phipps was given full access to my entire personnel file, despite my denial of
such access.
• On May 20, 2010, Captain Phipps retrieved approximately fourteen (14) original
documents containing my signature from my personnel file. Why did Captain Phipps
need originals and which document did Captain Phipps provide to Mr. Taylor (forensic
document analyst)?
• In the body of Captain Phipps’ investigation, Captain Phipps states, “On May 19, 2010,
Forensic Document Examiner Taylor provided an electronic crime lab evidence analysis
request form, and requested I list and provide a number of handwriting samples for
examination.”
• Captain Phipps was asked to provide handwriting samples, not specifically original
handwriting samples. Why did Captain Phipps take it upon himself to provide only
original handwriting samples only?
• Captain Phipps possessed these original documents from May 20, 2010 until May 21,
2010, until they were personally driven to Charlotte Mecklenberg Police Department.
What did Captain Phipps do with the documents while possessing them for a day?
• Captain Phipps violated chain of custody, proper evidence packaging procedures,
evidence handling, etc. by personally transporting the documents.
• Captain Phipps is implicated in the grievances.
• The Charlotte Mecklenberg Police Department’s “Event Information” Document describe
Captain Phipps’ method of submitting and retrieving the documents as “Walk In.”
• I alleged that Sergeant Barnes name was stamped on the notification in question.
• The Charlotte Mecklenberg Police Department can test for ten (10) different types of
document alteration. These tests are the following:

Handwriting and Hand Printing Examination

Typewriting and Other Machine Impression
Photocopier and Other Office Machine System
Indented Writing Examination
Rubber Stamp Examination
Altered, Obliterated and Charred Documents Examination
Counterfeit Document Examination
Physical Match Examination
Ink and Paper Examination
Adhesive Tape Examination

The only type of test conducted on the “supposed original” document that Captain Phipps
provided, at the request of Captain Phipps, was Handwriting and Hand Printing Examination.

• Again, I alleged that Sergeant Barnes’ name was stamped on the document, however, no
rubber stamp test was performed.
• Jeffrey S. Taylor, a forensic document examiner with the Charlotte Mecklenberg Police
Department testified at my General Board of Inquiry.
• Captain Phipps’ investigation does not inform me as to how he came in contact with Mr.
Taylor. Captain Phipps’s investigation states, “I identified and solicited the assistance of
a forensic document examiner through the Charlotte Mecklenberg Police Department.”

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 • I am sure an intricate piece of this situation is who directed Captain Phipps to make
contact with Charlotte Mecklenberg Police Department. To my knowledge, this type of
request would be handled through the State Bureau of Investigation.
• Coincidentally, newly appointed Chief of Police Ken Miller came from the Charlotte
Mecklenberg Police Department.
• It appears that newly appointed Chief Miller may have commanded forensic examiner
Jeffery Taylor, at the time the document examination was completed.
• In the General Board of Inquiry, Mr. Taylor testified that the “supposed original”
document had no indented writing, and that the signature was produced using a ball point
pen.
• How could Mr. Taylor testify to these tests, which were not requested by Captain
Phipps, nor conducted by the Charlotte Mecklenberg Police Department? The only test
conducted was handwriting and hand print examination. This information is according to
the Charlotte Mecklenberg Police Department Crime Lab Evidence Analysis Request
Form.

Mr. Young, this document is further confirmation that the response to my grievance, past and
current investigations and my subsequent termination by Assistant Chief Crotts are due to
discrimination, retaliation, unfair, harassing, and intimidating practices of the Greensboro Police
Department.

Please have Chief Miller address all allegations in this and previous documents to include
Captain Phipps’ actions. In addition, please have Chief Miller explain the actions and testimony
of forensic examiner Jeffery Taylor of the Charlotte Mecklenberg Police Department. As it
appears at the very least from a procedural standpoint, there are a myriad of discrepancies.

Mr. Young, what this mean for the investigative process for not just officers, but for our
citizens?

Joseph L. Pryor, Police Officer II

Greensboro Police Department
Patrol Bureau, Eastern Division, Squad A

Attachment #1: April 11, 2010 e-mail from Former Chief T.R. Bellamy to Officer Pryor
requesting the “original document.”
Attachment #2: May 10, 2010 e-mail from Captain Cherry to Officer Pryor, copying Captain
Phipps entitled, “Investigation of Allegation”
Attachment #3: Request from Captain Phipps to Professional Standards (Internal Affairs)
requesting original documents from my personnel file
Attachment #4: Crime Lab Evidence Analysis Request Form from Charlotte Mecklenberg Police
Department