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OT - Renegade Councilwoman?

I feel as much sympathy for people who move next door to a fraternity house complaining of noise, as I do for the people who move next to Wrigley Field and complain about drunk people and traffic. Similar to people who move next to an airport and then complain about the noise.

Sounds like an ego trip that she couldn't back up. Hopefully the city council disciplines her in some way, and voters vote her out.

I hope to see the video, it should play out real well for her, her angry ambulance friend, and his unidentified mystery contestant.

And why doesn't she go knock on the doors of some crack house(there are plenty in her district)with her ambulance buddy? Come on big hitter. Step up to the plate.
 
JMM28 said:
I feel as much sympathy for people who move next door to a fraternity house complaining of noise, as I do for the people who move next to Wrigley Field and complain about drunk people and traffic. Similar to people who move next to an airport and then complain about the noise.

Sounds like an ego trip that she couldn't back up. Hopefully the city council disciplines her in some way, and voters vote her out.

I hope to see the video, it should play out real well for her, her angry ambulance friend, and his unidentified mystery contestant.

And why doesn't she go knock on the doors of some crack house(there are plenty in her district)with her ambulance buddy? Come on big hitter. Step up to the plate.
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Best post on the topic so far. Outstanding!
 
JMM, beautiful! I also love the hosing her down until she at least tiraded on the public sidewalk. It's good to see some common sense over here compared to the PJS board. I guess that's why this all got started anyway, eh?

As far as the video, you can be sure that it will be released eventually. However, you can't let the cat out of the bag quite yet. Especially when the cat is a power-loving, beer-muscled, tirading psychopath. Once they can get a hold on getting some discipline in-line, and possibly getting their noise violation thrown out, the video will be viewable for all. I'm sure BU and their legal assistance has told them the same.

I'm sickened with how the Peoria Police handled this situation as well. There are stories that Van Dike'n "forced" some of the police to stop pursuing an attempted robbery suspect in the area to get them to come to the house that night. Then, she walks off without any sort of questioning, breathalyzing, or ticket/arrest!! I am very glad though that the BU police have their own report that contradicts everything she has been saying in the media and to Peoria police.

I also don't think BU is going to stand by another time and let someone try to smear them in public, especially when it seems as though BU did everything right and the drunk smearer did everything wrong. Glasser is a smart woman, and I believe she will back her students on this one as far as she can. Van Dike'n will get what's coming to her this time.

Don't get me started on Rand. That guy is truly a piece of work. I've left my house twice this semester to him in our yard, with a camera, taking pictures. Creepy. Thanks for his addy T. He will be getting a nice, cordial letter from me soon that takes him to task.
 
Also, an idea for the "rent-a-cop" BUPD. Why not happen to be sitting somewhere along Moss Ave when they have their next wine, whine, and cheese party at mr ambulance's house.

Ol big britches city councilwoman pulls out after a few glasses of wine, and give her the ol' Tony LaRussa treatment. Show her how real the field sobriety and breathalizer tests you give her are. Hell, show her how real a DUI from the BUPD would be.

Bet she wouldn't drunkenly refer to them as rent-a-cops again.
 
I would encourage everyone who's upset by this clear abuse of power to echo your complaints to Mrs. Van Auken directly -

http://www.ci.peoria.il.us/listingmodule/view_listing/id/5/src/@random47431097c2bc6/

Also to the council as a whole -

http://www.ci.peoria.il.us/contact-the-city-council

And then the Peoria Police Department -

http://ci.peoria.il.us/contact-the-police-department

And then to Dr. Glasser -

https://www.bradley.edu/cgi-bin/lda...ame&query=glasser&displayall=1&Search2=Search

I would highly recommend that when articulating the complaint regarding this hypocritical attempt at abusing power, you do so in a clear and concise manner, rather than belligerently after 'a few glasses of wine' at dinner and 'an after-dinner cocktail'. :wink:

Also, I would encourage everyone to donate to her opponent when she is up for re-election. I know I will be.
 
BradleyBrave said:
I would encourage everyone who's upset by this clear abuse of power to echo your complaints to Mrs. Van Auken directly -

http://www.ci.peoria.il.us/listingmodule/view_listing/id/5/src/@random47431097c2bc6/

Also to the council as a whole -

http://www.ci.peoria.il.us/contact-the-city-council

And then the Peoria Police Department -

http://ci.peoria.il.us/contact-the-police-department

And then to Dr. Glasser -

https://www.bradley.edu/cgi-bin/lda...ame&query=glasser&displayall=1&Search2=Search

I would highly recommend that when articulating the complaint regarding this hypocritical attempt at abusing power, you do so in a clear and concise manner, rather than belligerently after 'a few glasses of wine' at dinner and 'an after-dinner cocktail'. :wink:

Also, I would encourage everyone to donate to her opponent when she is up for re-election. I know I will be.
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Seems to me a even better way of showing dissatisfaction is for all to attend the next city council meeting and voice those concerns directly to the council and to the councilwoman.
 
Ok, so the story goes like this. A lady calls the city police about Sigma Nu having a loud party about 11:45pm. City Police gave the call to us because it's normally BUPD's jurisdiction to handle the frats. At the time of the call, BUPD was helping Peoria PD search for 2 Armed Robbery suspects near the McDonalds on Main St. PPD had roughly 6 officers plus us there searching. So anyways, BUPD goes over to Sigma Nu, yeah the music was up slightly and a group of about 15 in the backyard. BUPD made Sigma Nu turn OFF the music and then everyone went back inside the house with the exception of a few kids going to the front porch to chat for a bit. Then, not even 10 seconds after the BUPD Officer leaves, the lady calls back to complain again, saying they were talking loudly in the backyard. So BUPD rolls thru a minute later and not a sole in the backyard or the alley, just the same few guys on the porch. So BUPD clears again and then 5 minutes later, lady calls back to complain again that they were being noisy out back and in the alley. BUPD rolls thru 2 minutes later and same situation, no noise or anyone out back. It is a possibility that a group of kids may have been passing thru the alley to another house and were rowdy but no one was there when BUPD came thru again. So the lady complaining called Rand about it and it just so happened that Van Auken was there drinking. 20 minutes go by before Sigma Nu calls PPD on Van Auken and gang at there door hooting and hollering. Van Auken demanded the PPD clear the Armed Robbery search and come give these kids tickets for allegedly being noisy. So a PPD Lietenant, Seargeant and 2 City Officers show up. The Lt. eventually forces a city officer to write Sigma Nu a noise violation ticket. Then again, the Lt. was kind of forced to write them a ticket in the first place. The big wig City Police Chief would be mighty pissed to be woken up at 1am by a Councilwoman saying a City Lt. couldn't handle a little noise complaint. So that is that. Me personally, I think this was all a setup to make BU and BUPD look bad. BU administration and the neighborhood association had a meeting about this Friday afternoon. I'm guessing Rand or someone wasn't happy about a solution and decided to do this. Now, i'll admit that some frat parties can be major noise bumpin outside but these neighbors need to be able to handle a little noise like this situation. If BU wasn't in that area, those residents would be lucky to not be shot or robbed when stepping outside.

Jason
 
Sounds nearly staged. Which I wouldn't put past Rand and his cronies. Then "happened" to have VD over that night. The truth will come out, and I know the BU administration isn't going to let this one fly. All 3, even the unknown, will have what's coming to them.
 
jasonpeoria911 said:
..... Now, i'll admit that some frat parties can be major noise bumpin outside but these neighbors need to be able to handle a little noise like this situation. If BU wasn't in that area, those residents would be lucky to not be shot or robbed when stepping outside.

Jason
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Thanks for your input Jason.

I bolded a comment of yours which really says something.
 
BUBrave28 said:
Sounds nearly staged. Which I wouldn't put past Rand and his cronies. Then "happened" to have VD over that night. The truth will come out, and I know the BU administration isn't going to let this one fly. All 3, even the unknown, will have what's coming to them.
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This is so juvenile, it's comical. I can just hear the conversation - "Hey, let's go get drunk and mess with the neighbors!". The sad thing is, that was the conversation had by our esteemed councilwoman. :roll:

What's really scary is putting one's personal agenda ahead of the police doing their job. I'd like to think that this was the first time a nonsensical noise violation took precedence over a felony, but my guess is that this isn't the first time our honorable councilwoman has abused her power. :cry:
 
This is Nothing, you haven't seen/heard anything!

This is Nothing, you haven't seen/heard anything!

Council Women, Council Men, there is no difference. I worked closely with both for many years (38 ) in two city's. Last fifthteen in P town. Yes I worked on issues with this council woman (before she got in office) and her ex-husband. They are two of the same:!: Both are out of the same mode and thats just why they cannot live together. Yes ex-husband, is the same guy who brought his pet parrot on his shoulder to a council meeting, was accused of keying a woman's car, cought with a lady of the night and much, much more. I can go on forever about all of them who I worked with. One long time excouncil man that lives two blocks from BU has some real good story's.;-) Lord, if you only knew. Some made the PJS. There is not one that does not carry a story with them. Trust me, theres allot worst then this. So I say, This is Nothing, you haven't seen/ heard anything:!::!::!:
 
This story just keeps getting better!

There is a new PJS story now that has information from another police report on the incident that says Van Auken called a Peoria police lieutenant, Bradley VP Gary Anna and Mayor Ardis.

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x72908225/Report-Van-Auken-tried-to-use-position

Van Auken also said to campus police, "I'm Councilwoman Van Auken," the report states. She then proceeded to call Bradley police officer William Merritt a "jerk" and Bradley police Sgt. Nora Fales a "liar."
She didn't stop with calling the officers' names. Van Auken poked Fales in the shoulder with her finger. She also complained to Fales that campus police were not doing their job and that they were not "real" police, according to the report.

Included in the story is this little jab from Ardis:
Ardis said he has not seen any police reports from the incident, and all he's heard is hearsay. He added the media coverage of the melee has been "sensationalized . . . as would be expected."

You stay classy, Barbara Van Auken. I'm surprised she didn't tell the police she has many leather-bound books and her apartment smells of rich mahogany after she informed them of who she was.

Tornado, do you still think "the PJS is giving strong support to her side of the story?"
 
Let me know if this year's homecoming will resemble the parade scene out of Animal House with the frat rats versus the townies. Because, if there is going to be a melee, I want to be there! :-D
 
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