Beer-stealing ex-cop spills mail

[proud2BlibKansan]

SALINA, Kan. | The man fired as Wilson police chief for stealing beer from firefighters is now accused of driving under the influence after a truck he was driving left mail scattered across a highway from McPherson County to Salina.

Brian Hill, 42, of Beverly, was arrested Thursday night after police were notified that mail was falling out of a truck on the highway.

Salina Postmaster Richard Brake said Friday that Hill works for contractor who delivers mail for the U.S. Postal Service in McPherson County to Salina.

Brake said the truck driver did not latch the rear door. He said the mail was in bundles and on trays and he was confident all the mail was recovered.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/925227.html

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Sad. This guy needs help..immediately.

[MercutioATC]

2. There are a lot of gaps in this story.

A police chief who is arrested for stealing beer from a firefighters' fridge and fired suggests some political maneuvering to me.

The linked article also provides no evidence that this guy was intoxicated while driving. Mail fell from the back of his truck because (he claims) the door in the back was not latched. There's no claim that he was observed to be intoxicated or was tested and confirmed to be intoxicated.

The "help" this man needs may be a good attorney.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Perhaps you are right..

[MercutioATC]

4. Maybe he IS a reckless drunk. The story just doesn't provide enough facts to convince me of it.

Having seen railroading first-hand before, I'm skeptical when the pertinent proofs are so glaringly absent.