OFFICER in BEATING VIDEO FACED PRIOR COMPLAINTS
OFFICER IN BEATING VIDEO FACED PRIOR COMPLAINTS – The video that shows a Henderson police sergeant repeatedly kicking a man who was suffering a diabetic episode during a 2010 traffic stop sent shock waves across the valley. But a few Henderson residents were not surprised that Sgt. Brett Seekatz was the officer whose swift right and left kicks shook up leadership within his agency, left taxpayers on the hook for almost 0000 and outraged the public. Two Henderson residents told the Las Vegas Review-Journal last month that they filed separate complaints against Seekatz two years ago. In one complaint, a woman said Seekatz falsified a police report and jeopardized custody of her daughter. Henderson police deemed her complaint unsubstantiated. “He definitely doesn’t deserve the taxpaying wage I contribute to,” said complainant Nikki Bott. In the second complaint, a man alleged that Seekatz “lied on the stand” and got him convicted of a misdemeanor, a claim that also was not substantiated by an internal Henderson police investigation. Requests for comment from Seekatz made through a Police Department spokesman were not returned. A DOMESTIC CONFLICT Only a few weeks after Seekatz was caught on camera kicking a motorist, Bott had her own encounter with the sergeant on Nov. 19, 2010. Bott and her now ex-husband, a Henderson police officer, were going through a divorce. The Botts’ 9-year-old daughter was at her mother’s home where her father, Jeff Bott, was supposed to pick her up. Nikki Bott said she was surprised when …
Streator High board questions random drug testing
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The high school is using a five-panel drug test at $ 25 per test, which detects amphetamines, cocaine, methamphetamine, opiates and marijuana. The test does not seek alcohol, nicotine or performance-enhancing substances. While no positive tests are an …
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Dangerous drug catching on in rural NS
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It has the same effect as amphetamines, stimulants that speed up the central nervous system. Dr. Heidi-Marie Farinholt of Aberdeen Hospital in Pictou County said the designer drug, with an innocent sounding name, is one of the most addictive drugs out …
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