Dennis Delano: "How Could I Sleep . . . ?

[kernwatch]

Dennis Delano is one of my heroes. He is one of very few in Bflo willing to take on a politically corrupt District Attorney.

I too watched DA Frank Clark lie under oath when we finally got him into Federal Court after he dragged me into court about 25X for exposing the very political corruption & white collar crime he is mandated to prosecute.

Corruption in the DA's office needs to be discussed.

Thank you, Dennis Delano!

http://www.newwnypolitics.com/index....d=428&Itemid=1

Dennis Delano: "How Could I Sleep If I Didn't Do Something?"

Written by Glenn Gramigna, Editor , Thursday, 20 March 2008

Suspended Detective Dennis Delano Tells The Truth As He Knows It On One Fascinating Topic After Another Including His Allegation that DA Frank Clark DID Play A Major Role In The 1993 Conviction of Lynn DiJac...

How did veteran Buffalo Police Detective Dennis Delano get in all this trouble?...According to him, it's because he simply couldn't sleep at night knowing that innocent people were in jail while murderers were walking the streets.

"I had to do something about it, no matter who I embarassed and no matter whose feathers got ruffled," he told recently NewWNYPolitics. "I just couldn't understand how other people could live their lives knowing that an innocent person was in jail for a crime they didn't commit and not do anything about it."

Beginning on Monday, Detecive Delano will share a series of explosive allegations with NewWNYPolitics readers including: His contention that Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark DID make a major decision that led to the false conviction of Lynn Dijac for the murder of her daughter...His view that his suspension was a joint project in which Clark, Mayor Brown, and Police Commissioner Gipson all participated...His steadfast conviction that he broke no police regulation in releasing the now infamous Dijac video tape to Ch. 2...

In the interview Delano will also allege that the DA's office had no interest in the possible innocence of Anthony Capozzi...until he went to the media with the evidence he had...

"District Attorney Clark has lied at least twice in the course of these investigations," the suspended Detective claims. "My intention was never to embarrass anyone. I only wanted to get at the truth. I wanted to make sure that guilty people who had committed murder went to jail and innocent people were released. That's all I wanted to do."

[unioncop]

he along with all the other investigators did an excellent job freeing Capozzi as far as the other one he helped well the jury is still out on that but if not for the whole squad not just Delano she would probably be dead of some overdose or maybe the way her daughter died

[unioncop]

edit- I meant if not for jail she would probably be dead of some overdose or maybe the way her daughter died

[GG716]

edit- I meant if not for jail she would probably be dead of some overdose or maybe the way her daughter died

& that would be a bad thing?
At least it would have been by her own choosing.

[unioncop]

& that would be a bad thing?
At least it would have been by her own choosing.

you are correct

[kernwatch]

Here is the Delano-DeJac story from Detective James Lonergan's point of view, published by Illuzzi-letter.

Illuzzi is a longtime supporter of Frank Clark, has a current Clark-for-DA ad.

http://politicsny.net/

Delano off base on his claims and in releasing tapes

By James P. Lonergan

As a 36-year member of the Buffalo Police Department and as the most senior detective sergeant assigned to the Homicide Squad, I feel it necessary to set the record straight on the Dennis Delano (photo) matter.
I was one of the original detectives assigned to investigate the murder of Crystallynn Girard. When new evidence was recently uncovered, Det. Reginald Minor, some of the original investigators in the case along with the current members of the Cold Case Squad and I were ordered to cease any involvement in this investigation after Lynn Dejac was released from prison. This was done for a multitude of reasons.

I completely agreed with the decision to have a new set of detectives reinvestigate this crime. These new detectives have many decades of experience and I was completely comfortable with their ability to do this investigation. In no way was this case closed, it was just reassigned to a group of impartial investigators who had not formed an opinion on the case. For Delano to portray it any other way is just not correct.

There has been some discussion regarding the pace of this new investigation. Dejac had been released from prison. There were no more exigent circumstances to be pursued. A slow and methodical approach to this case was certainly called for.

As for releasing evidence to the media, I speak for all detectives when I say this simply cannot happen. Videotapes were released by Delano to the local media outlets to be shown on television. One of these tapes concerned the polygraph examination conducted on Dennis Donohue, who is awaiting trial in the murder of Joan Giambra. No one can predict what possible damage the release of the tape has done to that prosecution. Also, these tapes were deliberately withheld from the new team of detectives who were assigned to the Girard murder.

I keep hearing media references to the fact that Delano is a hero. I have worked many high profile homicide cases. I do not consider myself or any member of the Homicide Squad to be heroes. That title should be reserved for police officers like Carl Andolina and Patti Perete, and firefighters like the injured Mark Reed. New York State Trooper Joseph Longobardo gave his life serving our community.

I would also like to point out that it was the current administration that had the vision to increase the manpower of the Cold Case Unit and given it unprecedented resources.

The Homicide Squad is staffed by experienced and competent investigators who are not intoxicated by media hype. They quietly go about their business, day after day. Homicide investigations are team efforts. It cannot be a solo event.

Listening to recent media coverage, one would think that these cases were solved by a single investigator. Nothing could be further from the truth.

James P. Lonergan is a detective sergeant with the Buffalo Police Department’s Homicide Squad


[Illuzzi: Dennis Delano supports Ken Case for District Attorney. Delano will violate his oath, lie & break the rules to accomplish his goal. Dennis Delano should have been fired. Hopefully, he will fall on his sword & retire.]

[speaker]

And I, for one, totally agree with Det. Lonergan's opinion of Delano's actions.

I appreciate you posting this, kern, because it shows the other side of this debacle.

[sabres07]

And I, for one, totally agree with Det. Lonergan's opinion of Delano's actions.

I appreciate you posting this, kern, because it shows the other side of this debacle.

I second this....Lonergan's letter seems well thought out and reasoned.

I have been quietly having these same thoughts.

[kernwatch]

Detective Delano has committed a taboo in the 'cop culture' by speaking out.

It may never be known if the cases he brought to the media would have gotten justice without his taking the risk of 'crossing the line'.

I had the misfortune of experiencing the 'cop culture' as a 'city hall watchdog', then reporting to "Internal Affairs" (AKA "Professional Standards") the dramatic crimes of cop-on-leave Councilman Roberto Quintana, only to see him quietly return to the police force after many of us "constituents' forced him & his "crime family" out of office.

The message from "Professiona Standards" was clear . . Cover it up!

More recently there was the incredible scenario of new Police Commissioner Gipson defying common sense in alleging that Byron Brown Jr's late-night demolition derby did not happen . . as the Mayor's All-Night Cop in front of the house was utterly silent. He or she knew, or should have known, what really happened that night . . . but silence was the 'correct' response.

How many more cover-ups, & innocent people convicted, has Dennis Delano watched, making him unwilling to quietly retire leaving a corrupt cop culture behind?

[unioncop]

Detective Delano has committed a taboo in the 'cop culture' by speaking out.

I like Dennis but I am sick and tired of people like yourself making him out to be a hero he released evidence to the media he did not save a child from a burning building or chase down a murder suspect and have to arrest him he did nothing heroic at all and as for you dick when did all this stuff allegedly happen to you 10 years ago you are simply a hack and a coward

[bigpoppapuff]

I like Dennis but I am sick and tired of people like yourself making him out to be a hero he released evidence to the media he did not save a child from a burning building or chase down a murder suspect and have to arrest him he did nothing heroic at all and as for you dick when did all this stuff allegedly happen to you 10 years ago you are simply a hack and a coward

yep.....

[kernwatch]

Delano is making it ever clearer that he will not return to the police force. Calling the District Attorney (& Police Commissioner?) a liar is not tolerated in Bflo.

And Delano faces the wrath of other cops for crossing the line. Just look at the response of Unioncop for my mentioning the "line" . . . calling me a coward & a hack . . . anonymously, of course. Instead of answering the questions.

Will the name of the "All-Night-Cop" in front of the Mayor's house who helped cover-up Gipson's other "big lie" for the Mayor ever be revealed? Apparently so far no cop has 'broken rank' to reveal it. Of course it too would be embarassing. That cop either also lied . . . agreed to be silent . . . or was sleeping.

http://www.newwnypolitics.com/index....d=433&Itemid=1

Delano: Frank Clark Lied Twice...The Real Reason He Was Suspended Written by Glenn Gramigna, Editor Monday, 24 March 2008

Dennis Delano Part I: A Cold Case Detective Who Refuses To Let His Own Case Go Cold
Suspended Buffalo Police Detective Dennis Delano has been accused of being many things, but one thing he is not is a phony. In an interview at a local restauant, he alternately accepted the congratulations of citizens and spilled his guts to this reporter, knowing full well that his views, when published, would only get him into worst trouble. For starters, he accuses Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark of lying at least twice: once when he claimed he took no part in the decision to grant likely serial killer Dennis Donahue immunity while putting innocent grieving mother Lynn DiJac in jail for killing her daughter on the testimony of a convict seeking a lighter sentence...and a second time when he claimed that Crystallin died of "a cocaine overdose," not strangulation.

Delano also claims that his suspension was a tag team effort between Clark, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, and Queen City Police Commissioner McCarthy Gipson.

"What happened was that Clark felt that I was embarrassing him and wanted to get rid of me," Delano suggests. "So he called Brown and Brown called Gipson. Commissioner Gipson doesn't do anything without consulting the Mayor. That's how it happened."

Getting back to the 15 year old decision to give immunity to Donahue, Delano argues that the prosecutor in the 1993 case has told him that it was then Executive Asst. DA Frank Clark who Oked the deal that gave a serial killer immunity while unjustly putting a mother in prison.

"It's now as it was then that it is the #2 man in the DA's Office who makes decisions regarding grants of immunity," Delano claims. "So that is a decision that would be made by then Executive Asst. District Attorney Frank Clark. That's what the Asst. DA who was prosecuting the case has told me. Later on we found out that Dennis Donahue was implicated in the Joan Giambra murder and possibly others. They put Lynn Dijac in prison for years based on the testimony of a convict who had already been convicted of two felonies and who would say anything to avoid getting 30 years based on the three strikes and you're out law....There was no physical evidence that she did it, only the testimony of a career criminal."

According to Delano, the other "lie" is better known, namely Clark's public statement at a joint press conference with veteran medical examiner Michael Baden that Crystallin died of "a cocaine overdose," a claim ow which this South Cheektowaga grandfather is openly contemptuous.

"How coud he stand up there and lie about what happened to that poor little girl," Delano asks with a look of real pain on his face. "A cocain overdose?...She died of strangulation...How can they sleep at night knowing the real killer is still walking the streets just to avoid being publicly embarassed or for some political reason. I just couldn't imagine doing something like that. How do they look at themselves in the mirror?"

As for the still controversial decision to suspend him, Delano maintains that there was no legal reason for it.

"They are saying they suspended me because I released evidence to the media," he says. "But at that time, they were saying there was no murder case because Crystallin died of a cocaine overdose! How could I have released evidence in a case that didn't exist? Also they are saying that I talked to the media after I was specifically told not to. But, that's not true either because I never talked to the media while I was on active duty AFTER I was told that, only before."

Why did Detective Delano continually make his case to the media rather than going through established channels?. In a recent interview with NewWNYPolitics.com Commissioner Gipson dismissed Delano as merely, "the first one to go to the media," not the most effective investigator. On the other hand, he claims that it was sometimes necessary to go to TV stations and the News in order to achieve his goal of real justice.

"I went to the DA's Office with information indicating that Anthony Capozzi wasn't guilty and the DA's Office wasn't interested until I went to the TV stations and then they became very interested," Delano contends. "I only went to the medial to achieve justice. If the DA had shown any interest in freeing Anthony Capozzi and finding the real killer, I would not have done it."

How is it that, in his view, he seems to be one of the few on the local law enforcement scene truly interested in justice?

"There's an Italian expression, 'De Facha," he tries to explain. "It means, 'No face.'...These men have no face. They are more intererested in looking good than in convicting a guilty person or in getting an innocent person out of jail. It's a terrible thing."

In Part II, Detective Delano talks about the origins of his dedication to solving cold cases...The next step in his own appeal process...His future...How that infamous video got to Ch. 2..The amazing public support he's received...Why he's risking everything to stand up for what he believes.

[unioncop]

Delano is making it ever clearer that he will not return to the police force. Calling the District Attorney (& Police Commissioner?) a liar is not tolerated in Bflo.

And Delano faces the wrath of other cops for crossing the line. Just look at the response of Unioncop for my mentioning the "line" . . . calling me a coward & a hack . . . anonymously, of course. Instead of answering the questions.

Will the name of the "All-Night-Cop" in front of the Mayor's house who helped cover-up Gipson's other "big lie" for the Mayor ever be revealed? Apparently so far no cop has 'broken rank' to reveal it. Of course it too would be embarassing. That cop either also lied . . . agreed to be silent . . . or was sleeping.

you are a coward and a hack all you did was harass people at their place of work and in public and now you are comparing yourself to Dennis and what wrath does he face unlike you I was at his party with many other police officers to show my support for him as for this all night cop bull**** you keep harping on the cop is there to protect the mayors house not to question the mayor or his family when they come and go and if you remember the story the wife's SUV was parked down the street not in the driveway and dick give me the link to a site in San Diego and I will join and use my own name and let everyone there know you are a hack and a coward

[Deerhunter]

Kerns "all night Cop" coverup is such bullsheet. He thinks something, so it becomes fact (in his mind). Once something is in his head, that is it. He is never wrong about it, it must be a coverup. Is there still an ignore function on this board ?

[bigpoppapuff]

Kerns "all night Cop" coverup is such bullsheet. He thinks something, so it becomes fact (in his mind). Once something is in his head, that is it. He is never wrong about it, it must be a coverup. Is there still an ignore function on this board ?

but notice....he's always attempting to harm someone.....i guess when so few people like you,you get that way....it amazes me that there are still some (not many) that still believe that he has something to say...beyond copying and pasting things that i already have access to....