http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364 A couple of training officers on this list. Congrats guys. Tomorrow the Bakersfield Police Department will be holding a promotion ceremony in the City Council chambers.&nbsp; The following officers will be promoted: Promoted to Sergeant Matthew Pflugh Melvin Johnson Ronald Rice Timothy Brown Michael Reed Promoted to Detective Michael Hale Bobby Woolard William Hughes Brian Kennemer Gregg Batchelor Jason Townsend Lonnie Mills Promoted to Senior Patrol Officer Jerry Whisenhunt Alex Menendez Jeffrey Saso Uriel Pacheco A couple of training officers on this list. Congrats guys. Tomorrow the Bakersfield Police Department will be holding a promotion ceremony in the City Council chambers.&nbsp; The following officers will be promoted: Promoted to Sergeant Matthew Pflugh Melvin Johnson Ronald Rice Timothy Brown Michael Reed Promoted to Detective Michael Hale Bobby Woolard William Hughes Brian Kennemer Gregg Batchelor Jason Townsend Lonnie Mills Promoted to Senior Patrol Officer Jerry Whisenhunt Alex Menendez Jeffrey Saso Uriel Pacheco en-us Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:18:27 PST <p>Congradulations to all the promoted officers and especially to my Son In Law James Michael Reed.</p> <p>You are the best.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_49432 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_49432 <p>Congradulations to all the promoted officers and especially to my Son In Law James Michael Reed.</p> <p>You are the best.</p> <p>It's great to see that the boys club were kind enough to promote a nice little gal to detective.&nbsp; I'm just assuming Lonnie is a female first name.&nbsp; Can anyone confirm this?&nbsp; I surely wouldn't want to give credit where credit isn't due.</p> <p>Also, since they are &quot;civil servants&quot;, is there access to&nbsp;information regarding the diversity of who's been promoted as well as the recruits?</p> <p>Lastly, I applaud any individual for joining the B.P.D.&nbsp; In all seriousness, civilians are the first to criticize; yet,&nbsp;we're&nbsp;the first to them&nbsp;call for help.&nbsp; Thank you for doing a job most wouldn't have the stomach or tolerance for.</p> <p>My only beef is the absence on the part of the department&nbsp;showcasing officers who fall in to the &quot;diversity&quot; category.&nbsp; If this has been done or covered already, my apologies...I just always&nbsp;happen to see ONLY &nbsp;males roll up at the stop lights next to me in the cop cars.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67228 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67228 <p>It's great to see that the boys club were kind enough to promote a nice little gal to detective.&nbsp; I'm just assuming Lonnie is a female first name.&nbsp; Can anyone confirm this?&nbsp; I surely wouldn't want to give credit where credit isn't due.</p> <p>Also, since they are &quot;civil servants&quot;, is there access to&nbsp;information regarding the diversity of who's been promoted as well as the recruits?</p> <p>Lastly, I applaud any individual for joining the B.P.D.&nbsp; In all seriousness, civilians are the first to criticize; yet,&nbsp;we're&nbsp;the first to them&nbsp;call for help.&nbsp; Thank you for doing a job most wouldn't have the stomach or tolerance for.</p> <p>My only beef is the absence on the part of the department&nbsp;showcasing officers who fall in to the &quot;diversity&quot; category.&nbsp; If this has been done or covered already, my apologies...I just always&nbsp;happen to see ONLY &nbsp;males roll up at the stop lights next to me in the cop cars.</p> It was either promote her while she is on the list, or pass her over then get sued, promote her anyway and pay a big lawsuit. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67241 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67241 It was either promote her while she is on the list, or pass her over then get sued, promote her anyway and pay a big lawsuit. Lonnie Mills is&nbsp;man. So now what do you have to say for yourself, anonymous? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67358 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67358 Lonnie Mills is&nbsp;man. So now what do you have to say for yourself, anonymous? I was speaking in general terms, I don't know a soul on this list, I just know that is how it worked at the Sheriff's department. They are affraid to pass over a woman.&nbsp; The last lawsuit was huge. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67361 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67361 I was speaking in general terms, I don't know a soul on this list, I just know that is how it worked at the Sheriff's department. They are affraid to pass over a woman.&nbsp; The last lawsuit was huge. The KCSO has never compared to BPD,&nbsp;GENERALLY speaking!&nbsp; http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67390 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67390 The KCSO has never compared to BPD,&nbsp;GENERALLY speaking!&nbsp; <p>OldBlue56, I hope that last comment was meant to be amusing, otherwise it just sounds sophomoric.</p> <p>Annon 42</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67454 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67454 <p>OldBlue56, I hope that last comment was meant to be amusing, otherwise it just sounds sophomoric.</p> <p>Annon 42</p> <p>OldBlue, can you explain how Irma Carson (a person who can't spell her own name) managed to promote if it wasn't out of fear of a lawsuit?</p> <p>Annon 42</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67457 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67457 <p>OldBlue, can you explain how Irma Carson (a person who can't spell her own name) managed to promote if it wasn't out of fear of a lawsuit?</p> <p>Annon 42</p> Irma has always had God on her side as all we good people&nbsp;have in Bakersfield http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67470 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67470 Irma has always had God on her side as all we good people&nbsp;have in Bakersfield I would love to know the answer to that. She never took a promotions test in her life. Have you ever tried to have an intelligent conversation with the woman? It's impossible. Whenever she gets into territory that she doesn't have a clue about, which is almost always, she pulls the race card. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67552 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67552 I would love to know the answer to that. She never took a promotions test in her life. Have you ever tried to have an intelligent conversation with the woman? It's impossible. Whenever she gets into territory that she doesn't have a clue about, which is almost always, she pulls the race card. My comment about BPD vs. KCSO was just some good natured humor... But the city does pay better than the county! LOL http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67791 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_67791 My comment about BPD vs. KCSO was just some good natured humor... But the city does pay better than the county! LOL <p>OldBlue, I thought that was the case, just checking though.  As for Irma, apparently the dept. policy on uniform standards also didn't apply to her. I saw her in V.I.P. Uniforms one time wearing her cap at a rakish angle pinned to her medium afro while wearing high heels with the toes curled-up and her sidearm holster pushed so far forward on her gunbelt that it nearly covered her crotch! What an embarassment! How did she expect to chase badguys while wearing high heels? I guess that's a rhetorical question. No one expected her to chase badguys! I read an article in The Bak. Californian where they profiled her and made mention of her wearing high heels on patrol. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself. She made Lt. before she retired, didn't she?</p> <p>Annon 42</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_68046 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_68046 <p>OldBlue, I thought that was the case, just checking though.  As for Irma, apparently the dept. policy on uniform standards also didn't apply to her. I saw her in V.I.P. Uniforms one time wearing her cap at a rakish angle pinned to her medium afro while wearing high heels with the toes curled-up and her sidearm holster pushed so far forward on her gunbelt that it nearly covered her crotch! What an embarassment! How did she expect to chase badguys while wearing high heels? I guess that's a rhetorical question. No one expected her to chase badguys! I read an article in The Bak. Californian where they profiled her and made mention of her wearing high heels on patrol. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it for myself. She made Lt. before she retired, didn't she?</p> <p>Annon 42</p> Irma Carson was a police officer?&nbsp;&nbsp; When was that? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_68067 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_68067 Irma Carson was a police officer?&nbsp;&nbsp; When was that? She was a police officer from 1969 to 1988, retiring as a sergeant. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_68072 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_68072 She was a police officer from 1969 to 1988, retiring as a sergeant. Any idea why it wouldn't be listed here..?&nbsp; <div><a href="http://www.ci.bakersfield.ca.us/administration/mayor_council/bios/carson.htm"><font color="#800080">http://www.ci.bakersfield.ca.us/administration/mayor_council/bios/carson.htm</font></a></div> <div></div> <div>I prolly didn't dig enough.&nbsp; Work keeps getting in the way of my computer stuff.&nbsp; I need to change careers.&nbsp; :-)</div> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_68074 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BecomingACop/4364/#c_68074 Any idea why it wouldn't be listed here..?&nbsp; <div><a href="http://www.ci.bakersfield.ca.us/administration/mayor_council/bios/carson.htm"><font color="#800080">http://www.ci.bakersfield.ca.us/administration/mayor_council/bios/carson.htm</font></a></div> <div></div> <div>I prolly didn't dig enough.&nbsp; Work keeps getting in the way of my computer stuff.&nbsp; I need to change careers.&nbsp; :-)</div>