Juneboarder wrote on Nov 16, 2007 7:56 AM:He got arrested for small amounts of marijuana... OMG!!! This should be on the world headlines! How ridiculous is it that we need to spend 5 months of taxpayers time and money to do a bust for small amounts of marijuana? What about the big guys that supply rather than the little guys selling small amounts? ...

huh? wrote on Nov 16, 2007 9:11 AM:Six months of investigation. Two counties "swept". One arrest?

Jake wrote on Nov 16, 2007 9:29 AM:Are you kidding me? I mean, seriously, is this a joke? Am I supposed to believe that OPD spent 6 months of man hours & resources and were only able to arrest 1 person for some chronic? This has GOT to be a joke. I mean, I could walk around the pier or valley area for 6 MINUTES, and if I didn't end up shot or stabbed, I can ASSURE you I will find 20 TWEAKERS ready to sell you dope, then just as quickly rob you for your money AND take the dope back! This story absolutely must be a parody or something....

"...felony sale of marijuana," wrote on Nov 16, 2007 10:05 AM:Detectives arrested one man, 28-year-old Peter Murley, in the 800 block of Summer Song Court in Encinitas on suspicion of the felony sale of marijuana, Young said. The sweep continued Thursday evening, and Young said he expected more arrests. Felony Sale is more than a little Marijuna, Meth, etc. Plus they said more arrest were made!

Response to Jake! wrote on Nov 16, 2007 10:06 AM:They made more than obne arrest. They had only made at the time of this article! Gimme a break!

The article says they made more arrest! wrote on Nov 16, 2007 10:07 AM:Read the whole story! Great job OPD!!

I like that OPD is still working to get the little guys using and growing! wrote on Nov 16, 2007 10:08 AM:Keep up the work toward cleaning up Oceanside!

TENOCH wrote on Nov 16, 2007 12:14 PM:THE OPD IS A JOKE! wHAT A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. DOES THE OPD DO REAL POLICE WORK? WHAT A JOKE!

Supporter wrote on Nov 16, 2007 2:45 PM:I agree that the arrest count seems low and there are a lot of tweekers still in downtown oceanside, but I am proud of OPD. And I hope this process is repeated until the tweekers move on. I love oceanside, but it hurts when I walk around with my kids and have to answer questions about why this person is acting strange or why that person is so messy.

not amused wrote on Nov 17, 2007 7:27 AM:For those that are angry with this investigation, yes the police could just hang out in the barrios and other known neighborhoods and buy dope and make arrests all day. But then that would be condemed as racial profiling and ignoring the downtown problem. Or, the police could ignore the downtown problem, and dope could be sold to your kids. Yes, your kids. The only other reasons for this anger reflected in the posts are maybe also caused by some people who now need to find somewhere else that may be scary to buy their ever loving grass, and that is not cool dudes.

Any Job wrote on Nov 17, 2007 8:40 AM:Like any job, sometimes you have success and sometimes not. Why are some in the public so critical? Look at the great job the police do at traffic stops netting unlicensed and non-insured drivers. That's a real service to our community.

HEY TENOCH wrote on Nov 17, 2007 3:16 PM: what do you mean what a joke???? these fine men and women of the police force in OPD are the best.. yea they arrested one guy, but one never knows what this guy might say to lead to many other arrests??? so back off.. I am very proud of OPD..... KEEP UP THE GOOD JOB OPD...

TO felony sale of marijuana wrote on Nov 17, 2007 3:42 PM:Read the article correctly!!!....The sweep continued Thursday evening, and Young said HE EXPECTED MORE ARRESTS. I can belive they wasted all that time and money.

Jim wrote on Nov 17, 2007 7:09 PM:They should deport him to wherever he came from. Illegal aliens come from European nations too.

bothered wrote on Nov 17, 2007 9:29 PM:reading the above of "not amused" --- OPD ~not only does~ racial profilig, but ~also~ >Disabled Class" profiling. Hence, they select whether or not to get against that Disabled Person -- depending on what that Disability be.

P.J wrote on Nov 17, 2007 9:53 PM:No violence, weapons, gang activity, or ability to have organized drug sales. one arrest of a man for small ammounts of marjuanna. please explain to me how small ammounts of marijuanna is a felony?? this country is going down the tubes and oside is a great example of this. on both sides of the law. I demand an investigation into the police activity as of the past 6 months. lets see what they have been up to??

badcops wrote on Nov 17, 2007 9:55 PM:He looks like a respectable guy to me. so what he likes to smoke a lil reefer now n then. havent we all at one point or another? thats not a felony

Undercover wrote on Nov 17, 2007 10:57 PM:wheres the police report! we want public record exposed!

Badcops wrote on Nov 17, 2007 10:59 PM:...a man gets arrested for suspition of selling small ammounts of gra ss. Wait??? did i just see a car jacking and a stabbing? forget that lets get this guy! ...

Badcops wrote on Nov 17, 2007 11:01 PM:They buy it cause they have the power of choice! they want to get hi! no one tells forces them to buy!

Response to: TENOCH wrote on Nov 18, 2007 1:31 AM:The Police are hiring! I love the peanut gallery on the sidelines who yell but do nothing!

P.J wrote on Nov 18, 2007 11:18 AM:the public deserves better than the treatment that we have recived from our police depot. shame on the opd. they are worse than the chargers

To "Badcops" wrote on Nov 19, 2007 4:55 PM:Yeah, but if you did see what you thought you saw, no doubt you didn't stick around to provide information, or a description, or anything of value. No, you probably continued on your merry way, complaining about how there's never a cop around when you need one and how you can do the job so much better. Let us know when you finally get hired. We'd all certainly like to meet such a fine, intelligent, crime-solving expert like you.

Response to PJ wrote on Nov 20, 2007 8:04 AM:See you in city hall! Come on down. We work for you! If you ahve a concern tell us! We're public servants! Come with a legit concern and not you don't like the police cause you got a ticket! How can you make a blanket statement like that? Shame on OPD for what? Better treatment then what? Oh please do not compare us to football players. We don't make that much money, we have to go through an extensive background check, polygraph, etc. etc. No criminla records. tec. I cannot say the same for the NFL! See you in city hall at the open forum to the council!

Come down to the OPD and do a ride along! wrote on Nov 20, 2007 8:07 AM:Unless your a felony, you can request to sit with an officer for shift and see what is going on. Then you will either continue to make up stories, see that there is more to the story that isn't told, or better yet maybe apply to be a police officer. Oceanside needs men and women to join. It is a tough job and I am sorry to say people with the qualifications needed to be a sworn officer are not joining becuase they can make the same or more money without the same hassle or risk involved! So come to the front desk of OPD and put in your ride along slip! See for youself!

Response to Jake wrote on Nov 21, 2007 12:08 PM:Doesn't that last line of the article KILL? I'm gonna laugh all day at the idea of Downtown being so safe now. I mean there's one less selling pot, so maybe now we'll just have the pimps, tweakers, herion addicts, and the homeless to navigate around. I feel SO much safer now! whew.

Jake wrote on Nov 28, 2007 9:10 AM:I'm still waiting for the "other expected arrests". I'm sure they're going to happen at any minute... OPD is, and always has been, a complete and utter joke. There is more corruption & criminals within that organization then their is on all of HILL STREET (yes..changing the name to PCH doesn't stop making it HILL STREET) ......

Marky Mark wrote on Jun 29, 2008 2:16 AM:Puder! They framed you like Roger Rabbit!