Police Chief Case Not Nuttiest?
We were all aghast!
Our brand new Police Chief, Frank Adderley, had been lying in bed, when his wife burst in and leveled a 9 mm Beretta pistol at him and fired away. She missed, thank God! She chased him into the yard, continuing to fire away, (continuing to miss)! The details are sketchy, the citizens are perplexed.
Adderley as young Officer with
former Chief McCarthy and
Captain Urschalitz in background
And that's crazy for sure. And we are all correct in being shocked, and wanting an explanation. After all, we adopt our public figures as if they are our own. But is it the craziest thing that has ever happened here in Fort Lauderdale?
Not by a long shot! (excuse the pun)
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Here are some of the more insane things that our cherished town has produced and that have been on the front page of the papers over the years. We'll start right from the start! And I'm expecting you send in more examples.
...... Most of the towns residents were viciously murdered by Seminole Indians before the town was even incorporated!
...... The City's founding father, Frank Stranahan, who served as the first Postmaster and City Councilman, tied a sewer grate around his foot and jumped into the New River as a most creative way to commit suicide.
Stranahan during happier times
...... We weren't always so progressive. "No Jews" signs were posted along many of the beachfront hotels in the 1940's and 1950's and "Colored" toilets were in the Courthouse, and the "Colored Beach" was in Dania!
...... In the 60's, The owner of the "Button", a raucous and raunchy Spring Break bar, was arrested, after undercover Police Officers witnessed contests where crazed college kids were actually performing sex acts, on each other, on stage.
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...... In the 80's, the downtown headquarters of the International Gold Bullion Exchange on East Broward Boulevard was raided after it was learned that the tens of millions of dollars of "gold" they were selling and storing in their vaults was actually gold painted wood blocks.
Gold Wood Bars Cheap!
...... And in the 90's, Vice Mayor Doug Danziger, who had led an effort to close the topless bars and adult businesses in the City, resigned from office after it was learned that he was a client of the infamous local high priced call girl Kathy Willets.
Kathy after surgery
So there is some perspective. We will probably find out over the next few weeks or months all the sordid details of why Police Chief Adderley's wife saw fit to "try and scare him", (so she says), but all in all, it may be that we all just live in a really crazy town!
Our brand new Police Chief, Frank Adderley, had been lying in bed, when his wife burst in and leveled a 9 mm Beretta pistol at him and fired away. She missed, thank God! She chased him into the yard, continuing to fire away, (continuing to miss)! The details are sketchy, the citizens are perplexed.
Adderley as young Officer with
former Chief McCarthy and
Captain Urschalitz in background
And that's crazy for sure. And we are all correct in being shocked, and wanting an explanation. After all, we adopt our public figures as if they are our own. But is it the craziest thing that has ever happened here in Fort Lauderdale?
Not by a long shot! (excuse the pun)
.....................................................
Here are some of the more insane things that our cherished town has produced and that have been on the front page of the papers over the years. We'll start right from the start! And I'm expecting you send in more examples.
...... Most of the towns residents were viciously murdered by Seminole Indians before the town was even incorporated!
...... The City's founding father, Frank Stranahan, who served as the first Postmaster and City Councilman, tied a sewer grate around his foot and jumped into the New River as a most creative way to commit suicide.
Stranahan during happier times
...... We weren't always so progressive. "No Jews" signs were posted along many of the beachfront hotels in the 1940's and 1950's and "Colored" toilets were in the Courthouse, and the "Colored Beach" was in Dania!
...... In the 60's, The owner of the "Button", a raucous and raunchy Spring Break bar, was arrested, after undercover Police Officers witnessed contests where crazed college kids were actually performing sex acts, on each other, on stage.
[no picture available!]
...... In the 80's, the downtown headquarters of the International Gold Bullion Exchange on East Broward Boulevard was raided after it was learned that the tens of millions of dollars of "gold" they were selling and storing in their vaults was actually gold painted wood blocks.
Gold Wood Bars Cheap!
...... And in the 90's, Vice Mayor Doug Danziger, who had led an effort to close the topless bars and adult businesses in the City, resigned from office after it was learned that he was a client of the infamous local high priced call girl Kathy Willets.
Kathy after surgery
So there is some perspective. We will probably find out over the next few weeks or months all the sordid details of why Police Chief Adderley's wife saw fit to "try and scare him", (so she says), but all in all, it may be that we all just live in a really crazy town!
What's the BIG deal? So, the Chief's wife took a few pot shots at her beloved! To paraphrase the old Chinese adage, may you live in interesting places and how much more interesting can it be than here? If you can't stand the tempo here, move to Clearwater and attain a higher level of Hubbardism with Travolta and Cruise.
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Our City of Fort Lauderdale police use to be our neighbors. They took their police cruisers home and we felt safer because they were our neighbors.
Children participated at their neighborhood parks and recreation programs during the summer and school year for free. Some activities such as swimming and accordian lessons were extra, but had user friendly prices. Recreation was for everyone, not just those who could afford it.
There were many good aspects of living in small town Fort Lauderdale. The Doug Danzinger's, Kathy Willetz types were not from Fort Lauderdale. They came from elsewhere.
The raceism of the 40's 50's and 60's in Fort Lauderdale were not exclusive to Fort Lauderdale. We were southerners and that was how it was then. I remember colored and white water fountains. I was smacked many times by my Mother for drinking out of the wrong one. Tasted the same to me.
We were not a town of crazies, those folks migrated here. Minus the racism, I wish that Fort Lauderdale still had small town values.
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My thoughts & prayers are with Chief Adderley. May his wife seek the medical help that she needs at this time.
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I think we've come a long way since Kathy Willet and her incredible inflatable (perhaps explosive) breasts.
We will really reach a pinnacle with a new mayor. (Wasn't Danzinger a pal of Mayor Jim?)
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You forgot Tim that Doug would wear a cowboy hat on his "visits" to Kathy. Also it was all taped by her husband from the bedroom closet, and the tape was available as a "public record" to anyone wanting to pay to view Doug as a cowboy. You also forgot to mention "R Donut" the topless donut shop, and "U Suds Your Duds" the topless laudromat. Oh yeah, and we had the topless car wash too! Only in Fort Lauderdale!
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I think first and foremost, it is important to let Frank know that he has the support of all of the communities that he has so valliantly served as he climbed the ladder to his well deserved current position as police chief. I am sure that many times during his career, he was in situations that required having eyes behind his head and never in a million years could he have anticipated that he could have come so close to losing his life in the one place that he should have felt the safest. An old story that nobody has mentioned thus far, was the horrible tragedy that befell Bob Butterworth at the hands of an emotionally and mentally unstable wife. I worry if there are still children residing in Frank's household, and if there are, I hope he makes immediate arrangements to have them come live with him. If someone can be so prone to violence at a spouse, then certainly they shouldn't have teenagers living under their roof. I personally wish Frank the very best of success in getting through these trying events at a time when he should be celebrating his wonderful achievement.
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Does Rodstrom's dissenting vote last night count for Nut du jour?
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[FL] Police Chief Adderley: "Please don't kill me Lisa."
http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2008/07/fl-police-chief-adderley-please-dont.html
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