{"id":4302,"date":"2009-05-01T10:29:14","date_gmt":"2009-05-01T14:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=4302"},"modified":"2020-12-06T14:53:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T19:53:03","slug":"tom-didiers-the-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/05\/01\/tom-didiers-the-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Didier&#8217;s the man!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/t76067.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne City Councilman Tom Didier provided Indiana&#8217;s New Center with a story last night. \u00c2\u00a0In the story, he stated he felt the Fort Wayne Police Department Officers were \u00c2\u00a0purposefully slowing down the number of tickets they&#8217;re writing in protest of the Departments take-home squad car policy. \u00c2\u00a0The policy asks that officers pay part of their off duty gasoline expenses.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[&#8230;] Council member Tom Didier says officers need to set aside hurt feelings and do their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;] Didier says, &#8220;It&#8217;s no different than my job as a sales person, where I have to pay for my own gas, and I&#8230;you know, when it was four dollars a gallon, it was tough on the pocketbook, but you know, you still got to go out and do what you&#8217;re supposed to do, cause that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re getting paid for. You know, and I personally think that&#8217;s what needs to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;] The Patrolman&#8217;s Benevolent Association did not return our phone calls seeking comment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well guess what, sports fans? \u00c2\u00a0This appeared on the WANE-15 website a short while ago:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wane.com\/dpp\/news\/local_wane_fw_click_it_or_ticket_200905010907\">Police bring back Click it or Ticket<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Annual Memorial Day Mobilization begins May 15<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The following has been provided by the Fort Wayne Police Department:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In an effort to decrease the number of fatalities and injuries involving unrestrained occupants on Indiana roadways, Fort Wayne PD and area officers Friday announced their participation in the statewide Click It or Ticket enforcement mobilization. This mobilization will include the Indiana State Police and more than 250 local law enforcement agencies throughout the state.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana&#8217;s 2009 Click It or Ticket effort will take place from May 15 &#8211; May 31, covering the highly traveled Memorial Day holiday. With an emphasis on urging more motorists to buckle up day and night, officers will be on the look out for unrestrained motorists around the clock.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Coincidence or timing?  Seriously, it sounds like this was planned long before the story with Tom aired, but sometimes, you just have to wonder!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Police Memorial Service.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='17c54496dc90e29f751b9facade2220f' data-image-id=\"1754\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\" data-description=\"The Police Memorial Service.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1754\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_09_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/92359.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City Utilities Director Kumar Menon answers questions from the press during the Light Lease press conference on June 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='17c54496dc90e29f751b9facade2220f' data-image-id=\"2013\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/92359.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_92359.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/06\/02: Kumar Menon\" data-description=\"City Utilities Director Kumar Menon answers questions from the press during the Light Lease press conference on June 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/06\/02: Kumar Menon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/06\/02: Kumar Menon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2013\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_92359.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/92360.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City Utilities Director Kumar Menon answers questions from the press during the Light Lease press conference on June 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='17c54496dc90e29f751b9facade2220f' data-image-id=\"2014\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/92360.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_92360.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/06\/02: Kumar Menon\" data-description=\"City Utilities Director Kumar Menon answers questions from the press during the Light Lease press conference on June 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/06\/02: Kumar Menon\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/06\/02: Kumar Menon\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2014\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_92360.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/90294.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard in the 2009 Parnell Avenue Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='17c54496dc90e29f751b9facade2220f' data-image-id=\"2028\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/90294.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/thumbs\/thumbs_90294.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard in the 2009 Parnell Avenue Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2028\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/thumbs\/thumbs_90294.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13641.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Police Department cars and motorcycles along with Allen County Sheriff&#039;s motorcycles lined up on Superior Street after the 2006 Three Rivers Festival Parade.  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City Clerk Sandy Kennedy is in the background.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='17c54496dc90e29f751b9facade2220f' data-image-id=\"5746\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144629.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144629.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/12\/06: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the Fort Wayne Police Department&#039;s Promotions Ceremony on December 6, 2010. City Clerk Sandy Kennedy is in the background.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/12\/06: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/12\/06: Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5746\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/thumbs\/thumbs_144629.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/fwpd\/144631.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne City Clerk Sandy Kennedy swears Police Deputy Chief Karl M. 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