Lola Quesada

[Lola Quesada Hater]

GULP GULP GULP GULP....oh 3pm, time to go home.

OPINION: Police already have been reaching out in Suffolk
September 16, 2009 by LOLA QUESADA
Suffolk County Police Officer Lola Quesada is the special assistant to the police commissioner for Hispanic affairs.



Despite what you may be reading, healing is well under way in Suffolk County.

The recent Southern Poverty Law Center report on Hispanic immigrants in Suffolk outlined several supposed changes that should be made to promote and improve tolerance and acceptance in our communities. It's unfortunate that the center failed to reach out to the police commissioner to find out that we already do all the things suggested - and more.

In fact, we began to make inroads before the Southern Poverty Law Center became involved. Two Hispanic officers were promoted to top positions in the two precincts with the highest Latino populations. In addition, numerous community outreach efforts - such as placing a Spanish-speaking officer on a foot post in downtown Patchogue and appointing Hispanic clergy liaisons at all seven precincts to meet regularly with commanders - are allowing us to break down communication barriers.

These steps and others, including the creation of public service announcements and a school-based curriculum to promote acceptance, have come at the direction and with the full support of County Executive Steve Levy and Police Commissioner Richard Dormer.

In Suffolk County today, there is a consistent view across the entire police department that all officers are responsible for protecting everyone in our communities - regardless of differences in ethnic backgrounds, legal status or spoken languages.

My job - educating Latino immigrants about their rights - is made much more difficult by some activists. For example, I recently saw one high-profile activist on a Spanish-language television station. During his interview, the activist repeatedly stated that the police don't care about the needs of the Hispanic community.

He even went so far as to say that Hispanics cannot trust the police.

I was deeply offended. Not just for myself, as a Latina police officer, but also on behalf of the Hispanic community. He foolishly didn't consider the unintended consequences his words could have. Many have told me they feel they are getting mixed messages and they don't know to whom they should listen. That's a shame.

Some people I meet in the community have heard various advocates say that the police ask crime victims about their immigration status. But, by policy, we cannot and do not. We are here to help crime victims, regardless of their race or legal status.

The release of the Southern Poverty Law Center's report was treated as a major media event, even though the study misrepresents Suffolk's hate crime numbers and creates the wholly false impression that the racial climate in Suffolk is worse than in other parts of the country.

If you listened only to the SPLC, some local activists, and newspaper and television reports, you'd think Suffolk is the only place where hate crimes occur. But just a few weeks after the Marcelo Lucero killing in Patchogue, another Ecuadorean immigrant was murdered in a hate crime in Brooklyn. And on the same day the SPLC had its news conference, police in the Bronx were investigating four hate crimes against Hispanics that had occurred there the week before.

Some immigrant activists have centered their attacks on County Executive Levy because they disagree with his opposition to illegal immigration. They have attempted to tie this policy difference to acts of hate committed at the hands of others - although both the county executive and the police department find such acts heinous and intolerable.

Instead of emphasizing the negative, we could make greater progress by recognizing the tremendous outreach that is under way. It's already taking root in our schools, churches and communities. We are banding together to build strong and harmonious bridges. Working together, we will continue the healing.

WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAP

[bang4thebuck]

Shouldn't this be a civilian position?
They civilianized PIB and put "special assistant" Tim Motz in charge.
Can somebody say "token latina"?

[Unregisteredsdfsd]

Shouldn't this be a civilian position?
They civilianized PIB and put "special assistant" Tim Motz in charge.
Can somebody say "token latina"?

fuck it, its one less dead end on the street, and one more overtime slot to fill.
If anything feel bad for the public who have to pay for this token appointment

[totalsham]

I'm surprised she did not say the Deps are doing a great job on the hwys. might as well kiss ass on all 3. she deserves the shield. has done a wonderful job in her career. pull up her stats. might fill up a 1/4 of a page.

[Pathetictools]

Some of you guys are real shitheads , the girl made something of herself and you trash her like she's some Bellport street hooker instead of a fellow officer.

[nobama]

I'm surprised she did not say the Deps are doing a great job on the hwys. might as well kiss ass on all 3. she deserves the shield. has done a wonderful job in her career. pull up her stats. might fill up a 1/4 of a page.

i would like to see her stats

[theplaintruth]

Some of you guys are real shitheads , the girl made something of herself and you trash her like she's some Bellport street hooker instead of a fellow officer.

suffolk cops are so jealous of each other it is disgusting. they eat their own, and are such wimps that they have to come on this board and bash each other, rather than saying anything to each others faces.

these guys beat down anyone who works, anyone who makes arrests or writes tickets to make the streets safer. trust me, none of them have ever broken a sweat at work, and hide in their air conditioned cars all day long. worth 125K---not even close--not worth a city cops salary.

over paid bitches, who dont know the slightest thing about being police officers or supporting each other

[Unregistered4et44etrfw]

suffolk cops are so jealous of each other it is disgusting. they eat their own, and are such wimps that they have to come on this board and bash each other, rather than saying anything to each others faces.

these guys beat down anyone who works, anyone who makes arrests or writes tickets to make the streets safer. trust me, none of them have ever broken a sweat at work, and hide in their air conditioned cars all day long. worth 125K---not even close--not worth a city cops salary.

over paid bitches, who dont know the slightest thing about being police officers or supporting each other

I can hear a crying highway dep over here

[Unregisterednada]

sounds like typical whiner who bitches anytime a female pco goes somewhere. Even if "Lola"had done cope, to ccu to squad you'd bitch and say how undeserving she was! Previous poster is correct to insinuate you guys don't give a shit about one another, all you care about is what you don't have you whining pussy!!

[lolas stats]

She averages 7 arrests a year
last year stats
4 shoplifters
2 dwis as a result of a motor vehicle accident
5 domestics.

Not jealous, not a hater, I accept it as is.
I'm not hispanic, or a chick, and I'll never get a bone tossed at me like this.

[the realplaintruth]

suffolk cops are so jealous of each other it is disgusting. they eat their own, and are such wimps that they have to come on this board and bash each other, rather than saying anything to each others faces.

these guys beat down anyone who works, anyone who makes arrests or writes tickets to make the streets safer. trust me, none of them have ever broken a sweat at work, and hide in their air conditioned cars all day long. worth 125K---not even close--not worth a city cops salary.

over paid bitches, who dont know the slightest thing about being police officers or supporting each other

Kind of how the trolls posting here are jealous of us?
Thought so.
tnx

[Unregistereddumb]

She averages 7 arrests a year
last year stats
4 shoplifters
2 dwis as a result of a motor vehicle accident
5 domestics.

Not jealous, not a hater, I accept it as is.
I'm not hispanic, or a chick, and I'll never get a bone tossed at me like this.

Well, by bashing this PO on a thread made just for her, some dopes probably just sealed the deal for her det. shield. Some sorry sap is going to feel bad for her regarding this site and try to make her feel better with a fukin gold shield! Wa to go.

[Unregisteredexco]

Well, by bashing this PO on a thread made just for her, some dopes probably just sealed the deal for her det. shield. Some sorry sap is going to feel bad for her regarding this site and try to make her feel better with a fukin gold shield! Wa to go.

Good, thats one less empty uniform working next to me. And one more spot to fill on o/t

[not my problemo]

Well, by bashing this PO on a thread made just for her, some dopes probably just sealed the deal for her det. shield. Some sorry sap is going to feel bad for her regarding this site and try to make her feel better with a fukin gold shield! Wa to go.

That now falls into the realm of not my problem. She isnt the 1st or last to be in the right place at the right time. These positions are short lived, and she certainly will be expendable once this dies down, or replaceable when the county exec regime ends.
What this shows is that levy and crew will appoint whom they see fit, without regard to their qualifications, and despite the rhetoric about "tit" jobs, cutting the fat, putting more cops on patrol to save money and refusing to promote officers, will do otherwise for the pr effect.
You got to congratulate her, she used the system got ahead, and now is the problem of the taxpayers who will be paying for her take home car, and detectives shield and wondering who the fuck she is.

[legendery]

[QUOTE=not my problemo;309464]That now falls into the realm of not my problem. She isnt the 1st or last to be in the right place at the right time. These positions are short lived, and she certainly will be expendable once this dies down, or replaceable when the county exec regime ends.
What this shows is that levy and crew will appoint whom they see fit, without regard to their qualifications, and despite the rhetoric about "tit" jobs, cutting the fat, putting more cops on patrol to save money and refusing to promote officers, will do otherwise for the pr effect.
You got to congratulate her, she used the system got ahead, and now is the problem of the taxpayers who will be paying for her take home car, and detectives shield and wondering who the fuck she is.[/QUOT

why are you so jealous of her. you should be happy about her achievement. stop being so lazy and start doing something good for the community, and maybe you will advance too

[not my problemo]

[QUOTE=not my problemo;309464]That now falls into the realm of not my problem. She isnt the 1st or last to be in the right place at the right time. These positions are short lived, and she certainly will be expendable once this dies down, or replaceable when the county exec regime ends.
What this shows is that levy and crew will appoint whom they see fit, without regard to their qualifications, and despite the rhetoric about "tit" jobs, cutting the fat, putting more cops on patrol to save money and refusing to promote officers, will do otherwise for the pr effect.
You got to congratulate her, she used the system got ahead, and now is the problem of the taxpayers who will be paying for her take home car, and detectives shield and wondering who the fuck she is.[/QUOT

why are you so jealous of her. you should be happy about her achievement. stop being so lazy and start doing something good for the community, and maybe you will advance too

I actually was congratulating her, nort because she was a standout cop, but because she played the system and got ahead.
If you want to use her and her 5-10 arrests a year as a springboard to bigger and better things be my guest.
I have no delusions of ever being promoted to an assistant to the commish. It took me 7 years to get out of patrol. I average 80 arrests a year. I'm quite happy where I am, and understand the powers that be. I'm just the wrong sex and ethnic background. But i'm very happy in my detail.
I wish her the best, and hope you enjoy paying her salary to attend bruncheons, and drive around and give speeches in her county car.

[2nd pct]

Goodman

[Unregisteredary.dery]

why are you so jealous of her. you should be happy about her achievement. stop being so lazy and start doing something good for the community, and maybe you will advance too

Its more like indifference. Dormer and crew claimed they would not promote due to "hooks" or political correctness. This is more of the same. Do you really
think the majority of the rank and file are sitting around waiting for their phone to ring? That someone is going to call for them to get a suit and tie monday to friday take home car do nothing job?
hahahahahaha
I can think of 20 hispanics cops who actually work, and have a body of work behind them that earned that postion over her.
Maybe she will be a competent advisor, maybe not.
Either way you the taxpayer is footing the bill, not me. you should want to know what made her the best cop for that job.
Lord knows it wasnt her "activity"
Liike the other posts state, its a bs job public relations job, it will have no impact on any other area, that taxpayers are footing, and we now have another slot to fill on o/t.

[stevietheduche]

I thought Stevie Levy put more cops on the street ?? Oh yea he sent his "almost" Hispanic Inspector Assistant to a precinct and brings in someone else...Levy and Dormer have to go

[CAPN KNOTS]

DET. lola better get whoever wrote her letter back on paper, because the good reverand ramirez is back writing to the editor. i think he can see through the bullshit too.....

[boycott newsday]

DET. lola better get whoever wrote her letter back on paper, because the good reverand ramirez is back writing to the editor. i think he can see through the bullshit too.....

Can you post a link? I won't spend my money on that rag.

[donJuan]

Nice to see a man of the cloth call out a puppet for promoting political BS to "her own". The Rev. nailed it right on the head. Let's see if Levy/Dormer et al. has something to say now that the critic is a local, not an "outsider".

[Unregistered8545]

The plain Truth said it all. Lola is well deserving, she works hard and is an asset to the dept. Props to her and what she has accomplished. Too many haters out there. I wish her well.

[notfunny]

The plain Truth said it all. Lola is well deserving, she works hard and is an asset to the dept. Props to her and what she has accomplished. Too many haters out there. I wish her well.

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What is that, some kind of sick joke?

[Unregisteredey]

Go Lola!

[go lolalalala]

Go Lola!

lola should get a panel of minority cops to advise dormer, more cake political positions for the taxpayers to pay, and more overtime for the patrol slots they left.

[go lola-lalalalalalala]

The plain Truth said it all. Lola is well deserving, she works hard and is an asset to the dept. Props to her and what she has accomplished. Too many haters out there. I wish her well.

I worked o/t in lola's old spot 3 times last 2 weeks

[ray davies]

is she the one that walks like a woman and talks like a man?

[Unregistered8545]

Lola keeps doing an outstanding job. She is available when requested and assists any PO with translations when asked. Keep up the great job Lola. wishing you the best.

[Viva Zapata]

Give it up Lola. You are sooo last month.

[Unregisteredohvey]

Lola keeps doing an outstanding job. She is available when requested and assists any PO with translations when asked. Keep up the great job Lola. wishing you the best.

Isnt that what we pay 2.5 million a year for our translation line?
Lola is scabbing them?

[Let's be consistent]

Lola keeps doing an outstanding job. She is available when requested and assists any PO with translations when asked. Keep up the great job Lola. wishing you the best.

Sounds perfectly suited to be a civilian job, just like all the other "non-patrol" jobs.

[CarmenSandiego]

Has anybody seen Lola? I'm handling a domestic at Fairgrounds and E 5th st in Huntington Station and nobody here speaks english. I heard she does translations. If she's off today call her in. I'm sure the bosses will approve the OT. Thanks.

[Unregistered232]

great for lola how about the cops responsible for apprehending luceros killers get something from the ol' commish

[TOO MUCH 2 ASK]

I Heard The Cops Who Caught Lucero's Killers Got A Soup Kitchen Turkey Brought To Their Houses By Dick Himself, Is That True? And Why Did Lola Get A Cushy Little Gig?

[lovin lola]

Lola does a fantastic job. Can anyone else out there have handled busing people to the city so they can vote in elections down in Honduras? Or driving to the airport on duty to pick up Lucero's family on the county bill?

[Deserves it!]

If I am not mistaken, Lola was part of a special gang enforcement task force in the 3rd PCT not too long ago. Now doesn't that merit some consideration for a detective shield? I'm sure her numbers were just as good if not better than the rest of the task force.

[Unregisteredwrong answer]

If I am not mistaken, Lola was part of a special gang enforcement task force in the 3rd PCT not too long ago. Now doesn't that merit some consideration for a detective shield? I'm sure her numbers were just as good if not better than the rest of the task force.

no she wasnt, wrong again

[i smell Lola]

If I am not mistaken, Lola was part of a special gang enforcement task force in the 3rd PCT not too long ago. Now doesn't that merit some consideration for a detective shield? I'm sure her numbers were just as good if not better than the rest of the task force.

Lola,Lola,Lola
I hope you aren't posting from a county computer. That's a violation of the R&Ps.

[Unregistered8545]

keep up the good work and don't listen to any of the negativity. hey are all envious of you. I hope you do get that promotion.

[skinssss]

burke asked for more dics to battle the heroin epidemic, heard dormer wants to put her in narco based on all the hard work she's done for the him. i wonder if she'll end up in the 2nd squad in 4 months.

[Unregistered8545]

Promotions in the next two weeks. I heard eight are getting their shields. Lola is definately one. She will stay at headquarters. Congrats.

[brown nose]

Promotions in the next two weeks. I heard eight are getting their shields. Lola is definately one. She will stay at headquarters. Congrats.

hey, while you are up her arse why dont you do a colonoscopy.

[lovin lola]

Yes she was in the 3rd PCT Gang Task Force. She worked with some guy from the 2nd or 1st and showed him all the trouble spots. She basically showed him all the criminals, but let him take the arrests because apparently he had no stats coming over.

[Unregisteredbsbsbs]

Yes she was in the 3rd PCT Gang Task Force. She worked with some guy from the 2nd or 1st and showed him all the trouble spots. She basically showed him all the criminals, but let him take the arrests because apparently he had no stats coming over.

So there is a guy in the gang task force who had zero arrests?
Thats funny I work in the 1st and had 78 arrests, and was denied, as my activity was too low

[Unregistered8753]

Yes she was in the 3rd PCT Gang Task Force. She worked with some guy from the 2nd or 1st and showed him all the trouble spots. She basically showed him all the criminals, but let him take the arrests because apparently he had no stats coming over.

He got into the Gang Task Force with no stats huh?
what ethnic group did his last name sound like? maybe he got in under the "Rios clause". thats where your name only has to sound hispanic.

[Unregisteredpos]

jealous? seems like you guys complain whenever any female gets a promotion. surely there must be some females that have done the "stepping stone" route. don't tell me all the females go straight from patrol to getting the gold shield.

[Unregistered8545]

Keep up the great work. The jealousy is insane. You will always have the haters spitting out negative things about you. You will get the last laugh.

[ramirez]

lola get back up to the commish's office, he needs his retarded newsday quotes interpreted......

[lovin lola]

I think maybe you should stop hatin' and listen to what Lola has to say on some of these subjects. Maybe we can all learn a lesson and learn how to interact with people from other cultures. I think she would be a valuable asset as a detective liason between the police and the hispanic community.

[justsmile+wavelola]

I think maybe you should stop hatin' and listen to what Lola has to say on some of these subjects. Maybe we can all learn a lesson and learn how to interact with people from other cultures. I think she would be a valuable asset as a detective liason between the police and the hispanic community.

is she allowed to speak?
i heard dormer is keeping her on a tight leash.

[REV RAMIREZ]

is she allowed to speak?
i heard dormer is keeping her on a tight leash.

i wish somebody would have told me the big man was coming to the vigil, i would have made some tacos. nice job girlfriend, the photo of the snub in newsday was priceless. if you can continue to make him look like an ass, you desearve a promotion!

[YeaOkeyDokey]

I think maybe you should stop hatin' and listen to what Lola has to say on some of these subjects. Maybe we can all learn a lesson and learn how to interact with people from other cultures. I think she would be a valuable asset as a detective liason between the police and the hispanic community.

How about they learn to interact with American citizens?

This country has been around long enough to where we have our own cultures and traditions.

Try assimilation. Millions of other before us did it.

[ambushed]

From todays Newsday article:

In a surprise encounter, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy met for the first time Sunday with the family of Marcelo Lucero, expressing condolences to the slain Ecuadorean immigrant's brother and mother at a Catholic service in Patchogue marking the first anniversary of Lucero's death.

But Lucero's brother, Joselo, said he was taken aback by Levy's presence.

"I feel like I was ambushed here," Lucero said after the service at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Patchogue. "There are people I don't want to talk to."

Asked if he meant politicians such as Levy, Lucero said yes.


The picture of Lucero's brother giving Levy the cold shoulder while his flunkie Lola gets her mug in front of the camera is definetly worth the price of the paper today. It's just another in a long line of examples showing Levy's lack of class in pursuit of political gain. If he wanted to talk to the family, he should have had his girl Lola set it up privately. Instead he tries to pull a cheap photo-op in a church of all places. Levy knows no shame. I hope Lola is comfortable lying in that bed she made for herself.

[ambushed]

more from newsday:

Organizers of the event said they were surprised Levy came, as only Patchogue politicians were invited. Levy arranged to come through Patchogue Village Mayor Paul Pontieri, the mayor said.

"I probably should have said something" to the Lucero family, Pontieri said. "But I didn't even think of it."


Ya think??? That mayor sounds like a real genius too.

[ambushed]

from newsday:

After the service, Levy left without taking questions. In a statement released through spokesman Dan Aug, Levy said, "I continue to extend my hand and my heart in seeking to work together with anyone who would like to build bridges to heal our communities."

he then added "by anyone, i mean my inner circle of political flunkies who never question me. Of course I would never work with any of the following; anyone with a hispanic sounding name, the legislature, any of the county employees unions, or any other politician who disagrees with me."