The Garfield County (CO) Sheriff, Lou Vallario has been accused of being "heavy handed" by some former employees and several members of the community.
A few search and rescue volunteers have complained about their background searches and he was recently cleared of wrong-doing in relation to his romantic involvement with a detention center employee.
He has also been the target of several lawsuits.
Concern has also been expressed about his purchase of a $200,000 armored vehicle and others question why it was used to seize a juvenile, who was taken into custody at the request of Social Services.
Because he's facing re-election and believes local newspapers report with "spin" slanted against him, he has participated in an interview with a sympathetic, usually all music radio station and has sent out two email statements, which were also distributed on letterhead.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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