The Thin Blue Line

The Martin Chronicles is extremely relieved that no police officers were injured in today's early morning shooting incident on Amsterdam Road. Well-trained, dedicated police officers from a number of local agencies used quick thinking and quick action to prevent a very bad situation from getting far worse. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of the police officers and we thank them for their bravery.

A few observations:

• It is clear that Villa Hills miscreant Mayor Mike Martin's (now-public) efforts to eliminate the City's police force is not deterring its officers from continuing to provide excellent service to their community. That doesn't make it any less terrible that these fine officers have to work under such deplorable conditions.
• How ridiculous does it appear now that Martin would only allow the hiring of the seventh (not eighth-seventh) police officer if that officer was designated as performing "non-hazardous duty" in the State retirement system? "Non-hazardous"? A slim majority of you are getting EXACTLY what you voted for. The rest should be appalled by such simplistic "thinking".
• One could reasonably think that this morning's shooting incident would give pause to the Martinite gun-nuts who think even more guns will make Villa Hills a safer community. But it probably won't.

Thank you to all of the dedicated police professionals who performed so ably today-as they do every day. The Villa Hills Police Department deserves far better.

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There is a related event. Former Villa Hills Councilmember, failed State Senate candidate and serious contender to become malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin's next City Attorney Jim Noll was arrested early this morning by the Ft. Mitchell Police, who were also on the scene at the Villa Hills shooting incident.

The charges? According to Kenton County Jail Tracker:

• Reckless Driving
• Possession of Marijuana
• Drug Paraphernalia
• Operating Motor Vehicle Under The Influence of Alcohol/Drugs/ETC

You probably also remember that Mr. Noll was the one who publicly announced that he would not vote to remove the malfeasant Martin last October-no matter the evidence. Mr. Noll also gained some minor notoriety by holding up the last night of the Removal Hearing by nearly an hour because he was "missing in action".

The Martin Chronicles DOES NOT revel in the serious problems now facing Mr. Noll. We do question the judgment of Mr. Noll-and others-however.