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Pinehurst officer under review for decertification

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by KREM.com

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Posted on November 23, 2009 at 4:43 PM

Updated Monday, Nov 23 at 9:03 PM

PINEHURST, ID. -- Idaho officials are investigating whether an officer in Pinehurst should be stripped of his law enforcement responsibilities.

Mike Gunderson is a reserve police officer for the Pinehurst Police Department. In 2003, Gunderson was a Captain with the Shoshone County Sheriff's Department. He resigned after allegations of a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old girl surfaced. Gunderson was never charged with a crime.

Monday, Pinehurst's Police Chief, Rocky Wilson, says he was notified by Idaho's POST Academy (Police Officer Standards and Training) that they will investigate whether Gunderson will be allowed to continue as an officer.

Shoshone County Sheriff Mitch Alexander recently told KREM 2 News he refused to cross-deputize Gunderson to work on Sheriff's Department matters because of the incident, and that he did not think Gunderson should be in law enforcement.

Wilson told KREM 2 News he believes Gunderson is a good officer, and reiterated that Gunderson was cleared of wrongdoing six years ago.

 

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silverhound said on December 14, 2009 at 11:19 AM

He can, and did have a relationship with an 18 year old girl. The problem with that is that he was married at the time. Adultery is not a law that gets prosecuted much, but it is a law in Idaho and he violated it. Can't exactly be charged with enforcing the law when you are not willing to abide by it. Beyond the criminal aspect there is also the simple integrity aspect - you keep your vows.

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starstruck said on November 24, 2009 at 2:32 PM

Why can't he have a relationship with an 18 year old girl?

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starstruck said on November 24, 2009 at 2:09 PM

Why can't he have a relationship with an 18 year old girl?

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vistadome1 said on November 23, 2009 at 8:09 PM

like I said earlier, this guy ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer.

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