Tribute to Barney Fife

We have one Smart PD right here in our Smart City. Smart looking that is.

Why just this Sunday morning a fine looking Toll Troll was established on I-285. Two officers, one car. What an excellent use of manpower.

But it isn't all about manpower. You can have your Aryans from Darien styling in their black and whites, and that is fine. But to kick it up a notch, you need some classy gear.

Nifty bit of kit, eh?

Too bad competence isn't as glam. Turns out Smart City PD has been channeling Barney. Not the purple one, the Deputy one.

To say that our Smart City PD dropped the ball with the Dunwoody Daycare Murder would be an insult to every fumble-fingered klutz on the planet. Just a few authorities on the matter:

[Investigative reporter Jodi] Fleischer asked Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan, "You never actually thought 'maybe she helped do this?"

"Not seriously, no," replied Grogan.

and:

"By the time the police got to where they needed to be and made the arrest, a lot of evidence was lost," said Don Geary, DeKalb County chief assistant district attorney.

it gets better:

"If Andrea Sneiderman, who's sitting on a pile of millions of dollars, ends up walking away from this, she definitely has the Dunwoody police department to thank for it," said Jay Abt, the attorney representing one of Andrea Sneiderman's best friends.

after a while it is just painful:

Retired GBI agent Ralph Stone said Andrea Sneiderman should have been suspect number one.

"Oh man, you always start, always, always start with those that are closest to the victim," said Stone, who has worked hundreds of murder cases.

While Barney can field quite the Toll Trolls on 285 and is styling in the best ATV in Dunwoody he also insists he needs about a million dollars over the next three years just to keep up. Not real clear on exactly what he thinks he's keeping up with.

If there is any sanity at City Hall, then please...please tell us this guy doesn't carry a loaded gun.