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Police chief responds to criticism over comments about alleged serial killings
Rocky Mount Telegram
Friday, June 18, 2010

Local officials have taken a lot of heat since the June issue of Gentleman’s Quarterly hit stands with an article about “The Lost Girls of Rocky Mount,” but Rocky Mount Police Chief John Manley apparently cannot stay quiet any longer.

Manley released a statement in Friday’s e-policing report in response to the article as well as an editorial about the topic in the News and Observer of Raleigh.

“The comments quoted in the GQ magazine clearly are taken out of context of the conversation being held between reporter Robert Draper and me,” he said. “We were conversing in general about cases and the public’s level of involvement.”

GQ quoted Manley as saying it is up to the victims’ families to continue communicating with police to make sure the investigation does not fall by the wayside.

“He specifically spoke to me about the community gatherings that were held by the MOM’s group, and my response to that was I felt it was good for citizens to be involved as it demonstrated they cared about their loved ones,” he said in the release. “I did say that citizens should stay on law enforcement to ensure their cases are being thoroughly investigated.”

Manley goes on to say he has expressed his “condolences and heartfelt sympathy” to the families on multiple occasions both public and private.

“(I have) pledged to do everything we could to bring these cases to a positive resolve,” he said. “The men and women of the Rocky Mount Police Department care about all citizens and work all cases with impartiality.”

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why

why does he comment on any articles at all. just do your job. oh wait I know why. Because he is more concerned about what people think of him, than doing his job

This article is a prime

This article is a prime example of why public officials should be careful in talking with anyone in the media. Once the words are out, the speaker has no control over how they are presented to the public. This so called writer has taken way too much liberty with whatever information that he gathered and went from reporting to creative writing. In creative writing you use some facts and then create a story. The story is from the eye of the writer and not just facts...

Not entirely justified

I don't know that the chief could have done a lot more than was done to find the killer of the girls. Sadly, people watch tv shows and see the crimes get solved pretty quickly and forget that that is Hollywood and not real life. Unfortunately, all of the girls that died put themselves in harms way by the life they chose to live, not because of anything the police did or didn't do. Sure, Rocky Mount has a high crime rate, and that could, and should be changed and the citizens should demand accountability from the officials of Rocky Mount from the Mayor on down. But don't fall into the groups of narrow minded people that believe everything some jerk puts in a so-called news article in a magazine and think that it speaks all the truth.

Good Article

Good reporting
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