Thomas & karen
Sumner,#2Author of original report
Mon, January 22, 2007
Dawn Farina Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney 930 Tacoma Ave. S., Rm. 946 Tacoma, WA 98402 January 22, 2007 Re: Pierce Co. Prosecutor's file for Sumner PD Case #s 0501547, 050232, 0502515, 0502622 We are writing this letter to document our protest and make a formal complaint regarding the performance of the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office acting for the City of Sumner. Mr. Rose indicated that you were the person to whom we should direct this complaint. The importance of trustworthy information, reports, evidence and statements is fundamental in determining cases. It is also vital that when public disclosure requests are made that the information exchanged is truthful, trustworthy and complete. We submit that the information used and held by the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office has been compromised, damaging the security and integrity of the office. Mr. Benton was used, deliberately given false and misleading information, described as ?78 pages.? In addition, he was intentionally prevented from being provided with additional information crucial to the cases. Mr. Benton does not have the resources or expertise to detect this type of misinformation and misdirection. Mr. Benton?s determination and the ?78 pages? should be held as evidence for further investigation pertaining to this complaint; it has no other purpose. Please refer to the memo to your office dated 06-07-06, allegedly from Lt. Mark Mears. The 4th and 5th paragraphs state our major contention with the City of Sumner involves a bias in favor of Mr. Paulsen and that is why the City Attorney, Patricia Bosmans excused herself from hearing any additional cases. This is misleading. We understand that a prosecutor has the right to exclude his or herself from participating. However, it is not ethical, proper or legal to for that prosecutor to withhold information from the assigned prosecutor. We contend Ms. Bosmans continued to be directly involved in these 4 cases. Ms. Bosmans was well aware of the restraining order, physical evidence, witnesses, police reports, videotape and Mr. Paulsen's admission to the pattern of illegal conduct. Furthermore, for the record, Mr. Paulsen has never been charged with violating a restraining order. In truth, objectivity and evidence preservation is the reason we requested your office review these cases and because we have substantial evidence of a pattern of misdirection and false information by Ms. Bosmans, and thus the City of Sumner. In addition, there is Page 1 of 2 evidence that federal agencies were also used to collaborate and construct fraudulent information and to convey and deliver such information. We have requested an independent investigation by giving public comment on 3 separate occasions in televised City Council meetings. Our visual, moving protest, covered by news media continues to this day. We even wrote a complaint to your office in April of 2005. The City of Sumner paid for mediation. At the onset of the meeting, we learned these things; the mediators could not be witnesses, Chief Wilson brought no material and would be probing for any information we had that would expose Ms. Bosmans, the City of Sumner and the damage they have caused us. We did not agree to this and left. It is clear, we cannot trust the city to act objectively, within the law; therefore, they cannot be trusted with the receipt or delivery of information. Paragraphs 6th through 9th go through great lengths to leave your office with the impression that we were afforded every opportunity to give additional information. This deception worked--notice Mr. Benton's initial letter to us and the underlining made by your office on your copy of the memo of 06-07-06. In truth, as directed by our attorney, we made 8 requests to Chief Wilson in order to submit trustworthy, factual evidence. The responses from Chief Wilson and Lt. Mears obstructed these requests. In addition, the memo dated 7-11-06 should also be considered as evidence in our complaint. We have pointed out just a few examples. We have given sufficient grounds to merit an investigation. If you disagree, we have many more examples. This complaint should be an eye-opening discovery for the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office to learn the extent of deception and misinformation that damaged the cases and the agency, to practice better security in the future and preserve integrity, fairness for the victims, defendant and public disclosure records. Thank you for your time and attention. We will wait for your written response to this complaint. Sincerely, Thomas and Karen DiPol
Thomas & karen
Sumner,#3Author of original report
Tue, November 28, 2006
Coming to Sumner? Don't! Fraud & Corruption, Damage, Police, Judicial System & it's Rulings, Putting you & this white, unprotected, traditional valued community at risk. SPD Chief Colleen Wilson & City Atty Patricia Bosmans involved Leadership remains hooded Extensive FBI Investigation Needed
Thomas & karen
Sumner,#4Author of original report
Fri, June 02, 2006
This is the letter we recently wrote because we are STILL WAITING Dear Chief Wilson, We are in receipt of your letter of May 19th. Please advise us specifically who, from the Pierce County Prosecutor's office has been assigned to the above referenced cases so that we may contact him or her directly. If you are unable or unwilling to provide this information, please notify us. We request this information be provided quickly. In addition, we are still waiting for you to initiate the mediation process. Thank you for your attention in these matters. Sincerely,
Thomas & karen
Sumner,#5Author of original report
Wed, February 08, 2006
2/7/06 The older-model Mercedes Benz is hard to miss in downtown Sumner, covered with the names of public officials and cryptic grievances neatly printed in white paint. Carolyn Hanson walked to the curb to have a look recently after driving her mother to the bank. What is it a protest car? Hanson asked. I've never seen anything like it. Dirty hands, no justice, foul play: These are just some of the words left by a man who's decided he can fight City Hall. And now City Hall is making overtures to resolve their differences. Tom DiPol occasionally drives his protest car about a block from his home and parks it near the intersection of Maple Street and Alder Avenue. It's out there every now and then, he said. There are quite a few issues. DiPol, 52, has been in the middle of property-line disputes with neighbors and battles over sewer hookup fees. But he might be best known for the 50-foot red oak tree overhanging his rental house on Academy Street. The tree was poisoned, died and eventually had to be cut down by city crews in 2003. Sumner police investigated the poisoning as malicious destruction of public property, but have made no arrests. The case remains open. DiPol said he had nothing to do with killing the tree, though he clearly didn't like it. For years, he complained to the city that falling branches hit him in the head, broke his windshield and generally endangered people on the street and sidewalk. The city originally approved his request to remove the oak, but then decided against it when neighbors objected one of a series of official actions that the 16-year Sumner resident still resents. A chance for resolution was raised last month after police Chief Colleen Wilson contacted DiPol. It came after officers investigated alleged violations of anti-harassment orders, which DiPol and a neighbor had filed against each other and have since expired. Wilson said she asked if DiPol would be interested in an outside conflict resolution service. There's such a history here, she said. I want to know how he feels about it so we can serve him properly. She said she doesn't want the dispute between DiPol and his neighbors to escalate into confrontations that would endanger them as well as her police officers. DiPol said that he would be interested in talking to an impartial party. His history of disputes in Sumner runs back at least as far as 1996: He and the city disagreed over a sewer hookup charge for his new garage and attached apartment. He paid it under protest and sued. His payment was refunded. Sumner police once cited DiPol on suspicion of malicious mischief when he tore down a neighbor's sign that he found offensive. He was tried, but the judge eventually dismissed the case. DiPol filed a grievance against City Attorney Patricia Bosmans with the Washington State Bar Association, alleging unethical conduct. It was dismissed after an investigation. After his vehicle tires were slashed more than once, DiPol's video surveillance revealed that a neighbor had done it. Bosmans charged the neighbor with malicious mischief. The neighbor pleaded guilty and was jailed. In a property line dispute with another neighbor, DiPol obtained a Pierce County Superior Court ruling that forced the neighbor to move a wall of a garage. DiPol said the adjustment didn't fully comply with the ruling. The neighbor said the city approved it. Bosmans said DiPol is caught up in an long-running neighborhood feud. His issues are with his neighbors as well as the city, she said. DiPol said he wants to meet with a neutral party who can investigate what happened to him and develop a report that has solutions and recommendations that all parties can abide by, he said in a Jan. 30 letter to Wilson and City Administrator John Doan. For now, he continues to park his protest car near City Hall. The city says it hasn't towed it because DiPol moves it often enough to stay within the law.
Thomas & karen
Sumner,#6Author of original report
Fri, February 03, 2006
Dear Chief Wilson and Mr. Doan, It's been a week since Chief Wilson's phone call that indicated a desire to find a peaceful way of resolving differences. We were delighted and somewhat surprised since we have always demonstrated a desire for peaceful talks. If we understand your phone call correctly, you offered us the opportunity to talk to someone impartial. This could be an excellent starting point. If the City is truly sincere we will participate, but we will not engage in discussions without democratic principals. We request to meet with an independent, impartial hearing examiner who has the expertise, experience and familiarity with regulations and laws who can provide an end report with solutions and recommendations that all parties can abide by. This is a must. The City of Sumner and affiliates do not have this training, expertise and impartiality to facilitate resolution. We ask to initially meet with this person in a neutral setting, without the stress of presence of other people. Our objective is to reveal differences, reach solutions and examine the fundamentals and how they apply to us and the other citizens of Sumner. Together we may develop a procedure for peaceful resolution that is a model for other cities. If this is acceptable to the city, please contact us to make arrangements. We still request the information that we asked for in our public disclosure request of January 23rd. Even now, there are some outstanding police reports. As we have said before, we hold the City responsible for the actions of our neighbor Mr. Paulsen.
Thomas & karen
Sumner,#7Author of original report
Fri, October 21, 2005
Re: Violation of Anti-Harassment Order
Pierce County District Court # 4Y609920A
We are in receipt of your letter dated October 4, 2005, indicating a review with your conclusions of Ms. Bosmans' cases (05-1547 & 05-2032). As you indicated, whatever Ms. Bosmans provided to you, upon which your review was based, was vague. Thus, this is a determination of Ms. Bosmans' performance. She is not to be trusted with the evidence that surrounds these cases and the suspect. This should be looked upon as a cover-up to bury these cases and her collaboration with the suspect. This is not the first time. The City of Puyallup should not be deciding any cases that involve us, Mr. Paulsen, the City of Sumner or Ms. Bosmans without authentication and a thorough, impartial investigation, following established protocol. A complete investigation of the facts can only be done by interviewing the victims, witnesses and taking into account the years of supporting, conclusive evidence. This did not occur. Furthermore, an investigation should take place elsewhere if the City of Puyallup cannot be impartial because of an existing business partnership between the City of Puyallup and the City of Sumner. Basically, all that your review has proven is that probable cause cannot be determined with the untrustworthy and incomplete information that Ms. Bosmans has provided.
For more information regarding the performance of the City of Sumner and specifically Ms. Bosmans and the suspect, contact www.ripoffreport.com (search word Sumner), the Washington State Bar Association or us.
Please send us the results of a similar review that Ms. Bosmans claims Sherry Buchanan conducted in January of 2002.
Thomas & karen
Sumner,#8Author of original report
Tue, April 26, 2005
For 16 years, we have been the owners of 1108 Academy Street, Sumner, WA 98390. We have been targets of a crime. The conditions in front of our home are illegal and perceived as symbols of harassment with the intent to harm us. It's a message, caused by the City of Sumner, under the leadership of Barbara Skinner and Patricia Bosmans, year after year. Their actions have escalated to affect the public, and are not limited to this act only. Records show a long history of progressive, malicious practices aimed at us. They have stripped us of community and property rights, civil rights, freedom of speech, police protection, equal rights under the law and the right to earn a living. We have been passed over when city improvements are provided to the community. We are separately governed by intimidation, conflict of interest, fraud, extortion, vandalism, malicious prosecution, police brutality, perjury, corruption, libel, unlawful incarceration and cover-up, inflicting confusion, emotional and mental stress, depression, personal injury, psychological fear, damage to our property values and marketability with economic losses. Dreams have also been affected.
Ms. Bosmans has embraced the help of a suspect of many crimes who also has a long history of harming us, lying to police, judges and city officials. This neighbor, Mr. Paulsen of 725 Alder Avenue violated restraining orders repeatedly and committed fraud, stalked us, conducted surveillance and reported our activities and whereabouts to Ms. Bosmans. Ms. Skinner disregarded a judge's findings and approved his illegal building permit, which encourages trespass onto our property and evades property taxes.
Our complaints, protesting these practices, were presented at a public meeting on three different occasions. These complaints were stricken from the public records and kept from the public. Ms. Skinner covered them up. After these complaints were made, Ms. Skinner and Ms. Bosmans, with dirty hands caused damage of $30,000 to our property, removing property they did not own. Our property was vandalized, caused by them. The Sumner Police took no action to protect us or respond to our complaints.
This malicious, biased practice aimed at us is criminal and needs to be investigated. We perceive a calculated, illegal tactical method driven by hate is evident, being used to force us from our home, with actions that have gone way beyond the scope of their duties and overstepped the boundaries of good faith. Our complaint is supported with credible meticulously kept records, including videotapes, depositions, police reports, restraining orders and Washington State Bar Association investigation of Ms. Bosmans for misconduct/malicious prosecution. This evidence will convince you with no doubt that fowl play has occurred and show their motive for doing this. We ask for your help. The 3 complaints made to the city of Sumner can be found at ripoffreport.com, search word Sumner.
When reading this material, understand that it is written with years of accumulated stress. We want to report this as a crime and bring it to the attention of authorities. We are asking for proper procedure to official file a complaint against the City of Sumner for their actions.
Thomas & karen
Sumner,#9Author of original report
Tue, May 04, 2004
May 3, 2004 Presentation to Sumner City Council
I was disturbed by the City Council meeting of April 19th. During council comments, Mr. Conners joking told how his granddaughter had called Mayor Skinner his boss. While humorous, I was saddened that we don't teach our children at a very early age how our government works. If I were there at the time, I would have said, No, dear, see all the faces here at this parade---these are your grandfather's bosses---they are the citizens of Sumner.
When I watch City Council operate, I am concerned that this council is also confused how government works. This city is a non-charter city, regulated by RCW 35A, which identifies the Mayor as the chief executive and administrator of the city. The council is identified as the legislative branch, representing the people. This city system is modeled after the great system developed by our ancestors in forming the United States of America.
There are three branches of government, meant to balance power---the administrative, legislative and judicial branches. For the balance of power, each branch must challenge the other. In other words, there must be a slight degree of tension between this council (the legislative branch) and the administrative branch (the Mayor and city officials). I am not suggesting we have physical brawls such as we have seen in the Japanese parliament; but if there is not healthy tension and confrontation, this council is not doing its job.
My husband and I, as citizens of this city have made formal complaints to this council. These complaints are serious. If this abuse happens to us, I am certain they happen to other people. Few incidents are isolated. They usually reflect a trend. I am certain this is true because we have heard directly from other citizens.
We have asked for an impartial, outside investigation. Are you afraid of an investigation? When the attorney general's office made a serious mistake and missed an appeal deadline, Ms. Gregoire called for an independent investigation so it would never happen again. Any healthy organization, city or business recognizes the benefit of this type of investigation. It leads to insight. It leads to reform. It leads to improvement. The city council frequently authorizes impact studies and surveys. Why avoid the investigation we have repeatedly called for?
NOW IS THE TIME FOR LEADERSHIP
WARNING
Citizens of Sumner have made two formal, on the record complaints that Sumner's City Hall needs to be investigated for fraud and corruption. It was discovered that the content in the complaints of August 4th, 2003 and February 2nd, 2004 were intentionally omitted from public record. This is a cover-up!! We hold the mayor responsible for silencing this complaint. This is not acting with truth, integrity and transparency. The people of Sumner have a right to know the content of public comments. The mayor and city officials do not have the right to arbitrarily censor what the public see and hear from public record.
The City Council has done nothing to investigate this or protect citizens from this. We are asking you, the people for your support to order the City Council to do their job and have this complaint properly investigated. Names of persons that are involved are listed in the complaints that can be viewed at RipOffReport.com. The continued operation of City Hall under these conditions is gross negligence. The public trust is compromised. Information obtained from City Hall may be false and misleading. The victims must be heard and the depth of the corruption must be revealed. Reform must take place for peaceful settlement and for the betterment of the community.
I asked for the cruel treatment to stop! But still it continues by stealing property from us valued at $30,000--property that attorneys representing the city documented was ours. We asked to keep that property and were told No. The denial of this request is deliberate; this is a crime against this family. A police report will be made and the suspect will be named.
Time and time again we were harassed by the city and impacted by the absence and denial of impartial intervention, which would have brought peaceful solution. City Attorney, Pat Bosmans' performance is at the center of this most needed investigation. A person who makes and enforces law, advises City Council, police and others has a record of causing and loosing lawsuits. This complaint shows a long history of her and other officials not obeying and enforcing the laws of the city and state. They stood in the way of peaceful solution, which are outlined in the city ordinance. It should be noted that these ordinances will only be used when the city, under her direction, is in favor or can make a profit; others are denied.
We turn to the people so you can participate. Take some time out and read the complaints on RipOffReport.com search word Sumner. The city council's failure to act is an intention to cover -up and allow the city to operate with fraud and corruption. Justice is broken in Sumner and it needs to be fixed.
These two omitted complaints I submit once again to you, Mayor Skinner, to be included completely in the minutes of tonight's meeting, with all complaints at future council meetings to be included completely in the minutes and not censored, so the people may be informed of these problems