{"id":9886,"date":"2014-08-18T16:48:10","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=9886"},"modified":"2014-08-18T16:49:47","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T20:49:47","slug":"danville-utilities-investigated-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2014\/08\/18\/danville-utilities-investigated-by-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Danville Utilities Investigated By Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BOOM! We nailed this prediction. Now it&#8217;s time to tell you what we&#8217;ve found out about this scandal and give our readers the Inside Information.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the press release from the city&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Danville Police Department is investigating the possible abuse of overtime pay and illegal use of company credit cards among certain work groups in the Danville Utilities Department. In addition, police are investigating possible improper activities involving contracts.<\/p>\n<p>City Manager Joe King requested the investigation following an internal audit last fall that brought irregularities to his attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDanville residents expect the best of city government and, as city manager, I give my full attention to ensuring that our team and our work product meet their expectations,\u201d King said Monday. \u201cWhen we fall short, we take action. When we identify problems, we work to solve them. We are accountable for everything that happens in this city government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To date, evidence uncovered by the investigation has led to three employee terminations and criminal charges filed against two of the three employees who were terminated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe investigation is far from over,\u201d said King, who has informed City Council of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Police are conducting their investigation in cooperation with the Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I understand the desire for answers to the many questions that will be asked with regard to this matter, neither I nor any other municipal employee or official want to hinder the investigation by releasing additional information at this time. We will provide more detailed information at the appropriate time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what SouthsideCentral knows about this&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This may be an &#8220;investigation&#8221; as of now, but this timeclock fraud has definitely happened.<\/li>\n<li>Tens of thousands of dollars have been charged to the department in fraudulent overtime.<\/li>\n<li>The utilities worker who committed suicide in the Highland Burial Park was heavily involved in this scandal.<\/li>\n<li>All of the employees fired so far had Ben Hairfield (<a title=\"Say, That\u2019s Odd: Lights Out!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/29\/say-thats-odd-lights-out\/\" target=\"_blank\">the utilities worker who cut off the Director of Support Services husband&#8217;s electricity<\/a>) as their supervisor.<\/li>\n<li>This investigation is focusing on the metering and substation departments of Danville Utilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been working on this but had only given out hints until the police completed their investigation. Since the city has released their statement, they&#8217;ve opened the door for us to tell our viewers what we&#8217;ve found out.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have further updates as soon as we learn more about this developing scandal and investigation. Remember, you&#8217;re getting this Inside Information exclusively from SouthsideCentral!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sclogo.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8644\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2014\/05\/13\/breakdown-danville-school-board-election\/sclogo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sclogo.jpg?fit=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"120,120\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sclogo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sclogo.jpg?fit=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8644\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sclogo.jpg?resize=120%2C120\" alt=\"sclogo\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOOM! 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Although I might not want to know the answer, I'll ask the question anyway. \"What's next?\" Here's the official statement that the Danville Police Department released today... A City of Danville Utilities Department employee was charged and arrested at the police department, following an investigation\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;NewsCentral&quot;","block_context":{"text":"NewsCentral","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/category\/newscentral\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/CgP4uWR.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6878,"url":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/06\/breaking-joe-king-named-danville-city-manager\/","url_meta":{"origin":9886,"position":1},"title":"BREAKING: Joe King named Danville City Manager","author":"SouthsideCentral","date":"May 6, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Tonight, Danville City Council named Joe King as City Manager. 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Around 2:40 AM, Danville police got a call to the 200 block of Ross St. where they found Latoya Hubbard (30) and an unnamed man (19), both of them shot. Both were transported to the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Breaking News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Breaking News","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/category\/newscentral\/breaking-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6790,"url":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/18\/five-injured-in-danville-dui-crash\/","url_meta":{"origin":9886,"position":4},"title":"Five injured in Danville DUI crash","author":"SouthsideCentral","date":"April 18, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"From the Danville Police Department... Danville Police are investigating a traffic accident that occurred this morning at the intersection of West Main Street and Corning Road. 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