Charlevoix Police officer Barb Orban lauded for domestic violence work

Charlevoix officer Orban earns excellence in service award

Police officer, Barb Orban, with the City of Charlevoix Police Department is the recipient of the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRCNM) 2015 Excellence in Service Award for Charlevoix County.

The award recognizes law enforcement officers in each of the counties served by the WRCNM who promote domestic violence victim safety and offender accountability.

“I want to say thanks for the recognition, but the ones that really deserve the recognition are the ones that step forward,” Orban said referencing the courage of survivors.

City of Charlevoix Police Chief, Gerard Doan said he appreciates the recognition of Orban and her work.

“Officer Orban is an outstanding officer who has made a great impression on so many people’s lives because of her hard working attitude toward protecting victims of domestic violence,” said Doan. He said Orban is always eager to get involved and ensures the job is completed in the most professional manner.

Charlevoix County Assistant Prosecutor, Greg Justis, also had praise for Orban’s work. “It’s hard to overstate the importance – or the difficulty – of law enforcement’s role in domestic violence cases..

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The Prosecutor

Back in 2011 the Prosecutor got himself into a bit of trouble.  The details are important because the way he was treated by law enforcement and the court varies widely with the way Joe off the street would be treated.

On May 21, 2011, Telgenhof’s wife called 911 to report domestic violence on Allen Telgenhof. 

His wife’s handwritten statement to the police:

“I was sitting on the livingroom couch and Al came in the living room accusing me of texting an old boyfriend on another telephone. He tackled me on the couch and held me down preventing me from getting my cell phone. He was reaching in my shirt and down in the couch trying to find a cell phone. I tried many, many times to get up and to scream, but Allen kept shoving his hand over my mouth to prevent me from screaming for help. I could not breath. When he would take his hand off my mouth, I would again scream and he put it back on again. He also bit me at least three times. I told him I wanted my phone to call 911 and he prevented me from doing that. He told me he knew the law and that as long as I wasn’t in the process of making a cell call that he would not be in trouble for not letting me have my phone to call 911. I tried to get the phone by kicking it toward me with my foot, but was unable. Many times I was unable to breath. He told me no one would help me. He finally let me up, but would not give me my cell phone to make a 911call. I finally used the house phone.” From the FOIA Request

The 911 tape https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8vbQh1II8q9bVBrSHl5aElXbTQ/edit?usp=sharing

After the fold is a compendium of information obtained via FOIA, election records and personal investigation.  The first part identifies what kind of guy he is, following that is a list of election support, contributions and connections.
READ MORE:http://theprettylieortheuglytruth.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-prosecutor.html