In VB Sheriff’s Race, Bell Not Supported by His Own Police Department

By Dennis Free

VB Dems blogger Eileen Levandoski recently posted a baseless story about Virginia Beach Democrat Sheriff candidate John Bell saying that he is “qualified, competent and more than capable of being the next Sheriff of Virginia Beach.” Then why has John Bell received NO support from deputies, police officers, fire fighters and the rest of the public safety community. If John Bell is so qualified, then why have all of the law enforcement organizations locally and leaders of local and statewide organizations endorsed Stolle? This is extremely important.

The people who actually work with John Bell are NOT supporting John Bell for Sheriff.

stolle-winceThe people we trust to provide for our safety and who put their lives on the line every day want Ken Stolle (pictured here)to be the next Virginia Beach Sheriff. In addition to myself, here’s a list of Stolle’s public safety endorsements that would make a candidate for statewide office jealous:

• Virginia Beach Fraternal Order of Police
• Virginia Beach Professional Firefighters
• Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association
• Paul Lanteigne, Virginia Beach Sheriff
• Frank Drew, former Democratic Virginia Beach Sheriff
• Marc Schuster, Chief Deputy, Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office
• Steve Draper, President, Virginia Sheriffs’ Association
• Dana Schrad, Executive Director, Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police
• Beth Simonds, President, Virginia Campus Law Enforcement Administrators’ Association
• Ken Bumgarner, President, Virginia State Police Association
• Wayne Huggins, former Superintendent of the State Police
• Tommy Edwards, President, Virginia Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge
• Ken Pravetz, President, Virginia Beach Professional Firefighters
• Doug Zebley, President, Virginia Beach Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #8
• Al Byrum, former President, Virginia Beach Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #8
• Howie Carr, former President, Virginia Beach Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #8
• Dave Hewes, former President, Virginia Beach Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #8
• Garth Wheeler, former President, Virginia Beach Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #8 and Virginia Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge
• Gerald Bright, former President, Virginia Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge
• Tommy Stiles, former President, Virginia Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge
• Don Cahill, former National Legislative Committee Chairman, Fraternal Order of Police Grand Lodge
• Kevin Carroll, Sergeant At Arms, Virginia Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge

Anyone can see the full list of endorsements and testimonials on Stolle’s website (www.StolleForSheriff.com).

No candidate for Sheriff in Virginia has the background, clout and ability to lead like Ken Stolle. Ken is a exceptional leader with an 18 year track record in the Senate to prove it. He is a recognized expert on public safety.

bell-winceOn the other hand, John Bell (pictured here)states that he is an administrator. An administrator is a bureaucrat. An administrator executes the commands of the leaders who actually make policy. The Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office has 2 Chief Deputies and 6 Captains that are more qualified as jail administrators that John Bell is. We don’t need another jail administrator, we need a proven leader.

Speaking of the deputies and the law enforcement community, let’s talk about who has their backing. Stolle and Bell had a candidate forum on August 20. Of the about 125 people who showed up, over 100 of them were deputies and their families who on their own time came to support Stolle. Furthermore, the Virginia Beach Police Benevolent Association, an organization comprised of ONLY Virginia Beach police officers, endorsed Stolle.

I was at the forum. Eileen Levandoski, who was not present at the candidate forum, obviously did not look at any of the video tape. If she had she could not have possibly thought that John Bell “did a terrific job” and Stolle “was flat.” It was clear to anyone there and anyone who would checkout the video tape that Stolle dominated the debate, and that John Bell was so obviously flustered that he didn’t understand the issues being discussed.

If you have any doubt who is better qualified to be Virginia Beach’s next Sheriff, then talk to the people in the public safety community who know both John Bell and Ken Stolle. You will find that they’re all supporting Ken Stolle for Sheriff.

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