Social Science - 31 August 2006

A Ventura County Community College District police officer was arrested at gunpoint while on duty early Thursday morning on suspicion of driving a campus police car while intoxicated as well as being under the influence of a controlled substance.

California Highway Patrol officers ordered Todd Adams to pull over after noticing that he was driving the squad car erratically along Highway 23, said Capt. Cliff Williams, commander of the CHP's Moorpark office.



"It was a very awkward situation for the (CHP) officers involved," Williams said Thursday afternoon.

A police dispatcher had sent out a notice earlier that a patrol car was seen weaving around.

Adams drove past CHP officers who were stopped along northbound Highway 23 next to where Caltrans is working on a freeway-widening project, Williams said.

"When the unit went by, officers observed it was being driven in an erratic way consistent with the call sent out by the dispatcher," Williams said.

Officers gave chase. Adams pulled over more than a mile away along eastbound Highway 118 just west of Simi Valley, Williams said. He said officers drew their guns because they knew that Adams would be armed since he was an on-duty police officer.

"They were concerned for their safety and the safety of Officer Adams," Williams said.

Officers ordered Adams, 42, out of the car. Williams said Adams was arrested after failing some roadside sobriety tests.

Williams did not say what controlled substance Adams is alleged to have used.

James Botting, chief of the district's Police Department, declined to comment when asked about the controlled substance. Botting also would not say how long Adams has worked for his department.

"All I can tell you is that we're in the process of initiating an investigation," Botting said.

Adams was taken to the East County Jail after his 3:55 a.m. arrest, Williams said. He was later transferred to the county's Main Jail in Ventura, where he was being held Thursday afternoon. His bail was set at $15,000.

Williams said the CHP contacted Community College District police after the arrest. District police went to where Adams' squad car was parked and retrieved it, Williams said.

The Ventura County Community College District Police Department has 18 sworn officers. Its mission is to investigate crimes and provide security to district students, faculty and staff members, and visitors.

"Our officers are dedicated to providing a safe and secure environment for our population of over 38,000 at Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura colleges, as well as the East Campus in Santa Paula and the District Administration Center in Camarillo," Botting states on the department's Web site.

2006-08-31 22:07:51 · 5 answers · asked by Brian 1 in Psychology

2006-08-31 22:07:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I find the least bit thing gets on my nerves with people.

2006-08-31 22:06:57 · 11 answers · asked by Say It Like You Mean It 4 in Psychology

I ask this question out of pure curiosity. I didn't mean for it to offend anyone. :)

2006-08-31 21:50:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

things that would make you go absolutely balistic!

2006-08-31 21:45:03 · 15 answers · asked by JarJar Odd 2 in Psychology

كبرياء


لا تَسَلني عن سرّ أدمعي الحرَّى
فبعضُ الأسرار يَأْبى الوضوحا

بعضُها يؤثِرُ الحياةَ وراءَ الحسِّ
لُغْزاً وإن يكنْ مجروحا

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بعضُها إن كَشفتَهُ يسْتحيل حُباً
مُهاناً يموتُ موتاً حزينا

بعضُها بعضُها تكبََّر أن يكشفَ
عمّا وَراءَهُ أو يُبينا


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ومئات الأسرارِ تكمنُ في دَمْعةِ
حُزْنٍ تلوح في مقلتين ِ

ومئات الألغــــــاز في سكتة
تهتزُّ خلفَ انطباقةِ الشفتين

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وعيونٌ وراءَ أهدابها أشبــاحُ
يَأْسٍ في حَيرةٍ وانكِسارِ

تُؤثِرُ الظلَّ والظلامَ اْرتياعاً
من ضياءٍ يبوحُ بالأَسْرارِ

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وقلوبٌ تضُمُّ أشلاءهــــا فوقَ
جراحٍ وأدمعٍ وذُهـــــولِ

تُؤثِرُ الموْتَ كبرياءً ولا
تنْطِقُ بالسِّر بالرجـــاءِ الخجولِ

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وشفاهٌ تموتُ ظمأى ولا تَسْــألُ
أينَ الرحيــقُ ؟ أينَ الكــأْسُ ؟

ونُفوسٌ تحسُّ أعمـــق إحساسِ
وتبدو كأنّها لا تُحِسُّ

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لا تَسَلْني لا تجرحٍ السرَّ في نفْسي
ولا تَمْحُ كبرياءَ سُكوتي

لو تَكلمتُ كانَ في كلّ لــــــفْظٍ
قبرُ حُلْمٍ وفجرُ جُرحٍ مُميت

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لو تكلمتُ رعشةٌ في حياتي
وكَيـــــاني تُلحُّ أن أتكّلمْ

وسُكوتي العميق يكتمُ أنفـــــــــاسي
وقَلبي يكـادُ أنْ يَتَحطَّمُ

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وتظَلُّ الحياةُ تَخْلُق في وجهي
قنـــــــاعاً صَلْداً يفيضُ رياءا

جــــــــامِداً بارداً أصمّاً ويُخفي
بعضَ شيء سمّيتُهُ كبرياءَ

2006-08-31 21:35:48 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

I was influenced by "If there is a will, there is a way". This quote given me energy and boost me up in high. But in a sudden fall I lost almost everything. Later I depend an another quote from 'Old man and the sea' "you can defeat a man but cannot destroy". Have you any quotes like this influenced in your life?

2006-08-31 21:32:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

I'm not quite sure why I like older men. Is it due to younger men lacking in an intellagent conversation? Or the fact that i have a father who has thrown me away? I have lived a long life in my short years and I know that I need some one whom can keep up with me, but is it futher than that? I do not dwell on things just looking for another observation. Does my mentality play on my attraction to an older man?

2006-08-31 21:05:41 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

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2006-08-31 20:56:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

2006-08-31 20:51:46 · 3 answers · asked by willz916 1 in Other - Social Science

Are there web-pages that let us download (atleast) some of the various standardised data-collection tools like sociology scales ,Pyschology test / questionaires & tools - (things like "the ADDICTION SCALE, the CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOR QUESTIONNAIRE and the like)

i can google and locate pages with listings of thousand of such tools & tests, but except for a rare few, i have never been able to d/l and use any of the individual tests/tools

Can someone point me in the right direction pls...?

2006-08-31 20:51:12 · 2 answers · asked by rEdshiFt 2 in Sociology

please give some details about it.....such as where did it originated, etc......

2006-08-31 20:50:12 · 10 answers · asked by Peter_Jackson_Fan 4 in Psychology

if the humudty point gets up too 100% does that mean there will be a tornado?ours is at 94% someone help...

2006-08-31 20:49:05 · 4 answers · asked by baby angel 2 in Other - Social Science

2006-08-31 20:44:24 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

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2006-08-31 20:22:34 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous 2 in Psychology

link here http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/descript.asp

2006-08-31 20:12:34 · 3 answers · asked by OLIVIA! 1 in Sociology

Like an oignon, fingers are your tongue.

2006-08-31 20:08:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Car accident when I was 6 years old

2006-08-31 20:01:34 · 13 answers · asked by lockyer03 2 in Psychology

doing?
Instead I will ask this time, If today were the last day of yur life, and yu knew it, WHO would you be doing?
And please, spare the raunchy details.

2006-08-31 19:56:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

did the word sick actually attract your sick mind to this question??

2006-08-31 19:56:11 · 25 answers · asked by mercia b 2 in Psychology

my girls act differently around her friends.........today she let her friend hang up da phone in my face n wen i called bac they there laughin like shitt funny. i don't know y she followin this hoe letin her influence her. y girls so nieve n stupid?

2006-08-31 19:48:22 · 17 answers · asked by jason w 1 in Gender Studies

does anyone happen to know......what does it mean to have multiple orgasms?.....is it an orgasm directly after another.. after another? what's the physiology behind it?

2006-08-31 19:47:14 · 9 answers · asked by mismatch 2 in Gender Studies

When it lost it's "uniqueness" you lost your interest. Ever have this happen to you? What did you do?

2006-08-31 19:46:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

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What are the detrminants of market size?

2006-08-31 19:43:18 · 2 answers · asked by arms_n_man 1 in Economics

Hello, can someone tell me why step children are so hard to get along with. I try my hardest and still end up being the worst in the world even though i have done nothing wrong. Can you try too hard?

2006-08-31 19:43:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

time u will remember forever.

2006-08-31 19:40:35 · 16 answers · asked by Amod M 2 in Other - Social Science