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Speaker 1: Morning Show. Vote Jimneil dot com. Jim Neil, welcome back
Speaker 1: to the morning show. It's always great having you on.
Speaker 2: Great being on Brian. Thanks for having me, sir.
Speaker 1: Forty years in law enforcement. You're going forward again. We
Speaker 1: all would appreciate the vote for sheriff. For Jim Neil
Speaker 1: for sheriff. He did it once, excellent job. We can
Speaker 1: contrast that with the somewhat less than stellar performance by
Speaker 1: the never in the media. God knows what's going on
Speaker 1: within the Sheriff's department, Charmie McGuffey. But there is a choice,
Speaker 1: and you have one. Jim Neil, what can I ask you?
Speaker 1: I am I don't see much local news. I don't
Speaker 1: see a lot of reports about it. I can see
Speaker 1: it in Chicago and San Francisco, New York and other
Speaker 1: big cities they're having a huge problem with illegal immigration.
Speaker 1: Is there a problem locally with illegal immigration? Because quite
Speaker 1: often we find that among the illegal immigrants there's a
Speaker 1: pretty some criminal element. But is that a problem in
Speaker 1: our community at all as you perceive.
Speaker 2: It, Yes, on all the above. And it's because, if
Speaker 2: you remember, Cincinnati was deemed a sanctuary city. So the
Speaker 2: foreign nationals that enter this country from the southern border,
Speaker 2: the northern border, regardless, they're heading towards these sanctuary cities, Brian,
Speaker 2: because the sanctuary cities welcome them with open arms. And
Speaker 2: you're correct, you're getting that criminal element too, an element
Speaker 2: that's coming here for the sole purpose of victimizing you
Speaker 2: and your neighbors to make uh, to make a sum
Speaker 2: of money and and head back. And they're they're good
Speaker 2: at the craft, they're well equipped, they're well funded, and
Speaker 2: they're well represented in the court of law. And when
Speaker 2: they're arrested, the current sheriff obviously is not working with
Speaker 2: immigration and customs enforcements. So when these foreign nationals make
Speaker 2: bond the release from the jail, Brian, are they sticking
Speaker 2: around for court.
Speaker 1: No no flight risk, massive flight risks And let us
Speaker 1: not overlook that is one of the things and one
Speaker 1: of the reasons for bail is to make sure the
Speaker 1: person shows up for trial. And if they're a foreign national,
Speaker 1: they don't. It's no way. As soon as they get out,
Speaker 1: they're going to head for the border.
Speaker 2: And we're talking serious crimes. We're talking like, for instance,
Speaker 2: the burglary ring, and burglary is a serious crime which
Speaker 2: usually justifies the high bond to ensure that the fender
Speaker 2: shows up for court and that our citizens are safe
Speaker 2: while their case is pending, because they're locked up in
Speaker 2: the local jail on bond, waiting for their the processing
Speaker 2: of their case. But when they make bond, they're.
Speaker 3: Out of here.
Speaker 2: And if they have to go back home to get
Speaker 2: a new idea and come back, so be it. But
Speaker 2: crossing that border is not a problem right now. So
Speaker 2: it's important that we shut down the border. It's a
Speaker 2: crisis in and of itself having illegal immigration. Now you
Speaker 2: throw in the drug trafficking coming across the border, the
Speaker 2: human trafficking, the organized criminals, the violent criminals, it's just
Speaker 2: too much, Brian. So it's going to take local sheriffs
Speaker 2: throughout this great nation to when they are rent, when
Speaker 2: these offenders are locked up in their county jails, that
Speaker 2: ICE is informed of that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is
Speaker 2: informed that are foreign nationals locked up, so they can
Speaker 2: do their work so that when their release, one or
Speaker 2: two things is going to happen. They're going to be
Speaker 2: interviewed or they're going to uh take them into custody,
Speaker 2: Uh probably in our area, send them up to Butler
Speaker 2: County and hold them up there in the county jail
Speaker 2: up there for deportation. Because if we can't keep them
Speaker 2: locked up in our county jail, Brian, we need to
Speaker 2: deport them.
Speaker 1: Sheriff Jim Neil on the record, will cooperate with Immigrations
Speaker 1: and Customs regardless of the fact that Cincinnati declared itself
Speaker 1: sanctuary city. I guess has the county has. Has Hamilton
Speaker 1: County been declared a sanctuary county?
Speaker 2: No, But what has happened the sheriff has expanded that
Speaker 2: sanctuary area into the county by now working with Immigration
Speaker 2: and Customs enforcement. And I would say even uh, it's
Speaker 2: expanded into our region. Because when you have a sanctuary
Speaker 2: city the size of Cincinnati, our regions going to be affected.
Speaker 2: Northern Kentucky, Eastern Indiana, out in the villages and the
Speaker 2: other cities in Hamilton County. We're all affected by the
Speaker 2: the illegal immigration and the fact that today's the sanctuary city,
Speaker 2: and we get our fair share because they're bouncing around
Speaker 2: from sanctuary city to sanctuary city. The criminals are because
Speaker 2: when they're arrested, they make bond, they move to another
Speaker 2: sanctuary city. Case in point, the offender that made bond
Speaker 2: up New York went to Athens, Georgia. What happened in Athens, Georgia.
Speaker 2: He murdered a female college student. Yeah, sanctuary areas, sir.
Speaker 1: Just heartbreaking, absolutely preventable, absolutely preventable. We're gonna bring Sheriff Jim,
Speaker 1: our former Sheriff Jim. They'll soon to be sheriff again,
Speaker 1: we hope. And remember vote Jim Neil, any Il, vote
Speaker 1: Jim Neil dot com where you find him. I'm gonna
Speaker 1: come back and when I ask you about a connected problem,
Speaker 1: which of course drugs and fentanyl as well as officer
Speaker 1: recruitment retention. We've got a problem with that. We're going
Speaker 1: to go on and on, Jim Neil, hold on, We'll
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Speaker 1: Seven forty Here fifty five KRCD talk station Bryan Thomas
Speaker 1: with Jim Neil. He's learning for Hamont County sheriff. He
Speaker 1: was sheriff previously, and he had some really great feathers
Speaker 1: in his cop to by way of accomplishments. And I
Speaker 1: know you're great with partnerships. When you were sheriff, you
Speaker 1: partner with the University of Cincinnati to talk about potential
Speaker 1: solutions for the mental illness and addiction problem we have. Obviously,
Speaker 1: I think it's apparent to all that we have a
Speaker 1: massive fentanyl problem in this country and that is a
Speaker 1: problem locally as well. In part of it springs from
Speaker 1: the illegal immigrant population, most notably the gang members who
Speaker 1: facilitate the flow of drugs into our community. Sheriff, Jim Neil,
Speaker 1: I saw that when you were sheriff, you're the one
Speaker 1: responsible for putting up those billboards encouraging citizens to report
Speaker 1: heroin dealers and drug dealers to law enforcement, which generated
Speaker 1: a one thousand percent increase in tips from the public.
Speaker 1: It's like, you know, it's like an outreach program to
Speaker 1: get people to drop a dime on bad guys. How
Speaker 1: are you defendal problem is still going on, Jim, And
Speaker 1: I'm not sure what the current sheriff is doing about it,
Speaker 1: But what's your ideas for the future here in Hamilton County.
Speaker 2: Oh, absolutely, the collaborations with law enforcement are going to continue.
Speaker 2: But yeah, that was an idea I actually got from
Speaker 2: Sheriff Jones, who had a billboard up Mental Town about
Speaker 2: reporting the heroin dealers. And it just goes to show you,
Speaker 2: you know, us the sheriffs, we all work well together.
Speaker 2: But I will be working with local law enforcement. But
Speaker 2: I believe that the fentanyl, that our drug problem is
Speaker 2: bigger than just a drug problem. I truly believe we're
Speaker 2: under attack by our foreign enemies that are weakening this
Speaker 2: country with this crap.
Speaker 3: And it's bigger.
Speaker 2: Than just a drug problem. Brian, I believe we're under attack.
Speaker 2: You have to look at who are the victims of
Speaker 2: the addiction, and uh, it's impacting a high percentage of
Speaker 2: our youth, both male and female, and uh, waking us
Speaker 2: in the core. Well.
Speaker 1: The precursor chemicals to make ventanyl are very inexpensive. They
Speaker 1: are manufactured in China, and many of them are used
Speaker 1: for actual legitimate purposes. But apparently they're easy to buy,
Speaker 1: They're easy to put. It's easy to manufacture fentanyl. It's
Speaker 1: a lot cheaper than the heroin, and heck, a small
Speaker 1: bag can kill an entire population of a city. From
Speaker 1: everything I've read, so I agree with you this is
Speaker 1: a nefarious act by in large part, I think China
Speaker 1: working collaboratively with the gangs, most notably the ones in
Speaker 1: Mexico to import this stuff. So it's a geopolitical reality.
Speaker 1: But you know, the sad connection though, is I think
Speaker 1: it's one thing if you know you want to buy ventanyl.
Speaker 1: It's another thing when they make fentanyl into pills that
Speaker 1: look like say Adderall, which you know young people take
Speaker 1: apparently like eating chick lits or candy. You know, I'm
Speaker 1: gonna study all night. I need a cram for an exam.
Speaker 1: Can I borrow an adderall from you? Or if you
Speaker 1: buy it on the street in many cases it's gonna
Speaker 1: have fentanyl and it could be deadly. It's not even
Speaker 1: something people want, but they're encountering when they're out in
Speaker 1: the world buying drugs, illicit drugs.
Speaker 2: Absolutely, it's to the point now where it's not safe
Speaker 2: to buy a pill other than from your local pharmacy.
Speaker 3: Right because of It's like it's.
Speaker 2: Like playing Russian roulette now if you purchase a because
Speaker 2: you don't know what is laced with a lethal dose,
Speaker 2: and what isn't So it's like it truly is playing.
Speaker 2: It's a life and death game.
Speaker 1: Ran Well, maybe we'll all learn something because of that reality, Jim.
Speaker 1: People will be less inclined to buy drugs from a
Speaker 1: dealer anyhow, So there may be a positive upside on that.
Speaker 1: But in the meantime we're all suffering and struggling. Is
Speaker 1: there still a problem in the Sheriff's office with officer
Speaker 1: recruitment and retention?
Speaker 2: There is, It's it's more it's not just our agency Cincinnati.
Speaker 2: They're they're hurting for people, YUH agents. It's harder to
Speaker 2: recruit now because of the demon us being demonized over
Speaker 2: the years, and and with with the UH, the policies
Speaker 2: of of these UH democratic cities and the UH defunding
Speaker 2: police and just making our it's just making recruitment difficult.
Speaker 2: But I truly believe with good leadership.
Speaker 3: You'll be able to recruit.
Speaker 2: I know that there. I've had had former deputies reach
Speaker 2: out to me, Hey, if you're elected, can I come back?
Speaker 2: And I say absolutely, as long as nobody leaves on
Speaker 2: a disciplinary note. You know, it's either you know, you
Speaker 2: either resign or you're facing some serious internal charges. You know,
Speaker 2: outside of that, if someone left because they just weren't
Speaker 2: happy with the current administration, they want to come back absolutely,
Speaker 2: So that's a positive note, Brian. Knowing that from day
Speaker 2: one there is a number of officers that want to
Speaker 2: come back to work.
Speaker 1: Well, that's sad that the that the shareff herself could
Speaker 1: result in people leaving the job. Has it become that
Speaker 1: politically or is that that political within the ranks? Is
Speaker 1: it a you know, like DEI you know, hires or
Speaker 1: you know, promotions based on something other than merit. I mean,
Speaker 1: what's driving that reality that you speak of.
Speaker 2: There is there are cases internally pending where officers were
Speaker 2: were denied promotions or transfers, and it's there's a lawsuit
Speaker 2: pending now on one of those matters, but yes, it's
Speaker 2: going on. It's if you remember the current sheriff, there
Speaker 2: was a complaint against her for creating a hostile work environment,
Speaker 2: and I had investigated uh internally eternal affairs sustained. The
Speaker 2: complaints were sustained, and I offered her another position in
Speaker 2: the operation to get her out of uniform, out of
Speaker 2: the chain of command because she was creating a hostile
Speaker 2: work environment. Well, guess what, Griff's back in the uniform
Speaker 2: and creating a hostile work environment.
Speaker 1: Well, we should have factored that any into the equation
Speaker 1: when we voted last time, Sheriff. Do any other prominent
Speaker 1: policy positions or ideas you're going to bring to the job,
Speaker 1: hopefully when you get elected sheriff this November.
Speaker 2: Oh absolutely. As you know, I'm focusing on public safety
Speaker 2: and law and order, and I want to create an
Speaker 2: environment where the deputies and all law enforcement in this
Speaker 2: county can just focus on doing our job.
Speaker 3: And stay out of the politics. And it's going to
Speaker 3: read to a safer community when we're back to doing
Speaker 3: our job.
Speaker 2: And enforcing the laws and being a proactive as well,
Speaker 2: not just reactive, but proactive and law enforcement and working
Speaker 2: well with one another, enforcing the laws in Hamilton County
Speaker 2: and arresting the offenders, booking them into the county jail,
Speaker 2: and allowing the prosecutor to do their job and the
Speaker 2: judges to do their job.
Speaker 1: Well, there's some other important races we got to consider
Speaker 1: when you mentioned that prosecutor in the judicial races as well,
Speaker 1: Jim Neil, I will encourage you to get over to
Speaker 1: this website, vote Jimneil dot com, help him out, get
Speaker 1: a yard sign, participate in some way. We need tough
Speaker 1: law enforcement. It is a pillar of a safe pillar
Speaker 1: of a community. Generally speaking, if you have safety, you
Speaker 1: have productivity, You have a desire for people to move here,
Speaker 1: build and and and provide us with growth. Absence safety,
Speaker 1: you're not going to have any of that, and things
Speaker 1: will only get worse. Jim Neil, God bless you, sir.
Speaker 1: You're invited to listen to lunch next Wednesday. I know
Speaker 1: you've made them many times over the years. We're going
Speaker 1: to be at in Saint Bernard of the Weedham and Brewery.
Speaker 1: I don't want to put you on the spot, but
Speaker 1: if you're free for lunch first Wednesday of the months
Speaker 1: when we meet, that'll be next Wednesday, and if you
Speaker 1: can show up, I know Christopher Smithman is going to
Speaker 1: be there and several other folks and running races. So
Speaker 1: you are obviously invited. So I hope to see you
Speaker 1: next Wednesday, but if not, we will see each other
Speaker 1: again soon. Jim Neil, God bless you, sir, and thanks
Speaker 1: for the time you spent with my listeners of me
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