Standing up to the police? Please tell us facts in reference to what the police have done that needs "standing up to." It sounds like you suffer from the same affliction as the mayor, you say alot, but youv'e really said nothing. Please tell us facts not your "click" BS rumors and innuendo.

I understand the Chief helps direct traffic in the morning, that is not what I am talking about. I am talking about the officer hiding behind the cars needing to be worked on at Romigs. I have seen numerous times an officer sitting way back in the lot at 5am, closer to the building than Rt. 100, so there is no way he can be seeing license plates or anything else on the car passing by. And I have seen MANY times an officer sitting near the tracks and many cars going through the crossing gates before all the lights and barriers are completely up and they do nothing even though its a violation going through the gates until they are completely up and lights off. As far as the officer sitting at Allen Organ I have seen an officer sitting in the middle of their lot again at like 5am numerous times, what can he possibly be doing? And I find it funny that the Chief doesn't patrol around my neighborhood in the morning when the kids are waiting for the school bus when a female neighbor of mine isn't dropping off her son, it's like he knows she won't be dropping him off at the bus that morning. But every morning she is there, the Chief is. Also he seems to make sure comes to visit her numerous times when she comes home for lunch, yet he doesn't patrol my whole neighborhood. I have even seen him come into my neighborhood a few times until she came home for lunch and then chat with her for 30 mins. We need the GPS to see the lack of proper patrolling these cops are doing.

And I am a male.

He doesn't talk to anyone else at the bus stop just this one certain female. How many other houses does he stop by at lunch time to "chat" a few times a week? A few times a week at 1230 you can count on the Chief coming into my neighborhood. I am not saying the cops are suppose to be driving for 8 hours but the places they park just seen very weird. I never see any officers patrol my neighborhood except when the Chief is visiting a certain blond. It wouldn't be so obvious is he would patrol the other streets in my neighborhood but he doesn't. And like I said earlier, if this certain female isn't dropping off her son, the Chief is nowhere in sight. When I first moved here a few years ago, the officers were alot more friendlier, chatting, waving to the residents. Now they turn their heads to avoid eye contact. And you never see the officers at the numerous community events. I go to the Farmers Market every thursday and never see any officers, yet the Mayor is there just about every week or the 4th of July celebration in the park there were no police, yet again the Mayor, Doug Riechley, fire fighters, EMTS were there. These are just a few places where the Chief or other officers could come out and interact with us residents and try to improve their reputation they have with many residents.

Macungie Resident......your comments are absolutely SICK!!! You do need help for yourself!

I have never heard of any police block parties, I receive emails from the neighborhood watch and don't remember seeing any flashlight walks and I have heard of only 1 K9 demo at the farmers market. How often is the Sammy used? But thats a whole different topic. And no I don't sit at my window 24/7 but I am outside in my yard or on my deck alot and never see any police patrolling my neighborhood except in the morning when the Chief is chatting with a certain someone or 3-4 times a week at 1230 for his lunch time chat or even sometimes in the afternoon before the bus comes to drop off the kids but its only to chat with a certain someone. My neighborhood is only 2 dead end streets but he only goes down her street, if he would patrol the other street it wouldn't look so obvious. And yes I am sure if it was a male I wouldn't notice so much but when many of my neighbors have made comments even some of the kids something is just wrong. I am not saying they can't have friends but when he comes into my neighborhood only to chat with the same female numerous times a day again something is wrong. And like I said if she isn't around he doesn't come around. She was out of town for a few weeks and didn't see him once morning, lunch or afternoon. Why? As far as seeing them at 5am, I look purposely to see if they are in their "hiding" spots on my way to work and see them sitting in these strange places. I could see if he was closer to the road so he could pull over speeders but he isnt!

Another Voice....I am in total agreement with you!! Macungie Resident should be careful what accusations he/she makes online....the comments are indeed sinister and the sign of a quite SICK individual!!

If the cops are so innocent why are they worried about getting GPS's in their cars? What are they trying to hide? The mayor is making sure we have proper coverage without wasting money. Just like any boss, he is making sure he is getting everything he can out of his employees. And with the issue the cops have with the changes the mayor recommended about changing .. Why is their overtime, especially during the winter? They only want to work when they can fit it in their personal time. With my job, I have to work some weekends and late nights and miss things with my family but they understand it comes with the job. These cops should be lucky to have a job with so many cities cutting police forces. If they would just do the job they were hired for and are getting paid for we wouldn't have these problems.

Macungie resident, The mayor should stick to practicing his parade wave for the halloween parade. still waiting to hear what he has done for the boro, that has improved it or saved money, just one little thing ???

Once again Macungie Resident....you better be VERY CAREFUL about these accusations! Your statements lack credibility, honesty, sanity or REALITY!!!!! You MUST be related to the "mayor"!

He might just have a similar sinister agenda as Macungie Resident....they will probably monitor the police together from the "mayor's" home PC. You are so right...bless the police chief and his department for remaining to serve these sick, sinister minority!

Yeah, the cops are fighting this so much that they were one of the first departments to have the county system installed so the dispatchers and other officers could see where they are at all times. It's a shame you have no idea what you are talking about. But that's ok, keep making innuendos and accusations if it makes you feel better.

The cops aren't fighting it, the cops already have GPS units in their cars that were not paid for by your Macungie Taxes(however im sure your county taxes paid for them). Why waste money on a systems that is already in place.

The imformation the mayor wants would be available threw the county system,he would just have to wait a while to recive it. The mayor said lehigh county 911 director laurie bailey told him to buy the commercial system but when bailey spoke with 69 news she said she did not tell the mayor to do so. So again the mayor is caught in a lie just like when he said he would pay for the system or that he was ready to just move on. the lies just keep piling up but not to worry macungie residents there is an easy way to tell when the mayor is lieing ( HIS LIPS MOVE). And as far as who the chief stops to talk to or to say hi to as long as he is in or near his car whats the big deal. If you have knowledge of wrong doing or illegal activity make a complaint, but it is very reckless to insinuate that something more is going on and to spread innuendoes. If people in your neighborhood find this sinister mayby you should have the water in your neighborhood checked or get your own friends then you would have someone to talk to. Oh if you are implying that there is something sinister going on then i plead guilty to being sinister also as i myself sometimes stop to talk to people during the day. Oh by the way police in towns all over america stop in parking lots to do computer or paper work or yes to just take a break they are still only seconds or minutes away from any call in town and the fact that you and i and anyone else could easily see them tells me they are not in a hiding place !!!!

They arent monitoring themselves, they can see the other officers in the county so if someone yells for help they can look on the screen and see where that officer is.

GREAT POINT!!!!!!!!

Are you really going to stoop so low as to make things up now? I have a feeling that the chief has been in your neighborhood just as much as before, if not more. Maybe you need to get out of your house and PARK on the SIDE of the road and watch more carefully. :-)

Macungie resident you are one SICK indvidual!! If not sick then an extremely vindictive story teller!!! Shame on you that you need to stoop to such low standards!!