FBI Arrests Mesquite Police Department Narcotics Officer

DALLAS—John David McAllister, a sergeant with the Mesquite Police Department (MPD), was arrested this morning on a federal complaint charging theft of government money, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Sgt. McAllister, 42, of Mesquite, Texas, is presently head of the MPD's narcotics unit and oversees four narcotics detectives. Sgt. McAllister will make his initial court appearance this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney at 3:00 p.m.

According to the affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, as part of their duties, Sgt. McAllister and other members of his unit, execute search warrants at suspected drug stash locations and assist uniformed officers with vehicles suspected of transporting narcotics or cash thought to be drug proceeds. Sgt. McAllister and his unit also work directly with DEA agents. The FBI received a tip in December 2010 that Sgt. McAllister was stealing cash found during the execution of search warrants and opened an investigation.

On March 1, 2011, FBI agents conducted an undercover money courier operation. Prior to the operation, $100,000 in cash was counted, photographed, and photocopied. It was separated into 52 bundles and placed in an undercover vehicle that was equipped with video recording equipment. An undercover FBI agent was the sole occupant of that vehicle

As requested by two other undercover officers, Sgt. McAllister and his partner approached the vehicle to identify the occupant. The undercover FBI agent in the vehicle got out of the vehicle and was then escorted to the two undercover officers who were parked nearby. After consent, Sgt. McAllister searched the vehicle and discovered the cash, located in a duffle bag and a separate plastic bag, in the vehicle's front passenger seat. At the request of one of the undercover officers, Sgt. McAllister transported the undercover vehicle and the cash to the MPD; video recordings captured him placing his hand into the bag of currency and taking one of the bundles of currency from the plastic bag and stashing it in his pants.

When Sgt. McAllister arrived at the MPD, he got out of the vehicle, with the plastic bag and duffel bag containing the cash, went to his MPD vehicle where he was observed shuffling around inside, and then, with the plastic bag in his hand and the duffel bag over his shoulder, escorted the undercover officers into the MPD's Narcotics Unit squad area. When the cash was counted, it was discovered that one bundle of $2,000 was missing.

Sgt. McAllister was under surveillance as he left the MPD and drove to Town East Mall in Mesquite. He entered the mall and walked to a store called "The Buckle." He was observed leaving the store carrying a small plastic bag. Agents obtained a photocopy of all the currency in the teller drawers at the store and were able to identify multiple bills that matched. In addition surveillance tapes show an individual fitting McAllister's description entering the store and purchasing a watch.

A federal complaint is a written statement of the essential facts of the offenses charged, and must be made under oath before a magistrate judge. A defendant is entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. If convicted, however, the maximum statutory penalty, per count, for theft of government money is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Restitution could also be ordered.

The case is being investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Calvert.

Dallas Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison Without Parole for Committing Second Bank Robbery

DALLAS—Today, U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay sentenced Leonard Bernard Wilson, 39, of Dallas, to 84 months in federal prison for committing a bank robbery using a dangerous weapon, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas.

Wilson admitted displaying a knife when he robbed the Comerica Bank, located at 18965 LBJ Freeway in Mesquite, Texas, on July 9, 2010. A few days later, Wilson turned himself in to the Mesquite Police Department.

Wilson was also convicted of robbing Oaks Bank and Trust, located at

4849 Greenville Avenue

, in Dallas in 1997; he was sentenced to serve 70 months in federal prison on that conviction in 1997.

The case was investigated by the FBI and the Mesquite Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Phelesa Guy was in charge of the prosecution.

Texas Police Books

April 11, 2008 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a website that lists state and local police officers who have written books. The website added three law enforcement officials from Texas.

Ron Delord was a patrol officer for the Beaumont Police Department (Texas) from 1969 to 1972. He served as a patrol officer and detective for the Mesquite Police Department (Texas) from 1972 to 1977. In 1977, Ron Delord was one of the founders of the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) and was elected its first president. He served nine three year terms. Ron Delord has a BA in Government, MA in Police Science and Administration and a JD. He has been a licensed attorney in Texas since 1987. Ron Delord is the co-author of Police Power, Politics and Confrontation: A Guide for the Successful Police Labor Leader.

Mark Stallo has served as a Dallas Police Department police officer for more than 24 years. He is currently a sergeant and has supervised the Crime Analysis Team for 13 years. Mark Stallo one of the founders the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA). He served as Vice President of Membership for the IACA from 1991 to 1994, and as President from 1994 to 2000. As the current Past President, he counsels and advises the IACA Board. He has received training in a number of areas related to crime analysis, crime mapping, and various computer software. Mark Stall has a BS in Criminal Justice, an MS in Management and Administrative Science, and an MPA.

Mark Stallo is the author of Using Microsoft Office to Improve Law Enforcement Operations: Crime Analysis, Community Policing, and Investigations. Mark Stallo is the co-author of Using Geographic Information Systems in Law Enforcement: Crime Analysis and Community Policing : Using ArcView 3.X; Contemporary Issues, Applications, and Techniques in Crime Analysis; Better Policing With Microsoft Office: Crime Analysis Investigations; and, Crime and Punishment in the Lone Star State.

According to the book description of Using Microsoft Office to Improve Law Enforcement Operations: Crime Analysis, Community Policing, and Investigations, “This book demonstrates how to use Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint to become more effective and efficient in law enforcement applications. The examples presented in this book concentrate on crime analysis, community policing and investigative data. The exercises solve real world problems in law enforcement, using fictional data. The book has been designed for a 40 hour seminar or a semester long college course.”

Michael Thomas was a Dallas Police Department police officer for 30 years. He spent more than a third of his career assigned as a vice detective. Michael Thomas is the author of Vice Grip, Trackdown and Karen’s Boys. According to the book description of Karen’s Boys, “In a menopausal stew, forty-five year-old Karen Harmon figures she's reached the step where men aren't a necessary ingredient in the recipe of her life. Long years of service in the male dominated Dallas Police Department, and the police work itself, have left her with no desire for any male, boy or man. Fate, however, stirs her into an intriguing Vice Division investigation where not one, not two, but three males are added to the mix of her life.”

Police-Writers.com now hosts 954 police officers (representing 401 police departments) and their 2033 police books in 35 categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.