JamesD's Blog

 Andrea Eichhorn, 36, was fired Dec. 4 from the Casselberry police dept. by Police Chief John Pavlis. She appealed that decision, and today Casselberry City Manager Barbara Lipscomb denied the appeal.  Eichhorn went to the home of one-year-old Joey Cosmillo Jan. 9, 2007.  The boy had fallen into the backyard pool, and his mother dragged him out and called 911.

While watching rescuers work Eichhorn slipped in a puddle caused by his rescue, fell and broke a kneecap.  The city or its insurer paid all her medical bills and she did not lose a single day of pay, she sued the child's grandparents, who own the home where the accident happened, accusing them of being negligent.  The child was moved into a group home for the profoundly disabled.  He suffered severe brain damage that day.

News of that suit prompted hundreds of people from across the country to voice their outrage.  Casselberry's City Hall and police department were inundated with complaints.

I for one hope she NEVER gets a job on any police force again.  She seem to be no better than a gold digger that marries for money, only to have it back fire on her.  It is officers like her that give all police a black eye and help foster the mis-trust of the public.