Germanys former Ministry of State Security – “Stasi”: One of Stasi’s main tasks was spying on the population, mainly through a vast network of citizens turned informants.
How does pre-1990’s East German “Stasi” apply to modern 2014 New York ? The answer is within the following article:
YORKTOWN — A Putnam County special patrol officer resigned from his position Friday, one day after being accused of illegally possessing weapons, authorities said.
Steven P. Zagorski, a former Putnam Valley police officer who worked as a Putnam County Sheriff’s deputy before retiring in 2004, was arrested by Yorktown police about 5:45 p.m. Thursday after a search of his home yielded several unregistered guns, Yorktown police said.
Zagorski, who has more than 30 years in law enforcement, had most recently been working as a special patrol officer assigned to the Putnam County Board of Elections in Carmel, officials said. Putnam County Sheriff’s Capt. William McNamara said Zagorski’s resignation was accepted.
McNamara said his office began investigating Zagorski last month after receiving information that the 66-year-old illegally owned several guns.
The Sheriff’s Office brought the case to the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and later called upon Yorktown police and the Westchester County Department of Public Safety for assistance, McNamara said. (read more)
