By ALEJANDRO GRANDA<\/p>\n
Miami Police officer Adrian Rodriguez is working again after refusing to cooperate with homicide detectives in his involvement in a murder and getting fired.<\/p>\n
He is suspected of helping\u00a0set up a robbery at a Miami cell phone store that ended with the death of store manager Yosbel Millares back in 2007.<\/p>\n
This is outrageous news, especially for the victim’s family, who is still grieving today. \u201cWe\u2019re in shock,” said Magnolia Millares, the victim’s sister. “We can\u2019t believe he was able to get his job back. We\u2019re all very sad and disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The reporters of The Miami Herald<\/em> tried to sound neutral and hopeful about the whole thing by saying he “gets his job back” but “won\u2019t return to patrolling the streets because he remains a suspect in the 2007 killing of Millares. He will most likely be relegated to desk duty \u2013 while drawing a paycheck” and “won\u2019t be getting back pay, under the arbiter\u2019s ruling.”<\/p>\n But I believe they should have been more aggressive. Instead, they sound like they’re somewhat in favor of the ruling.<\/p>\n \u201cHe exercised his U.S. constitutional right to assert the Fifth Amendment. He was thoroughly interviewed the day of the shooting. It was our position that he shouldn\u2019t have been terminated,” said Eugene Gibbons, Rodriguez\u2019s union-appointed attorney.<\/p>\n But they seem to remain hopeful as they include\u00a0Miami Police Chief Rodolfo Llanes saying: \u201cI’m disappointed with the outcome and will be meeting with our city attorney to look at our options.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By ALEJANDRO GRANDA Miami Police officer Adrian Rodriguez is working again after refusing to cooperate with homicide detectives in his involvement in a murder and getting fired. He is suspected of helping\u00a0set up a robbery at a Miami cell phone … Continue reading