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Port Orange Police Sustains Allegations Against Former Police Captain Kimberly Kilpatrick |
May 2, 2022 |
but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples" ~ Mother Teresa
NO LEGAL OPINION, OR AUTHORITY, SHOULD BE INFERRED
Former Police Captain Deleted Public Record Files
The Six Year Internal Cover-Up Starts To Fall Apart.
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A recently completed (obtained April 2022) Port Orange Police Department (POPD) internal affairs investigation sustained - that immediately prior to her retirement (retired - October 2021) - former Police Captain Kimberly Kilpatrick deleted files from her assigned AND city owned electronic devices (computer, cellphone, other.). Many of these deleted, and forever lost files - were open to public inspection through Florida's public record laws.
Captain Kilpatrick's Retirement Email To Police Staff According to the POPD investigative report - Kilpatrick openly admitted to deleting the files, stating that she had no malicious intent in doing so (Kilpatrick's audio interview has also been provided - see below). Much More Than Just Policy Violations While POPD Internal Affairs Investigator, Lt. Thomas Aiken "sustained" Kilpatrick's deletion of public records as merely violations of POPD policies. This publication sees a more sinister and malicious intent in Kilpatrick's deletion of these files. This publication has concerns that Lt. Aiken's assignment to this investigation (deletion of public records) created an "investigative bias" - directly connected to his involvement in a past investigation (exploitation) on Kilpatrick (more on this later). VolusiaExposed.Com forwards our suspicions that Kilpatrick deleted the records with criminal intent - in order to impede an on-going criminal investigation. Available documentation verifies - that senior members of the POPD were aware of an open criminal investigation by the Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) - whereas Kilpatrick is at the very least "a person of interest", and possibly a full-fledged "criminal suspect". This DBPD investigation centers on the alleged financial exploitation of a disabled and retired POPD police detective. These exploitation allegations have primarily been advanced by three individuals - POPD Sgt. Justin White (now deceased) - his spouse Cathleen White, and former POPD Officer Greg Cook. (supported by witness testimonies) These "exploitation" allegations were "topics" within "investigations" conducted by the POPD (2019), as well as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.(FDLE)(2018). HOWEVER, arguments have been made - that these "investigations" were heavily biased by loyalty and financial motivations. Further, these "investigations" failed to fully address the exploitation concerns that were presented within witness testimonies. (more on this later). FDLE Confirms DBPD's On-Going Investigation According to a June 18, 2021 email communication between former POPD Police Officer Greg Cook and FDLE Resident Agent-In-Charge Jason Kriegsman - the DBPD had an open investigation - into the financial exploitation of a disabled POPD detective. The Kriegsman email was electronically carbon copied to senior management officials within Port Orange's government - including the POPD.(see below linked email communication) CLICK HERE FDLE Resident Agent-In-Charge Jason Kriegsman's June 18, 2021 Email To Former POPD Officer Greg Cook 
Sources have confirmed that this DBPD investigation is still active (April 2022). Confirmation has also been obtained - that unlike the POPD and FDLE "investigations" - the DBPD investigation is reviewing the full scope of the financial exploitation allegations. These additional exploitation allegations were initially introduced within the 2018 FDLE investigation. One example of this is found within the testimony of Carmen Miller (2018) - the then supervisor of the City of Port Orange Victim's Advocate office. (see below audio testimony - Miller had concerns that funds were not being properly accounted for. From our perspective FDLE (and later POPD) failed to address these and similar allegations. Then again - RAC Kriegsman's email confirms that FDLE ONLY investigated the perjury & forgery allegations.). Testimony Within An August 2018 FDLE Investigation AUDIO TESTIMONY TO THE STATE ATTORNEY. ADDITIONAL AUDIO TESTIMONIES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE BELOW MEDIA LINK VolusiaExposed.Com March 29, 2022 Concerns Within The Port Orange PD Allegations Of Financial Crimes & Missing Public Records Information (unconfirmed) has been received - that financial records have been secured - which support these additional financial exploitation allegations. It has been heavily suggested - that most of this evidence was available for discovery - during both the 2018 FDLE and 2019 POPD "investigations". |
Port Orange PD's 2022 Internal Investigation Regarding Capt. Kilpatrick 
Robin Fenwick James Hicks James Moore Dwight Gault Walter Combee Luke Grasberger Heather Rubin ========== 2018 FDLE Investigative Report 
Click Here To Review PART 2 Of The 2018 FDLE Investigative Report ========== Port Orange PD's 2019 Internal Investigation Regarding Capt. Kilpatrick 
 “Knowledge, like air, is vital to life. Like air, no one should be denied it.” ~ Alan Moore, V for Vendetta |
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It must be appreciated - that FDLE's 2018 "investigation" did not actually come to any investigative conclusions regarding whether Captain Kilpatrick had engaged in "forgery and perjury" - AND as per RAC Kriegsman's letter - FDLE also did not investigate the additional exploitation allegations. In reality - the FDLE "investigation" was nothing more than a "evidence gathering expedition" - whereas FDLE forwarded their report to the local State Attorney office (SAO) for their review - to determine whether criminal charges were appropriate. Some - with knowledge of the allegations - now allege - that the FDLE investigator intentionally "cherry picked" what evidence and testimony to highlight within his investigative report - in order to ensure that no criminal charges would be filed. After being challenged regarding the veracity of their "investigation" - FDLE conducted a follow-up "review" of their "investigation" - issuing a November 8, 2019 memo. It is clear within this memo - that FDLE deferred to the State Attorney's Office (SAO) on whether criminal charges were appropriate against Captain Kilpatrick. What is unclear - is whether the SAO was a willing scapegoat in the charging determination decision? Did the SAO understand that the FDLE investigation was in reality just a "dog and pony show" - played out to merely present the illusion that "FDLE had completed a comprehensive investigation into the criminal allegations against POPD Captain Kimberly Kilpatrick" (our OPINION). (see "conclusion section" from page 15 of the FDLE investigative report)  |
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Touts FDLE Investigation In direct response to a September 28, 2018 Daytona Beach News Journal (DBNJ) article regarding the FDLE investigation on Captain Kilpatrick - on October 2, 2018, then POPD Chief Thomas Grimaldi presented the completed FDLE investigative report to the City Council, as proof positive that Kilpatrick did not engage in criminal wrong doing. Chief Grimaldi advised the City Council that the daughter of the disable police detective supports the innocence of Kilpatrick. The "problem" with that particular "advisement" - is that it is suspected (apparently inclusive to the DBPD investigation) that Kilpatrick and the daughter - may have conspired in the alleged exploitation. |
Police Chief homas Grimaldi's City Council Speech Regarding FDLE's Investigation On Captain Kimberly Kilpatrick THE POLICE CHIEF & COUNCIL MEMBERS REFERENCE IN THE ABOVE VIDEO RELATED MEDIA ARTICLE Daytona Beach News-Journal September 28, 2018 Port Orange Police Captain Under Investigation After Allegation Of Fraud And Forgery |
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Regarding The FDLE Investigation |
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In October 2018 - Police Chief Grimaldi was touting the FDLE investigation as the "be all - end all" determination - regarding whether Kilpatrick had exploited a fellow police officer - all while acting within her offical capacity (watch the above video).
HOWEVER - by January 2019 - Grimaldi's comfort level with the FDLE "limp dick" investigation must have dissipated - because, he assigned POPD Lt. Aiken to conduct an official internal affairs investigation on Kilpatrick - into these very same (and similar) allegations. |
Losing My Religion R.E.M. |
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Now, imagine you are Lt. Aiken for a minute. You are "assigned" by your police chief to investigate whether Captain Kilpatrick committed "perjury" during an FDLE investigation - in which she was being investigated for
allegedly committing "forgery and perjury". This being the very same FDLE investigation that your chief has already touted - to the mayor and city council - as basically proof positive that Kilpatrick is not only innocent - but the victim of "rumor mongering" - and unfair media coverage. (see above video --- see DBNJ article ===>> )
Also - if you (being Aiken) sustain the allegations against Kilpatrick - isn't that a "de facto" slam against the FDLE investigator - that he (the investigator) did not realize, OR did not care - that Kilpatrick was lying to him? Come on folks - is it really a surprise that Aiken's 2019 "investigation" EXONERATED Kilpatrick? NOW - think on this - Lt. Aiken was also the investigating officer in Kilpatrick's most recent (2022) internal affairs (IA) investigation regarding her deletion of public records from her city owned electronic devices. |
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Given Aiken's involvement within both the IAs (2019 / 2022) on Kilpatrick - he surely was - or should have been aware of FDLE RAC Kriegsman's 2021 letter stating that the DBPD was conducting their own exploitation investigation.
Aiken should have had a law enforcement officer's appreciation - that Kilpatrick may be a "person of interest" - or a down right suspect within the DBPD investigation. POPD administrators, including Lt. Aiken - had to appreciate that these deleted files were certainly germane to the DBPD's open investigation. Lt. Aiken had to further appreciate that these deleted files - could have contained evidence that may have called into question the validity of his 2019 investigation - including Kilpatrick's EXONERATION . Aiken's law enforcement "spidey sense" should have concluded that Kilpatrick may have had a criminal motive in deleting those public records - in order to impede the DBPD criminal investigation. According to Florida State statutes (see below) - the destruction of evidence and public records are crimes. Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. F.S. 838.022 Official Misconduct Destruction of Public Records Question: Did Investigator Aiken - by not filing criminal charges against Kilpatrick - actually assist his former captain in "concealing" the destruction of evidence (public records) attached to an open criminal investigation? (Read F.S. 832.022) Justice Sold To The Highest Bidder? |
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In 2018 - and in response to *Sgt. White's email complaint to the Florida Attorney General's office alleging that POPD Captain Kilpatrick had
assisted in the falsification of a beneficiary change on the disabled detective's life insurance policy - the FDLE opened an "investigation".
FDLE assigned Special Agent Christopher Deardoff to investigate the allegations that had been lodged against Captain Kilpatrick. Deardoff's supervisor was none other than FDLE's Resident Agent In Charge Jason Kriegsman. In January 2021 - this publication developed concerns that RAC Kriegsman had financial conflicts of interest regarding FDLE's corruption investigations within certain Central Florida police agencies. On January 6, 2021 - VolusiaExposed.Com sent an "Open Letter" to FDLE's Public Information Officer Gretl Plessinger regarding our concerns with Kriegsman financial attachment to the "Valor Law Enforcement Group". IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This publication is in NO way calling into question Plessinger's veracity. In our interactions will Plessinger - she has ALWAYS maintained a professional demeanor. According to the "Valor" website - FDLE RAC Kriegsman is their Director of Training. The Valor Group provides "training" to law enforcement officers within numerous policing agencies across Florida. . Of Gregory Edwards The purpose of our "Open Letter" was to memorialize our concern that the Brevard County Sheriff's Office was a documented client of the Valor Law Enforcement Group - and to question whether this business relationship had improperly influenced a homicide investigation. Since the posting of our OPEN LETTER in January 2021 it would appear that the Valor Group has removed it's client list from their website. ====>> In 2020 - Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey reluctantly invited FDLE to "review" the BCSO's own internal investigation - into the in-custody death of U.S. combat veteran Gregory Edwards within the Brevard County jail. ClickOrlando.Com June 23, 2020 What to expect from the FDLE review of Gregory Edwards’ death investigation In December 2018 - Mr. Edwards died shortly after a physical confrontation with BCSO jail deputies (see below linked related article for particulars). VolusiaExposed.Com December 10, 2020 IN OUR OPINION - BASED ON THE EVIDENCE The Brevard County Sheriff's Office Is Responsible For The 2018 In-Custody Death Of U.S. Combat Veteran Gregory L. Edwards |
News-Journalonline.Com August 5, 2021 Port Orange officer dies of COVID-19, is remembered as 'mentor' who lived his convictions and be posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant - not bad for an alleged "rumor monger")  Sgt. Justin White Testimony Within A March 2019 FDLE Investigation  |
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This publication developed concerns - that the business relationship between Kriegman's business entity and the BCSO - may have introduced an ethical conflict of interest - especially if it was ever determined (or covered-up) - that Edwards' death was related to any police training that the Valor Group had provided.
We (VolusiaExposed.Com) have similar concerns regarding whether FDLE (Kriegsman / Valor Group) had an ethical and financial conflict of interest regarding their "investigation" into the criminal allegations against Kilpatrick. Rule # 1 in law enforcement ethics should be - never sell your badge or law enforcement authority - OR even present the appearance that your badge is for sale. Do we know for a fact that RAC Kriegsman is exchanging his law enforcement authority for training contracts? No, in fairness - we don't. But we can fairly say - that Kriegsman's business ties (or potential ties) - with these agencies - that his FDLE office also investigates - does present an "unfavorable" appearance that there is an unspoken "Quid Pro Quo" understanding. Coupling that "unfavorable" appearance with their (FDLE) "limp dick" Kilpatrick investigation - provides this publication with an honest opportunity to question the integrity of that investigation. While FDLE "concluded" their 2018 investigation stating (see reference - directly above) "this presentation of facts is based on law enforcement interviews, civilian interviews, and collection of documents" - in truth, the FDLE NEVER expanded their investigation beyond the original allegations of "forgery and perjury". We known this to be a fact - because RAC Kriegsman advised former POPD Police Officer Greg Cook of that fact within their June 2021 email exchange. During FDLE Special Agent Deardoff's investigation into the allegations against Kilpatrick - he did in fact interview several witnesses. We invite you to listen to the interviews of POPD's Victim's Advocate Director, Carmen Miller (2018) - and Cathleen White (2019) - and determine for yourself whether Deardoff FULLY investigated ALL of the allegations against Kilpatrick that were presented to him? Testimony Within An August 2018 FDLE Investigation Testimony Within A March 2019 FDLE Investigation We would submit for your consideration that the allegations against Captain Kilpatrick far exceeded mere allegations of "forgery and perjury". We suspect that these additional financial exploitation allegations are the targets of the now on-going DBPD investigation. Some have speculated that the POPD, with the "assistance" of FDLE - are attempting to manipulate these matters beyond the time limits of the criminal statute of limitations. If so - we are left wondering - if law enforcement was responsible in any way, in the concealment of these alleged crimes - how does that affect the application of the statute of limitations? ...stand by to stand by...there is surely more to come of this.............. |
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In April 2016 - Detective David Fouts and his wife Jennifer Fouts was involved in a tragic motorcycle accident that instantly killed Jennifer. News-Journalonline.Com July 13, 2016 Port Orange detective in motorcycle crash out of coma, improving Detective Fouts was left seriously injured - in a coma - and not expected to survive his injuries. At this time - it was discovered that Fouts had not updated the beneficiaries on his departmental life insurance policy. As it stood - Fouts' former spouse was the policy's beneficiary - and not his surviving adult children. |
 David and Jennifer Fouts are pictured on a GoFundMe page established by David Fouts' co-workers within the Port Orange Police Department. Questions regarding the deposition of these GoFundMe funds are incorporated within the allegations against Kilpatrick. |
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Fortunately - Fouts survived his injuries. However, his injuries resulted in physical and mental disabilities that forced his early retirement from the POPD.
According to all available records (including an FDLE investigative report - & Police Chief Grimaldi's October 2, 2018 statement to City Council (see above video) - together with the sworn testimonies from several POPD staff members (click here to review our March 29, 2022 article)) Captain Kilpatrick became the officially assigned liaison between the POPD and the Fouts family. March 29, 2022 Concerns Within The Port Orange Police Department Allegations of Financial Crimes & Missing Public Records (see audio testimonies attached within this earlier article) As stated by Chief Grimaldi (see above video) - one of Kilpatrick's tasks, as the liaison officer, was to facilitate the beneficiary change to Fouts life insurance policy prior to his expected death. As Grimaldi stated - Kilpatrick succeeded in changing the policy's beneficiaries. The obvious "rub" with the beneficiary change - is how does a man in a coma - sign the paperwork necessary to make changes to his life insurance policy? However, additional financial exploitation allegations have been lodged against Kilpatrick - and are apparently being investigated by the Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD). Unfortunately - the DBPD investigation will most probably be impeded by Captain Kilpatrick destruction of public records - and potential evidence - just prior to her October 2021 retirement from the POPD. .... and so goes the local Florida justice system..... VolusiaExposed.Com October 26, 2021 The Absurdity Of Police Internal Affairs Law Enforcement Agencies Can NOT Be Trusted To Self-Investigate |