Harvey Ayers, FDLE Global report: NO MORAL CHARACTER.

Code Enforcement Officers are an important part of our local government.

UNTIL THEY ABUSE THEIR AUTHORITY

AND VIOLATE THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS…

In light of recently discovered complaints regarding the behavior and abuses of Harvey Ayers, an investigation ensued which has shockingly revealed the following history from public records we obtained:

• Accused of Rapet! Sex while on duty in uniform, etc. etc. Read on. 
• FDLE - Florida Department of Law Enforcement Global Profile Report states about Harvey Ayers: Fired for violating agency policy, “NO MORAL CHARACTER”. 
• In 2/8/96 Harvey Ayers Pleaded Guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident with damage. From 1998 until 2003 Harvey Ayers was a sworn Desoto County Sheriff’s Deputy. Public Records obtained from that agency revealed:

• Harvey Ayers was reprimanded and ultimately suspended for losing his police issued .45 caliber firearm; while Ayers was on duty.
• Harvey Ayers was investigated for the shooting death of a citizen and was later sued for wrongful death. 
• Harvey Ayers was accused of police brutality. Harvey Ayers was disciplined for causing boldly harm to a citizen due to his negligence and carelessness. Harvey Ayers resigned from Desoto County Sheriff’s Office on April 04, 2003.

Harvey Ayers while on duty, allowed prisoner to escape due to his negligence, placing the community in danger. Harvey Ayers; while laughing in the presence of witnesses, referred to a young mentally challenged boy as a “RETARD”, then attempted to defend and diminish his behavior. 

Harvey Ayers abused his authority by intimidating and coercing a citizen into destroying property that was not illegal. 

Harvey Ayers intimidated a disabled veteran into allowing Ayers to perform an illegal search where no evidence that a crime had ever been committed. 

Harvey Ayers was reprimanded for watching pornographic videos with a female co-worker, while on duty in a police cruiser.

Harvey Ayers conducted an illegal search and seizure resulting in the State Attorney’s Office dropping drug charges on a suspect. 

Harvey Ayers illegally frisked a female civilian driver without her consent. 

Harvey Ayers mishandled seized narcotics.

Harvey Ayers was investigated for illegal search and seizure and harassment of an African American female.

Harvey Ayers was required to attend a mandatory course in Bias and Base Profiling.

In August 2012,after many lengthy investigations of Harvey Ayers by  Punta Gorda Chief of Police Albert Arenal fired Harvey Ayers after a lengthy investigation into Ayer’s misconduct; including lying and being untruthful, which attracted local media attention:

Fox Channel 4 News, NBC News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Englewood Sun.

Harvey Ayers was sued on at least 5 occasions in Federal and State Courts for violations of citizen’s civil rights:

• Charles Lee Thomas v. Punta Gorda, Harvey Ayers (False Arrest without probable cause). 
• Anton Rashad Blandin vs. Charlotte County, Harvey Ayers (Police Brutality).
• Scott Weinerth vs. Harvey Ayers, City of Punta Gorda (False Arrest).

• Vierginia Artubel vs. Colonial Bank Group (Unlawful search and seizure, perjury, malicious prosecution). 

• Joshual L. Neal vs. Punta Gorda Police Department/Harvey Ayers, (Indifference to Police Brutality).

Unbelievably, Harvey Ayers then brought his abusive, reckless, untruthful, harassing, bullying and intimidating tactics to Sarasota County, where he was hired as a code enforcement officer. Public records obtained from Sarasota County employment record reveal the following: 

Harvey Ayers purposefully mislead relevant information pertinent to his termination from the City of Punta Gorda Police Department on his Sarasota County application for employment. Contained in this packet and also his employment file. 

Sarasota County employment records indicate that officials obtained records from the Punta Gorda Police Department, thus, were aware of his sordid and dishonest history from public records they obtained, yet still hired Harvey Ayers from a pool of 8 candidates, even after they were fully aware of his lying and poor character. 

• Harvey Ayers upon being hired by Sarasota County, was required to sign the Ethics/Oath stating he would be truthful in his capacity with Sarasota County.
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• Harvey Ayers violated his ethical agreement as a Sarasota County employee: On December 15, 2017 at an Administrative Hearing in front of a Special Magistrate, Harvey Ayers lied and committed the crime of Perjury twice while under oath. 

This story goes on and on and this is only the beginning, stay tuned.