Another Springfield Police Department
detective has been put on paid administrative leave. Detective Jim
Graham, who had been transferred from SPD’s “major
case” unit to general investigations on Oct. 4, surrendered
his badge and gun Jan. 17. Chief Don Kliment declined to comment, citing
SPD’s policy of not discussing personnel matters. However,
SPD spokesman Sgt. Kevin Keen confirmed that Graham is on
administrative leave. Graham’s longtime partner, Detective
Paul Carpenter, has been on administrative leave since Oct. 4. At
the same time, Graham was transferred from what was then called the
major case unit — handling homicides, aggravated batteries and other
serious crimes — to general investigations. Both Carpenter and Graham are said to be the
subject of an Illinois State Police investigation prompted by
allegations made by former SPD Sgt. Ron Vose. Earlier this month,
Vose resigned unexpectedly, citing a fear of retaliation [see
“Veteran cop quits” Jan. 5]. Vose had previously supervised SPD’s
narcotics unit, which frequently worked with major case detectives.
In the months prior to his resignation, Vose had been transferred
to street patrol.
This article appears in Jan 19-25, 2006.
