The Infamous Ex-Chief

I’m Scott Gardner. Former cop. Former homicide detective. Former chief of police. This account is about government accountability, pro-cop, not pro-corruption, and following the record wherever it leads. I’ve lived on both sides of the courtroom. Facts don’t change.

Hiram Township just issued a 90-day termination of its Fire & EMS contract. After shutdowns, resignations, and internal issues… I understand why. But residents deserve the real story behind it. If you know what happened in Hiram — now’s the time.#HiramOhio #PublicSafety #Accountability #TheInfamousExChief

Mantua residents have been raising concerns for weeks. I waited for receipts. Now I’ve got them. All after we were told removing Chief Urso would fix things. Watch. #Mantua #Ohio #PoliceAccountability #TheInfamousExChief

Happy Sláinte. While everyone was out doing kegs and eggs, I was recording a powerful interview with Rob Rosen. We’re discussing his upcoming book Crimes of Omission, media narratives, and what gets left out. Teaser below. Full drop coming soon. #TheInfamousExChief #ProCopNotProCorruption

New interview coming to The Infamous Ex-Chief. Next week I sit down with Emmy-winning investigative journalist @RobRosen14 to discuss his new book Crimes of Omission and the role media narratives played in major policing stories over the last decade. Full interview dropping soon. Be loud. Be heard. Shake the system until the truth falls out. #TheInfamousExChief #ProCopNotProCorruption

Next week on The Infamous Ex-Chief I’m sitting down with Emmy-winning journalist @RobRosen14, creator of Reasonable Doubt. Topic: media “crimes of omission.” From Trayvon Martin to George Floyd. What details were left out that shaped the narrative? Recording Tuesday. Episode dropping soon. Pre-order Crimes of Omission: a.co/d/0am2D67V #TheInfamousExChief #ProCopNotProCorruption

North Royalton is using “prosecutorial discretion” to justify altering a police report. That’s not what it means. I’m going bodycam + report + law director letter line by line—because when you see all three together, the argument collapses. If nothing improper happened, why fight the Sundance audit log in court?

@tonyviola Tony Viola is raising serious questions about the Dawn Pasela case and I agree with him. Here’s why Parma needs to answer.

North Royalton said this OVI stop and search were improper. Now the police union’s attorney is pushing back. Meanwhile the city is fighting my lawsuit to keep the police report audit log secret. Quick breakdown.

Hiram, OH suspended local Fire & EMS. That’s not “drama,” that’s public safety. Mutual aid isn’t a replacement plan, and students at Hiram College were messaging asking if they even had a fire dept. Services may be back—fine. But the village still owes answers. Watch: youtu.be/8mKn0Q2bVfc #HiramOhio #PublicSafety #Accountability

Fire station suspended. Cruisers blocking the bay doors. Who exactly were we stopping? Explain it. #Hiram #Ohio #Accountability

PRO COP. NOT PRO CORRUPTION. This is the balance. Support the officers doing it right. Hold accountable the ones who aren't. Celebrate integrity. Expose misconduct. That's the mission. That's Tentacle Nation. #ProCopNotProCorruption #TheInfamousExChief

Bryon Macron. The case that started it all. The origin of Tentacle Nation. Why we investigate. Why we push. Why we won't stop. #BryonMacron #TheOrigin #TentacleNation

Hiram Fire/EMS update: According to an internal email from Mayor Anne Haynam, the Village will shut down Fire/EMS services at 11:59 PM on March 1 and remain closed until an interim chief is named. Mutual aid is being sought from Garrettsville Fire and Community EMS. Have residents been formally notified? What does “shut down” mean operationally? This escalated quickly. Transparency over silence. #Hiram #PortageCounty #Ohio #FireEMS #LocalGovernment #PublicSafety #Accountability #TheInfamousExChief

You have information. You know something doesn't add up. You've seen corruption. Misconduct. A cover-up. Submit your tip. Confidential. Anonymous. We investigate. Your information matters. The truth matters. theinfamousexchief.com

This is what investigation looks like: Case files. Public records. Timelines. Cross-references. Interviews. Documentation. No shortcuts. No narrative. Just evidence. This is how we shake the system until the truth falls out. #TheInfamousExChief #InvestigativeJournalism

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Ohio voters passed Issue 2. Then Columbus reshaped it with SB 56. You can debate marijuana all day—but the bigger issue is accountability: if lawmakers can “fix” citizen initiatives after the fact, are we voting on laws… or drafts? youtu.be/yYPtDUW_VIs

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So who holds judges and prosecutors accountable?

RED FLAGS OF SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION: ✓ Premature narrative lock-in ✓ Selective rigor in investigations ✓ Omissions & ignored contradictions ✓ Lack of supervisory pushback ✓ Procedural deviations ✓ Resistance to review If you see these patterns, you're watching corruption hide. Learn to recognize it. Call it out. #ProCopNotProCorruption