More discipline for cops in FIU case

Heads are continuing to roll over a stalled Internal Affairs investigation into a former Philadelphia police officer who allegedly stole automatic weapon parts from the department.

Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey on Friday transferred Inspector Jeanette Dooley out of Internal Affairs, and acknowledged tonight that disciplinary actions will soon be taken against Internal Affairs Lt. Leonard Logan and his former supervisor, Capt. David Harte.

Logan was assigned to an Internal Affairs investigation into Officer Anthony Magsam, who allegedly stole automatic weapon parts in 2009 from the Firearms Identification Unit, where he worked.

Numerous police sources have told the Daily News that Magsam — whose mother, police Sgt. Barbara Feeney, is married to retired Chief Inspector Michael Feeney — confessed to the theft, and was transferred from the FIU without being disciplined.

The People's Paper first reported in August that the Internal Affairs investigation of the incident had apparently stalled, more than a year after anonymous tipsters spoke up about the incident.
Magsam resigned last month, a few days before Ramsey planned to fire him from the force.

An FBI investigation was launched — at Ramsey's request — to determine if Magsam violated any federal gun laws. The investigation is ongoing.

The commissioner last month also suspended the FIU's former commander, Lt. Vincent Testa, for 30 days, and permanently transferred him from the unit.
Ramsey suspended the unit's other supervisor, Sgt. Andrew Little, for five days. Both were cited for neglect of duty and failure to supervise for not reporting the alleged theft.

Ramsey said yesterday that he unsure which infractions Logan, Harte and Dooley would be cited for.
A law enforcement source familiar with the case said Logan might face a suspension for failing to conduct an investigation, while Harte and Dooley could be cited for failing to supervise.

"There's a lot of people who didn't move this [case] along. I need to know why," Ramsey said.
"This really takes away the credibility of our ability to investigate these things quickly . . . there has to be some accountability."

Read more in Tuesday's Daily News.