Update on the Palin family drunken brawl.

So as all of you are undoubtedly aware tomorrow will make it exactly one month since the Throwdown at the Hoedown, and no official police report has materialized.

Early yesterday I reached out to APD spokesperson Jennifer Castro again.

I was fairly aggressive in my e-mail essentially saying that at this point it was starting to appear to those outside the state, that the municipality was not being forthright, and that there were concerns that the Palins were exerting undue influence on the proceedings.

In response I received this e-mail: 

Perhaps it would be beneficial for you to reach out to the Municipal Prosecutor’s Office to get a better understanding of how a case review works. While a few weeks may seem like a long time to you, you must consider that this case has gone in the stack with many others that are being reviewed and it will be conducted under all legal parameters and processes in place. The biggest priority in this matter is to ensure a thorough and fair review of an incident to determine whether any criminal action has occurred. It may also be beneficial for you to review our municipal public records request laws, especially 3.90.040 in regard to exemptions for particular records for law enforcement purposes. The release of the reports regarding this incident is dependent upon the decision that the Municipal Prosecutor’s office makes and it is not my call to say when that will happen. 

Thank you and have a good day, 

Jennifer Castro

Like I said I was somewhat aggressive in my e-mail. 

I looked up amendment 3.90.040, and it does not really seem to apply to this situation. Or if it does I do not see how. Perhaps there is a legal eagle among you who can explain why I am wrong about that.

I took Castro's suggestion and reached out to the Municipal Prosecutor's office.

I was given the name Seneca Theno, with whom I left two voice messages and an e-mail.

So far I have not heard back. And that is where we are today.

As of now the APD really has nothing more to contribute concerning the investigation or the timing of the report. That is all in the hands of the prosecutor's office.

I urge you NOT to flood this office with requests at this time, as I feel that will be counter productive at this time.

I do not want to get conspiratorial at this time, but I would be negligent if I did not remind you that the Municipal Prosecutor answers to the Mayor (As you can see from this chart.). And it just so happens that our very ambitious Republican Mayor is indebted to a certain failed reality show star.

Not only that any investigation that damages Palin's reputation further might also produce fodder that can be sued against Palin's appointed replacement, with whom Sullivan is currently sharing a ticket.

Like I said there is no evidence that any of this should be a concern, I am simply noting that these connections do exist.

Now it seems almost inconceivable that a report that was announced to the media would not be forthcoming, or that it could be delayed all the way until after the November election. However I live in Alaska where it seems the inconceivable is almost a daily occurrence.

As for what this means for me, it simply changes my focus.

I had put a few of my other stories on the back burner waiting for this report to drop. So now that there exists this gray area I will simply proceed as if it is no longer relevant.

If it comes out soon I will incorporate it into what I am working on, but if it does not it ultimately will not matter that much. Actually what it will do is serve as yet another example of how the Palins can do truly horrible and disruptive things, and simply walk away as if nothing happened.

Of course this time they really are not going to get away unscathed. And in fact these most recent activities have been instrumental in helping me to locate a number of sources who are fairly determined that ultimately she will not get away with anything.