18 dollars isn't much compared to what Malvern Pd will soon be paying him. Just be patient officer douglas, the citizens of malvern are behind you!

They should be ashamed of themselves for making an issue of this....If i were Lloyd Douglas i would pack up and leave them high and dry

I'm sorry, but I laughed out loud when I read $18.49. More time and money was wasted complaining, going to court, and writing about this case than what is was worth. So this is the way we resolve issues now? Great example for the community (sarcasm intended).

I remember when this Sgt Douglas perjured himself in Judge Blackburn’s court back in the 80’s. He made a deal with the D.A.’s Office so he would not get prosecuted.

Sgt Douglas gave me his baseball card at the Malvern Public Safety Day this year. He said he didn't receive them. WOW another lie from Sgt Douglas!!! He's a NICE GUY who lies. Image that.

Jysnithh can you please identify yourself? You have made some pretty harsh accusations and I would love to see proof. Furthermore, how did Douglas give you a card at the public safety day when he was not even present at the event? If you need further proof contact Malvern Pd and ask to see the staff for that event. Seems as though you're accusations are nothing more than emotion filled opinions. Please save us all the time and energy and get a life.

Jysnithh please reread the comment above. Furthermore please stop with the false accusations because it is getting old. If you would like to testify on behalf of your accusations and prove the validity of them then we would be willing to listen. Officer Douglas was not, I will repeat..WAS NOT at the public safety day. Therefore it is impossible that you conversed with him and received his card. But please I would love to see the card he gave you, because I am 100% sure Officer Douglas' most recent card was from the 90s. So please spare us all and either identify yourself and provide proof, or keep fueling Douglas' fire. Remember defamation of character is a crime, and you would be sorry to keep going at the rate you are. Because if this was a court room you would have just perjured YOURSELF.

I don't really in care who bought the baseball cards - my kids LOVE them. Keep buying them!

jysnithh STOP saying the same thing in every article. We are tired of hearing your lies. Check the year on the baseball card and let me know if was this year's or a previous year's card because he could have been giving out old ones.

Officer MacNamee got the ticket and asked Sgt Douglas to pay for the ticket which he did. The badge holder does not belong to Sgt Douglas, if and when he leaves the boro it will have to be returned along with his star, etc. Also, these officers have to put $50 a month into this fund, so remember that. The issue of the cards seems to be lost to those who are critics of Sgt Douglas. MacNamee never paid for the cards and Sgt Douglas did pay for them and still has not received them. Why don't you critics of Sgt Douglas just continue to ignore the fact that he's been with Malvern for 26 yrs now, longer than ANYONE else, and that he's really a decent cop and person. It seems no good deed goes unpunished and this nonsense is making the boro look bad. Why don't the three officers make themselves look really good by handcuffing Sgt Douglas to the bumper of the SUV and drag him up and down King St. Why doesn't Maglone pay attention, some Mayor, and Sandra Kelly who happens to hold NO DEGREE of any kind and yet she holds which position? Most Boro or township managers hold degrees. Sandra Kelly fell into the position she is in because she was McGuigan's secty. Its OK to have a boob for a mayor and now 3 cops who are going against a superior officer who has two degrees, one a masters degree in communication from W.Chester U, while the chief sits on his kiester and has been paid over a million dollars by the boro in his ten years in Malvern.

Sgt Lloyd Douglas’ Attorney, Thomas Bergstrom, is the man representing the Philadelphia priest in the sex scandal. Sgt Douglas operates like one of those criminal priest; he manipulates, gains peoples trust and then takes advantage of them. Just like the priests, it takes just one unethical person to hurt the reputation of the rest of the profession.

Jayson, you are right we are forgetting this is a crime. He is supposed to be the one preventing the crimes, but since the DA's office does not want to go through with anything against a cop they look the other way. SCARY.
I wish I could load a photo, I have one of his cards as well (2010 date on it) one was even hanging up in the Wawa community board for quite sometime. I bet if you ask any of the other officer they would be able to give you his card as well. Think about it, when was the last time you paid for something and did not get it.... Makes no sense.

Cathy, I slightly agree with you... I do not think the attacks on the mayor and borough manager are called for but where are they in this issue? Where is the council? There are some very scary allegations in the department right now (referring to previous articles) and a blind eye seems to be getting turned.I do find it odd that the Sgt has 25 years of service then the next officer has 10. What happened to everyone in between? Maybe it is the fact that there have been 40 to 50 officers through the department in the last 10 or so years. I guess they could not cut it as cops in Malvern but are now lieutenants, sergeants and very successful officers in other departments. I can not imagine the 40 officers that moved on are the problem here....

The comments above seem more emotional than sensible. Now, not only does the police department come across as dysfunctional, but now so does the community. I can only hope that those reading these comments do not judge us all. I think you've wasted more than $200 in your time and effort to argue your points above. Does anyone have any solutions to move forward?

I have been closely monitoring the posted comments over the last several days so I decided to do some informal investigating myself. I live in Malvern Borough. I asked five police officers from surrounding departments about the Malvern police officers and Sgt Douglas. Each officer I spoke with was at different times and at different places. Not one of the those five officers I spoke with had a kind word to say about Sgt Douglas. Each officer said they have know Sgt Douglas for over ten years and each one surprisingly said the same word, " SNEAK". I found that very interesting. As far as the other officers who work at Malvern, their comments were all consistent. They all feel bad for them because they are very good officers who care about the people in town. The officers have families and cannot just pack up and leave Malvern. They are stuck to deal with a sneak. Now I asked two Malvern Police Officers about Sgt Douglas. Both said they do not wish to comment on him. Although both the Malvern Police officers did not comment on Sgt Douglas I could sense they did not particularly care for him.

Why hasn't the Daily Local Newspaper picked up on this story. The fact that Sgt Douglas’ Attorney, Thomas Bergstrom, is the man representing the Philadelphia priest in the sex scandal is newsworthy.

Is the Patch going to report when Sgt Douglas repays the officers he stole from? Why is this Sgt still working the streets. Now that Sgt Douglas has been convicted, our elected public officials (who swore to uphold public safety) need to take action against this crook!!!

To the people who stand behing Douglas and feel they know the whole story about him and think he is so great, I will ask you to do this. Go speak to any police officer you see from any of the departments that neighbor his. Ask them about him. These are them men and women that have worked along side of him for the past 25 years. Maybe after you do that, you will understand. He is not what he appears.

I've been following these comments and biting my tongue. Honestly, life is not fair. We've all had bad bosses, and I am not saying he is or isn't one, but either way these officers have to continue to work with him. I can only hope that they don't have a high school-like professional demeanor, as demonstrated in some of these comments, and will NOT comment if approached by the public and asked to comment on a colleague. That's called gossiping and it's not a solution or representing our community well. Maybe the Sgt isn't the greatest, again that it is not for me to decide, but this public slander makes the entire department look bad. Take the high road people, please.

Kristin, there is a difference between a bad boss that we all have worked for and a bad cop. A bad boss can fire you, give you a hard time or not give you that bonus you deserved… A bad cop may steal from you, lie about you and get you put in prison (or fined a lot of money) because of what he said, big difference. You also have the choice the leave the job with the bad boss. When the cops stop you and it is the bad cop and he puts you in jail because of lying about what happened, planting something or just making it up… Guess what you are out of luck.
How many times do we read about these rogues in other places and just say WOW how could that have been allowed or go figure yet another bunch of bad cops.. It amazes me that you feel the officer’s and the people of Malvern should just suck it up and deal with it. I guess it was not your money taken and you’ve never been stopped, had your kid or your spouse stopped by this guy. This scares me; imagine 2 am you get stopped by this guy. If he is willing to do all these other things (and some of them to his OWN MEN) what else would he do? Just think, in the end it would be your word against the cop with 25 years and all these people saying how great he is… And a $500 an hour attorney to defend him. I think if I did ask the police officers they would not say anything to be smart, besides they do not need to. His reputation around here seems to speak all on its own.

I am not saying "suck it up," but (as suggested above) I am advising against approaching on duty police officers and bothering them with questions about Douglas. I don't think gossiping to community members is part of their job description and suggesting that we attempt to engage them in such an activity is absurd. Let them do their job. I have a lot of respect for these officers and could never imagine trying to pry information about a "sneak" from them while on duty or even off. It's unprofessional and I doubt they would even comment. Bashing Douglas on public websites is not a solution. What positive change can the public actually encourage in this case? Let's talk about that.

People are just realizing now that Lloyd's a crook? People in town have know that for years. He seems nice, but he's definitely NOT! The difference between a crook and a criminal is that a criminal gets caught and a crook gets away with it for a while. Ask around people about your wonderful friend Lloyd. You'll be surprised.

Sgt Douglas was at the 2011 Fire Public Safety Event. The borough secretary for the Police Dept and he were at the police table. He gave my son a 2010 card with a picture of him and a card for 3 other Malvern officers.

It's amazing that Sgt Lloyd said under oath that he did not receive the baseball cards. Once again, another cop that lies; imagine that? He obviously has no problem lying on the stand. It's disheartening to know that the Malvern public officials are allowing this Sgt Lloyd to still work, still carry a gun and still arrest people. Good luck getting reelected!! I would hate to be arrested by this guy. Who knows what lies he would make up to prosecute me.

Where is the Mayor in all of this? If it's true that Sgt Douglas is still working the streets after this judgement against him, why hasn't the Chief or Mayor suspended him? Where's the outrage from the Mayor, Chief or Boro Council? It was a fair and impartial hearing in which a judgement was ordered. I guess it's ok to steal in Malvern if Sgt Douglas is allowed too.

I have so much respect for the Malvern Police Officers. This one bad apple, Sgt Douglas, is making the entire department look bad. As a taxpayer and citizen of Malvern Borough, I'm extremely disappointed that Sgt Douglas is still on the payroll and on duty. Mayor Jerry McGlone has a track record of being UNABLE to make a decision.

Since Donald Trump withdrew his bid for the presidency, maybe he can run for mayor of Malvern. Donald Trump has no problem saying, "YOU'RE FIRED!!"

I remember back in the 1990's when Sgt Lloyd Douglas was under investigation by the District Attorney's Office for a Pyramid Scheme (AKA Ponzi Scheme) he was running. He and a few other (now retired) officers were involved. It seems Sgt Douglas is up to his old tricks again. First stealing from the public, now his own officers.

Pete, can the Patch look into some of the allegations that the DAs office has handled over the years involving Sgt Douglas? Can Patch pressure the borough officials for information about why Douglas is still working while these allegations are being dealt with?

I was shocked to see Sgt Douglas on duty tonight after I voted. It's really hard for me to understand why this "Friendly Crook" is still working as a cop!! I cannot believe the new chief hasn't brought him in front of the civil service commission to answer for his criminal acts. It goes to show how weak our elect boro officials are.

Why hasn't Mayor McGlone brought this Sgt. Douglas up on charges to be brought in front of the civil service commission? Any reasonable member of the commission, after reviewing the facts and hearing testimony, would realize that Sgt. Douglas has violated his sworn oath. I agree with RHoney; Mayor McGlone is weak!! I really have a hard time understanding why this Sgt is still working the streets.

The reason Sgt. Douglas is still there is because he is a good cop and there was no merit to the accusations. End of Story. If there was a problem he would be gone by now.

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