Hundley, Tina 

From: Quinlan, Thomas 

Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 4:06 PM 

To: Shaw, Karl; Clinger, Scott; Geis, Lawrence; Curmode, Suzanne; Hundley, Tina 

Subject: Fwd: Red Carpet Inn 

Attachments: RCI - Judgment Entry & Decision.pdf; ATT00001.htm 

I concur. A complete victory and largely due to your efforts. Well done. Thank you. 

Tina. Please prepare a manners email for the three listed officers. Thank you. 

Sent from my iPhone 

Begin forwarded message: 

From: "Curmode, Suzanne" <SCurrnodctii)columhuspolice.org> 

To: "Quinlan, Thomas" <TQuinlatigeolumbuspolice.org> 

Subject: FW: Red Carpet Inn 

Info Chief.... 

From: Sperla77 William A. [mailto:WASperlazza@columhus.gov) 

Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 10:06 AM 

To: Curmode, Suzanne; Lang, Mark e c. C 0 

Cc: Kemmerling, Ronald; Bartholow, Scott; Shaw, Karl; Clinger, Scott; Geis, Lawrence; 

Baumann, Andy J.; Snyder, Jennifer; KEN JOHNSON #29873 (KJOHNSONQcom.state.oh.us) 

Subject: Red Carpet Inn 

Commander Curmode 

Commander Lang 

Attached is the Judge's decision on the Red Carpet Inn case. The property was declared a nuisance, and all parties were found to have maintained a nuisance. 

The building will remain boarded -up until May 27th of 2015. 

A complete victory. 

This ruling is a direct result of the great work done by Det. Shaw and CLOs Clinger and Geis. 

Please contact me if you have any questions. 

Thank you. 

-Bill Sp. 

William A. Sperlazza 

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PLAINTIFF'S 

EXHIBIT 

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Assistant City Attorney / Zone 1 Columbus City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer, Jr.'s Office 

375 South High Street, 7th Floor 

Columbus, OH 43215-4530 

ph: (614)-645-7479 

fx: (614)-645-8902 

wasperlazzae.columbus.novenai1to:wasperlazza4columbus.wv> 

www.columbuscityanornev.orglittp://www.colurnbuscitvattomey.org> 

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On June 12, 2013, the culmination of over a year and a half's work by Officer 

Karl Shaw, Officer Lawrence Geis, Officer Scott Clinger, Officer Eric Cornett, and 

Assistant City Attorney William Sperlazza resulted in the court -ordered closure 

of the Columbus Inn & Suites located on Zumstein Drive. The officers worked 

meticulously to document all of the criminal activity occurring and the individuals involved, secured and executed warrants, and seized drugs and firearms from 

within rooms. Mr. Sperlazza worked with the officers to advise them on how 

best to proceed to shut down the hotel using the nuisance abatement code and 

prepare for trial. 

The officers and Mr. Sperlazza also helped the innocent residents who were 

displaced from the location tofind alternativelodging and retrieve their belongings. 

Officer Karl Shaw is awarded a Special Commendation for his diligence and 

dedication that resulted in the successful closure of a problem hotel. His actions 

reflect positively on him and the Columbus Division of Police. 

............................... . 

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DIVISION OF POLICE 

Intra -Divisional 

September 26, 2013 

TO: Officer Karl Shaw #1673 

SRB, Enforcement North 

FROM: Deputy Chief Thomas Quinlan #5009 f ,02 

Awards Committee Chairperson r SUBJECT: 2013 Awards Presentation Ceremony 

On September 24, 2013, Commander Schrader's letter nominating you for a 

Division award was presented to the Awards Committee. Upon review, the 

committee voted to award you a Special Commendation. The Committee wishes 

to congratulate you on your achievement. 

The formal ceremony will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, Novemberl, 2013, at 2:00pm 

in the James G. Jackson Columbus Police Academy auditorium at 1000 N. Hague 

Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43204. Plan to arrive by 1:30pm and you'll be directed 

to a classroom for instructions. Dress will be the long-sleeved uniform shirt and 

tie. Your family and friends are welcome to attend. 

You must call (ext. 5-4932) or e-mail Officer Teresa Bowling in the Research & 

Development Unit by October 29, 2013 to confirm attendance. 

TQ/tjb 

xc: Personnel File 

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COLUMBUS DIVISION OF POLICE....ROUTING SHEET FOR CORRESPONDENCE 

SUBJECT: Awards Recommendation 

ORIGINATOR: Cmdr. Joseph A. Schrader #5011 ASSIGNMENT Patrol Zone 1 DATE: 6/13/2013 

FORWARD TO: Acting DIC Joseph Schrader ASSIGNMENT Patrol North 

REMARKS: Recommend Approval 

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FORWARD TO: Awards Committee 

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COLUMBUS DIVISION OF POLICE....ROUTING SHEET FOR CORRESPONDENCE 

SUBJECT: Award Recommendations 

ORIGINATOR. Commander Joseph A. Schrader #5011 ASSIGNMENT Patrol Zone 1 DATE: 6/13/2013 

FORWARD TO: Acting Deputy Chief Suzanne Curmode #5020 ASSIGNMENT Patrol North 

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FINAL DISPOSITION: 

ORIGINATING PERSON ADVISED BY: N., /,4, r,orFiEovIA. ,JA "E CDIDVD (t? ) ATTACHMENTS A-10 (02/09) 

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Award Recommendation 

City of Columbus Division of Police 

NAME OF NOMINEE(S) RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD BADGE RANK ASSIGNMENT 

Karl D. Shaw A 1673 PO SRB 

Lawrence E. Geis (;) 1510 PO SRB 

Scott B. Clinger v 494 PO SRB 

INCIDENT DATE INCIDENT TIME INCIDENT LOCATION 

6/12/13 12:00 p.m. 6121 Zumstein Drive Columbus Ohio 

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF WITNESSES 

Eric C. Cornett #1563, PO, SRB V 14, 

William Sperlazza, Assistant City Attorñey, 375 S. High Street 7th floor. Columbus Ohio 43215 Phone(614)-645-7479 

TYPE OF AWARD REQUESTED 

Medal of Valor D Purple Heart 

Silver Cross D Medal of Merit 

Distinguished Service Blue Star 

IS Special Commendation 

Commendation (Citizen) 

IJ Meritorious Public Service 

O Safe Driving (This officer has no chargeable accidents during the listed dates and should be issued the following award.) 13t Award (3 year) / / to / / (Eligiblity begins upon graduation from the Training Academy.) 

2'd Award (5 year) / / to f 1 (Two additional, consecutive years of accident -free driving after receiving 151 award.) and + Award (5 year) / / to I / 

) NARRATIVE 

Please give a brief, but detailed, description of the incident for which you are nominating the individual(s). include any 

injuries, suspect/victim information, court case numbers, and any fire or other reports associated with the incident. 

On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 the Columbus Inn and Suites (CI&S) located at 6121 Zumstein Drive was 

closed by court order after a year and a half of work by Officer's Shaw, Cornett, Geis and Clinger. Columbus 

Police had been dispatched to this hotel 497 times between January 1, 2012 and March 19, 2013. The above 

mentioned officers worked closely with Columbus City Attorney William Sperlazza in getting this court order 

to shut the motel down. 

Officer's Geis and Clinger provided the City Attorney with all the documentation needed for the court and 

made all the arrangements as well as going with the Fire Marshall's, Code Enforcement and Health Inspectors 

when they would come out to Columbus Inn and Suites to do their inspections. Officer's Geis and Clinger took 

the steps to set up the initial meeting with Mr. Sperlazza and SRB Enforcement Detectives Shaw and Cornett 

to discuss how to best proceed to shut down this problem location using the nuisance abatement code. 

Officer's Geis and Clinger would then act as a liaison between all the parties while this investigation was going 

on and also testified at the trial. 

Between Feb 21 2013 and May 30 2013 Detectives Shaw and Cornett went to the CI&S at least 12 times. 9 of 

these resulted in direct buys of crack cocaine or heroin from within a room at the CI&S. 3 of these were 

instances where Det. Shaw and Cornett had obtained warrants and executed them. The buys were extremely 

valuable to the case because (a) they came from inside rooms, not curtilage, (b) Det. Shaw was able to place 

himself in a hallway so as to observe some of the transactions. The warrant entries were valuable as well. On 

the first entry Detectives Shaw and Cornett seized a large amount of heroin as well as firearms --the occupants 

were also associated with specific gangs, which played well in court. The warrants were also valuable because 

they served as further proof of notice to the owner of what was going on at the hotel; twice a copy of the 

warrant was left with the owner himself, which really strengthens an important "notice" element of our case. 

Detectives Shaw and Cornett was also involved with the Human Trafficking Taskforce that resulted in the May 

12 2012 arrest of 4 individuals for, among other things, Trafficking in Persons, at the CI&S. 

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Detectives Shaw and Cornett also went above and beyond by meeting with Mr. Sperlazza, County prosecutors, 

potential lay witnesses around Franklin County and beyond, and with various investigators within CPD; 

including obtaining phone records and gang affiliation information. Detectives Shaw and Cornett were also 

! great with the innocent "residents" who were displaced on the date when CI&S was closed down. Polite, 

professional, took names and contact info of people who were being screwed over by the owner by (a) not 

refunding those who were paid up through the month, and (b) not putting them up in his other crappy hotel 

next door that was nearly empty. 

Then, a few people came to the hotel later in the day that had been at work all day and come "home" to find all 

of their belongings locked up. City Attorney Sperlazza arranged for board up crew to come out the next 

morning at 9AM to allow them to gather their belongings; Det Shaw goes out to meet them today at 9AM to 

escort them into the building, make sure everything is OK and safe. Detective Shaw updated Mr. Sperlazza via 

text all morning. 

It is with great privilege to nominate Officer's Shaw, Cornett, Geis and Clinger for the Special Commendation 

Medal and Ribbon. The Officers all showed great perseverance, compassion and professionalism in 

accomplishing this mission. I further nominate City Attorney William Sperlazza for the Meritorious Public 

Service Award for his dedication and perserverance in shutting down this problem hotel. 

D NARRATION CONTINUED ON OTHER SIDE. 

SIGNATURE OF RSON MAKING RECOM ENDATION BADGEJIBM ASSIGNMENT DATE 

0,7131 . 6'.15011 Commander Patrol Zone 1 6/13/13 

A15Awaid Recommendation (Rev. 06!08} 

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Hotel Closure Has Improved North Side 

Neighborhood, Residents Say 

Posted: Jun 24, 2013 9:31 AM EDT 

Updated: Jun 24, 2013 9:33 AM EDT 

By: Mike Bowersock - email 

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Inn and Suites near state Route 161 and Interstate 71 

was closed by the city about a week ago. 

In just that short period of time, nearby residents say there is an obvious improvement. 

Kelvin Walls, the president of the Northland Park Estates Civic Association. He says he lives a few miles from the hotel and says its closing led to changes almost immediately. 

"Big difference," said Walls. "Noise level, traffic, the police runs, I have a friend of mine who 

also is on the police force and he kind of keeps me informed with the precinct we are in and 

we're in 18, and it definitely makes a big difference in this precinct." 

The hotel had been a problem for the area for years, they had tried to get it shut down for 

years, and now, in a matter of ten days, the problems from the hotel seem to be going away. 

Neighbors say what happened in the hotel affected the surrounding area. 

"Drugs, prostitution, all kinds of different things go on, people actually live in there, short term 

stay or long term stay, there was all kinds of activities going on in there," said Walls. 

Police officers say there were runs to the vacant hotel daily. 

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