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Latest Articles: Watching The Cops
Video emerges in fatal shooting of man who allegedly attacked off-duty NY cop
Post Date: 2016-07-06 19:25:23 by GrandIsland
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Officials declined to release the video, and Bill Bratton said it was "much too early" to say whether shooting was justified NEW YORK — A security videotape shows an unarmed motorist exiting his car at a stoplight and leaning into the vehicle of an off-duty officer before the officer shot and killed him in a road-rage incident, a law enforcement official who viewed it said Tuesday. The video has emerged as key evidence in a review by the New York Police Department and the state attorney general's office into the shooting of Delrawn Small early Monday Officer Wayne Issacs was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, police said. ...
Man commits murder after removing prosthetic leg with ankle GPS
Post Date: 2016-06-22 20:52:56 by cranky
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Instead of cutting off or removing the bracelet, however, which would have alerted authorities, police said Quincy Green found a new way to dupe the tracker - he took off his leg. A review is underway at the District’s Pre-Trial Services agency after a GPS monitoring device was incorrectly placed on a man’s prosthetic leg. That man, 34-year-old Quincy Green, took off his leg and committed a murder. Dana Hamilton was shot to death on Southern Avenue last month and police had no suspects for six days until someone dropped a dime on Green. He was fitted with the GPS device after he had been arrested for carrying a pistol without a license. After receiving the tip on Green, ...
3 ways to prepare for psychological realities of violent encounters
Post Date: 2016-06-01 21:20:14 by GrandIsland
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What few instructors teach is the psychological gap between the theory and practice of training and the jarring, disorienting reality of a violent encounter May 25, 2016 Amid the current debate over recent and highly publicized police uses of force (UOF), law enforcement agencies policies, practices, and training related to the “how and when” of force are beginning to come under scrutiny. This is a natural and necessary — if often frustrating — byproduct of the debate that should be welcomed: where deficiencies in training and expectations of officers are lacking, let light and reform shine, but where officers and agencies are getting it right, let that be ...
Do “Blue Lives” Matter?
Post Date: 2016-05-31 00:51:29 by Hondo68
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According to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, they do. He signed a new law last week making attacks on armed government workers – you know, cops – a “hate crime” subject to harsher and additional penalties than would otherwise apply.Edwards – a former armed government worker himself – has an interesting view of crime and punishment, as well as of rights. These vary in degree according to such things as the color of the uniform one wears.Punch a mere peon (not uniformed) in the face because you hate the guy’s guts and it’s still a crime, but a lesser one. “Hate” enters into it only if the person receiving the punch happens to be a certain ...
Judge says public has no right to record police on cellphones
Post Date: 2016-05-08 10:10:14 by Willie Green
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Across the country, videos of police arresting and even shooting people have sparked lawsuits, protests and even riots. But if a federal judge's opinion stands, bystanders could be handcuffed in their ability to hold officers accountable by recording them.U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney in Philadelphia says citizens have no constitutional right to record officers unless they explain they are recording for the purpose of criticizing police, which then would be protected by the First Amendment. That doesn't mean it's illegal to record, but his opinion could open the door to that possibility."We find there is no First Amendment right under our governing law to observe and ...
Evade and Avoid … vs. Harass and Collect
Post Date: 2016-04-23 18:06:07 by Deckard
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Standing up to bullies is usually the best way to end the bullying. But what if you can’t do that?Legally, I mean.That’s the dilemma when it comes to dealing with the Enforcers of the Law. No matter what they do to you, “resisting” is not a good idea. Perhaps later, your family will be able to obtain some money as compensation via a wrongful death civil suit against the municipality.Provided of course a fellow mundane managed to video your execution. And it got enough attention as to cause sufficient embarrassment to make the Enforcer’s handlers desirous of making the complaint go away.But the Enforcer himself, will not be held personally accountable, as they are ...
NYPD detectives charged in Queens assault of postal employee
Post Date: 2016-04-20 18:01:03 by cranky
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Two New York City police detectives have been indicted on assault charges after they allegedly assaulted a uniformed U.S. Postal employee who had just finished a shift in October of 2015.Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and NYPD Commissioner William Bratton announced the grand jury indictment Wednesday, and that one of the officers perjured himself when filing a sworn criminal complaint with the court.The officers -- 31-year-old Angelo Pampena, a nine-year veteran of the force, and 29-year-old Robert Carbone, an eight-year veteran -- were previously assigned the NYPD's Patrol Boro Queens North Gang Unit. They are now facing a five-count indictment.Pampena is charged with second- ...
Lawmakers say Secret Service running out of agents (quitting)
Post Date: 2016-04-20 13:26:43 by Hondo68
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Two lawmakers claimed Tuesday that the U.S. Secret Service may need to seek outside help to fulfill its mission because agents are leaving the agency faster than they can be replaced. "USSS simply cannot hire enough personnel to keep pace with historic attrition rates," House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and ranking Democrat Elijah Cummings of Maryland noted in a Tuesday letter to Secret Service director Joseph Clancy. "The committee encourages USSS to explore innovative ways to fill this staffing gap-such as detailing qualified law enforcement officials or [administrative, professional, and technical] employees from other ...
17 Men Reportedly Heard Chanting, Firing Off Shots In Apple Valley Detained, Released
Post Date: 2016-03-29 19:47:29 by Hondo68
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APPLE VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — Federal and local law enforcement authorities Tuesday are investigating after 17 men were detained for reportedly firing off hundreds of rounds in a remote part of Apple Valley. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies and an FBI agent were among the units that detained the men – reportedly all of Middle Eastern descent – who were camping out in the Deep Creek Hot Springs area Sunday morning, authorities said. Feds & local law enforcement investigating after 17 men, reportedly Middle Eastern, fired 100s of rounds in Apple Valley. @KNX1070 — Margaret Carrero (@KNXmargaret) March 29, 2016 A 911 caller reported hearing over 100 shots ...
DJ fined for playing 'F**k Tha Police' while cops raided a bar
Post Date: 2016-03-16 21:03:16 by Hondo68
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DJ Boogy has been charged with disorderly conduct for playing the track while police cleared an overcrowded bar A DJ has been charged with disorderly conduct for playing N.W.A.'s classic 'F*ck tha Police' while cops attempted to clear an overcrowded bar. MassLive reports the incident occurred as police officers in Westfield, Massachusetts were called to dispel the 350 people who had packed into the 160-capacity establishment, Shenanigans Pub. That's when Kashawn Harris, AKA DJ Boogy, started to play the song; which resulted in one of the officers penning the 25-year-old a summons for disorderly conduct. "I believed at that time the combination of alcohol, the ...
No longer an arresting sight: Mexico's female only police unit who wore sexy uniforms and were chosen for their attractiveness is disbanded for damaging the force's image
Post Date: 2016-03-11 08:53:36 by cranky
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Unit hit headlines after photographed with President Enrique Pena NietoThe 20 officers wore tight fitting uniforms, sunglasses and 4.7in heelsDepartment operated out of city of Aguascalientes in Central MexicoNew secretary for public security has scrapped the outfit A Mexican police director has disbanded the country's notorious female only unit, known for its sexy uniforms, because it is damaging the image of the force.Chosen for their physical attractiveness, the 20 officers who made up the squad were kitted out with a tailored tight fitting uniform, sunglasses and 4.7-inch heels.The special department hit the headlines after President Enrique Pena Nieto published a photo alongside ...
Former Alabama trooper accused of raping a car crash survivor after being called to the scene is jailed for six months
Post Date: 2016-03-06 10:42:59 by cranky
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Samuel McHenry II pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual misconduct Felony charges of rape and sodomy were dismissed as part of a plea dealMcHenry allegedly drove a woman away from the scene of a car accident on the night of December 6He threatened to take her to jail if she didn't have sex with him, according to a warrantAn ex-Alabama state trooper who was accused of raping a woman while on duty was sentenced to six months in jail after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor sexual misconduct charge.Felony charges of rape and sodomy against Samuel McHenry II were dismissed as part of a plea agreement he filed in Butler County District Court in Greenville on Thursday.McHenry's Alabama ...
Court rules Cleveland cop who sexted crime victims should get job back, drawing blistering dissent
Post Date: 2016-02-26 21:03:10 by cranky
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A Cleveland court on Thursday upheld the re-instatement of Cleveland police detective Vincent Lucarelli, who was fired for sending thousands of sexually explicit text messages to crime victims.The Cleveland detective fired for sending 8,000 sexually explicit text messages to victims of crimes and spending hours at women's homes while he was on duty should get his job back, a court ruled Thursday. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of Cuyahoga County appeals judges upheld an arbitrator's ruling that reversed the firing of veteran Cleveland police officer Vincent Lucarelli. It's unclear when Lucarelli will return. The city will decide whether to appeal the most recent decision, a ...
Libertarian candidate John McAfee offers to decrypt the San Bernadino iPhone for free so Apple doesn't have to do it
Post Date: 2016-02-19 14:16:13 by Willie Green
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Cybersecurity expert John McAfee is running for president in the US as a member of the Libertarian Party. This is an op-ed article he wrote and gave us permission to run. Using an obscure law, written in 1789 — the All Writs Act — the US government has ordered Apple to place a back door into its iOS software so the FBI can decrypt information on an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. It has finally come to this. After years of arguments by virtually every industry specialist that back doors will be a bigger boon to hackers and to our nation's enemies than publishing our nuclear codes and giving the keys to all of our military weapons to the Russians and the ...
Prosecutor Sent Innocent Man to Death Row. Now, Payback
Post Date: 2016-02-10 08:25:12 by Tooconservative
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(Newser) – A Texas man who spent nearly two decades in prison—12 of those years on death row, coming close to being executed twice—after being accused of setting a 1992 fire that killed six people was exonerated and freed in 2010, the victim of a wrongful conviction. But Anthony Graves didn't simply celebrate his freedom: He went after the prosecutor who put him behind bars, resulting in Charles Sebesta's disbarment by the state licensing board, Reuters reports. In response to Graves' original January 2014 complaint, the Texas State Bar had yanked Sebesta's law license last June, noting he had taken part in "prosecutorial misconduct," as the Dallas ...
Utah Fusion Center Warns Cops: Watch Out for Don't-Tread-on-Me Flags (Armed Extremists convoy; LaVoy Finicum's funeral)
Post Date: 2016-02-08 17:15:17 by Hondo68
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With LaVoy Finicum's funeral being held today, Utah police are on the lookout for "armed extremists." What sort of advice are they getting? USFWS Pacific Funeral services will be held today in Kanab, Utah, for LaVoy Finicum, the rancher killed last month during the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. In a bulletin distributed this week to cops across the region, the Utah Statewide Information and Analysis Center—one of the dozens of intelligence-sharing "fusion centers" around the country that get funds from the Department of Homeland Security—warns that "extremists may utilize such a high profile funeral for media attention or to ...
Some Chicago police officers say 'ACLU effect' led to deadliest January since 2001
Post Date: 2016-02-01 16:08:32 by misterwhite
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Some police officers in Chicago say that new requirements for conducting citizen stops have led to the deadliest January in more than a decade, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The city saw a spike in gun violence in 2015 and cited the "Ferguson effect," making an argument that heightened scrutiny on law enforcement officials after a black teenager was shot by a white officer in Missouri in 2014 led to a wave of violent crime. Some officers, who were not named by the Sun-Times, told the newspaper that the Chicago Police Department's agreement with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois is contributing to the city's higher crime rates. As of January, officers have ...
California Deputy Pulls Gun on Fast Food Employee for Taking Too Long With Order (Eureka)
Post Date: 2016-01-21 20:01:08 by Hondo68
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Drunk and hungry, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy in California was exasperated with a fast-food employee who was slow in giving him his food. So he pulled out his gun and threatened the clerk and manager with it. And he ended up arrested, thrown in jail while still drunk and hungry. Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputy Benjamin Lee was arrested outside the Jack in the Box fast food restaurant, charged with driving under the influence and brandishing a firearm, according to CBS San Francisco. Lee, 33, was accompanied by two other passengers when the incident took place last week. According to witnesses, Lee became very frustrated that the drive-through line was taking so long, so ...
St. Paul cop allegedly urged drivers to hit Black Lives Matter protesters
Post Date: 2016-01-19 13:20:26 by cranky
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St. Paul police have placed a sergeant on leave as they investigate a report that he posted on Facebook, "Run them over," in response to an article about an upcoming Black Lives Matter protest. The comment detailed what people could do to avoid being charged with a crime if they struck someone during the unpermitted march on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which blocked traffic on the Lake Street-Marshall Avenue Bridge. Andrew Henderson, who frequently videotapes officers at work because he says he wants them to be held accountable, noticed the comment from "JM Roth" about 1 a.m. Saturday and immediately reported it to St. Paul police. He filed an internal affairs ...
Tennessee cops buy groceries for man, 79, who went days without eating
Post Date: 2016-01-13 19:22:37 by Stoner
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A 79-year-old Tennessee man called 911 saying he went two days without food, so police stepped in and delivered enough meals to last a month, paying for the food out of their own pockets. The man, who asked WKRN.com not to identify him, told the station that he was on a fixed income and relied on Social Security benefits. To make matters significantly more challenging, his caretaker is accused of stealing his debit card earlier this month. Police said Tammy Brooks, 36, was seen on surveillance video using the stolen card and was arrested on Sunday night, the report said. The officers arrived at the man’s Mt. Pleasant home with several bags of groceries amounting to about $160. ...
Officer hands out an astounding 19,000 parking tickets in a year
Post Date: 2016-01-10 16:36:22 by cranky
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Arnous MorinNew York City’s top traffic agent is a relentless, ruthless street-sweeper who slings summonses at a rate of one every 9 minutes, 45 seconds. South Brooklyn’s orange tsunami, Arnous Morin, 53, wrote nearly 19,000 parking tickets in fiscal year 2015, an average of 76 per day he worked, city records analyzed by The Post and AAA Northeast show. The one-man ticket blitz dished out 4,000 more summonses than the city’s No. 2 traffic cop. And Morin’s base pay of $36,000 was eclipsed 33 times over by the amount of fines he generated for city coffers — $1.2 million. Morin, who was a Catholic-school principal in his native Haiti, is unapologetic ...
Cleveland school officer to Tamir Rice’s mom: ‘Raise your kids not to play with fake guns stupid b*tch’
Post Date: 2016-01-09 19:48:04 by cranky
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Meme posted to Cleveland school police Officer Matt Cicero's Facebook pageA Cleveland school police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after a local news station started asking about a Facebook post calling the mother of Tamir Rice a “stupid b*tch.” Rice, a 12-year-old Cleveland boy, was shot and killed last year while playing with a toy gun by police officer Timothy Loehmann. Prosecutors last week declined to file charges against him. Two days after the decision was announced,Cleveland Metropolitan School District officer Matt Cicero posted the comments to his Facebook page, according to NewsNet5. Cicero patrolled the school district Rice attended. The page ...
15-year armed standoff quietly ends outside of Dallas
Post Date: 2016-01-09 14:08:28 by cranky
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TRINIDAD, Texas – After almost 15 years, what is believed to be the longest armed standoff in American history quietly came to a peaceful close Wednesday."Being a peace officer, you do have some emotions — that you would like to see him brought before court and the case tried — but on the other hand, was it worth all that it might have cost to do that?" said Henderson County Sheriff Ray Nutt.John Joe Gray was arrested in 1999 for assaulting a state trooper during a traffic stop. Gray said it was his God-given right to carry the pistol he had that day, without a concealed handgun license. When the trooper tried to arrest him, Gray admits getting into a scuffle and ...
Justin Amash on Tamir Rice Outcome: Cops Don’t Deserve Extra Leniency
Post Date: 2015-12-31 05:36:53 by Deckard
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Why do the police get away with crimes ordinary citizens would go to jail for? Tamir RiceThe grand jury’s decision not to charge either of the two police officers who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in a Cleveland park last year is as frustrating as it was predetermined. Of course authorities and adjudicators thought the killing was justified—they are instructed to ignore the victim’s perspective, and only consider whether inaction could have conceivably put the officers’ lives at risk, in the imaginations of the officers. That’s the legal standard, so it’s hardly a surprise it was obeyed. But not everyone is thrilled with a standard that tilts the scales of ...
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