Manitou Springs Police Officer Jacob Carley Arrested for Revenge Porn

Manitou Springs Police Officer Jacob Carley has been arrested for revenge porn after posting nude pictures of a woman he was dating on his Tumblr blog. The woman told police that she personally took the photos of herself for Carley while they were dating, but that she never intended for them to be seen by anyone else and she never gave anyone permission to post them online. Carley was booked into jail on a misdemeanor charge of posting a private image for harassment in violation of Colorado Revised Statute 18-7-107. Carley's arrest is possible due to recent legislation outlawing revenge porn. This charge is just the latest levied against Carley. As a provider of online services this author is familiar with revenge porn. I first encountered the problem shortly after launching my first website when someone posted what would otherwise have been a perfectly acceptable complaint about a woman had the author not chosen to include a nude image with the complaint. That website like most I have been involved with prohibited all forms of nude images so it was easy to find that author in violation of the usage terms and remove the content as soon as I became aware of it. That was back in 2009 and back then I never would have thought that the author may have committed a crime by posting the image because the law did not distinguish between nude and non-nude images of adults. As a result posting a nude image of an individual without their consent was widely considered a form of free speech unless it was associated with conduct that by itself would constitute a crime. Conduct such as harassment. People could get away with posting revenge porn simply by claiming that they were doing it for the purpose of criticizing the person in the image. People would create posts calling people ugly and including a nude photo as proof. Then they would say that they were exercising their First Amendment right to criticize someone for being ugly with proof. That is why revenge porn laws are basically just extensions of existing harassment laws. Law such as CRS 18-7-107 (https://ift.tt/2Jf74K1) must have language such as "With the intent to harass, intimidate, or coerce the depicted person" in order to overcome free speech defenses. In Colorado the term "harass" means "intentionally bothering, annoying, or alarming someone" (https://ift.tt/2KPdjEt). That language means that although the act of posting an intimate image without consent might not be a crime that one need only show that the act was done to bother the other person in order to criminalize the act. Such language draws a clear line between harassment of private people and the publishing of newsworthy images. For instance, it does not make it a crime for a tabloid to post nude images of a celebrity without their consent because such an act is clearly done for commercial purposes without regard for the impact it has on the person in the photo, but it would be fairly easy to show that posting a private intimate image of a private person in a non-commercial way could only be done with the intent to bother that person. It could still leave the door open for non-criminal commercial publications like Girls Gone Wild videos because the subjective intent of such publishers is to make money and not to bother the people they are exploiting. The line between free speech and criminal harassment has to be drawn at the subjective intent of the speaker while recognizing that posting an image with the knowledge that it will bother the person in itself is not the same as posting it for some other purpose without regard for the impact it has on the person. Cases like Officer Jacob Casey posting the private image of an ex-flame on a Tumblr blog that he does not make any money off of is a textbook case of posting a private image that could have no other intent but to harass. Carley told police that he had posted the images a week after they had broken up because he thought she was "hot" and didn't think she would see them because she had recently deleted her Tumblr account. Carley's explanation seems like something someone in his position familiar with the law would say. His self-serving statements were clearly made in preparation for a defense that his intent was not to harass his ex. I foresee his attorney arguing that he posted them online to share with friends on a platform that he thought she did not use anymore. I don't think a reasonable jury would buy that story. I think that most people including Officer Carley would know that deleting her Tumblr account did nothing to stop her from finding out about public posts made by other Tumblr users. If she had Google Alerts setup for her name she would get an email from Google saying that someone posted her name on Tumblr as soon as Google Bot found her name anywhere on the internet. The timing of the breakup and the publication is also problematic for Carley. Posting the nudes so soon after breaking up is an act far more likely to be motivated by spite than wanting his buddies to see just how hot that chick he banged was. To his credit his explanation is technically possible, but not likely and jurors are people that can see through such denials. According to media reports (see video below), Carley was twice convicted of assault and sentenced to probation in northern Colorado in 2013 and 2015. We are not sure what circumstances surrounded those cases. He has been with the Manitou Springs Police Department (MSPD) since 2018, so we think he may have gotten those records expunged or at least treated as misdemeanors or violations after completing his probation terms. Still, we are surprised to see that someone with two recent assault convictions could be hired as a police officer anywhere. The MSPD released a statement denouncing Carley on their Facebook page (https://ift.tt/3mphEMH) which reads as follows: "Yesterday, Manitou Springs Police Officer Jacob Carley was arrested on charges of violating Section 18-7-107 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. He has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the criminal and internal investigations. As these investigations are ongoing I am not at liberty to provide further details. I can state the alleged conduct leading to the officers arrest did not occur during the performance of his law enforcement duties nor was it within the scope of his employment. Our actions and responsibilities related to investigating complaints against police officers are guided by State Statute and internal policy. " - Brian Churchill #jacobcarley #revengeporn #tumblr #privacy #harassment #assault

source https://copblaster.com/blast/34335/manitou-springs-police-officer-jacob-carley-arrested-for-revenge-porn

Maysville Police Officer Jessie Pollitt Arrested for Firing at Deputy

Maysville Police Officer Jessie Pollitt has been arrested for opening fire on several people including a Fleming County Sheriff's deputy after the deputy responded to a domestic disturbance call at Officer Pollitt's home early this morning. Not much is known about the circumstances of this case at this time. What we do know is that he was booked into the Mason County Detention Center on charges of Attempted Murder of a Police Officer, 8 counts of Wanton Endangerment, 8 counts of Terroristic Threatening, 4th Degree Assault (Domestic Violence), and Resisting Arrest. According to public records Officer Jessie Allen Pollitt is 28 years old, has no criminal record prior to this incident, and was involved in a bankruptcy proceeding last year. The Mason County Detention Center lists the following information for Inmate Jessie Pollitt: Cases Case Status: PENDING Bond Type: CASH Bond Amt: $50,000 Fine Amt: $0.00 Sentence: unsentenced Court Date : Charges MURDER - POLICE OFFICER Code: 09152 Arrest Date: 2020-11-29 MURDER Code: 09150 Arrest Date: 2020-11-29 ASSAULT, 4TH DEGREE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) NO VISIBLE INJURY Code: 00797 Arrest Date: 2020-11-29 TERRORISTIC THREATENING, 3RD DEGREE Code: 00822 Arrest Date: 2020-11-29 WANTON ENDANGERMENT-1ST DEGREE Code: 13201 Arrest Date: 2020-11-29 RESISTING ARREST Code: 02404 Arrest Date: 2020-11-29 Other Info Sched Release: Middle Name: A Suffix: Alias: Current Age: 28 Booking Date: 11/29/2020 8:33:00 AM Date Released: Height: 5' 5" Weight: 180 lbs Hair Color: BROWN Eye Color: BLUE Race: White Sex: M Arresting Officer: ROBINSON Badge: 01618 Arresting Agency: POST 8 Arrest Date: 11/29/2020 Address: MAYSVILLE, KY Zip: 41056 Inmate Classification: PENDING #jessiepollitt #domesticviolence #assault #attemptedmurder

source https://copblaster.com/blast/34334/maysville-police-officer-jessie-pollitt-arrested-for-firing-at-deputy

South Jordan Police Officer Scott Russell Arrested for Kidnapping

At a time when families traditionally gather to give thanks one South Jordan Police Officer is accused of taking more than just food and land. Scott Elliott Russell was arrested the day after Thanksgiving for assaulting and kidnapping a relative on Thanksgiving. He was booked into the Juab County Jail where he is still being held without bail. Police responded to a complaint from a patient at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo on Thanksgiving. According to media reports, that patient claimed to have been kidnapped by their nephew, the police did not give the person's gender or age, but did say the victim does not appear to be a minor. The victim told police that he or she had agreed to let Russell give them a ride to dinner at a family member's home. At one point the person wanted to go home and Russell refused to take them back. Russell then purposefully drove his car off an embankment and onto a nearby stream. We do not know if the stream was frozen. Then they got out of the car and Russell told the victim to lay on the ground, remove their shoes, and give him their belongings. The victim said he or she knew Russell had a gun so he or she did as Russell asked. Russell then took the victim's phone, removed the battery, tossed their wallet, removed the ammo from his gun before tossing it somewhere, and ordered the victim to walk with him until they could find shelter. They eventually found an abandoned building where Russell left the victim while he continued on. Once Russell was far enough away the victim walked to the freeway and flagged down a ride. When Russell was interviewed following his arrest he told police that he had been setup and was actively being watched by unknown organizations. He said that he had taken the victim's phone so that they could not be tracked and that he discarded his gun so that the people following him could see that he did not pose a threat. We are not sure if this is just an act by Russell setting up a possible insanity defense or if he is in fact crazy. He has yet to be formally charged, but is still being held in jail because the judge does not want him around other guns he is known to have. According to media reports Officer Russell had been with the South Jordan Police Department since 2017. He spend a significant part of that time as a school resource officer. We do not know what the Russell family was thinking hosting a Thanksgiving dinner during a pandemic, but we do know that the state of Utah relaxed social distancing guidelines ahead of Thanksgiving for the obvious purpose of encouraging families to gather normally (https://ift.tt/36humaz). #scottrussell #kidnapping #thanksgiving #socialdistancing #assault

source https://copblaster.com/blast/34333/south-jordan-police-officer-scott-russell-arrested-for-kidnapping

Syracuse Police Officer Michael Birklin Suspended Twice in Two Months

Syracuse Police Officer Michael Birklin has been suspended twice in the past two months for a deuce of abuse directed at vulnerable members of the public. The first incident took place after Birklin was caught on camera abusing innocent bystanders in September and the second incident is being described as a use of force incident involving a 13 year old girl. On September 14, 2020 several officers including Birklin responded to a suspicious person complaint near Upper Onondaga Park that led to an altercation with several young people including multiple people of color. Details on that first encounter are sparse, but the video below shows what happened after officers bumped into the same group of kids later that night. The body cam footage begins with the police telling a young black man that his car is going to be towed. As he pleads with the officers they accuse him of running from they earlier and use that to justify blaming him for everything. Then they arrest him and threaten him with a taser several times even though he is not violent or resisting. Good samaritans rightfully disturbed by what they were witnessing got involved by filming officers and asking questions of their own. Officers responded by herding them onto the sidewalk as the people began hurling insults at the officers. Eventually Officer Birklin had enough, walked up to one man, chest bumped him, said "say it to my face," and shoved him. One officer says "I've got you on camera" to which someone responded "you too n*gga." The group then began to walk down the sidewalk hurling more insults as officers followed them and Officer Birklin slapped the phone out of one of their hands. Birklin was suspended for 15 days in October after a Facebook video of the incident led to public backlash. In November Officer Birklin pulled over a stolen car in which a 13 year old girl was a passenger. The girl ran away, Birklin chased her down, and arrested her. The Syracuse Police Department (SPD) said that Birklin violated department policies on demeanor and de-escalation during the girl's arrest. He was suspended for two days. According to public records Officer Michael J. Birklin is a 32 year old resident of the Syracuse suburb Cicero. #michaelbirklin #bodycams #childabuse #racism #assault #harassment

source https://copblaster.com/blast/34332/syracuse-police-officer-michael-birklin-suspended-twice-in-two-months

El Paso Police Officer Irvin Mendez Arrested for Invasive Recording

In the latest case of illegal government surveillance gone wrong El Paso Police Officer Irvin Mendez was arrested last night for secretly recording an consensual intimate encounter between himself and a woman without her consent. He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility on a single charge of invasive recording with a $3,000 bond. Mendez is 29 years old and his only known priors are traffic citations. He was relieved of his duties by Internal Affairs and placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the case. In the state of Texas Invasive Visual Recording is felony. To be convicted the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Officer Mendez "without the other person's consent and with intent to invade the privacy of the other person, the person: (1)photographs or by videotape or other electronic means records, broadcasts, or transmits a visual image of an intimate area of another person if the other person has a reasonable expectation that the intimate area is not subject to public view; (2)photographs or by videotape or other electronic means records, broadcasts, or transmits a visual image of another in a bathroom or changing room; or (3)knowing the character and content of the photograph, recording, broadcast, or transmission, promotes a photograph, recording, broadcast, or transmission described by Subdivision (1) or (2)." (https://ift.tt/3o0QtZ5). #irvinmendez #spying #surveillancecameras #privacy

source https://copblaster.com/blast/34330/el-paso-police-officer-irvin-mendez-arrested-for-invasive-recording

Ottumwa Police Officer Jordan Woodward Arrested for Domestic Assault

Ottumwa Police Officer Jordan Woodward has been arrested on domestic assault charges for allegedly choking a woman. Police responded to a 911 call in Albia to find a woman claiming to have been choked by Woodward. He was charged with domestic assault while impeding airflow (felony) and criminal mischief (misdemeanor). He posted bond and was released. The incident took place last Thursday. The Ottumwa Police Department placed Woodward on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the case. The arrest was made by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. According to public records, Woodward is 23 years old and a registered Republican. #jordanwoodward #domesticviolence #assault #strangulation

source https://copblaster.com/blast/34329/ottumwa-police-officer-jordan-woodward-arrested-for-domestic-assault

Lincoln Police Officer Amanda Crow Resigns Following Drug Bust

Lincoln Police Officer Amanda Crow has resigned following her arrest on November 17th in a drug sting by the Oxford Police. She was booked into the Calhoun County Jail on charges of distributing methamphetamine but was later released. The arrest was the result of a September 21st sale to an undercover agent. Two days later Crow offered her resignation. According to Crow's LinkedIn profile (https://ift.tt/3lYkTdT) she was a domestic violence investigator with the Lincoln Police Department (LPD). Commonly referred to as "domestic violence dykes" female officers that work on domestic violence cases typically arrive on the scene of the most petty calls from damsels in distress seeking to twist the slightest evidence to make any man they encounter look like a monster. Crow had been doing that since 2012. Before that she was a patrol officer with the LPD for nearly two years and a patrol officer with the Talladega Police Department for nearly six years. She attended Lineville High School. Former St. Clair County Sheriffs Deputy Matthew Mullinax was also arrested as part of the same investigation. He too was charged with methamphetamine trafficking charges. Agencies involved in the investigation included the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office, St. Clair County District Attorney's Office, FBI, Pell City Police Department, Oxford Police Department, Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and the Alabama Department of Corrections. #amandacrow #matthewmullinax #methamphetamine #domesticviolence

source https://copblaster.com/blast/34328/lincoln-police-officer-amanda-crow-resigns-following-drug-bust

Valerie R. Houghton poisoned me because I complained

Valerie Houghton represented me during my divorce. During such representation I was defrauded. Valerie hid child abuse to maximize her profits. I realized only after the divorce was finalized that there was fraud involved. I complained to the State Bar of California. Sometime thereafter I was poisoned. Valerie Houghton is not only an attorney and therapist, but also a Registered Nurse who used to specialize in medical malpractice. Ms Houghton has a people follow you and poison at opportune times. Poison control believes that arsenic was one of the toxins used. There is an active police investigation into the matter. My kidneys, heart and liver have all been damaged from the poisonings. My testicles have atrophied and the shape of my face has changed. My body sometimes twitches involuntarily and I make spontaneous sounds. Ms. Houghton had loyalties to NO ONE during my divorce. Her main goal was making money. It doesn't matter if the representation is a secret. She will approach your spouse. You will never know what is going on. It also does not matter who makes more money. The only thing that matters is how easy it is to get to the assets. She uses her "therapist" identity to get you to spill all your secrets. Valerie will do the same (in secret or not) to your spouse and children. It will be difficult to know what she is doing or whose side she is on. I only put the pieces together years later. If you have retained Ms. Houghton and are reading this, there is likely going to be a restraining order in place - even if the person who the order is against is NOT the abuser. It works in her favor, especially for punishment for not "obeying" her, as well as to disrupt communication between the parties. Valerie will figure out ways to get one of the parties arrested. She even used the kids to bait me. Ms. Houghton has FUN with this. It is not just about the money. Ms. Houghton hijacks your case and keeps you hostage until all the money is gone. Family Court is the perfect place for this to happen because of the amount of control that it gives her and the connections to make things happen. Valerie can get support orders changed, assets placed into trust, orders pertaining to custody/ visitation modified, and even tamper with your freedom. Valerie knows that you will do anything to see your kids. Expect to be drugged. You may need to go into drug or alcohol treatment (even if you don't use them) if you want to see your kids. She is a HIGHLY abusive person with a sadistic sense of humor. You will never know what she is up to until years later. Make no mistake about it. Valerie is pulling most of the strings. So if your kids are acting up, you are failing drug tests, or suddenly have a criminal record - assume that Valerie Houghton is behind it. Drugging and poisoning is much easier than one can assume. Be EXTREMELY careful if you deal with her. The big problem is her sense of entitlement. She believes that once she is on your case that your children and money belong to her. She will not take "no" for an answer. There are severe consequences for not complying with her demands. I would rather deal with a criminal on the street, than with Ms. Houghton. She has WAY more power to screw or defraud you. At least with a criminal you can call the police. Valerie will never leave you or your kids until all the money is gone or your kids have turned 18. Again, everything is assumed to be hers. She will make your world upside-down. Expect to be hacked, but not know it. That means that you need to be careful with your phone and periodically do a DFU restore. Valerie will monitor your communications, as well as penetrate your social network. Most people have a price, including friends, doctors, other attorneys, family members, baristas, and co-workers. She will factor in your assets. If you have a house, or other large asset, expect more people in your social network to be involved. People will influence you to take the actions that meet her interests or provide her with information that helps her cause. Always remember that Valerie Houghton is NOT there for you or your kids. Valerie is SELFISH and only looks out for herself, even if that means causing your kids to get molested. Don't be fooled by the therapist stuff. I have been dealing with Valerie for the past 6 years, so I know how it works. She is probably going to end up killing me because of all the complaints. #valeriehoughton #poison #divorce #attorney #therapist

source https://copblaster.com/blast/34327/valerie-r-houghton-poisoned-me-because-i-complained

Deputy Jafet Santiago-Miranda Executes Black Teen for Driving Past Him

Brevard County Deputy Sheriff's Office (BCSO) Deputy Jafet Santiago-Miranda executed two black teenagers for trying to drive past him. The shooting was caught on his dash camera where you can clearly see that the vehicle he shot at was turning right in an effort to drive past him (see video below). The vehicle was obviously going to great lengths to evade the officers without actually hitting them. A slow motion version of the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKvDU1E_3aw) shows that Deputy Santiago-Miranda started shooting at the front of the car and kept shooting at the side of the car after the vehicle drove by him slightly. This is not the first time that Deputy Santiago-Miranda has been involved with serious criminal activity. According to a background check he was charged with Burglary of an Occupied Dwelling in 2007. One website claims that this resulted in a conviction according to the Osceola County Clerk of the Court website (see source link above this article), but when we visited the court website (https://ift.tt/2UQrB9F) and typed in the case number we only found convictions for someone named Israel Miranda. Those convictions were for Burglary of an Occupied Dwelling, Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. The website we are linking to has screenshots that appear to have listed Santiago-Miranda as co-defendant in that case, but we found no evidence in our background check that would have explained any grounds to convict Santiago-Miranda of being a convicted felon with a gun at that time. We think that these convictions are actually for the main defendant in the case. Our background check service lists Santiago-Miranda's burglary charge under the case number R 0700CR 004724 while the Israel Miranda case has the case number 2007 CF 004719 CR. Our background check service lists Israel Miranda as a likely 1st generation relative of Santiago-Miranda with an extensive criminal record. We believe that Deputy Santiago-Miranda had been a co-defendant in that case, but that the charges against him were eventually dropped. We could find no criminal records associated with Santiago-Miranda on the Osceola County website, but there were a slew of traffic cases. We think that perhaps Santiago-Miranda noticed the article listing the court records and asked the court to strike his name from that case. The website we cited as the source for this story also claimed that Santiago-Miranda had been charged with domestic violence earlier this year and accurately reported the name of his wife. We found that case on the Brevard County website and concluded that it is not a criminal case (https://ift.tt/338RA0R). It appears to be a civil matter in which a Mrs. Santiago obtained an injunction against Deputy Santiago-Miranda based on allegations of domestic violence involving children. Such cases are typically brought by women against men they claim abused them in front of their kids. The case was eventually dismissed. Back to the matter at hand, the video clearly shows that Deputy Santiago-Miranda did not need to shoot AJ Coombs and Sincere Pierce. That is an easy conclusion to make based on the way the vehicle was turning away from Deputy Santiago-Miranda and the fact that Deputy Santiago-Miranda continued shooting into the side of the vehicle. Even if the vehicle had driven straight at him he could have easily jumped on the hood of his car to avoid getting hit. We believe that this is an unjustified homicide and Santiago-Miranda needs to be held accountable. Until then he is a danger to the community that people need to know about. Public records contain the following information about Jafet Santiago-Miranda: DOB: AUG-1986 AGE: 34 Last Known Home Address: 1503 LUND AVE KISSIMMEE, FL 34744-3031 We are exempting Deputy Santiago-Miranda from our usual courtesy of censoring home addresses of law enforcement officers because we believe that he is a danger to the community that his neighbors need to know about. We would also support peacefully protesting at this location, but we ask that in such cases nobody damage property or people. The other deputy involved was Deputy Carson Hendren. She can be seen in the dash camera footage as the blonde on the right standing behind the door of her patrol vehicle. We are not aware of her firing any shots and we hope that she testifies truthfully about the unnecessary use of force by Santiago-Miranda. #jafetsantiagomiranda #carsonhendren #ajcrooms #sincerepierce

source https://copblaster.com/blast/34326/deputy-jafet-santiago-miranda-executes-black-teen-for-driving-past-him

Austin Police Officer Thomas Tuminelli Suspended for Road Rage

Austin Police Officer Thomas Tuminelli has been suspended for an off duty incident in which he drove recklessly and pulled on gun on another driver who rear-ended him. The incident took place on May 23, 2020 but Tuminelli was not suspended until November 11, 2020. His suspension is just 60 days and he will be back on duty January 9, 2020. Tuminelli was not criminally charged. According to media reports, Tuminelli was running late for work and driving at an average speed of 96 MPH on Interstate 35. In the process he got into it with another driver whom he began tailgating, cutting in front of, and brake checking. When they got off the freeway Tuminelli sped towards a stop sign, stopped suddenly, and got rear ended. Most of the incident was caught on camera by dash cameras in both vehicles, but unfortunately we could not find the footage online anywhere. The footage allegedly showed Tuminelli jumping out of his vehicle, brandishing his gun, and engaging in a profanity laced argument with the other driver during which Tuminelli identified himself as a police officer, but was not in uniform. When his fellow officers arrived at the scene Tuminelli said that he pulled his gun because he thought the other driver may have rear ended him on purpose. One officer responded by giving the other driver instructions for how to file an Internal Affairs (IA) complaint which he did. Tuminelli told IA that he was driving recklessly to get away from the other driver, but later acknowledged that brake checking could not be reasonably construed as an effort to get away under any circumstances. Eventually he admitted that his emotions got the best of him. While on suspension Tuminelli will be required to undergo a psychological evaluation. We think that Tuminelli got off too easy. That two months off with therapy is a slap on the wrist for someone that should have been fired and arrested. We believe that Tuminelli violated Texas Penal Code 22.05 which states "A person commits an offense if he recklessly engages in conduct that places another in imminent danger of serious bodily injury... Recklessness and danger are presumed if the actor knowingly pointed a firearm at or in the direction of another whether or not the actor believed the firearm to be loaded." (https://ift.tt/3952Mzl). #thomastuminelli #roadrage #recklessendangerment

source https://copblaster.com/blast/34325/austin-police-officer-thomas-tuminelli-suspended-for-road-rage

Westmoreland Police Re-Hire Amanda Wolfe Despite Assault Conviction

The Westmoreland City Council voted to re-hire former Westmoreland Police Officer Amanda Lynn Wolfe despite the fact that she was convicted of assaulting a suspect in her custody and was caught on camera trying to cover up the crime by telling a fellow officer to turn off her body camera. That officer turned off her body camera, but because she had a conscience she blew the whistle and got Wolfe held accountable. Keeping Wolfe cost the former police chief his job and shows just how low law enforcements standards are for their own. In the video below you can see body camera footage of Amanda Wolfe leading up to the assault of the suspect in her custody. She is clearly not happy with him and instructs the other officer to turn off her camera. That officer was Elizabeth Lehner. Fortunately for the victim and the community, Lehner conducted herself the way that a police officer is supposed to by holding her fellow officer accountable under the laws that they both swore to enforce. This would have made Officer Lehner a strong candidate for Officer of the Year in our opinion. Unfortunately, holding Officer Wolfe accountable was not all that it should have been. Wolfe was allowed to enter into a diversion program which was basically like a term of probation during which she had to meet conditions such as completing anger management classes after which her record was expunged. Westmoreland Police Chief Steven Jolley asked that she be rehired on the grounds that like any person whose record has been expunged she is no longer technically a convicted criminal. Jolley got the job after former Westmoreland Police Chief Ray Amalfitano resigned over the Amanda Wolfe scandal. During the scandal mainstream media outlets learned that Amalfitano had also been convicted of assaulting a suspect in his custody. At that time Amalfitano was Chief of the Lafayette Police Department and like Wolfe lost his job for being convicted of assaulting a suspect, was allowed to enter a plea of judicial diversion, and had his record expunged once the diversion was completed. After his record was expunged he was hired as Westmoreland Police Chief. After Wolfe was ratted out for assaulting her victim, Amalfitano allowed her to remain employed with his department as an animal control officer. In February the Westmoreland City Council voted 3-2 that Wolfe should be allowed to keep working as an animal control officer despite having been convicted of assault even though her record had not yet been expunged. At that same meeting the City Council accepted Amalfitano's resignation. Amalfitano was obviously concerned that getting fired might keep him from being hired elsewhere, so resigning was his best option. At the time of his resignation he claimed to have already been offered a new job with the Portland Police Bureau. We checked the Oregon Criminal Justice Information Records Inquiry System (CJ IRIS) to see if Amalfitano is in fact working as a law enforcement officer in the state of Oregon and found zero results for anyone by the last name of Amalfitano (https://ift.tt/2IV3CUx). That means that Ray Amalfitano does not have the required Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) license required to work as a police officer in Oregon. That does not however mean that Portland decided not to hire Amalfitano. It could mean that they hired him and he is in some sort of post hiring pre-work purgatory that exists for officers after they are hired and before they receive their DPSST certification. His only mention on GovSalaries is a 2018 listing from the City of Westmoreland under the name Raphael Amalfitano (https://ift.tt/36UmKtV), but GovSalaries is usually a couple years out of date, so that does not mean that he is not employed by the city of Portland at this time. Officers like Amalfitano are what we call Gypsy Cops because they move from city to city to avoid accountability. Gypsy Cops are enabled by a lack of communication between departments and policies that treat all officers that are allowed to resign as if they resigned under positive circumstances. Conclusion Amanda Wolfe and Ray Amalfitano are not qualified to be police officers, but are permitted to keep working because the government is too soft on their own. It is doubtful that either one of them could have become police officers in the first place with their own records, but the desire of law enforcement to protect their own is such that they slap each other on their wrists when they don't turn blind eyes at the expense public safety. #amandawolfe #assault #rayamalfitano #gypsycops

source https://copblaster.com/blast/29228/westmoreland-police-re-hire-amanda-wolfe-despite-assault-conviction

Flint Police Officer Justin McLeod Arrested for Raping Young Girl

Flint Police Officer Justin McLeod was arrested earlier this week and has since been formally charged with nine sex crimes involving a girl under the age of 13. The charges include four counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct, accosting a female for immoral purposes, indecent exposure, and unlawful imprisonment. He was booked into the Genesee County Jail and we are not sure if he is still there or not because we could not find an online inmate roster for that jail. Not much is known about the circumstances of the caser at this time. The victim has been described as a female under the age of 13 within McLeod's circle of influence. He is believed to have sexually assaulted her multiple times over the past two years. McLeod has been a Flint Police Officer for the past five years with the K-9 and motorcycle units. He lived in Washougal, Washington before moving to Michigan and also has ties to Erwin, North Carolina. Public records contain the following information about McLeod: Justin Ryan McLeod Age: 36 Gender: Male Last Known Home Address: 6219 N MCKINLEY RD Flushing, Michigan 48433 Previous Addresses: 3900 NE CARDIEL RD WASHOUGAL, WA 98671 7419 ROSS RD ERWIN, NC 28339 We are including his address because this appears to be the scene of the crime and if he gets out of jail people need to know that there is an accused sex offender in their area. Please do not use this information to harm people or property. #justinmcleod #sexoffenders #rape #kidnapping

source https://copblaster.com/blast/29227/flint-police-officer-justin-mcleod-arrested-for-raping-young-girl

Suspended Wauwatosa Officer Joseph Mensah Allowed to Resign

Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah is the latest proof that if a cop kills enough innocent people that he will be allowed to resign in peace and keep whatever post employment benefits (ex: pension) that any officer officer is entitled to. That is because even though he was suspended this past July after killing his third victim in the past five years, by agreeing to resign before any formal firing proceedings could be completed he is treated the same as any other officer that resigns on good terms with the department. Alvin Cole was killed by Mensah on February 2, 2020 (https://ift.tt/3pJNe9M). Officer Mensah had responded to a disturbance at a shopping mall involving some teenagers. When police arrived they tried to run away, but despite them fleeing by all accounts Officer Mensah shot and killed the 17 year old boy. He allegedly had a handgun, but there is no evidence that he ever tried to use it on Mensah. That killing led to Mensah's July suspension. Jay Anderson was killed by Mensah on June 23, 2016 (https://ift.tt/3nIfMit). On that day Officer Mensah found Anderson passed out in his car in a park. Anderson had alcohol and marijuana in his system. Officer Mensah accused Anderson of lunging for a gun before he shot him. Body cam footage was "as grainy as it is graphic" according to one reporter. You can see Officer Mensah standing near the car with his gun drawn before shooting Anderson 6 times as he backed away. Anderson can be seen moving a little but nothing shows Anderson using a gun in an offensive manner. Nothing suggests that Anderson would not have died had Mensah just let him sleep. Antonio Gonzalez was killed by Mensah on July 16, 2015 (https://ift.tt/2UHxCp3). Gonzalez was wielding a sword and refused to drop it. According to media reports there was a standoff before the shooting in which Gonzalez was standing in front of his house with the sword and repeatedly refused to drop it. Then Officer Mensah and a second officer opened fire. They never tried less lethal means to disarm Gonzalez such as a taser. A good tasing probably would have made him drop the sword. Gonzalez was never accused of attacking the officers. The Wauwatosa Police Department (WPD) and Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office refused to charge Mensah in every case. Before his July suspension the WPD had always called the shootings justified. The DA's office maintains that they cannot prove that Mensah was not defending himself in these cases. The DA's position is further evidence of the double standard that bad cops enjoy. A civilian is typically charged based on probably cause while a police officer is only charged if they're convinced beyond any reasonable doubt in their own minds. According to the Mapping Police Violence data set (https://ift.tt/35H34dl) Officer Mensah was involved with every killing attributed to the WPD since 2013. The WPD has 92 sworn officers (https://ift.tt/3fkiHec) 90 of which have killed nobody since 2013. We are not statisticians but we have studied data mining at the collegiate level in the past and are confident from that to say that there appears to by a anomaly in the WPD and that anomaly is named Joseph Anthony Mensah. There was one other officer involved in the sword shooting so that may have been justified, but what are the odds that the same officer is involved in every police killing that has taken place in that city in the past seven years? Not very high. Like we said we are not statisticians and we are not going to embark upon an effort to prove statistically exactly how low the probability is that any WPD officer would be involved in three justified shooting in any seven year period. We don't feel that is necessary to show that something is wrong with Officer Mensah. Public records contain the following information about Joseph Anthony Mensah: Joseph Anthony Mensah Age: 30 Gender: Male Last Known Home Address: 9125 W SURA LN # 322 MILWAUKEE, WI 53228 We are exempting Mensah from our usual courtesy of censoring home addresses of police officers because we believe that he is a danger to the community. We believe that his neighbors need to know that they are living near someone responsible for more killings than any officer would be expected to be involved with under the circumstances. Please do not use this information to damage property or people. #josephmensah #alvincole #jayanderson #antoniogonzalez

source https://copblaster.com/blast/29226/suspended-wauwatosa-officer-joseph-mensah-allowed-to-resign

Zachary Barnes-informant

CI number-7658796 M Mm #snitchinformant

source https://copblaster.com/blast/29225/zachary-barnes-informant

Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputy Medardo Sanchez Arrested for DV

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) Deputy Medardo Sanchez was yesterday arrested for assaulting his wife and child last weekend. He is now charged with aggravated assault and child abuse. Police responded to a 911 call at the couple's home. Deputy Sanchez was not home at the time, so he was not arrested until the Phoenix Police tracked him down a couple days later. According to Mrs. Sanchez, the couple got into an argument over allegations of infidelity. Mr. Sanchez grabbed his wife by the neck, impeded her breathing, and ripped out some of her hair. He is also accused of trying to hit her with a lamp, but falling onto her instead. During the incident his foot hit their baby causing him to cry. The MCSO released a statement in response to this baby beater saying that they will not tolerate unlawful behavior by their staff. #medardosanchez #domesticviolence #childabuse #cheaters

source https://copblaster.com/blast/29224/maricopa-county-sheriffs-deputy-medardo-sanchez-arrested-for-dv

NYPD Officer Robert Castillo Arrested for Domestic Violence Assault

NYPD Officer Robert Castillo, 51, of the 42nd Precinct was arrested for domestic violence assault on his ex-wife over the weekend. His ex-wife called 911 after she says that Castillo came to her place, shoved her into a wall so hard that the telephone was broken when her head smacked into it, and punched her in the face hard enough to leave her with a swollen bloody lip. According to mainstream media sources this is Castillo's second arrest for domestic violence, but is not clear if they were talking about the same victim. Castillo was also arrested in 2017 for violating a protective order. According to the NYPD he has an unknown number of sealed arrests. We did a background check on him and found records of what appear to be multiple child support warrants. Those records are as follows: Warrant Date: 01/20/2009 Warrant Number: C060004846W003 Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT Bail: $992.00 Warrant Date: 01/15/2008 Warrant Number: C060004846W002 Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT Bail: $992.00 Warrant Date: 07/12/2006 Warrant Number: C060004846W001 Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT Bail: $2,503.92 Warrant Date: 08/03/1998 Warrant Number: C970008544W001 Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT Bail: $8,534.00 Warrant Date: 01/15/2008 Warrant Number: C060004846W002 Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT Bail: $992.00 Warrant Date: 07/12/2006 Warrant Number: C060004846W001 Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT Bail: $2,503.92 Warrant Date: 08/03/1998 Warrant Number: C970008544W001 Warrant Type: CHILD SUPPORT WARRANT Bail: $8,534.00 We also learned that Castillo was one of three defendant officers sued in Sandel et al v. The City of New York et. al. in which "Defendant Officers forcibly entered basement of residence without a warrant, arrested Plaintiffs, took them to the 42nd Precinct, strip searched them (one Plaintiff was strip-searched twice), and charged them with disorderly conduct, which was later dismissed as legally insufficient." (https://ift.tt/32QjY7E). That lawsuit led to a settlement of $38,500. #robertcastillo #domesticviolence #assault

source https://copblaster.com/blast/29223/nypd-officer-robert-castillo-arrested-for-domestic-violence-assault

Over 3,000 Faces of Police Violence Added to Cop Blaster

Cop Blaster now features over 3,000 Faces of Police Violence as part of an effort to import the Mapping Police Violence database into the CopBlaster.com database. This first batch of records focuses only on reports of people killed by police in the United States from 2013 through June of 2020 for which images could be downloaded. Mapping Police Violence is an online database that documents officer inflicted deaths in the United States. They make their database available to all in Excel format. We downloaded the Excel file that was current as of June 2020 and did our best to download all of the image URLs included in the spreadsheet in bulk. Unfortunately, the vast majority of URLs were broken, so we were only able to download a little over 3,000 images. We then uploaded those images to our server and did a bulk insert into our database for just the records that we thought we had downloaded images for. Unfortunately, a lot of those did not actually end up with images either, but the vast majority did, so we are currently doing our best to provide images for the ones that we thought had images at this time. After that is finished we will add the remaining records that do not have images. There are about 6,000 records that do not have images. Then we will periodically update the data as data becomes available from Mapping Police Violence. The biggest disappointment with the Mapping Police Violence data was that a lot of image URLs listed in their database were from KilledByPolice.net which does not host images anymore. We tried contacting them for copies of images that were hosted there but never heard back. Then a lot of image URLs in their database resulted in 404 errors due to news sites removing old articles or hosting images on different servers. Then there was a problem with duplicate generic image names (ex: download.jpg or image.png) for which we did not have time to figure out which was which. You can browse the Faces of Police Violence by visiting the MappingPoliceViolence user profile (https://ift.tt/3ltcuyJ). We will be adding a link to an article about this project under the Data Dumps menu in the site navigation when it is all finished. We hope that by doing this we will give the friends and families of the victims a place where they can honor their memories with commentary. Mapping Police Violence does a great job aggregating data and displaying it on an interactive map, but they did not create individual posts for each report like we just did. This gives anyone the ability to contribute to each report by posting comments below each post. Comment features like that are growing increasingly useful as mainstream news organizations move a away from allowing users to post comments on their sites. #mappingpoliceviolence #killedbypolice #murder

source https://copblaster.com/blast/29222/over-3000-faces-of-police-violence-added-to-cop-blaster

Albany Police Officer David Haupt Suspended for Bashing Black People

Albany Police Officer David Haupt has been suspended after being caught on camera ranting against black people. You can watch and hear Haupt in the video below. At one point he can be heard saying, "blacks are the worst f*cking race." Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins, who is black, called the comments some of the most "shocking and appalling" things he has heard during 30 years of law enforcement. Haupt's suspension is the first phase in terminating him. Chief Hawkins said that he never wants to see Haupt wear a badge again. Haupt's full statement was quoted in the media as: "My buddies listen to the scanner and they send me texts all the time, and they go, Is the suspect ever a white male? and I go No. I know it sounds terrible to say, but I dont give a f__ what anybody says, I sincerely dont. Because bro, they are the worst f__ing race and I dont you cant deny, like, over the last X amount of months, they are you know because we work together they are getting worse and worse, and people are defending that. Are you f__ing kidding me?" - David W. Haupt Some believe that Haupt's comments could have an impact in criminal cases involving Haupt. Defendants might be able to challenge their convictions on the grounds that the arresting officer has since been proven to be racist. That could have an impact where convictions are based on Haupt's word and the convicted person is black. #davidhaupt #erichawkins #racism

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26054/albany-police-officer-david-haupt-suspended-for-bashing-black-people

Inglewood Attorney Evelyn Gillespie Admits Snitching on Website

Inglewood attorney Evelyn Regina Gillespie sent a letter to STDCarriers.com containing her own snitch paperwork along with demands that the website remove a page about her client Jolen Sanders. The letter was addressed to the founder of the site by name at the site's post office box and falsely accused him personally of "maliciously spreading false and unfounded information." She then cited a civil statute from an inapplicable jurisdiction, quoted the accusations made by a user of the website as if they were made by the website itself, and added "We have additionally filed criminal complaints with the local police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation." STDCarriers.com had previously received complaints from Mr. Sanders after he had entered into a contractual relationship with STDCarriers.com by using the site's online form to send complaints (https://ift.tt/3lvvtbL). That contact form requires the user to check a box that says "I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy." The STDCarriers.com Terms of Use (TOU) (https://ift.tt/38BVBhM) includes the following relevant clause regarding liability for user generated content (UGC): "You understand that all postings, messages, text, files, images, photos, or other materials ("Content") posted on, transmitted through, or linked from the Service, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated... You understand that STDCarriers.com does not control, and is not responsible for Content made available through the Service, and that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise objectionable... You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, that you may not rely on said Content, and that under no circumstances will STDCarriers.com be liable in any way for any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise made available via the Service. You acknowledge that STDCarriers.com does not pre-screen or approve Content, but that STDCarriers.com shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse, delete or move any Content that is available via the Service, for violating the letter or spirit of the TOU or for any other reason." By checking the box on the online form, Mr. Sanders agreed that STDCarriers.com is not legally liable for UGC. The TOU further states: "You and STDCarriers.com agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the Kingdom of the Netherlands." By agreeing to submit to Dutch courts, Mr. Sanders agreed that the California statutes do not apply. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is the appropriate jurisdiction because the STDCarriers.com server hosting the content in question is physically located within that jurisdiction and it is ultimately the Dutch courts that have final say over what can or cannot be hosted on servers in that country. STDCarriers.com does not have a physical presence in the state of California, so even if Mr. Sanders had not agreed to Dutch jurisdiction the California courts still would not have jurisdiction in this matter. Even if the California courts had jurisdiction in this matter, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) grants immunity from liability for UGC to service providers including STDCarriers.com. The relevant part reads, "No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider" (https://ift.tt/QGnqE2). That means that a website cannot be treated as the speaker of statements made by its users. It directly contradicts Ms. Gillespie's accusations against STDCarriers.com including: "Under California Civil Code Section 45a, it is unlawful for an individual to put in print and/or disseminate information that intends to harm a person's reputation without factual evidence or based on hearsay." - Evelyn Gillespie Gillespie is twisting the California Civil Code to make it sound as if STDCarriers.com can be treated as the speaker. That simply is not true. STDCarriers.com covers this in disclaimers that are available at the click of an obvious button on every profile: "It is possible for UGC to be inaccurate for a number of reasons including, but not necessarily limited to false positives (Type I errors that reject an accurate null hypothesis stating that a non-existent condition exists), fabrications by the authors in violation of the TOU, dissemination of false statements made by third parties, or information derived from sources published elsewhere that are not accurate. UGC is 100% accurate as a presentation of alphanumeric and non-alphanumeric strings of characters as they exist in a database regardless of the order in which they are arranged. Due to the fact that UGC can be false or otherwise misleading STDCarriers.com does not claim that any material published by an End User including any and all statements regarding the sexually transmitted disease (STD) status of an individual or group of individuals is true in fact." The page in question has to be considered in its entirety and not just in part. Gillespie's approach is typical of civil litigators in these situations; they look at a web page and evaluate it on its face with no knowledge of how it came to exist in the first place; this is not a case of someone working for the website creating anything; this is not a case where someone at the website read and approved anything; it is a case where a third party inserted data into an automated system. An automated system does not have a state of mind let alone the culpable state of mind necessary to defame a person. Taken as a whole that page does not make any factual claims about Mr. Sanders other than the fact that someone made statements about him. The site accurately claims that someone else made a statement, that the statement may or may not be accurate, and then accurately displays the statement in its entirety. California Civil Code 45a reads: "A libel which is defamatory of the plaintiff without the necessity of explanatory matter, such as an inducement, innuendo or other extrinsic fact, is said to be a libel on its face. Defamatory language not libelous on its face is not actionable unless the plaintiff alleges and proves that he has suffered special damage as a proximate result thereof. Special damage is defined in Section 48a of this code." In any court case the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to prove that the statements are not true. One cannot prevail with allegations alone. Assuming for the sake of argument that Mr. Sanders is telling the truth, the statute does not cover the unknowing quotation of a defamatory statement by someone other than the speaker. If you were to make a defamatory statement and someone were to tell others what you said that person is not defaming the person that you defamed. Now, we don't know if Mr. Sander or Ms. Gillespie are telling the truth. We just know that a third party signed up for a membership and made the statements in question. If true the statements are not defamatory and if false they are. Either way STDCarriers.com does not know which side is telling the truth. One cannot knowingly disseminate a defamatory statement unless they know that it is defamatory. Section 230 is a vital part of our democracy. If service providers were treated as speakers then free speech would not exist on the internet. Imagine what the internet would look like if websites had to remove posts every time someone disputed their accuracy? Under those circumstances it would not take the subjects of negative statements long to figure out that all they needed to do to bury the truth would be denying it with defamation claims. That is why sites like STDCarriers.com must stick to their guns and protect their users in these situations. Neither Ms. Gillespie nor Mr. Sanders have produced any evidence that this user has lied or otherwise abused the TOU. We will not be intimidated by threats. We will not remove a post just because somebody paid a lawyer to say that it includes false statements. We have a process in place for Mr. Sanders to clear his name (https://ift.tt/2K21bQ5). That policy mentions the fact that anyone can send a message to any post author and that author can remove their own work at any time. If at any time we are convinced that the user has violated the TOU then their account will be suspended, their posts removed, and their information made available. Users found in breach of contract agree to compensate their victims and STDCarriers.com: "If you are found to have violated this section you agree to compensate the victim a monetary amount not less than $5,000 United States Dollars plus all legal expenses including, but not necessarily limited to attorney fees, court fees, medical expenses for any lab work performed to disprove statements made about the victim, and investigation expenses up to the maximum monetary amount allowed by law." That part of the TOU was put in place to help people like Mr. Sanders if he can prove that the user falsely accused him. Other parts of the TOU incentivize us to pursue damages of our own against such people. If the statements about Mr. Sanders are false then disproving them is in our mutual interest. Finally, Mr. Sanders already agreed not to pursue legal action against STDCarriers.com, "You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, not to file any claim or cause of action against STDCarriers.com arising out of or related to use of the Service or the TOU." Filing any lawsuit for any reason is a breach of that agreement. #evelyngillespie #jolensanders #fbi

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26053/inglewood-attorney-evelyn-gillespie-admits-snitching-on-website

Jacksonville Police Officer Matthew Alimurung Arrested for Battery

Jacksonville Police Officer Matthew Alimurung has been charged with second degree aggravated battery and falsifying a document as a public servant. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO), Alimurung shot a suspect with a taser following a pursuit and tried to spit on him. JSO spokesman Pat Ivey held a press conference (video below) in which he said that Alimurung's body camera was his undoing. The body camera footage contradicted the official statement of events given by Alimurung which is why he is also being charged with making a false statement. Ivey stated at the press conference that he was not sure if a taser was involved or not, but most mainstream media outlets are reporting that the battery charge is based on a tasing. Ivey seems to imply that Alimurung struck the suspect multiple times. We cannot find an image of Alimurung. The JSO website does not include a mugshot with his arrest information. The JSO posted the following information about Alimurung: Housing Location: PDF Admitted: 11/13/2020 04:27 PM ID Check Completed: N Released: N/A Release Reason: N/A Bond Agency: N/A Bond Agency Address: N/A Age: 32 Race: O Eyes: BROWN Sex: M Hair: BLACK Height: 507 inches Weight: 175 pounds Arrested: 11/13/2020Expected Release Date: N/A Length of Sentence: N/A Pending Unsentenced Charges: Yes Payment Required For Release: * $15,006.00 Completed Admissions Process: N Arresting Agency: JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE How Long in Jax (Years/Months): 24/0 Next Court Date: 11/14/2020 09:00 AM , PRE-TRIAL DETENTION, J1A Visitation Information: Inmates must finish the admission process before being eligible for visitation. Charge Information Statute: 838.022(1)(A) Description: PUBLIC SERVANT FALSIFY OFFICIAL DOCUMENT Bond: $5,003.00 Fine: N/A Purge: N/A Blanket Bond Group: Charge Type: FEL Capias/Warrant: N/A Case #: 162020af101427 OBTS: 1607058155 Date Entered: 11/13/2020 4:43:46 PM Charge Status: NEW CHARGE Jurisdiction: N/A Sentence Date: N/A Years: 0 Months: 0 Days: 0 Charge Comments: N/A Statute: 002.000 Description: FEL CHARGE NOT IN COPS-MORE\CMIS SEE COMMENTS Bond: $10,003.00 Fine: N/A Purge: N/A Blanket Bond Group: Charge Type: FEL Capias/Warrant: N/A Case #: 162020af101427 OBTS: 1607058155 Date Entered: 11/13/2020 4:43:27 PM Charge Status: NEW CHARGE Jurisdiction: N/A Sentence Date: N/A Years: 0 Months: 0 Days: 0 Charge Comments: 784.045(1)(A)(2),AGGRAVATED BATTERY-WITH A DEADLY WEAPON;F2 #matthewalimurung #assault #bodycams #liars

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26052/jacksonville-police-officer-matthew-alimurung-arrested-for-battery

Officers Albin Pearson and Dwight Pitterson Charged for Killing Man

Newport News Police Officers Albin Pearson and Dwight Pitterson have been charged for the 2019 killing of Henry Berry. Pearson is charged with second degree murder for shooting and killing Berry. Pitterson is charged with malicious wounding for using a stun gun on Berry. Police say that Berry made several false calls to 911 that day. When officers tried to arrest Berry he resisted, was shot with a stun gun, took the stun gun away, shot officer Pearson with the stun gun, and then Pearson shot Berry with a real gun. Some people might consider that to be self defense and we would agree if it were not for the circumstances leading up to Berry tasing Pearson. Berry had recently been hospitalized for symptoms of schizophrenia and/or bipolar disorder, so he was known to the police to be mentally ill. They should have responded to his false 911 calls by offering him help and not trying to arrest him for making false reports to 911. Berry's false reports accused his son's mother of kidnapping him. When officers contacted the mother, she told them that Berry had just been in the hospital for a mental health crisis and probably did not remember that a judge had given her custody of the boy just 10 days earlier. Berry had custody of his son for over 7 years before that hearing. A proper investigation would have found that Berry did not knowingly make false statements to 911. A proper investigation would have concluded with the finding that a mentally ill man unknowingly gave 911 false information due to his illness. The appropriate response to something like that is psychiatric help and not a criminal charge. When dealing with a mentally ill person that is unarmed it is not appropriate for an officer to use a stun gun. That is especially the case when the subject is outnumbered. If any force was needed at all to get him the help he needed then they should have relied on their numbers and skills to subdue him without a taser. When Berry took the taser and used it on Pearson he did not need to shoot him. A taser is usually a non-lethal weapon, Pearson had a taser of his own, and the officers far outnumbered Berry. That is why Pitterson committed the crime of malicious wounding by tasing Berry in the first place. As an accessory to the crime of malicious wounding, Pearson did not have the right to defend himself using deadly force. Under the self defense statutes in the state of Virginia, "if you were at fault or had provoked the aggressor, you are required to retreat as far as safely possible before using deadly force." (https://ift.tt/3nkccL7). Public records contain the following information about officers Pearson and Pitterson: ALBIN TREVOR PEARSON Last Known Home Address: 108 EGRET CT NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23608-1781 Prior Criminal Charges: UNDERAGE POSS OF ALCOHOL 2005 IMP TURN 2007 46.2-846 IMP TURN 2007 RECKLESS DIP IMP TURN 30 2007 DWIGHT A PITTERSON Last Known Home Address: 345 SAINT THOMAS DR APT F NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23606-4311 Prior Criminal Charges: TRAFFIC / SPEEDING, 10 MPH OR ... 2011 FAIL TO OBY TRF SIGNAL REDLIG 2015 EXP REG 2014 FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY 2011 FAIL OBEY HIGHWAY LANE MARKING... 2011 We are posting the above public records so that their neighbors and associates know that there are dangerous people in their area. Please do not use this information for malicious purposes. #albinpearson #dwightpitterson #henryberry #murder #mentalillness

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26051/officers-albin-pearson-and-dwight-pitterson-charged-for-killing-man

UConn Officer Peter Zavickas Charged with Stalking and Harassment

University of Connecticut campus security guard Peter J. Zavickas has been charged with stalking and harassment for allegedly abusing the university's security system to target two fellow Division of Public Safety employees. Details are sketchy at this time, but we do know that Zavickas is charged with two counts of electronic stalking, two counts of second-degree stalking, two counts of third-degree computer crime, two counts of fifth-degree computer crime and second-degree harassment. According to prosecutors, Zavickas used the UConn security system to monitor the victims' activities and follow them around. He is also accused of using the state's background check system to personal reasons. We theorize that Zavickas was caught creeping around campus by one of the people he was following and they complainted. Why he was stalking them remains a mystery. #peterzavickas #uconn #stalking #harassment #campussecurity

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26050/uconn-officer-peter-zavickas-charged-with-stalking-and-harassment

Stratford Police Sgt Jamie Rivera Suspended for Anti-BLM Facebook Post

Stratford Police Sgt. Jamie Rivera was suspended for calling Black Lives Matter a terrorist organization in a Facebook post. The suspension was announced by Stratford Mayor Laura Hoydick after a City Counsel meeting. The police union is appealing because his post appears to be free speech. His post read as follows: "I'm just gonna say it!! I'm pro Trump. If anyone doesn't like it. So be it. I'm a cop. I became a cop in 2001. I've seen a 180 about how people feel Me !!! Black lives matter is a terrorist organization!!!!" - Jamie Rivera As offensive as that might sound to some people, Rivera had every right to say it. The First Amendment supposedly guarantees every American the right to freedom of speech. The City of Stratford appears to be retaliating against Sgt. Rivera for exercising his First Amendment rights. We do not agree with his opinion, but we do believe that he has a right to his opinion and to express it publicly. #jamierivera #blacklivesmatter #facebook #freespeech #laurahoydick

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26049/stratford-police-sgt-jamie-rivera-suspended-for-anti-blm-facebook-post

LAPD Officer Matthew Calleros Arrested for Grand Theft Auto

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer Matthew Paul Calleros was arrested for grand theft auto on Monday. Calleros stole a pickup truck from a used car lot in Orange County last year. Court records show that he filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, so the theft was probably an attempt to avoid that, but to do that Calleros would have had to sell the truck. The truck was recovered from Calleros when he was arrested. According B&J Car Company manager Gino Gonzalez , his liability insurance payments doubled after he filed a claim for the stolen truck. He also said that he was the one that helped Calleros browse the lot thinking he was a potential customer. Calleros was wearing a LA Dodgers baseball cap, so Gonzalez told him that he had a buddy that bled blue before adding "Little did I know how blue he really was." #matthewcalleros #theft #grandtheftauto

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26048/lapd-officer-matthew-calleros-arrested-for-grand-theft-auto

Lyft Driver Richmond Frost Snitched on Jo Ann Hardesty

Lyft driver Richmond Frost got lost on his way to pick up Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty from a casino in Ridgefield, Washington, refused to roll up the windows when she expressed concern for the cold, and cancelled her ride back on November 1st. Then after she called 911 on him and asked for police assistance (https://ift.tt/32ALu9c) he called 911 on her. You can listen to both calls in the video below. Frost can be heard telling the 911 dispatcher that a woman would not get out of his car at the Chevron station near the I-5 bridge exit on Pioneer Street in Ridgefield, but was not exactly sure where he was. He explained that he cancelled the ride and was dropping her off at a gas station where she could order another ride. He said that he needed someone to tell her to get out of his car. The 911 dispatcher told Frost that an officer was on his way. He said that he doubted she was armed, gave her name as Jo Ann, and said she was not violent, but was still refusing to get out of the car. According to mainstream media sources, police officers arrived at the same time as another Lyft driver. At that point Frost told officers what happened from his perspective. Frost was quoted as saying that he told officers, "It was just a ride that didn't work out. It wasn't going well. I thought it was best to cancel the ride, start over and reset... I didn't see a point in sitting in the vehicle with that kind of tension and upset customer for 35 minutes." He said that Hardesty did not appear intoxicated. Hardesty got into the second Lyft car and went on her way. A 911 dispatcher wrote "Peace restored and involved parties sent their separate ways." After the incident Frost realized who his passenger was. He told news outlets that Jo Ann Hardesty "was not a pleasant person." He said it was her attitude and behavior that made him want her out of the car, not her political positions. He is now worried that the publicity surrounding the incident will damage his career as a Lyft driver. He has reason to worry since he showed that he cares more about his passengers' manners than getting them to their destinations. #richmondfrost #joannhardesty #lyft

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26047/lyft-driver-richmond-frost-snitched-on-jo-ann-hardesty

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Snitched on a Lyft Driver

Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty snitched on Lyft driver Richmond Frost for cancelling her ride back on November 1st according to the 911 call that you can listen to by watching the embedded video on this page. In the recording she starts off by saying that she has a Lyft driver that wants to drop her off at a service station, but described the concept of her getting out of the car in the dark as "not happening." The 911 dispatcher explained to her that cancelling her ride and telling her to get out of the car was not a crime, so there was nothing the police could do. She said that he wanted her out of the car just because she wanted him to put the window up and there was no way she was going to let him leave her on the side of the road. The 911 dispatcher explained that her and the driver had a "civil agreement," that the car was his property, and that telling her to get out was not a crime. She said that he had threatened to call the police so she decided that she would call for him, to which the 911 dispatcher said, "its not a crime to call the cops." She said that she had already paid for the ride and that she would not get out of the car until he got her another ride. At that point the driver can be heard telling her that he cannot get her another ride and the 911 dispatcher tells her that only she can order another ride. She continued blaming the driver for cancelling the ride. The 911 dispatcher explained the driver's actions to her as "his obligation as a human being on the face of the earth to cancel a contract like that, it is not a crime, it is part of the usual license agreement that you expect when taking rides from strangers, it is not a crime." She continued to refuse to leave the car. The 911 dispatcher says that officers are on their way and she gives her name as "Jo Ann Hardesty." Then the Lyft driver called 911 and snitched on Jo Ann Hardesty. He got a different dispatcher, but his car was in the same place. The dispatcher was obviously already aware of the situation. He gave his name as Richmond Frost. He said that he had cancelled a ride and was trying to drop off his passenger at a service station. The 911 dispatchers said that a Richfield Police officer was on his way. When asked if he knew her name he said "I think she said Jo Ann." He said that he was not in contact with anyone with Coronavirus and did not have any flu like symptoms. According to mainstream media accounts of the incident, Richfield Police arrived at the scene at the same time as another Lyft driver. Hardesty got out of the car and got into the other Lyft car before leaving. Hardesty sent a complaint to Lyft later that night saying that the driver was late, refused to roll up the window, and cancelled her ride. She said that she was afraid to get out of the vehicle in the middle of the night. Lyft responded by saying that drivers are free to end a ride at any time for any reason as long as they drop off their passenger in a safe location. #joannhardesty #richmondfrost #lyft

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26046/commissioner-jo-ann-hardesty-snitched-on-a-lyft-driver

Forest Grove Police Officer Steven Teets Cited for Criminal Mischief

Forest Grove Police Officer Steven Christopher Teets was cited for criminal mischief in the second degree for terrorizing a family on Halloween. According to the family, an unidentified man came to their house in the middle of the night, started yelling at them to "come on" and fight, banged on a Black Lives Matter flag that they had hung on the wall outside, trashed their Halloween decorations, and charged towards the door when someone opened it. Someone called 911 and the police discovered one of their own fleeing the scene. That person was Officer Teets. The police gave him a ride home and cited him for criminal mischief. The officer that gave him the ride appears to have violated department policy by turning off his body camera. As a result nobody can see his interaction with Teets from that night. According to the media (see video below) the Washington County Sheriff's Office said that Teets was visibly intoxicated. Not surprising since his behavior does not sound like something a sober person would do. It sounds like Teets got hammered, saw a Black Lives Matter flag, and decided to give the owners of the flag a piece of his mind. Teets has since been assigned to desk duty. The picture above is from the 2018 Forest Grove Police Department Annual Report. A PDF of that report is being uploaded with this article. #steventeets #blacklivesmatter #criminalmischief #trespassing

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26045/forest-grove-police-officer-steven-teets-cited-for-criminal-mischief

Firing of APD Spokesman Fred Duran Leads to Dismissals

The firing of former Albuquerque Police Department (APD) spokesman Fred Duran has led to the dismissal of over a dozen DWI cases that Duran investigated. Duran was fired back in July for arresting a woman for DWI without any evidence. The charges were dropped and the woman filed a complaint with a civilian police oversight agency which led to his termination. During the termination process Duran made false statements and refused to answer questions. The circumstances surrounding Duran's termination called into question the validity of other DWI cases that he was involved with. There are at least 46 other cases pending review that should be dismissed also. When the credibility of an officer is destroyed then a conviction based on their testimony cannot stand. Officer Duran has proven that he has no problem making up stories to support his suspicions. We recommend that anyone whose been charged with a crime in which Duran was involved seek legal counsel. There is a good chance that you can attack your conviction based on newly discovered evidence. That evidence being an officer involved being discredited. #fredduran #dwi #liars #dui #wrongfulconvictions

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26044/firing-of-apd-spokesman-fred-duran-leads-to-dismissals

NYPD Officer Amaury Abreu Arrested for Cocaine Trafficking

New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Amaury Abreu, 34, was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today on federal cocaine trafficking charges. Abreu is accused of conspiring with members of a Dominican drug trafficking organization to smuggle large quantities of cocaine into the United States. He is also accused of using the NYPD database on their behalf and tipping them off when he had knowledge of law enforcement actions against them. According to Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Erin Reid, Abreu searched the NYPD database for information about one of his co-conspirators to make sure that he did not have any warrants before traveling to the Dominican Republic. Mainstream media sources are saying that Abreu himself traveled to the Dominican Republic at least once and was in regular contact with high ranking members of the organization. More that 350 kilos of cocaine have been seized from the organization so far. Three of Abreu's co-conspirators were also arrested. Abreu is a nine year veteran of the NYPD. #amauryabreu #cocaine #drugtrafficking #dea #erinreid

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26043/nypd-officer-amaury-abreu-arrested-for-cocaine-trafficking

Coral Springs Police Officer Gilbert Monzon Suspended for Racist Vids.

Coral Springs Police Officer Gilbert Daniel Monzon was suspended this past week for posting racist videos on TikTok mocking immigrants. Clips from the videos aired by the mainstream media (see video below) are of Monzon filming the reactions of fellow officers while playing a pre-recorded track of a Mexican version of "Take Me Home, Country Roads." The voice was a clear mockery of Spanish speaking accents and the video itself replaced the line "to the place I belong West Virginia" with "to the place I belong Mexico." Monzon justified the video as satire. He said it was an attempt to bond with his fellow Hispanic officers using sarcasm. He also said that he does not know how to properly use social media sites and blamed his children for changing the privacy setting of his account from private to public. Internal affairs called the videos disparaging against Mexicans, insensitive, abusive, and unprofessional before suspending Monzon for just two weeks. #gilbertmonzon #immigration #racism #tiktok

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26042/coral-springs-police-officer-gilbert-monzon-suspended-for-racist-vids

Valerie Houghton is an attorney who sex trafficked my children

The definitive guide to dealing with Valerie Houghton. She is the client. It doesn't matter who is paying her or what is requested, Valerie Houghton has no loyalties. She will create outcomes that yield her the most money. Ms. Houghton separately told both me and my spouse to pay her in cash and keep her retainment a secret. Valerie Houghton doesn't care about anything. I told her that my spouse was letting my 13 year old son be molested. Instead of taking proper action, she used that information to extract assets from my spouse to be placed into trust. I was not allowed to discuss it with my son. Valerie Houghton is well connected with other attorneys and judges. She will contact opposing attorneys, as well as your own, to both create unnecessary conflict and to prolong the process. There is a lot of con artistry involved, including having the judge involved. You are going to be hacked. Make no mistake about it. Information is king, Turn off the wifi function on your phone. Use an iphone because it is easy to do a DFU restore. Using the factory reset on an android phone wont suffice. Make sure to restore periodically. Dont open attachments. Dont leave your phone unattended. Prepare for at least one of the parties to have a restraining order, even if there is no abuse. This is standard in all her cases. If the parties cannot communicate, she is in control. She also likes to put people in jail, or threaten to do so. Valerie can be quite the bully. Valerie Houghton is vindictive. She will take it personally if you disobey her or dispute her invoices.She gets off on annihilation. Valerie threatened me on several occasions not to fire her. After she did nothing about my son being molested, I fired her. At the next hearing the judge vacated all of my hearings, but kept a temporary restraining order going. I was subsequently cut out of my kids lives. Something was read from my spouses attorneys phone and I agreed. I didnt understand at the time that it was a three year restraining order and I could only see my kids if mother permitted brief and peaceful contact I never got to see or sign any document. The judge couldnt even tell me a reason why I couldnt contact my kids when I asked him at a later hearing. I later saw on Ms. Houghtons website that the judge was listed as a personal reference. There are many more judges that she is connected to, as I later found this out through my experience dealing with her. I dont have any sound advice on this one. You cant fire her. She will stay on your case until your kids until your kids turn 18 and there is no money left for her to milk. Valerie Houghton uses a private investigator named Carlos Gonzalez. He has a team of young hispanic males that work for him. They likely work on the cheap and are unlicensed. They are capable of doing almost anything, including stalking, harassing, threatening, hacking, breaking and entering, drugging, and poisoning. The drugging and poisoning are easier to do than one might imagine. Although I experienced both, the poisoning is likely reserved for extreme situations, such as filing a complaint. By the way, never file a complaint against her. If you have kids the drugging is likely, even if you are paying her. Remember: the only interests that matter are her own. If you start failing drug tests and need drug treatment to see your kids, start suspecting that Houghton is involved. Once she hacks your electronic devices, Valerie will penetrate your social circle. She also is HIGHLY adept at using social media. She will use that for data mining and to stalk you. Valerie will dig up dirt to threaten and blackmail you. Please recall the example that I gave involving my son getting molested. I suggest deleting all of your accounts, including Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, and anything else. If you are hacked, she will also send out messages from there if it suits her needs. Valerie is a sociopath on steroids. Most people will take her money, including friends and some family. Stay away from starbucks and other restaurants. With Valerie I learned that most people will take money, including for drugging. Valerie Houghton is EXTREMELY smart and very stubborn and cunning. She will figure out highly elaborate charades to cheat you. Again, she doesnt take no for answer. I don't have any specific advice for this. If she wants to cheat, she will likely get away with it, especially if she involves your attorney and/ or judge. Don't trust anyone. You cant even trust your own children if Valerie is involved. She will use them for information and school them to do what she wants. People might try to advise you, including friends and family. Valerie likes to involve anyone that she can, even people at your job and your doctor. Change all your locks. Don't give out any keys. Your children are her ATM machines. She knows that you will do and pay whatever is necessary to see them. This is how she maximizes her profits. The more assets you have, the longer the divorce will drag out. She wants everything, especially the big stuff like the house. Remember she will involve everyone, including all the attorneys and judge. Make sure to ask around before hiring your primary attorney. This is something that I hugely regret not doing. I was pushed into getting an attorney who was connected to Ms. Houghton. Valerie is capable of ANYTHING, including assault and letting your children get raped. Anything goes, so be extra careful. Besides being a therapist and attorney, Valerie Houghton is also a registered nurse who used to specialize in medical malpractice. The only reason that I know all of this stuff is because I have been dealing with her for the past six years. You might not realize that she is secretly pulling the strings until years later. But if you already know that she is on your case, expect all of the above, excluding the poisoning (if you haven't complained). #attorney #therapist #nurse #sextrafficking #jail #parentalalienation

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26041/valerie-houghton-is-an-attorney-who-sex-trafficked-my-children

Ex-Tulsa Police Officer Shannon Kepler Charged with Murder Federally

Former Tulsa Police Officer Shannon James Kepler was charged with first degree murder in federal court yesterday. Officer Kepler was convicted of manslaughter in 2017 for the killing of his daughter's black boyfriend Jeremey Lake. He was sentenced to 15 years in state prison and is currently incarcerated at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Following the Supreme Court's decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma, 591 U.S. ___ (2020), Kepler requested that his conviction be dismissed. The federal indictment followed. In McGirt the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that the state of Oklahoma lacks jurisdiction over Native Americans on lands promised to their ancestors by the federal government as parts of broken treaties (https://ift.tt/3p53bqR). Those lands include most of eastern Oklahoma including the city of Tulsa. Kepler appealed immediately following the landmark decision because he says that he is a member of one of the tribes, so the state lacked jurisdiction to charge him in the first place. Unfortunately for Kepler, the SCOTUS ruling clearly classified those lands in the same category as Indian reservations and the federal government has jurisdiction over violations of federal law that take place on those lands. That is why there are so many natives in federal prisons because when they commit crimes that would ordinarily be prosecuted by their state they get prosecuted federally if the acts were committed on a reservation. By claiming native heritage in an effort to get out of prison Kepler conceded jurisdiction of the matter to the federal government where he faces a much harsher sentence if convicted. Is This Double Jeopardy? The Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution states "No person shall . . . be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb." That is commonly known as the double jeopardy clause. It prohibits people from being tried for the same crime twice if the prior trial ended in acquittal. Kepler was tried for murder in state court four times for the killing of Lake. The first three trials ended in mistrials and the fourth trial ended with a manslaughter conviction. How is it possible for Kepler to be tried for the same murder that he was acquitted of without violating double jeopardy? It is possible because of what's known as dual sovereignty. The federal government is considered a second and separate sovereignty from the states. As a result one can be tried in state and federal courts for the same acts without violating the double jeopardy clause. We are generally against this because it gives the government two stabs at the apple. A person that beats the state in court can find themselves placed in jeopardy a second time based on a technicality. Technically being found not guilty of a state statute does not mean someone is not guilty of a federal statute even if the statutes are basically the same. We believe that violates the intention that the founding fathers had when the Fifth Amendment was created. In the late 1700 there was little in the way of federal law enforcement, so there was no reason to think that people would twice be placed in jeopardy for life or limb for the same accusations after being found not guilty in a state or federal court. We think that if the founding fathers were to see the type of federal law enforcement apparatus that exists today that they would apply double jeopardy to cases like this one. Is This Vindictive Prosecution? A prosecution is legally considered vindictive if it is motivated by a defendant exercising a legal right. Kepler has a legal right to ask that his state conviction be dismissed. The federal government does not have the right to retaliate against him with criminal charges. To succeed on a vindictive prosecution claim Kepler must show that the intervening circumstance behind the decision to prosecute was him asking that his manslaughter case be dismissed. That is how it is supposed to work, but unfortunately things rarely work out the way they should (https://ift.tt/2SNrJFf). The government is quick to find other intervening circumstances to blame instead of the real one. Then they argue that those circumstances changed public safety needs. We are not sure what circumstances the government will argue in this case, but so far it looks like he is being vindictively prosecuted for exercising his legal right to seek dismissal of his state case. Conclusion Shannon Kepler is a dirty ex-cop that got away with murder in state court and is in prison where he deserves to be, but he does not legally belong there because of McGirt. As much as we like to see justice served on murderous ex-cops, we do not want to see it served in ways that expose others to double jeopardy and vindictive prosecution. Supplemental information about Kepler from the Oklahoma DOC website: Offender: Shannon J. Kepler Gender: Male Race: White Height: 6 ft 0 in Weight: 200 lbs Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown OK DOC#: 776556 Birth Date: 5/20/1960 #shannonkepler #fbi #murder #jeremeylake #doublejeopardy #scotus

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26040/ex-tulsa-police-officer-shannon-kepler-charged-with-murder-federally

Ex-Nassau County deputy charged in towing kickback scheme

YULEE, Fla. A Nassau County deputy has been fired after authorities say he hatched a scheme to score kickbacks for steering business to his then-girlfriends fledgling towing company. John Daniel Galloway, 35, of Callahan, was arrested Nov. 22 at the Nassau County Sheriffs Office. He was booked on a felony charge of unlawful compensation for official behavior and released the next day after posting $15,000 bond, Nassau County jail records show. Attempts on Tuesday to reach Galloway and his attorney were unsuccessful. The arrest is the fallout of an internal investigation launched last month in response to a complaint filed by an ex-girlfriend, who accused Galloway of abusing his power. She told investigators Galloway took an interest in her towing business and proposed a way they could both benefit financially from it. According to Galloways arrest warrant, he explained that they could sidestep the Sheriffs Offices towing rotation by saying drivers involved in crashes requested towing service from her business, Atlas Towing. She said the plan was for her to make $318 from each call and pay him $50 in return. She said Galloway admitted he struck a similar deal with another company, but the business was paying him back in alcohol under that arrangement, the warrant states. She provided investigators with her phone and they found text messages between the pair that backed up her story. Galloway, who was employed by the Sheriffs Office since 2018, has since been fired. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax #corruption #kickbacks #scam

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26039/ex-nassau-county-deputy-charged-in-towing-kickback-scheme

Tampa Police Officer Randy Barnwell Arrested for Domestic Violence

Tampa Police Officer Randy Barnwell was arrested for domestic violence and placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the case. Not much is known about the case at this time. Barnwell was arrested after 2 AM this morning and is currently in the Hillsborough County Jail. He was booked on one count of battery. Information about the case will likely be publicly available at some point. If you want to dig that up this info might be useful: Report Number: HS2020716752 CT-Case #: 20-CM-009549-A Offense Date: 11/06/2020 Agency: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office OBTS Number: 2937138566 Charge Code: DVST0001 CRA Number: HS20023054 He has a handful of 20 year old priors that appear related to failing to confine a dog. He was a member of the Tampa Police Department (TPD) Honor Guard. The photo of him came from a Facebook video posted by TPD of Randy Michael Barnwell talking about the Honor Guard. #randybarnwell #domesticviolence #assault

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26038/tampa-police-officer-randy-barnwell-arrested-for-domestic-violence

Portland City Commissioner Dan Ryan Gets a Visit from the People

Portland City Commissioner Dan Ryan voted against against defunding the police and tonight he heard from the people. A crowd of peaceful protesters marched on his home expressing their outrage. They stood outside his house chanting Black Lives Matter slogans until the police that he voted to keep funding declared the protest an unlawful assembly and shut it down. This protest was a direct response to Ryan breaking his campaign promise to support defunding the police. Instead he voted with Ted Wheeler against cutting the Portland Police Bureau's budget by $18 million. #danryan #antifa #blacklivesmatter #tedwheeler #portlandprotests

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26037/portland-city-commissioner-dan-ryan-gets-a-visit-from-the-people

San Jose Officer William Gerry Arrested for Sex Assault by Extortion

Former San Jose Code Enforcement Officer William Gerry was arrested yesterday for sexual assault by extortion. Gerry is accused of blackmailing local massage businesses for sexual favors and money with threats that their businesses would be shut down or raided by police if they did not pay him for protection. Gerry had the authority to grant or deny permits, but also claimed to have connections with the San Jose Police Department's vice squad. He is now in the Elmwood Men's Facility of the Santa Clara County Jail. Gerry was previously charged in late September with one count of rape, three counts of oral copulation by force, seven counts of extortion, and three counts of soliciting bribes. In that case he is accused of extorting over $34,000 from a woman with claims that it was necessary for her business to maintain the proper permits that it needed to stay open. She said that he made her perform oral sex on him during several visits to her business and compelled her to have vaginal sex with him under the same duress. She said that Gerry would tell her when the SJPD vice unit planned to visit her business as part of an investigation into illegal sex work. Other businesses have claimed losses of more than $63,000 under similar circumstances. At least one other woman has reported being compelled to provide Gerry with sexual favors under similar circumstances. He was a code enforcement officer from 2007-2019. Public records contain the following information about Gerry: William Robert Gerry Age: 45 Gender: Male Last Known Home Address: 7300 RIVER PARK DR MCKINNEY, TX 75071 Possible Email Addresses: wgerry[at]sbcglobal.net willgerry[at]hotmail.com williamgerry[at]yahoo.com Voter Registration: Republican We are displaying this information to warn people in areas where Gerry might go that they might have a sexual predator in their area. Gerry resigned in 2019 shortly before the city received a tort claim notice alleging sexual misconduct by him, so we think he was laying low in Texas for awhile after that. He is listed as co-owner of the above mentioned property. #williamgerry #assault #rape #extortion #santaclaracountyjail

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26036/san-jose-officer-william-gerry-arrested-for-sex-assault-by-extortion

Denver Police Officer Matthew Graves Suspended for Racist Comments

Denver Police Officer Matthew Graves has been suspended for 10 days without pay for making racist comments about Spanish speakers in front of co-workers. In an October 27th letter justifying the suspension, Deputy Director of Safety Mary Dulacki described Graves' comments as "perjorative, disparaging and, therefore, derogatory" and said that they "were based upon actual or perceived national origin, were discriminatory and were in violation of the Department of Safety (Equal Employment Opportunity) Policy." The comments allegedly made by Graves included: - "This is America, and we speak English here." - "If you don't speak English either go home or back to Mexico." Graves said that his comments were meant as a joke. The officer that reported him said that she wasn't sure he really said what she thought she heard until three Spanish speaking janitors came up to her and said something about it. One of the people that heard his comments said that she is now less confident at work because she fears that people will be mad at her for speaking Spanish. Graves claims that he was not aware that there were three Spanish speaking people within auditory range of him at the time. Officer Graves made the news last year for surviving a hit and run accident. In that case he was described as a technician and not an officer. We do not know if the driver was Spanish speaking or what impact if any that has on his suspension. You can learn about that incident in the video below. #matthewgraves #racism #immigration #marydulacki

source https://copblaster.com/blast/26035/denver-police-officer-matthew-graves-suspended-for-racist-comments