http://www.fourwinds10.net 2013-05-19T23:30:30+01:00 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368896107 May 11, 2013 Raymond Michael Rodden   Raymond Michael Rodden was bored this week, so he drove to downtown Phoenix and began walking around, snapping photos of the federal courthouse and the state capitol with his iPhone. The 33-year-old man ended up jailed, unemployed and homeless; his iPhone, iPad and Macintosh laptop confiscated as “evidence.” All because they found it odd he was taking photos at 3 a.m. “They told me they’re going to keep my computer because they want to see my search history,” he said Saturday evening in a telephone interview with Photography is Not a Crime. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368895409 May 14, 2013 Six Kern County sheriff's deputies and a sergeant, who last week were involved in a violent confrontation with a man who was struck numerous times with batons before he died, have returned to their regular jobs, officials said Tuesday. David Sal Silva, 33, a father of four, was pronounced dead  Wednesday less than an hour after eyewitnesses reported seeing several deputies repeatedly strike the man in the head with batons as he lay on the pavement. Deputies had responded to a report of an intoxicated man. In addition to the deputies and sergeant, two California Highway Patrol officers were involved in the incident. Raymond Pruitt, a Kern County Sheriff's Office spokesman, said the deputies and the sergeant present during the fatal incident last week "have been released to full duty. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368893345 May 15, 2013 The manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects offered the nation a window into the stunning military-style capabilities of our local law enforcement agencies. For the past 30 years, police departments throughout the United States have benefited from the government’s largesse in the form of military weaponry and training, incentives offered in the ongoing “War on Drugs.” For the average citizen watching events such as the intense pursuit of the Tsarnaev brothers on television, it would be difficult to discern between fully outfitted police SWAT teams and the military. The lines blurred even further Monday as a new dynamic was introduced to the militarization of domestic law enforcement. By making a few subtle changes to a regulation in the U. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368891270 Published on May 15, 2013 Watch the NYPD Flood in from the right http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN-r-Gd7BAg&feature=youtu.be text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368888629 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368807095 May 14, 2013 Bedfordshire town suffers nine shootings in four month crime wave Police say armed patrols in place for 'foreseeable future' to deter violence Officers with guns and dogs will also be increasing searches to find weapons   Show of force: A police officer armed with an assault rifle and a baton gun on the estate in Luton With a heavily-armed policeman guarding the playground, assault rifle at the ready, it could be the scene of a terror alert. In fact, this is a routine patrol just yards from a suburban primary school. The show of force is designed to calm residents of an estate plagued by gang shootings. In the past four months there have been nine gun-related incidents in Luton linked to the Marsh Farm and Lewsey Farm estates. In the latest, a 16-year-old boy was shot in the back early on Saturday morning. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368723847 May 15, 2013     Chris Silva speaks about his brother David Silva, 33, who died while being arrested by Kern County Sheriff's Deputies early Wednesday morning. The incident happened across from Kern Medical Center at the corner of Flower Street and Palm Drive. Family members are questioning how David Silva died. Blood stains are still visible on the sidewalk at the corner of Flower Street and Palm Drive, where a Bakersfield man struggled with as many as nine officers and later died this week. David Sal Silva, 33 and the father of four young children, died early Wednesday morning after deputies say he fought with them and CHP officers who'd responded to a report of a possibly intoxicated man outside Kern Medical Center Family members of David Silva speak to area residents at Flower Street and Palm Drive concerning an incident between Silva and the Kern County Sheriff's Department that ended early Wednesday morning with the death of Silva. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368638358 May 14, 2013   A man who ran away on foot during a car stop on Aug. 9, 2012, in West Philadelphia was eventually shot to death by police after the pursuit. The number of violent crimes fell last year in Philadelphia, as did assaults on police officers. But the number of people shot by police is up. Way up. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368551512 May 13, 2013 19 people were wounded in New Orleans over the weekend when an alleged gang shootout broke out in the middle of a mothers day parade.  three suspects are still at large, and the hunt for them so far has involved similar tactics as those used in Boston.  At this point there is no indication that this was a planned terrorist attack, but regardless, police are still using the full on storm trooper approach that has now become commonplace in the western world. Blackbluedog.com reported that: “There were over 300 people participating in the event, north of the city. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368460743 FW:  May 13, 2013 A 12-year-old used his cell phone to record his confrontation with a police officer. The boy was apparently upset at the officer for illegally parking his bike so he could go into a store to buy a soft drink.     COMMENT FROM PN   This is the generation that has the greatest potential to stop the tyranny from infesting our basic human rights of freedom and non government intervention. This young man should very proud that he knows his rights as a citizen  and is not afraid to express them. Please pass this on. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368275717 May 10, 2013 Thanks to the drug war, police have much more incentive to go after drug crimes than more heinous crimes. May 8, 2013  |     Earlier this year, men wearing black ski masks whipped out their guns and raided the home of 62-year-old Cathy Jordan, a medical marijuana patient and activist in Florida. They seized 23 of her plants, two of which were mature enough to be used for her medicine. Police officers with the Manatee County Sheriff's Department, the team of armed men, made no arrests, but later charged Jordan and her husband with marijuana cultivation. A district attorney later dropped the case. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368034440 May 7, 2013 In California, there is a new kind of justice. Forget the Sixth Amendment's right to trial. It no longer applies. Instead of an attorney, get a bullet-proof vest, Today's cops are armed with machine guns and innocence no longer matters. Downey, California: May 4, 2013. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368028291 May 7, 2013 (NaturalNews) Another day, another saga about the growing police state in America. Apparently some North Carolina communities are cracking down on the consumption of iced tea in the parking lots of some businesses. A YouTube video posted recently captured what appears to be an overzealous security guard who accused a 24-year-old man of consuming alcohol in the parking lot of a liquor store. The guard - or police officer, it was plain at first - eventually arrested the man, but "the kicker, of course, was that the 24-year-old was only drinking Arizona brand Half and Half Iced Tea," InfoWars.com reported. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1368025267 May 7, 2012 INTRODUCTION During the formation of Metro Government, back in the 20's and 30's, the genesis for Metro Police Departments was also included in with the total package, making sure that the London Offices had the control and enforcement they needed, down to the city level in America. The formation of Metro Government officially put an end to the beat cop once and for all, thus from that time, until now, the mission of all Metro Police Departments is the furtherance of collections by any means necessary, and the law be damned. When you get pulled over by a Metro Cop, or Highway Patrol, you are being boarded by pirates, who operate on rivers of tar. --Rod Remelin   ******** Would you dial up a known criminal, like a murderer or rapist, to come help you after you've been the victim of a crime? No? Then why in the world would you call the police after you've been assaulted, robbed or otherwise violated? The police do not consider their job to protect you. They used to at least pay lip service to “keeping the peace”, but nowadays in the USSA it is clear their job is to enforce the law. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1367688499 April 30, 2013 Apparently Americans who employ hydroponics are the newest targets in an insane “drug war” that has gone from bad to ludicrous since it was first “declared” in the early 1980s. Consider this case in point: A couple of years ago, narcotics officers knocked on the door at the home of a man who had just purchased a seed starter kit from a local gardening shop. The police officers were demanding to kno “Tomatoes,” he told them, and the officers finally left – but only after they were convinced he was not growing marijuana. Since that day the gardener, who asked the Kansas City Star not to identify him over fears he would once again be hassled by police, began parking a block away from that same garden center, in order to avoid police stakeouts. The harassment of hydroponic gardeners has only gotten worse since them. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1367680397 May 3, 2013 More than three dozen fired Los Angeles police department officers are seeking reviews of their cases after another former officer, Christopher Dorner, took revenge on the LAPD's disciplinary process by going on a murderous rampage. Forty former officers have filed review requests since Dorner killed four people in February and prompted the department to reconsider cases of former officers with dismissal grievances. The requests have put the department's disciplinary procedures under scrutiny. Many officers feel that there are genuine problems of institutional racism and capriciousness in the force. The 40 former officers, who have not been named, have had their requests tallied by their union, the Protective League, Gary Ingemunson, a lawyer for the union, said in a column in its monthly magazine. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1367679257 April 29, 2013 INTRODUCTION If you call the cops, or purchase a airline ticket, you are asking for it, so don't whine after you've been beaten, raped, fondled, and probed. What did you expect? That you would get a pass? That it would probably only happen to some other Sheep, but not you? That maybe if the bad boys and girls were having fun with the other livestock, they might leave you alone?   ----RR ************* Cop Sexually Assaults Woman, Then Arrests Her For Protesting The Assault ***Edited, removed the source where this was found as some folks can't figure out the difference between me and someone else at another link and find the OP's (at the source) words offensive (as I did, but sheesh.... text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1367509287 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1366997347 A(NaturalNews) The intemperate, extreme nature of today's education establishment just keeps getting more and more absurd, as evidenced by details of a recently filed lawsuit surrounding claims that a teacher was suspended after bringing garden-variety tools to class. Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute, a civil rights-oriented public interest legal organization, filed the suit on behalf of Doug Bartlett, a 17-year veteran teacher, after he was suspended by officials at the Washington Irving Elementary School in Chicago for bringing wrenches, pliers and screwdrivers to class as part of a "tool discussion," CNSNews.com reports. Those tools, according to school officials, are weapons, you see, and as such, are not permitted on campus grounds. 'Overreaction to a simple teaching demonstration From the news site: Despite the fact that all potentially hazardous items were kept out of the students' reach, school officials at Washington Irving Elementary School informed. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1366250931 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1366249553 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1366215898 April 16, 2013 Exclusive: Jack Cashill exposes fact 'good kid' Martin should have been arrested twice Some deaths are more politically useful than others. Twenty years ago this week, the Clinton administration ordered a tank assault on the Mount Carmel community, killing 39 racial minorities, 26 of them black. The Clintons and the media suppressed the racial data so rigorously that I doubt even Al Sharpton knows about the black dead at Waco. A year ago Feb. 26, neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1366043492 April 13, 2013     Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, XVIII Fires Brigade train last December to “respond to an escalating civil-disturbance situation caused by unhappy simulated hurricane victims.”  According to an article produced by the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, the training was designed to prepare the soldiers “for their upcoming assignment as a quick reaction and rapid response force for U.S. Army North Command in support of emergencies in the United States.” Public Intelligence The Department of Defense has issued an instruction clarifying the rules for the involvement of military forces in civilian law enforcement. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1365872454 April 12, 2013  The US is at the dawn of “a new era in police surveillance,” the Associated Press revealed casually last week. In a Chicago-based story about the growing use of drones and other sophisticated, unmanned aircraft for aerial surveillance, it noted that the Congressional Research Service considers their future use “bound only by human ingenuity.”The story focused on one Illinois legislator who has proposed a limit on how far law enforcement agencies can go. But bills have been introduced in almost 40 states, and the Bill of Rights Defense Committee has two model ordinances to assist communities in the emerging movement against domestic surveillance drones. This isn’t science fiction, although the threat of an emerging Surveillance State does figure in my forthcoming novel, Dons of Time. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1365785710 April 10, 2013 I want to make a public document for the people of Colorado, the Sheriffs and any other sworn officer. Those officers who serve the people of Colorado with distinction who will not go along with the Governor and the State legislature move to ban all guns inside the state. I want to make a few reference points to show the law is on their side to protect and defend the people of Colorado’s  right to keep and bear arms and possibly taking actions to neutralize the threats to the safety and security of the people. It is important officers know their constitutional duties. They must be ready to give an answer why he or she is standing with the people and not following illegal orders. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1365521215 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1365441896 April 8, 2013 Four Nebraska cops were fired over an incident in which they tried their best to conceal, including beating a man and chasing his brother into a home to steal his camera all while unknowingly being recorded by another citizen from an upstairs window. And another three officers were placed on leave and an additional officer was reassigned, according to the Associated Press. However, Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer refused to release any of the officers’ names, meaning they will likely get hired at another police department in the near future. After all, as hard as it is to fire a cop, it is even harder to prevent him from getting rehired as a cop where he will likely continue his unlawful ways. Take the case of a South Florida cop who violated police protocol when he pursued a suspect down the wrong way of a Miami expressway this week, which resulted in the suspect striking another vehicle and killing its four occupants inside. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1365441513 April 7, 2013 Thousands of SWAT-type raids changing face of law enforcement (WND editor’s note: This is an exclusive report from the AIM Center for Investigative Journalism) As politicians exploit the Newtown tragedy to promote new laws to restrict firearms and implement universal background checks that could lead to gun registration and confiscation, another parallel trend– namely, the increasing militarization of law enforcement, most visibly demonstrated by the growing use of massive, SWAT-type raids on businesses and individuals, sometimes with federal involvement or authorization – is heightening concerns that America is moving toward a police state. Mountain Pure SWAT raid: The Movie Mountain Pure Water, LLC is headquartered on Interstate 30 just outside the town of Little Rock, Arkansas. The company manufactures and distributes beverage containers, spring water, fruit drinks, and teas. In January 2012, about 50 federal agents, led by Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General Special Agent Cynthia Roberts and IRS Special Agent Bobbi Spradlin, swooped in, guns drawn. Without explanation they shut down plant operations, herded employees into the cafeteria, and confined them to the room for hours. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1365212891 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1365182147 April 3, 2013 This is meant to bring awareness to the youth in the community (any community), to be on the look- out for sneaky cops, and to know their rights. Through the grapevine circuit in the small, west coast town of Powell River, it was brought to my attention that the local RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) were out trying to recruit youth informants, to crack down on the “graffiti problem” sweeping through like the plague, apparently. In a small town like Powell River (population approximately 25,000), word travels fast, and it wasn’t long before I found myself speaking with Ted Cronie, who, turns out, is an old friend of mine, going back to his young teenage years of being invited to practice art all over the outbuildings on the property I live on, so as to keep himself and his buddies out of trouble with the local law enforcement. Ted is one of many youth here in town, who are talented artists or musicians, growing and contributing to our community with their art and music. His medium of choice is paint, of all kinds. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1365181883 April 4, 2013 NYPD costs taxpayers over $22 million to rectify civil rights violations NEW YORK — Civil rights violations by police have become a daily occurrence in America as we move toward a fascist dictatorship. To top it off surveillance of the American public is at an all time high as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other agencies ramp up the threat of terror to further usher in the police state. Police departments are now federally funded and are breeding grounds for corruption. Large cities often act as a hub for such activities. In fact, police in New York have stuped to a whole new level. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1364831033 March 28, 2013 Cell phone footage showcasing various misdeeds perpetrated by the Omaha, Nebraska police department brought to light a number of questionable actions that took place during an arrest earlier this month. The video, filmed by a vigilant neighbor and posted to YouTube last week, captures cars in the middle of being towed, and shows one officer put his arm around a man’s neck, slam him to the street and then punch him repeatedly before another officer joins him. Moments later, another man observed filming from the road gets chased into his home by an officer, followed by at least 9 more police officers. KETV News identifies the man seen taken down as 28-year-old Octavius Johnson. According to the video’s YouTube description, “The two males were seeing why the vehicles were being towed,” as they apparently belonged to their family. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1364398597 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1364319807 March 26,2013 DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) - CBS-11 has learned two state troopers involved in a controversial roadside cavity search of two North Texas women have been indicted on criminal charges by a Dallas County Grand Jury.   CBS-11 has learned that one of the troopers, Kelley Helleson, who left the courthouse after testifying Friday, is charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of official oppression. She was seen on dashcam video searching the body cavities — front and back — of the two women along an exit ramp of the Bush Turnpike in Irving last summer. The Texas Department of Public Safety fired Helleson. CBS-11 has learned the other trooper in the case, David Farrell, is charged with theft after one of the women said her prescription bottle of the painkiller hydrocodone was missing after the search. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1363973996 March 20, 2013 French authorities searched the Paris apartment of IMF director Christine Lagarde on Wednesday as part of their investigation into her handling of a settlement paid out to Bernard Tapie in 2008 while she was French finance minister, her lawyer said. French police searched the Paris apartment of IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday as part of an investigation into her awarding of a 2008 arbitration payment to a businessman supporter of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy, her lawyer said. Lagarde, who at the time was Sarkozy’s finance minister, has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in ending a judicial battle against billionaire Bernard Tapie and instead opting for arbitration. Investigating magistrates suspect her of complicity in embezzling public funds after she overruled objections from advisers to proceeding with the controversial 285 million euro payment ($367 million) to Tapie. “This search will help uncover the truth, which will contribute to exonerating my client from any criminal wrongdoing,” Lagarde’s lawyer, Yves Repiquet, told Reuters. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1363798357 FW:  March 20, 2013 Sheriffs Across U.S. Rise Up Against Obama Regime Sheriffs have risen up all over our great nation to stand up against the unconstitutional gun control measures being taken. The following is a list of sheriffs and state sheriff's associations from who have vowed to uphold and defend the Constitution against Obama's unlawful gun control measures. I applaud these public servants for their courage and conviction. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1363710918 March 18, 2013 Police in Detroit last night announced the discovery of an arms cache of 200 semi-automatic rifles with 25,000 rounds of ammunition, 20 tons of heroin, 5 million in forged US banknotes and 25 trafficked Latino prostitutes - all in a semi-detached house behind the Public Library on Woodward Ave. Local residents were stunned, as a community spokesman said: "We're all shocked; we never knew we had a library."    [Duh!]   From rremelin@gmail.com text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1363457042 FW:  March 16, 2013 (Sept. 25, 2012) Delma Towler was walking through her backyard carrying her handgun when police shot and killed her. A police officer shot and killed an 83-year-old woman in her own backyard. Delma Towler dialed 911 to report a burglary but when police arrived, one officer killed her outside her home in Altavista, Va. "It's not over yet. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1363456045 March 15, 2013 Police arrested Dozens of Brooklyn residents. According to the Daily Sheepele. “Arrests have been reported, with riot police descending on Brooklyn’s East Flatbush neighborhood as New Yorkers came out for a third night of protest over the police killing of 16-year-old Kimani Gray.  The demonstration began at Brooklyn’s 67th Precinct in East Flatbush, the part of New York’s Brooklyn section where Gray was shot to death by police on Saturday. Witness and police accounts differ on whether Gray was brandishing a weapon before he was killed. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1363114467 March 4, 2013 Sussex County’s elected Sheriff, Jeff Christopher took exception to being treated as a “paper server,” in May of 2012, when Delaware’s Constitution clearly states that he Shall be the “Conservator of the Peace,” within the county in which he resides. Sheriff Christopher, filed a lawsuit in Delaware’s Superior Court on May 9th 2012 at 10:24 a.m., that Delaware’s Constitution be enforced. The Statute in the Constitution reads as Follows: Article XV Section 1 of Delaware’s Constitution: The Chancellor, Judges and Attorney General shall be conservators of the peace throughout the state, and the sheriffs shall be conservators of the peace within the counties respectively in which they reside. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1363104375 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1363023752 March 11, 2013 Last month I reported on how Georgia law enforcement agencies have acquired a massive arsenal of military-grade vehicles and weapons through the Department of Defense. Unfortunately, it’s far from isolated. Many law enforcement agencies acquire military equipment through the Pentagon’s 1033 program. Police have also acquired military robots through the DoD but they have other ways to get their hands on armored surveillance vehicles and armored personnel carriers as well. Indeed, the Department of Homeland Security gave the city of Keene, New Hampshire, with a population of less than 25,000, $285,933 to buy an armored counter-attack vehicle called a BearCat, according to Radley Balko. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1363014277 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1362855536 March 8, 2013 (NaturalNews) It's not a zombie apocalypse but it could be the next best - or worst - thing, depending on your point of view, but one thing is for certain: The robots are coming, and with them new laws that will undoubtedly be utilized to protect them. According to the Chillicothe Gazette, a Gannett-owned Ohio newspaper, a 62-year-old man, Michael Blevins, who was heavily inebriated was recently arrested for shooting (but not killing) a police robot following a six-hour stand-off. The report said that officers in the town of Waverly initially responded to a complaint that shots had been fired inside a bedroom at a home, and that the homeowner had a number of guns and was threatening neighbors. Police knocked on the front door of the home, called on the telephone and even brought in a trained negotiator in an effort to make contact with Blevins, but he refused to speak to anyone for hours. At that, officers decided to contact the Pike County Sheriff's Department as well as the state Highway Patrol's Strategic Response Team for help. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1362849535 March 6, 2013 This is a guest blog post from our friends at The Bateman Gibson Law Firm and does not necessarily reflect the views of The Rosenblum Law Firm. Below is a video of an encounter between a law student and a Portland, Maine police officer. In the video, the student cites several Fourth Amendment rights and the laws that we examine below the video. The name of the video is “Detained for Open Carry, Portland, Maine” Terry v Ohio - Protects the Fourth Amendment right to prohibit unreasonable searches and seizures from a police officer. As pertaining to this specific video, the law does have limitations and does not require probable cause as stated in the video, and does not protect from searches or seizures for the purpose of preventing a crime. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1362586791 March 1, 2013 marijuana, based on the fact that the man’s tongue appeared to have a ‘green film.’ “As soon as the officer came to the vehicle, he asked me to stick out my tongue,” said Simmons to Q13 Fox. 31-year-old Mike Simmons, who has no criminal record, said he was put in jail Tuesday for 13 hours and is now in debt $5,000 for fee’s including lawyers and towing due to the incident. He has also been told he can not drive while out on bail. Simmons said that the officer told him that the green film on his tongue was a sign that he was using marijuana. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1362503684 Lamb-Creasey had been searching for weeks for her son, Rickie Lamb, 30. He had been missing since Jan. 25. She called hospitals and checked jails.   CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1362499071 March 2, 2013 A police officer who became a laughing stock after he was captured on video smashing his way into a disabled pensioner’s car with his truncheon is in line for a six-figure payout after winning an employment tribunal. Pc Mike Baillon claimed he was forced out of his job due to a “bullying campaign” by colleagues in Gwent Police, who teased him and wrote comments on his locker at the police station after the incident appeared on YouTube, the online video sharing website. Mr Baillon was one of two police officers who pulled over Robert Whatley, 74, for failing to wear a seat belt after following him along country roads near Usk in Monmouthshire, South Wales, in 2009. Mr Whatley sat in his car expecting an officer to tap politely on his window. But Mr Baillon pulled out his truncheon and hit the window 15 times while his colleague climbed onto the bonnet and kicked in the windscreen of the £60,000 Range Rover. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1362421353 Feb. 27, 2013 Budget cuts across the country have stripped local police departments of personnel at an alarming rate. So much so that Americans from coast-to-coast are now being forced to fend for themselves [1]. Our latest example comes from East Oakland’s Arcadia Park, where law and order have broken down to such an extent that residents have been been left with no other choice but to band together to police their own streets. According to one member of this neighborhood watch on steroids, it’s turning into the Wild West. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/law_enforcement_and_police/news.php?q=1362079662 Feb. 28, 2013   [Editor’s Note: The following post is by TDV contributor, Wendy McElroy] What else can explain their actions and attitudes? Law enforcement agencies in America are using the No More Hesitation series of cardboard and paper targets for shooting practice. The Minneapolis-based Law Enforcement Targets Inc. (LET) has produced at least eight of them, with photos ranging from a young boy to a pregnant woman in her third trimester, both of whom are pointing guns. Other posters include an elderly man in his home holding a shotgun and a young mother with her daughter in a playground.