Police State - Official Thread

[Skeletor]

Admits to "using" the car... I'm sure cops also say that other people who steal cars are just "using" them.
Of course he didn't get a single day in prison, just a year of probation.

Ex-Philly Cop Admits to Driving Stepdaughter to Prom in Confiscated Porsche

A former Philadelphia police officer has pleaded guilty to using a confiscated Porsche to drive his stepdaughter to prom, prosecutors announced Friday.

James Coolen Jr. admitted to the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after taking the car, which was sized in a narcotics investigation, from a secured parking lot in April of last year, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office announced.

“James Coolen betrayed the public trust and his fellow Philadelphia Police officers when he improperly and illegally used a 2018 Porsche Cayenne SUV, that was impounded as evidence in a case that he was assigned to, as transportation for his stepdaughter’s prom,” District Attorney Larry Krasner said in a statement. Coolen resigned from the force and turned himself over last year. He pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to one year of probation, the district attorney’s office said.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/ex-philly-cop-admits-to-driving-stepdaughter-to-prom-in-confiscated-porsche/2276012/

[Skeletor]

Once again, from the shithole called Baltimore...
How many other uniformed gangs are out there operating like this?

Baltimore Police Detective Charged In BB Gun Planting Incident, Latest In Gun Trace Task Force Scandal Fallout

Federal prosecutors have charged another Baltimore police detective in connection with a BB gun planting incident from 2014.

According to the five-count indictment, Robert Hankard, 43, has been with the BPD since 2007 and was promoted to detective in 2014.

Hankard’s being indicted on federal charges related to allegations that he provided a BB gun he knew would be planted on a suspect, falsified an application for a search warrant and an arrest report in a second incident where drugs were planted on a suspect, as well as that he falsely testified to a federal grand jury in a federal investigation.

The charges stem from Sgt. W.J. striking someone with his vehicle in March 2014 and calling another officer asking for a BB gun to plant to justify his actions running the man over. The officer then planted the BB gun underneath the vehicle.

The man, known as “D.S” in the indictment, had no guns or drugs on him at the time of his arrest. He was taken from the scene of his arrest to a hospital, in custody, where drugs were recovered from him.

He was then charged with possession, use and discharge of a gas or pellet gun- for the BB gun that was planted at the scene of D.S.’s arrest and a number of drug offenses.

“D.S.” was detained until April 2014 but the charges were dismissed in 2015.

The indictment alleges that Hankard also knew drugs had been planted in a motel room in September 2015 and wrote a search warrant containing false statements.

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/01/15/baltimore-police-officer-charged-in-bb-gun-planting-incident-latest-in-gun-trace-task-force-scandal-fallout/

[Skeletor]

News stations: "BREAKING NEWS: DEPUTY SHOT, GUNMAN AT LARGE"

Mayor: "Think about what happened today, a sniper took out one of our deputies. The only reason that deputy is alive is because he had his vest on." "Thank god we don't have a funeral"

According to sources, the mayor even stated that he went to the hospital and saw the "injured officer" in "pain" and saw his "wound"...

SWAT teams with helicopters and armored vehicles (because apparently this is Ramadi or Kabul) started looking for the "active shooter".

An evil sniper shooting at "heroic" cops...

But as it turns out once again, a cop LIED, he made it up all up.
(as apparently did the mayor, if he "saw" the liar in the hospital with the fictional wound)

Officer Jussie...

BLUELIESMATTER


Officials: LA County Sheriff’s deputy in Lancaster fabricated report he was shot by sniper

In a rare Saturday night press conference, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials revealed that the rookie deputy who claimed he was shot in the shoulder at the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station “completely fabricated” the incident and would be relieved of his duties.

Investigators who met Saturday with 21-year-old Deputy Angel Reinosa “saw no visible injury to Reynosa’s shoulder,” department officials said.

After getting interrogated due to doubts raised from his testimony, Reinosa admitted that he was not shot at from an apartment complex near the station as he previously claimed, sheriff’s Capt. Ken Wegener said.

“He also told investigators that he had caused the holes in his uniform shirt by cutting it with a knife,” Wegener said. “There was no sniper, no shots fired and no gunshot injury sustained to his shoulder. “(It was) completely fabricated.”

https://www.dailynews.com/2019/08/24/officials-la-county-sheriffs-deputy-in-lancaster-fabricated-report-he-was-shot-at-by-sniper/

Remember the story about this uniformed liar? The cops  launched a huge manhunt, sent SWAT teams and armoured vehicles, blocked off roads and buildings searching for the imaginary sniper while the liar was taken to the hospital.

Former Deputy Arrested in Lancaster Shooting Hoax



The former Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy accused of falsely claiming he'd been shot by a sniper in the parking lot of the Lancaster Sheriff's Station has been arrested and has been charged with insurance fraud and filing a false report, multiple law enforcement sources told NBC Los Angeles.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/former-deputy-arrested-in-lancaster-shooting-hoax/2293393/

[Soul Crusher]

Crazy.   What In the fng hell

Remember the story about this uniformed liar? The cops  launched a huge manhunt, sent SWAT teams and armoured vehicles, blocked off roads and buildings searching for the imaginary sniper while the liar was taken to the hospital.

Former Deputy Arrested in Lancaster Shooting Hoax



The former Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy accused of falsely claiming he'd been shot by a sniper in the parking lot of the Lancaster Sheriff's Station has been arrested and has been charged with insurance fraud and filing a false report, multiple law enforcement sources told NBC Los Angeles.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/former-deputy-arrested-in-lancaster-shooting-hoax/2293393/

[Skeletor]

Ordinary people "lying" to police: prison.

Police lying, conspiring or "omitting" information that might even result in deaths: no problem, no punishment.

This cop received the brutal sentence of 1 day (!) in prison, which he had already served so he was let go with probation. This particular judge seems to be very lenient with uniformed criminals.

No jail time for ex-NYPD detective who perjured himself

A former NYPD officer who lied about almost getting run over by a suspect will not do any time for the crime, a Brooklyn judge ruled Wednesday.

Ex-grand larceny detective Michael Bergmann, claimed a burglary suspect tried to mow him down in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on Feb. 1.

Bergmann, 34, swore to a grand jury and in a criminal complaint that the alleged burglar saw him and his partner get out of their car on 65th St. between Second and Third Aves. and tried to run them down.

Surveillance video revealed that the man’s car was nowhere near the two cops, debunking Bergmann’s account.

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-no-jail-ex-cop-perjury-20200108-aatvjls7dnahdnwz52az5eyomq-story.html

[Skeletor]

Records on Clearview AI reveal new info on police use

It’s likely most Americans have never heard of Clearview AI, Inc., but many still have a good chance of being in the company’s massive facial recognition database.

Technological capacity for collecting, storing, and analyzing images is growing, and Clearview is one of the private vendors accelerating the trend. The company claims to use “billions of publicly available photos, including news articles, social media accounts, and public mugshot databases,” which is used to find matches when an image needs to be identified.

In collaboration with Open The Government, MuckRock requested materials from the largest police departments in the country, including Atlanta, Georgia, which first released records on Clearview AI.

As part of that project, Police Surveillance: Facial Recognition Use in Your Backyard, OTG’s Freddy Martinez then requested information about Clearview’s business in other locations, including Gainesville, Florida and Clifton, New Jersey.

In one August 2019 record from Atlanta, an estimated 200 agencies were reported to use the Clearview system, and police officers are sharing their access with other agencies, according to documents received through a MuckRock request.

Early Saturday, The New York Times released a report on Clearview and the materials found in our requests. Clearview told the New York Times that, using the billions of photos it has scraped from millions of websites, it can find a match for an individual’s face up to 75% of the time. The company also reported that its customer base has actual grown to more than 600 law enforcement agencies and some private security companies. It also has created code to link its facial recognition app to augmented reality glasses, advancing the ability to apply facial recognition analysis to any face one sees on the street.

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2020/jan/18/clearview-ai-facial-recogniton-records/

[Powerlift66]

Ordinary people "lying" to police: prison.

Spoiled, gay, black actors - No prison.

Police lying, conspiring or "omitting" information that might even result in deaths: no problem, no punishment.

Fixed

[Skeletor]

She couldn't distinguish between her tazer and her firearm so she shot the man and could also have hurt the other cop who was fighting him. These are the "highly trained professionals" who are "qualified" to handle firearms, unlike the citizens whose gun rights are being slowly eroded. Lack of training, lack or experience and in this case probably being a small female doesn't help.

Video shows former Lawrence police officer shoot driver during May 29 traffic stop

Police dash cam video released Monday shows a driver wrestle a Lawrence police officer to the ground and fight him before being shot in the back by another officer during a traffic stop last year.

Brindley Blood, the officer who shot the man, is charged in Douglas County District Court with reckless aggravated battery. Blood has maintained the May 29 shooting was accidental and she meant to reach for her stun gun instead of her firearm.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article228379669.html

Remember this case? The cop who shot that man has now "vanished".

Attorneys say former Lawrence police officer who shot driver cannot be found for lawsuit

The police officer who shot a Lawrence driver after a 2018 traffic stop turned violent cannot be found.

The driver, Akira Lewis, filed an excessive-force lawsuit in September against the former officer Brindley Blood, as well as the City of Lawrence, the other officer involved in the traffic stop and the police chief. The lawsuit also alleges that the city failed to properly train its officers. Efforts by Lewis’ attorneys — including hiring a private investigator — have not succeeded in locating Blood so that she can be served the court summons, according to court filings.

Attorney Shaye Downing, who represents Lewis, filed an affidavit for service by publication Tuesday in the United States District Court of Kansas City, Kan. Downing states in the affidavit that she has tried unsuccessfully to serve Blood the petition and summons. She states that she has sought assistance from law enforcement, a process service company and a private investigator to locate Blood but has been unable to find out where she is currently living. The court will decide whether to approve serving Blood through newspaper publication.

https://www2.ljworld.com/news/city-government/2020/jan/15/attorneys-say-police-officer-who-shot-driver-and-is-being-sued-cannot-be-found/

[Skeletor]

Government-run racket.

Family Sues DEA and TSA After Elderly Man's Life Savings Were Seized at Airport

Terrence Rolin kept his life savings in a Tupperware container, but all that money now belongs to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), even though the 79-year-old retired railroad engineer hasn't been charged with a crime.

When Rolin's daughter, Rebecca Brown, tried to take her fathers' savings—$82,373 in cash—on an airplane, a DEA agent seized it simply because large amounts of cash are considered suspicious by the agency.

Brown and Rolin are now the lead plaintiffs in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Institute for Justice, a libertarian-leaning public interest law firm, challenging the DEA and TSA's practice of seizing large amounts of cash from airline passengers without any evidence of any underlying crime.

"Flying with any amount of cash is completely legal, but once again we see government agents treating American citizens like criminals," Institute for Justice senior attorney Dan Alban said in a press release. "You don't forfeit your constitutional rights when you try to board an airplane. It is time for TSA and federal law enforcement to stop seizing cash from travelers simply because the government considers certain amounts of cash 'suspicious.'"

Rolin and Brown's trouble started last August. Rolin had asked his daughter to take his money and open a joint savings account, the Washington Post reports:

Rebecca Brown was catching a flight home from the Pittsburgh airport early the next day and said she didn't have time to stop at a bank. She confirmed on a government website that it's legal to carry any amount of cash on a domestic flight and tucked the money in her carry-on.

But just minutes before departure in late August, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent met her at the busy gate and questioned her about the cash, which showed up on a security scan. He insisted Brown put Rolin on the phone to confirm her story. Brown said Rolin, who is suffering mental decline, was unable to verify some details.

"He just handed me the phone and said, 'Your stories don't match,'" Brown recalled the agent saying. "'We're seizing the cash.'"

The DEA then notified Brown that it was seeking to permanently forfeit Rolin's life savings. Neither Rolin or Brown have been charged with a crime.

In the meantime, the lawsuit says the loss of Rolin's savings has left him unable to fix his truck, which is his primary means of transportation, or get needed dental work.

https://reason.com/2020/01/16/family-sues-dea-and-tsa-after-elderly-mans-life-savings-were-seized-at-airport/

[illuminati]

Government-run racket.

Family Sues DEA and TSA After Elderly Man's Life Savings Were Seized at Airport

Terrence Rolin kept his life savings in a Tupperware container, but all that money now belongs to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), even though the 79-year-old retired railroad engineer hasn't been charged with a crime.

When Rolin's daughter, Rebecca Brown, tried to take her fathers' savings—$82,373 in cash—on an airplane, a DEA agent seized it simply because large amounts of cash are considered suspicious by the agency.

Brown and Rolin are now the lead plaintiffs in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Institute for Justice, a libertarian-leaning public interest law firm, challenging the DEA and TSA's practice of seizing large amounts of cash from airline passengers without any evidence of any underlying crime.

"Flying with any amount of cash is completely legal, but once again we see government agents treating American citizens like criminals," Institute for Justice senior attorney Dan Alban said in a press release. "You don't forfeit your constitutional rights when you try to board an airplane. It is time for TSA and federal law enforcement to stop seizing cash from travelers simply because the government considers certain amounts of cash 'suspicious.'"

Rolin and Brown's trouble started last August. Rolin had asked his daughter to take his money and open a joint savings account, the Washington Post reports:

Rebecca Brown was catching a flight home from the Pittsburgh airport early the next day and said she didn't have time to stop at a bank. She confirmed on a government website that it's legal to carry any amount of cash on a domestic flight and tucked the money in her carry-on.

But just minutes before departure in late August, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent met her at the busy gate and questioned her about the cash, which showed up on a security scan. He insisted Brown put Rolin on the phone to confirm her story. Brown said Rolin, who is suffering mental decline, was unable to verify some details.

"He just handed me the phone and said, 'Your stories don't match,'" Brown recalled the agent saying. "'We're seizing the cash.'"

The DEA then notified Brown that it was seeking to permanently forfeit Rolin's life savings. Neither Rolin or Brown have been charged with a crime.

In the meantime, the lawsuit says the loss of Rolin's savings has left him unable to fix his truck, which is his primary means of transportation, or get needed dental work.

https://reason.com/2020/01/16/family-sues-dea-and-tsa-after-elderly-mans-life-savings-were-seized-at-airport/

Really- From reading that they come across as utter Bastards deserving of being shot.
Surely they would have a duty to investigate this further after seizing $ ?

[Skeletor]

Really- From reading that they come across as utter Bastards deserving of being shot.
Surely they would have a duty to investigate this further after seizing $ ?

Unfortunately that’s what “civil asset forfeiture” is, you don’t need to be convicted or even charged to have your property or money stolen by the government. There have been many cases where people would be pulled over and have their money confiscated because a cop thought it’s “suspicious” to carry cash, even when the cops can’t articulate their suspicions or even bring charges. A government run racket indeed.

[illuminati]

Unfortunately that’s what “civil asset forfeiture” is, you don’t need to be convicted or even charged to have your property or money stolen by the government. There have been many cases where people would be pulled over and have their money confiscated because a cop thought it’s “suspicious” to carry cash, even when the cops can’t articulate their suspicions or even bring charges. A government run racket indeed.

That really is astonishing- and they don’t have to investigate or provide any proof !!
How on earth do Innocent people get their money back.?

[Soul Crusher]

Disgusting

Government-run racket.

Family Sues DEA and TSA After Elderly Man's Life Savings Were Seized at Airport

Terrence Rolin kept his life savings in a Tupperware container, but all that money now belongs to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), even though the 79-year-old retired railroad engineer hasn't been charged with a crime.

When Rolin's daughter, Rebecca Brown, tried to take her fathers' savings—$82,373 in cash—on an airplane, a DEA agent seized it simply because large amounts of cash are considered suspicious by the agency.

Brown and Rolin are now the lead plaintiffs in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Institute for Justice, a libertarian-leaning public interest law firm, challenging the DEA and TSA's practice of seizing large amounts of cash from airline passengers without any evidence of any underlying crime.

"Flying with any amount of cash is completely legal, but once again we see government agents treating American citizens like criminals," Institute for Justice senior attorney Dan Alban said in a press release. "You don't forfeit your constitutional rights when you try to board an airplane. It is time for TSA and federal law enforcement to stop seizing cash from travelers simply because the government considers certain amounts of cash 'suspicious.'"

Rolin and Brown's trouble started last August. Rolin had asked his daughter to take his money and open a joint savings account, the Washington Post reports:

Rebecca Brown was catching a flight home from the Pittsburgh airport early the next day and said she didn't have time to stop at a bank. She confirmed on a government website that it's legal to carry any amount of cash on a domestic flight and tucked the money in her carry-on.

But just minutes before departure in late August, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent met her at the busy gate and questioned her about the cash, which showed up on a security scan. He insisted Brown put Rolin on the phone to confirm her story. Brown said Rolin, who is suffering mental decline, was unable to verify some details.

"He just handed me the phone and said, 'Your stories don't match,'" Brown recalled the agent saying. "'We're seizing the cash.'"

The DEA then notified Brown that it was seeking to permanently forfeit Rolin's life savings. Neither Rolin or Brown have been charged with a crime.

In the meantime, the lawsuit says the loss of Rolin's savings has left him unable to fix his truck, which is his primary means of transportation, or get needed dental work.

https://reason.com/2020/01/16/family-sues-dea-and-tsa-after-elderly-mans-life-savings-were-seized-at-airport/

[Skeletor]

That really is astonishing- and they don’t have to investigate or provide any proof !!
How on earth do Innocent people get their money back.?

They have to go to court and request the money. That in itself is a costly and time consuming process for ordinary people. In these cases the prosecutors will often extort the people to either accept half the money or risk being sued or charged, especially if they have no reason or evidence to verify their “suspicions”. In some other cases the cops or prosecutors make the victims sign an agreement that if they receive their stolen property they will not sue the cops/prosecutors. Think about it: it is like having a thief tell you he will give you back what he stole from you if you don’t sue him or threatening to attack you or sue you if you “dare” to demand more than half of your possessions that he stole. All this after the victims endure significant expenses for this procedure. This is really no different than organized crime.

[illuminati]

They have to go to court and request the money. That in itself is a costly and time consuming process for ordinary people. In these cases the prosecutors will often extort the people to either accept half the money or risk being sued or charged, especially if they have no reason or evidence to verify their “suspicions”. In some other cases the cops or prosecutors make the victims sign an agreement that if they receive their stolen property they will not sue the cops/prosecutors. Think about it: it is like having a thief tell you he will give you back what he stole from you if you don’t sue him or threatening to attack you or sue you if you “dare” to demand more than half of your possessions that he stole. All this after the victims endure significant expenses for this procedure. This is really no different than organized crime.

Damn - That Really is Awful - And as you rightly say it’s tantamount to legalised Stealing
& Bullying Tactics. Totally Disgusting & Disgraceful Tactics / Behaviour By Police.

[Skeletor]

Who are you and what are you doing? Answer or be detained under Kentucky Senate bill

A bill pending in the Kentucky Senate would give police new powers to stop people on the street and demand that they identify themselves and explain their actions, drawing criticism from civil rights lawyers who say that would be an unconstitutional device likely used against minority groups.

https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article239389143.html

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20rs/sb89.html

Any peace officer may stop any person in a public place whom the officer
encounters under circumstances which reasonably indicate that the person has
committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime, and the officer may demand:

(a) 1. The person's name, address, and date of birth; or

The person's government-issued identification, if in the person's possession;
and

(b) An explanation for the person's actions.

(2) Any person stopped under subsection (1) of this section who fails to identify
himself or herself or explain the person's actions to the satisfaction of the officer
may be detained and further questioned and investigated by the peace officer for
a period not to exceed two (2) hours.

(3) Detention under this section is not an arrest and shall not be recorded as an
arrest in any official record. At the end of the detention period, the detained
person shall be released or arrested and charged with a crime outside of this
section.

[Skeletor]

VPOTUS: "Police officers are the best of us"

Only 12 years in prison? Ordinary people get 5-10 years in prison for much lesser crimes.

(link from a notorious "anti-police" website)

Former Montgomery County Sheriff’s Officer Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Offenses

 First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Matthew Laver, age 38, of Souderton, in Montgomery County, PA, entered a plea of guilty before United States District Judge Michael Baylson to multiple counts of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography.

The defendant was indicted in March 2019 after an investigation into the defendant’s collection of almost 4,000 images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children that he downloaded and distributed to other users on the internet over approximately ten years. The investigation revealed that Laver trafficked in child pornography that depicted children as young as infants being sexually assaulted and raped, and that he did so during the time that he was employed as a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Officer.

“The harm caused by child exploitation is devastating and long-lasting, which is why we prosecute these cases aggressively,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Williams. “In this case, the conduct was particularly egregious because the defendant was a member of a law enforcement organization charged with enforcing the law. We stand ready with our federal and local partners to identify and prosecute all those who would prey upon minor children.”

“Law enforcement officers take an oath to serve and protect, thus our conduct must be beyond reproach ,” said Marlon V. Miller, special agent in charge of HSI Philadelphia. “Homeland Security Investigations special agents worked closely with our law enforcement partners to further prevent this perpetrator from victimizing children by distributing images of sexual assault.”

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce sexual crimes against children. The Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Offices work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce sexual crimes against children.

The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security and the Abington Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Eileen Zelek and Michelle Rotella.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/former-montgomery-county-sheriff-s-officer-pleads-guilty-child-pornography-offenses

[Soul Crusher]

Hopefully inmates will ice him.

VPOTUS: "Police officers are the best of us"

Only 12 years in prison? Ordinary people get 5-10 years in prison for much lesser crimes.

(link from a notorious "anti-police" website)

Former Montgomery County Sheriff’s Officer Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Offenses

 First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Matthew Laver, age 38, of Souderton, in Montgomery County, PA, entered a plea of guilty before United States District Judge Michael Baylson to multiple counts of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography.

The defendant was indicted in March 2019 after an investigation into the defendant’s collection of almost 4,000 images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children that he downloaded and distributed to other users on the internet over approximately ten years. The investigation revealed that Laver trafficked in child pornography that depicted children as young as infants being sexually assaulted and raped, and that he did so during the time that he was employed as a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Officer.

“The harm caused by child exploitation is devastating and long-lasting, which is why we prosecute these cases aggressively,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Williams. “In this case, the conduct was particularly egregious because the defendant was a member of a law enforcement organization charged with enforcing the law. We stand ready with our federal and local partners to identify and prosecute all those who would prey upon minor children.”

“Law enforcement officers take an oath to serve and protect, thus our conduct must be beyond reproach ,” said Marlon V. Miller, special agent in charge of HSI Philadelphia. “Homeland Security Investigations special agents worked closely with our law enforcement partners to further prevent this perpetrator from victimizing children by distributing images of sexual assault.”

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce sexual crimes against children. The Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Offices work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce sexual crimes against children.

The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security and the Abington Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Eileen Zelek and Michelle Rotella.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/former-montgomery-county-sheriff-s-officer-pleads-guilty-child-pornography-offenses

[Skeletor]

And another one...

Feds: DEA Investigator Tried to Meet With 14-Year-Old for Sex

A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigator has been arrested on charges he sent sexually explicit images to an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old boy.

Frederick L. Scheinin, 29, was charged with attempted production of child pornography and attempted enticement of a minor. Scheinin is accused of sending sexually explicit images to an agent posing as a 14-year-old boy. He also tried arrange a meeting to have sex with the boy, according to a criminal complaint.

He appeared Friday in Manhattan federal court and was released on house arrest with electronic monitoring. A message was sent to his defense attorney seeking comment.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/feds-dea-investigator-tried-to-meet-with-14-year-old-for-sex/2262106/

[Skeletor]

Another innocent young man victim of gang violence. Government-run gang violence that is.

PD: Teen hospitalized after being misidentified as suspect by federal agent

On Thursday, Phoenix police told ABC15 that a Phoenix police officer misidentified the teen during a case they were working involving an attempted murder, but they have since clarified it was a federal agent with the ATF Crime Gun Enforcement Team that made the identification. The federal agents were working jointly with the Phoenix Police Department when the misidentification was made.

On Friday, Humphrey said he was walking home from dropping his sisters off at school when he heard what sounded like a gunshot from a white vehicle, so he took off running.

The teen didn't know at the time, that the unmarked vehicle was the Phoenix Police Department and the ATF firing a stun grenade as they thought he was a suspect in a case being investigated by the Special Assignment Unit. Humphrey said he was then blocked off by a second unmarked vehicle, was hit with non-lethal force, and tackled to the ground.

https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/pd-teen-hospitalized-after-being-misidentified-as-suspect-by-federal-agent

[Skeletor]

Of course they keep criminals on the payroll.

Former officer who pleaded guilty to assault is still on payroll for city

51 days after she pleaded guilty to assaulting a suspect she had just arrested, former Westmoreland police officer Amanda Wolfe is still an employee of the city.

News4 Investigates confirmed since her guilty plea, Wolfe has been working in animal control for Westmoreland, pending a decision by the City Council on Thursday night if her employment should continue. News4 Investigates first exposed that Wolfe is accused of asking a fellow officer to turn off her body camera and then repeatedly assaulting an inmate that she had just arrested.

https://www.wsmv.com/news/investigations/former-officer-who-pleaded-guilty-to-assault-is-still-on/article_1277f402-38a1-11ea-aead-df50bc0b14e0.html

[Skeletor]

"Only the finest people".

As usual, the title prominently says "former" but this piece of shit was a cop when he committed all these rapes.

Former San Mateo Cop Sentenced To 81 Years In Prison For Multiple Rapes



A former San Mateo and Los Rios Community College police officer convicted of raping 5 women while on duty was sentenced on Thursday to 81 years to life in prison.

Noah Winchester, 35, was sentenced in San Mateo, said San Mateo County Assistant District Attorney Shin-Mee Chang.

Winchester was convicted in October of raping three women between July 2013 and October 2015 while he served with the San Mateo Police Department and two others when he was an officer for the Los Rios Community College District in Sacramento. The charges against Winchester filed in July of 2016 include kidnapping with intent to commit rape, rape, sexual penetration and oral copulation under color of authority, battery, criminal threats, and forcible sex offenses.

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/01/17/ex-officer-sentenced-to-81-years-in-prison-for-rapes/

[Agnostic007]

That really is astonishing- and they don’t have to investigate or provide any proof !!
How on earth do Innocent people get their money back.?

It goes to probate court. But the bottom line is asset seizure has a history of being abused. I never liked it and still don't. When the guidelines first came out it was used sparingly and appropriately. As time went on it like many things, started to get abused. It needs to be revamped to when an agency confiscates money and it is shown to be in error, the agency suffers consequences.

[Skeletor]

Have a search warrant for you data? Google wants you to pay

Facing an increasing number of requests for its users’ information, Google began charging law enforcement and other government agencies this month for legal demands seeking data such as emails, location tracking information and search queries.

Google’s fees range from $45 for a subpoena and $60 for a wiretap to $245 for a search warrant, according to a notice sent to law enforcement officials and reviewed by The New York Times. The notice also included fees for other legal requests. Federal law allows companies to charge the government reimbursement fees of this type, but Google’s decision is a major change in how it deals with legal requests.

Google has tremendous amounts of information on billions of users, and law enforcement agencies in the United States and around the world routinely submit legal requests seeking that data. In the first half of 2019, the company received more than 75,000 requests for data on nearly 165,000 accounts worldwide; one in three of those requests came from the United States.

In April, The Times reported that Google had been inundated with a new type of search warrant request, known as geofence searches. Drawing on an enormous Google database called Sensorvault, they provide law enforcement with the opportunity to find suspects and witnesses using location data gleaned from user devices. Those warrants often result in information on dozens or hundreds of devices, and require more extensive legal review than other requests.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/technology/google-search-warrants-legal-fees.html

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Remember the story about this uniformed liar? The cops  launched a huge manhunt, sent SWAT teams and armoured vehicles, blocked off roads and buildings searching for the imaginary sniper while the liar was taken to the hospital.

Former Deputy Arrested in Lancaster Shooting Hoax



The former Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy accused of falsely claiming he'd been shot by a sniper in the parking lot of the Lancaster Sheriff's Station has been arrested and has been charged with insurance fraud and filing a false report, multiple law enforcement sources told NBC Los Angeles.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/former-deputy-arrested-in-lancaster-shooting-hoax/2293393/

Another liar who claimed he was shot.

This particular one not only lied that he was shot at but he kept changing his story, 4 times in fact.

When ordinary people call police for help they may not always get help. But when it's one of their own (or a protected species like Smollett) the cops will spend disproportionate resources to investigate, possibly ignoring serious crimes. In this case, over 50 cops and 10 different agencies (!) were involved, all based on a cop's lie. As well, several innocent people were harassed by cops in the search for the imaginary "shooter".

Police department fires Warren officer accused of lying about shooting

A Warren police officer who claimed a man he stopped to help shot at him has been fired and now faces felony criminal charges.

On Wednesday, the Warren Police Department fired 23-year-old Noah Linnen. According to investigators, Linnen initially said he had been shot but changed his story about what happened multiple times, leading them to believe he was lying. Linnen was booked into the jail just before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. He’s facing charges of tampering with evidence, falsification, interrupting public service and inducing panic.

https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/warren-officer-who-said-he-was-shot-at-now-booked-into-trumbull-county-jail/