http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/lawenforcement/ en-us Mon, 1 Sep 2008 05:24:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072220/posts Sorry for the vanity post but I wanted to give many of you an insight as to what's happening in downtown St Paul on the eve of the RNC. The area around Xcel Enegy Center has been walled off to foot and motor trafic. I approached one of the checkpoints from the W 7th St (or western side). There is A LOT of security present...plainclothes Secret Service, local cops, wildlife/game officers (yes, they're armed too)and a lot of National Guard. Groups of St Paul police are patrolling the perimeter on some really huge horses. Helicopters are constantly flying over downtown... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072220/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 05:24:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2068694/posts A big part of the Sheriff's "Work smarter, not harder" philosophy involved the fine art of misdirection -- if a subject was so confused that he wasn't per-zackly sure which way was up, then he/she/it/they probably wouldn't be causing the sorts of problems which require extra paperwork. Or ER trips. Depositions. Lawsuits. That kind of thing. Which brings us to the Pink Gorilla Suit. *sigh* Tucked not-far-enough in the back of the evidence closet was a costume that the S.O. had picked up from somewhere. As the name suggests, this was a gorilla costume, mostly pink. Now, when I say... The Lawdog Files http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2068694/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:08:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053853/posts The flow of illegal immigrants into the country appears to have declined over the last year, at least partly due to the chilling effect of stepped-up enforcement, according to a report released today by a Washington think tank that advocates stricter limits on immigration. The study by the Center for Immigration Studies based its findings on Census data indicating that the number of less-educated, working-aged Hispanic immigrants--defined as 18- to 40-year-olds with a high school diploma or less--has dropped by more than 10 percent, or about 830,000 people since last August. Previous research suggests that a large share of less-educated... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053853/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:39:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2051853/posts Illegal immigration is hot issue in some county sheriff racesBy Devona Walker Staff Writer Before House Bill 1804 went into effect in November, Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz was vigilant in enforcing federal immigration law. Since then, he has had more than 30 deputies trained in enforcing federal immigration law, he has helped deport more than a 1,000 illegal immigrants from Tulsa County, he boasts of a 7 percent decline in jail population, and he's enjoyed growing popularity among a vocal element of residents. In this election year, Glanz is unopposed. "I do think immigration has been a part of... The Daily Oklahoman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2051853/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:25:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2050406/posts Sgt. Mike Gordon has kept a steady date with death for 23 years, prowling some of Charleston's darkest corners to solve a host of brutal and puzzling killings. The veteran detective has worked some 250 homicide cases in his career, witnessing firsthand the myriad ways humans can inflect pain and misery on one another. He's also seen the toll on the people left behind. That's one reason he's kept at the job so long, cracking cases and bringing closure to the grieving. "I always felt that I was working for the families, and that they deserved the best I had... The Post and Courier (Charleston) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2050406/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:11:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037735/posts Jerry Lee Williams Jr. was, authorities say, the most sinister kind of rapist: He would rape and choke, rape and choke, and sometimes he would rape and kill. All told, there were six victims... Two are dead. And the state couldn't stop him, even after the Florida Department of Corrections forced him to wear an ankle monitor so it could keep tabs on him by satellite, the agency says. While wearing the ankle band after his release from prison, Williams attacked two women -- killing one... Both times, the satellite worked. It tracked his every move. But there was no... OrlandoSentinel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037735/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:44:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2031889/posts Minneapolis police officers and Hennepin County sheriff's deputies have stepped in to help law enforcement in flood-ravaged Cedar Rapids, Iowa. By noon Sunday, Minneapolis Deputy Chief of Patrol Rob Allen along with 1 lieutenant, two sergeants and six officers were helping local police prevent theft and other crimes in areas of the Cedar Rapids where flood waters were beginning to recede and residents were being allowed to return to their homes on a limited basis, said Jesse Garcia, a Minneapolis Police Department spokesman. Minneapolis police personnel were joined by 10 deputies and supervisors from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. In... Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2031889/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:02:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031468/posts EDINBURG -- The Rio Grande Valley will be the next place to implement a zero-tolerance policy credited with slashing illegal immigration rates by almost 70 percent in other parts of the state. Dubbed "Operation Streamline," the plan calls for the criminal prosecution of every migrant caught crossing the border without proper documentation, Border Patrol officials said...while the program has had dramatic results in rural parts of Texas and Arizona, it remains untested in more populous regions where the number of immigrants apprehended each year is higher. Skeptics fear prosecution of every illegal immigrant could overwhelm local federal courts, which already... McAllen Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031468/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:32:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029103/posts While Seattle worries about concealed weapons, a new fad in the West is to pack and carry you pistol for all to see... Crosscut http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029103/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:29:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023907/posts CHICAGO (Reuters) - A former Chicago police officer charged with being part of a ring that falsely arrested and stole from drug dealers has detailed how the operation led to a plot to kill two colleagues, according to interview excerpts released on Friday The scandal in the elite Special Operations Section helped lead to a change in the Chicago police department with the appointment of a new superintendent, former FBI agent Jody Weis. In what was described as his first interview on the matter, FBI informant Keith Herrera told CBS' "60 Minutes" that pressure to get drug dealers and their... Yahoo! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023907/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 06:48:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023587/posts One windy afternoon last week at the border fence, a construction platform carrying a crew of National Guard personnel moved slowly along the barrier, sparks flying from blowtorches as the guardsmen straightened and retrofitted the steel posts. For most of them, it would be their last task on the border. “I'll go wherever they want me to go,” said Staff Sgt. Dan McBride, 44, the crew's supervisor, a mail carrier from Fresno who plans to go back to his full-time job for a while before his likely deployment to Iraq in February. “But this has been sweet, San Diego.” After... San Diego Union - Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023587/posts#comment Fri, 30 May 2008 16:53:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017357/posts Last month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement got a call from elected officials in Mission Viejo who wanted help cracking down on day laborers they said were a public nuisance. Brian DeMore, ICE's acting field office director for detention and removal in Southern California, told officials that federal agents focused on major, not petty crimes. But he suggested that local deputies could cite laborers who caused any trouble on a local violation and book them into the county jail, where their immigration status would be checked by ICE-trained personnel. That's precisely what anti-illegal immigration advocates wish law enforcement agencies would... orange county register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017357/posts#comment Sat, 17 May 2008 14:41:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012755/posts <p>Sean Bell's fiancée, her mother and the Rev. Al Sharpton were arrested today along with dozens of demonstrators who blocked traffic throughout Manhattan to protest the acquittals of three police officers in the fatal shooting of an unarmed groom just hours before his wedding.</p> The New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012755/posts#comment Thu, 8 May 2008 00:20:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012422/posts A Knoxville man shot and killed a Pittsburgh police dog Tuesday before the canine's handler returned fire, killing the man in what city police Chief Nate Harper called "an unfortunate" but justifiable action. The shooting outraged and angered the family of the 19-year-old man, Justin Jackson. He was pronounced dead by a passing paramedic almost immediately after the shooting that occurred at 6:53 p.m. in front of the UPMC facility on Arlington Avenue on the border of Knoxville and Mt. Oliver. Harper said the dog's handler ordered the canine -- a 6-year-old German shepherd named Aulf -- to attack after... Pittsburgh Tribune Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012422/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 13:09:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011555/posts Police ordered to stop treating criminal damage as a crime to improve performance figuresBy ANDREW LEVY - More by this author » Last updated at 18:01pm on 5th May 2008 Figure tweaking: a leaked memo reveals a Norfolk police force is pressuring officers not to classify incidents of smashed car windows as criminal damage if nothing is stolen Police officers are being told not to record criminal damage as crime.  Rank-and-file bobbies have been told that incidents such as car vandalism should not be classed as an offence when there is 'no idea how it happened'. The revelation has left... The Daily Mail (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011555/posts#comment Mon, 5 May 2008 19:34:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006890/posts Three undercover detectives involved with unleashing a 50-shot barrage that killed Sean Bell outside a strip club hours before he was to be married were found not guilty this morning on all charges by a Queens judge. Detectives Michael Oliver and Gescard Isnora were tried for manslaughter, felony assault and reckless endangerment in Bell's death near Club Kalua in Jamaica. Detective Marc Cooper was tried for reckless endangerment. The New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006890/posts#comment Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:47:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006847/posts Functionaries at the US Department of Homeland security (DHS) have officially confirmed that the troubled first-generation Eye-o-Sauron™ huddled-mass tracking border protection system - aka Project 28 - is too useless even to use as a basis for future equipment. A just-accepted $20m pilot barrier in the Arizona desert will be binned completely, and future kit will start from a clean sheet. "It didn't meet expectations," said Kelly Good of the Secure Borders Initiative (SBI), speaking to AP. Under the SBInet initiative, the DHS plans to use various forms of crafty technology to stave off the continually-arriving foreign hordes determined to... The Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006847/posts#comment Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:16:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005736/posts With Oakland citizens fearful and angry about crime, and some even fighting back against robbers and intruders, a top Oakland police official told city leaders Tuesday night that police alone can't solve the violence. "Right now, it's pretty clear we are in a time of increased crime," said Oakland police Deputy Chief Dave Kozicki, adding that crime nationwide is up due to the faltering economy. "But the bottom line is we believe we cannot arrest our way out of these problems." Oakland's crime problems are deeply rooted in economics and family values, and Kozicki called on the city's schools, families,... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005736/posts#comment Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:20:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000483/posts The choice was clear: Either she comply or he would shoot her baby girl. Her attacker already had pulled a gun and forced her back into her car in the ...Wal-Mart parking lot. He reclined the front passenger seat and ordered her to lie facedown. He then raped her while she looked at her child in the car seat behind her. All the while, the victim said, he pressed a .25-caliber pistol against the 15-month-old toddler. ...he told her to sit in the driver's seat and dump the contents of her purse. He robbed her and ordered her to get... OrlandoSentinel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000483/posts#comment Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:28:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1997482/posts By LTC(RET) Dave Grossman, RANGER, Ph.D.,author of “On Killing.” Honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age. It does so because honor is, finally, about defending those noble and worthy things that deserve defending, even if it comes at a high cost. In our time, that may mean social disapproval, public scorn, hardship, persecution, or as always,even death itself. The question remains: What is worth defending? What is worth dying for? What is worth living for? - William J. Bennett - in a lecture to the United States Naval Academy November 24, 1997 One Vietnam veteran, an... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1997482/posts#comment Sun, 6 Apr 2008 07:36:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996750/posts Seattle Police Department scheming to steal cops from the shrinking NYPD BY MICHAEL WHITE DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Friday, April 4th 2008, 4:00 AM Roca/NewsBillboard for the Seattle Police went up on the West Side Highway a few days ago. The Seattle Police Department is scheming to steal cops from the shrinking NYPD - paying for a huge billboard along the West Side Highway and papering bus shelters with recruiting ads.The pitch is simple: Seattle pays its new hires nearly twice as much as the NYPD.And if that's not enough, they'll throw in another $5,000 to cover moving expenses."We... The New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996750/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 16:51:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996149/posts Who’s in Charge? : Core duties of County Sheriff’s Office should be more clearly defined Clint Bolick, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, April 02, 2008 Did the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office recent use of Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) funds to send staff members to Honduras violate the law-enforcement purposes to which such funds are limited? Did the sheriff’s highly publicized “saturation patrols”—comprised of nearly 200 deputies and “posse” members—trespass the jurisdiction of the Phoenix Police Department? The feud between the Sheriff’s Office and local police departments, bereft of coordination or agreement over priorities, threatens to devolve into law... The Goldwater Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996149/posts#comment Thu, 3 Apr 2008 16:44:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1992247/posts BREWTON -- A supervisor at the Escambia County Jail was fired and charged with assault after Tasering another employee when the two argued on the job, Sheriff Grover Smith said Monday. Smith identified the supervisor on Monday as John Moncrease, and said there is an outstanding warrant for his arrest on assault charges. Mobile Press-Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1992247/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:23:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976936/posts Bill would let tribal police arrest non-Indians   Richard Roesler Staff writer February 27, 2008OLYMPIA – A bill that would expand some tribal police officers’ power to arrest non-Indian criminals on reservations is moving quickly in the Legislature.Proponents say the bill would speed up police response on reservations, which some say are in danger of becoming “havens” for non-Indian criminals who feel they have little to fear. The House of Representatives has approved House Bill 2476 and it’s expected to be approved by a Senate committee before a key deadline Friday.“Right now we have citizens in the state of... The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wasington) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976936/posts#comment Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:08:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967541/posts       Cops snub hero for being white     Star visit ... Ben poses with Ross Kemp during filming of Sky One show       By BRIAN FLYNN Published: Today     A SOLDIER who saw nine comrades killed in Afghanistan told yesterday how he was stopped from becoming a cop — because he is the wrong colour.  Brave Lance Cpl Ben Mayer, a regimental police officer with the Royal Anglians, was shown capturing Taliban terrorists on a telly documentary screened last week.   Rejected ... Ben with his letter  But when he quit the Army... The Sun (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967541/posts#comment Sat, 9 Feb 2008 07:33:31 GMT