http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/officer/ en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:07:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414724/posts FORT BENNING, Ga., Dec. 24, 2009 – The first blind student to attend the Maneuver Captain's Career Course here graduated with his class Dec. 15 in a ceremony attended by family and friends. Army Lt. Col. Fredrick Dummar, commander of the Special Operations Recruiting Battalion at Fort Bragg, N.C., congratulates Army Capt. Ivan Castro on graduating from the Maneuver Captain's Career Course at Fort Benning, Ga., Dec. 15, 2009. Castro, who will be assigned to the recruiting battalion, is the first blind student to attend the course. U.S. Army photo by Kristin Molinaro   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available.... Face of Defense http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414724/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:07:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398326/posts Peru's police chief has suspended a top investigator for saying he had caught a gang who were murdering people to sell their fat. Last month, top organised crime investigator Felix Murga said police had arrested four suspects who confessed to murdering up to 60 people. He said they were selling their fat for thousands of dollars a litre. But the macabre tale now appears to be nothing more than a tall story - or a big fat lie. 'Sold-on' In an extraordinary press conference, police showed two bottles of what they said was human fat and a photo of a... bbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398326/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 12:31:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2396269/posts There is no yelling. No invective. No spittle-laced derision. Instead, there is a soft, warm welcome for the dozens of young men and women reporting to Officer Candidates School at Quantico Marine Base in Virginia. Arriving in polos and khakis, they check in at their leisure, anytime between 8 a.m. and 11:59 p.m., filing off buses or dropped off by well-wishing parents at what could just as well be the first day of college. This is no Parris Island, the legendary boot camp in South Carolina where the drill instructors' ferocity explodes almost the instant recruits arrive. But for the... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2396269/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:54:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379931/posts <p>Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) -- A civilian police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman four times during his bloody rampage stopped the attacker cold, a U.S. Army official said Friday.</p> <p>Officer Kimberly Munley of the Fort Hood Police Department is a "trained, active first responder" who acted quickly after she "just happened to encounter the gunman," said Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, Fort Hood's commanding general.</p> cnn.com-crime http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379931/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:52:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2328036/posts Police Officer to Protester:This ain't America no more http://www.youtube.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2328036/posts#comment Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:33:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327061/posts Lots of outrageously outraged e-mails flowing in about this, although it’s interesting to me mainly as a First Amendment curio. The footage comes from Jim Moran’s health-care town hall on Tuesday night. The question: Can a congressman bar signs, or certain types of signs, from an event at which he’s speaking? The answer (and the ambiguity) turns, I assume, on whether the event is “public” or “private.” It’s a public school and Moran is very much a public official, but recall that Claire McCaskill evidently got away with imposing a “no signs” policy at her own town hall where the... hotair http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327061/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:28:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2300412/posts COCOA, Fla. -- A law enforcement officer who is still recovering from being shot six times last week spoke at a news conference Thursday morning. (CLICKORLANDO.com) via OFFICER.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2300412/posts#comment Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:51:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299927/posts Gates, 58, says the sergeant repeatedly refused to reveal his name or badge number; Crowley, 42, says the professor initially refused to provide identification, then produced only his Harvard ID card, which included no address, to prove he lived in the house. Crowley told a local radio station Thursday that Obama "didn't know all the facts" and that Gates — a prolific scholar of African-American history and a leading intellectual — had been oddly belligerent from the start of their encounter July 16. "From the time he opened the door it seemed that he was very upset, very put off... The Seattle Times Company http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299927/posts#comment Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:25:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2295370/posts MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says officers caught suspected wildlife cop shooter, Christopher Eddy, Friday evening in Melbourne Beach. Eddy, 23, is suspected of shooting veteran Fish and Wildlife Officer Vann Streety at least six times, during a traffic stop in a rural area in west Cocoa. Investigators tracked Eddy down in a wooded area on A1A, in Melbourne Beach after he tried to steal a car. Eddy admitted his crime to Eyewitness News as he was being handcuffed. “It was just unjust the way they treated me, because they pulled me over and they... WFTV-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2295370/posts#comment Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:32:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2293925/posts A prison officer claims she was hounded out of her job by repeated criticism for being 'too sexy' and 'glammed up'. Amitjo Kajla, 22, is demanding compensation from Justice Secretary Jack Straw. The 5ft officer told an employment tribunal how colleagues complained that she wore too much make-up and that her clothing was more revealing than the standard-issue uniform, which had to be adapted to her tiny size-four frame. One young inmate told her: 'Miss, you look sexy', prompting colleagues to warn the officer that her glamorous appearance left her at risk of being dragged into a cell. Another inmate... TheDaily Mail UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2293925/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:29:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270839/posts An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer and Tucson resident was killed in a plane crash in Nebraska Thursday. Officer Allen Peterson, 51, was piloting the aircraft when it crashed in Arthur County. The cause is under investigation. The crash was reported at 4 p.m. after a property owner discovered the wreckage and called the Arthur County Sheriff’s Office. Peterson was the sole occupant of the plane, according to the Nebraska State Patrol. He was visiting family in Minnesota and was returning to Arizona at the time. “Officer Allen Peterson served the department and the citizen’s of Arizona with dignity... Arizona Daily Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270839/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:50:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222008/posts The Delaware Department of Correction says a correctional officer charged with sending harassing e-mails to the governor has been placed on leave with pay. Department spokesman John Painter says 50-year-old Steven Lenhart of Dover was placed on leave Friday pending the outcome of the investigation of the charges. CBS3 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222008/posts#comment Sat, 4 Apr 2009 02:35:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208456/posts The New Orleans Police Department is advising the public to be on the look out for a man impersonating a law enforcement officer who forced his way into two homes over the past two days, forcing his victims disrobe and then demanding drugs before fleeing, according to NOPD spokeswoman Sabrina Richardson. In one case, he fondled the victim, Richardson said. On both occasions the suspect was dressed in a dark blue uniform style shirt with an unknown type of patch, she said. Police did not indicate where the incidents occurred, but said the first incident happened Sunday. The suspect told... The Times-Picayune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208456/posts#comment Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:54:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194219/posts A retired St. Paul police officer was wounded Saturday when a pistol belonging to an off-duty Minneapolis police officer accidentally discharged at a gun show. Both men were working security at the Minneapolis Gun Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center when the accident happened about 1:15 p.m., said Minneapolis police spokesman Sgt. Jesse Garcia. The semi-automatic pistol went off when the holster got caught on a chair that the Minneapolis officer was either leaning back on or getting off of, Garcia said. One bullet hit the floor and fragmented pieces struck the retired officer in the leg and hand, Garcia... TwinCities.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2194219/posts#comment Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:55:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172743/posts A former Lodi Police officer who shot himself in the hand in March will receive $100,000 in a workers' compensation payment from the city. Lance Hayden Sgt. Lance Hayden accidentally shot himself while he was alone at a shooting range in the basement of the former police station at 210 W. Elm St. He will not be able to return to duty. The Lodi City Council approved the settlement in a 4-1 vote Wednesday night in closed session. Councilwoman Susan Hitchcock was the dissenting vote. The money for the payment will come out of the city's Workers' Compensation Insurance fund,... Lodi News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172743/posts#comment Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:24:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154583/posts PINEVILLE, Mo. | A southwest Missouri police officer is facing felony theft charges after a laptop computer he dropped off at a sheriff's office to get software installed was identified as the same one he was accused of stealing more than a year earlier. [...snip...] The woman told police she saw Cummings take her computer and put it in the back of his patrol car. But when she asked for the computer to be returned after she was released, Cummings denied having it and the woman did not get it back, records say. She reported it stolen to the Pineville... Kansas City Star | AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154583/posts#comment Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:35:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094083/posts MINOT, N.D.—An Air Force supervisor says a Minot Air Force Base officer admitted taking a missile launch control device as a souvenir because he thought it would be "a cool thing to have." AP, via the Evening Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094083/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:26:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039857/posts MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. - A Midstate man said a police officer nearly choked him to death during a traffic stop. The incident was caught on tape. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating how Mount Juliet Cpl. Bill Cosby interacted with James Anders, Jr. Cosby stopped the 26-year-old Wilson County man in April. Cosby suspected Anders hid marijuana in his mouth. The officer used a vascular restraint technique to keep Anders from swallowing. On the video recorded inside Cosby's patrol car, Cosby said he smelled marijuana and handcuffed Anders and his passenger. The video also showed the officer putting his... NewsChannel5 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039857/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 19:10:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019834/posts FORMER LAPD VETERAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND CHILD ANNOYANCE AFTER TAKING SEXUAL PICTURES OF YOUNG GIRLS AT 2007 STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL GARDEN GROVE – A former Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) veteran was arrested and charged today with felony possession of child pornography and multiple counts of child annoyance following an extensive joint investigation by the Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) and Garden Grove Police Department (GGPD). Ralph Cameron Lakin, 53, La Palma, was charged with one count of felony possession of child pornography involving Jane Doe #10, eight counts of misdemeanor child annoyance involving Jane Does #1... Orange County DA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019834/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 19:19:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987642/posts (IsraelNN.com) Jewish U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Officer Brian Israel, a border officer on the Canadian-American border is sueing the US Border Patrol after years of anti-Semitic abise. According to VIN News, "Officer Israel was subjected to anti-Semitic activity almost immediately [upon being hired ten years ago]. He found swastikas and Waffen SS lighting stripes on his locker, and was regularly sent out by his management to clear 'his people' when the 'smelly Jew Bus' (typically vehicles operated by Heiman's Bus Service or other companies from Brooklyn) [arrived]." The report continues: "Though Israel is a life-long public servant with... Arutz 7 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987642/posts#comment Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:19:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931456/posts FORT HUACHUCA — The most populous nation in Africa is still facing growing pains in becoming a true democracy, a Nigerian naval officer said. Twice the size of California and with a population of more than 135 million, Lt. Abdullahi A. Muhammed said the majority of Nigerians are determined that their nation become a democracy, leaving behind the times of dictatorships, both civilian and military, that have ruled the nation for most of the time since it gained independence from Great Britain in 1960. The nation had its first successful transfer of a civilian presidential party through a recent election.... Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1931456/posts#comment Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:10:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919721/posts A police officer shot in the head by a doughnut shop robber died Thursday morning, the police commissioner announced. The gunman went into the shop and demanded money just before Cassidy opened the door, said Sandra Kim, a Dunkin' Donuts employee who was behind the counter at the time. He then spun around and shot the officer as he held the door. Cassidy was a regular customer who came in twice a day for a large coffee with cream and sugar, Kim said. "He's always nice to all the employees," she said. "The officer was just coming in for a... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919721/posts#comment Thu, 1 Nov 2007 22:06:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1906749/posts Myanmar military officer defects to Thailand Agence France-Presse BANGKOK (AFP) - A Myanmar military officer has fled to Thailand to seek asylum, apparently because he refused orders to attack Buddhist monks in anti-junta protests, a senior Thai intelligence official said Wednesday. Major Hla Win entered Thailand with help from a non-government organization, and he hopes to apply for asylum in Norway, the official told AFP. "He is not a senior general, but is mid-ranking," the official said. Hla Win's defection is the first known case of a military official fleeing the country since the junta last week ordered a crackdown... AFP (via ABS-CBN News) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1906749/posts#comment Fri, 5 Oct 2007 00:36:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900381/posts ST. GEORGE, Mo. -- A suburban St. Louis police officer whose berating of a motorist was captured on video has lost his job. Aldermen in the tiny town St. George voted 5-0 to fire Sgt. James Kuehnlein. The vote occurred Monday in a session closed to the public. Notice of the firing was posted Wednesday at City Hall. Motorist Brett Darrow, 20, had a video recorder inside his car. He was at a commuter lot near Interstate 55 in the early hours of Sept. 7 when the officer approached the car. In a video that got wide viewership on the... bnd.com | AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900381/posts#comment Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:53:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894971/posts DELAND, Fla. - A animal control officer was recovering on Tuesday after being bitten by a boa constrictor he was removing from a woman's car on Friday. Gary Thomas was bitten twice by the 5-foot boa, on the back of the hand and on the finger. The snake bit Thomas after another officer dropped it. Police and animal control believe the snake had either been released or escaped from its owner. It coiled itself around coil springs in the wheel well of the woman's car when it had to be removed. "Anybody who says they got bit by a snake... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894971/posts#comment Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:33:50 GMT