http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/police/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:48:14 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419131/posts The number of murders in unincorporated Orange County and Orlando plummeted by roughly 38 percent last year — a striking change after more than three record-breaking years of deadly violence. The Orange County Sheriff's Office investigated 44 slayings last year, down 40 percent from 2008 Florida Department of Law Enforcement figures. Murders in Orlando slid by about 35 percent. Experts, locals and police credit crime-fighting strategies and federal initiatives launched during the past few years to combat the mid-decade surge in crime. "I think it has to do with law enforcement doing a good job," said Professor Jay Corzine, a... Orlando Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419131/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:48:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418685/posts On numerous Internet forums, and some email lists, gun owners periodically report being hassled by police when pulled over for routine traffic infractions. . . . But often there is a common thread to these stories – the dorky gun owner brought up the gun thing all on her own! . . . The Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418685/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:59:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418363/posts Tiger Woods met with the Florida Highway Patrol three days after his November 27 car crash -- and according to cops, Tiger was sportin' a "fat lip." An FHP spokesman confirmed that Tiger met with troopers at an undisclosed location on Dec. 1 to receive his traffic ticket -- and officers reported they only observed a "fat lip" on Tiger's face ... no other facial injuries. Officers also claim Tiger's appearance gave them no reason to believe he was the victim of domestic violence. TMZ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418363/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:38:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418181/posts 9th CIRCUIT CONCLUSION (posted on end of 22 Page decision) -- FULL PDF at link.. Viewing the facts, as we must, in the light most favorable to Bryan, we conclude, for the purposes of summary judgment, that Officer McPherson is not entitled to qualified immunity. We therefore AFFIRM the district court’s denial of summary judgment and REMAND this case for further proceedings. MY CONCULSION: The 9th CIRCUIT has once again proven what a bunch of IDIOTS they are.. and WE THE PEOPLE should ABOLISH this court IMMEDIATELY !!! http://angelfire.com/biz4/davidosborne/dec2009taser.pdf http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418181/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:06:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418122/posts I don't know exactly how long Colleen Long has been employed by the Associated Press, but if the journalist publishes many more facts that expose the lies of the gun control movement, I expect she'll be visiting the unemployment lines very soon. In an article noting an increase in the number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire in 2009, Long departed from the anti-gun media template by providing a great deal of perspective on the increase. From the story: "The number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire increased 24 percent from 2008,... Buckey Firearms Association http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418122/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:22:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416948/posts A little-discussed executive order from President Obama giving foreign cops new police powers in the United States by exempting them from such drudgery as compliance with the Freedom of Information Act is raising alarm among commentators who say INTERPOL already had most of the same privileges as diplomats. At David Horowitz's Newsreal, Michael van der Galien said the issue is Obama's expansion of President Ronald Reagan's order from 1983 that originally granted those diplomatic privileges. Reagan's order carried certain exemptions requiring that INTERPOL operations be subject to several U.S. laws such as the Freedom of Information Act. Obama, however, removed... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416948/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:14:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416778/posts SEATTLE – The Pierce County Sheriff's Office says a deputy, critically wounded in a shootout a week ago, has died. Deputy Kent Mundell's wife was at his side Monday evening when doctors turned off life support. Officials say Dep. Mundell passed quickly and died at 5:04 p.m. Mundell and Sgt. Nicholas Hausner were shot Dec. 21 while responding to a domestic violence call. When the deputies tried to get the suspect, David Crable, to leave his brother's home, he opened fire on them. Hausner was hit in the neck. Crable's brother and his girlfriend pulled Hausner into another room and... king 5 tv http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416778/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:30:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416651/posts By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288), and in order to extend the appropriate privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 12425 of June 16, 1983, as amended, is further amended by deleting from the first sentence the words "except those provided by Section 2(c), Section 3, Section 4, Section 5, and Section 6 of that Act" and the semicolon that immediately precedes them.... White House http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416651/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:34:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416480/posts (CN) - A suburban Chicago police officer Tasered a man 11 times while he was having a diabetic seizure, and the 56 seconds of needlessly inflicted electric shock, "inflicted ... while he was lying unresponsive on the floor of his bedroom, permanently scarred [him] and caused him neurological damage that has not abated," the man claims in Chicago Federal Court. Prospero Lassi says he suffered a diabetes-induced seizure at home on April 9. His roommate called 911, and police from LaGrange Park and Brookfield responded, with EMTs from LaGrange Park. Lassi says his roommate explained to police that he was... Courthouse News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416480/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:15:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416236/posts FRESNO, Calif. -- In a ritual nearly as familiar as Santa Claus and crowded stores, police agencies have again stepped up enforcement of drunken-driving laws this holiday season. Studies have found sobriety checkpoints reduce alcohol-related crashes because they create awareness about the risk of arrest. But some public-safety officials say that message might be lost on the group most at risk - young drivers. Trying to elude arrest for drunken driving, young people use technology to keep each other informed about the location of sobriety checkpoints, said Sgt. Dave Gibeault, head of the Fresno Police Department's traffic unit. Sacramento Bee / McClatchy Newspapers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416236/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:33:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416135/posts These people are standing up to their evil government and fighting back. They are in the right. The U.S. should be standing behind them. Live Leak http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416135/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:35:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415989/posts In the dead of night on December 17, 2009, President Barack Hussein Obama placed the United States of America under the authority of the international police organization known as INTERPOL, granting the organization full immunity to operate within the United States. Last Thursday, December 17, 2009, The White House released an Executive Order "Amending Executive Order 12425." It grants INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization) a new level of full diplomatic immunity afforded to foreign embassies and select other "International Organizations" as set forth in the United States International Organizations Immunities Act of 1945. By removing language from President Reagan's 1983... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415989/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:00:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415901/posts BAGHDAD — Iraqi Police arrested a suspected Jaysh al-Islami (JAI) terrorist group explosives-cell leader and nine suspected criminal accomplices, in addition to discovering a large weapons cache, during two joint security operations conducted yesterday near Tikrit. Pursuant to a warrant issued by an Iraqi court, IP and U.S. advisors first searched a residential building in a small village about 29 km northwest of Tikrit for the suspected Bayji JAI explosives-cell leader who is believed to have coordinated multiple improvised explosive device attacks against security forces in the region. Evidence collected at the scene led IP to positively identify and arrest... Multi-National Force-Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415901/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:19:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415866/posts WARNING:m Graphic Violence http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/35447_Video-_Iranian_Protesters_Ransack_a_Police_Station#rss Little Green Footballs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415866/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:59:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414107/posts KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2009 – On a rugged mountaintop bordering Pakistan, less than two miles from Northern Waziristan, sits Combat Outpost Chergotah in Afghanistan’s Khost province. Army mortar men from the Indiana National Guard provide 120 mm mortar-fire support to soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team at Combat Outpost Chergotah in the Terezayi district of Afghanistan’s Khost province, Dec. 4, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by bStaff Sgt. Stephen J. Otero  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Here, U.S. Army soldiers work with Afghan border policemen to sustain border security and maintain peace among... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414107/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:32:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412947/posts Two Deputies in Critical Condition After Gunbattle That Left Suspect Dead Tim King Salem-News.com Domestic violence call results in two deputies shot. (EATONVILLE, Wash.) - Two deputies were ambushed Monday in a community still reeling from the loss of four police officers in a recent deadly shooting; Pierce County, Washington officials report that two of their deputies responding to a report of an unwanted guest in a home in the Eatonville area were shot. Officials there say it happened at approximately 8:48 p.m. "The initial call for assistance came from a man who was fighting with his brother. The officers... Salem-News.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412947/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:54:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412785/posts Two Pierce County Sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic violence call tonight were involved in a shooting. The shooting happened at about 9 p.m. Officers from multiple agencies are responding. The suspect was also shot, according to police radio traffic. http://www.thenewstribune.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412785/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:38:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412477/posts A clergyman has been criticised as 'highly irresponsible' after advising his congregation to shoplift following his Nativity sermon. Father Tim Jones, 41, broke off from his traditional annual sermon yesterday to tell his flock that stealing from large chains is sometimes the best option for vulnerable people. It is far better for people desperate during the recession to shoplift than turn to 'prostitution, mugging or burglary', he said. The married father-of-two insisted his unusual advice did not break the Bible commandment 'Thou shalt not steal' - because God's love for the poor Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1237470/Priest-advises-congregation-shoplift.html#ixzz0aMLEepVv Mail Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412477/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:08:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412115/posts The Washington Post reports that yesterday’s record snowfall resulted in an impromptu mass snowball fight in downtown Washington DC. While some may have been celebrating an upcoming white Christmas, it appears that the Metropolitan Police Department may have already received the best from Santa. A plainclothes detective was stopped at the intersection when his burgundy Hummer (a $40k+ vehicle) was hit with snowballs. Video shows him get out of his stylish ride and draw his service sidearm. He then drops his comm unit and bends to pick it up out of the snowy street, all while holding his handgun pointed... Austin Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412115/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:50:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411704/posts Well, as it turns out, Washington DC residents know exactly how much of a joke 911 is in their own town, after a cop. Pulled a gun. On kids. Throwing snowballs. Yeah, and they're reading this cop the riot act. Gawker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411704/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:27:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411543/posts Note: The following text is a quote: INTERPOL media release 16 December 2009 Europol and INTERPOL agree to enhance co-operation for the benefit of their member states THE HAGUE, The Netherlands – The Secretary General of INTERPOL, Ronald K. Noble, visited Europol today to discuss the enhanced co-operation between the two organizations. The meeting focused on the development of new ideas for future joint actions which will make use of the complementary strengths of both organizations. Both organizations are ideally placed to join forces for a global police response to serious crime and terrorism. Mr. Noble and Rob Wainwright, the... INTERPOL - Media Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411543/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:17:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410413/posts A Marshall County Sheriff’s Deputy is recovering after a pistol blew up on Tuesday (November 30 -- sd) during qualifications, according to Chief Deputy Kevin Cecil. The veteran officer was using a Glock 21 .45 caliber pistol with out of country ammunition at a shooting range outside of Moundsville, Cecil said. It’s believed the ammunition was bad, causing the receiver to blow apart in the sergeant’s hand. WTRF-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410413/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:27:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2410222/posts VideoA drunken Santa Claus prompts a mom to call 911 after he stumbles into her yard apparently looking for his reindeer and scaring her kids. Officers ticketed 55-year-old Thomas Arnold of Sparta for having an open beer in a car. The man driving that car, 47-year-old Kevin Arnold, was arrested for OWI. But, the kids say they knew right away this Santa was a hoax. "He smelled like alcohol. So I knew it wasn't the real Santa because Santa doesn't drink alcohol," says 9-year-old Katie Dockerty. Katie says the Santa that ended up in her lawn was loud and had... WEAU-TV 13 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2410222/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:17:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2410133/posts This was the scene yesterday in Copenhagen. As you can see the scene is rather agitated with lots of police action, including use of billy clubs. As of this writing, no pictures or video is available of Lord Monckton’s account below. Hopefully somebody in the crowd will post some. I wish him well. I’ll also be glad when this conference is over. It has shown government at its worst. Today the gloves came off and the true purpose of the “global warming” scare became nakedly visible. Hugo Chavez, the Socialist president of Venezuela, blamed “global warming” on capitalism – and... What's Up With That? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2410133/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:50:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409315/posts (AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police are searching for at least one gunman who fired shots in the parking lot of a Los Angeles hospital. Officer Rosario Herrera says at least six shots were fired Wednesday outside Valley Presbyterian Hospital in the San Fernando Valley. Police initially reported one person was injured and that the shooting occurred in the hospital lobby. But Herrera now says no one was struck by gunfire. She says detectives are interviewing witnesses to gather information about the suspects and the motive for the attack. cbs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409315/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:43:48 GMT