Notes from the Resistance
The DEA, under President Joe Biden’s leadership, is at the center of a jaw-dropping “drugwalking” scandal that revealed the agency allowed 1.8 million fentanyl pills to be delivered, a move that a whistleblower says “100 percent got people killed.” [More]
Criminals in government literally believe they can get away with anything.
Are they wrong?
[Via Michael G]
Despite being suspended from the San Antonio Police Department for allegedly serving a homeless man a sandwich containing dog feces, former officer Matthew Luckhurst has been named police chief of Benavides, Texas. City officials praised his “exemplary” recent record and said a thorough background check justified the controversial hire. [More]
Back the Brown…?
Who better to give authority, a gun, and a badge to than a proven sadistic, perverted bully?
[Via bondmen]
“She was angry that he hired his son a lawyer, and asked to have the lawyer involved in questioning, which was perfectly legal and was his right to do,” said David Maxted with Maxted Law LLC. “And she decided to retaliate against them, and swore out a false affidavit and pushed forward a false criminal case against an innocent man. And it ruined his career and dragged his name through the mud, ruined his reputation.” [More]
Don’t worry, she’s retired and still gets her pension.
[Via Michael G]
Former Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade will be sentenced later this month after he was convicted in the shooting death of Casey Goodson Jr. [More]
Six times in the back? No one else hit…?
[Via Jess]
Journalist Murdered in Mexico Received Threats from Law Enforcement [More]
Why should the peces gordos have all the fun?
[Via bondmen]
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Innocent Man’s Case Seeking to Hold Federal Agents Accountable for Brutalizing Him More Than a Decade Ago [More]
Name them/
Are they still employed?
Find out what they eat for breakfast.
[Via Michael G]
“The police must have reasonable suspicion that the person is possessing the gun illegally or otherwise engaged in criminal activity,” wrote Judge Kathryn Grill Graeff. “Because the officers here stopped appellant based solely on his possession of a gun, without reasonable suspicion that he was possessing the gun illegally or otherwise involved in criminal activity, they did not have reasonable suspicion to stop him. The stop, therefore, violated appellant’s Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable seizures.” [More]
Baltimore police are d_s when it comes to guns? Who knew?
Sheriff’s Deputy Fired for Allegedly Pointing Gun at Bar Patrons [More]
“Fired”…?
What about arrested?
OK, had to go to another source…
[Via bondmen]
An Ohio police chief was arrested in Pinellas County Thursday after being indicted on 70 counts of sexual misconduct stemming from an investigation involving a minor. [More]
It’s not like this isn’t a thing we’ve been talking about for some time. But in fairness, accusations 15 to 20 years later raise huge red flags for me.
For starters, without physical evidence and credible corroborating actual witnesses of abuse in progress, how do you prove beyond a reasonable doubt?
[Via Sweet Babboo]
Local news reports from around the country repeatedly detail police abusing the Flock surveillance systemic order to stalk their partners or ex-partners. The contours of each story are much the same, with the police officer in question using their access to the system to repeatedly track a specific person over the course of weeks or months. [More]
Power corrupts…
[Via Andy M]
Brendan Banfield, a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) law enforcement officer, claimed he shot Joseph Ryan after he came across Ryan attacking his wife on the morning of 24 February 2023. But prosecutors said Brendan Banfield and au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães set Ryan up in a scheme to kill Christine Banfield, a pediatric intensive care nurse. [More]
“Former”?
So a LEOSA beneficiary…?
The jury didn’t factor in that the poor guy is a widower?
Hey, any tips for The Guardian…?
[Via Steve T]
Debiase allegedly confronted a fellow officer who was “warming up fish in the microwave, causing an odor in the office,” the arrest warrant stated. During the confrontation, the detective allegedly “drew and pointed his department-issued handgun” at the other officer, the arrest warrant stated. [More]
Don’t try this at home, “civilians.” This requires professional training and experience.
[Via Jake S]
An Attleboro police detective faces several criminal charges after he allegedly fired a gun into the bottom of a canoe that his friend and brother were aboard. James Miller, 52, is charged with two counts of felony assault with a dangerous weapon, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, carrying a firearm while intoxicated, disorderly conduct, and disturbing the peace, court records show. [More]
And that is why, if Massachussetts had it’s druthers, only the “Only Ones” would be trusted with guns.
It looks like the Commission order just covers surrendering his department-issued firearm.
[Via Edmund M]
A first-of-its-kind effort describes police sniper use of force engagements in U.S. [More]
Is that where they use those weapons of war only suitable for killing as many people as possible in as short a time or possible, or am I thinking “patrol rifles“…?
I can never keep that “standing army” vs. “Militia of the several States” clear as to who’s supposed to do what.
[Via bondmen]
The Texas Rangers have launched a criminal investigation after two Houston police officers were accused of secretly placing a GPS tracking device on a suspect’s vehicle without a warrant… According to records, both officers initially denied involvement. [More]
And it further means they’d have had to lie about how they obtained any evidence resulting from the placement in order for it to be admissible.
Thank goodness the problem isn’t more widespread…. right?
[Via Steve T]
Eleanor Ross is the federal district court judge who was subject to a private reprimand for having sex with a police officer in chambers in earshot of law clerks, according to a person familiar with the situation. [More]
A “private reprimand”? And has the out-of-uniform police commander’s name stayed private?
I wonder what would have happened for using your privates on the job in the private sector?
[Via Michael G]
Swatting Justice Barrett Was a Threat, Not a Prank… “Just made contact with security that’s on scene,” a male officer says. “They should be outside in an Explorer. He said he hasn’t heard anything. We’re just going to meet up with him first, just to go over anything.” [More]
And if your armed on-scene 24/7 security detail is you…?
[Via Michael G]