We’re the Only Ones Gotta Catch ’em All Enough

Dashcam footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department captured two former police officers ignoring a robbery call to play Pokémon Go. Officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were fired in 2018 after an internal investigation and disciplinary review panel ruled they violated department policy by failing to respond in 2017 to multiple backup calls for a robbery, “despite being parked directly across the street.” The officers then lied about playing the popular mobile phone game… [More]

What took so long to release it?

From the department that enforces disarmament laws against you

Meanwhile, their shameless lawyer complains “The right to privacy of the officers is really what was at issue here.”

We’re the Only Ones Keeping Enough

A sex abuse victim is fighting Mint Hill police for $69,000 she says is owed to her. A WCNC Charlotte ‘Where’s the Money?’ investigation tracked down what the money was used for. [More]

For whatever reason, the story link provided results in “404 The page you are looking for can’t be found.”

Wayback Machine to the rescue!

Now 17, the high school senior is waiting for the Mint Hill Police Department to comply with a court order and turn over the $69,130 officers seized from her abuser. The department refuses.

Hey, “Always Think Forfeiture,” right?

If they’re going to keep the money, the least they could do is pay for the coffee, although with the way comments are going, it may be prudent to cancel future community social meets…

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Unrecorded Enough

The City University of New York is letting $120,000 worth of body cameras gather dust at one Manhattan school — because they don’t want the public to see the crime and violence taking place on campus grounds… [More]

See the crime or see the criminals…?

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones with Diminished Capacity Enough

LAPD has sent out a memo notifying officers that they can no longer carry any handgun magazines with a capacity of more than 18 rounds, on or off duty. [More]

I’ll be looking for corroboration because I don’t see this linked to a verifiable LAPD source.

[Via Jess]

Police Shooting Victim Disputes County Attorney’s Attempt to Have Complaint Dismissed

Kloepfer’s assertions against the County Attorney’s Motion to dismiss reject his claims, citing precedents, arguing qualified immunity does not apply because “Defendant Brown published a press release he knew or should have known to be false to ‘control the narrative’ about misconduct in a malicious and corrupt manner that constituted conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice”… [More]

The defense of the indefensible continues.

We’re the Only Ones Brutal Enough

A Delaware State Police trooper has been indicted after an investigation into him “brutally beating” a 15-year-old boy who had pranked his house in Elsmere last month. [More]

Read the whole thing and see what’s condoned and enabled in the field and consider how often we never hear of such.

The weight of the badge, George?

Back the blue?

[Via Steve T]

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