COPS behaving badly

[W. Kevin Vicklund]

Someone tried to swat Dr. Vicklund's brother and his wife last month. Fortunately, there were enough red flags that the police doubted the veracity, but they still had to check. The asshole claimed that my brother-in-law had sexually assaulted his wife seven times. (Anyone who knows them would tell you not only is BIL incapable of assaulting someone, his wife would put him in the hospital if he tried. He's 6-3 and built like a twig, she's 5-10 and built like a linebacker). Fortunately the cops did everything right in this case, but I shudder to think what could have happened.

And I suspect that the reason this lady in the tweet got swatted was because of her (their?) ethnicity.

[RTH10260]

Lawsuit: Wrong man detained by West Chester police at Meijer

By Jennifer Edwards Baker
Published: Feb. 4, 2022 at 8:36 PM CET

WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - Two West Chester police officers and Meijer are named in a lawsuit filed by a Butler County man who alleges he was illegally detained in yet another example of a Black person being confronted by law enforcement while going about everyday life and doing nothing illegal.

In this case, Eric Lindsay of Liberty Township says he went to the Meijer store off Interstate 75 and Tylersviller Road on his way home from work Jan. 29, 2021.

He just happened to arrive at the store after a shoplifting offense, walking in behind the officers who responded to it.

Lindsay is a Black man in his 60s. He wore an orange puffy coat with a tan and brown scarf that night.

The suspect was described to police by representatives of Meijer as a white man in his 30s wearing a green or gray Carhart coat with a red hoodie underneath.



https://www.fox19.com/2022/02/04/wrong- ... r-lawsuit/

[Foggy]

OK, so easy mistake to make.

[RVInit]

OK, so easy mistake to make.

This is a different and more disturbing version of "they all look alike". Now, "they all look like anybody who is described as having done something wrong, even if they don't fit the description AT ALL and were not at the scene of the crime when it was committed."

[W. Kevin Vicklund]

OK, so easy mistake to make.

This is a different and more disturbing version of "they all look alike". Now, "they all look like anybody who is described as having done something wrong, even if they don't fit the description AT ALL and were not at the scene of the crime when it was committed."

That "Now" shows a disturbing lack of awareness of how long this bullshit has been going on.

[RVInit]

OK, so easy mistake to make.

This is a different and more disturbing version of "they all look alike". Now, "they all look like anybody who is described as having done something wrong, even if they don't fit the description AT ALL and were not at the scene of the crime when it was committed."

That "Now" shows a disturbing lack of awareness of how long this bullshit has been going on.

I don't mean "now" as in today or even necessarily in the last 5,10, 15, 20 or any other number of years. Just that over time it has morphed from "they all look alike" as in, any Black person will substitute for any crime reported to have been committed by any Black person. It has fully morphed into any Black person will substitute for ANY person reported to be the suspect even if that person was reported to have been a white person.

[W. Kevin Vicklund]

This is a different and more disturbing version of "they all look alike". Now, "they all look like anybody who is described as having done something wrong, even if they don't fit the description AT ALL and were not at the scene of the crime when it was committed."

That "Now" shows a disturbing lack of awareness of how long this bullshit has been going on.

I don't mean "now" as in today or even necessarily in the last 5,10, 15, 20 or any other number of years. Just that over time it has morphed from "they all look alike" as in, any Black person will substitute for any crime reported to have been committed by any Black person. It has fully morphed into any Black person will substitute for ANY person reported to be the suspect even if that person was reported to have been a white person.

And I'm saying it's not a morph - it's been that way since colonial times. And you can go back millennia if you allow for the substitution of other "out" groups.

[W. Kevin Vicklund]

I apologize. I've been dealing with a Men's Rights Activist on Facebook, and I think I came off a bit confrontational here as a result. Also, it looks like I'm coming down with pinkeye, so I may be a bit snippy from that, too.

[RVInit]

I apologize. I've been dealing with a Men's Rights Activist on Facebook, and I think I came off a bit confrontational here as a result. Also, it looks like I'm coming down with pinkeye, so I may be a bit snippy from that, too.

I'm sorry about that pinkeye, it sucks to feel bad. I got snappy with someone at work Friday because my back still hurt so bad from slipping on my stairs and sliding all the way down. I took Thursday off and I should have taken Friday too.

[Suranis]

Pinkeye is a real bitch. Hugs and support when you need it.

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

Pinkeye is a real bitch pain. Hugs and support when you need it.

FIFY.

[Suranis]

Pinkeye is a real bitch pain. Hugs and support when you need it.

FIFY.

We had a Cow once with pinkeye. It got so it completely blanked one of her eyes with red and was starting on the other one. Looked horrible. My Father put in some Penicillin cream. He was able to do it becasue the cow could not see it coming, but I remember how the poor thing jumped when the cream touched it's eyes.

I stand by my characterization.

[RTH10260]

Secret file reveals ‘cover-up of a cover-up’ in unjustified police shooting, arrest of innocent man
Suffolk police brass pressed internal affairs to delete evidence that would support misconduct charges in arrest of cab driver shot by off-duty Nassau officer during Huntington Station road-rage incident.

The shooting of a Huntington Station cabdriver by an off-duty Nassau County police officer in a fit of alcohol-fueled road rage has been dogged for more than a decade by evidence of cover-ups and the wrongful arrest of an innocent man.

Former Nassau Officer Anthony DiLeonardo opened fire on cabbie Thomas Moroughan after a night of dinner and drinking in 2011. He wounded Moroughan twice, pummeled him with a pistol, breaking his nose, and faced possible arrest on a first-degree assault charge.

Instead, Suffolk County Police Department investigators initially accepted DiLeonardo’s account that he had shot Moroughan in self-defense. They charged Moroughan with assault after detectives took a hospital-bed statement in which Moroughan purportedly exonerated DiLeonardo and incriminated himself. At the time, doctors had administered narcotic medications to dull Moroughan’s pain.

The shooting entangled the internal affairs bureaus of Long Island’s neighboring county forces in separate investigations. After more than three years, the Nassau department dismissed DiLeonardo. Separately, it punished fellow Officer Edward Bienz, who was at the scene of the shooting after drinking with DiLeonardo, with the loss of 20 days’ pay.

Because Suffolk was the site of the shooting, Suffolk police were responsible first for determining whether a crime had been committed and, if so, by whom. After the district attorney’s office dropped all charges against Moroughan, Suffolk internal affairs examined the circumstances surrounding the cabdriver’s arrest.

Newsday’s look into how Long Island’s two county police forces have policed themselves uncovered the outcome of Suffolk’s internal investigation, including how ranking members of the department brought the case to a close under the near total secrecy that was imposed by law on police discipline.




https://projects.newsday.com/long-islan ... -cover-up/

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[LM K]

Secret file reveals ‘cover-up of a cover-up’ in unjustified police shooting, arrest of innocent man
Suffolk police brass pressed internal affairs to delete evidence that would support misconduct charges in arrest of cab driver shot by off-duty Nassau officer during Huntington Station road-rage incident.

The shooting of a Huntington Station cabdriver by an off-duty Nassau County police officer in a fit of alcohol-fueled road rage has been dogged for more than a decade by evidence of cover-ups and the wrongful arrest of an innocent man.

Former Nassau Officer Anthony DiLeonardo opened fire on cabbie Thomas Moroughan after a night of dinner and drinking in 2011. He wounded Moroughan twice, pummeled him with a pistol, breaking his nose, and faced possible arrest on a first-degree assault charge.

Instead, Suffolk County Police Department investigators initially accepted DiLeonardo’s account that he had shot Moroughan in self-defense. They charged Moroughan with assault after detectives took a hospital-bed statement in which Moroughan purportedly exonerated DiLeonardo and incriminated himself. At the time, doctors had administered narcotic medications to dull Moroughan’s pain.

The shooting entangled the internal affairs bureaus of Long Island’s neighboring county forces in separate investigations. After more than three years, the Nassau department dismissed DiLeonardo. Separately, it punished fellow Officer Edward Bienz, who was at the scene of the shooting after drinking with DiLeonardo, with the loss of 20 days’ pay.

Because Suffolk was the site of the shooting, Suffolk police were responsible first for determining whether a crime had been committed and, if so, by whom. After the district attorney’s office dropped all charges against Moroughan, Suffolk internal affairs examined the circumstances surrounding the cabdriver’s arrest.

Newsday’s look into how Long Island’s two county police forces have policed themselves uncovered the outcome of Suffolk’s internal investigation, including how ranking members of the department brought the case to a close under the near total secrecy that was imposed by law on police discipline.


https://projects.newsday.com/long-islan ... -cover-up/

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These events are freaking disturbing.

Thank you for sharing, RTH10260.

[Volkonski]

[raison de arizona]

I'm not sure if this is cops behaving badly, but it is definitely something we should not be proud of as a country. NYPD deleted the tweet, fwiw. They listed the perps as including the homeless and elderly. Clearly they included parents as well. Worth pointing out is that none of the items pictured are available with food stamps.

[RVInit]

I was just about to post this. I want to see this happen in Portland and other cities, too.

[Volkonski]

[Volkonski]

This topic is getting to me.

[Lani]

This topic is getting to me.

It got to me awhile back.

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[Foggy]

I don't live in Noo Yawk City, but I bet I could buy everything in that photo for a hell of a lot less than $1,800. Ladies, am I wrong?

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

I'll check with Hubby. He does most of our shopping. The man can find DEALS!

[LM K]

I don't live in Noo Yawk City, but I bet I could buy everything in that photo for a hell of a lot less than $1,800. Ladies, am I wrong?

I think that's just a sample of what's been stolen. Anymore products and no one would be able to see the names of products. 12 folks were arrested.

Cases of diapers, boxes of cold medicine, boxes of name brand Tylenol, laundry detergent ...

Those are very expensive items now.

Each box of pampers = $28
Each box of Mucinex =$20
Detergent = $ varies
Tylenol = depends on size; $7 - 20

I think that the items in that pic could definitely add up to $1800.

NYPD News deleted that tweet after people pointed out that almost everything is a hygiene product.

NYPD blasted for bragging post about arrests of people for stealing diapers and medicine: 'This is not public safety'

[sugar magnolia]

I don't live in Noo Yawk City, but I bet I could buy everything in that photo for a hell of a lot less than $1,800. Ladies, am I wrong?

I think that's just a sample of what's been stolen. Anymore products and no one would be able to see the names of products. 12 folks were arrested.

Cases of diapers, boxes of cold medicine, boxes of name brand Tylenol, laundry detergent ...

Those are very expensive items now.

Each box of pampers = $28
Each box of Mucinex =$20
Detergent = $ varies
Tylenol = depends on size; $7 - 20

I think that the items in that pic could definitely add up to $1800.

NYPD News deleted that tweet after people pointed out that almost everything is a hygiene product.

NYPD blasted for bragging post about arrests of people for stealing diapers and medicine: 'This is not public safety'

They are also very common items stolen for re-sale on the street. Many of our more expensive laundry detergents and diapers are now behind little window things that make it hard to steal more than one or two at the time. Almost all the OTC drugs are less accessible too. No more just raking an armload off the shelf and running out.

[RTH10260]

Dozens of CHP officers charged in overtime fraud scheme
Officers in the East Los Angeles station were charged after a criminal investigation

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
PUBLISHED: February 17, 2022 at 4:34 p.m. | UPDATED: February 18, 2022 at 3:59 a.m.

OAKLAND — Dozens of current and former Highway Patrol officers have been charged with racking up more than $226,000 in phony hours in an overtime fraud scheme, California’s attorney general said.

The charges announced Thursday stem from a criminal investigation of officers in the East Los Angeles station.

Between 2016 and mid-2018, 54 officers recorded hours of phony overtime while patrolling high-occupancy traffic lanes or providing protection to state transportation workers in construction zones, prosecutors said.

“The alleged offenses were not discovered earlier because the supervisors who would have been the ones to report these activities were also committing the fraud,” according to a felony complaint against two of the officers. “Moreover, the fraud typically took place during graveyard hours, which was outside of the normal working hours of office managers.”

Officers who are still with the agency and under investigation by the Department of Justice have been placed on administrative time off and had their peace officer powers removed, said Officer Jose Barrios, a department spokesman.

“As a professional law enforcement agency which holds it employees to the highest of standards, the CHP takes all allegations of misconduct seriously,” Barrios said in a statement. “The CHP uncovered the overtime fraud in the East Los Angeles area several years ago during an internal examination.”

The highway patrol would have no further comment amid the investigation and pending litigation, Barrios said.

Charges were filed earlier this month and the officers were booked by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department this week, according to a statement from the attorney general’s office.




https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/17/ ... ud-scheme/