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Three Los Angeles California Police Officers “Reassigned” After Video Surfaces Pointing To Bogus Drug Charges And Purjury
July 3rd, 2008
LOS ANGLES, CALIFORNIA - Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton said Tuesday he has placed three officers on home assignment as the department moved swiftly to investigate allegations that officers lied under oath during a recently dismissed drug possession trial.
Bratton said he ordered the reassignment after one of the officers notified a Los Angeles Police Department watch commander that a judge had thrown out the charges, ruling that a videotape of the arrest contradicted testimony by two of the officers.
“We will not tolerate breaking the law to enforce the law,” Bratton told police commissioners during their weekly meeting.
In the meantime, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said he was disappointed by the allegations but praised the department for taking them seriously.
“There will always be some people who don’t follow the norm, who engage in activity that is either illegal or inappropriate,” the mayor told reporters during a visit to Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles. “And in those cases, people will be made responsible for their actions.”
Read MoreBogus Neshoba County Mississippi Rape Charge Dropped Against Poison Drummer Rikki Rockett - He Was In Another State With His Fiance Watching Her Try On Wedding Dresses
July 2nd, 2008
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - A rape charge against Rikki Rockett has been dropped after authorities determined that the Poison drummer was not in the state at the time of the alleged crime.
Authorities say they are now looking for a man with a history of passing himself off as a rock musician to pick up women.
Rockett was accused of raping a woman at a central Mississippi casino in September 2007 and arrested in March. The Neshoba County district attorney’s office confirmed Tuesday that the charges were dropped.
Rockett said he was in California when the rape was alleged.
“I was with my fiance watching her try on wedding dresses,” Rockett said in a Tuesday phone interview with The Associated Press from Salt Lake City, where Poison is preparing to launch a 49-date tour. “We’ve got eyewitnesses to that.”
Read MoreThree Los Angeles California Police Officers Suspended, Under Investigation After Lying In Court About Arrest - Charges Against Man Dropped - Caught On Video
July 2nd, 2008
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Three police officers have been placed on leave while internal affairs investigators look into their conduct in a cocaine arrest case.
Police Chief William Bratton told the city Police Commission on Tuesday the men were sent home with pay after a judge stopped a trial and exonerated a man of cocaine charges when a video of the defendant’s arrest contradicted the testimony of at least one officer.
“I assure you that there will be a full, comprehensive investigation,” Bratton said. “We take these matters very seriously. We will not tolerate officers breaking the law to enforce the law.”
The officers were assigned to home, meaning they were placed on a departmental leave for an indefinite period of time, police spokesman Richard French said.
Police officials did not release the names of the officers.
Read MoreCrooked Los Angeles California Police Officer Evan Samuel, Hired By Chino Police Department, Suspended Amid Investigation Into Bogus Drug Charges Against Man - Caught On Video
July 2nd, 2008
CHINO, CALIFORNIA - The Chino Police Department has placed one of its officers on administrative leave pending investigation of possible misconduct while he was a Los Angeles police officer.
Evan Samuel, who joined the Chino department two months ago, was one of two officers involved in a recent drug possession trial that ended Monday in Los Angeles.
A judge stopped the trial, exonerating a man of cocaine charges, after a video of the defendant’s arrest contradicted the testimony of Samuel and Officer Richard Amio.
Both the Los Angeles Police Department and the Chino Police Department have started internal investigations, said Michelle Van Der Linden, Chino spokeswoman. Samuel, who was undergoing supervised field training since being hired in Chino, had not been involved in any investigations before being placed on leave.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is expected to take up the matter.
Read MoreDrug Cases Crumble As Veteran Baltimore Maryland Police Officers Detective Deryl Turner And Sgt. Allen Adkins Are Caught Lying After Attacking Woman And Illegal Strip Searches - Lying Cops Banned From Testifying In Court
July 2nd, 2008
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - It was a painful moment for Baltimore’s chief narcotics prosecutor when he recently dismissed drug-dealing charges against three men and said in court that they were not guilty.
Assistant State’s Attorney Antonio Gioia later said the case was tainted by dishonest police work by two veteran police officers, who he believes lied in court documents to justify the arrests, and at least two others.
Concerned that the Baltimore Police Department was slow to act, Gioia and his team of prosecutors launched their own investigation into Detective Deryl Turner and Sgt. Allen Adkins.
He said the investigation uncovered enough evidence of wrongdoing to ban the officers from testifying in court, and prosecutors are now dropping all cases in which their testimony is crucial to winning a conviction.
Read MoreLos Angeles California Police Officers Richard Amio And Evan Samuel Caught Lying In Court - Judge Abruptly Ends Trial And Exonerates Defendant - Caught On Video
July 1st, 2008
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - A Los Angeles judge abruptly ended a trial and exonerated a man of possessing cocaine Monday after a courtroom confrontation in which a defense attorney produced a surprise video of his client’s arrest that sharply contradicted the testimony of two police officers.
Superior Court Judge Monica Bachner dismissed charges against Guillermo Alarcon Jr., a grocery store worker, after prosecutors reviewed the tape and acknowledged that it was inconsistent with the officers’ sworn testimony.
Los Angeles Police Department officials said they had launched an internal affairs investigation of the officers. Additionally, prosecutors said they would refer the matter to a division within the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office that investigates police misconduct cases.
During the trial, which began Friday, the officers told jurors that they had chased Alarcon, 29, into his Hollywood apartment building last year and seen him throw away a black object. They testified that one of the officers picked up the object a few feet from where Alarcon was standing and discovered powder and crack cocaine inside.
Read MoreSurveillance Video Catches Lying New York City Undercover Police Officers Dancing In Street, Framing 4 Innocent Men On Bogus Drug Charges
June 28th, 2008
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Undercover police officers who arrested four men on drug charges are under investigation after surveillance video proved the men they arrested committed no crime.
Drug charges against brothers Jose Colon and Maximo Colon, along with two of their friends have been dropped.
The undercover NYPD officers are seen on video dancing in the street, then attempting to frame four innocent men.
“I asked police officer why are you arresting me,” said Maximo Colon. “Never did I get an answer.”
The investigators swore under oath they bought drugs from the four men. Jose and Maximo colon say that didn’t happen.
“The cops are supposed to help us,” said a shaken Jose Colon.
Defense lawyers say the surveillance cameras proved their clients were framed.
“It was nauseating,” said defense lawyer Rochelle Berliner.
Read MoreCrazed Drunk Veteran St. Mary’s County Maryland Deputy Sheriff David Goff Suspended, Under Investigation After Stopping, Beating, And Falsely Charging ATV Rider While Deputy Dale Reppel Watched -
May 18th, 2008
Deputy David Goff, a three-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office, was suspended immediately after he participated in the arrest of Shane R. Weasenforth, 25, who was driving the ATV. Goff apparently was driving his personal truck when he stopped Weasenforth along Route 235 near Mattapany Road.
“My client is kind of like, ‘Excuse me. Who are you?’ ” David Weiskopf, Weasenforth’s attorney, said of the encounter with the deputy. “You could tell something wasn’t right with him.”
A preliminary breath test given to Goff at the scene showed he had a blood alcohol level of more than 0.14 percent, said Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron (R), adding that Goff was given another test later.
Public Reacts After Crazed Crane County Texas Deputy Sheriff Jeffery Ellison, Son-In-Law Of Crane County Sheriff Robert De Leon, Attacks And Arrests Storm Chaser Relaying Reports To The National Weather Service - Bad Sheriff Robert DeLeon Backs Cop On A Power Trip
May 13th, 2008
PECOS COUNTY, TEXAS - An Oklahoma storm chaser is arrested and jailed while taking video from a road side park in Crane County.
[Someone send us this dickhead cop's name, home address, phone numbers, etc. for publication here and elsewhere!!!]
After this story aired on NewsWest 9, emails and phone calls started pouring in.
Not only are local residents speaking out, this story has gained nationwide attention after being linked on several national websites.
E-mails came from as nearby as Stanton, and as far away as Chicago and Seattle.
Most have some pretty harsh words to say about how the whole situation was handled.
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