Police demands a arrest quota and ticket quota

DC Police Detective Pulls gun in a snowball fight

DC Cop pulls his firearm out on a crowd of 50 people for fighting with snowballs. Is this Detective out of his fucking mind.  

80 Year old man hold a 22 was killed in bed by Sheriff's Department in L.A.

On the morning of June 27, 2013, 80-year old Eugene Mallory was shot and killed in his own bed by police executing a search warrant for methamphetamines.
The raid was based on a no-knock warrant, meaning deputies enter the home literally without knocking. As events unfolded, the circumstances under which the shooting occurred are the subject of some dispute.
Reason reports:

Deputies approached the house, and what happened next is where things get murky. The deputies said they announced their presence upon entering and were met in the hallway by the 80-year-old man, wielding a gun and stumbling towards them. The deputies later changed the story when the massive bloodstains on Mallory’s mattress indicated to investigators that he’d most likely been in bed at the time of the shooting. Investigators also found that an audio recording of the incident revealed a discrepancy in the deputies’ original narrative:

That discrepancy was the timing of when the instruction to “drop the gun” was given. Upon listening to the recording, the command from shooter Sgt. John Bones appears to have come after he opened fire, fatally shooting Mallory six times.
Mallory never fired a weapon, and no methamphetamines were found in his home.
The video above paints a frightening picture of an average citizen with no criminal record who ended up dead in a situation that should not have occurred in the first place. This raid was initiated by a self-proclaimed expert who determined the home was the site of illegal drug manufacturing based on the “strong odor of chemicals” he detected coming from the area.
As Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit.com says: “No-knock raids should be executed at the government’s peril, and only when someone’s life is reasonably believed to be in immediate danger.”
Mallory was a retiree. An elderly man, hard of hearing, who apparently did not understand who was invading his home armed to the teeth. It was a highly tense and very dangerous situation.
The L.A. County Sheriff’s department declined to respond to requests for comment from Reason.




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Deputies receive 2.4 Million on a bet they made with Dart on the Superbowl or was it because they supported his opponent

The Cook County Board is expected to settle a federal lawsuit brought by 21 deputies who allege Sheriff Tom Dart retaliated against them because they backed his political opponent when he was running sheriff in 2006.

The deputies, who will split the $2.4 million settlement after the board votes on the matter next Wednesday, were members of an elite-but-troubled unit that specialized in quelling inmate disturbances. But they also drew headlines for rough treatment of inmates, said Dart spokeswoman Cara Smith, who described the settlement as “outrageous.”

17 year old animal locked up by U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force

A 17-year-old boy was ordered held without bail after being charged a Dec. 2013 shooting in the South Shore neighborhood that left a 21-year-old man dead and another man wounded, officials said.

Tyree Brannon was charged as an adult with first-degree murder in a Dec. 10 shooting in the 7000 block of South Paxton Avenue. The shooting left 21-year-old Deonte Womack dead and a 22-year-old man with gunshot wounds, Cook County prosecutors said.

Brannon appeared before Circuit Court Judge Israel Desierto who ordered him held without bail.

In court, Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Jamie Santini said that in December Womack and the other victim were at the address on Paxton when they were approached by Brannon and an uncharged person.

Brannon was armed with a loaded gun and approached Womack and the other man. Brannon, who was known by name by his victims, demanded property, said Santini.

Womack refused and tried to walk away, Santini said. In response, Brannon fatally shot Womack several times including gunshot wounds to his head and jaw, Santini said.

The other victim was also shot by Brannon and sustained wounds to his hand, leg and shoulder, Santini said. After the shooting Brannon and the other offender fled the scene. Brannon had the weapon and was spotted by witness burying the weapon in the snow, Santini said. The weapon was found by police.

Prosecutors said both victims were armed. Womack still had his gun in his waist band. The surviving victim took the gun from his waistband and threw it to the ground after he was shot. The weapons were recovered.

The surviving victim was able to identify Brannon as the person who shot him and Womack, Santini said. Brannon was arrested on Feb. 13.

Brannon implicated himself in the Womack's killing. He admitted being armed with a loaded gun and shooting Womack and the other man, Santini said.

Agents of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested the boy Thursday, according to the Chicago Police Department.

In addition to the murder charge, he is charged with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm and a parole violation.

He has an extensive juvenile record prosecutors said. In 2009 he received two years juvenile probation after being found guilty of robbery, a 2010 conviction for possession of a controlled substance, a 2011 battery and a 2012 aggravated unlawful use of a weapon conviction.

ISRA-NEWS: Hinsdale, Elmhurst residents seek concealed carry permits

The new concealed carry law is having an impact in Hinsdale and Elmhurst where police, first-responders, and other officials are looking at changes in how they do things as a result of the law.

To date, 43 residents of Hinsdale have applied to the Illinois State Police for the permits. The number of applicants is 144 in Elmhurst.  Hinsdale Police Chief Brad Bloom said the number of residents who've requested the permits surprised him.

"I thought it would be much less. I didn't think that many would be interested," he said.

The applicants represent a diverse pool of both men and women, who range in age from 23 to 77, he said.

The Illinois State Police review the applications and let local police know who's applied. The process for a resident to be approved includes fingerprinting, a photograph, and 16 hours of training by a certified instructor.

Bloom said applicants must have or be seeking a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. While state police handle the background checks, local police have a 30-day period during which they can object to an application. He said a history of domestic violence, threatening behavior or mental illness could be reasons for objection.

"There are things the state is not aware of that we are aware of," Bloom said.

Hinsdale police are still reviewing applications and have not yet objected to anyone who has filed, said Deputy Chief Mark Wodka.

Decals with the red banned sign over handguns have been posted in both towns at places such as libraries and fire stations where guns are not allowed.

In Elmhurst, Deputy Police Chief Jim Kveton said he's not alarmed by the number of applicants.

"I don't think is surprises me. We have 45,000 residents so that's a small amount."

Jodi Sennett, who works in the records department, said Elmhurst police have not yet reviewed all 144 applicants, but said they have objected to one applicant because that person has had five or more arrests in the last seven years.

"That's one of the objections (police can use)," she said.

Kveton said Elmhurst police are looking at changing training to handle the possibility of responding to more incidents where a person may be armed.

"We have to prepare ourselves. We have to be a little more careful in those situations," he said.

Elmhurst Fire Chief Jeff Bacidore said his department is mulling its response procedures. A change the department is considering will be to ask people when they respond and are taking them to the hospital to leave their gun behind.

"If a patient will not leave their weapon we will consider it a refusal of treatment," he said. "It's just too dangerous."

In a case where a person is unconscious he said the department is looking at placing the gun in a locked box on the ambulance, though ambulances and fire stations are places where concealed handguns are not allowed in Elmhurst.

"This is a hard one," said Bacidore. "I'm uncomfortable having them (firefighters) handle guns because they're not trained for that."

In the vast majority of incidents, he said police are also responding with the fire department, and could handle a gun if it falls out of someone's pocket or is revealed when emergency responders cut away a person's clothing.

"Ninety-nine point nine percent of them time they are with us on a call so they'd secure it and take it to the police department," Bacidore said.

Bloom said he doesn't expect the first permits to be issued until March or April.

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AND THAT WAS MY GOAL TO BEGIN WITH

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I believe in checks and balances - so I rather have elected officials from different slates

PRESIDENT - Bill Dougherty

First Vice President: ?

Second Vice President: Frank DiMaria

Third Vice President: Danny Gorman

Recording Secretary: Greg Bella

Financial Secretary: Mike D'Andrea

Treasurer: John T. Capparelli

Sergeant at arms: Nick Duckhorn  -  Al Francis  -  Joseph Rizzi

Trustees: They want you to pick 17
Ken Hauser
Allen J. Jaglowski
Rich King
Tom Lonergan
Tim Murphy
Dan Stover 
Dan Trevino
Mike Voight

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