A COP'S WATCH
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
The Deam That Many Will Not Understand
Monday, May 29, 2023
Remembering Those Who Have Passed Before Us...
You know something... When I was studying law, and Mr. Keefer here was writing his stories, and you, Willie, were tearing up the playing fields of dear old Princeton, who was standing guard over this fat, dumb, happy country of ours, eh? Not us. Oh, no, we knew you couldn't make any money in the service. So who did the dirty work for us? Queeg did! And a lot of other guys. Tough, sharp guys who didn't crack up like Queeg.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
A Disgrace To The Badge
Year ago I arrested a twenty something woman who did something very stupid. She moved into an apartment and three days later she received a credit card for the previous occupant. Then she waited five days and let temptation get the best of her. She called in to get the card approved, then went shopping. Small stuff first, a coffee, lunch, some cloths, etc. Well, the card holder was living in another state. The card company called and asked if she was in Houston using her card, and she said no. Then the twenty something was stopped by security and we got her.
This woman was completely clean, never had a traffic ticket, and was not used to being handled as a suspect. She cried as soon as the cuffs went on. She was completely clueless that any charge on another person's credit card was a felony. Through tears, she asked me, "What should I do?" and I told her, "Get a lawyer and get a plea bargain for a misdemeanor." I can only assume she did, I was never called for trial.
The ignorance of the law does not apply to this now ex-cop. Good riddance to bad garbage.
FL Officer Arrested, Fired for Stealing Dead Man’s Credit Card Information
A St. Cloud, FL, police officer has been arrested and terminated for stealing and using credit card information she obtained from a deceased person at the scene of a medical emergency.
St. Cloud Police Chief Doug Goerke and Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez jointly announced that Officer Dianne Ferreira, 25, was arrested Tuesday and charged with theft of credit card information with intent to use, fraudulent use of a credit card over $200 (both felonies) and use of personal ID of a deceased person. She was held on a $4,000 bond that Osceola County Jail records show was posted by Wednesday morning for her release.
"She was an officer, but she doesn't deserve that title now," Chief Goerke said Wednesday.
Goerke said he made sure that Ferreira was arrested in her own handcuffs, the Osceola News-Gazette reports.
For non law enforcement types, it is common for two types of criminal to be arrested with specific cuffs. When a cop killer is arrested, he is cuffed with the deceased officer's cuffs. And when a cop has disgraced the badge, the same. Both turds deserve it.
The arrest came after about a month-long investigation, from which these facts came out: on April 3, Ferreira was part of the response with medical responders to a deceased male at a St. Cloud home. She took photos of the man's credit card information while paramedics were working, and loaded the information into a mobile application in order to use them remotely, which she began doing on April 4 outside St. Cloud around Osceola County for expenses like gas, fast food, a hotel room and eyelash extensions, all made on her days off.
"The badge she wore has been tarnished and will never be worn again; in fact, it will be destroyed," Goerke said.
Thank you sir for insuring that badge is never seen again. You took the difficult needed action. An ex-cop like this deserves to be treated as a traitor to the badge that she is.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
No-Knock Warrants...
Conservatives who support the bill recognize the conflict between unannounced home invasions and the Second Amendment.The Texas House of Representatives last week overwhelmingly approved a bill that would sharply restrict the use of no-knock search warrants, which the state Senate is now considering. Both chambers are controlled by Republicans, and the bipartisan support for the bill suggests that many conservatives recognize the potentially lethal hazards of routinely allowing police to enter people's homes without warning. That practice pits law enforcement priorities against the right to armed self-defense in the home, which the Supreme Court has recognized as the "core" of the Second Amendment.H.B. 504, which state Rep. Gene Wu (D–Houston) introduced last November, passed the House by a vote of 104–33. It would require that all applications for no-knock warrants be approved by the police chief or a supervisor he designates. Municipal court judges who are not state-licensed attorneys generally would not be allowed to approve no-knock warrants. The officers serving the warrant would have to be in uniform or "otherwise clearly identifiable" as police. If the bill passes the state Senate and is signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas will join Florida, Virginia, and Oregon in restricting this type of warrant."No-knock warrants are really dangerous," Wu told Houston Public Media. "They're just a bad policy. There's no reason that you can't announce that it's the police coming into your door in the middle of the night." He said Texas conservatives "understand that you don't really have a right to defend your home if you don't know who is coming in."That point was vividly illustrated by the 2019 raid that killed Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas, a middle-aged Houston couple falsely implicated in heroin dealing. The warrant to search their house on Harding Street was based on a fraudulent affidavit, which led to state and federal charges against Gerald Goines, the veteran narcotics officer who submitted it. But beyond the problems with the warrant, the cops who served it did so in a reckless manner that invited confusion and violence.Members of the Houston Police Department's Narcotics Division broke into the house without warning in the early evening, when Tuttle and Nicholas reportedly were napping, and immediately used a shotgun to kill the couple's dog. Tuttle responded by grabbing a revolver and firing at the intruders, which prompted a hail of bullets that killed him and his wife. "Once the homeowners thought that their doors were being kicked down by home invaders, they started firing, and the police responded in kind," Wu noted. "We simply can't have that."That deadly raid prompted Art Acevedo, then Houston's police chief, to start requiring approval for no-knock warrant applications from a high-level supervisor, which is similar to the main element of Wu's bill. But lax supervision was just one of the problems revealed by this appalling incident.......According to Goines' affidavit, there was probable cause to believe that "knocking and announcing would be dangerous, futile, or would inhibit the effective investigation of the offense" in light of two facts. First, "heroin was purchased from the location and additional substance was observed at the above residence in question by the confidential informant." Second, the informant had seen "a semi-auto hand gun of a 9mm caliber" at the home.All of those assertions were lies. There was no confidential informant, no heroin, and no 9mm handgun. And it turned out that Goines had a long history of fabricating evidence against drug suspects, including fictional transactions and firearms that supposedly were observed but were not recovered during searches. Again, Marcum did not know that Goines was making the whole thing up. But he accepted Goines' contention that the combination of contraband, which is characteristic of all drug cases, and gun ownership, which is common in Texas, was enough to justify a no-knock warrant...
Friday, May 5, 2023
Roll Me Away
I started riding a motorcycle in my mid-30s. Why then, I"m not sure, just never got to it until then. Well, after learning a few lessons on a Kawasaki, I purchased my 2007 Harley-Davidson Road King and never looked back.
Ronald Reagan often said one of the things he liked about being on a horse is it clears your mind being on top of an animal like that. Mr. President, I (and many others) get the same from being on top of horsepower. It's you, your bike, nature and the road. I've taken my Harley on ridges of over 4,000 miles often, and a bike is a large part of my retirement plans.
I joined the Blue Knights, a law enforcement motorcycle club in 2010, and this past weekend I spend 4 days at our regional conference in South Padre Island. Cops and motorcycles, just something right about it.
One of my favorite groups is Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. While there is no "official" video for this classic, this is a good one. The song just explains how sometimes you just need to get away from everything. Some people it's a horse or boat. For me, it's a two-wheel animal.
From 1982's "The Distance," Roll Me Away.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, April 28, 2023
An awesome version of a classic of Rock-n-Roll
Granted, there were some others recenlty in the competion, but they have sadely already passed. BB King. Prince. A few years back Clapton was asked, "What's it like being the greatest guitar play on earth?" Slow Hand's response, "Better ask Prince about that." High praise from a master of the art.
I found this by pure accident and I thank God for it. I know it's old (1991) because Clapton actually has a cigarette on his bass in a public building. But's it's taking it to town with the London Orchastra.
From Eric Clapton, his classic Layla. Enjoy and have a great weekend. I'll be with my Blue Knight brothers at our regional conference and am looking forward to some time on my bike.
Saturday, April 22, 2023
A Curious Observation...
I can't t think anyone who has not been in a coma the last ten days doesn't know of the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a black 16-year-old, by Andrew Lester, an 84-year-old white male. Thank God Mr. Yarl was not injured as badly as he could have been. A shot to the head at close range is often times fatal with only one bullet. The young man is still alive and recovering at home, which is a great sign.
Now I've reviewed reports on this incident, and of course it's racist. It's black and white, so of course it's racial, the race industry is fully deployed (Benjamin Crump is really preparing a lawsuit). But I find something very curious. From CNN:
A Black teenager who authorities say was shot in the head by an 84-year-old White homeowner after going to the wrong Kansas City address received a positive prognosis but still faces a long road to recovery, according to his attorneys...
Also on Wednesday, the homeowner, Andrew Lester, entered a not guilty plea in court on felony charges of assault in the first degree and armed criminal action.
“...He’s home and looks great. Ralph is a WALKING MIRACLE with a head of steel,” (activist and family spokesperson Shaun) King wrote in the (Instagram) post, which Merritt reposted. “Had the bullet hit his head a fraction of an inch in any other direction he would probably be dead right now.”
Lester, who is out on $200,000 bond, attempted to speak with the judge throughout the proceeding but was not argumentative. Part of his bond conditions include reporting to police within 24 hours and once a month afterward. He cannot possess any weapons, must surrender his passport and remain in Missouri, and is ordered not to have any contact with Yarl or Yarl’s family members.
He is scheduled to be back in court on June 1.
“While charges have been filed, this remains an active investigation,” prosecutors said in a statement. “We are continuing to work with law enforcement to gather any and all evidence available in this case...”
...The arraignment and health update come less than a week after Lester allegedly shot Ralph in the head and arm after the teen rang the man’s doorbell. Police and Ralph’s family said he was trying to pick up his siblings but went to the wrong address.
The homeowner opened fire through a locked glass door without any words exchanged because he thought the teen was trying to break in and was “scared to death” due to the boy’s size, according to statements in a probable cause document obtained by CNN.
The incident was one of a number of shootings in the past week involving young people being met with gunfire after apparently going to the wrong place in error. In rural New York, a 20-year-old woman who was in a vehicle that pulled into a wrong driveway was fatally shot by the homeowner, and in Texas, two cheerleaders were shot in a supermarket parking lot after one mistook a man’s vehicle for her own...
...Ralph and his mother, Cleo Nagbe, spoke with President Joe Biden by phone on Monday evening, a White House official told CNN. The conversation also covered their families, their love of music and Ralph’s dream of pursuing a chemical engineering degree at Texas A&M University, the official said. Vice President Kamala Harris also spoke with Ralph on Tuesday afternoon, according to Merritt...
In all this, what is curious? Where is Moms Demand Action, Everytown For Gun Safety, David Camera Hog Hogg, Rosie O'Donnell (well, honestly, we don't need to see her), and all the others usual suspects screaming, "IT'S THE GUNS!"? In late March a transvestite with an "assault style weapon and pistol" attacked a private school in Nashville, killing 3 kids and 3 adults, And the usual suspects could not be shut up. Rosie got on her Twitter page and screeched about banning every "AR-15." The geniuses on such great intellectual shows like The View were out blaming the NRA and the GOP before the scene had been cleared. Democrats invaded the Tennessee capital, led by three radicals who call themselves legislators, demanding they "end gun violence," whatever that means this week.
Hell, it's been almost a month and we still don't have the Nashville shooter's manifesto. Like Obama's and Mrs. Bill Clinton's dissertations, secured better than they secure classified documents. You would think they have something to hide. Bit I digress.
I know the rent-a-mobs are screaming about an old man shooting a young black man only because he's black. In all fairness, Mr. Yarl did knock late at night, and per Mr. Lester, tried to force the door open. Does this justify shooting Mr. Yarl? Let's just say we need more information. I AM NOT justifying what Mr. Lester did. I am saying this is early in the investigation, let the full story come out before everything else. Remember the greatest lie of the 21st Century, "Hands Up! Don't Shoot!"
Back to the shooting of Mr. Yarl, no one that I've seen is screaming to ban .32 caliber "assault pistols" or other "weapons of war" (both undefined). The usual people are screaming why Mr. Lester was initially released, then arrested later. Currently he is out on bond, awaiting his trial, and they are screeching about that. These are the people who wanted "bond reform." You wanted it, you got it.
Again, look at how the two shootings (Nashville and Kansas City) has been reacted to. Nashville, the gun is blamed. Kansas City, the shooter is blamed. Interesting, in one case, an inanimate object (a firearm) is blamed, in the later incident, the shooter is blamed. After one or another case of a nationally known shooting, I've had to explain to screeching libtards that guns do not fire by themselves (Are you listening Alex Baldwin?). They need to be obtained, loaded, a round locked into the chamber (semi-automatic), the shooter goes to his target area, he aims and fires. In all that, I don't see anything the firearm does automatically.
Interesting. It seems guns don't kill, but people kill people. Who would have ever thunk it?
Friday, April 21, 2023
Love is sometimes bitter...
The more things change, the more they remain the same.
The United States Army started using balloons for resonance in the Civil War. While technology has advanced, aerial observation is still a great asset. We've gone from balloons to aircraft to satellites, but the target has changed to a great degree. In the 19th and 20th Centuries, is was often a physical item we were looking for (forces and their disposition, terrain, etc). Beginning in the latter part of the 20th Century, it's more communications, particularly computer communications, that can give us the intelligence we need.
China does not have the fleet of resonance aircraft the US (or the West in general) has, but that doesn't mean they cannot try to get what they want. Case in point, the balloon they sent over the US earlier this year. Thanks to Joe Biden (You know, the Thingy), it was allowed to complete its passing over the entire US before we finally shot it down. And yes, it was transmitting information to China. Thanks Joe.
But this is not all. It was not just one balloon, but four over the last two years
Leaked secret documents detail up to four additional Chinese spy balloons
U.S. intelligence agencies were aware of up to four additional Chinese spy balloons, and questions lingered about the true capabilities of the one that flew over the continental United States in January and February, according to previously unreported top-secret intelligence documents.
The Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States this year, called Killeen-23 by U.S. intelligence agencies, carried a raft of sensors and antennas the U.S. government still had not identified more than a week after shooting it down, according to a document allegedly leaked to a Discord chatroom by Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard.
Another balloon flew over a U.S. carrier strike group in a previously unreported incident, and a third crashed in the South China Sea, a second top-secret document stated, though it did not provide specific information for launch dates.
A document produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and dated Feb. 15 — 10 days after the Air Force shot down the balloon that flew over the United States — contains the most detailed government assessment to date of Killeen-23 and two balloons from previous years, labeled Bulger-21 and Accardo-21. It was not clear from the documents if Bulger-21 and Accardo-21 were the same balloons that flew over the carrier strike group and crashed.
Bulger-21 carried sophisticated surveillance equipment and circumnavigated the globe from December 2021 until May 2022, the NGA document states. Accardo-21 carried similar equipment as well as a “foil-lined gimbaled” sensor, it says...
...Annotating what appear to be detailed photos of the balloon that flew over the United States, presumably taken from a U-2 spy plane, intelligence analysts assessed that it could generate enough power to operate “any” surveillance and reconnaissance technology, including a type of radar that can see at night and through clouds and thin materials...
The Soviets had to put satellites into orbit to monitor us like this, but China uses centuries old technology to deploy a reconnaissance device to monitor our military. Will someone explain to Joe this is a hostile act by a foreign power and needs to be reacted to, i.e., shoot it down upon coming over American airspace, Oh, that's right, the Big Man is still on the take.
Good lord how did we get into this mess.
Thursday, April 20, 2023
K9 Down
K9 LeninRest in Peace Lenin…till our next roll call at the Rainbow Bridge!
Baytown Police Department, Texas
End of Watch Thursday, March 9, 2023
Breed Belgian Malinois-German Shepherd mix
Gender Male
Age 2
Tour 7 months
K9 Lenin died after suffering a bite from a venomous snake while conducting training in the 5100 block of East Road in Baytown.
His handler rush him to the Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists where he succumbed to the effects of the venom.
K9 Lenin was an Explosives Ordinance Detection canine and was credited with locating numerous firearms and shell casings during evidence searches. He won the TOP Bomb Dog Award, second place for Bomb Scramble, and third place for Bomb Vehicles in Dothan, Alabama, in February 2023.
K9 Lenin had served with the Baytown Police Department for only seven months.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The PDRK is at it again
I have a friend from high school who started at the LA County Sheriff's Office in 1990. When I caught up with him on "My Space" around 2002 he was so happy living in Los Angeles. By the time I checked in with him on Facebook around 10 years later, he was already planning on a retirement away from his adopted home state. I can see why, including this:
Calif. bill banning use of police K-9s for arrests, crowd control passes 1st vote (police1.com)
...Assembly Bill 742 passed on a 6-2 vote in the Public Safety Committee, KRCA
The bill prevents the use of police K-9s for the purpose of arrest, apprehension, or crowd control in the following ways:
No use of an unleashed K-9 to arrest or apprehend a person.
No use of a K-9 for crowd control at any assembly, protest, or demonstration.
A K-9 cannot be used in any circumstance to bite.
The bill will now advance to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
I cannot tell you how much this infuriates me. People who will never have to deal with taking a suspect into custody, controlling rioters (not protestors, rioters, such as the George Floyd riots of 2020), or having a suspect with a weapon are going to limit the weapons the cops on the street have.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to go to an alarm call, find signs of entry (e.g., door open, window smashed) and had the assistance of a patrol K9. For those of you who have not entered a house looking for a suspect, the K9 and his handler enter, usually with another officer following. The handler controls the dog, the escorting officer covers the K9 team, and they can find a suspect much quicker than a human. German Shepard’s sense of smell is at least 10, 000 times better than that of a human. He finds the bad guys and just the sound or presence of the dog gets the suspect to surrender And these racist idiots will endanger the lives of countless cops and civilians with this.
I've said it too many times recently, cops, join the fire department. They don't want us working, we'll oblige. But it's too dangerous right now being a cop.
Officer Down
Detective Sergeant Nicholas PepperRest in Peace Bro…We Got The Watch
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
End of Watch Sunday, April 2, 2023
Age 44
Tour 24 years, 6 months
Cause Vehicular assault
Weapon Automobile
Offender Arrested
Detective Sergeant Nick Pepper was killed when his vehicle was intentionally rammed by a suspect during a vehicle pursuit on Louisiana Highway 1, near Kleinpeter Road, in Thibodaux at about 4:00 am.
Deputies were assisting the Houma Police Department after officers attempted to stop the vehicle for a traffic violation. Officers and deputies pursued the vehicle until it stopped near Lafourche Crossing. As officers issued commands to the subject, the man suddenly accelerated and intentionally drove into Sergeant Pepper's car. Sergeant Pepper was transported to Thibodaux Regional Health System where he succumbed to his injuries.
The subject was arrested and charged.
Sergeant Pepper had served with the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office for 15-1/2 years and had served in law enforcement for 24 years. He had previously served with the Houma Police Department and the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and son.
Nemo me impune lacessit
Day is done, Gone the sun, From the lake, From the hills, From the sky. All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
K9 Down
K9 DukeRest in Peace Duke …till our next roll call at the Rainbow Bridge!
San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch Sunday, February 19, 2023
Tour 6 years
Cause Stabbed
K9 Duke was stabbed to death while attempting to apprehend a burglary suspect in a railyard in Tracy.
Officers with the Tracy Police Department had responded to a burglary at the railyard near Brichetto Road and Banta Road at about 12:00 pm. As officers arrived on the scene two men fled from the officers into the train yard. When K9 Duke arrived on the scene one of the men entered the engine room on one of the trains in the yard and barricaded himself inside.
Officers and deputies were able to create an opening to the engine room and K9 Duke was released for an apprehension. As he engaged the subject the man stabbed him multiple times. Officers were able to take the man into custody after he stabbed K9 Duke.
K9 Duke was taken to Central Valley Veterinarian Hospital, in Manteca, where he succumbed to his injuries.
K9 Duke had served with the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office for six years.
Monday, April 17, 2023
Officer Down
Police Officer Timothy James Unwin, IIIRest in Peace Bro…We Got The Watch
Springfield Township Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch Friday, March 31, 2023 Age 31
Tour 9 years
Police Officer Tim Unwin was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Hamilton Avenue and Centerridge Avenue in North College Hill.
He was responding to an "officer needs assistance" call when his patrol car collided with another vehicle shortly after midnight. Officers from multiple jurisdictions were responding to the call when the crash occurred. The driver of the other vehicle was also killed in the crash.
Officer Unwin had served with the Springfield Township Police Department for two years. He had previously served with the Hamilton Police Department for two years and the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office for five years.
Nemo me impune lacessit
Day is done, Gone the sun, From the lake, From the hills, From the sky. All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh.
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Texas at night
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Leadership tips from one of the greats
Lieutenant General Hal Moore.
General of the Army George Marshall one said, "No army produces by a few great captains." I've had to explain to a few people GA Marshall was using the term captain as in captain of industry. The former Army Chief of Staff passed before LTG Moore came on the scene, but I'll say he would likely been impressed by the man.
If you want a good lesson, read We Were Soldiers One, And Young, one of the finest books on leadership in battle you will find. The movie with Mel Brooks is very good, but it doesn't come close to showing the effort of all the men in that battle, from the privates up to then Lieutenant Colonel Moore.
In my studies of leaders, I often find then have some advise for other up and coming leaders. LTG Moore is no exception. Here are some things to remember as things get tough.
Battling Impossible Odds: Hal Moore’s 4 Principles of LeadershipGood summary sir. Then again complex items are best explained simply.
“A leader is paid to do three things: Get the job done and get it done well. Plan ahead—be proactive, not reactive. Exercise good, sound judgment in doing all of the above.” – Lt. Gen. Harold Moore
1. Three strikes and you’re not out.War is a battle of wills. And the battle isn’t over until you stop fighting. Life kind of works the same way.2. There’s always one more thing you can do to influence any situation in your favor, and after that there’s one more thing.Never give up, never surrender, and never stop fighting. There are always options.3. When nothing is wrong, there’s nothing wrong – except that there’s nothing wrong.When something seems too good to be true, it’s because it is too good to be true.4. Trust your instincts.You’re worked hard, trained hard, and studied hard. When all else fails, trust your gut. It’s ready. Your subconscious knows and sees more than you can, especially in the heat of battle. Trust it.
I can't say I've used these four principles to their full extent over the years, and I wish I would have seen this earlier in my working life. Hell, college life. One thing young people need to know beside technology, leadership is the most critical factor in success in any endeavor.
RIP LTG Moore. A Great Captain.
Friday, April 14, 2023
I just gotta get a message to you...
Officer Down
Police Officer Garrett CrumbyRest in Peace Bro…We Got The Watch
Huntsville Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Age 36
Tour 11 years
Cause Gunfire
Police Officer Garrett Crumby was shot and killed while responding to a shots fired call at the 4600 block of Governors House Drive at 4:45 pm.
A female called 911 and reported that she had been shot. When Officer Crumby and another officer responded, they were ambushed by the subject.
Both officers were transported to Huntsville Hospital where Officer Crumby succumbed to his wounds. The other officer remains in critical condition.
The subject was taken into custody and charged with capital murder of a law enforcement officer.
Officer Crumby had served with the Huntsville Police Department for three years and previously served with the Tuscaloosa Police Department for eight years. He is survived by his wife, mother, father, and three sisters.
Nemo me impune lacessit
Day is done, Gone the sun, From the lake, From the hills, From the sky. All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Officers Down
Sergeant David Poirrier
Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch Sunday, March 26, 2023
Age 47
Tour 17 years
Corporal Scotty Canezaro
Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch Sunday, March 26, 2023
Age 38
Tour 16 years
Sergeant David Poirrier and Corporal Scotty Canezaro were killed in a helicopter crash in a field off North Winterville Road, near U.S. 190 at Erwinville, at about 2:26 am.
The crew of the Robinson R-44 helicopter was sent to assist in the pursuit of a fleeing vehicle around 2 am. While in flight, the helicopter's tail rotor struck a tree before crashing into a field.
Sergeant Poirrier had served with the Baton Rouge Police Department for 17 years and was assigned to the Air Support Unit.
Corporal Canezaro had served with the Baton Rouge Police Department for 16 years and was assigned to the Air Support Unit.
Rest in Peace Gentlemen…We Got The Watch
Nemo me impune lacessit
Day is done, Gone the sun, From the lake, From the hills, From the sky. All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh.
Monday, April 10, 2023
Officer Down
Patrolman Joseph Barlow
McAlester Police Department, Oklahoma
End of Watch Monday, March 20, 2023
Age 26
Tour 1 year, 7 months
Badge 114
Cause Automobile crash
Incident Date Friday, March 17, 2023
Patrolman Joseph Barlow succumbed to injuries received on March 17th, 2023, when he was struck head-on while escorting a funeral procession for a member of his department who had passed away.
The procession was traveling on Highway 75, near 151st Street S in Glenpool, when the pickup truck crossed the center line and struck his patrol car head-on. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries three days later.
The driver of the truck was arrested and charged with causing an accident without carrying a driver’s license, reckless driving, and causing great bodily injury. First-degree manslaughter was charged after Patrolman Barlow passed away.
Patrolman Barlow was United States Army veteran and served with the McAlester Police Department for over one year. He is survived by his wife, toddler son, and mother.
Rest in Peace Bro…We Got The Watch
Nemo me impune lacessit
Day is done, Gone the sun, From the lake, From the hills, From the sky. All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh.
Saturday, April 8, 2023
These racist Dims really hate a successful black man.
The usual suspects are up in arms because over the last twenty years, Justice Clarence Thomas has taken trips with rich people. Were the Thomas's the guest of a rich benefactor, yes. It is an issue. Not really. From the article:
Report: Justice didn’t disclose luxury trips
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips around the globe for more than two decades, including travel on a superyacht and a private jet, from a prominent Republican donor without disclosing them, according to a new report.
ProPublica reported Thursday on an array of trips funded by Harlan Crow, a Dallas businessman. The publication said Thomas typically spends about a week every summer at Crow’s private resort in the Adirondacks. It said the justice also has vacationed at Crow’s ranch in East Texas and has joined Crow at the Bohemian Grove, an exclusive all-male retreat in California.
ProPublica cited a nine-day trip that Thomas and his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, took to Indonesia in 2019, shortly after the court released its final opinions of the term. That trip, which included flights on Crow’s jet and island-hopping on a superyacht, would have cost the couple more than $500,000 if they had paid for it themselves, the publication said.
OK, they have taken some vacation time on the dime of other people. That never happens in government, right? But here is the critical point.
...Judges are prohibited from accepting gifts from anyone with business before the court. Until recently, however, the judicial branch had not clearly defined an exemption for gifts considered “personal hospitality...”
And he has never had an issue like that in 32 years on the court. How do I know that? Because if there was the slightest chance of it happening, it would be number 50 font top of the front page of every paper in this nation.
Revised rules adopted by a committee of the Judicial Conference, the courts’ policymaking body, seek to provide a fuller accounting. The rules took effect March 14.
In other words, this is worthless. Justice Thomas followed the rules of the court as they were at the time. We can only he will follow the new rules in future events. In other words, a nothing-burger. The people complaining about this (and writing this article) should learn the term ex post facto.
But to hear some of the idiots on the left, this is throwing the court into chaos!
...Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin, D-Ill., vowed in a statement that his panel would take action in response to the report, calling Thomas’ behavior “simply inconsistent with the ethical standards the American people expect of any public servant, let alone a justice on the Supreme Court.”
Durbin and other Democrats renewed calls for the court to adopt a strict ethics code that would include a process for investigating alleged misconduct, and some Democrats called on Thomas to resign.
“This cries out for the kind of independent investigation that the Supreme Court — and only the Supreme Court, across the entire government — refuses to perform,” tweeted Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who has sponsored legislation that would direct the court to adopt an ethics code.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., renewed her call for Thomas to step down Thursday, saying that the “degree of corruption is shocking — almost cartoonish...”
Little Dick Durbin is challenging the ethics of any American. That is rich.
"Almost cartoonish" AOC. I would say you got some gaul, but you're just clueless:
Ethics panel scrutinizes AOC over ‘Tax the Rich’ dress and Met Gala ensemble
The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) may have accepted impermissible gifts related to her attendance at the Met Gala in 2021, when she made headlines for wearing a white dress that said “Tax the Rich” in red letters on the back.
A June 2022 OCE report and materials released by the House Ethics Committee on Thursday show frustration from vendors about payments for hair and makeup services for the event being delayed for months, as well as payments for her Met Gala ensemble and other associated costs being paid months later.
In an interview with the OCE, Ocasio-Cortez said there was “a ball that was dropped” and that it was “deeply regrettable” that thousands of dollars worth of payments were delayed. She recalled following up with a campaign staffer several times about the need to pay for the services...
Try again AOC. I would call this outrageous, but it's typical leftist hypocrisy.
Leftists, hate to tell you, Justice Thomas is going nowhere until he is ready to retire, or his time on Earth is done. And as you think of every attempt you make to take him down failed again, and again, I hope you seethe.