I just think they should honor their oath and be held to the same standard and levels of accountability as people who aren't cops would be. End their qualified immunity for ignorance of the law (ya know the laws they are supposed to know, uphold and enforce in accordance with their oath) and end the blue line privilege of getting off scot free or with weak punishments for criminal behavior. Cops aren't anything special, but sure get treated like a protected class when they break the law or violate someone's civil rights.
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A very sad story of a woman killed by a drunk driving deputy US Marshall who was driving the wrong way on Loop 1604 near San Antonio and crashed head on into the victim. The woman, Taylor McCowan, was initially taken to the hospital in critical condition. She remained in intensive care on life support for 2 weeks and passed away last Saturday.
Woman dies after deputy US Marshal hit her in wrong-way driving crash on 1604
Deputy to be relieved of operational duties, placed on administrative leave.
SAN ANTONIO – Taylor McCowan, 23, died Saturday nearly two weeks after being hit by a deputy U.S. Marshal in a wrong-way driving crash, according to San Antonio police.
Jonathan Jones, 40, was driving a pickup truck in the wrong direction on Loop 1604 before crashing head-on into a sedan on Jan. 31, police said.
Jones was arrested on intoxication assault charges after the crash, which occurred near the Babcock Road exit on San Antonio’s northwest side.
Online court records on Tuesday show the charge of intoxication assault still stands but charges for intoxication manslaughter are expected.
KSAT reached out to the police department and district attorney’s office for comment.
“We take seriously any allegation of misconduct by our personnel and an internal investigation will be conducted,” Christopher Bozeman, a spokesman for the US Marshals Service, said in a news release.
The woman was pinned inside her car, according to police, and was taken to University Hospital in serious condition.
Her mother told KSAT McCowan sustained permanent brain damage in the collision.
“Jones will be relieved of his operational duties and placed on administrative leave,” said Bozeman. “We are cooperating fully with the San Antonio Police Department’s investigation of the incident.”
'My daughter never, ever had a choice'
Her family said many people came to visit her in the hospital.
"Over this past weekend, I got to see how many lives she walked through, and that spoke volumes to me and let me know that at 23 if she had this much of an impact, I still have a ways to go," said James McCowan, Jr., McCowan's father.
They are frustrated, not only that a suspected drunk driver seriously injured their daughter, but that the man allegedly behind the wheel was supposed to enforce those very laws.
"How can you tell me I’m not supposed to do this and you do it?" Hatch said. "You can’t justify that."
"When I hear people refer to this as an accident, I get angry as hell," James McCowan, Jr. said. "My daughter never, ever had a choice."
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Thats what matters I dont get if the average joe does a crime people will cheer for and pay to watch him burn at the stake but when a cop does the same thing its crickets. This thread has shown several cops raping women and kids but if average joe or even celebrity these days, does the same thing they are castrated by the public but not cops, so many crimes and not only not arrested but get to keep their jobs. Nothing wrong with that? If one has a criminal mind the best thing for that joe to do is become a cop before committing his crimes. There are approximately 330 million U.S. citizens therefore only a small percentage commit crimes and many do good deeds we should just overlook the bad apples and focus on the good deeds of the everyday citizen.Last edited by jtoler; 02-19-20, 08:00 PM.Comment -
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A group of blue zero heroes were conducting a "public safety checkpoint" (AKA stop and show me your papers, let me violate your right to travel unmolested and try to extort your money) when sergeant Shane Cook noticed a driver turn off to possibly avoid the checkpoint. A man noticed the flashing lights outside and from a public vantage point over 150 feet away, he decided to record the deputy while in the course of his duties. Deputy Cook became butt hurt over the man recording him (or had something to hide) and decided to police with his ego, opinions and feelings instead of the law and the constitution that he swore an oath to protect. This blue line gang member needs a lesson on 1st and 4th Amendment rights of the people in America, as he acted in violation of both under the color of law.
Of course the sheriff's department investigated themselves and found the only wrongdoing was the fact that the deputy failed to have his body worn camera on and attached to his uniform. Furthermore, Tyrant Cook faced no disciplinary action for his violations of the man's constitutional rights.
WATCH: South Carolina Deputy Body Slams and Arrests Man Recording him in Public
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office claims it did nothing wrong by violating a man's right to observe police activity.
A South Carolina sheriff's deputy who attacked a man who was recording him making a traffic stop was justified in his actions because "officers are being ambushed across the country," according to a high ranking officer within the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office.
But somebody needs to tell Chief Deputy Jeremy Baker the Constitution does not get suspended because the deputy is too scared to do his job.
And somebody needs to tell Sergeant Shane Cook of the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office that preventing a citizen from quietly observing police activity from a respectable distance is not a "lawful order" as he claims in his report.
It is in fact a civil rights violation which is why Jason Abbott has a very strong case should he decide to follow through with a lawsuit against the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office.
But the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office is maintaining that the only policy violation from that night was Sergeant Cook not wearing his body camera at the time. The video indicates his actions were much more egregious than a policy violation.
Abbott was arrested on October 5 on the contempt of cop charges of disorderly conduct and interference after the deputy first accused him of being drunk, claiming he was staggering and slurring his words – even though Abbott says he did not have anything to drink that night.
Sergeant Cook also claimed he was in fear for his life because Abbott had one hand in his pocket while recording with the other hand but Abbott says he was just trying to keep warm.
"It was chilly out so I had one hand in my pocket," Abbott said in a telephone interview with Photography is Not a Crime.
Abbott said he measured the distance between himself and where the deputy was standing and it was 180 feet which is 60 yards, more than half the length of a football field.
The sheriff's office claimed it did not arrest Abbott for recording but nevertheless will begin training their deputies that citizens have the right to record indicating that is the exact reason he arrested Abbott. Abbott said his phone is passcode protected, one reason why the video may have survived.
The video shows Cook kept flashing his flash light towards Abbott for more than a minute – a common technique cops use to block citizens from recording – before even speaking to him.
According to ABC News 4:
"The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office will conduct a roll call training to remind officers they are not allowed to charge suspects for hindering for filming, according to Chief Deputy Jeremy Baker. The arresting deputy admitted he did not know hindering was not sufficient evidence to charge someone with hinder, however, his report clarified he didn’t arrest Abbot because of filming during the October incident.
"Right now, officers are being ambushed across the country,"
Chief Deputy Baker said. The arresting deputy's incident report confirmed he was not wearing a body camera during the arrest because it was on a charging cradle in his squad car.
"That was a violation, a policy violation," Baker added. "He realized he had his body camera in the cradle charging. So he removed it and put it on soon as he realized that."
"If a law enforcement officer can do that to me, they’ll do it to anyone," Abbot said of the incident. "You should be allowed to stand somewhere and video police doing what they do. You should be able to."
Officials confirm that deputy will not face any discipline."
Like many sheriff's departments in South Carolina, the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office believes it is above the law. It was only yesterday the New York Times reported that ten South Carolina sheriffs have been convicted of crimes over the past decade and two more are awaiting trial on criminal charges.
Charges have been dismissed against Abbott and he has been speaking to an attorney about possibly filing a lawsuit against the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office. Read Cook's arrest report here.
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office is a regular feature on the television show Live PD which never fails to put a positive spin on the agencies it features. It also participated in the public relations campaign of posting video of themselves lip synching to music so it is evident the department is not very camera shy.
It just wants to be sure it controls the narrative when it comes to cameras.
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These news clips are a few years old and only showcase a few LE agencies, but the problem of "gypsy cops" is prevalent all across the country. Very few cities, counties or states have done anything to stop it or put checks in place to prevent it. Dirty cops who are facing allegations of misconduct or criminal charges are usually given the thin blue line privilege deal with the option to resign instead of being fired. They almost always resign and who wouldn't. Part of the deal is if they resign they avoid facing criminal charges and/or having their police certification revoked and can still work as a LEO somewhere else. They are then rehired by another LE agency who doesn't even take the time to review the cop's jacket from their previous employer(s) or verify that the information given in their application is factually true and fully accurate. Some agencies have used the excuse that they can't afford to run background checks, which is a piss poor lie when public records requests are cheap or free, especially when a government entity requests them. A simple google search for the applicant could also provide a wealth of information regarding the person's history as a LEO.
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The video of the incident doesn't lie, but the blue line gang member taking the stand in his own defense does. In the first video below at 45 seconds watch as the POS thug wearing a costume and a badge, in his own testimony, states he "was trying to use his foot to pin Hollins to the ground." That sure looked like a stomp or a kick to me, not a pin, and the jury agreed.
Jury unanimously finds ex-Gwinnett officer guilty of stomping man's head during traffic stop
Robert McDonald was charged with aggravated assault, battery and violating his oath of office.
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — After hours of deliberations, a jury has found a former Gwinnett County officer guilty of assaulting a handcuffed man by kicking him in the head while he was on the ground. The decision was unanimous.
Robert McDonald was found guilty of aggravated assault, battery and violating his oath of office.
He was accused of kicking Demetrius Hollins in the head and then pointing a gun at the man's head following the traffic stop in 2017. The arrest was caught on video.
But the former officer's defense attorney said McDonald's sergeant used him as a scapegoat following the incident and lied in police reports about what happened.
Two cell phone clips captured portions of the incident.The first showed Sgt. Michael Bongiovanni hitting Hollins in the face with his forearm.
"Sgt. Bongiovanni," defense attorney Walt Britt called him in court, "is the one that set these events into motion."
Britt said Bongiovanni caused all of the injuries Hollins suffered during the stop. Hollins' attorney told 11Alive last summer the man has suffered lingering effects from the incident, including trouble finding a job.
"Because he hit that man just as hard as he could with his forearm," Britt told the jury during his closing argument.
McDonald's attorney told the jury prosecutors previously charged Bongiovanni with battery, assault and crimes related to lying in police reports. Bongiovanni though later took a plea deal to avoid prison time in exchange for his testimony in the case.
"You can't base a verdict on anything that man said, or anything that man did, or anything that man supposedly did, because he lied," Britt said.
In her closing argument, prosecutor Charissa Henrich didn't deny any of the actions Bongiovanni is accused of taking but did say McDonald made his own missteps during the traffic stop.
"It doesn't negate that he is the one that put the gun to Mr. Hollins' head. Don't let him skate because of Bongiovanni," Henrich told the jury.
Prosecutors have pointed to the video, which shows McDonald kicking Hollins in the face as he laid largely flat and still, angled back looking up at Bongiovanni. They've also examined his past training and record as an officer.
"Where in any of this training... is any training about kicking somebody in the head?" he was asked when he took the stand.
"None as far as I know," he answered.
Asked to repeat that, speaking into the microphone to project it louder for the court, he said: "None as far as I can remember."
McDonald also testified during the trial that he didn't see Hollins was already handcuffed and was trying to use his foot to pin Hollins to the ground so that he could handcuff him.
Henrich on Wednesday reminded the jury several witnesses were able to see the handcuffs on Hollins.
"There is a man in handcuffs on the ground. You don't need to do this," she said. "It violated all his training, the policies, and state law. The victim thought he was going to die with a gun to his head."
The state asked for McDonald to be taken in to custody until he is sentenced, however, the judge declined. McDonald will be sentenced on a later date.
https://www.11alive.com/article/news...a-8e727fff6ac9
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"And then we claim that, um, in backup, we had multiple people, um, they didn't want to stay and give us a statement, so we took our own course of action" ----master sergeant Patrick Torneo
Spoken like a token lying blue zero hero fabricating charges to "cover our ass." The department investigated themselves regarding this incident and of course found no wrong doing. So POS pigs lying and conspiring against a person who has broken no laws is not wrong??? This BS of thin blue line gang members investigating themselves needs to come to abrupt halt. And bootlickers still wonder why so many people don't trust cops?
Man whose Seized Camera Recorded Cops Conspiring against him Settles for $50,000
The Connecticut state trooper forgot to turn off the camera after illegally seizing it.
Unable to foresee the consequences of his actions, a Connecticut state trooper seized a man's phone for recording him in public, inadvertently recording himself conspiring with other cops fabricating charges against the man.
The troopers then returned the phone to Michael Picard who had been standing on the side of the road holding a sign warning motorists of an upcoming sobriety checkpoint, handing him all the evidence he needed for his lawsuit. The ACLU filed the suit on his behalf.
On Friday, the state of Connecticut agreed to settle with Picard for $50,000.
The troopers who recorded themselves conspiring did nothing wrong, according to the troopers who investigated them.
According to the Associated Press:
"The troopers are heard, but not seen, on Picard's recording calling a Hartford police officer to see if he or she had any "grudges" against Picard, initiating an investigation of him in a police database and discussing a previous protest Picard organized, the lawsuit said.
After finding that Picard had a valid pistol permit, Barone tells the other troopers they have to "cover" themselves, and either Torneo or Jacobi said, "Let's give him something," the lawsuit said.
The troopers wrote Picard infraction tickets for illegal use of a highway by a pedestrian and creating a public disturbance — charges that were later dropped by prosecutors.
'Michael was exercising his peaceful, lawful right to protest when Connecticut State Police seized his camera without a warrant and undermined his First Amendment right to protest and record them,' said Dan Barrett, legal director of the ACLU of Connecticut. 'Police must understand, and this agreement shows, that they ultimately must answer to the Constitution.'
The state police internal affairs investigator, Stavros Mellekas, now the commanding officer of state police, wrote in his report that the troopers were justified in issuing the infractions. He cited reports about Picard waving a gun at the scene and evidence that he illegally stood on a highway on-ramp."
The incident took place on September 11, 2015 when Picard stood on the side of the road holding up a sign that read, "Cops Ahead: Keep Calm and Remain Silent," an act protected by the First Amendment.
He was also legally open carrying but the gun along with the sign was too much freedom for the cops to handle – especially considering he was also recording police.
Trooper John Barone first slapped the camera out of his hands while sergeants John Jacobi and Patrick Torneo seized his gun and wallet. Picard said he picked the camera back up again which was when Barone seized it.
"It is illegal to take my picture," Barone can be heard telling Picard in the video.
"No, it isn't," Picard tells him.
"Did you get any documentation I'm allowing to take my picture?" Barone asks when there is no law that requires documentation to record cops in public.
When Picard reminded him he had no expectation of privacy in public, Barone told him he was not on public property but on state property, using logic only a government agent would believe.
Barone walks the camera over to the other two cops who discover Picard had the proper license to legally open carry.
That was when Barone tells the other cops they all must "cover our ass" for unlawfully detaining Picard.
"I had no idea that the troopers recorded themselves with my camera until I got home later that night and reviewed the footage," Picard wrote in a text message to Photography is Not a Crime.
"I remember thinking, 'I can't believe these guys left the camera running as they conspired against me.'"
Barone and Jacobi have since retired and Torneo who was a sergeant is now a lieutenant. And Stavros Mellekas, the internal affairs investigator who cleared the cops, is now the top commanding officer for the entire Connecticut state police department.
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so many stories like this because so many oinks are stupid. more than the equivalence of a high school diploma should be required to become an officer. if it was at least a 2 or 4 yr degree now you at least have someone that properly chose out a career that he would naturally respect more and garner more respect for himself ftom others. instead with barely any requirements of achieved merit needed to become one the bottom of the barrel is scraped over and over againComment -
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How can anyone watch these freak job commentators on the videos..
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Can't defend your heroes and their egregious behavior anymore so attacking those that make light of it is the next best thing. Typical snowflake.Comment -
Listen I am not defending anyone .. If a cop does illegal shit sure lock him up. But when you and your coward ass cronies say " only good cop is a dead cop ' Then that is idiotic.
But these quacks like you who post this day in and day out ,and make videos . Get a life ..
If they just posted a video of what happened ,then that's fine. But listening to their stupid ass ideology from their opinion is just asinine.
Stupidass Daddy issues seems to be the norm with the cop haters. And most are just posting stupid shit to get hits on the videos.
Basically like your dumb ass just trying to get hits on your posts at a gambling forum lmao ..
Get a fkn life loser ...
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Want to search my post history and find where I said what's bolded in your post? Please show me where I ever said that or anything remotely close to that or even encouraged/condoned it. Please do and I'll never post about criminals who wear costumes and badges again. Thanks and happy hunting.
The rest of what you said is just a hodgepodge of your derogatory opinions. All presented absent of any factual backing or qualifying evidence. So they don't matter to me. I may not agree with your baseless opinions, but I will still wholeheartedly defend your right to have and express them.Comment -
A taxi cab driver is statistically more likely to be killed on the job than a cop is. Sums up this topic quite eloquently. Nice refutation of their vapid slogans such as, "The Bravest" or "America's Finest." Lmfao.
American police kill over 1000 U.S. Citizens annually. There aren't comprehensive stats on this topic bc there is no law or oversight that requires any police dept. to report officer involved shootings that result in death. Activists and researchers have been tallying these numbers via reports in media outlets around the country. Meaning that number could be much higher.
There are some countries that have zero officer involved shooting deaths annually. There are even some that have gone several years without any officer involved shootings, much less deaths. Overzealous cops seem to be a uniquely American product. The rest of the world can do it right. Why can't American cops?! Incompetence? Improper training? Mental illness? Lack of proper oversight?All of the above?!Comment -
Cop Gets 7 Years After Arresting People for Heroin, Stealing It from Dept, Selling It
Haywood County, NC — A Haywood County detective was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison this week for breaking into the evidence locker and dealing heroin. Kevin Smathers was terminated from the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in August 2018 after his crimes were discovered and the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) was asked to come and investigate. During his time as a detective, Smathers was undoubtedly responsible for putting drug dealers behind bars—only to become one himself.
After the scandal came to light, the Sheriff’s Office asked for outside auditors to take inventory of the evidence room. Following the audit, in the Spring of 2019, Smathers was indicted on 16 counts of breaking and entering (Evidence Room) and 1 count of trafficking opium or heroin.
Smathers started with the HCSO in 2007 and eventually worked his way up to being appointed as a detective within the department. Sheriff Greg Christopher issued the following press release which reads in part:
"This situation is devastating for so many people — for the employees of this office who work incredibly hard every day to meet high performance standards this line of work requires, and for our citizens who place their trust in law enforcement to help them when they are in need."
Apparently worse than substandard police work, Smathers’ actions undermined not only the community’s trust but also the judicial process for each and every suspect with which he had contact. Any defense attorney worth his weight in salt would now be poised to help get his/her clients released because the deputy turned detective has now been proven to be unreliable and incredible.
In other words, each and every case in which someone went to jail or prison under this bad cop runs the risk of being overturned. Not only are overturned convictions at stake but those who’ve been wrongfully arrested may be able to have not only their convictions overturned but might be entitled to financial compensation as well.
Along with Smathers’ 90-120 months in prison, the former police detective has been ordered to pay a mandatory $100,000 fine.
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Polk County deputy arrested for DUI was nearly 3 times over legal limit
The Florida Highway Patrol arrested a Polk County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Seth Morozowski on DUI charges after his blood alcohol content was measured as being nearly three times over the legal limit, authorities say.
A Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been suspended with pay pending termination proceedings following his arrest on a driving while under the influence charge.
According to a PCSO news release, Deputy Seth Morozowski, 28, was arrested at approximately 2:54 a.m. Saturday by the Florida Highway Patrol and charged with DUI.
The sheriff’s office cited the FHP arrest affidavit that a state trooper pulled in behind Morozowski’s personal vehicle that was stopped on the outside shoulder of eastbound Interstate 4 approaching the North Kingsway Road overpass near Seffner. Upon making contact with Morozowski, he detected a strong odor of alcohol emanating from the vehicle.
When Morozowski exited the vehicle, according to the affidavit, he was observed as being unsteady, and he ultimately failed to satisfactorily perform several standardized field sobriety exercises.
Morozowski was arrested and transported to the Hillsborough County Jail, where his breath samples yielded results of .212 and .209 blood alcohol content, according to the affidavit. The legal limit in Florida is 0.08.
Morozowski is employed as a K-9 deputy and has been with the sheriff’s office for nine years and two months. His salary is $56,099.
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This tyrant is out of control. Olmos Park Texas chief Rene Valenciano operates well outside of the law that he took an oath to uphold. This costumed and badged thug does not hesitate to maliciously violate law abiding citizens' rights. Texas is an open carry state and the men in the video committed no crimes or broke any laws, yet they wind up violently assaulted and arrested. It's blue line gang members like this that earn the hate for the few good cops that may be out there.
Olmos Park police chief: ‘People need to pay the consequences and go to jail'
Olmos Park police chief's reasons for opting out of cite and release program
"I believe that if it's a criminal act, people need to pay the consequences and go to jail, and there's a process for that already in the criminal justice system. So I don't see how circumventing the process by issuing them a citation is going to solve the problem," Valenciano said.
‘Oathbreakers’: After arrests, gun rights activists call out Olmos Park PD
Following an outcry about the arrest of a prominent gun rights activist, the Olmos Park City Council unanimously repealed a city ordinance Thursday morning that prohibited anyone other than an authorized police officer from carrying a loaded rifle or shotgun on public streets.
The ordinance was a clear violation of state law, which allows individuals to openly carry a long gun without a license. State law also prohibits local municipalities from pre-empting state law by regulating the transfer, ownership or carrying of firearms.
The local ordinance came to light earlier this week after CJ Grisham, president of Open Carry Texas, was arrested and tased during a small gun rights demonstration in Olmos Park. Two other activists were arrested at the same time.
Police charged 44-year-old Grisham, a retired Army sergeant who helped found Open Carry Texas, with assault of a police officer, interfering with the duties of a public servant and obstructing a roadway, according to court records.
James Everard, 35, faces one charge of interfering with the duties of a public servant. Joanna Castro, 44, has been charged with obstruction of a roadway.
Police suggested additional charges for all three, but those charges were rejected — either by the Bexar County district attorney’s office or a magistrate judge.
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/lo...s-12791443.php
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The only good cop is a dead cop.
If the so called “good” police don’t do anything about the bad ones committing crimes and violating people’s rights they are just as guilty as the dirty pigs.
Hopefully one of first class’s “ghetto dwellers” finds him leaving his job as bag boy at Albertsons and splits his head open with a crowbar.Comment -
being complicit
to hate, what made the USA great
in the minds of most it seems
can I get an Amen and a Molson please?
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Bad Apple? Two Troopers in Same Dept. Arrested for Sharing Child Porn
Trenton, NJ — Child predator police officers are an unfortunate and all too common reality in the land of the free. On a near daily basis, cops across the country are busted for horrifying acts against children. Highlighting the severe nature of this problem is the fact that two cops in a single department were recently arrested for possession and sharing child porn.
On Tuesday, New Jersey State Trooper Andrea V. Knox of Mount Holly was arrested and charged with official misconduct and possession of child pornography, according to the state Attorney General’s Office.
Knox is accused of receiving the child porn from trooper Jeffrey Reitz of Williamstown. Reitz was indicted in December on two counts of possession of child pornography. Those charges were related to a separate exchange of texts with a different woman, the statement said.
“During those exchanges, the woman proposed that Reitz sexually assault a young girl and sent him a sexually explicit photo of the girl,” the Attorney General’s Office said.
Horrifyingly enough is the fact that the text had described the girl as the woman’s own 5-year-old daughter.
A criminal complaint in that case alleges Reitz responded to the child’s photo by texting “NICE!” and making a reference to sexual arousal.
Knox made similar exchanges with Reitz. As of now, she has been charged for failing to report Reitz when he sent her the images. But more charges could follow.
“Knox failed to report that Reitz shared items of child pornography with her, despite her duty as a police officer to enforce and uphold the laws of the State of New Jersey,” the attorney general’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.
The initial images were discovered on Reitz’ iCloud account and further investigation into that account revealed the exchange with Knox.
As the Courier Post reports:
"Additional images of alleged child pornography were found in an iCloud account that belonged to Reitz, the statement said.
It said further investigation of the iCloud account revealed alleged text exchanges between the troopers that allegedly included sexually explicit conversations about an underage girl.
According to the statement, Knox asked Reitz for details about sex acts he’d like to perform on the child during a text exchange on Aug. 27, 2018."
“The following day, the pair had another sexually explicit text exchange, during which Reitz sent Knox photos of people at a nudist location” the statement said.
The images included photos of two girls “with their genitals visible” it said.
“Knox failed to report that Reitz shared items of child pornography with her,” the statement said.
Neither of the officers have been fired and remain suspended without pay after their arrests.
It is a sad day when police officers — the ones who claim to protect us — are caught preying on society’s most vulnerable. However, there are a lot of sad days as this situation plays out like a broken record, over and over again.
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Nathaniel Hendron, St. Louis cop took a plea deal today. Got 7 years for murdering another cop in his own department. You couldn't make this shit if you tried.
Apparently he had a crush on the cop he murdered and couldn't take it when she married one of their mutual friends, also a cop. So he murdered her and tried to make it look like an accident. What a dumbfuk.
Makes you wonder how a guy like that even passed the background check and psych eval prior to going to the police academy. The more mentally ill and deranged you are the higher the score you get on police evals. They want grade A psychopaths patrolling the streets and enforcing the statutes of the USSA!Comment -
In trouble again: Former Jefferson deputy accused of breaking into home, stealing hydrocodone
JEFFERSON -- A former Jefferson County deputy accused of breaking into or trying to break into homes of grieving families is in trouble again. Charges of burglary and felony bail jumping were filed Tuesday, Feb. 25 after prosecutors said she was caught on camera breaking into a Jefferson home.
Janelle Gericke was in court Dec. 30 in the initial burglary case filed Dec. 17, and received a $10,000 signature bond, ordered to have no contact with the victims/residences, and ordered to commit no further crimes.
According to a criminal complaint, around 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 24, Jefferson police officers were called out to a Jefferson home for a burglary. The homeowner indicated he got a notification on his phone from his security system indicating someone was trying to get in. When he arrived, he found no one there. He checked his surveillance footage, which showed a white female he believed to be Gericke, as he was familiar with her and knew she was a former deputy. He initially didn't believe anything was missing from his home, but eventually found hydrocodone missing from his bathroom drawer. Only empty pill bottles were found.
The surveillance video showed a woman walking to the detached garage and heading for a service door.
Investigators spoke with Gericke later that day, who indicated she was home with her young child from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The complaint said she denied having gone anywhere. Prosecutors noted she was wearing the same clothing items as the woman seen in the surveillance video from the burglary.
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Great job Snowflake...Your really making a difference posting on a gambling forum.
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b1 man give you credit for standing for the Constitution
but got damn, are you not afraid of retaliation?
I used to think of the heat as my friends, 30 or 20 or 10 years ago
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Most gamblers hate the government and thus their cronies, the police. The reason being that they enforce bullshiit laws, which really aren't laws at all. They're statutes and codes. Anybody that's been to law school or is an expert in the Constitution already knows this though. I wonder why cops swear an oath to uphold the Constitution, when they violate it daily? What's the point, to prove how they're all hypocrites and liars?Comment -
Our Constitution is what separates us from all other countries. I am a passionate supporter of it and equality for all people. No fear of retaliation. I keep my nose clean. Where I live the people are in control and the deep rooted corruption was weeded out a few years ago. We have a local newspaper that is very proactive and not afraid to dig up dirt and expose it. The police and other public servants all know they are under the microscope at all times...just the way it should be.Comment -
Policing for profit and asset forfeiture is the name of the game now. There is big money to be made arresting and convicting people for victimless crimes and other minor infractions. No money to be made from solving violent crimes and murders. Violating people's rights goes hand in hand with keeping the big money wheel rolling. Harass and collect, not serve and protect.Comment
