MISSING ANIMAL: FAIRFAX AREA. ANSWERS TO THE NAME SNARKY. REWARD.
OPPS.....hold on, wrong picture....................here we go....................
"Snarky" on left, missing.
Fairfax County Police finally run out awards to give each other
THIS YEARS WINNER
OF
THE PRESTIGIOUS
"WHITE PLASTIC BUCKET THING FROM WALMART"
AWARD
THE FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE:
WE GIVE OUT AWARDS BECAUSE, HEY, ITS NOT OUR MONEY SO WHY NOT?
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Witness Testimony Shared in Retrial of Former LRPD Officer Charged with Manslaughter
LITTLE ROCK, AR -- After more than a week of jury selection,
witness testimony began Tuesday in the retrial of Josh Hastings, a former
Little Rock Police officer charged with manslaughter after shooting 15-year-old
Bobby Moore III while on duty.
In opening statements to the jury, prosecution argued that Hastings fired three shots without considering alternative courses of action, while the defense contended that the car Moore was in was moving toward the defendant, never slowing until shots were fired.
The first day of testimony was not short on drama, as defense attorney Bill James was placed in contempt of court for actions during cross examination of the fourth witness.
Judge Wendell Griffen, very sternly, reminded the courtroom that there are rules about what will and what will not be allowed in this trial. Griffen claimed James "made a proffer in presence of the jury."
Apparently, James approached Griffen's bench while the jury and witness were still in the room, and asked to bring in evidence and testimony that had already been disallowed.
Griffen found James in contempt of the court and plans on addressing the issue at the end of the trial.
"Well, I did something the court didn't like," James said. "I don't think I did anything wrong, and that will be dealt with in due time."
The prosecution called a number of witnesses on the first day, including a juvenile that was in the car when the shooting occurred.
The 17-year-old, 16 at the time of the incident, testified that they were "driving around that night with Bobby driving checking cars." He explained that as "going into cars looking for what we could find."
After smashing the window of the last car, he says they walked back to their car to leave.
The witness testified that while on the drive out of the apartment complex, with Moore driving, they saw someone holding a flashlight that announced themselves as a Little Rock Police officer and told them to stop the car.
The witness testified that Moore stopped the car six feet from the officer, who he could see was holding a gun. He said he got under the dash and felt the car go into reverse and start rolling backward when the shots were fired.
He confirmed a diagram submitted as evidence that showed how the car then rolled back down a decline before stopping when it hit a parked car.
Pictures of the scene, including Moore slumped over, were shown, causing the witness to pause his testimony as he was consumed with grief.
During the defense's cross examination, there was quite a bit of back and forth between James and the witness over what his current testimony compared to what he told police at the time and what was said in the last trial.
The witness, after much back and forth and during the prosecution's redirect, ended his testimony by saying Bobby completely stopped the car and was going backward before the shots were fired.
The sixth witness in the first day of testimony was the other juvenile in the back seat of the car at the time.
He testified during the prosecution's questioning that Bobby started gradually slowing as they approached the officer, and that the car started going backward immediately after the shots were fired.
When asked if Moore once ever tried to run that police officer over, he simply answered, "No."
The defense started its cross-examination by asking which direction the car was moving when the shots were fired.
The witness answered, "Forward."
The last witness of the day was Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Charles Kokes, who explained the gunshot wounds Moore suffered.
The prosecution presented autopsy pictures of Moore depicting where the three shots hit him. It showed one through his middle finger of the hand that was on the steering wheel, one through chest and one behind his behind ear that Dr. Kokes says ended Bobby Moore's life.
The proceedings are scheduled to resume Wednesday at 9 a.m.
In opening statements to the jury, prosecution argued that Hastings fired three shots without considering alternative courses of action, while the defense contended that the car Moore was in was moving toward the defendant, never slowing until shots were fired.
The first day of testimony was not short on drama, as defense attorney Bill James was placed in contempt of court for actions during cross examination of the fourth witness.
Judge Wendell Griffen, very sternly, reminded the courtroom that there are rules about what will and what will not be allowed in this trial. Griffen claimed James "made a proffer in presence of the jury."
Apparently, James approached Griffen's bench while the jury and witness were still in the room, and asked to bring in evidence and testimony that had already been disallowed.
Griffen found James in contempt of the court and plans on addressing the issue at the end of the trial.
"Well, I did something the court didn't like," James said. "I don't think I did anything wrong, and that will be dealt with in due time."
The prosecution called a number of witnesses on the first day, including a juvenile that was in the car when the shooting occurred.
The 17-year-old, 16 at the time of the incident, testified that they were "driving around that night with Bobby driving checking cars." He explained that as "going into cars looking for what we could find."
After smashing the window of the last car, he says they walked back to their car to leave.
The witness testified that while on the drive out of the apartment complex, with Moore driving, they saw someone holding a flashlight that announced themselves as a Little Rock Police officer and told them to stop the car.
The witness testified that Moore stopped the car six feet from the officer, who he could see was holding a gun. He said he got under the dash and felt the car go into reverse and start rolling backward when the shots were fired.
He confirmed a diagram submitted as evidence that showed how the car then rolled back down a decline before stopping when it hit a parked car.
Pictures of the scene, including Moore slumped over, were shown, causing the witness to pause his testimony as he was consumed with grief.
During the defense's cross examination, there was quite a bit of back and forth between James and the witness over what his current testimony compared to what he told police at the time and what was said in the last trial.
The witness, after much back and forth and during the prosecution's redirect, ended his testimony by saying Bobby completely stopped the car and was going backward before the shots were fired.
The sixth witness in the first day of testimony was the other juvenile in the back seat of the car at the time.
He testified during the prosecution's questioning that Bobby started gradually slowing as they approached the officer, and that the car started going backward immediately after the shots were fired.
When asked if Moore once ever tried to run that police officer over, he simply answered, "No."
The defense started its cross-examination by asking which direction the car was moving when the shots were fired.
The witness answered, "Forward."
The last witness of the day was Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Charles Kokes, who explained the gunshot wounds Moore suffered.
The prosecution presented autopsy pictures of Moore depicting where the three shots hit him. It showed one through his middle finger of the hand that was on the steering wheel, one through chest and one behind his behind ear that Dr. Kokes says ended Bobby Moore's life.
The proceedings are scheduled to resume Wednesday at 9 a.m.
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Officer charged with possession of heroin
CIRCLEVILLE — A Laurelville police officer who was terminated last week for failing to report to work after taking an injury leave in June was arrested on charges of possession of heroin and possession of drug instruments.
Ronnie Gillispie, 25, of Laurelville, was traveling in a 2005 Saturn minivan along U.S. 23 near North Court Street in Pickaway County Monday when troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol pulled over the vehicle for having a broken tail light.
After criminal indicators were observed, a trooper asked to search the vehicle and allegedly found three doses of heroin. Also charged was Romey Davis, 29, of Circleville. Both men were taken to Pickaway County Jail.
On Tuesday, Laurelville Police Chief Mike Berkemeier told The Logan Daily News that a decision to terminate Gillispie’s employment was made last week after he failed to report to work following an injury leave in June.
Gillispie reportedly packed a powder gun with ammunition to fire, but it backfired and caused severe injury to fingers on his hand.
“He hasn’t worked for three months,” Berkemeier said Tuesday. “He was technically still employed here until about a week ago. It took several weeks to make sure we had our T’s crossed and I’s dotted. After some time and discussion, the decision was made by my boss [Laurelville Mayor Jason Hettinger and Laurelville Council President Don Kempton], in conjunction with my input, to terminate his position last week, officially.”
Berkemeier said he had no prior knowledge of Gillispie having any alleged heroin abuse until his arrest on Monday.
“Unfortunately, we weren’t able to catch him in the act. I have no knowledge of him using illegal drugs prior to this whatsoever. And someone who is using heroin, it’s a pretty obvious thing and there are physical signs of it,” he said.
“He was one of the only officers that I had that I kind of inherited from the previous administration,” he said, adding that other than occasionally showing up late for his scheduled shift, there were no other discipline problems with Gillispie.
Although rumors have spread throughout the Laurelville community about acts Gillispie allegedly committed, Berkemeier said his hands were tied because no formal complaints were ever made with his office.
In order to investigate a crime, he said, a formal complaint must be made, but no one in the small village was willing to come forward.
Now, Berkemeier says he would like to drug test his officers before they’re hired, which is a process that isn’t currently happening.
“I wish we had [drug tested] earlier because we would know if there was a problem earlier than this, as to whether or not there was something going on,” he said.
Gillispie worked at the Laurelville Police Department for approximately two years.
“I have an extremely able and professional crew of employees, and my officers all do a good job and I have had no problems with any of them. I guess I can say this is a black eye on law enforcement when an officer, whether a former officer or not, (is charged with a crime). Someone who has held that position knows better, and I’m glad that we made the decision to terminate him before any of this became our problem,” Berkemeier said.
“My fear is this will reflect poorly on this department,” he added. “We have no control over what someone does after they leave, and unfortunately he made the wrong decision.”
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Cook
County jurors awarded $1 million Tuesday to a man who they agreed was wrongly
held in jail for more than a year.
John
Collins, now 42, was arrested in 2006 and spent 385 days in the Cook County
Jail before he was acquitted of aggravated battery to a police officer, his
lawyers said. Collins, a barber, was behind bars for the birth of his first
child, according to his attorneys.
In
Tuesday's civil case, jurors found against the city and Chicago police Officer
Michael Garza on a count of malicious prosecution. The city prevailed on a
separate count alleging battery by Garza and his partner. Collins was awarded
$100,000 for emotional distress and $900,000 for loss of a normal life.
In a
statement on the judgment, Roderick Drew, a spokesman for the city's Law
Department, broached the possibility of an appeal.
"We
are disappointed with the verdict in this case," the statement read.
"We will be exploring all available options, including an appeal."
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Suspended NJ officer indicted in fatal shooting
WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) - A suspended southern New Jersey police officer has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a friend earlier this year.
James Stuart of Deptford was also charged with aggravated manslaughter and a weapons offense in the indictment handed up Wednesday by a Gloucester County grand jury.
The 29-year-old Stuart was off-duty when he allegedly shot 27-year-old David Compton of Woodbury on Jan. 5. Compton died several days later from his wounds.
Authorities have said the shooting occurred inside Stuart's apartment. But a possible motive has not been disclosed, and authorities have not said whether Stuart's service weapon was used in the shooting.
Stuart's lawyer has said the shooting was a "terrible accident."
Second Kaufman officer suspended
Tommie Matthews placed on administrative leave
Kaufman police officer Tommie Matthews is “on administrative paid leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation into a possible policy violation,” according to Capt. Ed Black of the Kaufman Police Department.
Black declined to provide further information as to what prompted the suspension and when.
Matthews is one of two Kaufman police who may face discipline. His status was brought to the Herald’s attention just one week after Kaufman police officer Juan Hernandez, an eight-year veteran, was arrested in the city of Dallas on suspicion of family violence.
Hernandez has been on administrative leave since his Sept. 12 incident. He is due for a court appearance on Nov. 7.
The Herald has submitted a public records request to obtain Hernandez’ arrest report.
The Kaufman City Council did not directly address the issue at its meeting Monday, although during an unrelated discussion, Councilmember Patty Patterson rhetorically asked “Do we do background checks on police before we hire them?” and City Manager Curtis Snow responded affirmatively.
Interim Police Chief John Laney has not publicly commented on either case.
Belleville Police Officer Suspended For Allegedly Sleeping On The Job
Department learned of photo of napping cop after it was shared on social media.
A Belleville officer has been suspended after being photographed asleep in his squad car, authorities said.The Belleville resident who took the photo told Patch they spotted the officer, identified as Jesse McKeough, sleeping in a Stop & Shop parking lot around 2 a.m. earlier in September. Belleville Police Chief Joe Rotonda said the photo came to the department’s attention after it was posted on Facebook. While no formal complaints were filed with the department, Rotunda said McKeough, who graduated from the Essex County Police Academy in March, was suspended in connection with the photograph.
“Obviously, we weren’t happy about it,” Rotonda said.
Rotunda said the officer was working a part time job during the time he was photographed sleeping. He said his department was “proactive” when it learned of the photo.
“Whether you're working for the township as a police officer or in a part time capacity, we wont tolerate such behavior,” Rotunda said. “And we dealt with it.”
Galion Police Officer Suspended
The Galion Police Department has suspended Officer John Bourne for 80 hours as a result of negligently handling evidence on a case on August 4, 2013. He will receive 40 hours of unpaid suspension and he will have 40 hours of his vacation time bank removed as part of the suspension. Officer Bourne has been charged and has pled guilty to Dereliction of Duty, a misdemeanor of the 2nd degree through the Crawford County Municipal Court. The charge reads in part that Officer Bourne “did negligently fail to perform a lawful duty in a criminal case or proceeding” between August 4, 2013 and August 6, 2013.
On August 4, 2013, Officer Bourne was the lead officer in an investigation where $731.00 was seized from a suspect. On August 13, 2013, the seized money was being returned to the suspect and it was determined that only $599.00 was in the evidence envelope. The Galion Police Department immediately began an inquiry into the missing money and asked the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office to conduct a criminal investigation. Once the criminal investigation was complete, the case went to the Crawford County Prosecutor’s office where it was given to a Special Prosecutor for review. The determination of the Special Prosecutor, based upon the evidence of the investigation, was to charge Officer Bourne with negligence under the Dereliction of Duty section of the Ohio Revised Code.
While the money in question has never been recovered, there was no evidence in the criminal or internal investigation that Officer Bourne stole the money. As part of the plea agreement through Municipal Court, Officer Bourne is required to make restitution in the amount of $132.00 to the uncharged suspect.
Galion Police Chief Brian Saterfield said “there is no evidence that Officer Bourne stole the money in question. He has taken responsibility for mishandling the evidence and the City of Galion believes that the appropriate disciplinary action has been taken against Officer Bourne. Officer Bourne has been and we believe he will continue to be a good officer for the City of Galion and its citizens.”
Officer Bourne is scheduled to return to his normal work shift on September 27, 2013.”
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