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Los Angeles Sheriff slams ‘woke’ city leaders for emptying jails but requiring officer vaccine mandates

Ryan DickinsonOctober 10, 20210

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles jails have been emptied due to COVID-19 concerns, leading to homelessness and a rise in violent crime according to Sheriff Alex Villanueva. Now, the sheriff who said he won’t force his officers to vaccinate is fighting against city leaders for their “wokeism”. In Los Angeles County we have a Board of Supervisors who repeatedly call to empty the jails and release felons back onto the streets; a District Attorney who refuses to prosecute many misdemeanors and has effectively de-criminalized a myriad of crimes through his special directives; a homeless problem in excess of

Former Gardena Police Officer Again Found Guilty of Operating Unlicensed Firearms Business

DOJ PressOctober 9, 20210

LOS ANGELES – At the conclusion of a second trial prompted by an earlier conviction being overturned, a former Gardena Police officer has been found guilty of federal charges for scheming to purchase “off-roster” firearms not available to the general public and then illegally reselling the firearms for profit. A federal jury on Thursday convicted Edward Yasushiro Arao, 51, of Eastvale, of conspiracy to engage in the business of dealing firearms without a license and a substantive count of engaging in an unlicensed firearms business. According to the evidence presented during a four-day trial, Arao and his co-conspirator,

Police officer threatens call to “DYFS” on New Jersey dad whose son had COVID-19 exposure

Charlie DwyerOctober 7, 20210

BEACHWOOD, NJ – John Wehrle received a phone call to pick his son up from Beachwood Elementary School after he was forced by the school to go home after being exposed to COVID-19. Wehrle said he just wanted to speak to somebody about what happened, but school officials said he could not speak to the vice principal. Police say Wehrle was ‘causing a disturbance’, screaming at teachers and when Beachwood school resource officer Meissner arrived, he threatened to call the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), now called Division of Child Protection and Permanency on him. Related News: Texas

Former Alorton Police Officer Charged with Obtaining Funds From the Village of Alorton Police Department by Fraud

DOJ PressOctober 7, 20210

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. – Jay A. Cobb, 57, of Cahokia, Illinois, formerly a police officer with the Village of Alorton Police Department, was charged in a one-count Indictment with “Obtaining Funds by Fraud from the City of Alorton Police Department, a Unit of a Government that Received Federal Funds.” The Indictment alleges that Cobb falsified time records for the period of January 2020 through April 2021 and acknowledges that he obtained funds by fraud from May 2018 through April 2021 claiming to be working when he was out of the jurisdiction, usually at his residence in Cahokia,

Red Lake Man Indicted for First Degree Murder, Assault with Intent to Murder in the Shooting Death of a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer

DOJ PressOctober 7, 20210

MINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment against a Red Lake man for fatally shooting a Red Lake tribal police officer, assaulting with intent to murder four other officers, and firearms violations, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to court documents, on July 27, 2021, officers with the Red Lake Tribal Police Department (“RLTPD”) responded to a call to conduct a welfare check on an armed man, David Brian Donnell, Jr., 28, at his residence in Redby, Minnesota. Five RLTPD officers responded to Donnell’s residence. Upon arrival, the officers found Donnell standing outside on the

Officer Involved in Shooting in Northeast D.C.

Kristen Harrison-OnealOctober 7, 20210

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agents from the Force Investigation Team of the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating an MPD officer involved shooting that occurred on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, inside of a residence in the unit block of McDonald Place, Northeast. The preliminary investigation has revealed that at approximately 12:09 pm, uniformed patrol officers from the Fourth District were dispatched to the unit block of McDonald Place, Northeast, for the report of an aggravated assault. Officers made contact with a male subject at the residence who was in possession of a large knife and retrieved what appeared

Teen pleads guilty for police pursuit that injured Buffalo police officer

Adam DevineOctober 7, 20210

ROCHESTER, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that a 16-year-old male from Rochester, N.Y. pleaded guilty this afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case, a designated Youth Part Judge, to one count of Assault on a Peace Officer, Police Officer, Firefighter or Emergency Medical Services Professional (Class “C” violent felony) and one count of Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the Second Degree (Class “D” felony). The adolescent offender pleaded guilty to all counts in the indictment against him. On Thursday, June 3, 2021, at approximately 12:58 p.m., a Buffalo Police

Narcotics Dealing Couple Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges and Assault on of a Federal Officer

DOJ PressOctober 6, 20210

Greenbelt, Maryland – Alicia Marie Walls, age 28, of Bowie, Maryland; and Andrew Joseph Trimmer, age 32, of Bowie, Maryland pleaded guilty on October 4, 2021 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Trimmer also pled guilty to assault on a federal officer. The guilty pleas were announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner; Special Agent in Charge Jarod Forget of the Drug Enforcement Administration – Washington Division (DEA); and Chief Malik Aziz of the Prince George’s County Police Department

Former Trousdale Turner Supervisory Corrections Officer Indicted For Civil Rights Violations And Obstruction Charges

Press ReleaseOctober 6, 20210

NASHVILLE – A federal indictment unsealed today charged former supervisory corrections officer Kenan Lister, 42, of Clarksville, Tennessee, with federal civil rights and obstruction offenses, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart for the Middle District of Tennessee and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Lister is charged with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law for using unlawful force on an inmate; one count for being deliberately indifferent to the inmate’s medical needs; and one count of obstructing justice. FBI agents arrested Lister at his home this morning and he

Former Boston Police Officer Charged in Overtime Fraud Scheme

Press ReleaseOctober 4, 20210

BOSTON – A former Boston Police officer has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with an ongoing investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department’s (BPD) evidence warehouse. Thomas Nee, 64, of Quincy, agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and one count of embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds. A plea hearing has not yet been scheduled. According to charging documents, from at least January 2015 through February 2019, Nee submitted false and fraudulent overtime slips for overtime hours that he did not

Alabama man sentenced for impersonating a federal officer

Press ReleaseOctober 1, 20210

NEWNAN, Ga. – Jay Diamond, who has a criminal history with over 30 misdemeanor and traffic convictions, has been sentenced on two counts of false impersonation of a federal Air Marshal. “Flashing a badge and impersonating a federal officer to gain a benefit puts the public and law enforcement officers at risk,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine. “Instead of avoiding a speeding ticket, Diamond ended up with two federal felony convictions and time in prison.” “Impersonating a law enforcement officer is a serious offense,” said Ronnie Tippett, Special Agent in Charge of DHS OIG’s Atlanta Field Office. “Our

Hancock County Man Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Prison for Shooting Federal Law Enforcement Officer

Press ReleaseSeptember 23, 20210

Gulfport, Miss. – A Hancock County man was sentenced today to 257 months in federal prison for assault of a federal officer and discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). According to court documents, on July 21, 2020, a member of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force (USMS agent) was shot in the neck by Joseph Dale Sonnier, while executing an outstanding arrest warrant. Sonnier, 32, had an outstanding arrest warrant from the Hancock County Circuit

Former federal probation officer pleads guilty to false statements regarding performance of supervisory duties

Press ReleaseSeptember 21, 20210

AUGUSTA, GA: A former U.S. Probation Officer for the Southern District of Georgia admitted he lied about performing his supervisory duties. Enoch Eller Jr., 47, of Augusta, pled guilty to one count of False Statements as charged by an Information, said David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The charge carries a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison, along with substantial financial penalties and a period of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. “The effectiveness of court-ordered services depends on rock-solid integrity from all employees,” said Acting U.S. Attorney

Former Police Officer Who Fled After Sentencing Pleads Guilty to Failing to Surrender for Sentencing

Press ReleaseSeptember 20, 20210

Baltimore, Maryland – James Ian Piccirilli, age 40, of Mt. Airy, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to failing to surrender for service of sentence. Piccirilli also admitted to illegally possessing additional firearms while on the run. The guilty plea was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner; Special Agent in Charge Tim Jones of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Baltimore Field Division; and U.S. Marshal Johnny Hughes. According to his guilty plea, on January 14, 2020, U.S. Circuit Judge Stephanie Thacker sentenced Piccirilli to 30 months’ imprisonment for possessing an unregistered

Flandreau Woman Charged with Assaulting a Federal Officer

Press ReleaseSeptember 20, 20210

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