Nope. I'm still churning through my backlog of news stories about criminal cops. I've completed years 2010 through 2019, and I'm up to July, 2020 now. But 2020 and 2021 are HUGE, so it'll be a little longer before I get back to blogging. Meanwhile, here are a few of the problems I'm following right …
Back in September 2016, I applied for a volunteer position on the Deschutes County Sheriff’s new Citizens Advisory Panel. I was accepted and spent the years since then meeting roughly monthly with Sheriff Nelson and the other panel members. Volunteering on the CAP was a way for me to serve my community, try to help …
Tacoma Police Department Officers Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins have been charged with second-degree murder. Officer Timothy Rankine has been charged with first-degree manslaughter in the case. A Pierce County sheriff's deputy is also under investigation. In the past 40 years, only three other Washington cops have ever been prosecuted for killing anyone. It's a …
Continue reading Three Tacoma cops charged with killing Manuel Ellis. So far.
This time it's the Washington, D.C., Metro Police Department. Next time it could be Deschutes County. After sitting on the Sheriff's Citizen's Advisory Panel for five years, I don't believe we're adequately prepared. From National Public Radio: D.C. Police Department Victim Of Apparent Ransomware Attack April 27, 20215:16 AM ET JACLYN DIAZ The Washington, D.C., …
Continue reading When cops don’t take ITSEC seriously: another warning.
This isn't just another cop-bashing piece: this is good news, for the entire Portland Police Bureau as well as the residents of Portland. Thanks and gratitude to the Portland Police Bureau and to the PPB Police Review Board for their transparency on this case, and the others reported here; and for their decision to fire …
Continue reading Portland cop breaks his oath; colleagues turn him in.
We're good, no witnesses (laughs)....Hey, can you go turn my cameras off? Just the front camera?Unidentified Salisbury, NC, cop, speaking to another as the two watch a third cop handle (or mishandle) his police dog. From a Fox 46 news video, March 2, 2021 The following story from the New York Times describes an apparent …
Continue reading This is why cops can’t be trusted to write their own body camera policies.
Last December 15, Deschutes County Sheriff's Deputies Mike Mangin and Clint Baltzor were confronted by a knife-wielding man while serving an arrest warrant. The deputies were forced to defend their lives, and Deputy Mangin fired on the man. Following an investigation into the incident, Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel held a press conference on …
Continue reading Local cops demonstrate what it means to be Guardians.
This one from OregonLive/The Oregonian, January 20, 2021. Trump commutes 15-year sentence of convicted Oregon fraudster Jon Harder, Sunwest’s founder Updated 4:30 PM; Today 4:30 PM By Jeff Manning | The Oregonian/OregonLive On his last full day in office Tuesday, President Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of a businessman who led what federal prosecutors described as …
Good news from the Seattle Times of January 17, 2021. I am delighted to share this photo of Interim Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz. Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz of the Seattle Police Department: a Role Model for chiefs and sheriffs. Source: Seattle Times, January 11, 2021. Chief Diaz showed the kind of professional integrity, …
From The Bulletin, November 3, 2020. Updates will be posted here as they become available. Sheriff Nelson appears headed for re-election By GARRETT ANDREWS The Bulletin Nov 3, 2020 Updated Nov 3, 2020 Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson appeared on his way to reelection Tuesday night, leading challenger Scott Schaier with 55% of the vote, according to …
Continue reading Congratulations, Deschutes County voters. Good Call.
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