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portland!

9/29/2020

From Lawenforcementtoday.com

By Chris Elliot|September 28, 2020|Featured, News [edited for brevity]

Homeland Security Investigations authored a federal arrest affidavit for Nicholas Joseph Bantista, from Illinois, for taking part in a protest on September 25th. In the complaint, it is alleged that Bantista assaulted a federal agent by throwing a rock at them.

Federal agents were stationed in front of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office protecting it from rioters and looters. While one was on patrol, Bantista, allegedly, armed himself with a rock and threw it at the agent, striking him in the helmet.

While Bantista was being placed under arrest, federal agents reported finding an airsoft replica gun [looked real] from his person.

He claimed that he threw some type of bouncy ball at the agent.

Natalie Wight, an Assistant US Attorney, informed a federal judge that Bantista was currently staying in a tent in the city of Portland. He had been there for less than a week, and according to the Oregonian, she alleged that he had only come to the city “to wreak havoc during these riots.”

Bantista is familiar with the legal system as he is already on probation out of Illinois for assaulting a police officer. In that instance, he was convicted of aggravated assault with a firearm for waving a gun and telling police that he would fire it if they did not shoot him.

Despite [public defender] Francesconi’s claims, US Magistrate Judge Youlee Yim You sided with the prosecution on this case for now.

omaha

9/22/2020

Lawenforcementtoday.com

Iraq war vet was attacked and defended himself; political correctness got him indicted, now he's dead

By Pat Droney, September 21, 2020 [edited for brevity]

On May 30, Jake Gardner, an owner of a Nebraska bar and a military veteran who served two tours in Iraq was attacked outside his bar by “peaceful” protesters who were rioting, er, protesting in Omaha after the death of George Floyd. On Sept 20, Gardner killed himself, law enforcement officials and Gardner’s lawyers said.

The Epoch Times said that Gardner fatally shot one of his attackers, 22-year-old James Scurlock. The details were submitted to Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine, who found Gardner’s actions “justified,” telling reporters the next week that the incident was clearly self-defense.

Author Droney then gave the details.

Gardner’s attorney Stu Dornan said, “Bottom line. Gardner lost his bars [a landlord ended his lease after the shooting], his home, his livelihood. And he was about to lose his freedom. Add in behavioral health concerns, and suicide was not a surprise,” the Omaha World-Herald reported.

Droney said, "Jake Gardner is another victim. A victim of an endless war in the Middle East and a victim to political correctness and the woke, mob mentality that has overtaken our country in the past four months. Sadly, there will likely be many more Jake Gardner’s."

Gardner is on the left. Scurlock is on the right.

portland again and again

9/17/2020

Lawenforcementtoday.com - Jenna Curren|September 17, 2020
A grand jury has indicted a man who is accused of injuring a Portland Police Bureau sergeant by shining a high-powered laser capable of starting a fire into his eye during a violent protest. The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Bryan Kelley has been charged with one count of second-degree assault, one count of unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of unlawful directing of light from a laser pointer.
According to reports, the indictment says that Kelley intentionally aimed the high-power laser at an officer’s eyes during the overnight rioting at Portland City Hall on August 25th.
According to court documents, a Portland Police Bureau (PPB) sergeant said that Kelley shined the light into his eyes multiple times throughout the night.

portland again

9/15/2020

Portland Protest Experiences Survey issued by the Citizen Review Committee

On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate the Portland Police Bureau’s crowd control tactics during your experience? (Not appropriate at all) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (Highly appropriate)

Wonder what the survey will show?

election

9/15/2020

Good story by Pat Droney from Law Enforcement Today:
Are the Democrats "war-gaming" a coup in the event President Trump wins in November? (op-ed) Hilary said, "Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstances...."

Pat Droney is a retired police officer, having worked in the field in for over 31 years, up to and including the rank of Chief of Police. After retirement, Pat worked as Director of Campus Safety for a private school, as well as Loss Prevention Supervisor in the retail sector. He currently is a supervisor for a large passenger airline. Pat is a proud Reagan conservative patriot, loves his Irish heritage, but especially loves his country and is an unabashed supporter of our military.

I worked as a patrol officer at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and my superior was a former police chief.

oregon

9/14/2020

Domingo Lopez was arrested in Oregon for starting a brush fire with a Molotov cocktail and was released without bail a few hours later. Within hours he was rearrested for starting 6 more fires.

Booking Info - MSCO online inmate data [with disclaimer]
SWIS ID 803070

RECK BURNING (A Misdemeanor)Bail: $0
Status: Released
DISORDERLY COND 2 (B Misdemeanor)Bail: $0
Status: Released

Name Lopez, Domingo
Age 45
Gender Male
Race Hispanic
Height 5 ft 6 in
Weight 130 lbs
Hair Brown
Eyes Brown
Arresting Agency Portland Police, East Precinct
Booking Date 09/13/2020 06:45 PM
Assigned Facility PERM
Projected Release Date Unknown
Release Date 09/13/2020
Reason Released on Own Recognizance

colorado springs

9/12/2020

Pulpit Rock neighborhood riot

Colorado Springs Police Department, Fri, 09/11/2020 - 3:40 pm

Following the riot, CSPD detectives were able to identify several rioters engaging in illegal activity. They also worked with the Fourth Judicial District Attorney’s Office to ensure that these cases and the information they obtained in their investigation were prosecutable.
Arrest warrants were obtained for the following individuals. Search warrants were also acquired for the residences in Denver and Fountain:
36-year-old Sherrie Smith of Fountain, Colorado

Arrested in Fountain, Colorado
Armed with rifle, pointed rifle at the occupied vehicle of a citizen
Menacing – felony
Possessing a Dangerous or Illegal Weapon - felony
Engaging in a Riot – felony
Additional misdemeanor offenses

33-year-old Lloyd Porche of Denver, Colorado

Arrested in Denver, Colorado
Armed with rifle, engaged in menacing behavior toward the occupied vehicle of a citizen
Menacing - felony
Engaging in a Riot – felony
Additional misdemeanor offenses

20-year-old Charles Johnson of Colorado Springs, Colorado

Arrested in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Attempted to take cellular telephone from a citizen- value approximately $900
Attempted Robbery - felony
Inciting a riot – felony
Additional misdemeanor offenses

Federal partners assisted the Colorado Springs Police Department in this investigation.
As this is still an on-going investigation, the arrest warrants have been sealed at this time. Additionally, we do anticipate additional arrests in the near future.

NYC

9/11/2020

Excellent news story from the New York Post included pictures
"Inside the privileged lives of protesters busted for rioting in Manhattan"
By Gabrielle Fonrouge September 9, 2020 | 8:35pm

portland

9/10/2020

On Sept. 9, 2020, Law Enforcement Today reported that Portland Police seized an explosive, dagger and body armor from rioters.

new york city

9/6/2020

By James Anthony, thepostmillenial.com, September 6, 2020 9:15 AM

New York City Police arrested the 20-year-old daughter of a wealthy Upper East Side family for causing property damage in a riot organized by an Antifa-affiliated and a black supremacist group in the city on Friday. The damage totaled over $100,000.

According to the New York Post, 20-year-old Clara Kraebber is among the eight people arrested at the scene, where an angry mob in the area of 24th street wrecked shop fronts. The mob began their march from Foley Square and, over the course of the next three hours, marched north, causing property damage wherever they went.

Priest

9/5/2020

By Marina Moyski, ChurchMilitant.com, Washington DC, September 4, 2020 [edited for brevity]

President Trump's announcing a plan to restore "patriotic education" in schools to overturn the havoc wreaked by Marxist infiltration comes shortly after he released his second-term agenda just before the Republican National Convention. The agenda prioritizes educational goals including providing school choice to every child in America and teaching American exceptionalism.

Father John Zuhlsdorf, a popular Catholic blogger, weighed in on the issue. Instead of defunding the police, Zuhlsdorf encouraged Americans to defund the colleges that graduate students who hate the nation.

He said, "Defund Academia. Defund public schools. The problems we face aren't coming from the police. They are coming from our classrooms.

"Grade school and high school present empty shells to colleges and universities, which in turn fill them up with dangerous BS," he pointedly observed.

"If you have any money designated in your WILL for your dear old alma mater, college or university ... change your will," he recommended, and, "If you can, get your kids out of public schools. And be wary of Catholic schools, too."

portland

9/4/2020

Report from Andy Ngo and Mia Cathell, September 3, 2020 8:19 PMA Portland-area trans person was federally charged with felony civil disorder after being arrested three times and released by local authorities at Antifa riots last month. According to court documents from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, 25-year-old Joshua "Eva" Martin Warner, of Beaverton, Ore., directed a high-powered, green laser into the eyes of numerous Portland Police officers attempting to disperse a riot on August 8 outside the police union hall.

Andy Ngo and Mia CathellThe Post Millennial

Venezuela

9/4/2020

teachers

9/4/2020

portland

8/27/2020

Mug shots of three individuals arrested at Antifa riot in Portland:

1) Jacob Soto, listed male, 41, charged w/felony riot & more, band teacher in the Portland Public Schools system.

2) Riley Haralson, listed male, 18, charged w/multiple offenses.

3) Olivia Morgan, listed female, 29, felony riot, attempting escape, resisting arrest & more.

virginia

8/27/2020

WSLS 10 News
Jeff Williamson, Digital Content Manager
Published: August 26, 2020, 5:38 pm
Updated: August 27, 2020, 1:41 pm

On Wednesday, the Virginia Senate voted 21-15 to pass SB 5032, which would allow an assault against a law enforcement officer to be a misdemeanor if the person attacked is not hurt.

Summary of Senate Bill 5032: Eliminates the mandatory minimum term of confinement for an assault and battery committed against a judge; magistrate; law-enforcement officer; correctional officer; person directly involved in the care, treatment, or supervision of inmates; firefighter; or volunteer firefighter or any emergency medical services personnel and provides that such crime can no longer be committed as a simple assault and must result in a bodily injury.

seattle

8/26/2020

Editorial by Law Enforcement Today Staff Writer, August 25, 2020

SEATTLE, WA – Just when we thought it couldn’t get any worse… we were wrong. We’ve gone from protests… to anarchy… to straight up terrorism.

Late Tuesday night, Law Enforcement Today learned from sources about an active investigation into whether rioters tried to burn police officers alive....

Photos reveal that rioters used what is believed to be a quick-dry concrete to seal shut the door of the East Precinct at the same time that they lit the building on fire.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is working with the Seattle Police Department on the ongoing investigation.

Police say that officers holed up in the building while agitators vandalized the outside of it, and that they used the opportunity to use the quick dry cement to seal the officers inside of it.

It took place at the 12th street entrance.

Police say evidence suggests they mixed cement and water in a bucket with a wooden stick, then applied it to the door. Photo evidence also shows they destroyed the electronic key card off of the door. They believe it was to stop people from getting inside in a rescue attempt.

Then on the East Pine Street side of the East Precinct, the rioters torched the building – seemingly intent on burning the building with the officers inside.

Sources tell law enforcement today that the officers kicked the door open, escaped the building and the rioters ran.

One of the officers was hurt and one suspect was arrested.

Seattle Police Officers Guild president Mike Solan spoke about the terrorism on KTTH:

"We’re talking about a little over 100 people who continue to force their political agenda to push assaults on officers, destroy private and public property, to continue their dangerous ideology. What’s next has been seen before and I’m fearful that someone will lose their life in the coming days. This could all stop if our public officials would decry and push back against these criminal acts.”

richmond, ca

8/21/2020

Richmond Police Department 8-20-20

"With heavy hearts this morning, we said goodbye to Sergeant Virgil Thomas, who passed from complications due to Covid-19.

"Sgt. Thomas served over 24 years with the Richmond Police Department. Before coming to Richmond, Sgt. Thomas started his career as a police officer in the Albany and Novato Police Departments. In his long career with Richmond, Sgt. Thomas held assignments in the Neighborhood Services Team, Training Officer Program, and School Resource Unit at Kennedy High School. During his time as a School Resource Officer, he mentored and guided many of our under-served Richmond youth and was like a father figure. He also coached youth baseball and softball. At the beginning of this year he returned to the School Resource Unit as the unit supervisor where continued to embrace the youth.

"During his time with RPD, Sgt. Thomas was a mentor and friend to all. He was dedicated to public service – as President of the Guardians of Justice (a community charitable organization to ensure the fair treatment of African American officers), he led various neighborhood events and giveaways to enrich the lives of those in the Richmond community. He also held the position of Richmond Police Officers Association President.

"Sgt. Thomas was loved and will be missed by his Richmond family. We, as a department and community, will carry on his legacy in our work and service.
Our hearts are with his wife and four children during this difficult time."

communism

8/20/2020

portland

8/20/2020

Law Enforcement Today
August 20, 2020
"In late July, a convicted sex offender and Antifa-enthusiast reportedly stabbed a black Trump supporter who was documenting footage of riots in Portland. He was booked 7-25-2020. Now, the sex offender and alleged stabber in the July case has been bailed out, and sources are pointing to a bail fund established for Antifa militants that aims to get their “comrades” out of jail. Police arrested Blake David Hampe on July 25th for allegedly stabbing Drew Duncomb with a 7-inch knife in his lower-right flank. [Duncomb was filming the riots] Duncomb had asked Hampe why he was following him.... As of August 13th, Hampe was freed from jail after his bond was posted, which was set at $250,000. A GoFundMe account known as the PDX Protest Bail Fund has amassed over $1.3 million in funds exclusively for bailing out rioters and covering their legal costs. Considering most bail bonds companies require a 10% payment to get someone out of jail, Hampe’s case would realistically have cost about $25,000 to get him back on the streets."

portland

8/19/2020

Campussafetymagazine.com
By Robin Hattersley-Gray August 18, 2020

"Portland State University (PSU) campus safety officers will no longer carry guns when they are on patrol. The announcement that was made on Thursday cited the ”disproportionate impacts and unacceptable loss of life that policing has on Black people and people of color,” as its reasoning for the change in policy. “Over the past few weeks, we have listened to many voices across our campus,” PSU said in a statement. “The calls for change that we are hearing at PSU are ringing out across our nation. We must find a new way to protect the safety of our community, one that works to dismantle systemic racism and promotes the dignity of all who come to our urban campus.” Although PSU officers will no longer carry firearms, they will continue to be sworn officers with investigative and arrest capabilities. They will also carry tasers. When armed response is required, the Portland Police Bureau will provide assistance."

I was a campus safety officer for Academy of Art University in San Francisco from 2008-2016 and we were not armed. We treated everyone fairly and would have done so whether armed or not. That's true across the board. As you can see from the PSU statement, charges of racism are political and go unsubstantiated. My university was urban but, hey, they were dedicated art students, not time-wasters.

san francisco

8/19/2020

By Phil Matier - San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 18th, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — As politicians debate the future of San Francisco policing, there is another discussion going in the station houses: the record number of officers resigning.

In the first six months of the year, 23 sworn officers resigned, Police Department records show. Of those, 19 took jobs at other law enforcement agencies, both in California and elsewhere.
...
By comparison, 26 officers resigned in all of 2019. And only 12 officers resigned in 2018.

If the police exits continue at the current pace, the SFPD is on track to lose nearly twice as many cops this year as it did last year and close to four times as many as in 2018.

“This is just the beginning. Dozens are actively in the hiring process with other agencies,” said Tony Montoya, president of the Police Officers Association. “The members are upset that the social experiment being conducted in San Francisco is failing, and they would rather work someplace that values them,” said Montoya, a constant critic of City Hall’s calls for police reform, which after the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis has taken the form of shifting money from the police budget to social causes.

“Members have gone to places like the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, Pleasant Hill, Beverly Hills, Petaluma, Palm Springs, Placerville, Long Beach, Idaho, Texas, Arizona,” Montoya said.

Police Chief Bill Scott said there has been an “uptick” in officers leaving this year but that many of the applications to leave predated the national unrest after Floyd’s death. “It’s a tough job, and for many officers it’s also long commute to and from work,” Scott said in a recent interview. “If there are opportunities closer to home, people are going to take them.”

Interviews with officers who have left, or are planning to leave, suggest a combination of reasons are at play. But many cited the frustration of working under Proposition 47, a statewide criminal justice reform measure approved by voters in 2014 that reduced many nonviolent felonies, such as hard drug possession and theft of less than $950, to misdemeanors that can be cited with little or no jail time.

The high costs of housing, raising a family and taxes in the Bay Area are also big reasons for the exits.

“I was getting a great paycheck, but 20% went to taxes,” said one former San Francisco officer now working at a police department in Texas who asked not to be named for privacy concerns. “Here I got a bigger house, a more affordable lifestyle and a commute that went from two hours each way to 15 minutes.”

“It’s also nice working at a place where everyone isn’t mad at you,” the officer said. “In San Francisco, everyone was mad. The homeowners would get mad because you didn’t move the homeless who were sleeping in front of their house. Then, when you tried to help the homeless, someone would start yelling about police brutality.
“And everyone had a cell phone camera on you,” he said.

Another officer, who also asked not to be named because he is planning to leave the SFPD, said that given the expected budget cuts, calls for pay freezes and more defunding, San Francisco “just doesn’t feel like a place to be for the long haul.”

Officers applying at other law enforcement agencies need to give the SFPD permission to share their personnel files with those agencies. The SFPD, however, doesn’t track personnel file-viewing inquiries, so it is impossible to get an accurate count of how many officers are looking elsewhere.

Meanwhile, an additional 31 officers have either retired this year or told the department they will retire by year’s end. Add in the 23 officers who have left already, and the SFPD will be down at least 54 people. That might be hard to make up, as the last police academy had only 19 cadets. Most classes are budgeted for 55 people.

Upshot: The city is 159 full-duty officers short of the City Charter mandate of 1,971.

Chief Scott declined to comment on how he plans to handle the exits and academy shortages, but it may not be much of an issue at City Hall these days.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has proposed pulling $120 million from the police and sheriff’s departments and putting the money into programs that support the city’s underserved black community, a move the chief supports.

Longtime Police Commission member Petra DeJesus said she is confident the department will adjust — even benefit — from the changes. “Change is a difficult and sometimes heightens people’s fears on how it will affect them personally,” DeJesus said. “I hope that the changes may help the department recruit applicants that want to be a part of the new direction and change.”

Or they can go someplace else — it’s all about choices.

portland

8/18/2020

Law Enforcement Today News Brief

PORTLAND, OR- For almost three straight months, the city of Portland has been under siege by members of Antifa and Black Lives Matter. According to the Portland Police, hundreds of rioters marched toward the Penumbra Kelly Building, which contains the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and the Portland Police Bureau. This building is surrounded by a large residential area, which has not deterred members of the mob before. According to the Daily Wire, the rioters began chanting, “Kill a cop, save a life,” “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now! If we don’t get it, burn it down!”

The crowd began to slowly dissipate, and the riot ended after 2am. Portland announced the following upstanding people were arrested for various crimes:

David Custodio, criminal mischief, interfering with a peace officer, disorderly conduct, riot, resisting arrest
Darwin Reimann, interfering with a peace officer
Egan Lawyer, assault a police officer (2 counts), disorderly conduct, riot, escape
Jonathan Bordas, interfering with a peace officer, disorderly conduct
Jonathan Draxton, assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, interfering with a peace officer, riot, disorderly conduct
Christina Brandel, assaulting a police officer, disorderly conduct, interfering with a peace officer
Solomon Reid, interfering with a police officer, disorderly conduct
Marcus Paul, assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, riot
Alex Hatzikos, assaulting a police officer (3 counts), disorderly conduct, interfering with a police officer
Alejandro Preciado-Mendoza, criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, and
Andrey Lyubinetsky, assaulting a police officer, riot, criminal mischief, and escape

minneapolis

8/17/2020

chicago

8/13/2020

According to Law Enforcement Today, rioters attacked Ronald McDonald House. On August 9, "the criminals did not seem to care that sick children were inside the charity and attacked it anyway in their fit of rage, in their ‘fight for reparations'...Thankfully, the only damage done to the charity were broken front doors, there was no reported damage done to the inside."