EXTORTION, BABY Vegas police probe alleged plot against GOP lawmaker

Las Vegas police are investigating accusations that a Republican state lawmaker was pressed to switch allegiances in a key vote, in a mysterious attempted extortion case that has allegations flying on all sides.  

In a statement, police said Nevada Assemblyman Chris Edwards is the “alleged victim” who was approached in December about changing his official vote for Assembly speaker. 

The Nevada Assembly voted unanimously on Monday, the first day of the session, to elect Republican John Hambrick as speaker. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Edwards also backed Hambrick during a preliminary vote in December — but allegedly was pressured to switch. 

Police have not identified who may have tried to extort Edwards but confirmed that investigators from their intelligence section executed a search warrant at a Las Vegas home last week. The property searched is the home of Rob Lauer, a Las Vegas businessman who previously applied for an assembly seat when it was vacated but was not picked.

In a phone interview with Fox News, Lauer confirmed he met with Edwards. Lauer, though, said he met with Edwards because he wanted the assemblyman to take the role of chairman on an independent veterans committee he was organizing.  

Lauer claims Edwards was not interested in the position or the committee and instead asked for donations to pay some of his remaining campaign debt.

“I told him three times that I will not give you a commitment for a figure,” Lauer said. “That’s illegal.”

Edwards denies Lauer’s allegations. The assemblyman told Fox News that police have asked him not to discuss details of the investigation, but insisted that Lauer is not telling the truth.

“I heard that he was trying to revise a lot of things that happened,” Edwards said. “If he is not consistent with what transpired it will not go well for him.”

Lauer said investigators confiscated his cell phone and computer during the search of his home, because they’re looking for a recording of the alleged conversation between him and Edwards.

Lauer denies he made a recording. “The police came looking for the tape,” Lauer said. “There is no tape, I have no tape.”

Edwards said there is an ongoing investigation in which “multiple people are involved.” He wouldn’t describe the circumstances but said the potential case is much bigger than the alleged incident involving him and Lauer.

“I would hope that other folks would start cooperating, because we have a session that’s important to the voters of the state of Nevada,” Edwards said.

Lauer also alleges that Edwards alerted the police in an effort to hinder a movement to recall his recent election. A “Recall Edwards PAC” was recently filed with the secretary of state by Citizens Outreach, a conservative organization.

Edwards addressed the issue in a statement on Facebook. “Since the November election we have seen a lot of political hype about recalls and ‘holding people accountable’ it is nice to see that many of those people will soon be held accountable for their hypocritical actions,” Edwards wrote.

Lauer said he now plans to file a defamation suit against Edwards.

“It seriously attacks my character to say I recorded him,” Lauer said. “I don’t record people. I don’t rat people out. People have a conversation with me — it’s private.”

Edwards said he couldn’t address the tape but assured “the truth will come out at the appropriate time and it will disprove Lauer’s account.”

Lauer has a small history of run-ins with the law. Most recently, in 2010, he was cited with assault against a woman in a bar. The case went to court but the charges were ultimately dropped.

“I have a history of being accused of stuff that is not true and I’ve proven myself,” Lauer said.

No arrests have been made in the current case. Police are conducting more interviews.

Matt Finn is a part of the Junior Reporter program at Fox News. Get more information on the program here and follow them on Twitter: @FNCJrReporters

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Another Albuquerque police officer involved in shooting - Mistrial in case of police chief who shot black man

Jan. 12, 2015: Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg announces that her office is pursuing charges against two Albuquerque officers accused of fatally shooting a homeless camper in March 2014 (AP)

Just a day after a district attorney announced murder charges against two Albuquerque police officers, authorities said another city police officer fired his weapon Tuesday night. But authorities declined to say if anyone was killed or if anyone was shot.

Albuquerque Deputy Chief Robert Huntsman told reporters that an officer fired shots and that multiple suspects were connected. But Huntsman said no officers were seriously injured, and he gave no details on what led to the shooting.

“There are no outstanding suspects,” Albuquerque police spokeswoman Celina Espinoza said. “The department’s multiple taskforce is in route.”

Police closed part of an eastern Albuquerque street while officers combed through the area.

Officer Tanner Tixier told the Albuquerque Journal that at least one suspect was taken into custody and police weren’t searching for anyone else.

Patrick Dowless, who lives near where the shooting took place, told that Journal that he saw what he believes is a body lying near the scene of the shooting.

“I heard 11 to 14 shots and heard screeching tires and sirens, so I knew something was happening,” Dowless said. “I went outside and saw lots of officers running towards a body and some running the other way. The officers were standing over the body but when the paramedics arrived they stood up right away.”

Tuesday’s shooting marks the department’s third this year and comes a day after Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg announced that she was seeking murder charges against two officers for the March shooting of James Boyd, a 38-year-old homeless man who authorities said suffered from mental illness.

Last week, police say Lt. Greg Brachle shot and critically wounded by a fellow officer during an undercover drug bust. Police Chief Gordon Eden said preliminary information shows both officers were working undercover and were in plain clothes when the shooting happened.

Earlier this month, Albuquerque police officer Lou Golson fired his weapon after he was shot and wounded during a traffic stop. Authorities say Golson is in stable condition at a hospital. The suspect, who was not injured in the shooting, is being held on attempted murder and other charges.

The shootings also come as the city of Albuquerque and the U.S. Justice Department are working to finalize an agreement to overhaul the police department following a harsh report on its use of force. The agreement now is before a federal judge, and both sides are working to approve a monitoring team.

In addition, Albuquerque police had been under scrutiny for more than 40 police shootings since 2010.

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Fla. teen to be honored for helping to save life of booking police officer

This undated photo shows, from left to right, Officer Raymond Ketchmark, Officer Franklin Foulks, Jamal Rutledge, Officer Robert Norvis, Sergeant Todd Bunin. Rutledge, Ketchmark, Norvis, and Bunin will be honored Jan. 21 for helping save Foulks’ life this past Sept. 10. (Fort Lauderdale Police Department)

The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is honoring a juvenile offender who helped to save the life of the officer who was booking him into jail.

Jamal Rutledge, 17, and three officers will be recognized Jan. 21 at a city commission meeting for their actions to assist Officer Franklin Foulks.

The Sun-Sentinel reports that this past Sept. 10, Rutledge was at the police booking facility. He had just been arrested and accused of violating his probation by committing burglary and other violations of imposed conditions. 

Suddenly, booking officer Foulks, 49, collapsed to the floor. Sitting nearby, Rutledge began kicking the security fence and yelling to alert other officers that their colleague was in distress. The effort worked. The Sun-Sentinel reported that Sgt. Todd Bunin removed Foulkes’ police gear and cut off his shirt, while Officer Robert Norvis performed CPR and Officer Raymond Ketchmark used a defibrillator in an effort to restart Foulks’ heart.

The episode was captured on security cameras. Doctors at Broward Health Medical Center, where Foulks was taken, told the Sun-Sentinel that Rutledge’s action and the officers’ quick response were the main reason that Foulks survived. The officer is expected to return to full duty at the end of this month. 

According to Fort Lauderdale Police Det. DeAnna Greenlaw, Rutledge has been arrested “multiple times” since September. Details of the arrests and allegations were not clear because he is a juvenile. 

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Injured suspect escapes police custody

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 | 3:43 PM    

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Manchester Police have launched a manhunt for 26-year-old Geovanie Miller, otherwise called ‘Bloodie’, of George Reid district in the perish, who escaped police custody at the Mandeville Regional Hospital on Tuesday, December 16.

Miller is of dark complexion, slim build and is about five nine inches tall.

Reports received are that Miller, who is charged with shop breaking and larceny, was admitted in the hospital under police guard, when he managed to free himself from his restraints about 10:35 pm and escaped.

The police are urging Miller to surrender.

They are also appealing to relatives and members of the public not to provide a safe haven for Miller, as it is an offence to harbour a criminal.

Anyone with information that may assist with the recapturing of Miller is being asked to contact the Mandeville Police at 962-2250, Police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.

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Man shot by police on Barbican Road

Tuesday, January 06, 2015 | 12:12 PM    

ST ANDREW, Jamaica — A man was shot by police a short while ago during a reported operation at the intersection of Barbican Road and Russell Heights in St Andrew.

Police on the scene are tight lipped regarding the incident but residents are claiming that the man was shot in cold blood.

It is unclear if the man has succumbed to his injury but he was just whisked away from the scene in an unmarked police vehicle.

Residents claim that about 11:30am the man was in his underwear in a room watching television when he was attacked by the police. They also allege that the man was threatened by the cops a few days ago.

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Police seize eight firearms, arrest four men in Kingston and St Andrew

Tuesday, January 06, 2015 | 5:06 PM    

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police say eight firearms were seized and four men arrested in separate incidents in Kingston and St Andrew on Monday, January 05.

In the first incident, lawmen were reportedly on patrol about 7:30 am in the 8 Miles area of Bull Bay, St Andrew, when they allegedly observed a man acting suspiciously. They say the man then headed to a nearby shop where he discarded an object, which the officers later retrieved. It was found to be a Taurus 9mm pistol containing six 9mm rounds of ammunition.

The police say one man was taken into custody, however, his identity is been withheld pending further investigations.

The second seizure happened in the same area about 9:45 am when officers searched a church premises and found five homemade firearms on the roof. No one was arrested in connection with this seizure.

Meanwhile, about 1:15 pm, one 9mm Taurus pistol and nine rounds of ammunition were seized on Orange Street in downtown Kingston. One man was arrested and charged.

He is 18-year-old Nicholas Haughton of West Street, Kingston. He is to appear before the Home Circuit Gun Court on Friday, January 16.

Reports are that the Police were on operation in the area when Haughton was seen acting suspiciously. On seeing the lawmen, he dropped the firearm and was subsequently accosted. The firearm and ammunition were retrieved.

In the final incident which took place about 11:45 pm, one 9mm Browning pistol and nine .380 cartridges were seized on Dunrobin Road, St Andrew during a stop and search operation in the area. Two men were taken into custody; however, their identities are being withheld pending further investigations.

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Police Constable Preddie Murder In Slain Manchester Just 2 Nights Ago… Such A Gruesome Sigh

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for Police Area Three, which includes the parish of Manchester, Kevin Blake, is describing the murder last night of Constable Orville Preddie as a wicked act and one which must be condemned by the entire society.

“This is further evidence that while significant gains have been made in reducing the number of murders in 2014, the fight against criminals is not over.

“The manner in which Constable Preddie was murdered speaks to the callousness of these murderers. We mourn for our colleague and I offer my personal sympathies and that of the Constabulary to the family, friends and colleagues of Constable Preddie,” ACP Blake told OBSERVER ONLINE Friday morning.

Police say Preddie who was off duty and unarmed was relaxing with friends at a bar in the remote community of Farm in the Asia police division of southern Manchester when several men armed with guns entered the premises.

The criminals proceeded to rob patrons and in the process of going through their pockets discovered Preddie’s police identification. One of the gunmen promptly shot him in the head. He reportedly died on the spot.

Police Divisional Commander for Superintendent Melvin Brown says “no stone will be left unturned” in the hunt for the killers of the 34 year-old constable.

“We will be unrelenting, turning over every stone, exploring every angle… we are resolved to find those responsible,” Brown told OBSERVER ONLINE.

Preddie was married with two children aged eight years and 18 months.

He is the second policeman to be killed in 2014.

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WEATHERMAN AMBUSH Police seek gunman after TV meteorologist shot

Patrick Crawford, a meteorologist, managed to flag down a construction worker, who called for help. (KCEN-TV)

Authorities were searching for a gunman after a TV meteorologist was shot multiple times during an altercation Wednesday in a Central Texas TV station’s parking lot.

The Texas Department of Public Safety says the shooting occurred around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday outside KCEN-TV’s rural studio on Interstate 35 near Bruceville-Eddy, 75 miles north of Austin.

The station website reports the suspect exchanged words with the victim, on-air meteorologist Patrick Crawford, before pulling out a handgun and shooting several times. Crawford backed his car away from the shooter and drove up to a highway construction crew that called 911. Jim Hice, the station’s news director, says Crawford was wounded in the shoulder and the abdomen.

The shooter fled the scene and police have not yet determined a possible motive.

WacoTrib.com reported that Crawford was stable and resting after undergoing surgery. 

Trooper D.L. Wilson said law enforcement was constructing a forensic map of the scene and said it was still not clear if Crawford knew the suspect.

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Police say human remains could be missing UVA student Hannah Graham - VIDEO: Remains sent to Richmond to be identified

Police say human remains found Saturday in Virginia could be those of missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham – who was last seen on Sept. 13.

Further forensic tests are needed to confirm whether the remains are those of Hannah Graham, Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo told a news conference. The remains were found on an abandoned property in southern Albemarle County by a search team from the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office, Longo said. They are being transported to Richmond for identification.

“Right now we have the discovery of human remains and a great deal of work ahead of us,” said Col. Steve Sellers, Albemarle County Police chief. “We cannot and will not jump to any conclusions regarding today’s discovery. I ask for the public’s patience as we move forward and pursue what is now a new, ongoing death investigation.”

Authorities are asking anyone who recalls seeing any suspicious activity or vehicles in the area of Old Lynchburg Road in Charlottesville – where the remains were found – to contact the Albemarle County Police Department at 434-296-5807.

Thousands of volunteers had searched for the 18-year-old Graham in the weeks since her disappearance.

Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr., 32, has been charged with abduction with intent to defile Graham. A preliminary hearing is set for Dec. 4 on the charge. In the meantime, Matthew is being held in the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.

Police officials Saturday afternoon had blocked the road leading to the site where the remains were found.

Surveillance videos captured some of what Graham did the night she vanished. Authorities say she met friends at a restaurant for dinner Sept. 12 before stopping by two parties at off-campus housing units. She left the second party alone and eventually texted a friend saying she was lost, authorities said.

She can be seen walking unsteadily and even running at times, past a pub and a service station and then onto a seven-block pedestrian strip that includes the Tempo Restaurant.

Tempo Restaurant owner Brice Cunningham has said Graham appeared to be incapacitated as she walked away with Matthew. Police have said they have no reason to believe she and Matthew knew each other before their encounter.

Matthew, an operating room technician at the university’s hospital who sometimes drives a taxi, had been drinking at the bar earlier that night before he encountered Graham, Cunningham has said.

A week after Graham went missing, Longo publicly described Matthew in detail without naming him, saying investigators wanted to talk to the “person of interest” and had searched his apartment because he was the last person to see her.

Matthew showed up at police headquarters, asked for a lawyer, and then sped away, according to a police account. His exit prompted a warrant for “reckless driving,” a charge that Longo cited as he named the suspect and appealed for information from anyone who saw him with Graham the night she disappeared.

Matthew was arrested a few days later in Galveston, Texas.

While Matthew was a fugitive in Texas, Virginia police added a charge of abduction with intent to defile, a violent felony that under Virginia law compels suspects to submit to DNA testing.

Very quickly thereafter, Virginia State Police announced a “forensic link” to Harrington’s killing. That case, in turn, has been linked by DNA evidence since 2012 to the rape of a woman in Fairfax, Virginia, who survived after a passer-by startled her attacker, the FBI has said.

Following Matthew’s arrest, Christopher Newport University released a statement noting that he had been named in a police file involving a Sept. 7, 2003 sexual assault on the Newport News campus. Matthew was a student there from January 2003 through Oct. 15, 2003.

Matthew had transferred to CNU after three years at Liberty University, where he also was briefly on the football team.

When he was at Liberty University, he was accused of raping a student on campus. That charge was dropped when the person declined to move forward with prosecution, Lynchburg Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Doucette said.

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Police tell wrong parents son died

11 October 2014 Last updated at 01:55 Justin was bleary-eyed with sleep when he opened the door to see his grieving parents Police in a small Alaska town mistakenly told a couple their son had been killed in a car crash, leading to an extraordinary reunion hours later.

In Palmer on Thursday, at about 03:00 an officer told Karen and Jay Priest their son Justin, 29, had been killed.

The devastated couple drove to Justin Priest’s girlfriend’s home to inform her, when he greeted them at the door.

In fact, another man with the same name but different birthday was killed. The Juneau police apologised for the error.

After hearing the horrible news, the Priests telephoned far-away relatives, then drove to Anchorage to tell their other son in person, they told Alaska Dispatch News.

Then, the grieving family set out to inform Justin’s girlfriend of five years.

At her home at about 05:30, Justin Priest said he heard a knock on the door as he was getting ready to walk his dog. Still bleary-eyed from sleep, he was surprised to see his family. All erupted with joy, praising Jesus and embracing one another in tears.

“It opens and right here is Justin. I don’t even see it but Jay is sobbing. It doesn’t compute to me. Then I see him,” Mrs Priest told the Associated Press news agency. “You want it to be true, but you go, ‘Am I hallucinating?’ Justin didn’t know what was going on.”

The Juneau police have apologised for the anguish, however momentary.

Justin Priest told the Alaska Dispatch that the family’s relief and joy is tempered by the awareness another family lost a son.

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Angry protesters face off with riot police in St. Louis over shooting of 18-year-old

Oct. 9, 2014: Protesters lock arms as they block a street a day after Vonderrit D. Myers was shot and killed by white, off-duty St. Louis police officer in St. Louis (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

ST. LOUIS –  Protesters angered by the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by police faced off with officers in south St. Louis for a second night as accusations of racial profiling prompted calls for a federal investigation ahead of a weekend of planned peaceful rallies.

State and city leaders have urged the Justice Department to investigate the death of Vonderrit D. Myers in the Shaw neighborhood Wednesday night, fearing he was targeted because he was black. Police say the white officer who killed Myers was returning fire, but Myers’ parents say he was unarmed.

“This here was racial profiling turned deadly,” state Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, a St. Louis Democrat, said at a news conference Thursday.

Myers’ death comes two months after the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a black unarmed 18-year-old, by a white police officer in nearby Ferguson. Brown’s killing sparked dozens of often violent protests in the St. Louis suburb. A state grand jury is deciding whether Officer Darren Wilson will face charges in his death.

Late Thursday night following a quiet candlelight prayer vigil for Myers, hundreds of people joined a more rowdy gathering in Shaw to protest his death.

Police in riot gear lined up on a high street, flanked by brand name stores and restaurants. Protesters yelled abuse and profanities to taunt the officers, who silently stood their ground. Police helicopters buzzed above the neighborhood. Officers used pepper spray to force the crowd back.

Some protesters burned the American flag, while others banged on drums and shouted “This is what democracy looks like!” Some slammed the sides of police vans. Broken glass littered the street.

Eventually the protesters backed off, moving a couple of blocks away. Riot police remained in the area.

Activists and other protesters from around the country have been preparing for four days of rallies, marches and protests over the Ferguson shooting. Organizers say the events, which start Friday and include a march Saturday in downtown St. Louis, have taken on added urgency in the wake of Myers’ death.

“This is a racial powder keg,” said Jerryl Christmas, a St. Louis attorney who was among more than 20 black leaders who joined Nasheed at a news conference Thursday outside police headquarters. “All this is going to do is escalate the situation.”

Police say Myers was both armed and aggressive, using a stolen 9 mm gun to shoot at the officer.

Syreeta Myers said her son was holding a sandwich, not a gun. “Police lie. They lied about Michael Brown, too,” she told The Associated Press by phone Thursday.

St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said the officer spotted Myers and two other males around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday while working a security job and patrolling a neighborhood near the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Dotson said the officer, who was off-duty but wearing his uniform, became suspicious when one of them started to run.

He chased them, first in his car and then on foot, Dotson said.

During the chase, he got into a physical altercation with Myers, who ran up a hill, turned and fired at the officer, the chief said. The officer, who wasn’t hurt, shot back.

Ballistic evidence shows Myers fired three shots before his gun jammed, Dotson said. Police said they recovered the 9 mm gun, which was reported stolen on Sept. 26.

The officer fired off 17 rounds. Preliminary autopsy results show a shot to the head killed Myers, according to medical examiner Dr. Michael Graham.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Graham said Myers was shot six or seven times in the lower extremities and the fatal shot entered his right cheek.

Authorities have not released the name of the six-year veteran of the St. Louis Police Department. The 32-year-old officer is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation.

An attorney for the officer told the newspaper that his client served with the U.S. Marines in Iraq and was “shaken up” by the incident. He called claims that Myers was carrying a sandwich not a gun “ridiculous.”

Online court documents show Myers was free on bond when he was killed. He had been charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a felony, and misdemeanor resisting arrest in June.

Myers’ was the third fatal shooting of a black male by St. Louis-area police since Brown’s death.

“It’s imperative that we began to heal this community,” Nasheed said. “This community has been broken down. We have too many deaths at the hands of police officers.”

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Man assaults police

Bjorn Burke, Staff Reporter

A man accused of assaulting a police officer just before boarding a flight at the airport was sentenced in Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court last Thursday. Charged with assault occasioning bodily harm, using indecent language, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct is Joel Bailey. He pleaded guilty to the offences.

He was fined $50,000 or six months for assault occasioning bodily harm; $10,000 or 30 days for using indecent language; $10,000 or 30 days for resisting arrest and $10,000 or 30 days for disorderly conduct.

Allegations are that on the day of the incident, Bailey, attempting to board a flight at the Norman Manley International Airport, was questioned by a policeman who requested a search of his luggage. No illicit substances were found.

The court heard that Bailey was so frustrated that the policeman delayed his boarding, he allegedly made a number of disparaging remarks. The policeman made attempts to arrest Bailey and a scuffle resulted in the cop’s finger being injured.

Bailey’s lawyer told the court that the accused was in the midst of boarding the flight when he was accosted by the policeman. He said Bailey’s passport was taken and not returned, and that is when his client lost his temper.

“We all have to learn how to behave at the airport. Tell your client that him can’t go out there go bad-man off nobody,” said Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey. “Some a we, because we a go big New York, we have no respect for nobody out there. You need to calm down at the airport and understand that it’s just a bus that flies in the air!”

The RM ordered Bailey to apologise to the officer. Bailey apologised to another policeman who appeared for the one he assaulted.

“I’m really and truly sorry for my behaviour at the airport, and I hope you forgive me for my behaviour. I’m really sorry,” Bailey declared remorsefully.

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Man reports dog to police. Said he was bitten 18 times by the animal

DEON P GREEN, STAR Writer

A St Thomas man who killed a dog after the dog bit him, was freed of cruelty to the animal in the Morant Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court recently.

Richard Reid, 40, from Golden Grove, was allowed to go after the court heard that he acted in self defence when the animal attacked him first and bit him. The dog had bitten Reid on numerous occasions, the court heard.

Reid revealed to the court that he was on his way to work when he was attacked by the dog.

He said the dog had bitten him some 18 times as he walked on the road. He said he had even been to work late on several occasions because of the dog and was even told to leave work and seek medical attention after the dog had bitten him on one occasion.

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In his defence, he told the court that prior to him killing the dog, he had reported his problems with the animal to the Golden Grove Police Station.

He said when he complained to the lawmen at the station about the attack, one told him that duppy was on him, which is why the dog kept attacking him. He said nothing was done to address his concerns.

He said on the fatal day, he was on his way to work when he was attacked again by the dog. He used a stone to hit the animal. The dog later died of the injury caused by the stone.

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Trinidad police deny killing Jamaican man

Saturday, September 27, 2014 | 5:09 PM    

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  – Acting Police Commissioner Stephen Williams has denied that police officers were involved in the recent killing of three people, including a Jamaican, in Laventille, Port of Spain.

Since the incident, the Laventille community has been in a state of unrest and the police have called on the government to consider a state of emergency in the area, according to the Trinidad Express newspaper.

The uproar in the area began when an unknown group of heavily armed men reportedly opened fire on the Besson Street Police Station about 10 pm Thursday, shortly after an alleged gang leader, Dillon “Bandy” Skeete, was killed.

According to Williams, Skeete was one of three people who were killed following a shooting incident along Desperlie Crescent, Laventille. The other two men have been identified as Tremin Thomas of Jamaica and Joel Tash.

When the Express visited Desperlie Crescent yesterday, residents described the killing of the three men as “an execution” and they believed that law enforcement officers were the persons responsible.

“The preliminary investigations that we have conducted clearly points to the fact that the persons involved are not law enforcement,” Williams said at a press briefing yesterday.

He said investigations will proceed with “an open mind”.?

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BELIZE- Police officer shot and killed

Saturday, September 27, 2014 | 7:55 AM    

BELMOPAN, Belize – Gunmen, believed to be illegal Guatemalan nationals, shot and killed a 20-year-old police constable at a popular tourist destination in western Belize.

Danny Conorquie, a Special Constable assigned to the Belize Tourism Police Unit was ambushed by the men who emerged from bushes around the Caracol Archaeological site in the Cayo district.

Conorquie was one of two police officers on duty at the time of the incident on Thursday. He was shot in the head and died at the scene of the incident.

According to a government statement, two men on horseback shot at Conorquie near the main temple in full view of several tourists and tour operators. After the shooting the men fled the scene into nearby bushes.

Conorquie was rushed to the San Ignacio town hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The government statement said that additional security personnel have been deployed to the Caracol Archaeological site to ensure the safety of visitors who frequent the area and that “every effort is being made to bring those responsible to justice.

One eyewitness told reporters that a second policeman bravely rushed to the aid of his fallen colleague and was engaged in an exchange of gunfire with the murderers.

Although the government statement said there were two men on horseback, the witness, who works as a tour guide, said there were three Hispanic men, believed to be Guatemalan nationals.

The Belize Police Department Friday said that about five men stood over Conorquie’s body before fleeing into the bushes.

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Police seize ammo in Portmore, gun seized in Papine

Saturday, September 27, 2014 | 10:58 AM    

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police are reporting the seizure of 15 9mm rounds early Saturday morning in Portmore, St Catherine and Papine in St Andrew.

It is said that in the first incident, about 3:00 am, the driver of a motorcar with three passengers was signalled to stop by police officers on duty close to the Portmore Toll Booth.

The driver failed to stop the vehicle and instead sped off. He was chased by the police and caught. The vehicle was searched and 10 9mm rounds found. All four passengers were taken into custody.

Meanwhile, the police in Gordon Town were able to seize a 9mm pistol that contained five rounds, during routine patrol in Papine Square, about 5 o’clock this morning. Two men have been arrested.

The police are probing the two incidents.

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Pennsylvania ambush suspect researched manhunts, police say

This undated PennDOT identification photo shows Eric Matthew Frein, 31, of Canadensis, Pa. (AP/PennDOT via Pennsylvania State Police)

Police say the hard drive of a computer used by the suspect in the deadly ambush of Pennsylvania state police troopers provides evidence he has been planning an attack for years and preparing to avoid arrest.

State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens said a police inspection of the hard drive shows Eric Frein did Internet research on how to avoid police manhunts and on law enforcement technology and survival skills.

Bivens said Frein might now be treating the dragnet in northeastern Pennsylvania as “a game — a war game, if you will.”

Authorities believe they have Frein contained within a 5-square-mile perimeter around his parents’ home in Canadensis. They provided new details Friday, two weeks after a gunman opened fire at the state police barracks in Blooming Grove, killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson and injuring a second trooper who remains hospitalized.

Frein has managed to elude hundreds of law enforcement officials looking for him in the thick woods around his parents’ home in Canadensis, taking advantage of the difficult terrain to keep them at bay. He is believed to be armed with at least one high-powered rifle.

“I suspect he wants to have a fight with the state police, but I think that involves hiding and running since that seems to be the way he operates,” Bivens said. “I expect that he’ll be hiding and try to take a shot from some distance from a place of concealment, as he has done in the past.”

Underscoring the danger they face as they pursue him, Bivens said Frein had experimented with explosives, citing materials that police found and interviews with people who knew him. Trackers are proceeding through the thick woods as though they are booby-trapped, he said. Police think Frein might have a radio.

A police dog picked up Frein’s scent several days ago and flushed him from his hiding place. But the distance was too great, and Frein was able to get away, the dense canopy providing cover from a police helicopter overhead, Bivens said Friday.

As the search for the gunman neared its third week, Bivens said he remains confident police will catch their man — “at some point.”

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Three injured One dead after police shootout

Bjorn Burke, Staff Reporter

Detectives from the Spanish Town Police Station are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting of four persons, one of whom has died, in Westmore Gardens, Spanish Town, St Catherine on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Jeffrey James of a Job Lane, Spanish Town address in the parish.

The police’s Corporate Communications Unit, the information arm of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), reports that sometime after 7 p.m., James and three other men were allegedly listening to music on a thoroughfare in the community when a motorcar approached them. One man alighted form the vehicle, opening fire on the group before escaping. The police were summoned and the injured men were taken to hospital where James was pronounced dead. Two of the were admitted in stable condition while one is admitted in serious condition

No motive has yet been established for the attack.

Persons with information are being urged to call 119, or the Spanish Town Police Station at (876) 984-3163.

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Three injured One dead after police shootout

Police seize car filled with ganja

The Area 3 Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division seized more than 450 pounds (204.5 kilograms) of compressed ganja in Hayes district, Clarendon, on Tuesday.

No one was arrested in connection with the find.

Information received is that between the hours of 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., lawmen were on operation in the area when they signalled the driver of a Toyota Altis to stop. The driver attempted to elude the police, but the vehicle was later intercepted. The driver, however, ran from the motor vehicle.

The vehicle was subsequently searched and 95 parcels containing compressed ganja weighing approximately 455 pounds (206.8 kilograms) was found. The estimated value of the illicit drug is $2.3 million.

Investigations continue.

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Gay prostitutes accuse Suriname police of assault and mistreatment

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Friday September 12, 2014, CMC – Police Commissioner Humphrey Tjin has ordered an investigation into media reports that a number of gay prostitutes were assaulted by police officers earlier this week.

The bi-weekly Da Ware Tijd newspaper reported that two gay men, reportedly from Guyana, were assaulted by three police officers close to a police station in the city.
The story in the newspaper is accompanied by a full face picture of a heavy made up man dressed in female clothing and wearing a wig.

“They were kicked and slapped, ordered to strip and then beaten with batons and a cricket bat,” the paper reported, adding that the men claim that the abuse by police had become the norm.

“Police regularly hold raids to ‘clear’ the area of transgenders. And it’s usually inhumane and degrading,” the paper reported with the sex workers saying they have been keeping mum for fear of reprisal.

“But we kept our mouths shut for far too long. Thing will only get worse if we do not speak up,” they told the newspaper.

In a statement on Thursday, the non-government organisation, Foundation Loving Hands, said it “is not the first time police officers mistreated the gay sex workers.

“We have spoken to officers at the Keizerstraat station about this on June 26 of this year,” the Foundation said, noting that one female officer has made it a habit of slapping the gay sex workers around and often orders them to show their private parts “so people can see what gender they are”.

It said the sex workers are regularly hauled into the station and held for hours without reason and are never taken seriously when they try to file reports about beatings and rapes.

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