Bad Cop - Ongoing psych evaluations seems like a good idea, but the process of "Oversight" in some states, doesn't exist. In 2002, Oceanside Police Department sued by female cops for harassment....judge allows confidential settlement. Fast forward to San Diego Police...déjà vu. But good news, the Code Of Silence is Broken in Federal Court, and police officers attacking family members.
Breaking:
On the last day of 2011, the New York Times reported women attempting to report crimes against them by men, were rebuffed by local police. Apparently this and that law enforcment personnel beat their families at Twice the rate of non-police families, is news only to New York Times reporters.
Bad to the bone....San Francisco demonstrates their top-down problem:
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi San Francisco's newest sheriff is on trial for three DV related charges and one child endangerment. The latest report was he kept his wife, (who seemingly suffers from Battered Women's Syndrome) isolated for 18 hours after her New Year's attack.
San Diego: San Diego meanwhile, had a record number of officer arrests, (nine) during one short, time period, including an "Officer of the Year" who was stalking a fellow officer. Although afraid for her life the female officer could not get a restraining order from Judge Lisa Schall. He was later convicted of stalking, but kept his job. Others quit the force after their arrest. Anthony Arevalos, dubbed, "Los Colinas Transportation Unit" was sent to prison. Lawsuits against the city have been filed. Although Chief Lansdowne has lost control of the department, San Diego's City Council doesn't seem to mind.
Other, recent arrests:
OH: Obetz police officer Vernon Wolford demanded oral sex before transporting females to detention centers. Wolfford is married and was a "Reserve" officer for a year prior. He was later fired.
NV: What happens in Vegas.....makes headlines. Las Vegas Police Officer John Norman.
Does Officer Norman have trouble getting dates? Why else would he demand women expose their breasts to him; and is anyone really surprised he's additionally charged with groping?
Why this continues to happen: Bad reporting
Bad reporting accounts for a major part of the contiunation of these murders. To wit: UTSan Diego.com Public Safety reporter (the irony) Kristina Davis, reporting on "violence." Family violence? It's m-u-r-d-e-r.
Family Court remains the bedrock source, but because reporters don't cover Family Court, speaking only to officials or "experts" when it comes to family violence, (crime) the public remains better informed than those being paid to report. In the Kristina Davis article Davis spoke with Cynthia Burke, director of criminal justice research at San Diego Association of Governments. Burke stated, “Homicide is not the best measure of how safe a community is." Reportedly with a straight face. That Davis would quote her, confining her reports to people in her rolodex, is another (sad) matter.
Bad reporting such as exhibited by Davis demonstrates why women attempting to report inter-family crimes are shuffled off by the police to Family Court, instead.
It's likely reporter Kristin Davis and others like her, have no clue Family Court judges have long adjudicated crimes. The only difference being unlike criminal courts judges, women are more at risk as Family Court judges refuse to protect litigants trapped in front of them. Family court judges refuse to order GPS with Victim Notification, although these devices enable judges to make for the first time,effective restraining orders.
A separate issue: how did the individuals below not come to the attention of their superiors?
OH: December 11, 2011: Marvin Rice, former Dent County Deputy suspect in double murder of ex-wife and her boyfriend. The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported Rice went to the home of his ex-wife, Annette Durham and her boyfriend Steven Strotkamp and fatally shot them, before fleeing with his 2-year-old son, which he left with his new wife, before speeding off.
CA: December 8, 2011: Court of Appeal affirmsDeputy's wife's murder conviction. (The bad news is the kids can't or won't believe reality.)
OH: November 29, 2011: Retired police office and deputy sheriff, Gary Stroud...arrested in wife's murder.
CA: November 29, 2011: San Jose Police Sgt. Christopher Shimekkills wife, and self.
Recent: Text messages show covert tactics of Baltimore police who protected Cleaven Williams, Jr., the man they were supposed to arrest, resulted in William's abililty to murder his wife. Baltimore PD sued.
Just in time for October's "Domestic Violence Awareness" month - do women need back-up after the police arrive? Or why do City Councils allow top brass to keep their jobs? To wit:
Fullerton: Seven womencome forward with claims against officer Albert Rincon. (Although LA doesn't hold a candle to San Diego for stalking, sex crimes, for domestic violence the jury is still out.)
Are most city leaders as into cronyism, as Fullerton's City Councilman Bruce Whitaker - who previously handed the Sheriff-Coroner Department; the District Attorney’s Office; Public Defender Office; Probation Department; the Superior Court System while working for Chris Norby?
Meanwhile, San Diego DA and police officials ended all pretense ofending Domestic Violenceas stalker sgt takes a plea, while on paid leave, which allows him to keep his gun. Media continues ignoring the GPS real-time monitoring technologysolution which would also saveofficer lives. (Jail house recorded phone calls revealed the killer planned to kill them all along. He cut his tracking device off and did so. GPS straps using real-time monitoring can't be cut. Had the state used the newer, better technology police officers wouldn't be killed.
Returning to the other problem; the result of police officers refusing to provide services when called, is dead people.
Often, dead, women people.
Recently eight year oldRosalin Reynoldswas murdered after Watonga, Oklahoma, because the police couldn't get their act together to investigate after numerous prior calls for service.
A historical perspective: or what happened when enterprising journalist, Harvey Levin - yes, thatHarvey Levin, learned LA PD was not prosecuting officers who beat their wives and girlfriends, courtesy of Robert Mullaly.
LA PD immediately went after Mullaly, who was then tried in federal court for violating a civil court order.
And yet, after not responding to calls for service, the police apply for grant money for snazzy new, crime solving, software for themselves, while telling Victims of assault and attempted murder, they don't have the money.
San Diego's police chief's response to GPS with real-time victim notification was an immediate, "How are they going to pay for it?" The question itself belies the prejudice against women crime victims. In what other area is a crime victim expected to pay for their protection? That said, each city has existing funds. It's merely a question of deciding women are important enough to divert existing funds to empower them with equipment to save themselves. San Diego City Council's reaction to police officers repeatedly attacking women? Bumpkiss.
Where are the supervisors?
WA: Some of them aresupervisors. AG taking over prosecution of former Staff Sgt.Dennis L. McCarthywas arrested late last year on charges that he pointed a gun at his girlfriend in May 2010 and pushed her out the second-story window of an Olalla home. The woman broke her shoulder and legs in the fall. Detectives said McCarthy reported that she fell out the window while she was hanging curtains at 4:30 a.m.
Where are the supervisors?
How is it Prison Guard Mark Barber, could repeatedly rape prison inmates without any kind of suspicion for as long as the indictments claim? While it taks a special kind of person to rape an inmate, how is it Mark Barber could attack as many women as he did, for so long, without someone noticing...considering he was the prison rep for grievances?
Mark Barber was indicted for 58 separate counts of sex crimes including rape, of prisoners.
Nassau DA Kathleen Rice stated,
"This defendant used the influence of his position to terrorize, rape and abuse vulnerable inmates."
Mark Barber. 58 counts. Whew.
Also consider Kim Wolf,another New York jail guard now charged with murdering her ex-girlfriend and Uncle.
On the other hand, when Police Chiefs break into homes for financial gain related to pregnancy, shouldn't women realize calling the police might qualify for a new definition of "risky behavior?" Consider the case of former Ohio Police Chief,Barry Carpenterand Police Chief Chad Dojack. Recent: In the Category of "How strange is this?"
San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne wanted officer Anthony Aravalosprosecuted, but sent him back out on the street, alone.
(San Diego City Council continued their mute stance after Sgt. Ken Davis was convicted of stalking a fellow officer.)
KY: Sometimes the bad cops are women. Erlanger Police Detective Kim Klare ignores rape evidence. Klare speaks to DA Amy Burke and Victim is arrested. (Lawsuit follows).
Stating the obvious, the public pays taxes including for police officers - who take an oath to protect the public. Seems simple. So why are police officials promoted after officers downgrade rapes to burglaries? When the police are the front line of defense against crime towards women, are themselves, criminals. city councils must demand accountability.
San Diegans are beginning to wonder if San Diego's police misconduct cover-up, isn't getting a helpful assist by the City Council, led the mayor, and former police chief, with a helpful assist of the city attorney, himself involved in a "domestic violence" incident.
In one 45 day period, five , six, Seven San Diego Police officers were arrested for on-duty stalking, sexual battery and rape. The latest arrest, featured Daniel Dana, for on-duty rape, less than 24 hours after a press conference wherein the chief announced a new task force. Unfortunately the force is staffed with managers who are also problematic.
In the case of Anthony Arevalous, it may be that his superiors as reported locally, were aware of Arevalous's activities, for 15 years.
Women buy into this culture, too. San Diego Sheriff's Deputy Lauren McAllister was herself arrested for trying to block the arrest of a man for sexual assault.
It now seems the city wasn't aware the police brass were committing crimes. In that San Diego's mayor Jerry Sanders is San Diego's former police chief, why didn't he clean up the department?
On the right coast, Christopher Clavell, a NYC corrections officer was arrested for the cold-case murder of his ex, Barbara Perez, over a child custody dispute.
Clearly, something about the job seems to attract the best and the worst. Unfortunately the best continue failing to weed out the worst.
As Scott Christopher Montoya demonstrates, the problem is not new problem for Orange County, California.
Just as clearly as there is a problem between victims of family crimes and the response of police officers, just as clear is this is a reflection of a Top-Down, not a rank and file, problem.
Should any police officer refusal to provide police services in relation to family crime please contact us. Government works - but sometimes only after problem areas are corrected. And when authorities fail, and media fails to do its job, the result is a continuing parade of dead people.
Then there are the cases where the police do their part, and the DA fails to do their job. Or, the police and the DA do their part, and the judge does not. Please see KillerJudges.com
The public must hold city officials responsible when police refuse to provide services, including to crime victims within the family...which generally come to light in family court. In the case below, the failure of the police to allowed Bud Parsons to freely molest other people's children for a period of five years.
New York: New York City:
Latest:
1. Why would Long Island cop Gilbert Mannerz feel okay about stopping a car with three woman and forcing one to grope him during the stop?
So he could get a phone number and harass them later.
The woman
taped one of Mannerz's calls and gave it to the cops. Mannerz is a five year veteran of the force.
And yes, we have wondered what Mannerz had in mind, next.
Former Winkler County Sheriff (20 years) Robert Roberts found guilty of retaliating against nurses who reported doctor.
Reward: To the first person who leads police to the person or persons responsible for the murder of Bexar County Sheriff's Deputy Kenneth Vann. Although we profile bad cops, we do not tolerate cop killers, period.
Washington
Great news! Dorcus Allen, who cut off a tracking bracelet and murdered four police officers, was convicted. (Had Allen been outfitted with a real-time GPS monitoring bracelet instead of a tracking, after-the-fact, bracelet, those officers would be alive today.) And when it comes to stalked and battered women, GPS real-time monitoring with victim notification is needed in family court.
California
Anaheim
Warrant issued for Former Police Chief Paul Wadley for leaving lewd photos of himself in public places.
Wadley was a thirty year veteran.
San Diego
Update: Sgt Ken Davis, former "Officer of the Year" will stand trial for stalking another officer.