Black Cop Rapes 12 Year Old

A Fulton County police officer has been arrested and charged with aggravated child molestation and rape, police said.

Officer Michael Bernard Wilson, 30, was arrested Tuesday by DeKalb County police, Capt. Darryl Halbert with Fulton police told the AJC. The five-year veteran of the department has been suspended without pay, Halbert said.

The mother of a 12-year-old girl reported the crimes to DeKalb police, who secured arrest warrants against Wilson, Officer Jason Gagnon said.

Wilson, of Ellenwood, was arrested during a traffic stop, Gagnon said. He has been charged with two counts of child molestation, rape and false imprisonment, Gagnon said.

The crimes date back to May, according to DeKalb County jail booking records.

Wilson was booked into the DeKalb jail, where he is being held without bond.

Cops Unload On Van Because It Backfired

Thankfully like most cops these dumbasses can't shoot so the driver was unharmed despite the barrage of gunfire that entered his van.

In many states there is a castle doctrine where if you feel like your life is endanger while you are in your home or car you can kill the threat and theoretically escape prison. So I wonder what would happen to you or me while sitting in traffic we hear a van backfire and start shooting up the van, once we are arrested we claim that we thought our lives were in danger.

I wonder if we would get put on "paid leave" or thrown in prison?


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Phillip Ransom thought he had trouble Thursday night when his old van broke down on the side of the road, booming out backfires.

But that was when his troubles really began.

Two Kansas City police officers, mistaking the van’s backfires for gunshots, began firing at it.

It was a terrifying moment for the Kansas City man, who was unarmed and said he did not own a gun.

“I’m just an ordinary guy,” he said. “I go to work every day.”

Fortunately he was not hit. At least three bullets hit the van. Ransom said he did not know how many shots were fired.

“I wasn’t counting,” he said. “But it sounded like a lot.”

A department spokesman confirmed that Ransom was unarmed and said the officers have been placed on administrative leave while the incident is investigated.

The incident occurred just before 6 p.m. Thursday on Gregory Boulevard near Interstate 435. Ransom, who owns a janitorial service, said he was on his way home from work.

But his van didn’t make it, breaking down just a block from his home.

About the same time, someone called police and reported shots being fired.

Ransom learned later that a neighbor of his was the one who made the call after mistaking the sound of backfiring for gunfire.

The neighbor Friday was apologetic, but Ransom told him he would have done the same thing.

“We’re supposed to look out for each other,” he said. “It’s what we’re supposed to do.”

But Thursday night, Ransom, concerned that the vehicle might catch fire, stepped out of the van about the time the two officers arrived to investigate and began firing.

Ransom could only stand with his hands in the air and yell that he was not shooting.

“I guess they couldn’t hear me,” Ransom said Friday.

Besides the damage to Ransom’s van, windows of the patrol car were also shot out — apparently by the officers as they got out of the patrol car.

Police and media reports initially described the incident as the police car being hit by a bullet fired from a suspect in the van.

On Friday afternoon, almost 24 hours after the encounter, Ransom said he was still shaken up. But being a small-business owner, Ransom could not call in sick and was headed out to a full night of work Friday.

“I only slept an hour or two last night,” he said. “I haven’t eaten since yesterday.”

The van, with its rear window shot out, remained in his driveway.

Ransom said a police attorney had called asking about damage, although the officers never apologized Thursday night.

More than anything, Ransom said he felt fortunate to be alive.

“It was definitely an ordeal,” he said.

To reach Tony Rizzo, call 816-234-4435 or send e-mail to trizzo@kcstar.com.

Illinois State Trooper Kills Two Teen Girls In A Crash And Demands Compensation

Former Illinois state trooper Matt Mitchell, who killed two girls in a 2007 car crash caused when he was sending emails on his phone - and is now demanding compensation for his injuries

A former Illinois state trooper is demanding compensation after a crash in which he hit and killed two sisters.

Matt Mitchell was driving at 126mph through busy traffic on Interstate 64 while sending and receiving emails and talking to his girlfriend on his mobile phone.

He crossed the median and hit a car carrying four girls head on.

Two of the girls - sisters Kelli and Jessica Uhl - were killed in the crash.

The other two, Kelly and Christine Marler, were injured.

Now Mitchell is asking the state to compensate him for his injuries.

This man has no shame,' Thomas Keefe, the lawyer for the parents of Kelli and Jessica Uhl, told local media.

He called the claim 'outrageous, but predictable'.

Mitchell was suspended for nearly two years after the November 23, 2007 accident - but he still drew his $68,000 annual salary.

He pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and reckless driving in exchange for a sentence of 30 months probation.

He also resigned from the Illinois State Police.

Now lawyers claim the only defence the state may have is whether or not Mitchell was doing his job as a state trooper when the accident occurred.

Even if he was drinking or doing drugs at the time of the accident, Chicago lawyer Ian Elfenbaum said, the state still may have to pay up.

At the time of the crash, Mitchell had been responding to another accident - although help was already at that scene, officials said.

And, during a civil suit filed by the Uhls' parents, the Illinois attorney general signed a stipulation agreeing that, despite his plea to the criminal charges, Mitchell was acting in his capacity as a state trooper when the accident occurred.

That admission, it was claimed, sealed the deal.

Mitchell's lawyer Kerri O'Sullivan said: 'I wouldn't have filed the case if I thought it was frivolous or didn't have merit.'

Under the Illinois Worker's Compensation Act, each injured body part is assigned a number of weeks of pay, and a hearing officer determines the percent of each injured body part.

Taxpayers could face a bill of hundreds of thousands of dollars if Mitchell wins the case.

But he still has to get out of bed every day and know that he caused the death of those two girls, and know that he didn't take responsibility for that,' Mr Keefe said.

He still has to look himself in the mirror and think about the fact his actions forever took two girls away from their parents, then he filed for worker's compensation benefits.'

Cop Pees In A Private Yard Then Pulls A Gun On Homeowner

Had you done this in a cops yard you would've been shot. Had these homeowners shot the cop who pulled the gun on them THEY would be going to prison. Keep telling yourself it's only 1 or 2 bad apples.

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An on-duty Framingham police detective accused of pulling over to relieve himself in a private yard, then drawing his gun on the home’s resident, has been indicted on criminal charges, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office announced yesterday.

Detective Scott Brown, 38, of Mendon was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and making threats stemming from an April 29 incident taking place on private property in Framingham, said spokeswoman Cara O’Brien.

Prosecutors say Brown, who was on-duty but not in uniform and driving an unmarked vehicle, got out and began to urinate. A woman who lives at the unidentified address approached and asked what he and his partner were doing, O’Brien said.

After Brown allegedly told the woman to “stop looking” and returned to his cruiser, her husband - upon hearing the commotion - drove over in his golf cart and stopped next to Brown as he was pulling away, O’Brien said.

The two exchanged words, and Brown then got out and drew his firearm, pointed it at the victim, and said, “Move it or get shot,” prosecutors said.

The wife called 911. A video surveillance camera on the property captured the incident, O’Brien said. Messages left with Framingham police were not returned. Brown could not be reached for comment.

Police Shoot Family Dog, Leave Note On Door

An Oakland preschool teacher arrived home Tuesday to find a note on her door from the police, explaining that they had shot and killed her dog while responding to a false burglary alarm. The note stated that Mary Kate Hallock's 11-year-old arthritic yellow lab had "advanced on officers in a threatening manner" by growling and barking when they entered the property, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.

"I probably read that note 10 times," Hallock said. "I was incredulous. Gloria's never bit anyone. She's just a gentle old dog, a classic Lab, always wagging her tail." Though a police captain did later come to the house to apologize, the Hallock family is still shocked by the loss of their companion, whom they had since she was a puppy. "It was like a physical blow," Hallock said. "It just didn't feel right."

Cop Breaks WWII Vets Neck

ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 26-year-old Orlando police officer threw an 84-year-old man to the ground so hard during a confrontation over the weekend that it broke his neck.

Daniel Daley is recovering at Florida Hospital where he underwent surgery for a broken neck Monday after he was arrested by Officer Travis Lamont late Saturday night. Daley's son, Greg, told WFTV Monday he made it through surgery and is in intensive care.

Police said the war veteran committed a crime when he grabbed Officer Travis Lamont and officials said they will press charges against him.

Not everyone believes the officer did the right thing. Eyewitnesses said Daniel Daley might have stumbled into the officer, but they never saw him grab the officer around the neck, pull back his fist, or threaten to knock down the officer.

Daley was an Army intelligence officer during World War II and also served during Vietnam. Eyewitness Sean Hill said Daley did not draw back to punch the officer. He showed WFTV what happened before the officer threw him to the ground.

"He said, 'I'm not done talking to this cop.' Whether it was alcohol, he stumbled. He's 84 years old; he needs a walker," Hill said.

Hill said he will never forget the sound of Daley's head hitting the pavement.

"Like a watermelon. Pop!" he described.

Orlando police said Daniel Daley was intoxicated when he grabbed the officer's neck and then threatened to punch him. WFTV spoke with Orlando Police Department Sgt. Barbara Jones Monday (full interview) , who said Daley had a .187 alcohol level, twice the legal limit for driving.

"He grabbed the officer, pulled back his arm and said, 'I'm not going anywhere until I knock out this cop,' something to that effect," Jones said.

Orlando police are defending Officer Lamont even before their review to determine whether his use of force was justified.

"Everybody is focusing on the age. I am focusing on the action of the person. People, 84, can kill officers, too, can cold-cock my officer in the face, knock him out and now you've got an officer laying down on the ground with a gun, and everything is completely out of control," Jones said.

Officer Lamont had been called to the parking lot of The Caboose bar on North Orange Avenue south of Princeton Street (see map) around 11:00pm Saturday, after reports that Daley was arguing with a tow truck driver. Daley had gotten upset that his car was being towed. He allegedly unknowingly parked in a local market's parking space.

Local bar owner Tim Scott said he had words with the officer.

"I told him, 'Dude, you're tougher than that.' He said, 'I didn't know what he was going to do,'" Scott explained.

Greg Daley said he isn't giving up.

"The severity of his injuries just seem as though an overwhelming amount of power to take him down like that," he said (full interview) .

Greg Daley plans to take the Orlando Police Department to court and is considering pushing for a criminal investigation into Officer Lamont's actions.

Attorney Mark NeJame says he's representing Daley's son and if the police did something wrong he's going after them.

Police will review Daley's arrest to determine whether the officer used excessive force. If he's cleared, the only way there would be an internal affairs investigation is if Daley or his family files a complaint and that would also be reviewed by the Citizens Review Board.

WFTV legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said the state attorney could investigate it criminally.

"The State Attorney's Office has the authority to take it to the grand jury and let the grand jury decide whether it was a lawful use of force," Sheaffer said.

Officer Lamont has been with the department since 2008. WFTV found three disciplinary notes on his record. There were two for minor traffic crashes involving his patrol car. The third was after Lamont arrested someone for a misdemeanor, but didn't see the crime himself so the person had to be let go.

Police sent the incident report (read it) involving Daley's arrest to prosecutors. They want Daley to be charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer and disorderly conduct.

The Difference Between Peace Officers And Law Enforcement Officers

Not to long ago in America, the police where known as Peace Officers. By their very name they were reminded of their sole function to SERVE and protect. No where does it say anything about enforcing anything.

Today however (as evidenced by this extensive tag) their mission changed.  No longer are they concerned about creating a peaceful environment to live in, but their purpose now is to "enforce laws"  they aren't to question whether this promotes peace, or if these laws are moral or even constitutional they are just to be goons sent out to "enforce" them. 

If we are to ever have peace, justice and freedom on our shores we have to get back to being peace officers and not Law Enforcement thugs.

I came across this article and it made me decide to write this post. To sum it up some 17 year old girl is being a huge brat and making a scene on a schoolbus, the other kids are evacuated, and the "Law Enforcement Officer" for this school is called in. He talks to her for several minutes as does the principle and they are unable to talk her into getting off the bus.

So the "Law Enforcement Officer" decides he has had it and begins to forcibly remove a 17 year old girl from the bus, now mind you it's been less than 20 minutes, so when the girl is grabbed she begins to flail around he hits the pig and so he uses a taser on the girl.

Now let's assess the situation from the view of a Peace Officer whose job it is to serve and protect.

You are called out to a bratty girl who is throwing a fit on a schoolbus. Instead of talking to her for a few minutes and then physically removing her and then tazing her, wouldn't it be more prudent to either wait it out even if it took hours (more than likely less than 1)?

Tazers have killed many people so why should you risk the life of an (admittedly) bratty child? Does that sound peaceful? Of course not.

No matter what we do there are going to be selfish people who don't give a damn about hold up everyone else while they throw their tantrum, but does that person deserve to be tased? Hell no, should the school just refuse to have the child in class. Absolutely, the brat should no longer be welcome in the school. However to willy nilly use a deadly weapon on a CHILD is reckless and marks the sad difference between an Office Of The Peace, and a Law Enforcement Officer thug.

Cops Caught Framing Victim To Help Another Cop

Police Shoot 67 Year Old Woman 7 Times In Her Own Home

17 Year Old Murdered By Police In His Own Home

Here is the picture of Michael filling backpacks for needy children.


MORGANTON --

A Morganton Public Safety officer shot and killed a 17-year-old male late Sunday night at Independence Park on Air Park Drive.
The N.C. State Bureau of Investigations is investigating the incident.
Morganton Department of Public Safety identified the teen as Michael Blake Sipes.
Public Safety Chief Mark Tolbert didn’t release the name of the two officers who responded to the scene because the shooting is still under investigation. Both officers have been put on paid administrative leave.
The officers were veterans of the department, Tolbert said.
Public Safety officials say the officers were responding to an unknown disturbance at the mobile home park.
The officers got the call at 11:40 p.m. Sunday night, said Tolbert. Another call went out at 11:45 p.m. of shots fired, he said.
Tolbert said the officer involved in the shooting is saying he knocked on the door and announced his presence. He wasn’t sure what was said when the officer announced.
Tolbert said there is no duty for an officer to announce his or her presence but said Public Safety officers do.
Michael's mother, Kimberly Sipes, said someone pounded on her door and she asked who was there. She said no one answered. She said Michael asked who was at the door three more times.
The last time, Michael, holding a gun, opened the door and didn't see anything, Kimberly Sipes said. That's when he was shot, she said.
Kimberly Sipes said Michael was shot four or five times. His abdomen took the brunt of the damage, she indicated.
According to WSOC TV Channel 9, The News Herald news partner, area resident Korey Forney said he never heard the officers identify themselves as police, but said he heard at least four gunshots.
They didn't identify themselves as police,” he said. “That's why he came outside. But he had (the gun) in a position where he wasn't going to fire.”
Tolbert said the gun Michael was holding was a .22-caliber rifle.
Tolbert said there is no in-car video from the shooting. How many shots were fired are part of the investigation, he said, but he confirmed that more than one shot was fired.
Tolbert said only one of the officers fired his weapon during the shooting. Following protocol, both officers, who are veterans of the department, have been put on paid administrative leave, he said.
Kimberly Sipes said the officer who did the shooting ran up a hill away from the area after the shooting.
Tolbert said he doesn’t know anything about an officer running away.
During the press conference on Monday, Tolbert said he believes the officer felt threatened. If the officer felt threatened, hence the muzzle of the teen’s gun was pointed in his direction, Tolbert said.
A neighbor, who did not want to be identified and was reluctant to talk about the incident, said the call to the mobile home park was a call about the noise coming from the mobile home where Michael lived.
Kimberly Sipes said there was a 6-year-old, a 3-year-old and a 4-month-old staying at her house. She said the two older kids were jumping around and making noise.
Tolbert said protocol for an officer is to look and listen to try to figure out what’s going on when he or she arrives at a scene. He said the call the officers were responding to Sunday night was an unknown disturbance and the person who called Public Safety said a “racket” was coming from the residence.
Kimberly Sipes questioned why officers didn’t TASER her son instead of shooting him.
Tolbert said officers have to make split-second decision. He indicated that using a TASER wasn’t an option during the incident.
As she was leaving her home on Monday, Kimberly Sipes said she’s looking for a wrongful-death attorney.
Michael’s stepmother, Angie Cook, said, “The city is being sued.”
Tolbert said it’s not the first time officers have responded to the home.
Tolbert said the SBI will turn over its findings of the investigation to the district attorney’s office.
Michael Sipes, who a neighbor called a good kid, was a student at Freedom High School.
According to WSOC TV Channel 9, Michael’s stepmother, Angie Cook, said. “He was a good kid. He didn't bother nobody. He tried to help everybody he could.”
His mother said he planned to join the Army next year.
Freedom High School Principal Ken Prichard said Michael was was in ROTC last year but wasn’t scheduled to take it in the current semester.
A school crisis team was called to come to Freedom on Monday in response to the news, Prichard said. While a school-wide announcement wasn’t made about Michael’s death, Prichard and counselors talked to classes he had and students who knew him, said school officials.
Burke County Public Schools Superintendent Art Stellar said the school system will keep the grief counselors at the school for as long as it takes.
Prichard said some of the school’s staff will go to Michael’s home when his mother is ready for them. Right now, he said, is not a good time.
Prichard said the school will likely make a broader announcement and hold a moment of silence in remembrance of Michael.

Boise Cop Who Sexually Assaulted INFANTS Sentenced

Just a few bad apples you say?? Click here.


BOISE - A former Boise Police officer charged with sexually abusing several infants has been sentenced.

Stephen Young was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday. He'll have to serve 12 and a half years before he's eligible for parole. Young changed his plea in June from not guilty on four counts of lewd conduct to guilty of one count of sexual abuse of a minor.

That charge was for a victim between 14 and 18 months old.

Officials say Young sexually assaulted several infants or toddlers. They were all known to Young but they did not live in his home. The sexual contact happened in various homes in Ada County, police say.

In court on Wednesday, Ada County prosecutors said there were likely up to 20 possible victims.

"He absolutely has no idea the havoc and the confusion and the trauma that he has unleashed on the people that call him husband, father, grandfather and friend," says the Ada County Prosecutor.

In court parents of victims read statements and said they don't believe Young will ever truly admit how many children he molested.

Young also addressed the court and apologized to his family and to the community.

"The words 'I'm sorry' are not enough to describe how I feel. I wish I had the power to heal the many hearts that I had broken," says Young

Young worked from 1995 – 2000 at schools on the Boise Bench, including Owhyee, McKinley, Monroe and Whitney. He then was assigned as a school resource officer to South Jr. High from 2000–2004, and Boise High from 2004–2006.

Boise Police chief Michael Masterson released the following statement:

"Most importantly, my thoughts go out to the victims of these crimes and their families. The crimes committed by Mr, Young are appalling and unconscionable."

"I applaud and appreciate the professional and thorough work of the Sheriff’s Office investigators and Ada County Prosecutors, and support the judgment of the court in today’s sentencing decision."

"Mr. Young took an oath to protect others and he grossly violated that trust. My hope is today’s sentencing will bring some measure of closure and assist in what is most assuredly a very difficult healing process for victims and their families."

"Despite the fact the case against of Mr. Young surfaced following his retirement, it’s timely to reiterate that both members of the community and members of the law enforcement profession expect the highest level of professional and ethical conduct from officers, both on and off-duty."

"The vast majority of those in law enforcement are proud to quietly but honorably serve their community, do so with distinction, and have my fullest and most sincere admiration and support."

Be Careful What You Say Around Paramedics

A Marin County man has filed suit against the Marin County Sheriff's Department for an incident in which he says law enforcement officers went too far. Peter McFarland was Tased inside his own home as his wife watched, begging officers to stop.

On June 29, 2009 McFarland and his wife Pearl were returning home from a charity fundraiser just before midnight. McFarland injured himself as he stumbled and fell down the long steps to his front door.

"Mainly it was to my knee and the front of my leg, my shin," McFarland said.

His wife called paramedics, who helped him into the house and treated him. As the paramedics were leaving, two sheriff's deputies arrived.

"All of a sudden, they just showed up, they came in here like there was a fire going on, like a gunfight was going on," McFarland said.

What happened in the following minutes was captured on a camera mounted on the deputy's Taser.

The deputy tells McFarland he is going to take him to the hospital because he may be suicidal.

"We want to take you to the hospital for an evaluation, you said if you had a gun, you'd shoot yourself in the head," the deputy can be heard saying.

McFarland says it was just hyperbole. He was tired and in pain.

The deputy orders him numerous times to get up or else.

"Stand up, put your hands behind your back or you're going to be Tased," the deputy says.

McFarland keeps refusing.

The exchange goes on for about five minutes; his wife keeps pleading with the deputies not to Tase him, saying he has a heart condition.

Then, McFarland tells the deputies in no uncertain terms to leave.

As he gets up to go to bed, McFarland is Tased. Not once, but three times.

"There's got to be a problem in terms of training and on supervising deputy sheriffs in the county; it's hard to imagine something so shocking could happen," McFarland's attorney John Scott said.

McFarland says he never had any suicidal thoughts. In fact, he considers himself lucky to be alive.

"I'm a survivor of pancreatic cancer; one of 4 percent in this country," McFarland said.

Scott says his client was arrested, jailed and charged with resisting arrest. A judge later dismissed the charge.

Scott says the deputies had no search warrant or legal reason to enter McFarland's home and even if they thought he was drunk and suicidal, Scott says the Tasing was excessive force.

FBI Agent And Cops Arrested For Mortgage Fraud

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Seven current and former police officers, an FBI agent and a network of attorneys and mortgage brokers are accused of orchestrating a multimillion dollar mortgage fraud in South Florida.

Thirteen were arrested Wednesday after a federal grand jury indictment was unsealed. It alleges the group falsified documents to secure $16.5 million in loans to buy and flip properties at the height of the real estate boom.

They allegedly posed as buyers promising to live in 38 condos, but instead rented and sold the properties.

The defendants include three active police officers in Plantation and one in Lauderhill.

Prosecutors say the scheme was orchestrated by former Plantation officer Joseph Guaracino, who was fired for allegedly lying in the course of an investigation.

How To Survive Traffic Stops In The New Amerika

Full article here.

This article ties in with this story I posted about earlier in the month.

Police Fired Into The Home That Killed A 7 Year Old

I just posted this story about the death of a 7 year old at the hand of a cop, and now it appears that there is video evidence that cops fired into the house and that their was no struggle.

Make sure to check out the Reckless Cop tag for more stories chronicling the ever increasing number of abuses by the police state.

DETROIT — Police who carried out a raid on a family home that left a 7-year-old girl dead over the weekend were accompanied by a camera crew for a reality television show, and an attorney says video of the siege contradicts the police account of what happened.

Geoffrey Fieger, an attorney for the family of young Aiyana Jones, said he has seen three or four minutes of video of the raid, although he declined to say whether it was shot by the crew for the A&E series "The First 48," which has been shadowing Detroit homicide detectives for months.

Police have said officers threw a flash grenade through the first-floor window of the two-family home, and that an officer's gun discharged, killing the girl, during a struggle or after colliding with the girl's grandmother inside the home.

But Fieger said the video shows an officer lobbing the grenade and then shooting into the home from the porch.

"There is no question about what happened because it's in the videotape," Fieger said. "It's not an accident. It's not a mistake. There was no altercation."

"Aiyana Jones was shot from outside on the porch. The videotape shows clearly the officer throwing through the window a stun grenade-type explosive and then within milliseconds of throwing that, firing a shot from outside the home," he said.

A&E spokesman Dan Silberman said neither he nor anyone else from the network would comment about the case, and he denied a request by The Associated Press for the footage.

Detroit police were trying to obtain the film crew's footage, Assistant Chief Ralph Godbee said Monday.

Fieger said the investigation into what happened during the raid "needed to go no further than the videotape."

"The videotape shows clearly that the assistant police chief and the officers on the scene are engaging in an intentional cover up of the events," Fieger said. He said more than one camera was recording at the scene, and that the footage includes sound.

Police arrested the target of the raid, a 34-year-old man suspected of killing a 17-year-old boy, in the upstairs unit in the two-family home. Police had warrants to search both properties, and family members of the slain girl were seen going in and out of both on Monday. The suspect has not been charged, and it was not immediately clear what relationship he had to the slain girl.

The case has been handed over to the Michigan State Police to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Monday.

Some, including the slain girl's family and others, have questioned what effect the cameras may have had on the tactics used to conduct the raid on the home, which had toys strewn about the front lawn on Monday.

Two prominent criminal defense attorneys said they were unaware of past instances when Detroit police used flash grenades in raids when children were possibly present.

"That's a new one," said Detroit lawyer Corbett Edge O'Meara. "That does seem to be a pretty extreme measure. It doesn't surprise me that the police had no concern whether they were endangering the lives of children when they made this raid."

Attorney Marvin Barnett was more blunt: "I've never heard that before in my entire career, that you've thrown a flash bomb in a house unless you've got an armed suspect and you know there is nobody else in the house."

"I'd like to know who gave the order to do that," Barnett said.

Godbee said the department was confident the film crew's presence had no effect on how the raid was conducted. He said the police department's use of flash grenades is decided on a "case by case" basis.

"It primarily goes to the severity of the crime and the potential of violence from the offender we're trying to get in custody," Godbee said.

He declined to comment on whether the officers involved in the raid were aware children were in the home.

"Our tactics absolutely will be addressed and assessed at the appropriate time," Godbee said.

The family was left searching for answers. They retained Fieger, a high-powered attorney who also represented assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian, but the girl's father said he wants to know what led to his daughter's death.

"They killed my baby, and I want someone to tell the truth," he said Sunday.

Police have not identified the officer whose gun fired the shot that killed Aiyana. Godbee said he is a 14-year veteran with six to seven years on the Special Response Team, and that he has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

The officer was cleared following a nonfatal shooting last summer. Police were fired upon by someone barricaded in a house and returned fire, Godbee said.

Police Shoot 7 Year Old Girl In SWAT Raid

DETROIT — Police who carried out a raid on a family home that left a 7-year-old girl dead over the weekend were accompanied by a camera crew for a reality television show, and an attorney says video of the siege contradicts the police account of what happened.

Geoffrey Fieger, an attorney for the family of young Aiyana Jones, said he has seen three or four minutes of video of the raid, although he declined to say whether it was shot by the crew for the A&E series "The First 48," which has been shadowing Detroit homicide detectives for months.

Police have said officers threw a flash grenade through the first-floor window of the two-family home, and that an officer's gun discharged, killing the girl, during a struggle or after colliding with the girl's grandmother inside the home.

But Fieger said the video shows an officer lobbing the grenade and then shooting into the home from the porch.

"There is no question about what happened because it's in the videotape," Fieger said. "It's not an accident. It's not a mistake. There was no altercation."

"Aiyana Jones was shot from outside on the porch. The videotape shows clearly the officer throwing through the window a stun grenade-type explosive and then within milliseconds of throwing that, firing a shot from outside the home," he said.

A&E spokesman Dan Silberman said neither he nor anyone else from the network would comment about the case, and he denied a request by The Associated Press for the footage.

Detroit police were trying to obtain the film crew's footage, Assistant Chief Ralph Godbee said Monday.

Fieger said the investigation into what happened during the raid "needed to go no further than the videotape."

"The videotape shows clearly that the assistant police chief and the officers on the scene are engaging in an intentional cover up of the events," Fieger said. He said more than one camera was recording at the scene, and that the footage includes sound.

Police arrested the target of the raid, a 34-year-old man suspected of killing a 17-year-old boy, in the upstairs unit in the two-family home. Police had warrants to search both properties, and family members of the slain girl were seen going in and out of both on Monday. The suspect has not been charged, and it was not immediately clear what relationship he had to the slain girl.

The case has been handed over to the Michigan State Police to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Monday.

Some, including the slain girl's family and others, have questioned what effect the cameras may have had on the tactics used to conduct the raid on the home, which had toys strewn about the front lawn on Monday.

Two prominent criminal defense attorneys said they were unaware of past instances when Detroit police used flash grenades in raids when children were possibly present.

"That's a new one," said Detroit lawyer Corbett Edge O'Meara. "That does seem to be a pretty extreme measure. It doesn't surprise me that the police had no concern whether they were endangering the lives of children when they made this raid."

Attorney Marvin Barnett was more blunt: "I've never heard that before in my entire career, that you've thrown a flash bomb in a house unless you've got an armed suspect and you know there is nobody else in the house."

"I'd like to know who gave the order to do that," Barnett said.

Godbee said the department was confident the film crew's presence had no effect on how the raid was conducted. He said the police department's use of flash grenades is decided on a "case by case" basis.

"It primarily goes to the severity of the crime and the potential of violence from the offender we're trying to get in custody," Godbee said.

He declined to comment on whether the officers involved in the raid were aware children were in the home.

"Our tactics absolutely will be addressed and assessed at the appropriate time," Godbee said.

The family was left searching for answers. They retained Fieger, a high-powered attorney who also represented assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian, but the girl's father said he wants to know what led to his daughter's death.

"They killed my baby, and I want someone to tell the truth," he said Sunday.

Police have not identified the officer whose gun fired the shot that killed Aiyana. Godbee said he is a 14-year veteran with six to seven years on the Special Response Team, and that he has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

The officer was cleared following a nonfatal shooting last summer. Police were fired upon by someone barricaded in a house and returned fire, Godbee said.

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Prospero Lassi says he suffered a diabetes-induced seizure at home on April 9. His roommate called 911, and police from LaGrange Park and Brookfield responded, with EMTs from LaGrange Park.
Lassi says his roommate explained to police that he was having a diabetic seizure. Lassi "was not alert and could not move his body."
When the EMTs asked the cops to help them move Lassi from where he was lying on the floor, Lassi says, one of his "arms flailed during his diabetes-induced seizure, striking one of the LaGrange and Brookfield defendants. At no time did Mr. Lassi intentionally strike or offensively touch any of the LaGrange or Brookfield defendants."
Lassi says LaGrange Park Officer Darren Pedota responded by Tasering him 11 times, for nearly a minute, as he lay helpless.
He was hospitalized for 5 days, and was unable to work for 3 months because of the attack, "and his quality of life has suffered substantially," Lassi says.
"At no time did Mr. Lassi do anything to warrant the use of force against him. Mr. Lassi was never cited, arrested, or charged with any crime," according to the complaint.
He seeks punitive damages for battery, excessive force, and failure to intervene. He is represented by Arthur Loevy of Loevy & Loevy.