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By Emory Bryan, The News on 6
The City Council plans to discuss the application Tuesday morning.
TULSA, OK — The Tulsa Police Department and Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office plan to jointly apply for new grant funding from the federal government, with plans to use the money for crime analysts and computers. It would be the first time the City and County have jointly applied for money from the Justice Department, with intentions to share the proceeds.
The application is for a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for $665,464. The joint application asks for $627,000 to hire four civilian crime analysts for Tulsa Police and $38,000 to buy computers for Sheriff’s Office patrol cars.
Read a portion of the JAG Grant application.
Tulsa Police would use the money to hire civilians to work in the COMPSTAT program of TPD, instead of sworn officers. Each analyst is projected to cost the city just under $50,000 the first year. The grant award would cover the total employment cost of the four analysts for three years.
The Sheriff’s Office would get six in-car cameras, at a cost of $4,000 each. Other related equipment would total $42,750; or $7,125 per unit.
The City Council is required to review the application by June 30th to meet the application deadline. The Council plans to discuss the application Tuesday morning. The grant money, if it was awarded, would be available to the City in October.
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Pleasanton couple on way to A’s game credited with stopping to help the officer until an ambulance arrived
By Kristin Bender
Oakland Tribune
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office and Oakland police investigate a hit and run accident at the intersection of 98th Ave. and B St. in Oakland, Calif. that sent an Alameda County Sheriff's motocycle officer to the hospital on Wednesday May 5, 2010.(Laura A. Oda/Staff)
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office and Oakland police investigate a hit and run accident.
OAKLAND — Police have arrested a woman on a hit-and-run charge after she plowed into an Alameda County Sheriff’s deputy on his motorcycle this afternoon, said sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson.
The officer was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland, where he was treated and released. He has bumps and bruises but no broken bones, Nelson said.
The dark colored Volkswagen Jetta hit the motorcycle officer hard enough that the car’s front grille fell off at the scene, Nelson said.
Officials said the 34-year-old San Leandro driver also left the scene and abandoned the car she was driving about eight blocks away in San Leandro, police said. Police are not releasing her name because they are still in the process of identifying her using a photo lineup.
The collision happened about 12:15 p.m. today near 98th Avenue and B Street. The deputy, whose name was not released, was previously assigned to duty at the Oakland airport and was headed there to return some equipment when he was hit, Nelson said.
His current post is in San Leandro.
Nelson said the officer and the department are thankful that a Pleasanton couple, who were headed to the A’s game, instead stopped to aid the officer. They parked their car to protect him from being hit again, Nelson said.
The officer was not unconscious but to avoid further injury stayed put until emergency personnel arrived to examine him and take him to the hospital. Nelson said the couple still made it to the baseball game, possibly a bit late. “To use a baseball metaphor,” he said. “It was a heads-up play (on their part).”
Anyone who witnessed the hit-and-run, can call 510-777-8658.
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Pallbearers cousin David Aguilar, left, brother Frederick Aguilar, brother Octavio Aguilar and family friend Ryan Lopez carry the casket of Sevier County Sheriff's Sgt. Franco Aguilar at American Fork Cemetery during his burial Wednesday.
RICHFIELD — Everyone considered Sevier County sheriff’s Sgt. Franco Aguilar their best friend.
During funeral services Wednesday for the decorated deputy who was killed in the line of duty, the stories from co-workers and community members about Aguilar’s infectious personality and smile were nonstop.
“Everybody loved Franco. He was just one of those guys I wish I could be like,” said Sevier County Commissioner Gary Mason.
Aguilar, 36, was killed April 29 while assisting a motorist who had crashed on the icy Fish Creek Bridge along I-70, about 11 miles east of I-15. While talking to the female driver, who was still sitting in her car, another vehicle driven by an 18-year-old man slid out of control into the first vehicle, tossing Aguilar over the bridge. He fell more than 100 feet to his death.
He is the first Utah Latino officer to be killed in the line of duty, according to the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial.
At his funeral service Wednesday in Richfield, officers from across the state gathered at the Sevier Valley Center to pay their final respects.
“He was one of the finest officers I ever worked with,” said Sevier County sheriff’s chief deputy John Hunt. “Franco was invaluable to our department.”
Aguilar always used caution in everything he did, Hunt said. “I know the night of the accident he did everything he could to make that scene safe.”
To Sevier County Sheriff Phil Barney, Aguilar was like a son. He had “exemplary integrity,” was an outstanding officer, fun-loving and not above pulling a practical joke, Barney said.
The sheriff promised Wednesday that from now on, his office would be expected to follow the “Franco standard of excellence.”
“We will serve above and beyond the call of duty and with enthusiasm, like he did,” he said.
The Catholic funeral Mass was conducted by the Rev. James Blaine, pastor of St. Peter Parish in American Fork. As Aguilar’s coffin, draped with a white cloth, was brought into the arena, all the officers in the building stood and saluted as bagpipes played. The sheriff’s office lined the path from the viewing room to the funeral.
Behind the coffin, Aguilar’s widow, Jamie Farley Aguilar, and their five children walked in, followed by dozens of friends and family members. Jamie Aguilar wore a sticker of a sheriff’s badge on her black dress with a black band across it.
“I wish I could find words to take away the pain and sorrow,” the Rev. Blaine told the congregation. “These times are truly difficult. Mourning is always hard. That’s why we pray for those who are mourning.”
“A beautiful life. A beautiful person,” the pastor said of Franco Aguilar.
Just a few weeks ago, he baptized one of Aguilar’s daughters. Before the ceremony, he said this was one of the hardest things he has ever gone through. His message Wednesday to the family was one of encouragement.
“It’s going to be a difficult time, but there is something beyond,” he said. “He’ll be watching over them, protecting them.”
Psalm 23 was read, as was 1st Corinthians in Spanish, followed by The Lord’s Prayer. A Eucharistic prayer was offered as the Rev. Blaine prepared communion.
After the closing prayer, Sevier County dispatchers did a last call for Aguilar.
“Thank you for your service,” the dispatcher said.
After the ceremony, officers from across the state lined a road leading from the arena to the hearse. The officers stood on both sides and saluted as the coffin, now draped with an American flag, was carried away.
In front of the events center, Aguilar’s silver patrol car — the one he was driving the night of the accident, which somehow came out unscathed — was parked near the entrance.
Along the funeral procession route in Richfield, more than 1,000 children from the elementary schools and other residents lined the streets, all waving American flags as the long procession passed. A strong wind from an approaching storm blew dozens of flags in full view across the town.
Hundreds of people attended Aguilar’s burial service Wednesday afternoon in the American Fork Cemetery. A cortege of law enforcement motorcycles slowly escorted the hearse containing Aguilar’s casket underneath a massive American flag suspended over 600 East and into the cemetery.
The pallbearers, three of whom were Aguilar’s brothers, carried the casket through a corridor of saluting officers as bagpipes played. A crowd of deputies, highway patrol officers and other law enforcement officials stood at attention while family, friends and others solemnly watched.
Flags flapped in the wind as the Rev. Blaine offered a graveside prayer. After he finished, three volleys of shots rang out over the cemetery as Aguilar was honored with a 21-gun salute.
Three helicopters flew over the cemetery to end the military rites. Pallbearers and members of the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department approached Aguilar’s casket, placing white boutonnieres on the silver lid while wiping their eyes.
In downtown Richfield, some businesses put messages to Aguilar on their marquees. Flags remained at half staff, where they have been since his death.
Gov. Gary Herbert was among the dignitaries attending the funeral. He said Aguilar “made the ultimate sacrifice” and is a reminder of how all law enforcers put their lives on the line every day.
“He was an example of how to do it right, an example for us all on how to better your community,” he said.
The Sevier County Commission declared Wednesday Franco Aguilar Day.
“I’m just totally amazed at how the law enforcement community comes together on such an occasion,” said Sevier County Commissioner Gary Mason.
Contributing: Justin Ritter
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Cop acted appropriately in using TASER on Phillies fanThis is the first time that a TASER has been used by Philadelphia police to apprehend a field jumper
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A law enforcement officer chases down a fan that ran onto the field before the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals. (AP Photo)
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police say an officer appears to have acted appropriately when he used a TASER to subdue a teenager who ran onto the field during a Phillies game.
Lt. Frank Vanore, a police spokesman, says Commissioner Charles Ramsey reviewed the tape and felt the officer had acted within the department’s guidelines, which allow officers to use TASERs to arrest fleeing suspects. Vanore says internal affairs is still investigating.
The teen ran on the field at the top of the eighth inning of Monday night’s game against St. Louis.
He dodged two security officers and ran around the outfield before the officer subdued him.
Police say the teen is charged with defiant trespass, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
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His name is not being released because of his age.
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Detroit Police on scene at officer ambush killing
DETROIT — Police responding to a report of gunshots at a vacant duplex in Detroit where a neighbor said drugs were sold were met with heavy gunfire early Monday, authorities said.
Officer Brian Huff, 42, was killed and four other officers were wounded, police said.
It was the first time in five years that a Detroit police officer has been killed in the line of duty, Police Chief Warren Evans said. Two of the four surviving officers were treated and released, and the two still hospitalized were expected to recover, police said.
The 25-year-old suspect was arrested after fleeing the house, police said. He was shot once in the lower back and was being treated at a hospital, police spokesman John Roach said.
Evans said officers responded to the two-story building about 3:30 a.m. after a next-door neighbor reported hearing shots.
Shelia Brown, 47, said she was awakened by two to three gunshots early Monday, followed by eight to nine more. Brown said has been offered drugs by people while walking past the house.
“They ask you if you want to buy weed,” said Brown, adding that she has previously called police, but “they come out but the guys are gone by then.”
The officers who responded to the call Monday positioned themselves at the front and rear entrances of the building, Roach said. He said officers at the front of the house were met with heavy gunfire.
The officer who was killed, who had been on the job at least 12 years and had a 10-year-old son, was shot inside the home and struck multiple times, Roach said.
“It’s a tough time for all of us,” said Evans. “We’re all kind of in a state of shock.”
Evans and Mayor Dave Bing visited the slain officer’s widow at St. John’s Hospital in Detroit, where officers exchanged hugs early Monday morning with some of the dozens of people who had gathered outside an emergency room entrance awaiting word on the injured.
“It was the worst feeling I’ve had since I’ve been in this position,” Bing said. “Our community needs to stand up.”
Outside the hospital, Officer Randy Randolph, 33, said he previously worked in the same district as the slain officer, whom he described as a “big teddy bear.” Randolph, a 13-year veteran now in traffic enforcement, said when he was working on the street, he would know that the officer had his back.
“He had a great heart. A lovable guy. Everybody loved him,” Randolph said.
Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh, whose brother is a police officer, said it was a difficult day for the city.
“My heart goes out to them, to this whole team of officers, but certainly to the family — the wife and child — of that Detroit police officer who lost his life.”
Police said a .45-caliber handgun and 1 pound of marijuana were recovered at the house, which is located on a block of mostly well-kept bungalows and two-story duplexes. Several neighbors describe the block as quiet during the day, but say gunshots are commonly heard in the surrounding area.
Aisha Crenshaw said since beginning her job two weeks ago as a crossing guard at a nearby intersection, she has seen a black car with tinted windows parked in the driveway of the house every day. She said she once saw a man leave the house and get into the vehicle.
By JEFF KAROUB and DAVID RUNK (AP)
Associated Press Writer David Aguilar contributed to this report.
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Pinal County Sheriff's Office and other agencies
Police have have captured 17 suspected illegal immigrants in southern Arizona as the manhunt continues for smugglers who shot and wounded a sheriff’s deputy in remote Pinal county 50 miles south of Phoenix.
A coordinated effort from various law enforcement agencies have worked to find the suspect that shot a Pinal County Sheriff’s deputy on Friday April 30, 2010 in the desert southwest of Stanfield, Ariz.
According to FOX news, Pinal County sheriff’s Lt. Tamatha Villar says the deputy suffered a superficial wound to his abdomen after being shot with an AK-47 assault rifle.
Three of those captured overnight Friday were being questioned Saturday, sheriff’s Lt. Tamatha Villar said.
The deputy was released from the hospital, and is expected to fully recover.
One month ago a southern Arizona rancher was shot and killed by a suspected illegal border crosser.
The violence “should show the rest of the country what we Arizonans have known for too long — the unsecured border poses a very real and very immediate danger,” said U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D) to FOX news.
The events leading up to the shooting on Friday afternoon:
Deputy Louie Puroll, 53, was patrolling a well-known smuggling corridor near Interstate 8 when he came upon a stash of marijuana bales and five suspected smugglers. According to news reports, at least one of the suspects opened fire on him, tearing a chunk of skin from his back.
Puroll then radioed in that he was shot.
State and federal law enforcement agencies deployed helicopters and scores of officers to search a 100-square-mile zone for the suspects.
The Arizona Republic reported more than one of the police choppers came under fire during the manhunt on Friday.
Puroll, a 15-year department veteran, had been on the lookout for smugglers when he discovered the suspected smugglers, two armed with rifles, according to FOX news.
By April MacIntyre May 2, 2010, 16:34 GMT
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office along with the City of Bolivar Police Department and the combined Ozarks Multi-Jurisdictional Enforcement team conducted raids at five residences arresting a total of nine.
The bust lead to the arrest and charges against the nine on methamphetamine, possession and with intent to sell.
The official press release from the Sheriff’s Office and Investigations Supervisor Billy Simpson says, “David Allen Piper, jr., 45, and Jessica D. Piper, 30, both of Bolivar have each been arrested and charged with class B felony possession of a controlled substance.
“This is the third time that this operation has been conducted in Polk County and has been successful each time,” the Sheriff’s Office said. “Thirty drug-related arrests have been made during three operations.”
The Pipers are accused of possessing methamphetamine discovered during a search of their residence at South 140th Road on April 15 according to official court documents.
A total of four residences were searched in Bolivar and Polk County.
The Pipers are free on a $50,000 bond each. They are due in court at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, for criminal settings.
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San Gabriel Valley Tribune
By James Wagner Staff Writer
POMONA – Like Diamond Bar, Walnut and San Dimas, the city is considering using county sheriff’s deputies to provide police service in its 154,000-resident city.
In order to address budget concerns, the Pomona City Council voted unanimously Monday night to ask the sheriff’s department for a preliminary study of costs.
While local officials couldn’t say how using deputies in Pomona would affect neighboring communities, they said the sheriff’s office provides good service at a good price.
Walnut Mayor Tom King said he is happy with the city’s contract with the sheriff’s department. “I know that we found it be a better bargain for our tax payers,” he said. But a city has to weigh all of its options, he said. “Local control of a police agency is certainly a factor,” he said.
The Walnut/Diamond Bar station serves both cities and unincorporated Rowland Heights, covering an area of over 45 square miles. It’s only a mile from the Pomona border, but officials insisted that Pomona would not drain resources from the two smaller cities.
Based on the size of the 170-officer Pomona police department, that city’s deputies would likely be housed in a stand-alone station, said Capt. Bruce Foggarty, who heads the sheriff’s Contract Law Enforcement unit. “We build a model that we think that we would police the city at that level,” Foggarty said.
Pomona’s voters will ultimately have to decide whether to keep a police department or contract with the sheriff. For many local cities, the sheriff’s department is a relatively inexpensive option for law enforcement.
In general, cities can save about 10 percent to 15 percent by using deputies for police service, according to data from cities that contract service from the sheriff.
Diamond Bar, with 58,000 residents, paid $5.3 million this year for sheriff’s service, city officials said. By comparison, La Verne, population 33,300, pays $11.5 million for its police department.
Staff Writer Monica Rodgriguez contributed to this story
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AG Announces Bid for Re-election with Overwhelming Bi-partisan Law Enforcement Support
Milwaukee — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen today officially announced his campaign for reelection. Kicking off his state-wide tour at the Milwaukee Police Association headquarters and joined by law enforcement officials and community members, Van Hollen highlighted his bi-partisan support from by 61 sheriffs and 50 district attorneys from all parts of Wisconsin .
In addition, Van Hollen unveiled endorsements by the Milwaukee Police Association, Wisconsin Professional Police Association and the Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs’ Association. Van Hollen thanked these groups and indicated that their support stemmed from the extensive accomplishments of the Department of Justice during his first term in office.
“We are proud to endorse J.B. Van Hollen to continue as Wisconsin ’s Attorney General because he understands the challenges that police officers face every day and he has been a leader in promoting law enforcement and public safety,” said Milwaukee Police Association President Mike Crivello.
Since taking office in 2007, Attorney General Van Hollen has championed the rule of law and has tirelessly worked to take criminals off of the streets. Determined to increase the productively and improve the image of the Department of Justice, Van Hollen ran on a platform to fight crime and restore integrity.
Attorney General Van Hollen has kept his campaign pledges by eliminating the backlog of DNA evidence in the Wisconsin Crime Laboratories, fighting online sex predators, cracking down on voter fraud, taking criminal illegal aliens out of our communities, and protecting Wisconsinites’ Second Amendment rights.
“J.B. Van Hollen has been dedicated partner of law enforcement and Wisconsin is safer under his leadership,” said Ozaukee County Sheriff and President of the Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association, Maury Straub.
In running for reelection, Van Hollen said, “I am pleased by our successes over the past four years, and I remain committed to preserving the rule of law and protecting the people of our great state during my second term.”
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The Associated Press – Posted: 04/25/2010 11:59:33 PM PDT
CULVER CITY, Calif.—Authorities say Culver City police officers have shot and killed an armed man suspected of robbery.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Gordon says officers pulled over a female driver and a male passenger who matched a description of suspects who had used a gun to rob a nearby electronics store shortly after noon Sunday.
Sheriff’s officials say during the traffic stop the passenger was outside the car and the officer feared for his safety and shot the man, who was declared dead at a hospital soon after.
Gordon says a chrome handgun was recovered from the scene.
The driver was arrested. She was not hurt.
Officers reached by phone at the Culver City Police Department referred calls to the sheriff’s department.
