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Man charged in massacre of wife, 3 other relatives
MARQUETTE PARK | No moon, no sun: ‘That meant Allah told him to take his family’ April 16, 2010 BY MARK J. KONKOL AND FRANK MAIN Staff Reporters The murderous rampage started after James Larry, a converted Muslim, looked to the sky and didn’t see the moon or the sun before dawn Wednesday, a family member says. “That meant Allah told him to take his family,” said the woman, who asked that her name not be printed. “That meant Allah told him to take his family,” said the woman, who asked that her name not be printed. “He went inside and said, ‘It’s time,'” the woman told the Sun-Times. » Click to enlarge image James …Read more […..]
Police: Motel Guest Smacks Man in Head With Snake
ROCK HILL, S.C. (April 15) — Police in South Carolina say an argument between two motel guests ended when one of the men was hit in the head with a snake. Rock Hill police say the victim told officers that he argued Tuesday night with 29-year-old Tony Smith over loud music coming from Smith’s room. The dispute appeared to be over, but the man told police Smith walked up to him several hours later with a 4-foot python and hit him in the face with the snake’s head. Smith surrendered the snake to family members before police handcuffed him and took him to jail. Smith was charged with assault and battery. He remains in …Read more […..]
Videotape Your Next Traffic Stop: A Good Idea?
You Have Rights, But The Cop Is Writing The Ticket With the proliferation of video cameras in phones and MP3 players, capturing an event on video has never been easier. The tools are now pocket sized, creating a new wrinkle in how we’re interacting with everything around us, including the police. While cops started arming themselves with vehicle-mounted cameras over a decade ago, only recently have we seen citizen-police interaction from this new perspective. Is it legal? The official answer is yes, but that doesn’t mean it will win you any points with a police officer. Is it smart? Well, we’ll get to that. No Expectation …Read more […..]
Slain cop's wife upset his portrait was moved
The widow of a slain Riverdale detective said she’s insulted that village officials moved a “sacred” portrait of her husband that hangs inside the police station. The portrait was moved from a second-floor balcony in the lobby to a wall behind the lobby information desk last week. Maureen Rolniak, 43, believes the portrait is now in a less public place. “It’s very disrespectful for any officer, in any town, any city” killed in the line of duty, said Rolniak, clad in a white T-shirt and a blue dog tag, both emblazoned with her late husband’s smiling face. “He gave the ultimate sacrifice.” Rolniak is the widow of …Read more […..]
Retired cop says Weis ‘cut and run’ after shooting
After speaking to several Chicago PD Officer friends, it sounds like Jody Weis got scared and ran off escorted like the President would instead of instinctively going towards the shooting scene as an officer–especially a leader of officers– would do…Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis is a “coward†who had “cut and run†last week when he should have responded to shots fired 45 seconds away, a retired police officer charged Monday. More than 20 years ago, John Northen led a group of police sergeants who filed a federal lawsuit charging they were unfairly denied promotions as the result of a flawed …Read more […..]
J-FLED in the Sun Times
The following post is copied from an excellent Police Blog at www.Secondcitycop.blogspot.comThe waves threaten to swamp the boat:Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis is a “coward†who had “cut and run†last week when he should have responded to shots fired 45 seconds away, a retired police officer charged Monday.More than 20 years ago, John Northen led a group of police sergeants who filed a federal lawsuit charging they were unfairly denied promotions as the result of a flawed lieutenants exam.Now, Northen has filed a complaint with the Independent Police Review Authority, forwarded to the inspector …Read more […..]
28 Neb. cops suspended for watching videos on duty
Chief also will make the officers retake their oaths.related-content-container a.link_more {MARGIN-TOP: 5px; DISPLAY: block; PADDING-LEFT: 20px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11px; BACKGROUND: url(/policeone/data/images/href_arrow_tr_bg.gif) no-repeat 3px 1px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5px; COLOR: #4973de; TEXT-ALIGN: left}.related-content-container p{font-size: 11px; margin-top: 3px;} Lincoln Journal StarLINCOLN, Neb. — Almost 9 percent of Lincoln’s police force will be suspended without pay for watching videos instead of patrolling or doing other work, Police Chief Tom Casady said Wednesday. The five sergeants and 23 officers …Read more […..]