James Freeman of the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office, Arkansas, goes to wrong address during compliance check and assassinates a dog

 

This dog didn't have to die. If only these dumb pigs stopped doing worthless "compliance checks." I'm willing to wager this disgusting cop was thinking he's shooting a Registered Person's dog so he didn't care. Worse yet, he's not going to be reprimanded for it. 

https://katv.com/news/local/faulkner-county-sheriffs-investigator-fatally-shoots-kids-dog-after-going-to-wrong-house

Faulkner County Sheriff's investigator fatally shoots kid's dog after going to wrong house

by Marine Glisovic, KATV Staff

Tuesday, November 10th 2020

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) - The Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an internal investigation after an investigator shot and killed a child’s dog. According to a spokesperson, Investigator James Freeman was in Greenbrier for a sex offender compliance check but went to the wrong home.

Chris Coiner, who lives at the home where Freeman shot the dog, contacted Seven On Your Side after his dog had been shot and killed on Monday afternoon.

Coiner, who recorded his interaction with Freeman, said his dog was shot just for barking. “Wait right there. What is your name? What’s your name?” Coiner asked the investigator in the video. “I’m investigator Freeman with the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office...I’m looking for Samuel,” Freeman responded.

“At what address?” Coiner asked. “72 A,” Freeman responded.

“That’s over there you G****** moron. Get off my property! You shot and killed my dog!"

It was a gruesome scene on Autumn Hills Road Monday afternoon when Freeman shot Coiner’s three-year-old Terrier mix, Clide. Coiner said Freeman shot Clide in the head.

“My daughter was coming to the door and said somebody was in the driveway,” Coiner described. “Just a blue pickup, unmarked. Before I was even around the corner here, I heard a shot, and the officer had shot my dog right here in the yard for barking at him. My girlfriend watched it out the window, the dog was not attacking him, the dog was barking, in my yard, on private property.”

According to Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Captain Erinn Stone, Freeman was conducting a sex offender compliance check at 72 Autumn Hills Road. A person living there allegedly told Freeman the offender possibly lives next door.

“I asked him why he was here, and he said he was looking for somebody named Samuel at 72 Autumn Hills Road which is the next-door neighbor,” said Coiner. “I didn’t know this at the time, but I had found out he had already been to 72 which was the right address, so he knew he was not at the right address and he shot my dog for barking at him.”

While this incident is under internal review, Chief Deputy Matt Rice confirmed Freeman is still on duty – a fact Coiner said is hard to understand.

“He’s at work today and my protecting guard dog here will never work again because he killed him yesterday.”

Coiner is now asking the sheriff’s office to review their own policies and provide further training. As some may recall, this isn’t the first time this type of incident has happened.

Back in January of 2019, a Faulkner County deputy shot a dog that survived. That deputy was later fired and charged with animal cruelty.

SOYS asked whether the sheriff’s office had changed internal policies since that 2019 shooting and Chief Deputy Rice said they have not changed their policies.

The sheriff's office had no further comment on the incident involving Freeman.

Loose Cannon: Desperate claim by Charleston SC Republican Sheriff Al Cannon claims ACLU wants to abolish registry

Abolishing the registry would be a good thing, Al. It is useless and does not work, apparently except when you need to scare some undecideds to vote for you. 

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/sheriff-al-cannon-makes-multiple-claims-about-aclu-says-thy-endorse-kristen-graziano

Sheriff Al Cannon makes multiple claims about ACLU, says it endorses Kristin Graziano

by Daniella DeRobbio

Sunday, October 25th 2020

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — In a post on his Facebook page on Saturday, Sheriff Al Cannon made multiple claims about the ACLU.

"The ACLU is spending over $100,000 attacking me and backing my opponent," he wrote. "The ACLU wants to eliminate the sex offender registry. The ACLU wants to defund police. The ACLU attacks Christians and supports neo-Nazi groups. The ACLU is backing my opponent. Those are just the FACTS (sic)."

In a statement to ABC News 4, ACLU SC Executive Director, Frank Knaack said:

Sheriff Al Cannon, Charleston’s top law enforcement official, is claiming that the ACLU has endorsed and is fundraising for his opponent.

The ACLU does not endorse candidates. What we do support, however, is meaningful criminal justice reform that deeply impacts our lives. This reform includes banning no-knock warrants, ending Charleston’s 287g agreement which promotes the separation of families through deportation, increasing community oversight and accountability over law enforcement, and ending racial bias in policing. Most Charleston county voters agree with our position on these issues, and they deserve to make an informed choice in this election, which is why we’re educating them on the candidates’ positions.

We will never back away from our work to guarantee that Charleston's public safety system ensures the safety and well-being of all.

On Sunday, Sheriff Cannon's Democratic opponent, Kristin Graziano, released the following statement:

I am surprised at his attack on the ACLU, and I don’t understand why he is making those accusations. We filled out the same questionnaire, and I have no control as to how that organization choses to inform voters on the issues and how we are different. In all honesty, I don’t think his dirty attack makes him or his supporters look good, because he’s spreading falsehoods. People know exactly what I stand for: integrity, transparency, and honesty. I look forward to serving and protecting Charleston County as its first new sheriff in 32 years.

"These desperate and false attacks against the ACLU show how afraid Al Cannon is of the momentum Kristin Graziano is building," Lauren Brown, the communications director for the South Carolina Democratic Part said. "And he should be. His position and approach to public service are completely out of touch with the voters of Charleston County and why Lowcountry Democrats are excited to elect Kristin as their next Sheriff."

Maurice Washington, the chair of the Charleston County Republican Party, told ABC News 4 that despite the ACLU's claims "It's not secret that the ACLU supports Kristen."

Washington called Sheriff Cannon, "solid" and "the best in the business."

ABC News 4 has reached out to Sheriff Al Cannon for comment. We have not yet heard back.

Flagler County FL Sheriff Rick Staly is mad that the courts ruled in favor of a registered person

This dumb hick sheriff is running a large part of his reelection campaign on Predator Panic. This article isn't an outlier; he regularly refers to all registered persons as "perverts" even in official notices from the Sheriff's office.

http://www.flaglersheriff.com/cmsfiles/2020-79-Man-Arrested-for-Thirty-Counts-of-Possession-of-Child-Pornography-final.pdf

Our proactive Cybercrimes Unit did a great job and exactly why we started the unit just a few months ago,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Throughout this sick and disturbing investigation, Detective Lashbrook built a strong case against this pervert."

https://www.news-journalonline.com/opinion/20200508/donrsquot-let-sex-offenders-hide-from-registration--sheriff-rick-staly

Don’t let sex offenders hide from registration | SHERIFF RICK STALY

For years, the state of Florida has required convicted sex offenders by law to register when they move into and live in your neighborhood. This statutory provision has served Floridians well by enabling both law enforcement and citizens to know about the presence and location of convicted sex offenders in their communities. Unfortunately, a newly discovered legal loophole is being exploited by convicted sex offenders and their defense attorneys to avoid registering when they move into Florida communities.

Recently, the 2nd District Court of Appeals considered the case of a convicted sex offender in Hillsborough County who had failed to register after being released from the Florida Department of Corrections after completing his prison sentence. The offender had been sentenced to 15 years and fined $10,000. He and his defense attorney’s claimed that under the law, as it is currently written, he did not need to register since he had not completed his sentence. His sentence included both incarceration for 15 years in state prison and payment of a $10,000 fine. He served the time but never paid the fine and likely won’t. Using a creative defense his attorney exploited a loophole. The appellate court, looking at the literal language of the law and not the intent of the law, agreed with the defense and the court held the convicted sex offender did not have to register as a sex offender because he never “completed his sentence” when he failed to pay the $10,000 fine.

The intent of the current law is clear – sex offenders must register with the local sheriff. However, without action, the crazy result of this court ruling is sex offenders across Florida could avoid registering their presence in our neighborhoods as long as they never pay their fines. This is a double travesty of justice – they are legally allowed to hide who they are and where they live if they don’t pay their fines, which most Department of Corrections offenders do not pay up. This ruling puts our communities and children at risk by allowing convicted sex offenders to roam our communities unregistered and unknown to law enforcement and neighbors. This is totally unacceptable and handcuffs law enforcement from keeping sex offenders from preying on communities.

As sheriff, I have contacted the Florida Sheriff’s Association and our local representatives, State Sen. Travis Hutson and State Rep. Paul Renner so we can fix the law. All have agreed this fix needs to happen as soon as possible and I pledge to do everything I can to do just that. I am asking our community and our Florida lawmakers to join us in returning the law to its original intent. With this needed change, law enforcement and citizens will always have the opportunity to know about convicted sex offenders in their community. This reform law would help ensure a safer Florida for our children and families and hold sex offenders accountable for their criminal deviant behavior.

Staly is the sheriff of Flagler County.

UK Cop's Mother-In-Law accidentally tosses sensitive registrant info in trash and ends up in trashy newspaper

Despite the name of the award I give to dumbest cop of the year, most KeyStone Kop of the Year nominees land here for malicious actions taken against Registered Persons. This is not one of those cases. In the UK (unlike here in the fascist USA), info on registered persons are generally not publicly disclosed.  But this guy was negligent in securing sensitive documents. This guy needs the paper that Chief Quimby uses on all those memos to Inspector Gadget. Wowzers!

https://gruntstuff.com/cops-mother-in-law-accidentally-threw-out-top-secret-sex-offender-documents/39072/

Cop’s mother-in-law accidentally threw out top-secret sex offender documents
May 10, 2020
Donna Miller

High-secret documents about pedophiles and their victims have been present in a UK road — as a result of a cop’s mother-in-law unknowingly threw them in a dumpster, a disciplinary listening to was advised.

Sgt. Martin Skirving-Chehab, 42, had introduced house the extremely delicate documents in grocery store buying baggage — and solely realized they have been lacking when he received a panicked message from his spouse, in response to the Northern Echo.

“My mom put that … bag along with your work issues within the f–king recycling bin,” his spouse, who was pregnant with their baby, warned through Whatsapp, the paper stated.

The documents have been discovered by a canine walker who handed them to the Solar newspaper, resulting in a headline-grabbing exposé final July.

The 15-year veteran of Cleveland Police on Wednesday was discovered responsible of gross misconduct for a “sustained failure to take knowledge safety severely,” in response to the Echo.

His mishap triggered “important reputational hurt to the police and a danger of great hurt to members of the general public — specifically 55 registered sex offenders whose knowledge was allowed to enter the general public area,” disciplinary listening to chairwoman Jayne Salt stated.

Nonetheless, Cleveland Police’s Joan Smith urged the panel to permit the officer, who has twice been formally counseled, to maintain his job and as a substitute get a closing written warning. The sergeant’s legal professional, Nicholas Walker, additionally stated the general public wouldn’t be greatest served by shedding such an excellent officer.

The panel was nonetheless contemplating its resolution Wednesday, the paper stated.

Lake County Ohio Sheriff closes jail to visits but reminds registered citizens they're still doing registration

Good news, Lake County Ohio registrants! Apparently, Registered Citizens are immune to the Coronavirus! So when you go in to register, be sure to hack and cough all over your Gestapo papers.

https://www.news-herald.com/news/ccw-registrations-jail-visits-sheriff-s-sales-suspended-lake-county/article_3679a376-684b-11ea-908d-cf24da0ef3b3.html

Lake County Sheriff Frank Leonbruno said his office will not be doing any mass release of jail inmates in response to the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19.

“In compliance with the directives of the Ohio Department of Health, as well as those of the governor and local health directives, we have closed all visiting at the Lake County Adult Detention Facility,” Leonbruno said in a March 16 news release. “As well as we have closed all inmate programming such as church services, GED instruction, and all other programming. In short, all non-essential personnel coming into the detention facility has been stopped. Inmates will still have the ability to stay in contact with their families through the phones and postal service.”

Leonbruno added that their medical staff is monitoring jail inmates for their health and safety. No inmates were displaying symptoms of the virus at the time of the news release...

Concealed carry registrations are closed until further notice. Leonbruno said their CCW office is the second busiest in the state.

“For the health and safety of all we are limiting the influx of people into the Office, as are sheriffs in adjoining counties,” Leonbruno said. “However, we are continuing to maintain the registrations and tracking of sex offenders, arsonists, and violent offenders.”

Sheriff’s sales are suspended until further notice to comply with the directives of the Ohio Department of Health director regarding large assemblies in public areas.