Because of his reasonable suspicion, the police officer proceeded to record the serial numbers. In order to retrieve all the numbers, the police officer moved a turntable. Once the police officer retrieved the serial numbers, he notified headquarters. After the call, the police officer learned that the turntable was stolen and seized the equipment. Because of this result, the police officer charged Respondent with armed robbery.…
ID Tech Herrera #3599 responded to 1947 N. Marengo Ave. and took a series of digital photographs of Jordan’s injuries. Refer to ID Tech Herrera’s supplemental report for further details. INVESTIGATION: On Saturday, September 2, 2017, I was on patrol, in full uniform, in a marked black and white Pasadena Police vehicle, Unit #21.…
The case involves a double homicide that occurred at 379 Waterford Loop, Rineyville, Kentucky on September 11, 2007 between the hours of 2am and 6am. The report came in to 911 dispatcher around 12pm on 9/11/07 by 9yo Matthew Peterson, who called and reported that his mother and grandmother had been shot. The victims were identified as 53yo Karen Green and 31yo Tracy Smith. During the time of this incident inside the home were both victims, Matthew, Eion, and Reagan. Crime scene evidence shows the attacker approached the home using the back porch entering through the kitchen area.…
Rich was wearing his Kirkland Police Department uniform, which clearly displays him as a police officer. As the male approached the building, he stopped, turned and Sgt. Rich did a knee style strike to the male’s side and they both went to the ground. As I got closer, I saw a brown and black semi-automatic pistol on the ground near the male’s feet. I slide the gun away with my foot and provided over watch while Sgt.…
Memphis is known on a global scale for being the home of Elvis Presley and the blues you can hear played in clubs along Beale Street. However, Memphis also has one of the highest poverty rates in the country, with 29.8 percent of the city’s population living in poverty (Charlier, 2015). Memphis based gangs such as Young Mob and Kingsgate Mob along with nationally known gangs like Crips, Bloods, and Latin Kings are just a sampling of the gangs you can find within the city (Goggans, 2014). The majority of gang related activity happens within the city limits in predominately black and poor communities, but you can see the gang presence in any area of the city (Googans, 2014).…
Case PERMITABLE OR INVASION OF PRIVACY? R. v. Fearon, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 13 Facts Compelling evidence obtained from a warrantless search incident conducted by law enforcement authorities linked Kevin Fearon to a robbery of a jewelry merchant at a Toronto market in July 2009. The accused and his associate, F and C, seized numerous bags, one of which contained jewelry, and escaped in a black vehicle.…
It was a sunny, ordinary day the morning of March 13, 1934, but the events of the day were anything but regular. At close to 2:30 pm, a group of armed gangsters robbed the first national bank in Mason City, and escaped with approximately 52,000 dollars. The group included “Baby Face” Nelson, Homer Van Meter, John “Red” Hamilton, John Dillinger, Tommy Carroll, Eugene “Eddie” Green, either Red Forsythe or Joseph Burns, and, in some accounts, there was a seventh participant, most likely a woman. The group parked their getaway automobile, which witness accounts reported was a blue buick sedan, on State Street close to the alley which led behind the bank.…
Issue: Whether Mr. Howard’s 4th Amendment rights were violated when he was stopped and frisked by officers whose only basis for such a stop was an anonymous phone tip? Facts: Our client, Happy Howard, was carrying a concealed weapon while out at a festival. Upon raising his elbow, another citizen noticed the concealed gun and made an anonymous phone tip to the police.…
Mr. Ede was walking along Albert St about 1.30pm when he was allegedly assaulted before falling and hitting his head on concrete; the unprovoked attack resulted in the death of Mr. Ede. After 12 months, the accused will finally stand trial charged on the crime of “Unlawful Striking causing Death.” The defendant, Mr. Mayot will be the first person in the state to be charged with this crime. Another prevalent case in regards to this issue was the horrific attack of an 18-year-old aspiring Water polo player, Cole Miller. He was walking home from a night out in Fortitude Valley, when he was struck in the head.…
The Crimes of Jesse James After the Civil War, Jesse James was unable to settle into normal civilian life. Instead, his anger at the North and at the persecution of his family during the war propelled him into the spotlight as “the nation’s most revered outlaw” (O’Reilly, 2015, p. 192). While still recovering from injuries, Jesse helped plan the first daytime bank robbery committed during peacetime. The robbery netted over $58,000. One bystander was killed, and Jesse sent a letter of apology to his family (O’Reilly, 2015, p.198).…
On the night of September 23 on the campus of North Carolina Central University went into lockdown. At the time I was in my dorm room with my roommate Jada wondering what was going on. It wouldn’t be until morning that we find out that someone who had a gun on our campus was killed by an NCCU officer. The man, Tracy Bost was reported to be near the campus had a gun and pointed it at university officers which eventually resulted in his death. Many factors could have led Tracy Bost to make the decisions he made on that night a few of which I believe were neglect, broken home, and general strain theory.…
John Wideman’s Our Time tells the story of two brothers and the differences between them. John, the author and primary narrator, is a successful author and teacher. The primary focus of the story his brother Robert, who is younger by ten years. Robert or “Robby”, spent much of his young adult life on the streets addicted to heroin until being jailed for a robbery. Wideman illustrates how differently each brother develop using place.…
Glory, God, and Gold. Rohinton Mistry once said, “Money can buy the necessary police order. Justice is sold to the highest bidder.” Throughout history, humans have witnessed injustice due to social and political hierarchy and though they know the implications of injustice they have conformed to societal norms. Society in The Crucible by Arthur Miller shows how the sociopolitical structure affects the outcome of the Salem Witch Trials.…
An online newsstory on Townhall.com tells of an event on February 12, 2007. A lone gunman, Sulejman Talovic, opened fire at the crowded Trolley Square shopping mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, killing five. Armed with a shotgun with a pistol grip, a .38-caliber handgun with rubber grips, and a backpack full of ammunition, he rampaged through the mall, but he did not get as far as he had hoped. He was stopped by off-duty police officer Kenneth Hammond of the Ogden City Police Department, who was at Trolley Square having an early Valentine’s Day dinner with his pregnant wife. When they heard the shots, she called 911 and he drew his weapon and confronted Talovic.…
Gun Control in America The topic of American gun control has been debated throughout the country by everyone from elected officials to common citizens. Recently, the matter of how guns should be controlled in the United States has held a spotlight in the countries media as a result of an increase in the number of acts of mass gun violence. In recent years, many politicians have called for a plan resembling that of the gun reforms of Australia and Great Britain to be implemented in the United States. In a recent speech, President Obama stated that: “We know that other countries, in response to mass shootings, have been able to craft laws that almost eliminate mass shootings.…