LAPD Captain Jonathan Tom’s Home Searched for Stolen Firearms
Almost a year later, on February 18, 2021, LADP detectives searched the home of LAPD Captain Jonathan Tom looking for some of those stolen firearms. Investigators also sought access to Captain Tom’s cell phones and other communications devices “to determine if he or others bought or received any of the weapons that Duenas allegedly stole.”
Police Officer Latoya Dythe Pleads Guilty to Straw Purchasing Firearms
Officer Latoya Dythe was suspended without pay after a federal grand jury indicted her for illegally purchasing a firearm for her boyfriend, Devon Jones.
Should We Amend Hate Speech Laws to Protect Police Officers?
Adding police officers as a protected identifiable group under Canada’s hate speech laws will only make matters worse. It our right to criticise those who are granted power over the rest of us. To strip that right away from us because some police officers don’t want to be criticised is a wrong-headed approach.
Thieving Former Halifax Police Constable Anthony George Sparks Sentenced to a Slap on the Wrist
On August 12, 2018, Constable Anthony Sparks, a 13-year veteran of the Halifax Regional Police Department, stole over $400 from a cab driver’s wallet during a traffic stop. Shortly afterward he was suspended with pay.
“If you can’t trust a police officer, who can you trust?” asked Crown attorney Rick Miller.
Sheriff Marco Garmo Sells Guns Illegally, Calls It a “Hobby”
If this was just a “hobbyist gone wild” then this case would never make the news. Sheriff Marco Garmo was reprimanded for this exact criminal behaviour before. He continued to buy and sell guns illegally.
Former Halifax Cop Gary Basso Appeals Assault Conviction
Former Halifax Police Constable Gary Basso claims his sentence of 90 days in jail is “unduly harsh and outside the acceptable range” for assault because jail time was not the least restrictive sentence available. He also claims the firearm prohibition order is unjust because it makes no exception for employment. Boo hoo.
Police Misconduct: Abbotsford Constable Christopher Nicholson
Violating the public’s trust is nasty business. Violating the trust of your fellow police officers is an even far more heinous offence because, as Abbotsford Police Constable Christopher Nicholson did, it puts their lives at risk.
RCMP Constable Jeffrey Rae Gillis – Just Another Gun-Stealing Cop
On February 15, 2016, RCMP Constable Jeffrey Rae Gillis, a 20-year veteran and member of the National Weapons Enforcement Support Team, found himself on the wrong end of his own handcuffs.
For RCMP Only: Steal 6 Handguns and get Conditional Discharge
Imagine that you, mere citizen, managed to get your hands on 6 handguns and as part of your job you are to destroy them. You don’t fulfill your job requirements for reasons the world will never know and take the…
Montreal Police Are Not Qualified To Shoot Their Duty Weapons
If you live in Montreal you ought to be afraid. Very afraid. Why? Only 250 of 4,600 Montreal Police members bothered to qualify with their duty sidearms. Police qualification with firearms is required by law, yet only 5% of Montreal’s…
Common Sense Finally Prevails in Russ Caswell’s Civil Forfeiture Nightmare
Russ Caswell, now 70, spent the last two years fighting local, state and federal agencies over who owns Motel Caswell, the motel owned by his family since 1955. I first wrote about Russ Caswell and his civil asset forfeiture nightmare…
Edmonton Police Service Constable Adam Kube Refused Any Appeal In His Termination for Corrupt Practices
Edmonton Police Service Constable Adam Kube was found guilty of corrupt practices and fired. He appealed his dismissal to the Law Enforcement Review Board and that decision went against him too. Just as it should. “It has been said that,…
[Video] High River RCMP Dog and Pony Show
RCMP in High River, Alberta, broke into the homes of evacuated residents and seized every firearm that wasn’t bolted down or locked in a safe, claiming “public safety”. These criminals with badges and guns must lose their jobs and face…
RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson Finally Speaks to High River RCMP Gun Thefts
It took over a week but RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson finally came out of hiding to face Canadians about the criminal actions of his force in High River, Alberta. Well, he didn’t actually come out of hiding to face Canadians. …
RCMP Constable Harley Gillman Guilty of Fraud but kept on the Force
It is very difficult to comprehend why RCMP Constable Harley Gillman is still a cop. One would think that a repeated pattern of theft and abuse of trust would be grounds to fire a corrupt cop but not so when…
Must be nice to be a Corrupt Toronto Cop at Sentencing Time
I truly get sick of seeing corrupt policemen, instead of receiving prison time for their crimes, be rewarded for them instead by our asinine justice system. Clearly judges in Ontario are taking lessons in stupidity from B.C. Supreme Court Judge…
Who needs the Constitution when you can have a Police State instead?
[powerpress] You’ve heard the saying many times before… The solution is worse than the problem it’s supposed to solve. That’s precisely the state of affairs in Paragould, Arkansas, a small town roughly 90 miles northwest of Memphis, Tennessee, today. …
Convicted Sexual Predator and Former RCMP Constable Kevin Gregson refuses to apologize to the child he repeatedly raped
Former RCMP Constable Kevin Gregson is not a nice man, and now that he’s been convicted of murdering Ottawa police Constable Eric Czapnik I no longer have to put the word [alleged] in front of the terms murderer, sexual predator…
RCMP Constable Harley Gillman: The latest in a long line of thieving RCMP members
It’s the typical RCMP response to one of their own being caught with his hand in the cookie jar: give the thief a paid vacation. That’s precisely what’s happened to RCMP Constable Harley Gillman of Saskatchewan’s Beardys First Nation. He’s…
Milwaukee Rapist Cop Ladmarald Cates sentenced to a special place in Hell
Back on February 14, 2012 I wrote the following under the title “There is a special place in hell reserved for you, Officer Ladmarald Cates”: When you dial 9-1-1 you expect the police to arrive and help you. The very…
Russ Caswell’s Civil Forfeiture Nightmare
Russ Caswell is 68 years old. He has not been charged with a crime, yet the Tewksbury, Massachusetts, Police Department is using civil forfeiture laws to steal both his livelihood and his retirement estate. Russ Caswell owns and operates his…
Merritt Staff Sergeant Stuart Seib: Reason #9 to Dump the BC RCMP
Merritt, British Columbia, has the distinction of being the latest RCMP detachment run by an [alleged] criminal and also, it would appear, cocaine addict. Staff Sergeant Stuart Seib was arrested on Tuesday and charged with stealing cocaine from the RCMP…
Lying Staff Sergeant Ross Spenard: Reason #8 to dump the BC RCMP
We “mere citizens” have high expectations from the men and women who make up our police forces. We expect them to act with integrity, to be honourable and above all, to tell the truth. Time after time we hear reports…
Rapinder (Rob) Sidhu: Reason #6 to Dump the BC RCMP
Rapinder (Rob) Sidhu is not a serving member of the RCMP. He is included in this list because the very fact that he WAS an RCMP member shows the complete lack of proper screening the RCMP as a whole uses…
William Norman Grigg on what he calls “the Police Epidemic”
If you’ve never heard of Willian Grigg before, then I’ve got a real treat for you. He’s a voice of reason in an increasingly world filled with insanity. To quote his bio on WillGrigg.com: An award-winning investigative journalist, William Norman…
RCMP Sergeant Douglas Smith appeals conditional discharge for illegal handgun
Welcome to the world of the double-standard when sentencing police for committing crimes that would send the rest of us mere citizens to prison. RCMP Sergeant Douglas Smith kept a handgun that was turned over to him for destruction by…
“RAV” writes that I’m talking down RCMP Constable Matt Wright without good cause
A reader wrote me last night expressing grave concern over my article about RCMP Constable Matt Wright, wondering how I can possibly sleep at night. First, here is the full comment that “Rav” emailed to me, followed by my response:…
Police are treated differently than the rest of us when they break the law
To those who say the law is applied equally to citizens and police, I’ve only got one word: Bullshit. I’ll cite the case of Chilliwack RCMP constable Matt Wright this time to make my point. RCMP Constable Wright, according to…
Constable Nick Sharma disgraces himself and the RCMP
Constable Nick Sharma is a member of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, whose mandate is to stop gangs and drug dealers. From their website: The mission of CFSEU-BC is to facilitate the disruption and suppression of organized crime which…
Is anyone surprised that the BATF lied about ordering gun stores to sell to straw purchasers?
The BATF is arguably the most corrupt US federal agency, willing to hang anyone and everyone out to dry if it serves their internal anti-gun agenda. Is anyone really surprised that the BATF lied about ordering gun stores to sell…