The LEO thread

[Supsalemgr]

The cat pan is like archie on LNF. Hopelessly lost and unwilling to leave the cult. That guy is probably the stupidest fucker I've ever had the misfortune to be aware of. I was doing accordion hands while writing that. ok

Nearly 4 months later and nothing has changed.


It's happened again. There's something about WNC sheriffs.

Swain County sheriff suspended, accused of exploiting power for sex

... Paperwork filed with the state court in North Carolina indicates charges were filed against 72-year-old Cochran on Friday, June 27, including felonious restraint, assault on a female, sexual battery, and solicitation to commit prostitution. Cochran is also charged in Tribal court for violations of the Cherokee Code, more specifically, two counts of oppression in office and one count of abusive sexual contact....

(lots of yucky details)

Comment:

This good ole boy has some explaining to do.

Give him all the time possible.

[neoplacebo]

The cat pan is like archie on LNF. Hopelessly lost and unwilling to leave the cult. That guy is probably the stupidest fucker I've ever had the misfortune to be aware of. I was doing accordion hands while writing that. ok

Nearly 4 months later and nothing has changed.


It's happened again. There's something about WNC sheriffs.

Swain County sheriff suspended, accused of exploiting power for sex

... Paperwork filed with the state court in North Carolina indicates charges were filed against 72-year-old Cochran on Friday, June 27, including felonious restraint, assault on a female, sexual battery, and solicitation to commit prostitution. Cochran is also charged in Tribal court for violations of the Cherokee Code, more specifically, two counts of oppression in office and one count of abusive sexual contact....

(lots of yucky details)

Comment:

This good ole boy has some explaining to do.

So that makes it Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Madison, and Swain. I think there's 100 counties in NC, so we see that 5% of counties in NC are corrupt to one degree or another. I don't remember too much about the Madison County thing....it was something about the former sheriff who became a state ABC head did something wrong about money or something.

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The cat pan is like archie on LNF. Hopelessly lost and unwilling to leave the cult. That guy is probably the stupidest fucker I've ever had the misfortune to be aware of. I was doing accordion hands while writing that. ok

Nearly 4 months later and nothing has changed.


It's happened again. There's something about WNC sheriffs.

Swain County sheriff suspended, accused of exploiting power for sex


(lots of yucky details)


Comment:

This good ole boy has some explaining to do.

So that makes it Buncombe, Henderson, Polk, Madison, and Swain. I think there's 100 counties in NC, so we see that 5% of counties in NC are corrupt to one degree or another. I don't remember too much about the Madison County thing....it was something about the former sheriff who became a state ABC head did something wrong about money or something.

Higher than 5% of counties in WNC.

North Carolina Sheriff Retires Amid Sexual Misconduct Charges
Curtis Cochran, 72, is accused of felonious restraint and misdemeanor sexual battery, soliciting prostitution and assault on a female.

The longtime sheriff of a western North Carolina county whom some women accused of sexual misconduct has quit before he could be permanently removed.

Curtis Cochran, who was first elected Swain County sheriff in 2006, retired from the post effective July 1, according to a statement from the county Board of Commissioners. The chief deputy is performing the sheriff’s duties while the commissioners decide who will serve out the remainder of Cochran’s four-year term through late 2026, the statement said....

He still faces state and tribal charges. Idk if the retirement preserves his pension or other bennies.

Cochran, a Republican, had no law enforcement experience before his first sheriff’s election victory, having previously been Swain County’s maintenance director.

Smart voters.

[neoplacebo]

I saw the Swain County story this morning. Hilarious.

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I saw the Swain County story this morning. Hilarious.

Strong women don't put up with that . GoSistahsGo

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Strong women don't put up with that . GoSistahsGo

Another classic

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Jackboots.

In American life, a growing and forbidding visual rises: the law-enforcement officer in a mask


Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents escort a detained immigrant into an elevator after he exited an immigration courtroom, Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in New York.

... Given all that cultural context, it's even more problematic that those enforcing laws be the ones with their faces covered, said Tobias Winright, professor of moral theology at St. Patrick's Pontifical University in Maynooth, Ireland. He has worked in law enforcement in the U.S. and writes frequently about policing ethics.

If “what you’re doing is above board and right," he said, “then why conceal your identity?”

... The most high-profile example of mask-wearing in American history for the purpose of hiding identity is also its most negative one — racist attacks carried out by the members of the Ku Klux Klan.

The masks served a purpose, of course, of keeping the wearers' identities secret, said Elaine Frantz, a history professor at Kent State University and author of “Ku-Klux: The Birth of the Klan during Reconstruction.” But they also made it easier for those wearing them to commit violent acts against others, she said.

“One thing about a mask is it kind of works like being behind a riot shield,” Frantz said. “When you have more of separation from the person you’re attacking, it’s easier to dehumanize that person.”

... “Wearing a mask seems to increase fear and decrease trust, and policing from federal to local in America needs trust and transparency and community relations that are positive,” he (Winright) said.

He added: “The harms, the risks, are greater by wearing masks, not only to the individual officers, but to the profession itself, as well as to the United States society. It’s just going to further exacerbate the us-versus-them polarization, the lack of trust, and that’s the probably the last thing we need right now.”

1312

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Louisiana police chiefs among those arrested and accused in a bribery scheme to help foreign nationals get visas


From left to right: Michael “Freck” Slaney, a marshal in Oakdale; Forest Hill Police Chief Glynn Dixon; and Oakdale Police Chief Chad Doyle are among the law enforcement officers accused.

A group of current or former Louisiana police chiefs and the operator of a Subway sandwich shop are accused of colluding in a decade-long scheme to falsify police reports to help foreign nationals get visas meant for crime victims or witnesses.

Illegal immigration.

A federal grand jury returned a 62-count indictment charging two police chiefs, a former police chief, a marshal and the restaurant operator on charges including bribery, mail fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and immigration fraud, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.

The scheme focused on getting U visas, which allow foreign nationals without any official status in the US to stay in the country in certain circumstances when they’re victims of or witnesses to crimes, acting US Attorney Alexander Van Hook of the Western District of Louisiana said.

U visas are important in helping law enforcement solve cases, Van Hook said. But the US limits the number of U visas that can be issued, and fraudulent applications can prevent legitimate crime victims or witnesses from getting a visa.

The store operator allegedly paid $5,000 to officers to create false police reports claiming dozens of people were the victims of crimes, Van Hook said.

Would you like a visa with that foot long?

The collusion allegedly took place from December 2015 to July 2025, the prosecutor’s office said.

A decade without anyone ethical catching on?

Chandrakant “Lala” Patel allegedly paid officers thousands of dollars to falsify police reports, a federal prosecutor said.

... If convicted, the defendants each face up to five years in prison on the conspiracy charge, up to 10 years on the visa fraud charges, and up to 20 years on the mail fraud charge. If convicted of bribery, Patel faces up to 10 years in prison.

“In addition, they could be ordered to pay a fine of up to $250,000 on each count,” the prosecutor’s office said.

Bleed them dry, lock them up.

... “This is a very, very significant case. It’s not two or three people. There are hundreds of names, and we’ll get into more of those as the case unwinds in court,” the prosecutor said....

"hundreds" Were the people approving visas also bribed? ICE? Doesn't anyone check when people have had U visas for a long time?

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Federal judge tosses Trump administration’s ‘sanctuary city’ lawsuit against Illinois

A federal judge on Friday threw out a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to block sanctuary laws in Illinois that limit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.

In her ruling, Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins said that the Tenth Amendment, which protects people from federal government overreach, shielded the decision of local law enforcement to avoid collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other immigration agencies.

“It would allow the federal government to commandeer States under the guise of intergovernmental immunity—the exact type of direct regulation of states barred by the Tenth Amendment,” Jenkins wrote of the suit, which named Illinois, Chicago and a series of local officials as defendants....

Hero

MAGA bigots love oppressive Big Brother and unfunded mandates, and despise states' rights and the Constitution.

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You go pops.

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Black Mayors Of Cities Trump Decries As 'Lawless' Tout Significant Declines In Violent Crimes
Members of the African American Mayors Association started noticing last year declines in violent crime in their cities.

MAGA = LIARS, always

... Now members of the African American Mayors Association are determined to stop Trump from burying accomplishments that they already felt were overlooked. And they’re using the administration’s unprecedented law enforcement takeover in the nation’s capital as an opportunity to disprove his narrative about some of the country’s greatest urban enclaves.

“It gives us an opportunity to say we need to amplify our voices to confront the rhetoric that crime is just running rampant around major U.S. cities. It’s just not true,” said Van Johnson, mayor of Savannah, Georgia, and president of the African American Mayors Association. “It’s not supported by any evidence or statistics whatsoever.”

After deploying the first of 800 National Guard members to Washington, the Republican president is setting his sights on other cities including Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles and Oakland, California, calling them crime-ridden and “horribly run.” One thing they all have in common: They’re led by Black mayors.

“It was not lost on any member of our organization that the mayors either were Black or perceived to be Democrats,” Johnson said. “And that’s unfortunate. For mayors, we play with whoever’s on the field.”...

DC, since 2024:

Homicide −11%
Sex Abuse −50%
Assault w/ a Dangerous Weapon −20%
Robbery −28%
All Violent Crime −26%
Burglary −19%

Chicago, since 2024:
Homicides down by more than 30%
Shootings down by almost 40%
Los Angeles: Homicides fell 14% between 2023 and 2024.
Baltimore:
Historic decreases in homicides and nonfatal shootings this year, and those have been on the decline since 2022.
Carjackings were down 20% in 2023, and other major crimes fell in 2024.
Only burglaries have climbed slightly.

... The lower crime rates are attributed to tackling violence with a “public health” approach, city officials say. In 2021, under Mayor Brandon Scott, Baltimore created a Comprehensive Violence Prevention Plan that called for more investment in community violence intervention, more services for crime victims and other initiatives.

The prison-industrial complex has FAILED.

Scott accused Trump of exploiting crime as a “wedge issue and dog whistle” rather than caring about curbing violence.

“He has actively undermined efforts that are making a difference saving lives in cities across the country in favor of militarized policing of Black communities,” Scott said via email.

The Democratic mayor pointed out that the Justice Department has slashed over $1 million in funding this year that would have gone toward community anti-violence measures. He vowed to keep on making headway, regardless.

Oakland, since 2024:
21% drop in homicides
29% decrease in all violent crime

... For now, Johnson said, the mayors are watching their counterpart in Washington, Muriel Bowser, closely to see how she navigates the unprecedented federal intervention. She has been walking a fine line between critiquing and cooperating since Trump’s takeover, but things ramped up Friday when officials sued to try to block the takeover.

Johnson praised Bowser for carrying on with dignity and grace.

“Black mayors are resilient. We are intrinsically children of struggle,” Johnson said. “We learn to adapt quickly, and I believe that we will and we are.”

As always, Dementia Donny's whining and intervention are about MAGA's vile White supremacy more than reality.

John Oliver:

“It is painfully obvious that Trump is doing this to boost his tough guy image with his base,” he said. “But that is going to be a challenge because it is a tough sell for the man who was friends with a child sex trafficker, brought about this mess [shows a photo of the Capitol riot], and on Friday got steamrolled by a bloodthirsty warlord to convince Americans that he is keeping them safe. ... I would argue if anyone is making things too dadgum dangerous in this country, it’s probably fucking him right now.”

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Democrat AG caught on bodycam berating police officer, hilarity ensues when she learns no one is above the law

Here's some friendly advice. If you are a statewide prosecutor, especially in a tiny state like Rhode Island, and you are being asked to leave a restaurant... leave quietly. It is not going to work out for you if you make a scene, especially when that scene is being recorded by a police officer's body cam footage. Should you not follow that advice, DEFINITELY don't pull the "do you know who I am" card.
https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/rhode ... ey-general

She said she was an AG. The officer said he didn't give a shit.