Saturday Feel Good Stories
From Louisiana: https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_1883a7e6-f676-11e9-9902-27ab86276293.html
An early morning shooting near Slidell that left one man dead happened when a convicted felon shot at two men who were trying to take his child, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office.
The dead man was identified by Coroner Dr. Charles Preston as 34-year-old Calvin Jackson of Marrero. The cause of death was a gunshot wound, Preston said.
Hakim Dumas, 40, had argued with his live-in girlfriend just after 1 a.m. Thursday, according to a Sheriff’s Office news release. She left for a family member’s home but left her sleeping child behind.
Two hours later, Dumas was confronted at the door of his house on Kings Row by two men who were there to get the child, the Sheriff’s Office said. – article
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Burglary in Chicago just ain’t what it used to be.
Chicago police say an intruder who died during a struggle inside a West Side apartment had just broken into the dwelling and was attempting to burglarize it when he encountered the resident living there, authorities said.
The intruder climbed through a back window of the apartment above Gigi’s Food Mart in the 5000 block of West Chicago Avenue around 10 p.m. Wednesday. He was confronted by the resident, a 39-year-old man, and the two started fighting in the living room, according to Chicago police.
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When I worked in Chicago, I frequently saw twitchy cops out of the police academy who were more of a danger to the general public than they were to criminals. That still seems to hold true.
A Connecticut police officer who opened fire on an unarmed couple’s car and wounded a 22-year-old woman was charged Monday with felony assault and reckless endangerment.
State’s Attorney Patrick Griffin determined the April 16 use of force in New Haven was not justified and filed charges against Hamden officer Devin Eaton, officials announced.
The shooting sparked several protests in New Haven and neighboring Hamden and prompted calls from area clergy and activists for both officers to be fired.
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That’s it for now. Enjoy your weekend.
Category: Feel Good Stories
Green cops and green troops are dangerous.
The Louisiana felon got some ‘splainin’ to do.
Does the officer in the linked article get to use #metoo now? Describe his job as “the daily grind” ?
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/you-like-that-video-215480
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Pro tip for hashtags: Remember that many folks still read “#” as “pound” , thus one should avoid unfortunate choices like “pound me too”. ” pound abusers” would have been better.