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“The news is watching my fb and the man on the moon so I love u but I’m out for a while,” he wrote.

The apartment in Quincy.

Salinas, Redding, and finally Quincy.  Quincy looks isolated.

The brother is charged with arson.  A sister died two years ago in a car accident and the youngest children were hers.  The ex-husband is begging for money on Facebook so he can be there–the three oldest children are his–even though he is “out for a while.”

The mother is only 39, the boyfriend 17, and the twins are almost teenagers.

I don’t know why this sticks in my mind.  It is like crooked cop, a cry for help, he or she wants to get caught.

Who are these people?  Was the woman capable–mentally, financially, and otherwise–of raising five kids?  Who is the 17-year old and was he in it to become a father to this family?  And the father of the three surviving…  Who is providing apartments for this group?  (Answer:  probably the anonymous caller with the questions about the very young kids.)

It looks like the writing was on the wall.  Apparently, the woman just could not do it.

But still, plastic storage containers.  Apparently she just rented the storage unit “Friday.”  She has been with the 17-year old a year.

Monterey County Weekly.  Really fascinating journalism.  Meth?  Listen to what he has to say?  What could he possibly have to say.  $400 a month.  Restraining order dismissed; maybe you can’t make that up; perhaps you could make it up.  Neighbors said it and everyone knew.  Isn’t Salinas a wealthy area?

http://www.redding.com/news/local/police-try-to-piece-together-possible-double-murder-case-26f41e38-1520-7fdf-e053-0100007f8b7b-362557391.html

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Flint is an interesting city.  State police have to help there because the city cannot support a proper police force.  Now it is the water from the Flint River.

The shooting of the federal judge and the 13 robberies targeting senior citizens was in Detroit.  Was the encounter on the porch random?

Flint water.  Preparing for developmental problems.

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Thank you to my many fans.  Or I should say fan.  I’m going to try and tell the elk story, and all that is related, here from now on.

It is pcpfeiffer.co.

This site is for more and other things.

“What a Justice Department investigation of police can actually do”

I know, I know, Jeffco is immune.

“It is the pattern,” I said to the two deputies who recently came to my home, unannounced.  Actually, I specifically told them not to come to my house.  This was four days after I opened the case, and I called as a reminder.

This time they gave me business cards (INSERT IMAGE).  In the past, usually (and in one alarming instance), I have been told “There will be no cards.”  Anyway, the two women were really just trying to do their job.

“Patterns and practices.”

And then there is the time I stopped off at the district attorney’s office to talk specifically about “force.”  (INSERT IMAGE OF CHIEF INVESTIGATOR’S BUSINESS CARD.)

“Arrogance” really is not the right word.  Denial, or lack of it, is a big part of the problem.  Somewhere, somehow, someone has got to take responsibility.  Organizations do not make decisions, people do.

Here’s another word:  “conspiracy.”

And this too just has to be mentioned.  There are other departments within Jefferson County that operate this way too.  More another time.  It is sort of like the “We pay the invoice after the third call” thing.  Only even then it may not be paid.

P.S.  William Robirds?  This was originally written before this.  Honest.  Arrogant would be one interpretation; “completely unable to work with” would be another.  The whole thing is a giant distraction–you cannot investigate yourself.  Damn it!  It says that in my original email also, and the whole thing was only 4-5 paragraphs long.  Did you only read half of it?

EDIT:  This is talking about the 1994 Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act.  It goes back to slavery and…  that’s a Section 1983 claim (Enforcement Act of 1871); color of law is mostly the way I have been looking at the local problems.

In 1994, Congress empowered the Justice Department to look at — and force — systemic changes in local police departments, and in some cases courts approved and managed binding reform agreements.

I believe he is the shooter.

33 years

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13974464

“Peterson, who walks with difficulty but no longer uses a wheelchair, spent 10 weeks in the hospital recovering from two fractures in his upper neck; a broken pelvis, femur and hand; and broken ribs.”

http://archive.9news.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=121703&catid=339

mike peterson

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-peterson-25525415?trk=seokp-title_posts_secondary_cluster_res_author_name

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27396405/jeffco-sheriff-shoplifting-duo-threatened-employee-had-child

They keep showing this Carpenters documentary on PBS.  “Gives me chills.”  Still, it can be sappy.  Paul Williams:  Thanks Mr. Trashcan.

And we’re back.  RE the police-caused danger and disturbance, these are just a few notes.  There is a ton to do here.

1.  It is animal cruelty.  Slowly–investigation and perhaps charges–but it is underway.  Suspect:  Jeff Shrader.  (Last year’s incident:  Ted Mink.)
2.  To say the shooter is not cooperating may be a bit much.  They are not making things easy.
3.  Look for an Ethics Watch post.
4.  Ground Report is helpful but there are better sites.  The write-up there is lousy–way too cryptic and unless one knows an awful lot about wildlife law and the corruption here you just cannot follow it.  A better job is required.  (It seems Ground Report stopped allowing comments; I wanted some really unaided feedback.)
5.  Yes, a deputy may use force and may act for a Parks & Wildlife professional (if necessary); no, they cannot act inappropriately, have psychological problems, or commit animal cruelty.  Policy, procedures, and administrative support must perform; supervisors and management are held responsible.  “I didn’t know” is a child’s response.  Intelligence and common sense requires acting appropriately in a residential neighborhood.
6.  The interest and kind words of support from one commissioner are fantastic.  The notes on what is happening internally are very disturbing; I believe they are incriminating to the point of proof of 1) terrible management and 2) illegality.  But it was double-fantastic to see the lack of transparency disappear for a day.  It is hard not to abuse that trust.
7.  I’ll have to dig up the pictures and narrative of the deer that gave birth in my yard (twice) and then went across the street to die (maybe two years ago).  Hours, Parks and Wildlife, and much attention…  It happens fairly regularly.  The people who know know; the sheriff doesn’t.  Doesn’t what?  (The woman I spoke with operated some kind of animal sanctuary.  “You can chase them but you will never catch them,” she said.  She was right.)
8.  Maybe I need to watch Jurassic Park again.  Have you ever been attacked by an elk?   Pterodactyl.  They kind of bob their head and come at you; they move around and go in different directions; long legs and long neck.  Very unpredictable.  You absolutely don’t want to test their strength.  In my experience females can be worse.
9.  Called them Saturday morning:  local law enforcement refused to help, open a case, or do anything RE animal cruelty cases.  Again.  Easiest way to cover it up:  refuse to investigate.
10.  Never tell anyone you bought gold; don’t tell anyone in the sheriff’s department you are going to run for sheriff or commissioner either.  Ted Mink/Jeff Shrader, you need to be a little less obvious with this.  The Justice Department does not like that.
11.  What exactly is a citizen’s arrest?
12. Epiphany:  maybe he parked way up the street so there would be no dashcam.
13. Here’s an idea.  Why not take the calf elk to a veterinarian or some kind of sanctuary?  The rocky mountain elk around here are their favorite.
14. “Was the animal examined by an animal health expert?”  “No.”
15. “This is not a ranch.  It is not 1900.”
16. It is a management concept.  Keep them at different levels, everyone doing their job.  Even competing, or squabbling back and forth.  (e.g., sworn animal control)
17. Don’t mention qualified immunity.
18. FINAL.  Crime statistics.  This particular problem starts with patrols.  They absolutely won’t do it.  They won’t react-to crimes even when they are there (lots and lots of sealed, parked cars; longer story there).

It starts with each and every crime report.  If it does not happen the whole system breaks down.  There are no crime statistics.

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It is odd that the officer parked way up there, walked all the way down, and shot the animal.  It is as if he was trying to hide.  He looked extremely unsure of himself.

He did not knock on the door or speak with the homeowner.  He stood there for a long time without doing anything–maybe 15 minutes.  He paid no mind to the other elk hanging around; he may have been in danger.  Then the single shot (CPW indicated more than one).  The animal was not dead.  “Belly up,” I guess is the expression.  I could see legs moving in the air.  He stood there for 10-15 minutes more while the animal writhed and the surrounding females squealed.

He, the officer, did not call for help.  No “Animal Control.”  No Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife and no animal health expert.

Then he walked slowly back up to the huge SUV and sat there, engine running, for maybe 40 minutes.  He drove away.

Calls to Parks and Wildlife–during and after–were ignored.  Three hours later a state wildlife officer arrived to remove the body.  As he was leaving he called me.

“You have removed the crime scene,” I said.

Gunfire over.  Body removed.  Commence cover-up.

P.S.  Maybe the reason the deputy parked so far away was so his luxury vehicle would not be damaged.  There are people around, roads, and rocks.  I do not believe that is the place to be shooting guns.

Ground Report

mandatory complaint process

if you are unable, seek Justice Department assistance

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