(no subject)
BREAK THE SILENCE! HOLD POLICE ACCOUNTABLE!
DEMAND OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO
POLICE HANDLING OF EVIDENCE!!!
On January 13th, 2006, Police Chief Hambleton announced that he had
asked the DA to start a criminal investigation because of "procedural
irregularities" in the handling of evidence. As it turns out, an
officer in charge of the evidence room was helping himself to heroin
on a regular basis.
Meanwhile the Police Review Commission (PRC) has conducted NO
INVESTIGATION because the police provided NO INFORMATION to it.
If a reporter was able to find out the facts of the case,
why can't the Police Review Commission?
The public has a right to know if a cop has tampered with evidence or
if drug convictions have been compromised. The public has a right to
know what went wrong with the system that a heroin addict was allowed
to carry a gun and handle evidence that could put people in jail for
years? We need an open investigation into the effects of this cop's
crimes and a policy discussion about how to keep drug enforcement
officers from becoming drug addicts. We need access to public records
for the PRC and the public!
Speak Out and Rally
at the Police Review Commission Meeting
Speak-out 6:30pm/ Meeting at 7:30pm
Wednesday April 12th
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis Street
(corner of Ashby)
DARE TO KEEP COPS OFF DRUGS!
Sponsored by Berkeley Copwatch (510) 548-0425
www.berkeleycopwatch.org
DEMAND OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO
POLICE HANDLING OF EVIDENCE!!!
On January 13th, 2006, Police Chief Hambleton announced that he had
asked the DA to start a criminal investigation because of "procedural
irregularities" in the handling of evidence. As it turns out, an
officer in charge of the evidence room was helping himself to heroin
on a regular basis.
Meanwhile the Police Review Commission (PRC) has conducted NO
INVESTIGATION because the police provided NO INFORMATION to it.
If a reporter was able to find out the facts of the case,
why can't the Police Review Commission?
The public has a right to know if a cop has tampered with evidence or
if drug convictions have been compromised. The public has a right to
know what went wrong with the system that a heroin addict was allowed
to carry a gun and handle evidence that could put people in jail for
years? We need an open investigation into the effects of this cop's
crimes and a policy discussion about how to keep drug enforcement
officers from becoming drug addicts. We need access to public records
for the PRC and the public!
Speak Out and Rally
at the Police Review Commission Meeting
Speak-out 6:30pm/ Meeting at 7:30pm
Wednesday April 12th
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis Street
(corner of Ashby)
DARE TO KEEP COPS OFF DRUGS!
Sponsored by Berkeley Copwatch (510) 548-0425
www.berkeleycopwatch.org