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Report faults air marshal hiring
The government hired air marshals accused of domestic violence, drunken driving and sexual harassment, and doesn't hold them to a high enough standard of conduct, the Homeland Security Department's inspector general says.
"Many federal air marshals were granted access to classified information after displaying questionable judgment, irresponsibility and emotionally unstable behavior," Inspector General Clark Kent Ervin said in a report released Monday.
Thousands of air marshals were rushed into service after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The exact number is classified and the marshals travel undercover, but pilots say they guard only a small percentage of daily flights.
Disciplinary problems with the air marshals arose in 2003. Managers within the Federal Air Marshal Service subsequently found that some had financial, employment and criminal problems in the past, the report said.
Of 161 cases, 62 had been accused of domestic violence or assault, drunk driving or sexual harassment, and half of those were arrested at least twice in the past decade.
One applicant who was offered a job as an air marshal had been denied a gun permit by the state of New York for undisclosed reasons. Another air marshal wasn't eligible to be rehired by the U.S. Customs Service, which said he is "very aggressive, confrontational and has the potential to get in trouble."
Others had filed for bankruptcy in the last seven years, misused government resources, been fired, suspended or made to forfeit pay in previous jobs.
Ervin's report also said discipline is sometimes lax in the air marshal service.
Between February and October 2002, there were 753 documented reports of sleeping on duty, lying, testing positive for alcohol or illegal drugs while on the job or losing weapons, the report said. In many cases, air marshals were suspended with pay.
Federal airport screeners would have been fired or suspended without pay for similar offenses, the report said. "Since air marshals are weapon-carrying law enforcement officers, they can and should be held to a standard of conduct at least as high as that of screeners."
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/08/30/air.marshals.ap/index.html
posted by Matthew LeFande 5:11 PM
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SEX-CRAZED SECRETS OF BADGE-LUST BUNNIES
They can't resist a man in uniform and usually keep a low profile.
But a so-called "badge bunny" from Staten Island who boasted of bedding up to 300 cops and firefighters since the 9/11 attacks has thrust women who lust for men with uniforms and badges into the spotlight.
Scores of them can be found on a handful of Web sites, where they entice lawmen with nude photos and lurid fantasies and set up kinky trysts.
Several "bunnies" who spoke to The Post shed light on their fixation on lawmen — a preference that sometimes blooms into a troubling obsession.
"My friends always say, 'If there's a cop, Kelly's close behind,' " said Kelly, an buxom, blond accountant from Putnam County who has dated a city cop, a city fireman, an EMT and a handful of state troopers. "I can't see a cop on the street without being distracted and start thinking things."
Kelly, who asked that her last name not be used, echoed many badge bunnies who said they were drawn to the machismo, the authority and heroism a badge, gun and uniform evoke.
"It's anyone in uniform," the 30-year-old said. "It's authority, that power, if they look really good in uniform. It's that arrogant, tough-guy attitude."
Kelly's first brush with the law was in the back of an ambulance with an EMT boyfriend about three years ago.
"He was cleaning out the ambulance, and I was like, you know, 'What do you say?' It was definitely exciting," the blue-eyed badge lover recalled.
With cops and state troopers, the fun starts with flirting when she gets pulled over.
" 'Officer, arrest me, I've been a bad girl' type thing," she said, giggling.
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29544.htm"
posted by Matthew LeFande 3:29 PM
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Islamist women use Web for war with infidels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Islamist women's group has begun an Internet magazine aimed at recruiting Arab women to fight holy wars against non-Muslims.
The Al-Khansaa magazine, begun about a week ago and expected to appear monthly, also provides fitness tips for female "jihadis," or holy warriors, information on treating injuries and advice on raising children to fight nonbelievers.
The magazine, appearing on several extremist Islamic Web sites, claims to have been started "at the initiative" of two slain al Qaeda militants in Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz al-Moqrin and Issa Saad Mohammed bin Oushan.
An unsigned magazine editorial says female Islamists "have set our lines next to our men to support them ... raise their children and be prepared. May God elevate us to martyrs."
"We will stand covered in our veils and abayas, with our weapons in our hands and our children in our arms," it added. "The blood of our husbands and the limbs of our children are an offering to God."
Women raising children, it says, must understand their "main mission is to present lions to the battlefield."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20040827-110032-4232r.htm
posted by Matthew LeFande 9:09 AM
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Md. Trooper Charged With DUI, Leaving Scene of Injury Accident
A Maryland state trooper in St. Mary's County was arrested yesterday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident after he allegedly struck and seriously injured a woman with his car in the parking lot of a bar in St. Mary's, authorities said.
Thomas Quade, 25, was arrested after allegedly striking Amy Blafour, 33, of Great Mills, about 2 a.m. in the parking lot of ABC Lounge at Hickory Hills Plaza in California with his 2000 Ford Mustang, said St. Mary's County Sheriff David D. Zylak.
Quade, who was arrested without incident at his Mechanicsville home about five hours after the incident, was booked at the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office in Leonardtown and charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident, Zylak said.
At the Leonardtown station, Quade refused to take a breath test, prompting authorities to strip him of his driver's license, Zylak said. He was then turned over to his Maryland State Police barracks commander.
Quade, a two-year member of the force and a patrol trooper at the Leonardtown barracks whose duty is, among other things, patrolling for drunk drivers, has been suspended with pay, as department policy dictates.
He is expected to have a hearing within five days to determine what action will be taken next, said Cpl. Rob Moroney of the Maryland State Police barracks in Pikesville.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39944-2004Aug27.html
posted by Matthew LeFande 8:59 AM
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Armed Citizen of the Week
It began shortly before 2 a.m. when two men confronted owner Bobby Hopkins outside The Right Track, 1732 W. Florence Ave., and demanded money, said Sgt. Peter Casey of the Los Angeles Police Department's 77th Street Station.
Hopkins said he was struck in the head with a ball peen hammer and shot in the right arm before shooting one of his assailants, who died later at a hospital. The other fled. It was unclear whether he was shot.
Both suspects reportedly were in their 20s, but neither has been identified so far.
A 23-year-old female patron was struck in the back by a stray bullet, but it was unclear who fired it, Casey said. She was hospitalized in stable condition.
Hopkins will "probably not face any charges," Casey said. "Right now it seems like self-defense. It was a robbery that went bad.
"Even if the investigation shows the woman was struck by a bullet from the owner's gun, it will probably be a case of transferred intent, which means that the people doing the robbery would be charged with the crime because their actions caused other actions, like causing the owner to fire back," Casey said.
Hopkins, treated at a hospital and released, said he fell to the ground after being shot, but the suspects kept demanding his money.
"I said, just a minute. Let me get it out of my pocket, man, let me get it and give it to you," Hopkins said.
"And he said, hurry up, and when he did, I just discovered -- I felt the gun, and I (thought), oh, my goodness, the Lord was just there for me, and I said, here -- here it is."
Hopkins then shot the man.
"I was just trying to protect myself," Hopkins said. "I didn't want to kill nobody, but, hey, these people have got to learn."
http://www.nbc4.tv/news/3687812/detail.html
posted by Matthew LeFande 7:49 PM
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Utah Deputy guilty of negligent homicide in on-duty collision
Her failure to use flashing lights and a siren on the way to an emergency could land a former Salt Lake County sheriff's deputy in jail and has cost her her job in law enforcement.
A 3rd District Court jury Friday morning found Carla Redding guilty of one count each of class A misdemeanor negligent homicide, class B misdemeanor negligent collision and class C misdemeanor speeding for the June 8, 2002, accident that left 19-year-old Malarie Hilton dead.
Defense attorney Ed Brass said he was "extremely disappointed" and surprised by the verdict. He said it is premature to say whether he plans to appeal, but he said it remains an option.
The crash occurred as Redding rushed to respond to a fellow deputy's call for backup after 11 p.m. She testified Thursday that as she drove east on 5415 South in Kearns, her mind was filled with possible scenarios her co-worker could be facing: His radio call had mentioned a newly reopened bar that had been the scene of a murder a year earlier.
In her testimony, Redding described a flurry of activity and chaos crammed into a few minutes between the time she drove off in her police vehicle and the time the car carrying Hilton and three other young women turned left in front of her. That chaos, she said, was the reason she never got around to turning on her flashing lights and sirens.
In closing arguments, prosecutor Brenda Beaton told jurors that Redding's failure to warn other motorists she was responding to an emergency, coupled with her speed, which experts estimate was between 69 and 71 mph in the 40-mph zone, was the cause of the accident.
Redding, who now works for the Murray Police Department, will lose her job there as a result of the convictions, Brass said. She also could face 21 months in jail and a fine of $4,250 at her Aug. 23 sentencing.
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595073210,00.html
posted by Matthew LeFande 10:25 AM
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Weapons of Mass. destruction: Boston cops sitting on DNC arsenal
Armed to the teeth for a DNC disaster that never happened, Boston police are sitting on a weapons stockpile of stun grenades, projectile launchers, rubber bullets, pepper spray and tear gas they may never use in a real-life crisis.
The city so far has submitted $1.9 million in expenses, including roughly $540,000 in police and fire overtime and $1.4 million for supplies and equipment, to the feds.
The police department bought more than $160,000 worth of crowd-control firepower - including nearly $14,000 worth of "Stinger'' rubber-ball-and-tear-gas-spewing concussion grenades - for a political shindig that saw only one minor scuffle with protesters and five related arrests.
"We are going to be recycling these as part of our training. They are not going to sit on the shelf and expire,'' Boston police spokeswoman Beverly Ford said of the munitions.
Boston Fire Department officials also made major purchases of equipment but say some of the new supplies are already in use on the street, while the rest are reserved for training.
The eight-page expense report offers a chilling glimpse into the worst-case scenarios apparently considered by Democratic National Convention planners.
The fire department spent tens of thousands of dollars on the kinds of concrete-cutting power saws and jackhammer bits needed to rescue people from rubble and on sophisticated chemical and radiation monitoring equipment.
Other security expenditures forwarded in the first reimbursement request included nearly $5,000 worth of military-style pants, bull horns, batteries, bolt cutters, thousands of gas-mask filters, lumber, high-tech radio systems and a $300,000 custom surveillance camera system.
City officials expect the federal government to reimburse the multimillion-dollar shopping spree out of an initial $24.8 million grant and a second one nearing final approval. Police have estimated the total bill including overtime at $35 milllion to $40 million.
Boston Chief Financial Officer Lisa Signori said the city can submit DNC expenses as frequently as monthly and hopes to have them all in by midfall.
One item not yet submitted for reimbursement is the $256,000 custom Lenco B.E.A.R. armored personnel transport the BPD rolled out with such fanfare before the DNC.
Gerard Fontana, the fire department's chief of operations for field services, said none of the dozens of saw blades, drill bits and jackhammer chisels bought for the DNC will go to waste.
"We spend a lot of money replacing that stuff whether we have incidents are not,'' he said. ``We have to train.''
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=41170
posted by Matthew LeFande 9:07 AM
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Reporter smuggles bomb parts on airliner
An undercover reporter has exposed chilling security blunders — by smuggling a fake bomb on to a jet carrying more than 220 British holidaymakers.
Antony France used bogus references to get a job as a baggage handler.
He then took the “bomb” unchallenged into the hold of the Thomas Cook 757-200 at Birmingham International Airport.
"I got my £7-an-hour post at Birmingham International Airport despite providing bogus references, a false home address, incorrect bank details and LYING about my past."
"Then, incredibly, I was waved through a staff security checkpoint leading to the plane’s luggage hold — with components for the “device” hidden in my shoe."
"My “device” consisted of nearly 200g of plasticine — which closely resembles the high explosive Semtex — a timing device, a set of wires and two batteries."
"A 200g bomb is half the size of that used over Lockerbie — but more than enough to disintegrate the 757-200 jet, which was minutes away from take-off."
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004391268,00.html
posted by Matthew LeFande 8:38 AM
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Medical chief fired for disclosures of substandard care by DCEMS
The D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department has fired its medical director after confidential patient records were leaked to members of the D.C. Council, fire administrators said.
Dr. Fernando Daniels III, the former medical director, was not accused of leaking the patient records, but was held responsible because he oversees EMS quality assurance, the administrators said.
The records detail recent instances of what evaluators said has been substandard care administered by firefighter-medics, who have become the linchpin for a restructuring of the fire and EMS staff. Fire Chief Adrian H. Thompson initiated the restructuring in 2002, and the latest phase began in May.
According to knowledgeable sources in the department, Dr. Daniels had grown disenchanted with Chief Thompson's plan to rely increasingly on firefighters trained as paramedics to provide emergency care, adding that the medical director fell out of favor with the fire chief.
"He understood what I was trying to do," Chief Thompson said, repeating the statement when asked whether Dr. Daniels supported his plan.
Yesterday, the department announced that Dr. Clifford H. Turen, medical director of the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, would fill Dr. Daniels' position.
Dr. Turen gave his unqualified support for the EMS system that Chief Thompson advocates.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20040824-121147-3771r.htm
posted by Matthew LeFande 7:46 AM
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SUV Drags Officer Making Traffic Stop
A U.S. Park Police officer opened fire on an SUV, injuring a passenger, after the officer was dragged by the vehicle during a traffic stop in Northeast Washington yesterday, D.C. police said.
The officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries to a shoulder and a leg, said Sgt. Scott Fear, a Park Police spokesman. The officer, whose name was not released because he is considered a witness, was airlifted to Washington Hospital Center by a Park Police helicopter.
The SUV passenger also was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, D.C. police said. The alleged driver of the vehicle was later apprehended.
The incident began about 2:30 p.m. near the Greyhound bus station. The officer was making a traffic stop, said Cmdr. Thomas McGuire of the 1st Police District. The officer exited his vehicle and approached the passenger of a blue Chevrolet Suburban in the area of North Capitol and K streets NE, D.C. police said.
The passenger rolled up his window, trapping the officer's arm as the SUV sped along North Capitol, D.C. police said. The officer, who was dragged for about a block and half, fired several rounds into the interior of the vehicle before he was thrown clear of it. The vehicle hit two parked cars as it continued east on L Street NE.
McGuire said the SUV was then followed by two off-duty D.C. police officers in separate vehicles who were in the area. The SUV was abandoned in the 500 block of Oklahoma Avenue NE, and the driver escaped, McGuire said.
Police later found the alleged driver, identified last night as Kelvin L. Martin, hiding under another vehicle in an alley. Martin, 27, of the 100 block of P Street SW, faces assault with intent to kill and other charges.
The passenger, identified as Robert W. Hawkins, was taken to Howard University Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound. Hawkins, 54, was charged with assault on a police officer.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27257-2004Aug23.html
posted by Matthew LeFande 7:40 AM
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New gun camera video (must see!)
http://vampirebat.com/war/oh-58d_jrtc_fun.wmv
posted by Matthew LeFande 6:46 PM
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Cleveland Police proving themselves to be master baiters
Cleveland police are cracking down on auto theft by stepping up a bait car program, designed to catch car thieves in the act.
Police have used bait cars for the past five years, but now other law enforcement agencies are getting involved along with additional bait vehicles.
Since the program started, police said the bait cars have been stolen and recovered 43 times.
Because of the success, the program will be expanded to include bait motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and construction vehicles.
With the program targeting career car thieves, police park bait cars in high-theft areas throughout the city and when it's stolen, police are alerted by pager. They then locate the car with a GPS system and remotely shut the engine off. The suspected thief is then arrested.
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/3669641/detail.html:
posted by Matthew LeFande 9:37 AM
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Minn. Cops Test Hanheld Fingerprint Reader
Several Minnesota police departments are field testing a handheld device that scans a suspect's fingerprint and digitally checks it against Minnesota's criminal history and fingerprint database.
Police and the device maker say it's helping law enforcement officers identify suspicious persons quickly when they don't have a driver's license, but defense attorneys and civil liberties advocates are wary.
The device, IBIS (for Integrated Biometric Identification System), was recently put to work when a 25-year-old St. Paul woman was stopped at the exit of Rainbow Foods in Eagan carrying baby formula that had not been purchased.
She didn't have her driver's license and gave police several versions of her name. Within minutes, IBIS identified the woman, who had four warrants out for her arrest for shoplifting and providing false information to police, said Eagan police officer Jennifer Ruby.
Eagan police arrested the woman on July 22 and charged her with a misdemeanor for giving false information to police. She was not charged with theft.
Eagan police have just one of 130 IBIS units in the country being tested in Minnesota, California and Oregon, according to its Minnetonka-based manufacturer, Indentix Inc.
The technology debuted in October 2002 in Hennepin County and Ontario, Calif., with the help of a multimillion-dollar National Institute of Justice grant, and the handheld IBIS unit debuted last summer. Today the technology is being tested in the Twin Cities in about 20 mostly west-metro police departments.
The cost of the IBIS unit has dropped from $14,000 to $4,500, according to Identix. Improving cellular phone network technology means IBIS units one day could be standard-issue equipment for every officer.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=562&e=2&u=/ap/fingerprint_machine
posted by Matthew LeFande 8:02 AM
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Air marshals cover only a few flights
Federal air marshals protect less than 5 percent of daily U.S. flights, and the numbers are declining, despite assurances by the federal government that most planes would be protected, according to estimates provided by marshals, pilots and a retired airline executive.
"They are flying on a relatively limited number of flights due to availability," said Capt. Stephen Luckey, chairman of the national-security committee of the Air Lines Pilots Association, which represents 64,000 pilots.
The number of federal air marshals who protect planes from terrorist attacks is classified, and the Department of Homeland Security has refused to discuss it.
The sources said they are confident that terrorists already know the numbers based on open-source documents that can be found on the Internet, ongoing surveillance in airports and aboard planes, and in news reports.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the marshals, pilots and retired executive say there are fewer than 3,500 air marshals to protect 35,000 daily flights. Taking into consideration time off for sick leave, vacation and training, the sources say only 500 to 1,000 flights per day are protected.
After the September 11 terrorist attacks, members of Congress demanded that the Federal Air Marshal Service, with a mere 33 plainclothes officers, protect all airplanes in the United States.
"We expect before this is over, there will be two marshals on every airplane," said Rep. Don Young, Alaska Republican and chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee just days after the attack.
Air marshals guard every flight on Israel's El Al Airlines, a model that U.S. government officials viewed as ideal but impractical. Mr. Luckey agrees, saying it would take 25 to 30 times the number of current marshals to protect all daily U.S. flights.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040816-011237-9757r.htm
posted by Matthew LeFande 12:44 PM
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The Hill locked down with no new threats
The U.S. Capitol Police conceded yesterday that onerous security measures around the Capitol were imposed by fears of threats to congressmen, not new intelligence about imminent terrorist attacks.
Capitol Police Chief Terrance W. Gainer had sought to impose harsh restrictions since the September 11 terrorist attacks as recently as this spring, when he supported plans to build a fence around the Capitol and congressional buildings to deter would-be terrorists.
The Army yesterday began deploying Avenger anti-aircraft missiles near the Capitol. One battery of missiles and associated troops were seen deploying Monday afternoon at the northern end of Bolling Air Force Base.
The missiles — vehicle-mounted versions of the Stinger missile — can shoot down hijacked airliners. Their location in Southwest will provide anti-aircraft protection from attack for the Capitol and other federal buildings.
"There's a not specific, credible, direct threat against Congress as an institution, or its members," a White House spokesman said, quoting a statement by Chief Gainer from a report in The Washington Post yesterday.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20040811-123534-9050r.htm
posted by Matthew LeFande 7:24 AM
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Bush's new ways to harm our country
So everyone’s having a go at Bush over this supposed misstatement about hurting the country. Well, maybe you should see the entire quote, in context.
"Third, this bill meets our commitment to America’s Armed Forces by preparing them to meet the threats of tomorrow. Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we. We must never stop thinking about how best to defend our country when we all must always be forward-thinking."
Yeah. Go ahead and make fun and act like assholes, but what he said was important, accurate and proper. The government is supposed to be thinking up crazy ways the bad guys could attack us. That’s what we pay them for. That is THE primary responsibility of the federal government, to ensure the safety of the Union.
Grow up.
posted by Matthew LeFande 8:20 AM
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D.C. Officer Convicted of Assault
An off-duty D.C. police officer was convicted of simple assault in D.C. Superior Court yesterday on charges that she beat up a fellow patron during a Disney ice-skating show at MCI Center.
Officer Marjorie Temple, assigned to the 3rd Police District, was sentenced by Judge Zinora Mitchell-Rankin to 180 days in jail, although the judge suspended all but 15 days of that sentence. Temple also will spend two years on parole.
The evidence at trial showed that Temple and several others arrived late to the 1:30 p.m. performance of Disney on Ice, an ice-skating show for children, on Feb. 15. As Temple and her companions made their way to their seats, she exchanged words with a 37-year-old woman who had to stand to let her pass. Temple then shoved the woman back into her chair and began punching her in the head and the face. The victim tried to shield her 4-year-old child, seated next to her, from the blows. Bystanders had to pull Temple off the victim, who suffered a swollen face, scratches, bruises and a welt on her back.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44170-2004Aug5.html
posted by Matthew LeFande 7:38 AM
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Metro seeks command center
Metro is scrambling to fund an emergency command center and high-tech sensors that detect chemical and biological weapons in the subway in the wake of the elevated terror alert that prompted officials to shut down city streets and set up checkpoints around the U.S. Capitol.
Metro officials said yesterday they will intensify lobbying for a $32 million request that is before congressional appropriations committees to fund construction of a backup command center.
The ability to maintain control of trains and monitor stations after a catastrophic event long has been Metro's top priority, but the latest terror threat has forced the issue, officials said.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20040804-100025-9252r.htm
posted by Matthew LeFande 7:21 AM
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Ramsey Tries to Slow Officers' Departure
Facing an increase in officers leaving the force, D.C. Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey has issued a restriction on how officers can retire or resign, saying he was worried about short staffing as his department battles a spike in juvenile violence and the threat of terrorism.
In a memo issued last week, police officials announced that Ramsey will no longer grant waivers of departmental regulations that require officers to give 60 days' notice before retiring and 30 days' notice before resigning. Ramsey said he had generally waived those requirements in the past.
Union officials reacted angrily to the move yesterday, saying the decision was unfair and would further erode low morale among the rank and file.
"This is clear evidence of problems with the police department," said Sgt. Gregory I. Greene, chairman of the D.C. police labor committee in Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 1. "A lot of officers are leaving."
Ramsey acknowledged that more officers have left the force in recent months than usual; 198 have departed this year, or about 28 a month. Those officers retired, resigned or were fired, Ramsey said.
That number is higher than the average in past years of 18 to 20 officers a month, Ramsey said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41188-2004Aug4.html
posted by Matthew LeFande 7:16 AM
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U.S. raises threat level at key financial sites
The United States on Sunday raised the terrorism threat level to code orange (high) for the financial services sector of New York City, northern New Jersey and Washington, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced.
Ridge cited "new and unusually specific information about where al Qaeda would like to attack."
The nation's threat level remains at category yellow (elevated).
New York has remained at orange since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
The potential targets include the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, Prudential Financial in northern New Jersey and the Citigroup Building and New York Stock Exchange in New York, Ridge said.
Ridge said the plans appeared to include car and truck bombs -- "the attempted physical destruction of these facilities."
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/01/terror.threat/index.html
posted by Matthew LeFande 3:32 PM
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