Transcripts For WTXF Chasing News 20160607

Studio, youre paying thousands of dollars, and people just cannot afford that. Tamara, youre chasing a story to bloomfield where some folks are complaining theres been a rise in how the police are dealing with suspects. What have you got . Use of force insentences increased incidences increased in the last two the years . [inaudible] the Latino Leadership Alliance of new jersey came out with a new report that says, yes, they have. We need to know why this is happening, and this is why we are requesting that the attorney general and the Civil Rights Division just investigate. However, if you take a look at these numbers and analyze them a little wit more closely, you may see something different. The number absolutely did go up, but theres a reason. The year that its being compared to is 2014 where the Department Arrested 866 people. Now, when you have an opportunity or the chance arises that you may use force on someone is during an arrest. In 2015 we arrested more than double, so the force is going down, not going up. Just show me more. I hit the streets with Sergeant Peters to the see whats going on and what is use of force, how do we categorize that. The compliance hold is the most common thing that Police Officers have to report. But theres a misconception with the compliance hold, and thats how much force is actually being used. Were going to get an example. Im supposed to be on a ridealong, so im not going to i dont have time for this. Okay, youre going to have to come with me. No, ive got news to chase. No, listen listen, im not doing anything wrong. So they demonstrated the compliance hold to me, but they also started utilizing body cameras, one of the first Police Departments in new jersey to rely hes conducting a traffic stop, and he has a onboard Police Camera inside the vehicle. In addition, he has a body camera, and hes also equipped with audio, audio microphone. Whats that . News ridealong. They showed me one of the recent arrests that used a compliance hold that was caught on body camera where someone was not complying, there was three officers there, it was all caught on tape. Im telling you to lay on your back. Put your hands behind your back, maam. Maam, put your hand that is something that they have to report, every time it happens no matter what. On april 18th of this year, africanamericans were the subject of force used by bloomfield Police Officers 69. 2 of the time. This is basically 100 increase for africanamericans and 333 for latinos over the same period in 2015. We dont look and see, okay, how many black people did we arrest, how many white people. We dont generate who we arrest. Crime itself generates who were arresting. One of the best Police Departments in the state if you look at the crime stats is right in bloomfield. Their crime is down yearoveryear almost 30 . Somethings clearly working, and you have to wonder, theres so many little missing numbers, i think its easy to throw the race card and say, oh, it must be a problem. Some would argue any case of Excessive Force against a citizen is unacceptable. At least these numbers arent being masked. Theyre out there. They dont have a problem with answering to them. At least theyre being transapartment. Wait a second, no, youve got to call my executive producer, jerry burke. Highspeed chase. Start us off. More than 2,000 people crammed into the i play America Event Center to catch the dolan twins. [cheers and applause] two 16yearold brothers who have become internet sensations because of their youtube antics. Theyve got about two million subscribers. There were a dozen teenagers taken to a local hospital saturday night after they were overcome with excitement at the dolan twins performance. 21 other showgoers were treated at the scene, and of the seven that were taken to a local hospital, were treated for panic attacks, anxiety and shortness of breath. Im in sparta, new jersey, where today marks a Ground Breaking on pope john 23rd middle school. Now, community is certainly the feeling i got today. Joseph captured the sentiment best when he spoke from his heart. There is Nothing Better than attending a school where i can practice and further strengthen my faith. The saga of bridge gait continud again bridgegate continued monday afternoon with john doe, the unnamed, unindicted coconspirator made the case that his name and others should remain secret. This list was created prior to the indictments of bill baroni and Bridget Ann Kelly for their role of shutting down the George Washington bridge as part of a political payback in december 2013. A bunch of media groups say they have a right to see the list of names, and they really want to know whos on it, people like governor christie even though christie says he isnt. Arguments started with john does attorney, jenny kramer, saying that the public does have a right to the know in some cases, but the public only has the right to know what the law says they can. Her opponent in this case, bruce rosen, whos represent aring several media corporations, fired back were entitled to a list of unindicted coconspirators under the First Amendment and common law. Most of these issues revolve around the regulartively technical relatively technical discussion. Its essentially partover an indictment or part of the discovery that remains secret. Bruce rosen says he expects a decision to come down in weeks. For more updates on the bridgegate case, follow me or follow the show. Im going to miss you. A massive heart attack has taken the life of john who was a fixture in clifton, home of the deepfried hot dog, but you may remember him a little better from his time on the real housewives of new jersey as johnny the greek. His wife, penny, took to facebook to post about his passing and changed her profile picture to one of her wedding day. Though johnny wasnt a regular, every time he made it on the screen, it was pretty memorable. The same can be said for his offscreen life. I spoke to george who actually is a coowner, and hes known johnny since the day he was born, 42 years ago. My heart. Thank you very much for you, because you gave me the opportunity to express i feel very sorry. I was told that he was actually at work that day, and he told everybody he was hopping out to the grocery store, and he never came back. 42. He was young. Was there any history . Was there i mean, was there something leading up to this . You know, i asked that exact question, and this was such a tragedy because this was not something anybody saw coming. He was in fairly good health, and, you know, it was just a shock, complete shock to everybody here. What was the mood of the customers . Not many people were talking. They came up, they ordered what they wanted to eat, they kind of sat, had their heads down and ate. Its usually a chatty environment from what i hear, and there was not much chatter going on today. Everybody just wanted to come and pay their respects. Theres some flowers left outside right there from some customers that came by earlier. You know, a ton and cars in and out of here. Their famous item is the ripper, first three letters are rip, or and may johnny the greek rest in peace. Troopers here in new Jersey State Police headquarters and around the state are all wondering, could it be time for the convicted killer of one of their own to be brought back to the United States to face justice . Were talking, of course, about Joanne Chesimard, also convicted in the 1973 roadside murder of trooper warner forester who fled to cuba and has been living there since at least the mid 80s. News broke citing a single unnamed government source that prisoner swapped talks between the United States and cuba are underway in light of the new relations between the two countries. While their report didnt mention any specific people by name, its assumed that the top of the list is chess marred who would need to finish her sentence in a u. S. Jail. Now, none of this is written in stone, and i spoke to chess marreds lawyer who threw cold water on the idea saying no ones contacted him about any change in his clients status with the cuban government also saying i do not believe that there is a change in the cuban governments position in connection with my client, namely that they believe she was a political prisoner from her fight with the black Liberation Army against the United States government, and thats why they gave her asylum. But could these talks be underway . Could Joanne Chesimard be returning to u. S. Soil . Follow us on twitter, tweet the show at chasing news, and well keep you abreast of this developing story. So a woman who was doing yoga on vacation in North Carolina got one heck of a surprise last week. So so the woman was facing the lake and felt something sniffing and licking her behind her neck. She thought it was a dog, turns around and it was a black bear. She said at that exact moment, she fell back into a little bit of water but still managed to get the camera phone out and took a few pictures of it. Here is a reason for the do not touch signs that are up at museums. It is to remind you that this stuff is valuable, breakable and real. The National Watch and clock museum in pennsylvania had an incident when a couple got curious about an unurinal clock by u. S. Artist unyoocial clock by u. S. Artist james gordon until, boom, down it goes. Actually, the couple were going to find help immediately. The museum has since reached out to gordon, and he does plan on helping the museum piece the clock back together. Fighting to legalize ballot selfies inside the voting booth. Its a tremendous statement, it should be allowed. Cast your vote, get out of there and then snapchat your coffee order. Coffee order. He could install your ceiling fan. Ce said he couldnt. And that one time ron said another chili dog was a good idea. Yeah, it wasnt. So when ron said youd never afford a john deere tractor, you knew better. Now ron does too. The e series. Legendary john deere quality. Unexpected low price. E series compact tractors come with an industrybest, sixyear, nocost powertrain warranty. Have a story we should know abo . Help us chase it down. By logging on to chasingnews. Com tips. Guys, tuesday, june 7th, big primary day in both parties. The voting is coming to new jersey, so weve got team chaser coverage. Sibile, youve got the nuts and bolts of the election, but i want to start with diana who is chasing the snapchat angle of this election. What have you got, diana . Thats right, bill. To snap or not to snap, that is the question. Snapchat is fighting to legalize ballot selfies inside voting booths. After all, if you didnt snap a selfie when casting that vote, did you even votesome. Not to your friends, not really. [laughter] here in new jersey you can take photos inside the voting location, but when it comes to gearing up for a pose inside the voting booth, you better think twice during tuesdays primary. Should i do it this way . You want to do it the long way. Okay. Right. Some argue ballot photos could lead to voting fraud, making it easier for others to pay off votes. The idea being that a photo could prove you voted for the preferred candidate you were paid to support. But others say i think that right now the issue isnt there are too many people trying to influence these elections in the sense that young people are getting out and trying to sway a vote one way or another, the issue is people arent getting out enough. Many argue a photo ban is a violation of First Amendment rights. This is a law thats preventing people from communicating their viewpoint on a political topic. And i think that it really does. I think that its a tremendous statement, posting your ballot. Now, this comes at a time when the 2016 race is being dubbed the snapchat election. Even the candidates themselves creating filters to use during their oppositions speeches. Just take a look at this Snapchat Filter that Bernie Sanders created to use during Hillary Clintons speech in iowa. Now, when it comes to a ballot shelf my, theres an selfie, theres an urge to change the law in many states. Massachusetts is now appealing a decision. Well have to wait and see if the same thing happens in new jersey and elsewhere. The snapchat fighting this state by state or looking for federal legislation . Theyre fighting on a tate by state basis. In new hampshire, the state appealed the decision, snapchat then applied put forward a brief on why they think that was incorrect for the state to appeal this decision. To me, voting is a very private process, and you shouldnt be influenced by how your friends are voting. Sibile . Selfie ballots would destroy the fabric of our democracy. Voter registration has changed. A lot of people have been jumping ship, so people still have not made up their minds, and the last thing you want them to do is feel like they need to prove to the world why they voted a certain way i, like, heres the conversation. You take it right to here. Destroy the very fabric seriously. [inaudible conversations] i agree with you our Founding Fathers did a lot of work, and [laughter] if i didnt take a snapchat of it, then it clearly didnt happen. You didnt vote. Be a private person for five freaking minutes. Cast your vote and then get out of there and snapchat your coffee order later. [laughter] thanks, diana. All right, sibile. Big day coming up. Youre chasing the nuts and bolts. Give me a preview. The new jersey primary on tuesday will be the decisive factor as to whether or not Hillary Clinton makes history and clinches the democratic nomination. So to break this all down, we are joined by jim mcqueeny, host of new jersey now. By this time tuesday, will Hillary Clinton be the nominee and Bernie Sanders bowing out . Im not sure about the bowing out. She will be the nominee. Its done. Trump is going to be the nominee as well. What youre probably going to see coming up for the fall, and im going to call clinton the volvo candidate. Remember that movie crazy people from the 1990s, and they said volvos, boxy but safe . I think thats how shes going to be marketed in this campaign. I dont think shes going to use that in her ads though. [laughter] im just thinking that. So my take on this is that if Bernie Sanders and i talked to jane, his wife, the other day. And what occurred to me when i talked to her, they said they were going through this thing all the way to the convention, no matter what, and its all about california. Because if in california if Bernie Sanders wins, hes won almost as many awarded delegates as she is, and they want to the make the case to the super delegates that youre making the wrong choice with hillary. You know, when you drive your car out of the parking lot and you hear the locks lock . Thats what happens after new jersey and she gets the electoral lock. Shes going to be the person. And she is not going to go to sanders to be a Vice President , which a lot of other people talk about as well. Shell probably end up picking somebody other than bernie because bernie doesnt bring anything or subtract anything in electoral votes. Theyre the door locks. Boom, done. The one person whos been benefiting from this division between bernie and hillary trump, because his National Polls have been going up and up and up, so well see how that changes once the Democratic Party gets their ducks in a row. How many people do you see in new jerseys primary go from unaffiliated to say i am going to affiliate9 with the republicans just so i can vote for donald trump . This is going to be closer or, i think, than anybody really thinks. I agree. More to come. Thanks, jim. This show showcases one Real Estate Agent selling new yorks lowend real estate. Dont have the money quite yet. Introducing the youtube sensation thousand dollar listings. Paying thousands of dollars, and people just cannot afford that. Say sometimes we use ky ultragel to enhance my bodys natural moisture so i can get into it a bit quicker. And when i know shes into it, i get into it and. Feel the difference with ky ultragel. Coming up next, a Jewelry Store is in a little bit of trouble. Yep, thats a monkey robbing a Jewelry Store. It makes off with 10,000 rupees. Monkeys, what are you going to do . Okay, ready . Whoa [ explosion ] nothing should get in the way of the things you love. Get americas fastest internet. Only from xfinity. You cant edit around that . A Jewelry Store in the southern part of india is in a littlele bit of monkey trouble. Dont take my word for it. Look at this video. You see here this monkey pushed his way into the Jewelry Store. There you go. Yeah. And youll see hes hops behind the counter, makes off with 10,000 rupees before making a run for it. [laughter] monkeys, what are you going to do . I think weve all seen the hit bravo show Million Dollar listings. Its been on the air since 2012, and it showcases three relentless Real Estate Agents as they earn a cushy living selling new yorks highend real estate. Well, premiering in 2016, this show showcases one relentless Real Estate Agent as he earns a crapty living crappy living selling new yorks lowend real estate. Living on the hills, dont have the money quite yet. Introducing the youtube sensation thousand dollar listings. The man behind the shows brutally honest blueprint, noah kaplan. Im noah. Dave is the cinematographer, hes the man, hes great. The 30yearold broker thought it was time to show the way the other 99 live. While the agents on the series pull in tens of millions, noah showcases brokers pulling in tens of thousands while struggling to get their feet in the door, literally. I help you . Hang on. Sorry about that. Apologize. Oh, all right. Yep oh. Sorry. Like most new yorkers, including myself, noah actually lives in a shared apartment to be able to afford the cost of living, though i want to be a thousandaire, the little number he wrote is comedy, the big number of the rising rent median in new york city is anything but. A lot of times if youre looking for a onebedroom or a studio even, youre paying thousands of dollars, and people just cannot afford that. Unless youre making above 70,000 a year, its really tough. Got dreams in the back, and i dont care. Why dont you come for the ride, ill bring you inside which one would you guys watch . Hmm. Neither. Neither . Thats fair. Yeah. [laughter] i am all about the Million Dollar listing. I want to see how the other half lives, because thats what i want one day, so i think its really cool to see these beautiful places and the drama that unfolds and all that goes down, and nobody will pay. [laughter] so im all for that. I kind of like it reality real estate. Thanks, tara. Say cheese. A black lab puppy and one of only seven dogs with the job of sniffing electronics. The fbi says its their way of keeping up with the times. Tonight on fbi dogs. What looks to be a modern day dinosaur in palmetto, florida. Pleasure. Try that again. Golfer [bleep] golfer . Garfield . [laughter] oh, there we go. To you, theyre more than just a pet. So protect them. With k9 advantix ii. It not only kills fleas, ticks and mosquitoes, it repels them, too. So do more to defend your four legged friend. With k9 advantix ii. 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