Decatur Police Chief, Mayor Issue Statement on Gun Violence in the City
Over the past year gun violence in Decatur between two gangs has increased and has resulted in property damage, injuries, and death. Most recently a shooting in death in Springfield led to several retaliation shootings in Decatur which resulted in another loss of life here in Decatur on Tuesday Afternoon. Despite past and numerous calls from me and my Department for assistance from the community, we continue to deal with victims and witnesses that would rather retaliate than give information to get these bad players off the streets. There are influential people in this community that can help end this senseless violence, but instead choose not to get involved. I want to be clear these are not random shootings, as all the shootings had intended targets. With that you have unintended victims that will continue to be in harms way due to the selfishness and a lack of respect for life by these gangsters.
Carvent Webb, Law Enforcement Officer, Transportation Security Administration
Carvent Webb, Law Enforcement Officer, Transportation Security Administration
9 /11 changed the dynamics of our country forever. In 2002, the U.S. Congress passed the Homeland Security Act, and like never before our country permanently focused on ensuring the security and safety of the homeland. Seventeen years later, we have learned that protecting the homeland starts with federal law enforcement agents working overseas. There is a new frontier of loner terrorists in which individuals are radicalized through the internet of things (IoT), social media. Terrorist organizations are no longer confined solely to the Middle East region, and the nexus to terrorism is becoming harder to identify. The strategic environment is changing rapidly, and the United States faces an increasingly complex and uncertain world in which threats are becoming more diverse and interconnected. While the Intelligenc
California Police Share License Plate Data with ICE
Police in Pasadena and Long Beach broke their vows to not share data with ICE. However, the departments released vehicle license plate information to the agency. by Suhauna Hussain, Johana Bhuiyan, Los Angeles Times / December 21, 2020 Shutterstock
(TNS) When the city of Pasadena approved the police department s request to purchase three new automatic license plate readers, Commander Jason Clawson promised the city s public safety committee the department wouldn t share any data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Robust policies and procedures are in place to prevent the system and the information it gathers from being used inappropriately or differently from its intended purpose, Clawson told the City Council s public safety committee at the time.
Police in these California cities pledged not to send license plate data to ICE. They shared it anyway [Los Angeles Times :: BC-LICENSE-PLATES-DATA:LA]
LOS ANGELES When the city of Pasadena approved the police department’s request to purchase three new automatic license plate readers, Commander Jason Clawson promised the city’s public safety committee the department wouldn’t share any data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Robust policies and procedures are in place to prevent the system and the information it gathers from being used inappropriately or differently from its intended purpose,” Clawson told the City Council’s public safety committee at the time.