Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: OCTOBER 2016 3 Order your own MONTHLY subscription today. Call 1-800-234-0056 or go to www.APBweb.com American Police Beat (ISSN 1082-653X; USPS #24948), also hereafter referred to as “APB,” is published twelve times a year for $12 per year, $20 for two years or $26 for three years. APB is published by First Strike Media, LLC, 505 8th Avenue, Ste 1004, New York, NY 10018. Periodicals Postage Paid at New York, NY and Additional Mailing Offices. Telephone: 800-234-0056. Subscriptions: info@apbweb.com. Website: www.apbweb.com. POSTMASTER: send address changes to American Police Beat, 505 8th Avenue, Ste 1004, New York, NY 10018. NYPD Police officers stand on patrol outside of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the recent US Open tennis tournament in New York City. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images) T he easiest way to tell how much someone cares about something is how much time, effort and money they’re willing to spend. That’s why the bipartisan authors of the law that “cre- ated” the national “Blue Alert” system are slightly miffed that no one’s lifted a finger. Senate Judiciary Commit- tee Chairman Chuck Grass- ley, R-Iowa, told USA Today he was shocked to learn that the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 exists in name only. In a recent letter to Attor- ney General Loretta Lynch, Grassley demanded that DOJ submit an implemen- tation plan for the law to Congress within 30 days. “When it comes to protect- ing the lives of police offi- cers, the department should be moving with dispatch, as opposed to letting the inertia of the bureaucratic process delay the realization of this important alert system,” Grassley wrote. The House sponsor of the law, Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., said he was also upset. “I want to know who dropped the ball, and I want to know as soon as possible,” Pascrell said. “The person who’s responsible for this should be fired.” Good luck with that. When it comes to supporting local law enforcement, the feds are long on talk, but they need to do a better job of putting their money where their mouth is. Lots of talk and that’s it Let’s just cut through all the B.S., shall we? “It’s also important for us to make sure that we do everything we can to help ensure the safety of our police officers when they’re in the line of duty.” – Barack Obama at the “Blue Alert” signing ceremony