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 408 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: NOVEMBER 2016 O ne good thing about everyone videotap- ing everything is it cuts down on a lot of the “he said, she said,” stuff. For instance, in Georgia recently, some guy went nuts and shouted racial slurs at a crew doing road construc- tion. He also waved a gun and threatened the work- ers. Construction worker Nel- son King told WAGA-TV reporters that he was work- ing on a road in Coweta County when 72-year-old Harold Bishop freaked the hell out. “He pulled up on us and he was like, ‘Get these N- word off the road, I live here, I’ll kill you N-word,’” King recalled. Thankfully King got it all on his cellphone. Another worker called 911. The Coweta County Sher- iff’s Office said that Bishop had left the scene but re- turned at some point after officers arrived. One deputy reported see- ing Bishop throw a beer con- tainer out of his window. Deputies searched the ve- hicle and found no weapon. But King showed the officers the video and that was that. “They were like, ‘Oh, he’s got to go,’” King said. Charges against Bishop include five counts of aggra- vated assault with a firearm, pointing a gun at another person, terroristic threats, DUI and probation viola- tions. . Unhinged We’re not clowning around here, people In Louisiana, like many other parts of the country, police are struggling with “clown sightings.” Covington Police Chief Tim Lentz wrote a letter to the public warning evil do- ers to beware. “If there is someone out there that thinks this is some type of fun prank that gives you the attention you seem to be seeking, let me warn you now, that if you do ANYTHING that disrupts the safe learning environ- ment for our kids, we will find you and charge you criminally with all of the laws at our disposal up to and including terrorizing,” Lentz wrote in his public message on Facebook. “We are not clowning around.” Lentz said he felt com- pelled to post the message after four elementary stu- dents claimed they saw a clown in the woods near their school. They later admitted mak- ing the whole thing up. And that’s why the clown stuff is such a peculiar challenge for the police. It’s tough to solve a problem when no one’s sure if the problem exists. The downside of people getting their news from Facebook RISE ABOVE 360 24/7 SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. ON DEMAND. Skywatch provides the deployable, capable, integrated surveillance system required by today’s law enforcement professionals to monitor key events and locations. With a wide variety of sensors to choose from, Skywatch can be tailored to fit any environment or budget. In a world that requires vision and flexibility, accept no compromises. SEE HOW AT WWW.FLIR.COM/APB