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 4010 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: MARCH 2017 NATIONWIDE What’s up in law enforcement across the U.S.A. THETOPTEN Blacked out According to a recent report, some cybersecurity researchers have stopped working with law enforce- ment personnel and agencies. In fact the cyber-security experts are reconsidering events in the U.S. in the wake of President Trump’s executive order temporarily halting travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries. “I have incredible respect for the law enforcement commu- nity,” Jon Sawyer, a well-known Android phone hacker, told “The Hill” in an interview. “I have a brother that’s a sheriff — and he’s a good sheriff. But when you have law enforcement blatantly ignoring the courts, that’s a big issue.” Sawyer announced via Twitter that he would no longer assist law enforcement in forensic investigations until Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) “complies with the court orders.” Most Wanted! Tom Brady, after winning the Superbowl, had his game jersey stolen. The investigation is being led by the Houston Police Department’s Major Offenders Division. So far they’ve got diddly squat. Also on the case are the Texas Rangers. Brady’s jersey was taken from the New England Patriots’ locker room at Houston’s NRG Stadium. “So we are deeming this a pretty important case,” Houston Assistant Chief George Buenik told reporters. “We want our top investigators on this case and hopefully we’ll make an arrest and more importantly recover that jersey for Tom Brady.” Some say the odds of catching the evil-doers might be long as players, all the coaches, team support staff and members of the media all had a motive and an opportunity. No thanks In California, as in most of the rest of the country, senior police officials are saying they will simply go without federal funding if the feds try to strong-arm local law enforcement into doing the federal government’s job without compensation. “We will not be involved,” Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said. “The fed- eral government cannot force sheriffs to take federal action, and I think that’s really important to have that local control.” Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke is on the same page. “We don’t have the resources to continue to do those things. We’re barely squeaking by as it is and most of my sheriff brethren are in the same situation,” he said. Need guns Also in California, Lake County correctional officers are suing the sheriff and the county again, claiming that firearms policies represent a breach of contract. The lawsuit alleges current Sheriff Brian Martin has violated two terms of a 2011 legal settlement reached between the officers, the county and previous sheriff, Frank Rivero. Basically the corrections officers want to be allowed to carry on- and off-duty, according to David Mastagni, an attorney with Mastagni Holstedt, which represents Lake County’s 40-some correctional officers. “Blue lives matter,” he said. “The public should support law enforce- ment in their efforts to remain safe.” The suit alleges Sheriff Martin has improperly limited circumstances when officers can carry their service weapons while on duty outside of the jail. State law already prohibits them from carrying guns inside the lock up. signs it’s not a cop bar 1. It’s called the Stonewall Inn. 2. No Jameson. 3. No patches. 4. They have a single–malt Oban at $60 a glass. 5. They get calls for police service. 6. No one looks at you and sizes you up when you walk in. 7. The tables facing the door are empty. 8. Two words: mulled wine. 9. No Bud, Bud Light or Coors Light. 10. It has regular hours. I n conservative circles, there’s a lot of talk about a lawsuit filed by a Dallas cop against Black Lives Matter, Face- book, Twitter and other companies. The allegation in the law- suit is that companies like Facebook encourage the kind of radicalization that may lead to police assassina- tions like we saw in Dallas last year. In a related story, Face- book (FB) founder Mark Zuckerberg recently had a closed door meeting with members of the Dallas Po- lice Department. The topic of the private discussion was the role of social media and how it’s changing the dy- namics of law enforcement. It’s possible that those in attendance had to sign NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) so we only know what was discussed in broad strokes based on the comments of some of those at the sit-down. It might be that Dallas Police were getting some ad- vice from Zuckerburg about “getting the real story” out on Facebook and Twitter to avoid the media entirely but no one knows except those who were there. Facebook declined to offer FOXBusiness.com specif- ics when asked whether a solution has been reached to help bridge the divide be- tween police and the social media network. In a related story, Face- book reportedly warned users about the fact that the Washington D.C Metro police were trying to access protestors’ personal informa- tion after recent lawful pro- tests in the nation’s capital. Zuckerberg visiting the Dallas PD Participating in the Honor Guard at National Police Week is an honored tradition. See page 34.