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 40AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: MARCH 2017 23 A s was widely expected, Pres- ident Trump’s plan to crack down on illegal immigration is nothing more than the 287G program. Most law enforcement people know that 287G is the federal program that deputizes local law enforce- ment officers to handle fed- eral immigration law. At its height about 60 local law enforcement agencies had agreed to participate in the program. After seeing how well it worked, the number of par- ticipating agencies dropped by roughly 50 percent. That had a lot to do with lawsuits, broken promises from federal officials and longer response times and lower clearance rates for serious crimes. So if your boss is gung- ho to get started on federal immigration enforcement, here’s just one of the head- aches that’s coming down the pike. A U.S. citizen was stopped by police officers and ques- tioned about immigration status while walking in her own neighborhood. Now the Bel Air Police Department in California is apologizing and hoping to avoid a law- suit. Bel Air resident Aravinda Pillalamarri told WJZ-TV that Bel Air police officers demanded her ID after a resident called her in as suspicious. “I had just come out for a walk, so I didn’t have my ID,” Pillalamarri said. “The officer said to me, ‘Why don’t you have ID? Are you here illegally?’” But Bel Air Police Chief Charles Moore said the whole thing is very confus- ing. “They were trying to figure out why there was some hesitation to provide identification,” Moore said. “That’s why he asked if she was illegal.” If you worked in Maricopa County during the Sheriff Joe era, you need no educa- tion on what can happen to actual crime fighting if everyone’s chasing down “suspected illegals” like Ms. Pillalamarri. But for Chief Moore, it’s an opportunity to see what happens when police try and enforce federal immigration law without any training. “That’s an education for me,” Moore said. “That’s helped me out to see that, hey, not only do I have to get my officers trained, I have to get the dis- patchers trained on how to react to some kind of situa- tion like that in the future.” That didn’t go very well, did it? If you don’t know the past, you’re condemned to repeat it Even with all the budget cuts, layoffs and lawsuits, many law enforcement officers appear to be excited about the opportunity to put police work on the back burner and do the federal government’s job on their own dime and time. If you’re unfamiliar with the term “revenge porn,” it refers to situations where spurned ex-lovers post na- ked photos or explicit vid- eos of their ex-boyfriend, girlfriend or whatever. In Georgia, a police officer recently became a victim of such a crime and now anoth- er Georgia police officer is facing charges of invasion of privacy, computer trespass- ing and explicit transmis- sions after she was accused of posting nude photos of her ex on social media. The 24-year-old woman is reported to have threatened another Atlanta officer with messages saying, “you’re going to learn,” prior to the revenge porn posts. The victim, who has not been identified for obvious reasons, said she found out about the posts when some of her friends called to say that they had seen the lewd photos on the internet. The victim believed the images were somehow ac- cessed and downloaded from her phone. The victim also said she was confused about the in- tent behind the behavior be- cause the two weren’t even romantically involved. The victim says that they were simply “acquaintanc- es.” “The victim is unaware of where this behavior came from and says she talked to this [woman] several days prior and everything was okay,” according to the re- port. DeKalb spokesman Maj. Stephen Fore said the officer is currently on administra- tive leave while the investi- gation is underway. Cop gets caught up in revenge porn plot We at Boston Leather support those who serve. Let us serve you with only the best quality leather products. HANDCUFF CASES | BADGE HOLDERS | RADIO HOLDERS CHEMICAL HOLDERS | BELTS | HOLSTERS | K9 ACCESSORIES P: (800) 733-1492 | F: (800) 856-1650 | 1801 Eastwood Dr. Sterling, IL 61081 Visit Us Online To Find A Dealer Near You | www.bostonleather.com Fine Leather Belts and Accessories ERVWRQ CRAFTED WITH PRIDE IN THE USA BATON HOLDERS BELT KEEPERS CHEMICAL HOLDERS FLASHLIGHT HOLDERS HANDCUFF CASES KEY HOLDERS MAG POUCHES RADIO HOLDERS SHOULDER MIC STRAPS