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 4032 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: MARCH 2016 A pair of NYPD’s Finest recently helped save a tiny black kitten that was holed up in a Brooklyn motorist’s wheel well. Geraldine Cassone, 56, was stopped at a red light when she saw the kitty run into traffic. She got out and tried to find the critter. “I began going, ‘Here, kitty kitty! Here, kitty kitty!’ And instead of jumping into my arms, it jumped into the wheel of my car,” Cassone told the New York Daily News. Now traffic was backing up. “There were a lot of buses and trucks waiting to pass, and here I am in the middle, with a bus of high school kids who stopped to help me and a few neighbors,” she said. But then came Officers Christopher Rinelli, 28, and Kenia Marte, 39, who are both assigned to the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group. “They were great. Rinelli was on the floor,” she said. “She laid out a tarp so the officer could avoid the slushy ground.” The cops used a jack to lift Cassone’s vehicle and remove the wheel. “And we still could not get the kitten out,” Cassone said. But then one of the cops got a hold of the kitten and wrapped up the wet and terrified animal in a a towel, which was taken to a nearby shelter. At that point the suspect pulled into the drive thru and ordered a 1/4 pounder I n Colorado, Com- merce City has just set a record for the largest financial settlement for the death of someone’s pet: Chloe. The city recently agreed to pay $262,500 to the fam- ily of a dog that was shot and killed by police. The payment was part of a set- tlement to avoid a federal Settlement sets the record civil court trial that would have opened the city up to even greater damages. In November 2012, offi- cers responded to a report of a dog running in a neigh- borhood. After capturing Chloe with a catchpole, and tas- ing the dog, an officer fired five shots at the dog, killing it. Video of the event was captured by a neighbor and went “bad-viral” short- ly thereafter. The officer was initially charged with aggravated animal cruelty but was acquitted by an Adams County jury. Commerce City police documents, obtained by FOX31 Denver, showed that internal investigators found that the shooting of the animal was within policy. Animal law experts say that Colorado civil law does not allow pet owners to recover losses for a pet that exceeds that average market price for a similar animal. But recent federal court cases, citing violations of the Fourth Amendment and loss of property, have changed the landscape in pet law – particularly when it comes to actions by law enforcement. According to FOX News, an old New Jersey gun law is preventing some retired cops from getting a permit to carry a concealed weap- on. State law makes provi- sions for retired officers when it comes to concealed carry, but it’s a real mess. John Kotchkowski, 55, and Robert Dunsmuir, 48, are two retired sergeants with the University of Medi- cine and Dentistry of New Jersey Police Department who were denied right-to- carry permits. A judge last month re- fused to grant Kotchkowski a permit on appeal. “It’s made me feel like my whole career was a sham, like they’re saying I wasn’t a real cop,” Kotchkowski told reporters. Kotchkowski and Dun- smuir both say they worked for a state agency and should be granted a concealed carry permit. But the wording of the law doesn’t allow that currently, according to the New Jersey State Police. They oversee the concealed carry permit process. Outraged TACTICAL FLASHLIGHTS PROTECTOR CASES 8060 LED FLASHLIGHT P1075 PISTOL AND ACCESSORY CASE 1670 CASE • Over 800 Lumens! • 5 Operating Modes • Rechargeable • Self Programmable • Low Battery Indicator • Designed to Fit Pistols, Revolvers & Magazines • Lockable Hasps • Shoulder Strap Included • 4 Polyurethane Wheels • Retractable Extension Handle • Double Throw Latches Pelican Products, Inc. • 23215 Early Avenue Torrance, CA 90505 • Tel 310.326.4700 •Fax 310.326.3311 All trademarks are registered and/or unregistered trademarks of Pelican Products, Inc., its subsidiaries and/or affiliates. PELICAN.COM/APB • 866.838.9285 GUARANTEED FOR LIFE SEE PELICAN.COM/WARRANTY FOR FULL DETAILS. NEW