Chicago, IL —Tuesday, December 7 at noon inside Plumber’s Hall located at 1412 W. Washington, St. Lodge 7 of the FOP will meet with the membership. Up for consideration and suggestion at is the return of the right to keep and bear arms of disabled cops throughout the state of Illinois. We can only guess how this happened. Perhaps it was a police boss that thought by disarming injured cops he’d cure potential malingering and get them back to work quicker. The Illinois UUW statute is in serious conflict with the Second Amendment since both the Heller and McDonald decisions of the Supreme Court. The days of prosecutions of law-abiding people carrying guns on the streets for self-defense are numbered as various challenges wind their way through the court system. In the meantime cops who are ambulatory, walking around the city where they worked and were forced to live, are running into violent criminals they’ve arrested in the past. Any one of these criminals could believe that some d...

If I owned or controlled a TV station in let’s say Chicago I’d being doing TV news just a little differently. I have a gritty crime reporting unit that is separated from general assignment reporting. As always the news casts leads off with whatever segment has the most importance of that day. Weather always leads when it’s severe or the broadcast could be hinged on a major sports story. However when it bleeds, it leads. The crime, courts and corruption segment would have its own name like Crimebeat, special graphics and faces. Reporters in this group need an attitude and style set apart from general assignment correspondents. They’d be using certain cop slang terms such as perp-walk, pinched, collared, and mug-shot. These reporters would be recruited from the ranks of cops, prosecutors and defense lawyers. TV news viewers need to believe the crimebeat reporter understands his or her business. In the end it’s all about credibility and trust. No news department can function without ...

Hollywood, CA —It was apparently defective information supplied to the TV Show, America’s Most Wanted and talkative but unreliable neighbors that made an ex-con an unlikely suspect in the Ronni Chasen murder. When police obtain search warrants they are placed under oath. The rub is those who provide such information to police are never under oath. Accordingly search warrants are routinely issued on unreliable hearsay or even gossip. We will have to wait until the Smith search warrant is unsealed to know for sure. California’s public records laws are some of the worst in the nation. It’s unlikely that warrant will ever see sunshine especially now. Had there been a connection between any weapon in Harold Smith’s possession and the Chasen murder, Beverly Hills police would know by now and they’d be interrogating other investigative leads and closing in on the real story. Smith was already a two time loser and apparently his ongoing criminal conduct was making him a solid candidat...

Let me say that my blog visitors don’t consider me a bleeding heart or a Liberal by a long-shot. I believe that those who prey upon and victimize their fellow man deserves swift and severe punishment. There was a recent story of a prison inmate that created a Facebook page with a contraband Blackberry cell-phone. Cell-phones are considered a big no-no by the wardens of our jails and prisons. They are so wrong about this. These can become privileges that foster good behavior. Inmates can be induced to perform well in educational or job training programs with a small perk like that. Prison visitation can be accomplished through the use of Skype.com’s free video teleconferencing service. There would be no risk of contraband being brought into our correctional facilities. Let’s face it inmates will be released someday and it’s better if they have the support of friends and loved ones. Prisons are nearly always difficult for visitors to travel because of distances. Those important bonds...

Beverly Hills, CA —When Ronni Chasen was gunned down in her car last month in Beverly Hills it became obvious there was some very bad blood between her and someone else. TMZ.com has published a report that included a copy of the 1994 Last Will and Testament of the murdered women. This very wealthy murder victim stiffed her niece, Jill Gatsby , a near-do-well actress, singer etc. in the Will. Chasen willed her a measly ten-spot as quoted in the document, "I have intentionally and with full knowledge of the consequences omitted to provide for my niece, Jill Cohen, also known as Jill Gatsby , except for the gift of $10." It is customary to leave something to relatives you hate so they can’t later claim they were somehow forgotten and get a piece of your pie from some sympathetic probate judge. Gatsby chose an entertainment career that has been stuck in park just as many thousands of others seeking fortune and fame in Hollywood. Ronni Chasen had the ability to promote anyone w...

Beverly Hills, CA —My analysis of the scant publicized facts connected to the November 16th murder of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen has proven to be correct. I said this was no random killing and that Ms. Chasen had pissed off someone in a big way. I properly predicted police would quickly zero in on the offender and clear this case. Tonight the Associated Press published the story that the yet to be identified suspect shot himself dead as police were closing in on him to serve a search warrant. I call him a suspect rather than that nebulous. “Person of Interest” term because of the existence of the search warrant. In order to obtain a search warrant police need to establish Probable Cause under oath that a crime was committed and provide the judge with, the who, what and where facts of the case. There is a very thin line between obtaining a search warrant and making an arrest. Now we know the police have at least one gun in their possession to rule in or out of the Chasen m...

Washington, DC -- The sudden and shocking use of naked pornoscanners and incredibly offensive genital groping of American men women and children at airports is just a test. This has nothing to do with anti-terrorism and everything to do with incremental efforts to establish absolute power. The TSA controversy has oddly become a loyalty test. Those Americans that favor Barack Obama are generally okay with the new program. The Conservatives and Libertarians on the other hand are preparing for Civil War. It all boils down to the suspension of the Bill of Rights by a rogue President. You can be sure there are plans to take the pornoscanners to American streets to enforce United Nations Global Gun Control that Obama and his cronies have openly favored. Obama has control of the Internet and will be soon shutting down loud voices or resistance like Alex Jones and prisonplanet.com . As the voices of resistance are shut down, brave Americans will have no choice but to use the same tactic...

Chicago, IL —When we think of government secrets we think of intelligence agencies and their spies. Military secrets are paramount to any nation’s defense and that’s not what I’m talking about. Secrecy in state and local governments is out-of-control. The secrecy advocates are all Left wingers that thirst for power over citizens and their money. Yes, those in government that hate transparency are nearly always on the Left. Those who demand open records are nearly always the Conservatives and Libertarians. Corruption in government is always rampant wherever records are buried from public view. The excuse always offered for the secrecy is a bogus claim of privacy. What they really want is privacy from prying eyes that will expose waste, mismanagement, theft, extortion and bribery. Hiding public records promotes the abuse of Americans by power hungry and corrupt bureaucrats. The Left fought the release of sex offender records for decades, again citing privacy. What they really wer...

Los Angeles, CA —He was a Public Information Officer (PIO) for the Los Angeles County Superior Court. It was a well paying job with great benefits. His job was to provide public information to the masses through the media. This sounds simple enough until the public records being revealed have a certain odor to them. His name is Allan Parachini and he came from the ranks of working reporters at the L.A. Times to be named as PIO for the court. He was hired to do a sort of tap dance between judges and administrators who often hate each other. They all demanded that Parachini be their personal cheerleader. The most infamous PIO of all times was a real media genius we remember as Joseph Goebbels , who was the Minister of Enlightenment and Propaganda for the Third Reich . Goebbels kept the secrets and fed the world’s news media a steady diet of disinformation. Instead of serving the German people, he served and was a huge part of a criminal regime. When it comes to American court rec...

Chicago, IL —He was put away for armed robbery with a gun. He’s out with yet another gun executing a former cop and a Chicago cop who was gathering evidence at a burglary scene. View the records from the Illinois department of Corrections and ask Governor Pat Quinn what this convicted predator is doing out of his cage on our streets. It looks like he served less than three years for a major dangerous felony. Timothy Herring, Jr . Date of Birth: 12/11/1990 Weight: 167 lbs. Hair: Black Sex: Male Height: 6 ft. 00 in. Race: Black Eyes: Brown Admission Date: 07/22/2010 Parole Date: 09/14/2010 Projected Discharge Date: TO BE DETERMINED SENTENCING INFORMATION MITTIMUS: 07CR2403101 CLASS: X COUNT: 1 OFFENSE: ARMED ROBBERY/ARMED W/FIREARM CUSTODY DATE: 10/20/2007 SENTENCE: 6 Years 0 Months 0 Days COUNTY: COOK SENTENCE DISCHARGED?: NO Okay so you want to feel bad for this fellow saying he deserved another chance. Aside from blowing an opportunity at a productive life he’s now o...

Washington, DC —Since the Obama Administration has not been forthright with so many other nations we can expect Barack Obama to depart once again to bow to every leader he can find on his second Apology Tour . Hillary Clinton is in an untenable position and I’d be surprised if we don’t see her resignation soon as Secretary of State. Robert Gates is in a similar position now too. Their personal credibility is now in shambles. I’m not sure what’s next for the Obama administration but it will never be in the best interest of the American people. We have learned one thing about the world’s leaders and that is they have no more diplomatic skills than the average kid in a schoolyard.

Chicago, IL —The ex-cop, Stephen Peters who was murdered along with Chicago Police Officer Michael Flisk reportedly was carrying a handgun in the alley behind his home. Peters had worked for the South suburban Robbins Police Department and later with the disbanded Chicago Housing Authority Police Department . At the time of his murder he was not a peace officer. Peters had every right to possess and carry a gun under the United States Constitution as the Supreme Court recently ruled in Heller and McDonald . However still waiting for the judicial axe to fall is the Unlawful Use of a Weapon Illinois Statute and Chicago’s “re-worked” gun ban. At the time of Peters’ murder he may have been in violation of that soon to be declared un-Constitutional felony crime. We know Peters was a trained and qualified cop and the fact that they disbanded his department did not make him somehow less honorable or worthy of the right to protect himself. If Peters had actual retired status he may have ...

I can’t say that I like the idea of classified national security information being released to the entire world. However the conduct of our last two Presidential Administrations has become an international embarrassment. Barrack Obama’s purely symbolic Gitmo closing campaign promise, resulted in millions of taxpayer’s dollars being used to bribe nations into accepting terrorists from our custody. It was even used in a pay to play scheme for diplomatic advantage. One thing for sure this is downright despicable. There is plenty of blame to pass around to George Bush , but what Barack Obama has done in less than two years appears to be on its face impeachable. One thing for sure Congressional investigations of Obama his Czars and choice of Secretary of State will take more time than Congress has. I hope there is an impeachment and a lesson from the disclosures for all those entering the Whitehouse to not lie to the American people. Somehow I expect Congress will find enough federal fel...

Chicago, IL --The Chicago Police New Affairs Office has released a few scant details about the suspect they’re questioning in connection with the Friday afternoon murders of Chicago police officer Michael Flisk and former Robbins and CHA cop Stephen Peters . The men were ambushed and murdered in a garage where Flisk was collecting evidence from an earlier burglary. Police have picked up a 19 year-old paroled armed robber that lived nearby. I’m calling this yet to be named person a suspect since police had Probable cause to obtain and serve a Search Warrant on the suspect’s home. The Parolee was just released from the Illinois Department of Corrections within the last 60 days. I’m convinced that before the sun goes down he will be named and charged with the double murder. I believe any delay will be to give cops additional time to locate and arrest his accomplice/s. Chicago is in a crisis because of an undermanned, outgunned and demoralized police department. Currently the officers ...

Washington, DC— It’s a plan that has the full support of confused, so-called Conservatives like Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly . The concept is to have a government issued, tamper-proof, picture ID card for every man, woman and child in America. On its face it sounds like a great way to control immigration, entitlement and voter fraud. It will do none of those things. The government has redundantly thrown every obstacle possible in the way of immigration enforcement for the lifetimes of most Americans. Police will never be allowed to demand that ID card as they can now do with a driver’s license of a person driving a car. There will never be an Identification card requirement for voters unless we repeal or re-write the Voting Rights Act. The government will always exempt those people living on the margins of society and exemption from the ID card requirement as they have always done. The national ID card in just another big government program that provides a false promise of...

Oakbrook, IL —On 30 November at 19:00 HRS the Police And Fire Commission meets at the Village Hall to hear allegations against Officer Stephen Peterson . Stephen Peterson is the son of Drew Peterson , the retired Bolingbrook, IL police sergeant who stands accused of killing his third wife. It is undisputed that just prior to his arrest, Drew Peterson asked his son Stephen to hold his favorite guns for safekeeping. They were delivered in gun cases that remained unopened by the elder Peterson. Soon the elder Peterson was arrested and Illinois State Police demanded to know where his guns were. The elder Peterson informed them they were at his son’s home. Investigators went to the younger Peterson who voluntarily handed over the cased guns. Included was that short barreled rifle that was later the subject of a failed prosecution against the elder Peterson on a very technical legal question. Apparently there exists no evidence that the younger Peterson ever opened the cases or examined t...

Chicago, IL —I’m torn to not publishing this information because I don’t want to inform the local thugs. On the other hand this outrage needs to be fixed. It is obvious that cops on and off duty are targeted these days for killing by emboldened street thugs that don't let Chicago's gun laws slow them down a bit. Today's count of murdered cops is shocking to say the least. First let me say government has no business impairing any law abiding citizen’s right to keep and bear arms. The Heller and McDonald cases have reestablished that as the law of the land. It is the local governments that are breaking the law not people carrying firearms for simple self-defense reasons. The Chicago Police Department strips officers who are placed on Duty Disability of their police powers and guns the same way they do officers suspected of criminal conduct pending investigation and discipline. Injured officers are routinely given doctors orders to get exercising so they can properly mend...

Chicago, IL —Despite claims that crime is down, there is more blood on Chicago’s streets than ever. Two cops are dead tonight as the city mourns yet again. One Chicago police officer was collecting evidence at a garage burglary scene as the victim, a retired CHA police officer looked on. Little is known other than the two officers were ambushed and murdered and the African-American suspects fled in a Cadillac Escalade. The Superintendent of police Jody "J-Fled" Weis was just proclaiming that crime was down again as another cop was found murdered in his personal SUV. I guess the rivers of blood flowing tell a different story. The good news is they will be hiring and training 200 hundred recruits in the police academy to replace many more hundreds of seasoned officers that have already retired. It’s well past the time that J-Fled should resign. The city is a bloody mess that way out-of-control. The early release of hundreds of dangerous felons by the governor has stimulated ...

Washington, DC- - TSA Tyrants unleashed their sexual groping and pornscanner program on America without Congressional oversight or public comment. Yes, there are many cowards that really believe that without the TSA we’d all be murdered by terrorists. The cowards have traded their right to liberty, freedom and privacy for pretend security. Planning a demonstration at an airport has little appeal. Parking costs alone are astronomical and airport police have zero tolerance to any disruption of foot or vehicular traffic. I know most American including myself don’t want to ruin the Thanksgiving dinners of anyone. This planned opt out idea was just not well thought out. Also let’s face it Americans have been well-intimidated by the TSA that will prevent them from traveling on airplanes should they resist. Instead we must boycott the airlines and flood the politicians and bureaucrats with hostility and complaints. Demonstrations need to be held at the government office buildings or homes...

I know millions of Americans have taken to the road this holiday weekend to escape TSA tyranny . That means we must all drive safely so we may enjoy this great day with our families and friends. I’d like to wish all my visitors a very Happy Thanksgiving with lots of those wonderful calories! Paul