30 Aug 08 Stardate Caturday

Tags: cats

09 Aug 08 Police Mistakenly Raid Mayor’s Home, Kill His Dogs

Stephen J Boitano / AP

AP - BERWYN HEIGHTS, Md. - Mayor Cheye Calvo got home from work, saw a package addressed to his wife on the front porch and brought it inside, putting it on a table.

Suddenly, police with guns drawn kicked in the door and stormed in, shooting to death the couple’s two dogs and seizing the unopened package.
In it were 32 pounds of marijuana. But the drugs evidently didn’t belong to the couple.

Oppsy!

“We were harmed by the very people who took an oath to protect us.”

Got to keep up the statusquo.

…said police apparently killed them “for sport,” gunning down one of them as it was running away.

hhmmm, where is PETA when you need them?

Prince George’s County Police Chief Melvin High - …did not apologize for killing the dogs, saying the officers felt threatened.

Yeah dogs running away from me make me feel threatened too.

The paramilitary arm of the Prince George’s County Police executed a no-knock home invasion of the part-time Mayor for a package of marijuana which was delivered to the house by an under cover officer. While the package was addressed to the major, the package like several others around the area were to be dropped off at the addresses and then quickly picked up by individuals participating in the drug trade.

More details about the jack booted thuggery can be found in the Baltimore Sun article.

Berwyn Heights police Chief Patrick A. Murphy appeared with the mayor Thursday and said his agency was never informed of the investigation, despite an existing memorandum of understanding to work together on such operations.

He said not knowing about the raid could have led his officers to fire upon the sheriff’s SWAT team because its members were wearing street clothes, masks and carrying weapons as they approached the mayor’s house.

Well its caturday, what do you think?

I am not amused.