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 | Episode 97 - Golden Shower |
 The California Kid is back in Virginia. That means that the 12 second video clips and the IACP conference are over. Mack did his "This Old House" imitation last week. Rich really did not accomplish much of anything but he had fun doing it.
We start off this week with the special delivery of a rape subject - to the police station. How about a 71 year-old cop that shows no sign of slowing down? A Florida deputy get into hot water as a result of his alarm clock idea. No more freedom of expression in the Seattle parks if it includes bare butts. I am going to run from you now. Could you hold my driver's license? A Wisconsin cop is pissed off. Will a mule deer Tase? A day in the life of a Flathead County, Montana deputy. No money available for your robbery? File a complaint.
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Posted on Sunday, November 16
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| CopCAST Episode 96 - The Rooster |
This week Morgan was able to stop packing for his trip to the IACP conference in San Diego long enough to do the show. Mack did a good job pulling himself to the microphone, which is more than he can say for that charity tug of war he did this week. Rich found out that there is a four o'clock in the morning too as he started his midnight rotation. Fortunately, we were able to get together for another great show.
Apparently there were some unusual boulders in the streets of Boulder, Colorado but the cops "busted" them. The Dark Knight made sure that a dark Halloween stayed safe for trick or treaters. A Texas cop got credit for busting a car thief and got his truck back at the same time. A Pennsylvania man is busted twice in six hours for DUI. Talk about high tech! How about a GPS chastity belt? What would you do if someone made 7,000 emergency calls? We agree with you! Breaking into a police station and stealing cop stuff is not a good idea despite what that alcohol is telling your brain. This chicken rules the roost but not the cops.
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Posted on Sunday, November 09
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| CopCAST Episode 95 - The Epilleptic Machine |
This has been a tough week for the CopCAST crew. Morgan has been pouring it on in preparation for the IACP conference. Mack has had several tough incidents occur that necessitated long hours, not to mention his promotion review preparations. If that wasn't bad enough, Rich was forced to spend Halloween looking at scantily clad college co-eds (well someone had to do it).
We started things off with a British driver that likes "toying" with the German police. A woman tries to smuggle sausage across the Mexican border but it was a waste - or not! A cop perpetuates the stereotype by stealing pastries from a coffee shop. A fake cop tries to screw a hooker out of - well, you get the picture. Here, hold my beer and watch me play chicken with that car - that police car! How about a little frozen shrimp? Let's flashback to the naked chimney burglar. A dumb bank robber - is it an oldie? He got the car he drove to court for a steal.
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Posted on Monday, November 03
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| Good hardware deters burglars |
 Many burglars will only spend about a minute trying to defeat the locks holding them out of your house. A combination of good neighbors and good locks can add up to a big deterrent to a burglar.
Probably about half of the burglaries we see involve the bad guy coming in an unlocked door or window. So first things first, lock them up. If your front door does not have a dead bolt, get one. A good dead bolt should have a 1 ½ to 2" throw. Make sure it's well installed.
Sliding doors are sometimes easy access into the home. You can install commercially available locks or use a broomstick or dowel in the inside track to jam the door from sliding open. To prevent the door from being lifted from the track, drill a hole through sliding door frame and the fixed frame then slide a pin through, connected both.
Read the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article...
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Posted on Monday, November 03
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| The scams just keep coming |
I spoke to a senior group this week and out of about two-dozen in the audience, three said they have been approached before by someone claiming to have found a bag of money. This is an old, old con that still plays out today. It's a found-money scam also known as a "Pigeon Drop" scam.
It normally begins with a well-dressed woman approaching the victim, usually a female senior citizen who is either getting into a car or about to get out. She informs the intended victim she found the money and doesn't know what to do with it. She gains the trust of the victim who, in most cases, gives her a short ride to her "office" or other location where she supposedly works. The con-artist gets out, goes inside, and then returns to tell the victim her "boss" said they could split the money if no one claims it.
Although the scam can go in several directions, in most cases the money is supposedly put in escrow for 30 days or so. During this time, the victim and suspect exchange phone numbers. The victim is usually called that night by the woman who exclaims that the bag contained a lot of money plus winning lotto tickets and whatever else will excite the victim. She tells the victim that in a month they'll all be much wealthier than before. The point here is to instill some greed into the victim. (Something for nothing.)
Read the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article...
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Posted on Saturday, November 01
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| Halloween advice for kids and adults |
 Since Halloween falls on a Friday this year, along with our usual advice about kids, we would also like to offer some good advice for the adults.
Here are a few things to remember:
ABOUT KIDS
- Make sure you the costume is fire resistant.
- Make sure your child can see well through the mash-especially peripheral vision.
- If your child is carrying a prop such as a knife or sword, make sure it's soft enough not to injure anyone. (Make sure they don't take the real thing either. Yes, that's happened before.)
Read the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article...
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Posted on Monday, October 27
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| CopCAST Episode 94 - The Vacuum |
This week is really different. Morgan is in California, Rich just got back Northern Virginia and Mack is at home for a change. We kick things off with discussions about child porn and terrorism, police tattoo issues and survival rates involving soft body armor.
The first story really sucked - you will agree. Flowers for you, my love . . . or victim. Quote of the week, "That's what I do, I steal things." Car surfing under a full moon can be dangerous. A 76 year old woman is arrested for the 73rd time! This bartender is "barely" able to do her job. You can't say this robber was all thumbs. You might say this guy is serious about personal hygiene. For all you robbers out there, let's talk about camouflage.
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Posted on Sunday, October 26
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| Tough decisions |
 My coworkers and I were having a discussion the other day about what kind of scenario would cause us to pull the trigger on another human being. One of the officers declare that he had made a personal decision he would never fire a weapon unless he actually saw the gun in a person's hand.
I agree that you want to be sure of the threat when you pull that trigger because there is no calling that bullet back. I've even written about two different situations I was in where it almost happened so I don't think I could be called trigger happy. However, I disagree that you should always wait to see that barrel though. I argued that if you have reliable information that the guy has a gun you can be justified in shooting first. For example, lets say you receive a 911 call of shots fired. You get on scene and see shell casings on the ground. Witnesses onscene point to a guy nearby and tell you he was shooting into the air. When you try to stop him, the guy runs. After a short chase you corner the guy and he starts digging into his waistband.
Read the Johnny Law Chronicles article...
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Posted on Saturday, October 25
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| Criminals shift into high gear in tough times |
A woman called and demanded we enforce the noise ordinance on the news helicopters that fly over head between 3 - 7 p.m. I didn't call her back because I wasn't in the best of moods and how can you talk to someone like that without letting some well-placed sarcasm out? It was one of those weeks where people were calling us for strange reasons. Did you know that dogs biting folks is a legit reason to call the cops but dogs humping them isn't?
Street robberies are up. For those of you in the food-delivery business, take heart to this: The number of robberies of food delivery drivers is up. The most common scenario is this: A fake order is placed to an apartment complex. The bad guys, usually two, are in a vacant apartment or hiding around the corner from a vacant apartment. They jump the driver and take the cash and sometimes the pizza. Most of the times the age of the bad guys are in the area of late teens to early twenties. Don't carry too much cash (although meth-heads will shoot you for ten bucks) and although it's probably difficult to do, your chances are better they'll abort the robbery if you show up with a second employee. Some pizza delivery polices include meeting the customer at a public place when they live in high-crime areas.
Another trade taking a hit during this pseudo-sort-of-recession is the landscaping business. Thefts of landscaping equipment are up including stolen landscaping trucks. The fact that drivers are leaving the keys in them isn't helping much. Many times they steal the truck, drive it to a remote area, strip the equipment, and leave the truck. Here's a hint: Don't leave the (%#$*&)ing keys under the floor mat. Other times, they steal the equipment while the workers are in the yard working. This stuff gets sold later on.
Read the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 21
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| CopCAST Episode 93 - The Happy Meal |
This week things have calmed down and Morgan is preparing to resurface on the Internet. As if he did not have enough unfinished projects, Mack started a new business and Rich is still pedaling around town on his little pink bike.
We start off trying to figure out the real purpose of photo-red enforcement. The FBI 2007 LE Officers Killed and Assaulted Report is out. Satan stops by a U.S. Bank branch but he is unable to get into his safe deposit box. You deserve a break today! Why not treat yourself to a Happy Meal like a Florida driver? Bring along some cash though since they do not barter. The CopCAST crew says, "Leave our seniors alone!" Will video game violence corrupt Mack's son or is it just the fact that he is Mack's son? Philadelphia Chief Ramsey pays tribute to a fallen hero with a hat, white gloves, a red rose and a promotion. Alcohol and farm equipment "combine" to make bad things happen. Cattle rustling in 2008? Really? How to get wasted while siphoning gas - an oldie but goodie.
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Posted on Tuesday, October 21
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