NYPD’s Twitter campaign disaster spreads to LAPD

The NYPD’s comically disastrous attempt to create good will on Twitter turned into a coast-to-coast epic fail Wednesday.

Cop haters from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles all took to the popular social media site to bash their local police departments after reading about the online backlash New York’s Finest faced after the department naively invited people to post pictures of interactions with friendly cops on the Web.

“Lets help launch #myLAPD Thanks for the idea #nypd #myNYPD #LAPD,” wrote Gregory O’Bannon. “LAPD shot dead small 54-year-old homeless person Margaret Mitchell on 4th and La Brea. She was “armed” with a screwdriver,” tweeted Miracle Mile, using the hashtags #lapd and #mylapd.

“Just because #myLADP carries pepper-spray, doesn’t mean they USE pepper-spray…baton beatings are free, spray isn’t” tweeted Rudy Bucher in another shot at LA cops.

Oakland residents also weighed in using the hashtag #myOPD. “#myOPD planted evidence, routinely stopped and sexually assaulted women, and fired the whistleblower,” fumed a poster named elle.

MORE HERE VIA NYPost

Another MPD Officer Arrested

A Metropolitan Police Department officer was arrested yesterday for theft while on duty.

According to a release, "members of the Internal Affairs Division arrested Officer Rodney Williams following a tip from an MPD employee that led to an investigation that the officer had taken property from the Evidence Control Branch where he worked." Williams, who has been on the force since 1990, has been charged with Theft II. An investigation is ongoing.

Williams is the latest MPD officer to be arrested and charged with a crime. Police Chief Cathy Lanier has said that hiring practices are more rigorous now than they were in the 1990s and early 2000s. At a community meeting held in Ward 8 to address officer arrests, Lanier had a simple message for cops who commit crimes: "We will lock you up."

Via DCist

South Boston in the Holiday Spirit, man assaults neighbor over parking spot

A South Boston man was arrested Wednesday afternoon for allegedly assaulting a 66-year-old neighbor over a parking spot, police said.

According to a police report, the victim told police he arrived home to find Juan Beltran-Rivera parked in a spot on East Eighth Street in South Boston that the victim paid to have shoveled-out earlier in the day.

The victim confronted Beltran-Rivera about the spot, according to the report, and the two began to argue.

Beltran-Rivera, 32, told police that he became intimidated by the victim during the argument and “things got out of hand,” the report said.

Police said Beltran-Rivera punched the victim, temporarily knocking him unconscious. Beltran-Rivera was arrested and charged with assault and battery on a person who has attained an age over 65, the report said.

Responding officers said in the report that the victim had serious cuts on his face, and his left eye was swollen shut. They also observed a pool of blood at the site of the alleged assault, which was 20 feet from the intersection of East Eighth and Mercer streets.

The victim was treated by Boston EMS and transported to Tufts Medical Center, police said, where he was treated for the contusions on his face and a possible broken jaw.

The report did not say whether the victim had marked the spot with a space-saver, and a Boston police spokeswoman said she did not know if one was placed there. City policies allow for space savers—a South Boston winter tradition—to be used to claim a shoveled parking spot for 48 hours after a snow emergency. Tuesday’s storm was not declared a snow emergency.

VIA Boston.com

Santa's Missing an Elf After Being Arrested For Drunk Driving

Clad in a festive costume, a man was arrested in a traffic stop on suspicion of being intoxicated, according to Lafayette police.

Lafayette police said a man, identified as 34-year-old Brandon Touchet, was dressed as "Buddy the Elf" from the popular Christmas movie "Elf" when he was pulled over in a traffic stop about 2:35 a.m. Sunday.  He was pulled over when officers said he was going 60 mph in a 40 mph speed zone.

According to police, Touchet couldn't keep his balance after getting out of his vehicle. Touchet's eyes were bloodshot and his speech was slurred, according to KATC.

Touchet registered as having a blood alcohol level of .124 when he submitted to a breathalyzer test, according to police.

Touchet was charged with operating while intoxicated and excessive speeding. He was released on a $1,500 bond.

Read more here Via WDSU