Florence, AZ —The small red brick Death House at the prison was the scene of a lethal injection execution today. Robert Moormann , 63 was as defective and frightening as any killer went to his death asking for forgiveness. Moormann a Catholic made peace with God taking communion before he was killed. The executioner used a single drug because the other two were unavailable. That will not be sitting well with the courts that warned they might intervene in this flawed process. In 1972 Moormann, was convicted and given a sentence of nine years to life for kidnapping and sexually assaulting an eight year-old girl. He was paroled and soon had his parole revoked. Incredibly officials allowed him to leave the prison in 1984 for 72 hours on a "compassionate furlough." Mooremann spent that time at a motel across the street from the prison with his 74-year-old mother who was also his life-long sex partner. He apparently had an argument with his mother that ended when he beat, suff...

Washington, DC —No, it’s not for border protection! The Obama Administration wants to build a force of people loyal to their ideals rather than the Constitution. They have already created a massive force out of unemployable losers called the TSA. They are quietly expanding GSA Federal building security operations (Federal Protective Service) and their areas of responsibility. These are not traditional cops but sub-standard security guards with substantially fewer qualifications or basic intelligence. There traditional duties are guarding government pencils and making sure federal workers left coffee pots unplugged. The GSA has been given more money, power and equipment in the ever growing federal monster. The FPS have the title of police however, their actual powers were always limited because of their minimal responsibility. That’s rapidly changing. On October 28, 2009, Barack Obama , signed legislation which effectively transferred the Federal Protective Service to the drea...

Phoenix, AZ —I had a recent conversation with a recent military veteran here. The conversation turned to gas prices, the stalled economy and Obama. The man began to whisper his contempt and hatred for Barack Obama’ s war on liberty, the NDAA Act and the new authorization of military action against Americans. I asked him why he was whispering and he told me that he’s afraid of being targeted by federal law enforcement. He sad he will send money to groups that will work against Obama as long as it’s untraceable cash. All I can say is this was exactly the kind of intimidation that gave National Socialism its absolute power in 1933-45 Germany. We must begin serious resistance to block Obama’s tyranny while we still can. He must be stopped now. We can’t wait yet another year of his total war against productivity, oil exploration and liberty. Obama’s motives are very clear to destroy private enterprise, our Constitution and way of life. Stop this despot now or we will all face decades ...

Los Angeles, CA—They make a lot of films here and when that happens they need props. Guns are in most every film and they have to keep a massive supply on hand. Whether they’re making a Cowboy shoot’em up or a war film they need enough guns for the armies of actors and extras. I spent the day with my beautiful friend, Andrea at a prop house and played with so many really nice firearms. From top to bottom: 1. The M-! Garand rifle used by Clint Eastwood in his film Gran Torino 2. Lots of H&K products. You can never have too many MP5 sub-machine guns! 3. 3This Gattlin gun has been in many films including 3:10 to Yuma. 4. A blunderbuss from Pirates of the Caribbean 5. A “Chicago Typewriter” used in Public Enemies. I'd like to thank ISS Props for the sneak peek at their wares: http://issprops.com/

(Notice that in the kinder and gentler days of 1967 police did not even handcuff Donald Ayen) Chicago, IL —The first significant shooting in a school I can remember was in April of 1967 at Waller High School . Today that school is known as Lincoln Park High School Donald Ayen was an 18 year-old White student in this school that had a 80% Black student body. It was the closest school to the notoriously violent Cabrini Green projects housing. Ayen was routinely assaulted, robbed and threatened by the Black losers of this inner-city school. This was about Black on White hate and survival. The Blacks routinely brought handguns and knives to school and there were no countermeasures. Ayen found the school turned a blind eye to his tormentors. There was no protection or meaningful school security. Ayen turned to self-help to deal with these criminals. Ayers read about George Lincoln Rockwell and the American Nazi movement. He found comfort in their efforts to deal with the Negro thr...

Springfield, I L—Gun rights hating State Rep. Kelly Cassidy and her Chicago cronies want to punish gun owners any way they can. They are pushing for an additional tax on firearm ammunition. The keeping and bearing of arms is not a right if you must pay the government for the privilege to exercise it. This is no different than the Poll Taxes of the deep-South that were outlawed by the Supreme Court long ago. In Illinois you can defend yourself and family only if you can afford it so of course this will create a hardship for lower income people. What the Chicago despots also overlooked is that gun owners will be unable to have reasonable shooting skills because they won’t be able to afford needed regular practice. The real and very grave unintended consequences are that innocent people will be endangered anytime justifiable shots are fired. They also forgot to exempt cops and security workers from the tax furthering this horrible public policy. Rep. Cassidy speak well for the kind...

Los Angeles, CA —The not so Golden State has taxed and spent itself into a financial quagmire. Employers and producers have fled in droves to avoid the extortionate taxes here. California taxpayers providing services to illegal aliens, is at an all time high. That has gutted the schools and health care needs of California’s legal residents. The prisons and jails are pushing dangerous criminals out to certain unemployment in today’s economy. The body count will be off the charts and every Medical Examiner's Office. California’s politicians have not and will not let up on their reckless spending habits or desire to regulate everyone’s lives. The fact is it’s only a matter of time before they can no longer continue the handouts the Entitlement Zombies are accustomed to receiving. When that happens, Los Angeles and Oakland will be on fire like never before. The death toll and massive amounts of homeless will be staggering. The other more frugal states will be forced to bail out C...

Los Angeles, CA —Notwithstanding the Second Amendment that clearly grants Americans the right to keep and bear arms we’ve allowed despotic politicians to suspend that right. One such result are those “Gun Free Zones”. Yes, most all of America’s gun laws are unconstitutional. It’s obvious that our judges have allegiance to the tyrannical politicians that appointed them rather than to our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Most American laws require actual intent on the part of someone in order to be convicted of breaking them. For example we forgive accidents even when a human life is lost. People legitimately carry merchandise out of stores forgetting to pay the cashier. I’ve done that myself a time or two. Thankfully I discovered the lapse and scrambled back in to pay for whatever I lifted avoiding arrest. To convict someone of breaking a law the government in most cases must prove that the defendant knowingly and intentionally committed the crime. The human condition of forgetfu...

San Diego, CA —There are security interests and vital border concerns for Mexico and America. The solutions offered by both nations are intentionally a total farce. Mexico is awash with drugs, government corruption and incredible violence. The lucrative and insatiable illicit US drug market fuels it all. The United States can’t control the addicted or their spending habits. The open border, guarantees the free flow of narcotics along with the criminals that bring them here. Mexico’s officials have been whining that American gun rights, threatens their internal security. Thousands of weapons purchased by the Mexican government fall into the hands of their criminals. Add to it t he efforts of the Obama administration to deliberately ship thousands of guns purchased from licensed American dealers to the same criminals and you have a massive mess. Any claim that either nation’s governments want to repair this disaster is pure hogwash. The cure is a simple one. Mexico and the US coul...

Phoenix, AZ —Cops here like everywhere wind up in enough danger that they fire their weapons. It’s a commonplace event in larger cities. Cops have no special license to kill and they make mistakes sometimes. Cops expect to get the benefit of the doubt in those close cases where they thought they saw a weapon. There is barely enough time to evaluate every situation and it’s difficult to punish a cop for erring on the side of survival. In the last two decades there has been remarkable gains for Americans and their right to self-defense. Castle doctrine laws along with the right to carry concealed weapons have made Americans safer. Cops are still trying to adjust to the idea of citizens using deadly force in self-defense. Too many cops seem to judge the citizens entirely too harshly. They are erring on the side of questionable arrests that actually bankrupt the average citizen. There is a rub here and that’s that citizens deserve no less or more than cops under the same circumstanc...

Phoenix, AZ —As a firearms instructor I’ve learned that women who dress every day in elegant clothing go to the range in jeans and sneakers. I understand the need for comfort and that shooting tends to sometimes get a little dirty but for the fashion plates the sensible shoes must go. If everyday attire is dresses, skirts and high heels than that’s the way you should be shooting. There are serious issues of stance and balance for shooters. If you you’re not training and practicing in the shoes you wear every day you’re asking for failure. You can’t afford to suddenly deal with your heels. Kicking off the heels and shooting barefoot requires your focus to change and precious time. Additionally there are other reasons not to engage in armed combat while barefooted. Women that wear heels regularly have great balance and can even run in them surprisingly well. Would the same elegant women skip wearing the heels on the dance floor? Not on a bet. I’d rather see well-dressed women capabl...

Los Angeles, CA —Most of my blog visitors know that beyond my day job as a PI and investigative TV news Producer, I’m also an actor. Somehow I developed a new friend on Facebook who is a gifted actress/comedienne fresh from Antwerp, Belgium. Noemi Schlosser has recently been in some projects put up in Chicago’s Lincoln Avenue Theater District. I was hoping to grab an interview from this gal in Chicago but it just didn’t happen. The good news is she paid a visit to Hollywood and I snagged an exclusive interview with the stunning thespian. Additionally I had the good fortune to show her around town. I took her to places like Marilyn Monroe’s grave, The Screen Actor’s Guild and the Los Angeles Art Museum for an entire day. Any time spent with a stunning woman who’s half my age is indeed quality time! Noemi is working out the details for a performance at Chicago’s Palmer House as I write this. I predict big things for this gal that you all will be seeing and hearing about in t...

Long Beach, CA —Authorities are on the scene on the seventh floor shooting of the Glenn Anderson Federal Building . They have confirmed that there was a shootout between at least three I CE agents. One agent is reportedly dead another wounded and transported to St. Mary's Hospital . They are calling this a case of "workplace violence" that began when a supervisor threatened discipline on a subordinate. There will be a lot more to this story as it unfolds over the next several days.

Phoenix, AZ —Arizona like many other states have strict public records laws. Government should never be allowed to use the false promise of privacy to keep the public out of their records. The Fascists running states like Illinois, New York and California take every possible step to escape the probing eyes of the public and the press. Calls to 911 are always recorded and considered public record in most states. That means those dramatic calls for help are often played as news or much worse, entertainment. I make it a practice to never call 911. Instead I ask others to make those calls. If I must call them I give them the barest of information while ignoring their redundant and stupid questions. They get the location, the emergency I’m calling about and nothing more. I avoid being cagy or rude, I simply tell them I have to hang up. If they try to call back I simply won’t answer. The 911 operators view their role more as defacto police interrogators on a mission to obtain incrimi...

Most Americans believe they understand Reasonable Doubt when it comes to Jury Duty. I will begin challenging that notion by simply asking you to define it. Let me say that lawyers and judges can’t really define it and rely on the writings of others to explain the concept. Let me also begin by saying in a criminal case, pertinent facts like the backgrounds or history of deception of government witnesses is often hidden from a jury. This is especially true where special Victim’s Rights laws were enacted at the behest of over-zealous prosecutors. Too many judges, rule in prejudicial evidence or rule out exculpatory evidence with ease. Juries too often never get to learn about important facts. Any judge can simply put their thumb on the scale of justice with certain rulings. They get away with this because it’s considered judicial discretion. The vast majority of those rulings are made away from the inquiring minds of the jury. Far too often this is Judicial Tyranny. Judges are su...

Beverly Hill, CA —She had it all a truly gifted voice, adoring mentors and legions of zealous fans. Incredible wealth was showered over this woman who traded everything for mind-altering drugs. Whitney Houston managed to transform herself self-absorbed, filthy, disgusting crack whore. She maybe missed right now but by no one more than those selling illegal drugs to her. Houston was a monumental disappointment to anyone that ever helped her. We have a War on Drugs and nearly everyone engaged in that war profits from its continuation. We need to legalize the poison just to remove the obscene profits. Regulating and taxing this toxic garbage will be no improvement. I do mean legalize. At the same time we must refocus on treatment for only those who want to be returned to health. Right now hundreds of billions of treatment dollars are wasted on those in treatment for cutting jail time rather than to quit drugs. I hate drugs but I hate the violence, corruption and loss of liberty and...

Chicago, IL —Local government here had a solid lock on any information published. The criminal mob that runs the city somehow managed to turn the local media into City Hall lap dogs. In the past seven years cops in the Windy City found their voice on the Internet. They have the freedom through the cloak of anonymity and can expose corruption, nasty rumors along with bad government. These Knights of the New Media have shown little mercy as their own existence and exposure has grown dramatically in the last two years. In the beginning local politicians did not understand blogs or Social Media’s impact. Their public relations professionals soon understood the ramifications of actions by the police bloggers. The two most read police run blogs are Second City Cop and Detective Shaved Longcock . They both gained significant readership far beyond the ranks of Chicago cops. A peek at SCC’s web counter on a slow Sunday, show 900 visitors per hour. With that kind of readership advertis...

Beverly Hills, CA --It’s inevitable that whispers of murder and cover up will surround Whitney Houston’s untimely death. There were rumors of a huge debt owed to drug dealers. Houston also had monumental drug fueled relationship problems. I’d like to think Houston was worth more to the parasites of her inner circle alive than dead. Was this an accidental overdose, drowning or combination of both? Do we have yet another case of a physician prescribing whatever Houston wanted for a big fat paycheck? I'm sure we will hear the name of her personal doctor tossed around. It will take up to six weeks before officials will know just what chemicals were in Houston’s blood and organs. Just how they got there will be another source of speculation. There will be telltale signs like needle marks and irritation of nasal passages odors connected detected on her clothing and body. Cops and the medical examiner will be looking for signs of a struggle or injuries on the singer. The red flag ...

Beverly Hills, CA —It was here at the late Merv Griffin’s old Beverly Hills Hilton that the award overloaded Whitney Houston took her last breath. It’s a sad tale of an African-American woman who despite immense talent could not escape addiction to the deadly poison that obviously killed her. Houston’s public behavior so-often lacked any of the dignity of her mellow voice. She was well beyond the point of humiliation. Despite her music catalog’s incredible earnings Houston seemed barely a step ahead of the process servers and collection lawyers. The last photos of her are pathetic. It shows an entourage of parasitic types holding her up. It looks like they were propping up their personal ATM. The good news here is the courts will take control of her music’s future earnings for her only child. Most of her inner circle will now have to suck someone else’s blood for a change. As for the War on Drugs , that was won against liberty, privacy, and has made all the wrong people hundred...

Chicago, IL-- Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced his effort to ramrod new gun control legislation statewide. The mayor wants to force all law-abiding handgun owners to pay hefty fees. He wants to begin registering and titling handguns like automobiles. The mayor wants to reduce a Constitutional Right to a licensed privilege. He claims this will somehow help police solve crimes. The suggestion that this will reduce violence is not supported by any studies or experience within this or any other nation on earth. I guess The mayor forgot the City of Chicago already has a gun registration program under a vigorous and very expensive challenges in federal court. The misguided mayor does not know or have even a clue about the following facts: 1. Two US Supreme Court decisions specifically exempted felons from being prosecuted for failing to register a firearm. The requirement violates their rights against self-incrimination. 2. Firearms are simply not left at crime scenes unless a perpetra...

Phoenix, AZ —Four Phoenix police detectives are on administrative leave as the department investigates and determines their punishment. For the time being the department is not releasing their names or other identifying information. Their apparent offense was to put up a PowerPoint exhibition at a private home that allegedly contained gruesome death scene photos. I can’t imagine who thought they were doing a public service by snitching on these officers but even cops have a right to privacy. The only argument that could be made is that some people may think this is somehow showing disrespect for the dead. Let me begin by addressing reality. These photos are connected to public officers conducting investigations. These investigations are not secret nor are any evidence photographs. Arizona has a very broad and strong public records law. The courts must allow public inspection and viewing of any photos used as evidence. Over the years I’ve seen some shocking and awful pictures in ...

Chicago, Il —They had a contest for artists to design the Chicago Vehicle Tax sticker for every car in the city. They found a “winner” who placed the hand signals of his own violent street gang on his offering for the prize. City officials actually gave this little gang puke a $1,000.00 savings bond for his stunt. I’d hope that no Chicago cop would dare write a citation for anyone refusing to purchase or place that garbage on his windshield. My fellow blogger, Detective Shaved Longcock blew the whistle on this stunt and the story has gone national. UPDATE! : It seems the city is scrapping the gang version! Shaved submitted his own replacement design for the city sticker. Click on it and take a close look! I think he's git a winner!

Town of Paradise Valley, AZ – Police Chief John Bennett announced the arrests of five suspects in connection with the gruesome murders of Glenna and Lawrence Shapiro. Bennett identified the suspect as: Michael Lee Crane, 31 Brittnay Beinhauer, 29 Kelly Steward, 29 Shawn Nicloy, 29 Danielle Rossman, 26 Michael Crane is charged with two counts of First Degree Murder, two counts of Armed Robbery, two counts of Kidnapping, one count each for Burglary and Arson. Others are charged with offenses from Hindering Prosecution to or including, Trafficking in Stolen Property Crane is an ex-convict serving time for drugs, weapons violations and promoting prison contraband, Every one of the suspects has a criminal history. Police said they have no evidence that the Shapiro’s were specifically targeted. Police also say they recovered property and the murder weapon. For now we must guess on just who snitched breaking this case. You will find court documents posted here as soon as they become av...

Town of Paradise Valley, AZ —Today's news from the police department on the gruesome Shapiro murders is that there’s no news. Last week a town council official and the mayor spread rumors that two or three arrests had been made in the case. Bringing people in for interviews does not an arrest make. Spreading misinformation is a poor way to put the town’s residents at ease. It became obvious when nobody was brought before a judge for initial appearance the town’s red-faced officials jumped the gun. Today a polite press release suggested that they are making progress with the investigation and will notify the media when it’s appropriate. The reality here is that the cops are not clairvoyant and these days most murders remain unsolved. If they make arrests they must be sure not destroy the life of anyone who is innocent. That’s easier said than done.

Chicago, IL —The Illinois State Police Firearms Owner’s Identification Card program is in total meltdown. They can’t or won’t process applications and renewals and don’t look for a fix anytime soon. This is really about Governor Pat Quinn who is antagonistic and hostile to gun owners and their rights. The only answer is civil disobedience and making Quinn’s life as miserable as possible. It’s time to direct all calls to his offices in Springfield and Chicago. It’s also time to boycott his campaign contributors, even those who gave him small amounts of cash. In America a right cannot be licensed like a privilege. FIOD cards violate that principal. There is a short-term compromise answer and that’s to extend the life of an FOID card until it’s revoked for cause. Then the State Police won’t be pushing so many tons of paper saving thousands of man hours and postage costs. Of course the Chicago faction in the Illinois Legislature will go into a massive group seizure should any gun...

Chicago, IL —The newsstand racks here like everywhere are starting to vanish. The IPad or Kindle Fire has already replaced our morning newspaper. The new devices use text, photographs, audio and video. Broadband Internet is everywhere so publishers cannot afford not to begin adding significant amounts of video programing to their websites. Print media was a one trick pony that has not been staying on the technology curve to keep their readers who are suddenly an audience. The early forays into video were boring and hard to watch because print reporters were reading their stories to a camera. The right way is to get the video along with sound bites from newsmakers and mix in some narration. It’s far less complicated than it sounds. Crisp clean video with great audio moves the story along. I should be ashamed that I’m too lazy to do this story only in print. Of course I’m not being paid for my time or I’d be delighted to do so. Print media has come over to the web the printing p...

Washington, DC —America has a long and proud manufacturing tradition that has been banished from our shores. I’m saying banished because the Socialists and Communists in our own Whitehouse, government and Congress are to blame. The manufacturers have all fled extortionate government taxation and excessive demands by labor unions. I’ve always supported the concept of workers being paid fairly if for no other reasons it keeps them off the dole and we all benefit from what they/we consume. The Socialist and Communist traitors also have intentionally regulated business to death. There has been an ongoing effort to destroy productivity and the American way of life. They’re out to replace our form of government with the failed Communist model. Productivity must be rewarded in our system, and instead it’s punished. Instead we reward the ignorant and lazy by robbing those that produce. Our nation cannot survive until every last Communist is purged from our government. The Communists have ma...

Chicago, IL —One of my young blog visitors asked me for advice on how to get his dream job as a Chicago cop. This was what I wrote back… Dear Mike, Let me say first and foremost I’ve had an exciting life as a cop and private investigator. Now that I said that I must say if I was you, I’d spend a few more years in school and become an RN, a lawyer, or anything at all but a cop. At one time it was a decent job. Now you’re in a goldfish bowl and everyone wants you, on their cell phone cameras as they agitate you into something regrettable. In Chicago the politicians are racist, rotten and for the most part totally hate cops. If being a cop was what it should be or used to be I’d say go for it. Now you’d just be in for heartbreak, frustration and self-loathing for taking that job. Promotions used to be based somewhat on skills and ability. Now they are based solely on one’s ability to perform fellatio or bribe ward bosses. Rather than having a mission to serve and protect the po...

Town of Paradise Valley, AZ —I somehow thought the days of police mismanagement and deceit might be buried in this town's past. That was until I discovered that its current Chief of Police has misled the media. With the shocking and sadistic home invasion murders of Glenna and Larry Shapiro I somehow mistakenly expected good things from this department that seemed smart enough to request investigative resources from outside the, 25 member department. KPHO-TV CBS 5 ’s reporter Jason Berry asked Chief John Bennett about similar recent crimes in the community where home invasion robbers tied their victims up. Bennett proved to either be totally incompetent or he outright fibbed to reporters about two other such events in this town with some 14,000 residents. Having three dangerous home invasions in this town reflects very badly upon the department. Apparently they’d rather tie up their cops extorting money from motorists passing through their over-regulated Lincoln Drive with ro...

Town of Paradise Valley, AZ -I called it right when I said last night that the cops avoidance of the media was a sure sign they were moving in on suspects. The cops only go to the media when they need to reach out for tips and information. Of course they need to announce their victorious arrests on high profile cases. Sometime this morning the town’s council members and mayor were buzzing about the developments in this horrific and gruesome crime. It's all very unofficial right now. Reportedly they have at least three unidentified suspects in custody in connection with the murders. That information was passed on to neighbors by the town's mayor and at least one council member. If this is indeed true police would are putting the finishing touches on their investigation in preparation of a Probable Cause Statement for court booking purposes. The evidentry keys here are service of search warrants and the recovery of property taken from the Shapiros along with credit card transa...

Indianapolis, IN —If someone offered me free first class air transportation, the best hotel room, meals and seats on the Super Bowl 50 yard line, I’d pass on the opportunity. I resent lining up like a sheep for some jerk demanding I submit to a search like a criminal. I quit going to any event in any venue where people are required to waive their liberty and privacy. The fact that the NFL can fill a stadium with people willing to submit to this form of Tyranny tells me that the American spirit and love for freedom is dead. There are those morons that will sigh and say, “But now we live in different times with the terrorism…” To that I say hogwash! We went through a Civil War, World Wars I and II without accepting a Police State. They’ve had terrorism, bombs and explosives throughout the history of the United States. I don’t object to vigilant security just stay out of my pockets! No metal detectors, body scans or X-Rays for me thank you! Americans have been brainwashed into belie...

Paradise Valley, AZ —In this tranquil and upscale community crime is rare. The people here generally have wealth and in our faltering economy burglaries and home invasions are bound to increase. As bank robber Willie Sutton once answered a reporter asking him why he robbed banks, “It’s where the money is!” Today gold, gems and a simple set of silver flatware will fetch record prices. Most people use banks and credit cards and don’t keep much cash on hand. The police department here is comprised of 25 sworn and certified officers. This department has a history of incompetence and became a place for otherwise unemployable cops fired from other agencies. This was the case in the 70's, 80's and 90's. I don’t want to leave anyone with that impression today because the troubled officers for the most part have faded off into the sunset with their substandard supervisors and chiefs. Commander Alan Laitsch has been around a long time and has proven himself to be contentious and...

Los Angeles, CA —I have been telling anyone who’d listen that Social Media is a huge game changer in the criminal justice system. The lawyers especially those older warhorses that are not so computer savvy are incredibly ignorant. They don’t see the major influence that bloggers, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube has on prosecutors, judges and jurors. In the real world judges controlling the reading and television habits was a losing battle. Jurors lie about what and when they read especially when they are admonished. Human nature requires people touch the wall when they see the wet paint sign. The Internet is a powerful magnet that has put millions of us in front of computer screens. We get instant information on anything we want and love that empowerment. Many experts agree that the Internet becomes an addiction that can’t be overcome, certainly by some judge that can’t view what jurors do at home. People probing search engines can quickly compromise any case involving someone wh...