NJ Governor Chris Christie captured by an  exclusive drone photo by, NJ Advance Media Los Angeles, CA —The FAA is over-regulating while moving at a snail’s pace as drone technology is advancing at supersonic speed.   Right now camera drones manufactured by DJI are totally safe and virtually crash proof. Despite claims of potential airline crashes and total mayhem there is not a single death, serious injury or significant property damage from our modern camera drones.  They've been around for years now.  TV news is spending millions that they really don’t have on $1,500.00 to $2,000.00 per hour news choppers.   Drones operate at a tiny fraction of the cost of news helicopters and they are much safer.   There are already million of drones out there in the hands of Americans of every description. Noisy helicopters are a serious distraction to first responders even at the 500-foot altitude they are required to maintain.    T...

Chicago, IL- -Chicago cops are represented by the FOP as their collective bargaining agent.  They have lost more ground in recent years for their membership.  The city’s politicians have stolen, squandered and otherwise mismanaged Chicago’s revenue for decades creating a public safety funding nightmare.   Chicago is the current murder capital of the United states and in the last nine months despite gun bans and draconian restrictions over 3,000 people have been shot here. Nearly a decade ago with bloggers popping up Second City Cop was Born.  The site is hosted allegedly by a cop who has since retired. He or she has remained anonymous avoiding the wrath of angry police bosses and politicians.    Second city has done well in calling out misguided management, biased police related media stories and corruption.  In many cases SCC has criticized the FOP for lack of leadership or courage in their representation of cops.  In Short SCC ha...

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From an Undisclosed Location —Ok, that’s a fair question.   The answer is complicated.   I’ll do my best to answer that. Yes, I’m a licensed private detective but I avoid work that’s meaningless, illegal, or immoral.   My primary specialty is criminal defense and I’m considered an expert in self-defense cases involving deadly force.   I accept other cases including personal injury cases where liability must be established and fixed. In 1989 I was recruited to work as a TV investigative news producer .   I did not shut down my agency but agreed simply do the work for TV news like all my other clients.  On news cases I spend my time finding out what the cops and other authorities do  NOT want the media to know about the most high profile murders and such.   I’ve actually reported stories but generally never have the time to do anything but locate and hand over the material and important witnesses for interviews to those familiar TV face...

Los Angeles, CA —On a quiet Sunday Morning my little drone took a ride above Westwood area of Los Angeles.   The video shows the Southern portion of the UCLA campus, Wilshire Blvd and beyond.   On the West you can see the Veteran’s Cemetery, The VA Hospital and the 405 Freeway.     Unfortunately because of the terrific music attached this cannot be seen in Europe. 

This is from a friend's property in Wayne, IL.  The morning light helped make some cinematic art.  I saw the raw video on a new 65 inch TV and the resolution and detail blew me a way.  Please enjoy!

Los Angeles, CA —As a blogger and multimedia journalist I occasionally put up videos here on Crimefile News. Currently time and lack of funding precludes me from putting up more video.   Getting people to watch your video no matter how good it is challenging.   You need to tease people with hot button words we’ve all seen.   “You better watch this video before the censors take it down!”   “Watch Ms. X destroy so and so in this video!”   “Watch Mr. X meltdown under tense questioning!”    “This video will make you break out the tissues!”    Frankly these are getting very old.   They’ve been used and abused and I refuse to fall for them anymore. The truth is that Internet viewers are incredibly impatient and loading videos for some can be a slow process.   When you add in that many videos turn out to be a disappointment that don't deliver on the promised hype you better be creative rather than deceptive. Putting i...