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March 2023 Blues Vol 39 No. 3

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48 SCORPION STREET CRIME UNITS • FULTON COUNTY SCORPION - DOES IT RIGHT • MEMPHIS UNIT SHUT DOWN AND FIVE OFFICERS INDICTED 60 ALTERNATIVES TO LETHAL FORCE DEPARTMENTS 6 PUBLISHER’S THOUGHTS 8 EDITOR’S THOUGHTS 12 GUEST COMMENTARY lEONARD A. SIPES 16 NEWS AROUND THE US 68 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 70 REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN HEROES 80 WAR STORIES 84 AFTERMATH 90 HEALING OUR HEROES 92 DARYL’S DELIBERATIONS 94 LIGHT BULB AWARD 96 RUNNING 4 HEROES 98 BLUE MENTAL HEALTH DR. 100 ADS BACK IN THE DAY 104 PARTING SHOTS 106 BUYERS GUIDE 126 NOW HIRING 192 BACK PAGE

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AROUND THE COUNTRY and drugs into the U.S. are the individuals who are piloting the drones. They use the UAVs to see where law enforcement authorities are positioned and what areas are open. “In the past 31 days of 2023, there have been 1,937 Mexican Cartel drone’s incursions in three South Texas border counties,” according to a preview of Martinez’s remarks as a witness in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s joint subcommittee hearing. The sheriff’s testimony comes as the federal government seeks to figure out why and how a large Chinese balloon had been maneuvered through U.S. airspace earlier this month. NEW ORLEANS PD TAKES DOWN RECRUITMENT AD AN HOUR AFTER IT GOES LIVE By Sarah Calams Police1 NEW ORLEANS — On Wednesday, the New Orleans Police Department posted a 30-second recruitment ad to its social media accounts. An hour later, it was taken down due to “negative commentary.” The recruitment ad, called “Everywhere Else is Cleveland,” riffing on a Tennessee Williams quote, cost the department over ,000. The 30-second ad was created by a local filmmaker to feature “something progressive and awesome to get officers who would embrace our culture,” director Crista Rock told NOLA.com. The ad features Mardi Gras dancers and characters moving around a New Orleans officer. “The video was removed because we didn’t want anyone to be offended by the negative commentary,” PIO Reese Harper said. NOPD officials told NOLA.com they’re unsure what their plan is moving forward with the ad. “At the end of the day, I want nothing more than for all of us to feel safe and secure knowing we have officers on our streets that love us,” Rock said. LOUISIANA POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE AFTER SHOOTING MAN FLEEING FROM OFFICERS. SHREVEPORT, La. – A police officer in Louisiana has been arrested and charged with fatally shooting a man who was fleeing from officers during a domestic dispute. The Louisiana State Police conducted the officer-involved shooting investigation, which occurred earlier in the month in Shreveport. At the conclusion, yrs. they took Alexander Tyler, 23, of the Shreveport Police Department into custody for the shooting death of 43-year-old Alonzo Bagley. The officer faces a charge of negligent homicide, the New York Post reported. The shooting occurred Feb. 3 after officers were called about 10:50 p.m. to the Villa Norte Apartments in Shreveport. Tyler and a second unidentified officer arrived at the disturbance. A person who identified herself as Bagley’s wife said her husband was “loaded on something” and threatening her and her daughter after coming home “raged and acting the fool.” While the officers were at the apartment, Bagley opened a door holding a glass bottle containing brown liquid. Bagley said he had to put away his dog. However, he walked to the back of the apartment onto a balcony, jumped to the ground outside and fled. As a result, the officers engaged Bagley in a foot pursuit, which ultimately led to the deadly shooting. Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Lamar Davis previously said that as Tyler rounded the corner of the building, he spotted Bagley and fired a single shot, which struck the man in the chest. In recently released footage, Bagley can be heard groaning, “Oh God, you shot me,” as he slumps to the ground bleeding profusely. The officers immediately begin offering emergency medical aid. During the process, an audibly distressed Tyler repeats the words: “No, no, no, no, man, no.” As the video continues, Tyler appears to be in emotional duress due to circumstances. “No, man! Come on, dude! Stay with me, stay with me, man!” Tyler exclaims while putting pressure on Bagley’s wound to try to stop the bleeding. The other officer instructs Tyler to run to the front of the building and wave down the responding paramedics with his flashlight while he maintains direct pressure on the gunshot wound. “Hey, look at me! Look at me! Look at me!” the officer exhorts Bagley as his situation deteriorates. “Wake up! Wake up! Look at me! … Hey, respond! Come on!” Bagley did not survive. In the aftermath of the encounter, Tyler made “multiple statements claiming the suspect came toward him and he could not see his hands,” according to court documents by state police. Investigators did not find any weapons in Bagley’s possession. Tyler’s attorney, J. Dhu Thompson, spoke to KSLA 12 News outside the Caddo Parish Courthouse before Tyler was formally charged. “These are split-second decisions that officers have to make,” Thompson said. “You and I have the benefit of hindsight; we can sit down in a comfortable room with a cup of coffee and review this video. “That’s not the position that Officer Tyler was in, or any other officer that puts his life on the line on a day-to-day basis and encounters these types of situations.” Tyler was subsequently released from custody on ,000 bond. He is currently on paid administrative leave. His arraignment is scheduled for April 3, reported The Post. The Shreveport Police Department hired Tyler in May 2021. If convicted of negligent homicide, he could face up to five years in prison. Bagley’s family members have filed a million lawsuit against Tyler, accusing him of violating the victim’s constitutional rights. FOUR TEXAS LAW ENFORCE- MENT AGENCIES TEAMED UP TO FIGHT CANCER BY RAISING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR CANCER RESEARCH THROUGH THEIR BEARD IT UP AND COL- OR FOR CURE FUNDRAISERS. The fundraiser, launched in November by the Texas A&M University Police Department, Bryan Police Department, Brazos County Sheriff’s Office and College Station Police Department, raised ,481 over just two months. Under the program, participating officers could donate to grow a beard or to paint their nails with the color of a cancer that has affected them or someone they know. Having facial hair or colorful nails is normally banned by police departments. However, the agencies made an exception throughout the duration of the fundraising campaign, which recently came to an end. The goal of the campaign was not only to raise money but to raise awareness for an aggressive brain cancer called diffuse 44 The BLUES The BLUES 45

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