The commander of the Douglas County crime scene investigations unit is facing federal and state charges over accusations that he planted evidence in the car of two wrongly accused suspects in a Nebraska couple's murder.
The case has raised questions from some defense attorneys about other criminal cases in which Kofoed handled evidence.
Jerry Soucie with the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy said Thursday that he has been in touch with several prosecutors concerning criminal cases on which Kofoed has worked, although he would not name the attorneys or the cases.
"This is really a big deal," Soucie said. "When you start drawing into question the reliability of forensic evidence in a case, it makes it difficult not only for prosecutors but for defense lawyers as well. "Historically, defense counsel relies on the integrity of conduct by lab personnel. And if we lose that, then we have to go into every lab personnel's notes and evidence logs and things that we typically don't do."
This article shows the need for private investigators to look more closely at lab personnel etc. in uncovering possible problems in other states.
Link:http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=7413793
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John Reid & Associates website offers tips to private investigators
Private investigators can check the John Reid website for tips and click on the "select a tip button" for archived tips.
Link: http://www.reid.com/educational_info/r_tips.html
Link: http://www.reid.com/educational_info/r_tips.html
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Credit or Debit card skimmers found at ATM's
This link has posted pictures on how cunning thieves can be when it comes to stealing your PIN numbers.
Link: http://consumerist.com/5218680/heres-what-a-card-skimmer-looks-like-on-an-atm?skyline=true&s=i
Link: http://consumerist.com/5218680/heres-what-a-card-skimmer-looks-like-on-an-atm?skyline=true&s=i
Saturday, April 18, 2009
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If you're acccused of an OUI don't use a breathalyzer the way this man does
All I can say is this man won't need a private investigator for his OUI defense.
Link: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=14e_1240073298
Link: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=14e_1240073298
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Surgeons are Twittering or Facebooking in the operating room!
It's 7 a.m. at Henry Ford Hospital, and surgeons are preparing to remove a cancerous tumor from a man's kidney.
It's potentially a risky surgery, but everything's ready: The doctors and nurses are in the operating room, the surgical instruments are sterilized and ready to go, and the chief resident is furiously Twittering on his laptop.
Last week, for the second known time, surgeons Twittered a surgery by using social-networking site Twitter to give short real-time updates about the procedure.
Whether it's new and cool or merely yicky, observers say there's no question that more and more doctors and patients will be sharing the blow-by-blow of medical procedures on sites like Twitter and Facebook.
Dr. Craig Rogers, the lead surgeon in the Henry Ford surgery, said the impetus for his Twittering was to let people know that a tumor can be removed without taking the entire kidney.
"We're trying to use this as a way to get the word out," Rogers said.
Observers say Twittering about a procedure is a natural outgrowth of the social networking media revolution.
"Doing this removes a real communication barrier. It helps make something scary much more comprehendable," said Christopher Parks, co-founder of the Web site changehealthcare.com. "It brings us closer together and makes us more engaged."
Link: http://cnn.hu/2009/TECH/02/17/twitter.surgery/index.html
It's potentially a risky surgery, but everything's ready: The doctors and nurses are in the operating room, the surgical instruments are sterilized and ready to go, and the chief resident is furiously Twittering on his laptop.
Last week, for the second known time, surgeons Twittered a surgery by using social-networking site Twitter to give short real-time updates about the procedure.
Whether it's new and cool or merely yicky, observers say there's no question that more and more doctors and patients will be sharing the blow-by-blow of medical procedures on sites like Twitter and Facebook.
Dr. Craig Rogers, the lead surgeon in the Henry Ford surgery, said the impetus for his Twittering was to let people know that a tumor can be removed without taking the entire kidney.
"We're trying to use this as a way to get the word out," Rogers said.
Observers say Twittering about a procedure is a natural outgrowth of the social networking media revolution.
"Doing this removes a real communication barrier. It helps make something scary much more comprehendable," said Christopher Parks, co-founder of the Web site changehealthcare.com. "It brings us closer together and makes us more engaged."
Link: http://cnn.hu/2009/TECH/02/17/twitter.surgery/index.html
Red light cameras often mean shorter yellow signals and more money for the states coffers.
Laid to rest long ago should have been the pretense that the goal is "safety," not chasing cash. New York State, sinking under budget shortfalls, last week authorized a batch of new red-light cameras around the state. A recent investigation by the Detroit News showed that even conventional ticket-writing is driven by revenue needs. Said one cop: "When you're being told how many tickets you need to write, to me that's a quota."
Consider: Red-light running and speeding, the two main uses of traffic cameras, are implicated in fewer than 8% of accidents. A far more prevalent cause of nondrunken accidents is driver inattention -- one study estimated, in a typical case the driver's eyes are diverted from the road for a full three seconds or more, fidgeting with a cellphone, disciplining the kids in the back seat, snoozing, blotting up spilled coffee, etc.
What's more, if not for the idiotic diversion of research dollars to fuel economy, the most highly touted auto-industry breakthroughs today would be exactly in this area. Available now or coming soon are devices that warn a driver when he's wandering out of his lane or when another car is in his blind spot, even applying the brakes to prevent a collision.
Even defenders of photo enforcement acknowledge studies showing that red-light cameras (which are designed to be conspicuous to motorists) lead to an increase in rear-end collisions as drivers slam on the brakes. Defenders claim the trade-off is still a net gain because of reduced deadly T-bones in the middle of the intersection. But the real lesson may be that both types of accidents would be reduced by a longer yellow.
Never in America, you say? Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is moving ahead with a plan for mandatory GPS devices in cars that would be read at gas pumps and automatically charge drivers for miles driven
Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123975737976619187.html
Consider: Red-light running and speeding, the two main uses of traffic cameras, are implicated in fewer than 8% of accidents. A far more prevalent cause of nondrunken accidents is driver inattention -- one study estimated, in a typical case the driver's eyes are diverted from the road for a full three seconds or more, fidgeting with a cellphone, disciplining the kids in the back seat, snoozing, blotting up spilled coffee, etc.
What's more, if not for the idiotic diversion of research dollars to fuel economy, the most highly touted auto-industry breakthroughs today would be exactly in this area. Available now or coming soon are devices that warn a driver when he's wandering out of his lane or when another car is in his blind spot, even applying the brakes to prevent a collision.
Even defenders of photo enforcement acknowledge studies showing that red-light cameras (which are designed to be conspicuous to motorists) lead to an increase in rear-end collisions as drivers slam on the brakes. Defenders claim the trade-off is still a net gain because of reduced deadly T-bones in the middle of the intersection. But the real lesson may be that both types of accidents would be reduced by a longer yellow.
Never in America, you say? Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is moving ahead with a plan for mandatory GPS devices in cars that would be read at gas pumps and automatically charge drivers for miles driven
Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123975737976619187.html
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Open Secrets data archives is now downloadable
Celebrating our 25th anniversary in 2008, the Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the organization aims to create a more educated voter, an involved citizenry and a more responsive government. In short, CRP's mission is to:
Inform citizens about how money in politics affects their lives
Empower voters and activists by providing unbiased information
Advocate for a transparent and responsive government
We pursue our mission largely through our award-winning website, OpenSecrets.org, which is the most comprehensive resource for campaign contributions, lobbying data and analysis available anywhere. And for other organizations and news media, CRP's exclusive data powers their online features tracking money in politics—counting cash to make change.
CRP relies on financial support from a combination of foundation grants and individual contributions. The Center accepts no contributions from businesses, labor unions or trade associations.
For the first time in CRP's 26-year history, the nonprofit research group's most popular data archives are fully and freely downloadable for non-commercial purposes from the Center's website, OpenSecrets.org--a four-time Webby winner for best politics site online. OpenSecrets.org will remain the go-to independent source for most users interested in tracking money's political influence and, in fact, the site has some new general-interest features as of today. (More on those below.)The following data sets, along with a user guide, resource tables and other documentation, are now available in CSV format (comma-separated values, for easy importing) through OpenSecrets.org's Action Center at http://www.opensecrets.org/action/data.php:
CAMPAIGN FINANCE: 195 million records dating to the 1989-1990 election cycle, tracking campaign fundraising and spending by candidates for federal office, as well as political parties and political action committees. CRP's researchers add value to Federal Election Commission data by cleaning up and categorizing contribution records. This allows for easier totaling by industry and company or organization, to measure special-interest influence.
LOBBYING: 3.5 million records on federal lobbyists, their clients, their fees and the issues they reported working on, dating to 1998. Industry codes have been applied to this data, as well.
PERSONAL FINANCES: Reports from members of Congress and the executive branch that detail their personal assets, liabilities and transactions in 2004 through 2007. The reports covering 2008 will become available to the public in June, and the data will be available for download once CRP has keyed those reports.
527 ORGANIZATIONS: Electronically filed financial records beginning in the 2004 election cycle for the shadowy issue-advocacy groups known as 527s, which can raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, labor unions and individuals.
Link: http://www.opensecrets.org/
Inform citizens about how money in politics affects their lives
Empower voters and activists by providing unbiased information
Advocate for a transparent and responsive government
We pursue our mission largely through our award-winning website, OpenSecrets.org, which is the most comprehensive resource for campaign contributions, lobbying data and analysis available anywhere. And for other organizations and news media, CRP's exclusive data powers their online features tracking money in politics—counting cash to make change.
CRP relies on financial support from a combination of foundation grants and individual contributions. The Center accepts no contributions from businesses, labor unions or trade associations.
For the first time in CRP's 26-year history, the nonprofit research group's most popular data archives are fully and freely downloadable for non-commercial purposes from the Center's website, OpenSecrets.org--a four-time Webby winner for best politics site online. OpenSecrets.org will remain the go-to independent source for most users interested in tracking money's political influence and, in fact, the site has some new general-interest features as of today. (More on those below.)The following data sets, along with a user guide, resource tables and other documentation, are now available in CSV format (comma-separated values, for easy importing) through OpenSecrets.org's Action Center at http://www.opensecrets.org/action/data.php:
CAMPAIGN FINANCE: 195 million records dating to the 1989-1990 election cycle, tracking campaign fundraising and spending by candidates for federal office, as well as political parties and political action committees. CRP's researchers add value to Federal Election Commission data by cleaning up and categorizing contribution records. This allows for easier totaling by industry and company or organization, to measure special-interest influence.
LOBBYING: 3.5 million records on federal lobbyists, their clients, their fees and the issues they reported working on, dating to 1998. Industry codes have been applied to this data, as well.
PERSONAL FINANCES: Reports from members of Congress and the executive branch that detail their personal assets, liabilities and transactions in 2004 through 2007. The reports covering 2008 will become available to the public in June, and the data will be available for download once CRP has keyed those reports.
527 ORGANIZATIONS: Electronically filed financial records beginning in the 2004 election cycle for the shadowy issue-advocacy groups known as 527s, which can raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, labor unions and individuals.
Link: http://www.opensecrets.org/
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Beware what you post on Facebook or Twitter you might get evicted.
Carolyn Lorimer from England, couldn't resist a quick look at the latest snaps on Facebook of her old friend enjoying a party.
It seemed like quite a bash. Revellers rolled about clutching bottles of beer amid scenes of ripped wallpaper and smashed TVs.
There was even a picture of three girls wiggling their thonged bottoms as they danced on a table. But there was something strangely familiar about the venue - it was her flat.
The wild scenes were taking place at the home she had rented out to a 'respectable professional couple' just a few months earlier.
'I was absolutely shocked,' she said yesterday. 'I recognised it as my flat straight away. I couldn't believe what I was seeing - it looked like a slum.' As soon as she discovered the pictures she set about ejecting her tenants and obtained an eviction notice.
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1169709/Tenants-evicted-landlady-sees-pictures-Skins-style-parties-home-Facebook.html
It seemed like quite a bash. Revellers rolled about clutching bottles of beer amid scenes of ripped wallpaper and smashed TVs.
There was even a picture of three girls wiggling their thonged bottoms as they danced on a table. But there was something strangely familiar about the venue - it was her flat.
The wild scenes were taking place at the home she had rented out to a 'respectable professional couple' just a few months earlier.
'I was absolutely shocked,' she said yesterday. 'I recognised it as my flat straight away. I couldn't believe what I was seeing - it looked like a slum.' As soon as she discovered the pictures she set about ejecting her tenants and obtained an eviction notice.
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1169709/Tenants-evicted-landlady-sees-pictures-Skins-style-parties-home-Facebook.html
Monday, April 13, 2009
A Wisconsin prosecutor needs to find a woman to stick her head in a toilet bowl?
Vilas County Dist. Atty. Al Moustakis plans to recruit volunteers for a second round of controversial tests designed to prove that a woman was drowned by her husband in a toilet — and didn't commit suicide as he claims.The experiments involve positioning women the size of the late Genell Plude of Land O' Lakes around a toilet to determine whether the version of events told by her husband, Douglas Plude, is plausible. Defense lawyers say it's laughable junk science.
Link: http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20090413/SHE0101/90413018/1062/SHE01
Link: http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20090413/SHE0101/90413018/1062/SHE01
Are U.S. citizens being illegaly detained by local, state and federal authorities?
In a drive to crack down on illegal immigrants, the United States has locked up or thrown out dozens, probably many more, of its own citizens over the past eight years. A monthslong AP investigation has documented 55 such cases, on the basis of interviews, lawsuits and documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. These citizens are detained for anything from a day to five years. Immigration lawyers say there are actually hundreds of such cases.
"The more the system becomes confused, the more U.S. citizens will be wrongfully detained and wrongfully removed," said Bruce Einhorn, a retired immigration judge who now teaches at Pepperdine Law School. "They are the symptom of a larger problem in the detention system. ... Nothing could be more regrettable than the removal of our fellow citizens."
It's impossible to know exactly how many citizens have been detained or deported because nobody keeps track. Kara Hartzler, an attorney at the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project in Arizona, testified at a U.S. House hearing last year that her group alone sees 40 to 50 jailings a month of people with potentially valid claims to citizenship.
The program came under fire partly because it gives local officers so much leeway to decide who to stop. Almost one in 10 Hispanic adults born in the U.S. report that police or other authorities stopped them and asked about their immigration status in 2007, according to a Pew Hispanic Center survey of more than 2,000 people.
Link: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MISTAKEN_FOR_ILLEGAL_I?SITE=CADIU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
"The more the system becomes confused, the more U.S. citizens will be wrongfully detained and wrongfully removed," said Bruce Einhorn, a retired immigration judge who now teaches at Pepperdine Law School. "They are the symptom of a larger problem in the detention system. ... Nothing could be more regrettable than the removal of our fellow citizens."
It's impossible to know exactly how many citizens have been detained or deported because nobody keeps track. Kara Hartzler, an attorney at the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project in Arizona, testified at a U.S. House hearing last year that her group alone sees 40 to 50 jailings a month of people with potentially valid claims to citizenship.
The program came under fire partly because it gives local officers so much leeway to decide who to stop. Almost one in 10 Hispanic adults born in the U.S. report that police or other authorities stopped them and asked about their immigration status in 2007, according to a Pew Hispanic Center survey of more than 2,000 people.
Link: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MISTAKEN_FOR_ILLEGAL_I?SITE=CADIU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
New TV show on The Discovery Channel to deal with DNA exonerations of those wrongly convicted of crimes.
For the first time, reality TV will explore the growing use of DNA evidence to exonerate the wrongly convicted, in a series that is raising ethical questions before its first episode airs this month.
Investigation Discovery, part of Discovery Communications, focused on Texas because Dallas County has had more convicts exonerated after DNA testing than any county in the nation.
Since 2001, 19 people there have been exonerated based on DNA evidence, including some who served more than two decades in prison. Nationally, there have been 235 post-conviction DNA exonerations since 1989, according to the Innocence Project, a New York City-based group that uses DNA evidence to free the wrongly convicted.
"When you are talking about a person's personal freedom, there are no higher stakes," says Clark Bunting, president of Discovery's emerging networks. "This is shining a light in a dark corner."
Link: http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/2009-04-12-reality-dna_N.htm
Investigation Discovery, part of Discovery Communications, focused on Texas because Dallas County has had more convicts exonerated after DNA testing than any county in the nation.
Since 2001, 19 people there have been exonerated based on DNA evidence, including some who served more than two decades in prison. Nationally, there have been 235 post-conviction DNA exonerations since 1989, according to the Innocence Project, a New York City-based group that uses DNA evidence to free the wrongly convicted.
"When you are talking about a person's personal freedom, there are no higher stakes," says Clark Bunting, president of Discovery's emerging networks. "This is shining a light in a dark corner."
Link: http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/2009-04-12-reality-dna_N.htm
Friday, April 10, 2009
Private investigators take notice, jurors may have been Twittering or Facebooking in a recent Bridgewater, MA case.
My recent blog entry in March 2009, mentions jurors may be Twittering and or Facebooking. Will ever jury trial need private investigators to conduct due diligence on every juror? Should they be checking text messages, Facebook, Twitter, etc.?
"Clare Werner, 63, a former bookkeeper at the college, was sentenced Thursday to three years in state prison. After the sentencing in Plymouth County Superior Court in Brockton, Werner’s court-appointed attorney, Brian A. Kelley, said he filed a motion for a new trial as a result of the actions of two jurors. The jurors, according to Kelley, committed violations during the seven-day trial by posting messages about the case on their Facebook.com pages. “They were inviting comments about the case on their pages,” Kelley said in an interview. “This may have had some influence over the jurors’ opinions ... This is a violation of the juror’s oath.” Kelley said he believes a hearing will be held in May on the motion for a new trial."
Link: http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/cops_and_courts/x1757754121/Bridgewater-woman-going-to-prison-for-stealing-350-000-from-Bridgewater-State-College?popular=true
"Clare Werner, 63, a former bookkeeper at the college, was sentenced Thursday to three years in state prison. After the sentencing in Plymouth County Superior Court in Brockton, Werner’s court-appointed attorney, Brian A. Kelley, said he filed a motion for a new trial as a result of the actions of two jurors. The jurors, according to Kelley, committed violations during the seven-day trial by posting messages about the case on their Facebook.com pages. “They were inviting comments about the case on their pages,” Kelley said in an interview. “This may have had some influence over the jurors’ opinions ... This is a violation of the juror’s oath.” Kelley said he believes a hearing will be held in May on the motion for a new trial."
Link: http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/cops_and_courts/x1757754121/Bridgewater-woman-going-to-prison-for-stealing-350-000-from-Bridgewater-State-College?popular=true
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Fighting speeding tickets in Massachusetts...
Here is some advice for those of you contemplating fighting a civil moving violation in MA. I am posting this information in response to the number of requests I have been receiving. These forms are only guides to aid residents in fighting civil moving violations. When fighting any moving violation you should consult with an attorney. If you have decided to fight your civil moving violation, don't hesitate requesting the proper information from the police, don't wait until the day before your hearing date, request the information as soon as possible as it can take a couple of weeks or more to receive the information. When requesting forms from the police always send them via registered mail, so you'll have a copy of the signature. Always make a duplicate copy of your request forms and receipts, never bring the originals to court unless requested. When attempting to find out where a police officer graduated , call the non-emergency number of the police station where the officer is stationed and ask the clerk or desk officer for the Academy name and address. If your request has not been answered at the time of your hearing date you could ask the Clerk Magistrate to dismiss the charges. The Magistrate may ask you for proof that you requested the information, so bring the copies to Court.
Links: http://www.motorists.org/ma/oldmanews2.htm
This document will show you what every State trooper in MA is supposed to perform before and after issuing a moving violation.
http://www.motorists.org/ma/State%20Police%20Speed%20Measuring%20Document%202.pdf
Lidar rulings and information:
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/23/2348.asp
http://www.thenewspaper.com/rlc/docs/2008/oh-miko.pdf
http://www.copradar.com/preview/chapt7/ch7d2.html
http://www.radardetector.net/forums/
Three public information request forms are provided below...
Public information request form #1:
Public Records Officer
(address)
(insert date), 200( )
Dear Sir or Madam:
Under the provisions of the Commonwealth’s Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66 § 10, and related statutes, I am requesting information and records necessary to contest a citation written by officer….on (insert date), 200( ) In … MA within the jurisdiction of ….Court.
The citation #… was issued for a violation of M.G.L. c. 90 § 18.
In order to investigate my appeal, I am requesting access to the following public
records:
• Training records pertaining to officer’s….certification and continuing education relating to traffic speed enforcement;
• Documentation of officer…..training on the device used to measure my
speed, prior to the issuance of citation # ….;
• Officer ….daily log for the day of 00/00/00
• Officer …RADAR log for the day of 00/00/00
• A reproduction of both sides of officer …copy of the citation# … on 00/00/00;
• The name, model, and serial number of the speed measurement device used to ascertain the speed of the vehicle described in citation # …;
• The maintenance and certification records of the speed measurement device used to ascertain the speed of the vehicle described in citation # …;
• The serial number of the tuning forks used to calibrate the speed measurement
device to ascertain the speed of the vehicle described in citation #...;
• The certification and test results of the tuning forks used to calibrate the speed
measurement device used to ascertain the speed of the vehicle described in
citation # …;
• A copy of the FCC license that allows the agency to operate the RADAR lawfully on the frequency or range of frequencies used to ascertain the speed of the vehicle described in citation #...
I am prepared to reimburse the …Police Department for the fees of photocopying the records I have requested, as provided in 950 CMR 32.
If all or any part of this request is denied, please cite the specific exemptions included in M.G.L. c. 4 § 7(26) that you think justify your refusal to release the information, and inform me of the appeal procedures available to me under law.
I am also enclosing a copy of SPR Bulletin No. 3-03 from Supervisor of Records Alan N.Cote.
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcrmu/rmubul/bul303.htm
I would appreciate your handling this as quickly as possible, and I look forward to
hearing from you within 10 days, as the law stipulates.
Sincerely,
Public Information Request Form #2:
Public Records Officer
(Address)
date, 200( )
Dear Sir or Madam:
Under the provisions of the Commonwealth’s Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66 § 10, and related statutes.
I am requesting information and records necessary to contest a citation written by Officer…Citation # … on (insert date), 200( ).
Please provide the following information concerning officer … :
#1 The ...Police standard operating procedure for log books.
#2 The ...Police standard operating procedure for logging in lidar or radar guns.
#3 The ...Police standard operating procedure for testing lidar or radar guns, before and after an officer’s shift.
#4 The ...Police standard operating procedure for using tuning forks in association with lidar or radar guns.
#5 The ...Police rules and regulations on lidar guns, handling and usage.
I am prepared to reimburse the ...Police Department for the fees of photocopying the records I have requested, as provided in 950 CMR 32.
If all or any part of this request is denied, please cite the specific exemptions included in M.G.L. c. 4 § 7(26) that you think justify your refusal to release the information, and inform me of the appeal procedures available to me under law.
I am also enclosing a copy of SPR Bulletin No. 3-03 from Supervisor of Records Alan N.Cote.
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcrmu/rmubul/bul303.htm
I would appreciate your handling this as quickly as possible, I look forward to hearing from you within 10 days, as the law stipulates.
Sincerely,
Public information request for officer's training records:
Public Records Officer
Police Academy
(find out where the officer graduated)
Address
(insert date), 200( )
Dear Sir or Madam:
Under the provisions of the Commonwealth’s Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66 § 10, and related statutes.
#1 I am requesting all of officer ... training records.
#2 The ...police department standard operating procedure for log books.
#3 Documentation of officer ...training and certification on lidar or radar devices used to measure speed.
#4 Police officer ... certification on the proper handling of evidence.
I am prepared to reimburse the ...Police Department for the fees of photocopying the records I have requested, as provided in 950 CMR 32.
If all or any part of this request is denied, please cite the specific exemptions included in M.G.L. c. 4 § 7(26) that you think justify your refusal to release the information, and inform me of the appeal procedures available to me under law.
I am also enclosing a copy of SPR Bulletin No. 3-03 from Supervisor of Records Alan N.Cote.
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcrmu/rmubul/bul303.htm
I would appreciate your handling this as quickly as possible, I look forward to
hearing from you within 10 days, as the law stipulates.
Sincerely,
Links: http://www.motorists.org/ma/oldmanews2.htm
This document will show you what every State trooper in MA is supposed to perform before and after issuing a moving violation.
http://www.motorists.org/ma/State%20Police%20Speed%20Measuring%20Document%202.pdf
Lidar rulings and information:
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/23/2348.asp
http://www.thenewspaper.com/rlc/docs/2008/oh-miko.pdf
http://www.copradar.com/preview/chapt7/ch7d2.html
http://www.radardetector.net/forums/
Three public information request forms are provided below...
Public information request form #1:
Public Records Officer
(address)
(insert date), 200( )
Dear Sir or Madam:
Under the provisions of the Commonwealth’s Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66 § 10, and related statutes, I am requesting information and records necessary to contest a citation written by officer….on (insert date), 200( ) In … MA within the jurisdiction of ….Court.
The citation #… was issued for a violation of M.G.L. c. 90 § 18.
In order to investigate my appeal, I am requesting access to the following public
records:
• Training records pertaining to officer’s….certification and continuing education relating to traffic speed enforcement;
• Documentation of officer…..training on the device used to measure my
speed, prior to the issuance of citation # ….;
• Officer ….daily log for the day of 00/00/00
• Officer …RADAR log for the day of 00/00/00
• A reproduction of both sides of officer …copy of the citation# … on 00/00/00;
• The name, model, and serial number of the speed measurement device used to ascertain the speed of the vehicle described in citation # …;
• The maintenance and certification records of the speed measurement device used to ascertain the speed of the vehicle described in citation # …;
• The serial number of the tuning forks used to calibrate the speed measurement
device to ascertain the speed of the vehicle described in citation #...;
• The certification and test results of the tuning forks used to calibrate the speed
measurement device used to ascertain the speed of the vehicle described in
citation # …;
• A copy of the FCC license that allows the agency to operate the RADAR lawfully on the frequency or range of frequencies used to ascertain the speed of the vehicle described in citation #...
I am prepared to reimburse the …Police Department for the fees of photocopying the records I have requested, as provided in 950 CMR 32.
If all or any part of this request is denied, please cite the specific exemptions included in M.G.L. c. 4 § 7(26) that you think justify your refusal to release the information, and inform me of the appeal procedures available to me under law.
I am also enclosing a copy of SPR Bulletin No. 3-03 from Supervisor of Records Alan N.Cote.
I would appreciate your handling this as quickly as possible, and I look forward to
hearing from you within 10 days, as the law stipulates.
Sincerely,
Public Information Request Form #2:
Public Records Officer
(Address)
date, 200( )
Dear Sir or Madam:
Under the provisions of the Commonwealth’s Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66 § 10, and related statutes.
I am requesting information and records necessary to contest a citation written by Officer…Citation # … on (insert date), 200( ).
Please provide the following information concerning officer … :
#1 The ...Police standard operating procedure for log books.
#2 The ...Police standard operating procedure for logging in lidar or radar guns.
#3 The ...Police standard operating procedure for testing lidar or radar guns, before and after an officer’s shift.
#4 The ...Police standard operating procedure for using tuning forks in association with lidar or radar guns.
#5 The ...Police rules and regulations on lidar guns, handling and usage.
I am prepared to reimburse the ...Police Department for the fees of photocopying the records I have requested, as provided in 950 CMR 32.
If all or any part of this request is denied, please cite the specific exemptions included in M.G.L. c. 4 § 7(26) that you think justify your refusal to release the information, and inform me of the appeal procedures available to me under law.
I am also enclosing a copy of SPR Bulletin No. 3-03 from Supervisor of Records Alan N.Cote.
I would appreciate your handling this as quickly as possible, I look forward to hearing from you within 10 days, as the law stipulates.
Sincerely,
Public information request for officer's training records:
Public Records Officer
Police Academy
(find out where the officer graduated)
Address
(insert date), 200( )
Dear Sir or Madam:
Under the provisions of the Commonwealth’s Public Records Law, M.G.L. c. 66 § 10, and related statutes.
#1 I am requesting all of officer ... training records.
#2 The ...police department standard operating procedure for log books.
#3 Documentation of officer ...training and certification on lidar or radar devices used to measure speed.
#4 Police officer ... certification on the proper handling of evidence.
I am prepared to reimburse the ...Police Department for the fees of photocopying the records I have requested, as provided in 950 CMR 32.
If all or any part of this request is denied, please cite the specific exemptions included in M.G.L. c. 4 § 7(26) that you think justify your refusal to release the information, and inform me of the appeal procedures available to me under law.
I am also enclosing a copy of SPR Bulletin No. 3-03 from Supervisor of Records Alan N.Cote.
I would appreciate your handling this as quickly as possible, I look forward to
hearing from you within 10 days, as the law stipulates.
Sincerely,
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Chelsea police in MA, force photographer to delete pictures.
A photographer who was taking pictures from a public park in Chelsea was surrounded by two patrol cars and intimidated into showing his pictures to the police officers and delete them. According to the story in the Bostonist:
Last Thursday morning, Joe, a local photographer, stopped at Mary O’Malley park in Chelsea for a few pictures of the Tobin Bridge and the surrounding area (boats, docks, etc). After about 10 minutes he decided to get back on the road, but two patrol cars arrived and blocked him in. Joe says that the two officers got out of their patrol cars and began questioning him aggressively about what he was doing. Joe explained the situation to the officers. The officer explained to him that he was being stopped for taking photos and that the area is “under heavy surveillance” and that “photographing was not allowed” since it is a “protected area”.
Since when is a public park a “protected area”? That very statement on the part of those police officers was an outright LIE! There are NO LAWS that prohibit photography of or from the Mary O’Malley park regardless of what you are photographing. Furthermore the fact that the officers questioned the photographer and made him feel that he had no choice but to delete his pictures constitutes INTIMIDATION and COERSION, which is unacceptable. The Chelsea police need to respect both the rule of law and the constitution of the United States.
Link: http://www.nycphotorights.com/wordpress/
"There are no laws, including the Patriot Act, that forbid photography in public parks. Public parks are by their very nature, public and therefore are not a “protected area.” Joe explained that he was a photographer and that he took pictures around Chelsea all the time without incident. The officers asked for his ID, and some credentials to prove he was a photographer. Photography is a constitutionally protected form of free speech in the US, as the US Supreme Court has ruled many times over.
The police officers ran their standard license and vehicle registration checks and then told Joe that he could not photograph in the area, take pictures of the bridge, or the LNG (liquefied natural gas) area. Joe again explained that he wasn’t doing anything wrong and was just putting together images for a stock photography site. One officer asked to see the pictures, and then told Joe he had to delete them, and then show him the review to confirm deletion. They also questioned him about other photos on his camera from a previous night.
Although Joe agrees that the police officer did ask, and not demand, he let them see his photos, he didn’t feel that he could refuse. Joe was under no obligation to let the officer see the pictures without a court order. An officer cannot force you to delete photos on a digital camera or ruin a roll of film in a film camera without a court order. "
Link: http://bostonist.com/2009/04/01/america_land_of_the_free.php
Arizona police arrest a photographer for taking pictures of federal buildings
When they’re not raiding the homes of bloggers who are critical of them, Phoenix police are harassing photographers, telling them that it is illegal to take pictures of federal buildings, public transportation, stadiums, street lights and banks.
William J. Nash-McAdam told the Downtown Phoenix Journal that he and a friend were detained by a Phoenix cop last weekend who took their identifications and informed them that they had violated some Homeland Security statute.
When they asked him to cite the specific statute, the cop told them to “Google it,” according to the article.
Can't we get a google street view of almost every Federal building in the country?
Link: http://carlosmiller.com/2009/04/02/phoenix-police-harass-photographer-under-homeland-security-pretense/
William J. Nash-McAdam told the Downtown Phoenix Journal that he and a friend were detained by a Phoenix cop last weekend who took their identifications and informed them that they had violated some Homeland Security statute.
When they asked him to cite the specific statute, the cop told them to “Google it,” according to the article.
Can't we get a google street view of almost every Federal building in the country?
Link: http://carlosmiller.com/2009/04/02/phoenix-police-harass-photographer-under-homeland-security-pretense/
Did American Traffic Solutions a speed camera manufacturer, provide Louisiana with misleading results from two survey's?
In a special election yesterday, a Southern Louisiana city of 22,000 overwhelmingly rejected photo enforcement. Asked, "Shall Ordinance No. 873, M-C Series adopting automated speed enforcement for the City of Sulphur, Louisiana, be repealed?" eighty-six percent of voters said "Yes." After results are certified on April 13, the Australian speed camera vendor Redflex Traffic Systems will be sent packing. Sulphur's ballot box totals contrast sharply with public opinion survey results published by traffic camera vendor American Traffic Solutions (ATS).
A review of ATS contracting arrangements with municipalities showed that ATS-sponsored polling is regularly offered as part of a suite of marketing services intended to promote the sale of automated ticketing machines. In a March 17 press release, for example, ATS insisted that camera opponents were the minority. "A recent survey shows two-thirds of Missourians support police photo traffic enforcement using red-light cameras -- but that many of those supportive Missourians mistakenly assume the technology is not favored by most of their neighbors," the ATS release stated. "By a remarkable 66 percent to 30 percent margin, voters supported red light cameras."
Link: http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/27/2738.asp
A review of ATS contracting arrangements with municipalities showed that ATS-sponsored polling is regularly offered as part of a suite of marketing services intended to promote the sale of automated ticketing machines. In a March 17 press release, for example, ATS insisted that camera opponents were the minority. "A recent survey shows two-thirds of Missourians support police photo traffic enforcement using red-light cameras -- but that many of those supportive Missourians mistakenly assume the technology is not favored by most of their neighbors," the ATS release stated. "By a remarkable 66 percent to 30 percent margin, voters supported red light cameras."
Link: http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/27/2738.asp
Did the Philadelphia police narcotics division steal from merchants?
Duran's video bolsters allegations by eight other Philadelphia store owners who said that Cujdik and other officers destroyed or cut wires to surveillance cameras. Those store owners also said that after the wires were cut, cigarettes, batteries, cell phones, food and drinks were taken. The Daily News reported the allegations March 20.
The officers also confiscated cash from the stores - a routine practice in drug raids - but didn't record the full amount on police property receipts, the shop owners allege.
Six more store owners or workers, including Duran, contacted the Daily News after the March 20 article. All six described similar ordeals involving destroyed cameras and missing money and merchandise.
Cujdik is at the center of an expanding federal and local probe into allegations that he lied on search warrants to gain access to suspected drug homes and became too close with his informants.
Ramsey said that Duran's video now "needs to be made part of this larger investigation."
The video also calls into question the validity of the search warrant that enabled the officers to raid Duran's store.
In a search-warrant application, Officer Richard Cujdik - Jeffrey Cujdik's brother - wrote that he "observed" a confidential informant enter Duran's store to buy tiny ziplock bags at about 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2007.
The informant left the store two minutes later and handed two bags to Richard Cujdik, according to the search-warrant application.
Two-and-a-half hours later, at about 7 p.m., the Cujdik brothers and four other officers, including Tolstoy, Thomas Kuhn, Anthony Parrotti and squad supervisor Sgt. Joseph Bologna raided the store.
The Daily News watched the time-stamped Sept. 11 surveillance footage between 4 and 5 p.m.: Not a single customer asked for or bought a ziplock bag.
"At the time, I had no reason to question the validity of the warrant," said Reavis, Duran's attorney.
When told by the Daily News that no bags were sold during that time frame, Reavis expressed shock.
"That's manufacturing evidence," Reavis said. "If the basis for the search warrant is a lie, that's perjury. It's illegal. It's criminal on the officer's part."
Richard Cujdik also wrote in the search-warrant application that the same informant had bought ziplock bags from Duran twice before - on Sept. 5 and 6, 2007. Duran said he was unable to locate the footage from those days.
The Daily News attempted to contact each of the officers who took part in the raid. Except for Bochetto's response on behalf of Jeffrey Cujdik, none returned messages seeking comment.
Link: http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090330_Video_sharpens_focus_on_raid.html?viewAll=y
The officers also confiscated cash from the stores - a routine practice in drug raids - but didn't record the full amount on police property receipts, the shop owners allege.
Six more store owners or workers, including Duran, contacted the Daily News after the March 20 article. All six described similar ordeals involving destroyed cameras and missing money and merchandise.
Cujdik is at the center of an expanding federal and local probe into allegations that he lied on search warrants to gain access to suspected drug homes and became too close with his informants.
Ramsey said that Duran's video now "needs to be made part of this larger investigation."
The video also calls into question the validity of the search warrant that enabled the officers to raid Duran's store.
In a search-warrant application, Officer Richard Cujdik - Jeffrey Cujdik's brother - wrote that he "observed" a confidential informant enter Duran's store to buy tiny ziplock bags at about 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2007.
The informant left the store two minutes later and handed two bags to Richard Cujdik, according to the search-warrant application.
Two-and-a-half hours later, at about 7 p.m., the Cujdik brothers and four other officers, including Tolstoy, Thomas Kuhn, Anthony Parrotti and squad supervisor Sgt. Joseph Bologna raided the store.
The Daily News watched the time-stamped Sept. 11 surveillance footage between 4 and 5 p.m.: Not a single customer asked for or bought a ziplock bag.
"At the time, I had no reason to question the validity of the warrant," said Reavis, Duran's attorney.
When told by the Daily News that no bags were sold during that time frame, Reavis expressed shock.
"That's manufacturing evidence," Reavis said. "If the basis for the search warrant is a lie, that's perjury. It's illegal. It's criminal on the officer's part."
Richard Cujdik also wrote in the search-warrant application that the same informant had bought ziplock bags from Duran twice before - on Sept. 5 and 6, 2007. Duran said he was unable to locate the footage from those days.
The Daily News attempted to contact each of the officers who took part in the raid. Except for Bochetto's response on behalf of Jeffrey Cujdik, none returned messages seeking comment.
Link: http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090330_Video_sharpens_focus_on_raid.html?viewAll=y
Friday, April 3, 2009
DUI charges dismissed in Chicago, falsifying arrest reports cited as the reason.
Seven federal lawsuits have been filed against a Chicago police officer that allege he made false DUI arrests, used excessive force and harassed gays and lesbians.
On Thursday, four Chicagoans filed lawsuits against Town Hall District Police Officer Richard Fiorito in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Three other people filed lawsuits in February.
All the plaintiffs accuse Fiorito of violating their civil rights by falsifying DUI charges and other traffic violations against them.
In some of the lawsuits, the plaintiffs have also said excessive force was used against them, including in a suit filed in February, which alleges Fiorito grabbed Shawn Rauch by the throat in the police station, shoved him against a wall and called him a slur for a homosexual. Of the cases filed, prosecutors dismissed DUI charges against two plaintiffs, and a jury found another not guilty of DUI. In another case, a judge ruled the officer had no grounds to arrest the plaintiff for DUI, Erickson said.
Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cop-gay-protestapr03,0,5161523.story
On Thursday, four Chicagoans filed lawsuits against Town Hall District Police Officer Richard Fiorito in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Three other people filed lawsuits in February.
All the plaintiffs accuse Fiorito of violating their civil rights by falsifying DUI charges and other traffic violations against them.
In some of the lawsuits, the plaintiffs have also said excessive force was used against them, including in a suit filed in February, which alleges Fiorito grabbed Shawn Rauch by the throat in the police station, shoved him against a wall and called him a slur for a homosexual. Of the cases filed, prosecutors dismissed DUI charges against two plaintiffs, and a jury found another not guilty of DUI. In another case, a judge ruled the officer had no grounds to arrest the plaintiff for DUI, Erickson said.
Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cop-gay-protestapr03,0,5161523.story
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Can we video or audio tape in Massachusetts?
It is a crime to record any conversation, whether oral or wire, without the consent of all parties in Massachusetts. The penalty for violating the law is a fine of up to $10,000 and a jail sentence of up to five years. Mass. Ann. Laws ch. 272 , § 99.
Disclosure of the contents of an illegally recorded conversation, when accompanied by the knowledge that it was obtained illegally, is a misdemeanor that can be punished with a fine of up to $5,000 and imprisonment for up to two years. Civil damages are expressly authorized for the greater of actual damages, $100 for each day of violation or $1,000. Punitive damages and attorney fees also are recoverable.
For example, in Com. v. Hanedanian, 742 N.E.2d 1113 (Mass. App. Ct. 2001), the appellate court held that a defendant’s conduct of intentionally making a secret tape recording of oral communications between himself and his attorneys, without consent, violated the statute, even though the defendant was a party to the conversation.
However, the First Circuit, applying the holding in Bartnicki v. Vopper, 532 U.S. 514 (2001), held in 2007 that a woman who accepted from a source a recorded tape, that she had reason to know was recorded illegally by the source, could not be punished for publishing the tape on her website. The court held that the woman had a First Amendment right to publish the tape she received. Jean v. Massachusetts State Police, 492 F.3d 24 (1st Cir. 2007).
An appellate court has also held that the recorded conversation or communication does not need to be intelligible in order for the interception to violate the wiretapping statute. Com. v. Wright, 814 N.E.2d 741 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004).
In other words you cannot audio-tape a police officer in the state of MA. but videotaping with the audio off is permissible.
Link: http://www.rcfp.org/taping/states/massachusetts.html
Disclosure of the contents of an illegally recorded conversation, when accompanied by the knowledge that it was obtained illegally, is a misdemeanor that can be punished with a fine of up to $5,000 and imprisonment for up to two years. Civil damages are expressly authorized for the greater of actual damages, $100 for each day of violation or $1,000. Punitive damages and attorney fees also are recoverable.
For example, in Com. v. Hanedanian, 742 N.E.2d 1113 (Mass. App. Ct. 2001), the appellate court held that a defendant’s conduct of intentionally making a secret tape recording of oral communications between himself and his attorneys, without consent, violated the statute, even though the defendant was a party to the conversation.
However, the First Circuit, applying the holding in Bartnicki v. Vopper, 532 U.S. 514 (2001), held in 2007 that a woman who accepted from a source a recorded tape, that she had reason to know was recorded illegally by the source, could not be punished for publishing the tape on her website. The court held that the woman had a First Amendment right to publish the tape she received. Jean v. Massachusetts State Police, 492 F.3d 24 (1st Cir. 2007).
An appellate court has also held that the recorded conversation or communication does not need to be intelligible in order for the interception to violate the wiretapping statute. Com. v. Wright, 814 N.E.2d 741 (Mass. App. Ct. 2004).
In other words you cannot audio-tape a police officer in the state of MA. but videotaping with the audio off is permissible.
Link: http://www.rcfp.org/taping/states/massachusetts.html
Open government guide for Massachusetts, will answer most public request questions.
This link will provide private investigators and Massachusetts residents with a guide to asking for public information in MA.
Link: http://www.rcfp.org/ogg/index.php?op=browse&state=MA
Link: http://www.rcfp.org/ogg/index.php?op=browse&state=MA
Reporters Comittee for Freedom of the Press, is a great resource for private investigators to reference local requests for public information.
"The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press was created in 1970 at a time when the nation's news media faced a wave of government subpoenas asking reporters to name confidential sources.
One case particularly galvanized American journalists. New York Times reporter Earl Caldwell was ordered to reveal to a federal grand jury his sources in the Black Panther organization, threatening his independence as a newsgatherer.
Caldwell's dilemma prompted a meeting at Georgetown University to discuss the need to provide legal assistance to journalists when their First Amendment rights come under fire. Among those present, or involved soon afterwards, were J. Anthony Lukas, Murray Fromson, Fred Graham, Jack Nelson, Ben Bradlee, Eileen Shanahan, Mike Wallace, Robert Maynard and Tom Wicker.
They formed a committee that operated part-time and on a shoestring (its first "office" was a desk in the press room at the U.S. Supreme Court). With support from foundations and news organizations, the founders built a staff and began recruiting attorneys to donate their services.
In recent years, the Committee has taken the lead in building coalitions with other media-related organizations to protect reporters' rights to keep sources confidential and to keep an eye on legislative efforts that impact the public's right to know. It also has aggressively sought opportunities to speak out nationwide through amicus curiae briefs filed on behalf of journalists.
In the last four decades the Committee has played a role in virtually every significant press freedom case that has come before the Supreme Court -- from Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart to U.S. v. Moussaoui -- as well as in hundreds of cases in federal and state courts.
The Committee has also emerged as a major national -- and international -- resource in free speech issues, disseminating information in a variety of forms, including a quarterly legal review, a bi-weekly newsletter, a 24-hour hotline, and various handbooks on media law issues."
Links: http://www.rcfp.org/
One case particularly galvanized American journalists. New York Times reporter Earl Caldwell was ordered to reveal to a federal grand jury his sources in the Black Panther organization, threatening his independence as a newsgatherer.
Caldwell's dilemma prompted a meeting at Georgetown University to discuss the need to provide legal assistance to journalists when their First Amendment rights come under fire. Among those present, or involved soon afterwards, were J. Anthony Lukas, Murray Fromson, Fred Graham, Jack Nelson, Ben Bradlee, Eileen Shanahan, Mike Wallace, Robert Maynard and Tom Wicker.
They formed a committee that operated part-time and on a shoestring (its first "office" was a desk in the press room at the U.S. Supreme Court). With support from foundations and news organizations, the founders built a staff and began recruiting attorneys to donate their services.
In recent years, the Committee has taken the lead in building coalitions with other media-related organizations to protect reporters' rights to keep sources confidential and to keep an eye on legislative efforts that impact the public's right to know. It also has aggressively sought opportunities to speak out nationwide through amicus curiae briefs filed on behalf of journalists.
In the last four decades the Committee has played a role in virtually every significant press freedom case that has come before the Supreme Court -- from Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart to U.S. v. Moussaoui -- as well as in hundreds of cases in federal and state courts.
The Committee has also emerged as a major national -- and international -- resource in free speech issues, disseminating information in a variety of forms, including a quarterly legal review, a bi-weekly newsletter, a 24-hour hotline, and various handbooks on media law issues."
Links: http://www.rcfp.org/
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Pin number theft on the rise for debit and credit cards.
"Skilled hackers are now capable of perpetrating large-scale data breaches that leave hundreds of thousands -- and in many cases tens of millions -- of individuals at risk of identity theft," said Rita Glavin, who heads the Justice Department's criminal division.
Rather than purchasing goods with stolen credit card numbers, criminal organizations have recently begun to engage in "PIN cashing," Glavin said. They disseminate stolen financial information immediately to criminals who promptly withdraw money from ATMs all over the world. In one recent case, PIN cashers made 9,000 withdrawals totaling $5 million in less than 48 hours from four compromised prepaid debit card accounts.
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/identity.theft/index.html
Rather than purchasing goods with stolen credit card numbers, criminal organizations have recently begun to engage in "PIN cashing," Glavin said. They disseminate stolen financial information immediately to criminals who promptly withdraw money from ATMs all over the world. In one recent case, PIN cashers made 9,000 withdrawals totaling $5 million in less than 48 hours from four compromised prepaid debit card accounts.
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/identity.theft/index.html
Google street view being used to catch cheating spouses
"A furious wife called her divorce lawyers after spotting her husband’s car parked outside another woman’s house — on Google.
She saw the Range Rover while using Google's street view service to snoop on a female friend’s home.
The hubby had claimed he was away on business, but his wife recognized his car immediately because of its blinged-up hubcaps."
Link: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2350771.ece
She saw the Range Rover while using Google's street view service to snoop on a female friend’s home.
The hubby had claimed he was away on business, but his wife recognized his car immediately because of its blinged-up hubcaps."
Link: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2350771.ece
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