Author: Chief Ken Wallentine

This case “involves a Chris Rock video and a cartoon, but it is no laughing matter.”

The court relied on three factors to determine whether a person is acting as an agent of the police when conducting a search

It is our job, our oath, our promise to police a diverse society with equity

The camera captured nothing the officers, or anyone else on the street, could not see by passing the residence

There was nothing to suggest community safety was preserved by the officer opening it

Always check for video recordings of suspects self-incriminating

Yang did not have a legitimate expectation of privacy in the location of the car

It was merely speculative that there would have been an impound and subsequent inventory

Her statements were independently sufficient to sustain findings of probable cause

The court denied the motion to suppress the evidence

At what point does community caretaking transgress into unlawful entry?

He photographed an undercover sting; the officers arrested him for valid charges, the court finds