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Officer who rammed Arizona man accused of misconduct

Posted: April 17, 2015 by gamegetterII in Police state USSA
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona police officer who used his cruiser to ram into an armed suspect has been accused of using excessive force in the past, resulting in a $20,000 settlement for a man who said the officer pointed a gun at him and choked him.

On Oct. 6, 2005, Luis Colon was driving with his wife and four children in Manhattan when he parked his car and got out. It’s unclear from records whether Colon had been pulled over or whether he stopped on his own. Colon’s attorney has not returned a request by The Associated Press for comment.

Colon said Rapiejko pointed a gun at him, ordered him to get back in the car and threatened to shoot him. He later pulled Colon out of the car, handcuffed him and choked him, the complaint states.

Colon was arrested and charged with obstructing governmental administration, disorderly conduct and resisting. All charges were eventually dropped. Colon sued Rapiejko in May 2008, and in December, the city settled with Colon for $20,000.

That was nearly a decade before the Feb. 19 incident in which Rapiejko used his cruiser to ram into an armed man who had threatened to kill himself.

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This undated photo provided by the Marana Police Department shows Mario Valencia. Dramatic dash cam  …

The incident in Marana, a small town just north of Tucson, gained worldwide attention after the release of a dash cam video showing the dramatic encounter.

Mario Valencia, the 36-year-old suspect who is shown on video walking around with a hunting rifle, pointing it at himself and threatening to commit suicide before firing the weapon into the air, was not seriously injured. He has been charged with assault on an officer and remains jailed.

Police say Valencia committed a string of violent crimes that day both in Tucson and later in Marana, where he allegedly stole the rifle and ammunition from the local Wal-Mart store. In total, Valencia faces about 15 criminal charges.

The suspect’s lawyer called Rapiejko’s actions excessive and unjustified.

“In watching the video, I think it was clear that it was not the appropriate action and that my client was not threatening to anybody except for himself,” Michelle Cohen Metzger said Wednesday.

 

In this Feb. 19, 2015, frame from a dash cam video …

Policing experts say Rapiejko’s use of his patrol car to stop Valencia was unconventional and even outrageous, but justified because of the danger Valencia posed to officers and others around him.

The Marana Police Department has defended his actions, saying Rapiejko prevented what could have been a tragedy if Valencia continued walking toward a row of businesses in the area.

Sgt. Chris Warren said the department was aware of the New York City incident when it hired Rapiejko, but it was not of concern because Rapiejko had been cleared by NYPD internal affairs and by a citizen review panel that investigated the incident.

“There were no red flags, no history of misconduct, and when we did our background investigation, there was nothing to eliminate him from the process,” Warren said.

Rapiejko worked for the Tucson Police Department before joining Marana early last year. Tucson police have not said why Rapiejko left the department.

The Pima County Attorney’s Office has cleared Rapiejko of any wrongdoing, declining to file charges against him.

Ex-Drug Cop Says He & Fellow Cops Lied, Planted Drugs, & Stole Money “Too Many Times to Count”

Posted: April 15, 2015 by gamegetterII in Police state USSA
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Philadelphia, PA — An ex-drug cop from the Philadelphia police department testified in court on Tuesday, which likely left those in attendance with their jaws on the floor.

Former Philly Cop, Jeffrey Walker, held little back Tuesday as he confessed to the jurors about his disgraceful past. He let them know about how he and his fellow officers set people up, planted drugs, stole money, lied on reports, and violently assaulted people — too many times to count.

According to the Associated Press, 

Walker told jurors that the Philadelphia Police Department drug squad targeted white “college-boy … khaki-pants types” who were “easy to intimidate.”

That matches the description of some of the drug dealers who have testified at the six-week police corruption trial that the squad stole as much as $110,000 at a time during violent, no-warrant raids.

Lead defendant Thomas Liciardello always got a cut of the stolen money, while the others split “jobs” that they worked, Walker said. The city’s police brass often celebrated the squad’s work with splashy news conferences to announce large seizures.

Walker explained how his supervisors were pleased with the revenue and cared not about the criminal acts conducted to obtain their loot. “They liked that, as far as the bosses and supervisors were concerned. It made them look good. It was nothing but a dog and pony show,” Walker testified.

In 2013, this officer of 24 years was caught stealing $15,000 from an innocent man and planting drugs in his car. After this arrest, he was implicated in a slew of other criminal charges.

This one man singlehandedly ruined dozens and dozens of innocent people’s lives. More than 160 convictions have been overturned since Walker’s guilty plea, and dozens of civil rights suits have been filed as well.

Walker was not some random “bad apple” cop either; his entire squad was complicit in these heinous crimes.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ex-drug-cop-fellow-cops-lied-planted-drugs-stole-money-too-times-count/#1qHmY8dqIDT0xwlo.99

Re-Run of Anti-Gun Asshattery

Posted: April 15, 2015 by gamegetterII in anti-gun asshattery
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) is set to reintroduce legislation this week that would provide a $2,000 tax credit to people who chose to turn in an assault weapon to law enforcement.

According to the Support Assault Firearm Elimination and Education of our (SAFER) Streets Act, the term ‘specified assault weapon’ that people could turn in for the tax credit includes a long list of pistols, rifles and shotguns including:

AR–15, Bushmaster XM15, Armalite M15, SKS with detachable magazine, SLG 95, SLR 95, Striker 12 and “a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine, and that has— a folding or telescoping stock, a threaded barrel, a pistol grip, a forward grip, or a barrel shroud.”

Click here to see the list of weapons covered by the bill.

“Assault weapons are not about hunting, or even self-defense. There is no reason on Earth, other than to kill as many people as possible in as short a time as possible, that anyone needs a gun designed for a battlefield,” DeLauro says in her press release.

The SAFER Streets Act creates a $2,000 refundable tax credit ($1,000 for two consecutive years) for an assault weapon owner who gives their firearm to law enforcement.

DeLauro first introduced the bill in 2013.

Video Shows Cops Arrest Healthy Man, Hours Later He’s in ICU in a Coma with Severe Injuries

Posted: April 14, 2015 by gamegetterII in Police state USSA
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Baltimore, MD — 27-year old Freddie Gray is now hospitalized in critical condition and in induced coma, after an incident with Baltimore police Sunday morning.

An eyewitness captured video footage of Gray being restrained and hauled into the back of a police van after being chased and arrested by bike cops. What happened after that is a mystery, as Freddie Gray is now unconscious in Shock Trauma with multiple injuries.

Gray’s godbrother did not want to be identified, but he did give a statement after he left the ICU, saying “I seen police, him handcuffed, him tased while he was handcuffed. I seen the police officer bending his leg to the point where it looked like he broke it. He was completely healthy, fine being carted off aside from his leg. It’s nowhere near how he’s sitting in the ICU right now.”

According to the family, Gray has spinal injuries and is barely alive. Richard Shipley, Gray’s stepfather, told local news affiliate WJZ, “His face is swollen. He just looks really horrible. Like I said, he’s in an induced coma. We’re all praying.”

Police will not say why the bike cops arrested the fleeing Gray, or how he ended up in the hospital in an induced coma. The arrest was described by witnesses as brutal, but Baltimore Police Deputy Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez said he did not see any use of force by police in the video, adding that the investigation was at an early stage.

“A number of officers made an arrest of a man who fled from them,” Rodriguez stated. “This is a very serious incident, that we are looking at thoroughly. I have been on the phone with the State’s Attorney’s Office and we are going to work jointly on this investigation.”

The officers involved in the mystery incident have been assigned to administrative duties.

While Deputy Commissioner Rodriguez denies any use of force in the video, there is a considerable amount of time not documented. So what happened after Freddie Gray was loaded into the police van to put him in critical condition? Did Gray receive a “nickel ride” from the fine folks at the Baltimore Police Department?

For those who don’t know, “nickel rides,” as reported by the Inquirer in 2001, were a witness-free way for police to punish unruly, uncooperative, or arrogant suspects – without ever laying a hand on them. For rogue police, it was a literal way to deliver “street justice.”

Anyone else with evidence of the arrest is being encouraged to contact police. Unfortunately, police have a history of tampering with and erasing video evidence incriminating them. We at The Free Thought Project encourage anyone with evidence regarding this situation to send it to contact@thefreethoughtproject.com or any other media source you trust.

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=11386489

Police Kidnap Children for Playing Outside without their Parents, Bring them to CPS

Posted: April 13, 2015 by gamegetterII in Police state USSA
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Silver Spring, MD — Two children were kidnapped by state agents Sunday as they walked home from playing.

The state claims to have kidnapped these children in order to protect them. Who, exactly, the police were protecting them from remains unclear.

In March, Danielle and Sasha Meitiv were found guilty of child neglect after letting their children walk home from a nearby park.

Refusing to let the state dictate how they can raise their own children, the Meitiv’s continued to allow their kids, ages 6 and 10, to be “free range.”

As their kids walked home Sunday around 5:00 pm, a nosey neighbor called 9-1-1 to report the horrible “crime” of two responsible children walking down the sidewalk.

Police were then dispatched to “protect” these children, so they kidnapped them.

According to Fox 5 DC, the Meitivs’ 10-year-old son told reporters they sat in the police car for about two hours before they were told they would be dropped off at home, but instead, they went to CPS in Rockville.

Frantic after their children failed to come home at 6:30, like they said they would, the Meitiv’s went out to search for them. The police never reported that they picked up their children, and CPS didn’t call them until 8:00.

Danielle Meitiv told Fox 5 DC that she always feared something like this would happen.

When the Meitiv’s arrived at CPS to get their children back from their captors, they weren’t given any information about them. They were instead told to “take a seat” and were forced to wait for hours before finally being reunited with their children at 10:30 pm.

Police claim that they are now conducting an investigation to determine what charges will be brought against these parents.

Growing up in the 80’s, I remember roaming the neighborhood as a 6-year-old child. We were told that we didn’t have to come home until the street lights came on. My parents, nor the parents of my friends, who were allowed to roam free, were never harassed or worried about facing charges for their parenting.

The term “free range kids” in the 80’s and 90’s did not exist, they were just called “kids.” What used to be a completely normal behavior is now considered a criminal act in modern day Police State USA.

What the police and CPS are proving here, is that it is, in fact, dangerous to let your children roam free. However, the people posing the greatest risk to your children as they roam free, happen to be the police and CPS.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/police-kidnap-children-playing-parents-bring-cps/#GQO72YuHsajlXy7S.99

Runaround: DHS to Purchase Access to License Plate Databases

Posted: April 2, 2015 by gamegetterII in Police state USSA
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According to a Federal Business Opportunities report posted today, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to solicit proposals for a “license place commercial data reader service” later this month.

An official DHS statement says that the Department is not attempting to set up its own database, but to instead query existing data held in commercially available license plate reader databases.

That statement continues, saying:  https://readfomag.com/2015/04/runaround-dhs-to-purchases-access-to-license-plate-databases/

U.S. Supreme Court: If You’re Being GPS-Tracked, You’re Being Searched

Posted: March 30, 2015 by gamegetterII in Police state USSA
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If the government puts a GPS tracker on you, your car, or any of your personal effects, it counts as a search—and is therefore protected by the Fourth Amendment.

The Supreme Court clarified and affirmed that law on Monday, when it ruled on Torrey Dale Grady v. North Carolina, before sending the case back to that state’s high court. The Court’s short but unanimous opinions helps make sense of how the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable search and seizure, interacts with the expanding technological powers of the U.S. government.

“It doesn’t matter what the context is, and it doesn’t matter whether it’s a car or a person. Putting that tracking device on a car or a person is a search,” said Jennifer Lynch, a senior staff attorney at the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF).

In this case, that context was punishment. Grady was twice convicted as a sex offender. In 2013, North Carolina ordered that, as a recidivist, he had to wear a GPS monitor at all times so that his location could be monitored. He challenged the court, saying that the tracking device qualified as an unreasonable search.

North Carolina’s highest court at first ruled that the tracker was no search at all. It’s that decision that the Supreme Court took aim at today, quoting the state’s rationale and snarking:

The only theory we discern […] is that the State’s system of nonconsensual satellite-based monitoring does not entail a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. That theory is inconsistent with this Court’s precedents.

Then it lists a series of Supreme Court precedents.

And there are a few, as the Court has considered the Fourth Amendment quite a bit recently. In 2012, it ruled that placing a GPS tracker on a suspect’s car, without a warrant, counted as an unreasonable search. The following year, it said that using drug-sniffing dogs around a suspect’s front porch—without a warrant and without their consent—was also unreasonable, as it trespassed onto a person’s property to gain information about them.

Both of those cases involved suspects, but the ruling Monday made clear that it extends to those convicted of crimes, too.

But much remains unclear about how the Fourth Amendment interacts with digital technology. The Court so far has only ruled on cases where location information was collected by a GPS tracker. But countless devices today collect geographic information. Smartphones often contain their own GPS monitors and can triangulate their location from nearby cell towers; electronic toll-collection systems like E-ZPass register, by default, a car’s location and when it passed through a toll road.

Lynch, the EFF attorney, said that the justices seem to know that they’ll soon to rule on whether this kind of geo-locational information is protected.

She also said that those questions are more fraught for the Court than ones just involving GPS tracker data. Some members of the Court, including Justice Antonin Scalia, argue the Fourth Amendment turns on whether the government has trespassed on someone’s private property. Other members—represented in arguments by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Samuel Alito—say that people have a reasonable expectation to the privacy of their location data.

For now, Monday’s ruling will force lower courts to consider whether attaching a GPS tracker to someone or something is a reasonable search, Lynch said. “It makes very clear to state courts and lower courts considering this issue that at least they have to get to that point,” she told me.

North Carolina isn’t alone in requiring past sex offenders to wear a GPS tracking device. Wisconsin also forces convicted sex offenders to wear location monitors for the rest of their lives, and Lynch said the EFF is looking at similar cases in other states. In her opinion, lifelong GPS tracking does constitute an unreasonable search. Her thinking: By the time they’re monitored, convicts have served their time and have theoretically repaid society for their crimes.

“They should have the opportunity to rebuild their lives and not be under a state of government surveillance for the rest of their lives, and that’s what a GPS tracker constitutes,” Lynch said. “Sex offenders—it’s the easiest class of people to place these kinds of punishments on, but I worry that we start with sex offenders and then we go down the line to people who’ve committed misdemeanors.”

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-supreme-court-youre-being-220522445.html

Bullet Bans Ghost Guns “Smart Guns” Gun Laws on State Ballots and”Armor Piercing Ammo”

Posted: March 18, 2015 by gamegetterII in anti-gun asshattery
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The anti-gun zealots are all torqued up as usual,but they’re all over the place,no single issue focus.

They’re just throwing shit against the wall to see if anything sticks.

They have their panties in a bunch over 80% lowers,M855/SS109 ammo,”smart guns” that only work if you have a watch like device on,and it’s battery isn’t dead,or some work by fingerprint scanner as well.

The first guy to offer to sell the so-called “smart guns” withdrew the offer to sell them due to backlash from pro-gun groups,because the sale of such “smart guns” would trigger a NJ law mandating that EVERY handgun sold in NJ be a “smart gun”.

The backlash was well deserved-if so-called “smart guns” are such a great idea,make it OPTIONAL,not mandatory,and we’ll see how many are sold.

The anti-gun zealots can not comprehend this-they think anything that in theory makes it so that only the gun’s owner can fire it is a great idea,and we should all be forced to own only this type of firearms.

What they do not understand is the technology can be removed in under 10 minutes with basic hand tools.

Sort of like the other “technology” the anti-gun left wants to make mandatory-microstamping.

The technology works by having the firing pin stamp a serial number on every fired shell casing-actually it would be on the primer-but that’s to much to expect the anti-gun zealots to understand.

Anyone with a file and 90 seconds can defeat microstamping technology,or if they’re a home gunsmith-they can just swap the firing pin for a new one without the “microstamp” engraved on it.

It doesn’t take a genius to figure this out-yet the anti-gun zealots still insist on requiring the “microstamping” technology.

Sort of like how they do not comprehend that M855/SS109 is NOT armor piercing ammo.

The ammo does not even meet BATFEIEIO’s own definition of armor piercing.

Never mind the fact that all centerfire rifle ammo can penetrate the soft body armor worn by law enforcement.

Yet the anti-gun Democrats are still trying to get M855/SS109 banned even after BATFEIEIO backed down due to overwhelming opposition from those of us who support the second amendment and gun rights.

The ban was/is nothing more than an effort to curtail the use of A-R platform rifles-ban one of the most popular,most inexpensive rounds-then keep banning more 5.56/.223 ammo because officer safety-and by their logic,people will stop using A-R’s.

Multiple people from the leftist anti-gun movement have suggested banning ammo,or taxing it such a high rate no one could afford it-except those promoting/advocating for such asshattery.

Most of them have armed bodyguards,live in gated communities,and can get a CCW permit in NYC-something us serfs an not do.

We also have Bloomberg and his minions getting anti-gun laws placed on state ballots,like I-594 in Washington state.

We have clueless idiots braying about “ghost guns” from 80% lowers-what they refuse to acknowledge is that it’s legal to make your own firearms.

They’re so freaked out by 80% lowers that a guy who’s a gunsmith,has a few machine tools or owns a machine shop can no longer work on the lowers-or let you use his machines to finish your own lower.

3D printing can now be done using metals-so their bullshit about not being allowed to use another persons mill or lathe is a moot point-we can just print up a 100% finished lower-and it will still be a “ghost gun”-and it’s still legal to make your own firearms.

Bloomberg’s minions have a list,and they’re checking off states one by one-yours could be next.

The anti-gun zealots keep on astroturfing,claiming that they have “grass roots support” for their nonsense.

Fake videos are gaining in popularity with the leftists who want you to be disarmed,so they can enact their version of utopia-where everything is rainbows,unicorns,puppies and butterflies,there’s no burning fossil fuels,no crime,no violence,and everything is powered by unicorn farted happy gas.

You must be disarmed before the leftist anti-gun zealots can enact their utopia-only the state can have firearms-military and law enforcement-no guns for us right wing nutjobs.

They’re trying,and they’re never gonna stop.

Stand up

Speak out

Fight back

Open Letter to the Sheriffs of Washington State

Posted: March 18, 2015 by gamegetterII in Uncategorized
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| Mar 15, 2015 | Editorials, The Battle for Washington State

In the last few months, the citizens of Washington State have come under fire from both state and federal officials.  They have been subject to everything from surveillance to being viewed through the scope of a sniper’s rifle—manned by a fellow citizen.  The people have appealed to the governor to no avail.  According to Governor Inslee’s office, he has no jurisdiction over the federal authorities who seek to subvert liberty and control the populace.  He is incorrect, but the People accept that he is complicit in the criminal enslavement of the citizens.

The governor was served a list of grievances by We the People on 7 February 2015.  Each of those grievances constitutes a crime against the People, and against the founding documents of the state and our nation.  He ignored those grievances and did nothing.  On 25 February 2015 a citizen of Washington State was illegally arrested, detained, and interrogated as a domestic terrorist by federal officials who ignored his rights secured by the rule of law.  The governor refused to stand and serve the citizens of his state as he swore to do, instead submitting himself and the people of this state as subjects to an overreaching federal government.  On 9 March 2015, he was again called to task and the People demanded that he uphold his oath to protect and maintain the rights of the People as secured by the Constitution.  Again, the governor chose to ignore this letter and in doing so, ignored the will of the People, and their unalienable rights.

It is for this reason that the people of Washington State now appeal to the sheriffs, as the senior law enforcement official in each county.  When the system fails, it becomes their utmost duty to stand and uphold the law.  It is obvious that the system of  Constitutional law has failed; at every turn we see the blatant and gross violation of the most basic of the People’s rights.  The government is bound by the Constitution to be accountable to the People; they derive their powers from the consent of the governed.  We, the people of Washington State, reiterate our withdrawal of this consent in light of the government’s refusal to honor the limits to their power and the unlimited rights of the People.

Washington State law lays out the general duties of the county sheriff:

The sheriff is the chief executive officer and conservator of the peace of the county. In the execution of his office, he and his deputies:

(1) Shall arrest and commit to prison all persons who break the peace, or attempt to break it, and all persons guilty of public offenses;

Federal officials broke the peace by illegally and publicly arresting and detaining a citizen who had not committed a crime.

(2) Shall defend the county against those who, by riot or otherwise, endanger the public peace or safety;

Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson deprived the citizens of their ability to defend themselves by imposing her personal will through an illegal rule that violated their unalienable right.  In doing so, she endangered the public and safety of the people.

(3) Shall execute the process and orders of the courts of justice or judicial officers, when delivered for that purpose, according to law;

The sheriffs are duty-bound to stand and deliver the judge, the Homeland Security agent, the Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, and the United States Marshal involved in this illegal arrest to justice.

(4) Shall execute all warrants delivered for that purpose by other public officers, according to the provisions of particular statutes;

Since the Judiciary of the State of Washington is complicit in these crimes and refuses to prosecute or hold accountable the persons responsible, We the People demand that the sheriffs put forth warrants for their arrest.

(5) Shall attend the sessions of the courts of record held within the county, and obey their lawful orders or directions;

Because the orders and directions of the courts are unlawful and criminal in nature, it is the duty of the sheriffs to act on behalf of the Constitution and the citizens of Washington State.

(6) Shall keep and preserve the peace in their respective counties, and quiet and suppress all affrays, riots, unlawful assemblies and insurrections, for which purpose, and for the service of process in civil or criminal cases, and in apprehending or securing any person for felony or breach of the peace, they may call to their aid such persons, or power of their county as they may deem necessary.

United States Code 18 § 242 speaks very plainly about the crime of depriving the people of their rights.  The marshal, agents, and the judge used the color of law to deprive the People; this is punishable by a year in prison.  They also, together with the snipers on the rooftops in Spokane on 6 March, used deadly force to attempt to impose their will on the People and deprive them of their rights; this is punishable by ten years in prison.  By illegally arresting and detaining citizens they have engaged in kidnapping; this is a crime punishable by life imprisonment or even the death penalty.

It is the duty of the sheriffs to apprehend and secure these people for the felony crime of depriving the People of their rights under the Constitution.  As the state law makes clear, the sheriff can call upon the people and the power of their respective counties for assistance in performing their duties.  If called upon, We the People will support them…in any way necessary.

We the People will no longer allow our government to treat us as subjects.  We are free men, we will act as such, and we will be treated as such.  We will hold accountable those criminals and tyrants in our government who seek to subjugate and control us. We demand that you, the sheriffs of Washington State, stand and perform your duties in accordance with the state law, the state constitution, and the Constitution of the United States of America.  If you do not, it will show that you, too, are complicit in the destruction of liberty, and therefore are its enemy.

We remain non-violent, we remain principled and peaceful, but make no mistake:

These abuses of our liberties will end now.

We will not comply.

Signed,

Liberty for All:
Kit Lange
Anthony Bosworth
Maria Bosworth
and the Patriots of Washington

http://www.patrickhenrysociety.com/open-letter-to-the-sheriffs-of-washington-state/

Officer kills man upon return from leave for other shooting

Posted: March 17, 2015 by gamegetterII in Police state USSA
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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — On his first day back from a mandatory leave for shooting and wounding a knife-wielding man earlier this month, a Wisconsin police officer shot and killed an armed suspect after confronting him following a chase, authorities said.

Kenosha police officer Pablo Torres returned from leave Saturday, 10 days after shooting a man who advanced on police armed with knives, the department said. While that March 4 shooting was investigated, Torres was placed on administrative leave by department policy in police-involved shootings. He also attended annual in-service training before returning to work last weekend, police said.

On Saturday morning, police chased a car driven by 26-year-old Aaron Siler, who was wanted on a felony probation and parole warrant, Lt. Brad Hetlet said in a statement. Siler crashed at around 9:30 a.m. and took off running.

When Torres confronted Siler, Siler “armed himself with a weapon” and Torres fatally shot him, Hetlet said.

Wisconsin online court records show a man with the same name and birthdate as Siler was charged in 2011 in Kenosha County with strangulation, false imprisonment, battery and disorderly conduct. He pleaded no contest to strangulation with the other charges dismissed and was sentenced in 2013 to four years of probation on condition he serve one year in jail.

In 2011, the same man pleaded guilty to bail jumping and was sentenced in May 2013 to credit served for 563 days he spent in jail. A theft charge was dismissed.

In the earlier officer-involved shooting, Torres was among three officers and a recruit who went to a home after a woman called to say her husband had gone into the garage to kill himself. Police say the man was armed with two knives and was seated in a running vehicle. When the man refused to drop the knives, two officers shot him with Tasers. When the man began advancing on police, Torres shot him once in the stomach. The man is expected to survive.

Hetlet said police had no additional information to release about the shooting of Siler.

Kenosha is in southeastern Wisconsin between Milwaukee and Chicago.

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