NOOSE FOUND IN HEMPSTEAD POLICE DEPARTMENT LOCKER ROOM

President Corey Pegues Long Island NOBLE.. Courtesy of Eugene Jordan

The Long Island Chapter of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) Held a press conference on Saturday Sept 29, 2007 at the steps of the Hempstead Police Department(HPD). The press conference was in regards to a discovery of a "NOOSE" that was found in the men's locker room of the HPD. It is believed by (NOBLE) that the noose was directed at the the highest ranking black official in the department.

Organizations and elected officials attended the press conference to show support for NOBLES fight for justice.
New York Senator Eric Adams
Grand Council of Guardians
Nassau County Guardians
100 Blacks In Law Enforcement
Latino Officers Association
Westchester NBPA
Urban League
NAACP

WHILE THE MEDIA PARADES OJ... THIS STORY IS UNREPORTED

This happened in West Virginia, USA very recently and yesterday, Wednesday, 9/12th 2007, Megan Williams was still being treated for this in the hospital.

She was Tortured and Raped for a whole week, by Six White individuals, Three males and Three Females Between the ages of 20 and 49. CNN normally does not reveal sexual assault victims' names. But Williams, who is hospitalized, and her mother, Carmen Williams, wanted her identity revealed.

Police said Bobby Brewster raped Williams, forced her to lick blood and drink from a toilet, and told his mother to kill Williams if she tried to escape. Authorities previously said Williams was also forced to eat rat and dog feces.According to criminal complaints filed in the county, Williams was assaulted, stabbed in the left leg, choked with cords and beaten for at least a week. When she was found, big parts of her hair had also been torn off of her scalp.Williams says that Alisha Burton 22 cut her ankle with a knife while saying, "That's what we do to Niggers around here," police records show."I don't understand a human being doing another human being the way they did my daughter," Carmen Williams told The Associated Press on Tuesday from her daughter's hospital room. "I didn't know there were people like that out here."

Deputies received a tip and Saturday visited a home owned by Frankie Brewster in Big Creek, West Virginia.As the deputies spoke with a woman on the front porch, "a female inside the residence limped toward the door with her arms held out, saying 'Help me,' " according to a news release from the sheriff's department."It's something you'd expect to see in a horror movie, not in Logan County," Abraham said. "She was subjected to unendurable torture down there." The six are charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, malicious wounding and battery. If convicted of kidnapping, a suspect could face a sentence of up to life in prison. The penalty for first-degree sexual assault is 15 to 35 years. Abraham said he is seeking the maximum sentence on the kidnapping charges. In addition to the Brewsters, the suspects are Danny J. Combs, 20, of Harts, West Virginia; and George A. Messer, 27, Karen Burton, 46, and her daughter, Alisha Burton, 23, all of Chapmanville, West Virginia. "They all have previous records and have been arrested numerous times," Sheriff W.E. Hunter said Tuesday. "They are familiar to law enforcement." Frankie Brewster was charged with first-degree murder in 1994, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in the death of an 84-year-old woman. She was released in 2000 after serving five years in prison, according to court r ecords cited by the AP.

All of the six individuals that are involved in this case are accused of 108 different cases of crimes all combined.All six were being held in lieu of $100,000 bail, and all requested court-appointed attorneys, the AP reported.Investigators are still looking for two other people suspected of driving Williams to the home, according to the AP.Carmen Williams had not reported her daughter missing, saying Megan Williams often disappeared for weeks at a time. Carmen Williams said she is "horrified" by her daughter's injuries."She wakes up crying, and the first thing she hollers is 'Mommy,' " she said.

BLACK WATCH TAKE ON THIS

When are we going to learn? Bill O’reilly, who is surprised that black people are civilized to the Yonkers City Council member who feels that the reason there are only have 35 out of 650 black cops in Yonkers is because we cannot pass the test. We should not be astonished to find that the media feels that the life of a black man or woman is not considered important enough to report. WE STILL DON'T GET IT DO WE? With all the Oprahs, Bill Cosbys and millionaire sports stars in the world, it is a travesty that we do not own a syndicated television station. YET, we have FOOLS like Michael Vick and others that will be ballers at the bar and invest in dog fights instead of our communities. If we do not stand up and invest in ourselves, WE WILL LOSE IT ALL IN THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS!!!!!!!!!!

RESPONSE TO YONKERS PD FULL PAGE AT IN JOURNAL NEWS ON SUNDAY SEPT 23, 2007

In response to the Yonkers Police Department’s (YPD) nearly full-page ad in the September 23, 2007 edition of The Westchester Journal Newspaper, the Westchester Chapter of The National Black Police Association feels that the advertisement is a misrepresentation of the issues. Our criticism is not an attack on the YPD as a whole or the fine officers that serve and protect the Yonkers community. Instead we are demanding critical and fair accountability of the few police officers that cross the line and that the administration recognize and correct their failure to address this ongoing epidemic.As stated in previous press releases, it is no secret in the law enforcement community of Westchester that the attitudes and actions of some YPD professionals are appalling. These attitudes have been ignored for years. More often these negative attitudes are displayed in the underprivileged communities of color.

6,700 arrest and 34 complaints sounds very impressive. After attending the forum of the NAACP in September 2006, where wall to wall citizens of Yonkers who had complaints (obviously more than 34). The victims were either scared to file a complaint due to fear of retaliation by the accused officers or they didn't know how to file a proper complaint.Since September 2006, complaints have been filed at the Nepperhan Community Center and with the Yonkers NAACP, as well as the National Action Network. It is well documented that most victims of police brutality admit to being victims, but do not file formal complaints. This is not to say that police brutality does not exist.


It is an outrage to the Yonkers communities of colors and its voters that only 5.3% of its Yonkers police officers are black when the black population of Yonkers is 19%. Again, where are the young men and women of color? Or is the perception of YPD so horrible that no young black man or woman that has grown up in Yonkers wouldn't dare take the job. To build trust in the communities of color and its voters, the Mayor, the Police Commissioner, along with the City Council should support an independent Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) in order to build trust in the communities of color and its voters. An independent CCRB will serve as a balance between YPD and the community it claims it wants to serve and protect.

Independant CCRB is Needed for Yonkers PD

There has been recent debate over establishing a complaint review board in the city of Yonkers. This has also been the topic of certain counsel members running for election or re-election.
It is the National Black Police Association opinion that the only effective review board is an "Independent Civil Complaint Review Board" (CCRB). Other cities have review and adopted systems that are independent of the police force. The most effective have the following:
1) Appointed board with a team of non-police investigators.
2) Complaints received by civilians, not police officers.
3) The power of subpoena vested in board.
4) Review of police policy and training as a regular function.
Our system of government is based on checks and balances; each possessing the power to curtail the activities of the other. State and local levels use similar models. This is to ensure that those who represent the interest of the people do so in accordance within the law and so not abuse the authority they have been granted.
Law Enforcement professionals, like government employees, are hired and paid for by the citizens of the community. Law Enforcement professionals are giving the exclusive right in our society to exercise physical and deadly force in requiring citizens to comply with the laws and their commands.
Police departments establish policies the affect everyone in the community. Yes, there are few and in some cases no checks and balances within Law Enforcement to protect the interest and rights of civilians that we are sworn to serve and protect.
Will we wait for another Abner Louima, Tomkins Square Park incident to ignite the city counsel to act on something that is most definitely needed in Yonkers. ONLY a true and dependent body that has the power to review police polices, as well as behavior of individual officers is fundamental to good government(including the police force).
This hallmark of a truly democratic system. A system that is accountable to the citizens for whom they serve.

Blacks in Law Enforcement Speak Out On Yonkers PD

As the Westchester Chapter of the National Black Police Association (NBPA), we applaud the federal investigation of the Yonkers Police Department. It is no secret to the law enforcement community of Westchester County, that the attitudes and actions of some Yonkers Police Department professionals are appalling. Look at how they have treated the citizens that they protect and serve, especially the communities of color.
We all can say that these are ALLEGED complaints. The mayor and the police commissioner appear to be in complete denial about these ALLEGED complaints. This is always the case when the victims are poor white, Black, and Hispanic citizens that lack the funds, knowledge and resources to fight City Hall.
We have attended the forums given by the NAACP at the Yonkers Public Library. With each one attended, there were wall-to-wall people of all ethnic backgrounds but mostly people of Black and Latino descent. This is not surprising when the Yonkers PD has 650 members and only 35 (or 5.3%) are Black and 40 (or 6.1%) are Hispanic (keeping in mind that the black population in Yonkers is 19%). At least half of the 35 Black police officers will retire soon. The last academy of police officers was completely white and the majority was children of white officers who are currently employed by the YPD. Where is community policing? Where are the young adults of color that want a job making good money and benefits? On the other hand, why would a young adult of color be a part of a system that they see on a day-to-day basis, abusing their authority and power over the powerless? ALLEGEDLY

WESTCHESTER BLACKS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT JUNETEENTH PARADE

Celebrated on June 19, Juneteenth is the name given to Emancipation Day by African-Americans in Texas.
On that day in 1865 Union Major General Gordon Granger read General Order #3 to the people of Galveston, TX. It stated "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them become that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere."
Large celebrations began in 1866 and continue to the present. To African-Americans this day is treated and celebrated like the Fourth of July. In the early days, the celebration included a prayer service, speakers with inspirational messages, reading of the Emancipation Proclamation and stories from former slaves, food and red soda water, games and rodeo dances. The tradition spread as African-American Texans migrated. Celebration of Juneteenth declined during World War II but revived in 1950 and fell away again during the 1960's as attention focused on expansion of freedom for African-Americans.
In 1976, after a 25 year hiatus, House Bill Number 1016, passed in the 66th legislature, declaring June 19 "Emancipation Day in Texas," a legal state holiday effective January 1, 1980 and the celebration of Juneteenth continues.

NO BAIL FOR JENA 6 TEEN

(AP / Jean, La.) — A relative of one of the Jena Six said a judge denied bail Friday for Mychal Bell, the only one of the teens who is jailed in the beating of a white classmate.
Attorneys would not comment because juvenile court proceedings are secret. But the father of one of Bell's co-defendants said Bell's bail request was rejected.
Bell's mother left the courthouse in tears and refused to comment.
Bell is the only one of the group known as the Jena Six to have been tried so far in the December beating of a white classmate.
Bell was convicted of aggravated second-degree battery, which could have led to 15 years in prison. But his conviction was thrown out by a state appeals court that said he could not be tried on the charge as an adult because he was 16 at the time of the beating.
On Thursday, the case drew thousands of protesters to this tiny central Louisiana town to rally against what they see as a double standard of justice for blacks and whites. The march was one of the biggest civil rights demonstrations in years.

SOURCE TIME.COM