Radio Free Keene News 2012-05-23

May 23, 2012 by Ian · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Audio, Corruption, New Hampshire, News, Police, Radio News

Radio Tower Radio Free Keene News is a five minute newscast which is available as a podcast and also will air at the top of some hours on LRN.FM.

Topics covered include the Keene police getting away with murder and activist response to Joe Biden’s visit to Keene. Here’s the archive:

You can add Radio Free Keene News to your podcast client via this RSS feed.

Kelly and Graham Kicked off Keene State College Campus for Speaking Out at Biden Event

May 22, 2012 by Ian · 6 Comments
Filed under: Living Free, National, News, Police, Video

Video from inside the event to come, but for now, here’s Ridley’s point of view from outside:

Keene’s Jared Chase Allegedly Set Up By Government Informants

May 22, 2012 by Ian · 13 Comments
Filed under: Corruption, Police

According to an attorney with the National Lawyer’s Guild on Democracy Now, Jared Chase of Keene was set up by people working for the government when he was busted at the NATO protests in Chicago a few days ago over molotov cocktails:

Michael Deutsch, an attorney for the protesters with the National Lawyers Guild, accused Chicago police of entrapment.

MICHAEL DEUTSCH: Obviously, we don’t have access to all the information that the state has. But what we do know is, is that there were police—undercover police officers that ingratiated themselves with people who come from out of town. And from our information, these so-called incendiary devices and the plans to attack police stations, attack the mayor’s office, is all coming from the mind of the police informants and are not coming from our clients, who are nonviolent protesters. They are not anarchists. They don’t belong to a Black Bloc organization. They’re involved with nonviolent protest. And what we believe is, is that this is a way to stir up prejudice against the people who are exercising their First Amendment rights.

Kate Tried, Found Guilty of Standing Still and Asking a Question

May 22, 2012 by Ian · 1 Comment
Filed under: Corruption, Court, Personal Freedom, Police, Update, Video

As you may be aware, NH native liberty lover, Ladies in Keene co-host, and Free Keene blogger Kate Ager was arrested for standing on some chalk and not moving off of it fast enough upon Manchester police’s request (see her video here). Here’s the trial where another obedient jury found her guilty of “resisting arrest”:

Pending: Coverage from the NATO Protests in Chicago

May 19, 2012 by Free Concord · 7 Comments
Filed under: Copwatch, Free Concord, Free Press, International, National, News, Occupy NH, Photos, Police

After a 27 hour journey with activists from around Massachusetts and New Hampshire, early yesterday morning we arrived in the windy city. Expending almost every battery for the recording devices that I own, there is now upwards of 14 gigabytes of video, image, and audio files waiting to be processed. Throughout the day I filmed scenes from a scheduled rally in Daley plaza (where a cell phone jamming device was being used), an unpermitted march throughout downtown Chicago, and an evening assembly in Grant park. The Chicago Tribune has published photos from Friday’s festivities. Today crowds are expected to continue swelling. Here’s a juxtaposition preview of some of the coverage you’ll soon be seeing at Free Concord. The first image was a much more common sight than the second.

This post originally published at freeconcord.org.

Fed Gov Gets it Right for Once, Upholds Right to Record Police

May 18, 2012 by Ian · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Copblock, Personal Freedom, Police

Carlos Miller, who was almost arrested while visiting Keene, blogs about the Department of Justice issuing a letter to the Baltimore police telling them to stop arresting or threatening photographers and videographers. Here’s a direct link to the full eleven page letter.

Anything sketchy in former Keene PD chief departure?

May 17, 2012 by Pete Eyre · 3 Comments
Filed under: Copblock, Police, Question

This post was originally posted to CopBlock.org on May 15th, 2012.

Not too long ago a friend mentioned to me that man in Keene had gotten away with murder. From the conversation it was eluded to that the man had not been held accountable because he wore on his costume a “Keene Police Department” badge and a nameplate that said “chief.”

I sought to determine the accuracy of the claim because 1) if someone had in fact gotten away with murder I’d want to do what I could to help set the record straight and 2) if true, it’d only underscore the perverse incentives inherent in the way “law enforcement” is supplied (and thus encourage those faced with the information to consider alternatives, especially considering that the person who presently has Qualters old gig requested an armored vehicle from the Department of Homeland Security).

My investigation didn’t turn-up anything that substantiated or refuted the claim. If you have information that could help put this question to rest please let me know.

Still, I thought it wise to share an overview of the steps I took and the information gathered to make the process transparent and to perhaps acquire additional related information from someone with more knowledge.

State V. Kate (Jury Trial) – a Chalking 8 appeal

May 14, 2012 by Pete Eyre · 13 Comments
Filed under: Copblock, Court, Manchester, Noncooperation, Police, Update

Post originally published to CopBlock.org

UPDATE: Mon. May 14th 5:20PM

Kate was found guilty of “resisting” by a Manchester Superior Court jury today. Her previous “sentence” from district court was 90-days suspended for two-years. Her new “sentence” is 30-days suspended for 30-days.

It’s good that the threat hanging over her head is now lessened and that outreach was done and ideas shared but bad that Kate had to even allocate any of her time to such a situation.

On June 4th, 2011 eight ‘shire-based activists were arrested while at a pro-police accountable rally outside the Manchester, NH PD (603-668-8711). The incident became known as the Chalking 8. One of the eight arrested was Kate Ager.

Kate had been heading to Manchester to visit a friend. On the way, she learned that her friend had been arrested outside the Manchester Police Department so that’s where she headed. She parked and as she approached, saw a number friends holding signs as well as a number of Manchester PD employees nearby.

Eighty-seconds after stepping onto the sidewalk she was asked by Manchester police employee John Patti to “get off the chalk.” Ten seconds after that, when attempting to ask a question about the order, she was given her “last chance.” Ten seconds after that Patti told Kate that she was “under arrest” as he and colleagues swarmed Kate, handcuffed her, and put her in a cell.

“Justified” Murder

May 13, 2012 by Kelly · 4 Comments
Filed under: Police, Thuggery, Update

Eli Rivera

Surprise, surprise – the New Hampshire Attorney Genital’s final report on the officer involved homicide of Julio Angel DeJesus concludes that

KPD members James Lamoureux and Eli Rivera were justified in their use of deadly force on the night of April 17th.

The incident began at Diversified Computers on West Street in Keene, where police responded to an attempted burglary involving DeJesus and two other individuals. When police arrived, DeJesus took off in his vehicle, and Lamoureux took off in pursuit. According to the report:

The pursuit continued through the city. During the pursuit Mr. DeJesus’s stolen Mercedes ran through stop signs and red lights, failed to turn on its headlights, exceeded speeds of 80 mph in 30 mph zones, and nearly collided with a number of on-coming vehicles.