Keene Police Take Car Off Private Property

by | Apr 12, 2009 | 25 comments

**Please see [Read More] for the answer to this question from Lt Maxfield**

Why, on April 12, 2009, did the Keene Police take this car off a private driveway? Was this an unwelcome visitor to this property? Was there an issue with the owner’s temporary license plates? Was there “contraband” found inside the vehicle? It should also be noted that the car was driven to the flatbed, so the police had the car’s keys as well.

Nick,

OK, I’m going to “address your concerns.”

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Keene Police SUV in Collision

by | Apr 10, 2009 | 10 comments

Somewhere between 7-8pm on Friday, April 10, a Keene Police SUV was in an accident with a second vehicle. The incident near Emerald Street in Keene caused the police SUV to roll over, spilling it’s contents across the road. Seat cushions, medical kits, jumper cables, and baby wipes were across School Street. After the crash, the SUV was parked on the left side of School Street near Ocean Bank, while the second vehicle stopped on the corner of Emerald St. and School St, facing into the curb with heavy frontal damage.

I asked the driver of the SUV, Lt. Peter Thomas and nearby Officer Matt Griffin for a story, they both told me “no comment.” Asking for comments from other officers produced nearly the same results. The only further response I got was from Sargent Darusso, who told me he couldn’t comment now and would be out with a press release when his investigation is complete.

Police Arrest Drunk Driver – Driver Thanks Copwatch

by | Mar 28, 2009 | 2 comments

Copwatch was out today to witness a police cruiser shoot across central square to drive behind a suspect all the way down Main Street. While approaching the roundabout, he pulls her over. She stumbles during the “walk the line” test, and claims that her body size makes it difficult for her to walk a straight line. While being put into the cruiser, she looks over to me, and says “Thank You.”

While I must commend the police for taking dangerous drivers off roads, my question, to anyone who knows: where is the breathalyzer? Is it back at the police station? Some method to determine beyond an officer’s judgment that someone really is driving impaired.

Police Ignore Mass Civil Disobedience in Keene’s Central Sq.; Arrest Motorist Instead

by | Mar 15, 2009 | 5 comments

The Keene Police Department made the right choice and left a group of about eight liberty activists alone while they played a game of frisbee in Keene’s Central Sq. yesterday. I haven’t researched it, but it’s my understanding any sports involving something that can take to the air are prohibited in Central Sq., making this a criminal game of frisbee:

Earlier in the afternoon, several activists toting video and still cameras poured out of the weekly Social Sundays gathering at Vendetta and I streamed it and the above video live to Live.FreeKeene.com, our new page that allows you to watch activism live as it happens. Police refused to respond to questions about why they were arresting this apparently peaceful man:

Keene Police, it’s great if you leave activists alone, but you really need to leave everyone who is peaceful and not harming their neighbor alone. We’ll keep watching and reporting until you do the right thing all the time. More liberty activists are coming every month!

“We Will Record”

by | Feb 16, 2009 | 1 comment

That is what NH Free poster J’raxis 270145 promises to do if a certain bill does not pass the NH Congress, and he gets the pledge of 9 other activists. HB312 (2009) gives specific permission for citizens to video and audio record police officers if they’ve given notification. No consent is required. However, signers of the pledge promise to record public officials in defiance if the bill does not pass.

The legality of audio recording a public official has long been debated, and when pressured, officers have not pressed charges. However, Cooper Travis was handcuffed for recording an officer when asked to stop, but he was released with no charges filed. Dave Ridley often refuses to turn off his camera, and is yet to be arrested for doing so. New mover Sam Dodson also has experience recording officers, and has had some experiences with the Keene court bailiffs regarding cameras as well.

I have also signed the pledge, so to the KPD, if you see a guy in an orange hoodie standing pointing a video camera at you while you have someone pulled over, or in handcuffs, that’s me.