SPD
Cyberstalking Victim Leaving State
A
Seattle police detective who cyberstalked his mistress has been fired by the
department.
Friday
night, his victim, Amanda Rossmeier, spoke only to KIRO 7. Rossmeier said she is still scared of Blackmer.
“I’m mostly afraid because he has a gun,” said
Rossmeier. ”I don’t want to be here since he did just get fired. The things he
said to me, I don’t feel safe. I don’t want to be here in town,” she added.
Rossmeier
said she is leaving the state on Saturday. She is afraid Blackmer will carry
through with threats to kill her.
David
Blackmer was sentenced in January to 90 days in jail and was ordered to have no
contact with Rossmeier. But he was still allowed to possess a firearm, even
though the prosecution argued that he should not be allowed to have a firearm
after the domestic violence conviction.
Blackmer
admitted to creating a fake Facebook page under his ex-girlfriend’s name, and
then posted photos of her naked and videos of them having sex.
Blackmer's
wife also was in court when he was sentenced.
Snohomish
County prosecutors said Blackmer was angry after Rossmeier confronted him at
his house, in front of his wife.
After
Blackmer was arrested in July 2013, he left for a 30 days treatment at a Fort Lauderdale,
Florida recovery center.
When
Blackmer boarded the flight to Florida in July, two Seattle police officers not
boarding the flight escorted Blackmer to the gate, attempting to block KIRO 7’s
access to him. The police department public affairs unit refused to identify
those officers or explain why they were escorting Blackmer onto the plane.
Shortly
before Blackmer’s December sentencing, Seattle police said nothing had changed
with Blackmer’s status.
Seattle
Police Department internal investigations don’t begin until after a criminal
investigation concludes.
After
prosecutors argued that Blackmer shouldn’t be allowed to carry a firearm, his
defense attorney fought that, saying it would mean Blackmer would likely lose
his job as a Seattle police detective.
Blackmer
was scheduled to start serving his sentence Feb. 4. Blackmer completed his time
Sunday.
The
Seattle Police Department fired him on Monday.
No one answered the door at his home in Everett Friday night.
KIRO
7 asked the Seattle Police Department if Blackmer was paid while he was in
jail.
SPD
told us, “Typically officers under misdemeanor investigations are on paid
status while investigations are ongoing.”
But
the department was unable to confirm how long Blackmer was paid. Once the criminal investigation was over,
Seattle Police began an internal investigation. That investigation concluded
with Blackmer losing his job on Monday.
As
far as Rossmeier is concerned, Blackmer should have been fired months ago.
She
told KIRO 7, “I’m happy that they fired him because I don’t think someone like
that should be a detective.”
Rossmeier
is suing the City of Seattle for not doing more to protect her from Blackmer.
She said her attorney filed the complaint on Thursday. It was too soon for it
to show up in the electronic system Friday night.
Cop Accused Of Domestic Violence Arrested Again
KSWB
- San Diego, CA
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San Diego police officer suspended last month for allegedly battering his wife
in La Mesa was re-arrested Monday night on suspicion of inflicting corporal
injury on his spouse, authorities said.
SAN
DIEGO — A San Diego police officer suspended last month for allegedly battering
his wife in La Mesa was re-arrested Monday night on suspicion of inflicting
corporal injury on his spouse, authorities said.
Suspended
SDPD Officer Gilbert Lorenzo
Gilbert
Lorenzo, 31, was booked into San Diego Central Jail by the San Diego County
Sheriff’s Department at 11:18 p.m. Monday, according to the sheriff’s online
jail records. He was seen exiting the jail and getting into a taxi around 6
a.m. Tuesday, after posting $50,000 bail.
Details
of news allegations against Lorenzo were not immediately released. Fox 5 contacted the District Attorney’s
office only to be told the case is under review and no comments will be made.
“I
prosecuted a San Diego police officer for 23 counts of domestic violence and
I’ve done extensive studies on domestic violence,” said Chris Morris, former
head of the criminal division under City Attorney Mike Aquirre. He’s been
following the case.
Morris
has also handled numerous cases involving domestic violence and police
officers. He said the problem of
domestic violence is common with police officers.
“A
police officer is in that position where their word is followed, their
directives are followed,” explained Morris.
“It’s sometimes difficult for them to shut that part off, plus they have
a very stressful job.”
Lorenzo’s
first arrest was on April 22 at his La Mesa home. He posted $50,000 and was released on
bail. After his arrest Monday night, he
again posted bail and was released.
“If
it continues to happen with that person, the penalties, the potential exposure
increases dramatically,” said Morris.
Hours
after the initial arrest, San Diego police Chief Shelly Zimmerman boldly faced
news cameras, after this latest arrest, she only released the following
statement.
“Officer
Lorenzo’s police powers were removed and he has no official police duties which
has remained the same since he was arrested by La Mesa Police Department for
domestic violence last month.”
Lorenzo,
who is assigned to the SDPD Northern Division, was immediately placed on unpaid
leave from the department. He has yet to
be arraigned because the District Attorney’s Office has said its investigation
is continuing.
Lorenzo,
his wife and their young children live in La Mesa. Following the alleged
battery incident in April, Lorenzo’s 24-year-old wife, who did not require
hospital treatment, came out in his defense, saying he should not have been
arrested.
Around
2:30 a.m. Tuesday, Lorenzo’s wife, Tanya, posted on her Facebook page, “Dear
beautiful daughters next to me, (you’re) my purpose for thriving … us three can
take on the world.”
Lorenzo
is a seven-year veteran of the SDPD.
Ex-Conway
Police officer charged with domestic violence for 2nd time
A
former Conway Policeman has been charged with criminal domestic violence for
the second time in 2 ½ years, officials say.
Sandroy
John Edwards, age 35, of Conway was arrested Wednesday after an April 20
incident with a woman he has been in a relationship with for 15 years, SLED
said in a press release on Wednesday.
Edwards
was also charged back in Nov. 2012 with criminal domestic violence when
authorities say a woman was bleeding after being hit during a Nov. 29 incident.
Sometime
after that incident, Edwards lost his job with the Conway Police.
In
the most recent incident, officials said in a warrant that the victim “received
injuries to her head and other parts of her body.”
A
witness told authorities that Edwards pushed the victim to the ground during the
incident, the arrest warrant says.
Edwards
also made “ a verbal comment indicating that he was not afraid to use further
physical violence” against the victim, the witness said in the warrant.
Conway
Police requested that SLED investigate the April incident. The 15th Circuit
Solicitor’s Office will prosecute the allegations.
In
the incident back in 2012, Edwards was an officer at the time.
According
to the incident report, Officer Kenneth Mossi responded to a report of domestic
violence at a home on Highway 813 on November 29, 2012. Edwards of Conway was
later booked at J. Reuben Long Detention Center.
Dispatch
informed Officer Mossi that the victim said Edwards was abusing and hitting
her. The incident report goes on to say the victim said she was bleeding.
The
report states when Officer Mossi arrived Edwards smelled of alcohol and was
standing outside the home. Police say Edwards told them he and the victim were
in an argument.
The
victim said Edwards was upset with her after getting in an car accident the day
before.
Police
say they found a large hole in the wall and red liquid consistent with blood in
the home.
He
was arrested and charged with criminal domestic violence.
According
to the J. Reuben Long Detention Center website, Sandroy John Edwards of Conway
was booked at 2:05am on November 29.
D.C.
police officer arrested, charged with assaulting girlfriend
By
Peter Hermann,
A.
D.C. police officer who has been on the force for nearly 30 years has been
arrested and charged with assaulting his girlfriend on two days this week,
according to police and an affidavit filed in D.C. Superior Court.
Calvin
Willis, 52, of Northeast Washington has been put on administrative leave with
pay, a police spokesman said. Willis joined the force in 1985 and was most
recently assigned to patrol in the 6th Police District.The affidavit says
Willis allegedly kicked his 25-year-old girlfriend of 10 years twice during an
argument Sunday in her District apartment. Police say in the document that when
Willis returned Monday, he pulled the woman’s hair, slammed her into a wall and
told her, “I’m going to kill you and throw you out of the window.”
At
one point, the affidavit says, the woman grabbed a knife, and Willis placed his
hand on his gun. She dropped the knife and called police, the document says.
Police said Willis put on his uniform before officers arrived.
The
affidavit says that the officer met the woman when she was 15 and that he had
stopped her while on patrol. They have two children together, and she is
pregnant with a third, the document says. The officer is also married.
Willis
was released and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Friday.