January 2020 Blues Vol 36 No 1

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 5

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 5 Officers in 5 days ! The heartbreak is overwhelming Words by Michael Barron Disrespectful Chief & Low Life Judge Both Need to go ! “The past few days have been and killed while participating in a Before I write the first word about the death of this fine officer, who devastating for the law enforcement community with the death of Gulf Coast Task Force. The followvedo, PC Court Magistrate Colin to is the court system. Time and narcotics operation with the HIDTA the actions of HPD Chief Art Ace- you should be directing your anger so many officers, and most in such ing day, Officer Stephen Carr of the Amann and the Harris County District Attorney, I want to apologize and let go. Courts, judges and the time again this punk was arrested violent ways,” she said. “But it’s not Fayetteville Police Department was just the law enforcement community that is affected by these deaths; sitting in his patrol car outside his Sgt. Sullivan. Dealing with the loss broken. That’s where your anger ambushed and shot ten times while to the families of Sgt. Brewster and entire criminal justice program is it’s every person in America that station waiting on his partner. of a loved one, especially police should be. Even so, venting mere is ready to put an end hard with That same night here in Houston, officers in the line of duty, is hard feet away from the funeral home tragedy after tragedy. A total of five HPD Sgt. Christopher Brewster was enough without having to deal with where your fallen officer’s body lay, officers have been killed in the line backing up his troops on a family a bunch of political BS. On behalf of is just uncalled for. of duty in just eight days. Four of disturbance when a suspect shot all of Chris and Kaila’s brothers and Joe Gamaldi, President of the them were shot and killed by armed him as he exited his patrol vehicle. sisters in BLUE, I want you to know HPOU, wrote to his members: “We suspects. Four of them left children and families behind. One was Detective Joseph Seals was shot We begin with Acevedo and focus should be on him and his On December 10, in Jersey City NJ, how truly sorry we are. are all grieving for Chris, and the incredibly young, just out of the and killed at 12:30 pm after encountering two subjects in a van linked outside the funeral home where the Chief would like to make polit- his 5-minute rant on gun control family, not on the Chief’s agenda. If academy and onto the streets. All of them were heroes. to a homicide. That night, back in our beloved brother Christopher ical statements, there are plenty of Sound like these past few weeks? here in Nassau Bay, Sgt. Kaila Sullivan was trying to handcuff a sus- focus should have been 100% on running the 5th largest department Brewster was taken. While the opportunities to run for office. But Actually, this was a paragraph from a story written this past June in Illinois. Heroes are dying every week into a vehicle and ran over her. She seized the opportunity to grand instead of his misplaced activism. By pect when he broke free, got back comforting Chris’ family, Acevedo in the country should be his focus, in America. Enough is Enough can died shortly thereafter at a local stand in front of the media gathered to cover the funeral. Being discussion on guns and crime, may- the way, if the Chief wants to have a be seen in hundreds, if not thousands of Facebook posts by friends sands of friends, family, and officers the radical anti-gun fanatic he as, be he should share the facts that we hospital. And finally, while thou- and co-workers of these fine men were laying Christopher Brewster Acevedo began blaming everyone have provided him that over 1600 and women who gave the ultimate to rest here in Houston, Constable from Trump, to Ted Cruz to the NRA people are on deferred for aggravated assault, 1100 people on deferred sacrifice for their communities. Raye Hawkins of the Panola County for Chris’ death. How about blaming As we go to press, SEVEN law Constable in Mississippi was struck the thug POS that shot him because for robbery/aggravated robbery, enforcement officers have been and killed when his vehicle was he didn’t want to go back to jail? and over 300 people on deferred for killed in the line of duty by criminals who committed felony acts (5 sued by other officers. Solis went to his local gun store was very clear to anyone watching, struck by a stolen pickup being pur- Damn Acevedo, did you really think felon in possession of a firearm. It by gunfire, 1 by vehicular assault, Sadly, thus far in 2019, 118 officers and purchased a gun legally? Well the Chief owes the entire Houston and 1 in an accident involving a have lost their lives in the line of no, because with his criminal past Police Department an apology for chase). These recent deaths began duty. Twenty more died while on he wouldn’t have been sold one. So, hijacking this somber moment. Chief on December 6, 2019 when Agent duty or in work related duties. Being while you are ranting and raving Acevedo needs to understand, this Billy Fred Clardy, III of the Huntsville Alabama Police Dept. was shot had absolutely nothing to do with a cop obviously is dangerous work. about boyfriend loopholes which is about Sgt. Chris Brewster and his Continued on Page 14 Continued on Page 16 12 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 13