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Pacifica Police to be Featured on Dog the Bounty Hunter:

August 2005

According to the August 3rd 2005 edition of the Pacifica Tribune, our Police will be featured on an upcoming episode of Dog the Bounty Hunter. When reading the story in the local paper, the Pacifica Tribune, in its usual police supporting fashion, spun the story without asking any hard questions. I always wonder what news the Pacifica Tribune prints, but that is another article entirely. Anyway, I was left with a lot of unanswered questions after reading this so called "news" article.

The story was about a guy who was on the run in Hawaii for a drug possession charge. It was Dog the Bounty Hunters Bounty and he was about to lose his money. He then called on local Law Enforcement and they captured his bounty in Pacifica for him.

First, I immediately wondered how Dog, whose real name is Duane Chapman, was able to get two police departments to chase down his bounty. In addition, I wondered why either the Daly City or Pacifica Police department were concerned about the Bounty hunter loosing his money. IS ANYONE AWAKE?? The bounty hunter is responsible for their bounties, not local law enforcement! But, I have to give Duane credit, he was able to manipulate both the Pacifica and Daly City police departments into doing his dirty work and making sure he did not lose any money. Smart guy no doubt.

Anyway, so as I read through the story, I then realized what was in it for both police departments. It then stated that the incident would be on an upcoming edition of Dog the Bounty Hunter and then I realized that 15 minutes of fame was more then enough to get two police departments involved with capturing Duane's bounty.

Now, to get back to more questions, how is it, that the Pacifica Police department, who say they are strapped for cash and do not have enough police officers, are able to chase down people for a bounty hunter? Not too long ago Pacifica had a major power outage and many citizens from both Pacifica and Half Moon Bay were stuck in traffic through Linda Mar due to the stop lights being out. Many people called the police department and were told that Pacifica did not have enough police to direct traffic. One police officer at the intersection of Highway one and Linda Mar Blvd would have eased congestion, but instead they were busy giving out tickets to people dropping their kids off at Oddstad school (which was Ocean Shores for a short  time). You may be thinking, what does this have to do with Dog the Bounty Hunter? The point is, how can the Pacifica Police department, who claim they do not have enough police to direct traffic during a power outage send two police officers and a K9 to catch a man for Dog The Bounty Hunter.

In the story it said the suspect might have a firearm, yet no mention was made if he actually had any firearm. This usually means he did not have a firearm. Sounds like an incredible waste of money and man power for a petty drug charge in my opinion. In addition, I wonder if whomever suggested he might have a firearm is being questioned if he did not have a firearm? Did this person lie in order to get the police to track him down? Some say reality is stranger then fiction, and I tend to agree.

Pacifica Police Being Sued for 30 Million in Taser Death:

According to the Pacifica Tribune, April 13th edition, the City of Pacifica, Police Chief Pat Brennan and seven police officers, are being Sued for 30 million for its roll in the death of a Pacifica man who died after the police used a Taser gun on the victim.

The family of Gregory Saulsbury is being represented by well known civil rights Attorney John L. Burris. He is seeking damages for violating Mr. Saulsburys' civil rights, something we know all to well here.

According the the Pacifica Tribune, "The lawsuit alleges that Saulsbury's death was a result of officers using a Taser shock gun in an inappropriate and deadly manner. An autopsy of the 30-year-old man revealed the cause of death as a heart attack, brought on by some combination of cocaine intoxication, exertion as a result of the struggle and the tasings themselves. The county coroner could not rule out any single influence."

This incident occurred when the family of Saulsbury called for paramedics, but instead of paramedics, they were greeted by the Pacifica Police department, who allegedly entered the home without the permission of the home owner and according to the family, the police became aggressive and violent.

Of course, this does not surprise us since we have documented such behavior already, and know of other such incidents which haven't been taken to court due to the financial status of the victims.

Do we need more of these police on our streets?

Updates:

Update August 7th 2005:

We have now purchased our own domain name and will now branch out on our own. Now to get to our site all you have to do is punch in PacificaPolice.com. This will be much easier for everyone to remember.

I am also working on a series of articles which deal with the Problems in Pacifica and some possible solutions to those problems.

Update June, 2005:

According to the latest budget release, Pacifica will spend $300,000 on new police cars. Feeling a little ripped off? If not, check out the facts page to learn more about the budget and how much is spent on the police force. You may want to sit down for this.....

Update:

Pacifica has sworn in new officers when the city is scraping for cash. To save the city money, the city of Pacifica should fire the majority of its police force. It should then replace the remaining with police officers who have not grown up in Pacifica.