So far the cops haven't come up with a crime ~ just speculation by the friends of the zoo.
They have no probable cause. At some point they will need to return the cellphones to the owners since, as it turns out, they are not evidence in any case, civil or criminal.
I'd make sure the cops got to pay my cellphone bill for December and January!
I’m sure Geragos is negotiating a nice contract for first publication of those photos, too.
It does seem to me that Mrs Miller’s witness statement about the taunting would be probable cause for the subpoena. Just depends on how much weight they put on the taunting as causing the death of the 3rd victim.
The non-cooperation started their very first minutes of rescue, which tells me they knew before lawyering up “what to do” if guilty. The part where they wouldn’t call the dead boy’s parents or even acknowledge to the parents that he had been with them - much less that he had died - also tells me there was probably a 2-against-1 thing going on, brothers against the other one.
His mother made some statements that made it sound that way, too - like one of the Dhaliwals was his best friend - but then each example she gave indicated that he was more of a follower or tag-along.
I’m very intrigued about the report of a 4th person and hope that can be fleshed out. I mean, just as an example, what if he’s a buddy of theirs who once worked at that zoo or another one and knew some things to do to “get them a good photo” for JackAss or somesuch reality show?
Gee, why don’t those punks just trot down to the police station and retrieve their phones? Do you think the SFPD will just hand them over? What’s taking them so long?