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Trayvon Martin police report reveals details from scene of shooting; Zimmerman was ‘bleeding from
Yahoo! News ^ | April 3, 2012 | Dylan Stableford

Posted on 04/03/2012 11:27:09 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

A partially-redacted police report detailing the initial investigation in the Feb. 26 shooting death of Trayvon Martin has surfaced.

Reuters reporter Matthew Keys first posted scanned copies of the report to his Twitter account. As the Chicago Tribune noted, the report contains details that conflict with several rumors surrounding the case.

The report states that George Zimmerman's gun "was placed into evidence" and not returned to him, and the scene of the shooting was secured with crime scene tape. This directly conflicts with statements made by civil rights activists, including Rev. Jesse Jackson, who had claimed the Sanford, Fla., police department "didn't even bother to put yellow tape around the murder scene when he died--that's how much the police did to find out what happened to this young boy."

After officers discovered Martin's body, the report states, they unsuccessfully attempted to revive him.

According to the report, Sanford police spent more than seven hours at the scene. They interviewed six witnesses, whose names were redacted from the report. The partial report contains information from the first two officers to arrive at the scene.

The first to arrive was officer Timothy Smith. From Smith's report:

"While I was in such close contact with Zimmerman, I could observe that his back appeared to be wet and was covered in grass, as if he had been laying on his back on the ground. Zimmerman was also bleeding from the nose and back of his head."

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1 posted on 04/03/2012 11:27:12 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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“police report detailing the initial investigation in the Feb. 26 shooting death of Trayvon Martin has surfaced.

Reuters reporter Matthew Keys first posted scanned copies of the report to his Twitter account.”

so yahoo! news doesn’t know what’s going on until they read it on Twitter? Didn’t this police report “surface” last week when the Sanford police released it?


2 posted on 04/03/2012 11:33:34 AM PDT by running_dog_lackey
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“The scene was then secured with crime scene tape by Ofc. Mead and Ofc. Wagner. Ofc. Robertson began a crime scene contamination log. Lt. Taylor arrived on scene and notified dispatch to have Major Crimes responds to the scene.”


3 posted on 04/03/2012 11:34:49 AM PDT by Rennes Templar
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To: running_dog_lackey

It’s been out for awhile.


4 posted on 04/03/2012 11:35:46 AM PDT by meatloaf (Support House Bill 1380 to eliminate oil slavery.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Facts are not going to slow down a lynch mob.


5 posted on 04/03/2012 11:37:10 AM PDT by MeganC (No way in Hell am I voting for Mitt Romney. Not now, not ever. Deal with it.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Notice the sign with Trayvon’s picture which states Justice Rally - TM

Trade marked? Did his family trademark everything? Just unbelievable!


6 posted on 04/03/2012 11:37:40 AM PDT by jcsjcm (This country was built on exceptionalism and individualism. In God we Trust - Laus Deo)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“Sanford police spent more than seven hours at the scene”
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One of the reports was signed off at 3am-ish, I believe. Trayvon’s father was supposed to have come home at 11pm and he didn’t notice all this...


7 posted on 04/03/2012 11:38:43 AM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: running_dog_lackey
This is two week old news, I think.

I saw some other news organ pull out the police report yesterday, and make the impression that the report had just now surfaced. All to legitimize the false "there is no evidence of injury" impression they created with Crump's help, the grainy video, etc.

8 posted on 04/03/2012 11:39:33 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: meatloaf

Yes, it has—and they’re acting like this is “new.” It’s been available all along from the Sanford city site, in pdf format.


9 posted on 04/03/2012 11:41:44 AM PDT by MizSterious (Now that Perry's out, I guess I'll just have to vote for "Generic Republican Candidate")
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To: MeganC

This entire case has turned into a modern day Ox-Bow incident.

I’m sure with the cast of losers associated with this that the outcome will be exactly the same as the movie. Except in the movie the lynch mob were held accountable for their murderous ways. In real life that won’t be the case.


10 posted on 04/03/2012 11:43:01 AM PDT by Jack Burton007 (This is Jack Burton in the Pork Chop Express, and I'm talkin' to whoever's listenin' out there.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Why rely on a first hand police report when ABC, NBC and al sharpton along with jessie jackson can rewrite history?

They are burning the Reichstag and blaming it on Zimmerman.

11 posted on 04/03/2012 11:47:27 AM PDT by pfflier
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To: MizSterious
-- It's been available all along from the Sanford city site, in pdf format. --

Not "all along." The police released some 911 recording under pressure from Crump. That was on March 17. I am guessing that the initial report was made public in the same time frame.

12 posted on 04/03/2012 11:49:23 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Free ThinkerNY
As the fact come out you will see less and less of Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. The corrupt MSM will “report” on this case less and less. The damage has already been done. The race haters have spewed their poison into the public discourse. Their job is now finished. Another generation of Blacks can now be raised to fully believe that he/she are unalterable victims of society who forever needs government handouts. They will never have to answer for the sins of their culture. They can continue to father multiple children with multiple women and abandon their children, because it's a Black thing.

People like Sharpton, Jackson and those in the corrupt MSM who intentionally bear false witness will have much to pay for. And there will be payment required... in this life or the next.

13 posted on 04/03/2012 11:49:41 AM PDT by Obadiah
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To: Irenic

Dick Gregory was on Imus Mar. 27th and he asked how could Trayvon be killed 70 yards from his house and then be in the morgue for 3 days, listed as a missing person.

Imus only corrected the distance to 700 yards but didn’t mention that the father identified a photo of his dead son the next day when police came to his home.

Dick Gregory also speculated that all the driveby shootings were really planned to steal the organs of young black people.


14 posted on 04/03/2012 11:50:32 AM PDT by donna (Republicans won't change their ways until conservatives draw the line.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

And now the NBPP knows he does not have his weapon. Nice.


15 posted on 04/03/2012 11:51:14 AM PDT by 5thGenTexan
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To: running_dog_lackey
From responding officer:

"While I was in such close contact with Zimmerman, I could observe that his back appeared to be wet and was covered in grass, as if he had been laying on his back on the ground. Zimmerman was also bleeding from the nose and back of his head."

"Zimmerman was placed in the rear of my police vehicle and was given first aid by the SFD. While the SF was attending to Zimmerman, I overheard him state, 'I was yelling for someone to help me, but no one would help me.' At no point did I question Zimmerman about the incident that had taken place."

I thought 2 sound experts (hired by the MSM) had confirmed that Zimmerman was on his back getting his ass kicked while Martin was yealling for help?

16 posted on 04/03/2012 11:54:02 AM PDT by umgud (No Rats, No Rino's)
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And now the NBPP knows he does not have his weapon. Nice.

The media silence on the NBPP has been deafening.

17 posted on 04/03/2012 11:55:33 AM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: donna
-- Imus only corrected the distance to 700 yards but didn't mention that the father identified a photo of his dead son the next day when police came to his home. --

70 yards is much closer to the truth, than 700. He was less than 100 yards from home - and he was walking AWAY from home in order to confront Zimmerman.

On the other point, I think Tracy was taken to his son's body on the 27th.

18 posted on 04/03/2012 11:58:37 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“This directly conflicts with statements made by civil rights activists, including Rev. Jesse Jackson, who had claimed the Sanford, Fla., police department “didn’t even bother to put yellow tape around the murder scene when he died—that’s how much the police did to find out what happened to this young boy.”

LIARS!!!!!!-—Just like their LIAR in chief.


19 posted on 04/03/2012 12:00:56 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: Cboldt

note how long the headline is.

This keeps the headline too short in exerpts. This way the MSM can keep search engins from referencing zimmerman might have been correct all along.

I do know the race baiters will be looking to hunt down the witnesses.


20 posted on 04/03/2012 12:06:37 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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