Posted on 06/04/2015 4:39:58 AM PDT by don-o
As questions remain unanswered about the last month’s deadly biker rampage in Waco, Texas, police there are trying to clamp down on public information about the case.
The move as scrutiny intensifies over the Waco Police Department’s handling of the sensational shootout that killed nine bikers, injured 18 and saw an unprecedented 175 people arrested and charged with engaging in organized crime.
By law, crime and arrest reports containing basic data — information such as a detailed description of the offense and the name and a description of the victim — have to be provided.
While some details about the dead, including identities, have trickled out, officials have been slow to provide information through documented reports as required by Texas Public Records Act.
Documents that have been released to Yahoo News appear to hap-hazardously redacted. Even though required by law, the names of arresting officers are omitted. But the identities, addresses and other contact information of suspect’s next-of-kin are prevalent.
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Still unknown is where each victim was killed and by whom. Officers have acknowledged firing on armed bikers, but it is not clear how many of the dead were shot by gang members and how many were shot by officers.
Yahoo News submitted a written request on May 19 for reports related to the nine people who were shot and killed at the Twin Peaks restaurant.
On Wednesday, the Waco City Attorney’s office asked the Texas Attorney General for permission to withhold the records from Yahoo News and other media outlets that have made similar requests.
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It gets worse for the cops every day.
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I think the version of events as told by the motorcycle club members is probably much more accurate than that of the police.
I think they see a massive poop storm of retaliation coming their way and they’re scared. They should be as some of the OMG’s are probably going to destroy Waco in payback.
Setting bikers up, members of clubs or outlaw gangs or not, is probably a very stupid idea.
The request that Yahoo remit $1.90 for the 19 pages they intended to supply may be the weakest and lamest snark ever.
The Waco Stench.
The more they try to hide information, the less it looks legitimate.
I have tried to find their website. I’m sure they have one but I cannot find it. I’m sure facepalm won’t let them in.
Only thing missing is Clinton, Holder, Reno. Same town, different day.
It seems that most of the dead bikers were killed by the police. Was this an old fashioned Texas turkey shoot?
It looks like it and I have no doubt that a fairly large percentage of those biker were pretty bad guys
That said this looks to have been a totally illegal ambush.
“I think the version of events as told by the motorcycle club members is probably much more accurate than that of the police.”
For those who haven’t heard the eyewitness third party version: Scuffle outside, two or three shots fired between bikers, holy hell unleashed by LEO rifles on the entire crowed.
What happened there was, for reasons known only to them, was a Badge killing. And then the witness elimination began.
I hadn't heard this but it is exactly what I was speculating may have happened. At the first sound of gunfire all the officers opened up turning it into a turkey shoot.
Why do you think that they are trying to hide the information? Boredom? Game playing?
First of all this isn't a decision being made by "the cops" at all...and secondly since when is asking for the Texas State Attorney General's office for guidance on a public records request in a case like this considered to be a bad thing?
Just wondering....how is it that if black thugs riot in the street, destroying, burning, looting, even killing, that maybe two will be arrested (usually) but 175 of these guys got arrested!!!!
What website is that?
He's not asking for "guidance." He's asking for an exemption. He knows damned well what he is required to release.
Be interesting to know the makeup of the LEO's. Wonder if there were any reserve and/or inexperienced officers among them that were armed with full auto weapons? Hear one shot, get spooked and empty a 30 rounder with one spray.
Correction” “She” is asking. The Assistant City Attorney is a woman. Judith N. Benton
Some interesting comments at the link.
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