Protest the BPD Heroin Scandal - Wed. Apr 12th

BREAK THE SILENCE! HOLD POLICE ACCOUNTABLE!

DEMAND OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO POLICE HANDLING OF EVIDENCE

On January 13th, 2006, Police Chief Hambleton announced that he had asked the DA to start a criminal investigation because of "procedural irregularities" in the handling of evidence. As it turns out, an officer in charge of the evidence room was helping himself to heroin on a regular basis.

Meanwhile the Police Review Commission (PRC) has conducted NO INVESTIGATION because the police provided NO INFORMATION to it.
If a reporter was able to find out the facts of the case,
why can't the Police Review Commission?

The public has a right to know if a cop has tampered with evidence or if drug convictions have been compromised. The public has a right to know what went wrong with the system that a heroin addict was allowed to carry a gun and handle evidence that could put people in jail for years? We need an open investigation into the effects of this cop's crimes and a policy discussion about how to keep drug enforcement officers from becoming drug addicts. We need access to public records for the PRC and the public!

Speak Out and Rally
at the Police Review Commission Meeting
Speak-out 6:30pm/ Meeting at 7:30pm

Wednesday April 12th
South Berkeley Senior Center
2939 Ellis Street
(corner of Ashby)

DARE TO KEEP COPS OFF DRUGS!
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