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Gilbert, AZ police burn 73 year old man's house down with a grenade · 708 days ago

This is a sad story. It’s luckily one that didn’t involve any deaths, just the destruction of an innocent man’s home. What possible excuse do the Gilbert Police have for using a flash grenade to serve a warrant to a 73 year old man at 9:30 at night? There is a serious problem in this country when your right to bear arms doesn’t extend to protecting yourself against home invasions. If a citizen is expected to surrender his weapon if a burglar announces that he’s the police, then it’s reasonable to think every burglar would begin to announce themselves as police when confronting a homeowner.

From the East Valley Tribune:


The future for Salvador Celaya and his 69-year-old wife, Carlota, was uncertain two days after police serving a search warrant pried open the front door and launched a diversionary grenade through a bedroom window that started a fire that destroyed the house.

“We’re still kind of in shock and disbelief right now,” said their son, Oscar Celaya, 47. “You’re supposed to be afraid of criminals breaking into your house, not the police.”

Scottsdale and Gilbert police defended Wednesday night’s search, saying they expected to find evidence linked to a Scottsdale home invasion that occurred Sunday and suspect Erasmo Ruiz Villarreal, 23, of Phoenix.

“This is not a botched search warrant,” said Gilbert police spokesman Lt. Joe Ruet. “It’s not the wrong house, and it’s a very serious criminal that we’re after.”

And from azcentral.com:


Gilbert police may have unintentionally burned down a Phoenix home Wednesday during an attempt to serve a search warrant that resulted in police dodging bullets and arresting a 73-year-old man.

Sgt. Andrew Duncan, spokesman for Gilbert police, said Gilbert Tactical Operations Unit and Scottsdale police jointly served the warrant at a home near Eighth Street and Southern Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Duncan said police were searching for evidence of 23-year-old Erasmo Ruiz Villarreal’s suspected involvement in a Scottsdale home invasion and a Gilbert carjacking.
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They were not serving an arrest warrant for Villarreal, he said.

Duncan said police announced their presence at the house, and when no one responded, pried the door open.

— SWAT Team

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Limpiar con los lasers para coger tailgaters en el Arizona · 729 days ago

El departamento del Arizona de la seguridad pública ha comprado algunos dispositivos del laser fabricados por la tecnología laser inc. que tienen una característica permitiendo que la aplicación de ley determine la distancia entre dos vehículos móviles remotamente. Esto está permitiendo que algunos oficiales allí publicaran los boletos para tailgating con exactitud laser-aguda. Nueve unidades se han comprado en un coste de casi $4.000 por cada uno y son funcionando en el área de Phoenix. Tienen planes para utilizar una concesión $80.000 para comprar 19 unidades adicionales. El policía está publicando $115 citaciones para seguir demasiado de cerca, así que suena como ellas tiene planes para publicar muchos de citaciones a los tailgaters.

Del The Arizona Republic:


Beaudoin, que se asigna al valle del este, dijo que el laser es el más eficaz momentos antes de hora de acometidas, cuando el tráfico está comenzando a conseguir pesado pero todavía se está moviendo rápidamente. Típicamente, Beaudoin instala en el lazo 101.

El laser es similar a un arma de la velocidad del radar a menos que también pueda medir distancia entre los vehículos.

Beaudoin dijo que él fija el arma para medir la distancia de su posición al centro de un carril del tráfico. Cuando dos coches pasan esa localización, él utiliza el arma para seguir la velocidad de ambos vehículos y para calcular la distancia entre ellos.

El dispositivo del laser, llamado un Lidar, es fabricado por la tecnología laser el inc. de Colorado, que inventó el arma de la velocidad del radar. El Lidar se está utilizando extensivamente en Australia, Canadá y Hong Kong. El dispositivo también ha probado popular entre varios departamentos del policía en Oregon.

Desemejante de las unidades del radar para seguir reductores de velocidad, el laser de Lidar es mucho más exacto. Por ejemplo, un radar tira típicamente a una viga que tenga 12 pies de ancho en 100 pies. Por la comparación, el rayo laser tiene solamente 3 pies de ancho en 1.000 pies.

Además de detectar tailgating, el dispositivo de Lidar también se puede utilizar para la detección de la velocidad y la reconstrucción del accidente.

— SWAT Team

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Police using lasers to catch tailgaters in Arizona · 731 days ago

The Arizona Department of Public Safety has bought some laser devices manufactured by Laser Technology Inc. that have a feature allowing law enforcement to determine the distance between two moving vehicles remotely. This is allowing some officers there to issue tickets for tailgating with laser-sharp accuracy. Nine units have been purchased at a cost of almost $4,000 each and are in use in the Phoenix area. They have plans to use an $80,000 grant to purchase 19 additional units. Police are issuing $115 citations for following too closely, so it sounds like they have plans to be issuing a LOT of citations to tailgaters.

From The Arizona Republic:


Beaudoin, who is assigned to the East Valley, said the laser is most effective just before rush hour, when traffic is beginning to get heavy but is still moving fast. Typically, Beaudoin sets up on Loop 101.

The laser is similar to a radar speed gun except it also can measure distance between vehicles.

Beaudoin said he sets the gun to measure the distance from his position to the center of a traffic lane. When two cars pass that location, he uses the gun to track the speed of both vehicles and calculate the distance between them.

The laser device, called a Lidar, is manufactured by Laser Technology Inc. of Colorado, which invented the radar speed gun. The Lidar is being used extensively in Australia, Canada and Hong Kong. The device also has proved popular among several police departments in Oregon.

Unlike radar units for tracking speeders, the Lidar laser is much more accurate. For instance, a radar typically shoots a beam that is 12 feet wide at 100 feet. By comparison, the laser beam is only 3 feet wide at 1,000 feet.

In addition to detecting tailgating, the Lidar device also can be used for speed detection and accident reconstruction.

— SWAT Team

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