Soon after a bicyclist threw a homemade bomb at the Times Square military recruiting station last week, press reports claimed the suspect had ties to anarchist groups.
Now local activists are complaining about a pattern of police harassment.
“I’ve been called, and I told them to call my lawyer,” said one environmental advocate who serves on a community board.
“People have been visited at their homes, and some think that their places have been broken into,” he said.
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
California: 2 Animal Liberation Organizers sent to prison
Today, East Coast activist Laura Lungarelli was sentenced to one year in state prison followed by 5 years of probation.
She and her boyfriend Kevin Olliff plead guilty to felony burglary charges as a result of several months of surveillance by our good friend at homeland security.
Kevin was sentenced to 16 months in state prison with 3 years of probation.
Addresses for Laura and Kevin:
Maura Michlle Lungarlli, booking 1167062
Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF)
11705 South Alameda Street
Lynwood, CA 90262
Kevin Olliff, booking 1167029
Terminal Annex P.O. Box 86164
Los Angeles, CA 90086-0164
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She and her boyfriend Kevin Olliff plead guilty to felony burglary charges as a result of several months of surveillance by our good friend at homeland security.
Kevin was sentenced to 16 months in state prison with 3 years of probation.
Addresses for Laura and Kevin:
Maura Michlle Lungarlli, booking 1167062
Century Regional Detention Facility (CRDF)
11705 South Alameda Street
Lynwood, CA 90262
Kevin Olliff, booking 1167029
Terminal Annex P.O. Box 86164
Los Angeles, CA 90086-0164
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Jeff "Free" Luers transferred
Dear Friends,
We have just been informed that Jeff has been transferred to an intake processing facility at Coffee Creek Correctional Institution in Wilsonville, Oregon. Jeff will be processed as a new prisoner and will eventually be sent to another facility for the remainder of his sentence. This transfer follows his resentencing of 2/28/08 in which his sentence was reduced from 23 years to 10 years, making him eligible for release by December 2009 with “good behavior”.
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We have just been informed that Jeff has been transferred to an intake processing facility at Coffee Creek Correctional Institution in Wilsonville, Oregon. Jeff will be processed as a new prisoner and will eventually be sent to another facility for the remainder of his sentence. This transfer follows his resentencing of 2/28/08 in which his sentence was reduced from 23 years to 10 years, making him eligible for release by December 2009 with “good behavior”.
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Washington: City battles port for funds to cover security expenses from anti-war protests
Aberdeen Mayor Bill Simpson and some City Council members are prodding the Port of Grays Harbor to pony up for some of the law enforcement expenses the city incurred last May to provide security for military cargo shipments.
The Department of the Army earlier flatly rejected the city’s attempts to collect $165,409 for overtime and additional manpower.
Councilman Paul Fritts sharply criticized Port officials during last night’s City Council meeting.
“You screwed the City of Aberdeen,” he declared. “You screwed the Sheriff’s Office … You screwed the City of Hoquiam … with your own basic greed for the money, and you kept the money you got.
“You claim you’re in the red,” Fritts continued, “and the fact is you owe the City of Aberdeen, the county and other entities for the money they put out to protect your butt while you profit over what is going on.”
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The Department of the Army earlier flatly rejected the city’s attempts to collect $165,409 for overtime and additional manpower.
Councilman Paul Fritts sharply criticized Port officials during last night’s City Council meeting.
“You screwed the City of Aberdeen,” he declared. “You screwed the Sheriff’s Office … You screwed the City of Hoquiam … with your own basic greed for the money, and you kept the money you got.
“You claim you’re in the red,” Fritts continued, “and the fact is you owe the City of Aberdeen, the county and other entities for the money they put out to protect your butt while you profit over what is going on.”
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California: UC seeks injunction against Animal Liberation Orgs.
The University of California is seeking a permanent injunction against five individuals and three anti-animal research groups in an attempt to prevent violence against researchers across the university.
The injunction is being sought after Los Angeles County Superior Court granted the university a temporary restraining order last month on behalf of UCLA, against five individuals, the Animal Liberation Front, Animal Liberation Brigade and the UCLA Primate Freedom Project. The order aims to protect students and employees involved in animal research across the 10 UC campuses, said Wendy Sugg, an attorney representing the regents.
The temporary restraining order was prompted by incidents of violence and harassment against UCLA researchers and their families that have occurred, including attempted firebombs,
threatening phone calls and e-mails.
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The injunction is being sought after Los Angeles County Superior Court granted the university a temporary restraining order last month on behalf of UCLA, against five individuals, the Animal Liberation Front, Animal Liberation Brigade and the UCLA Primate Freedom Project. The order aims to protect students and employees involved in animal research across the 10 UC campuses, said Wendy Sugg, an attorney representing the regents.
The temporary restraining order was prompted by incidents of violence and harassment against UCLA researchers and their families that have occurred, including attempted firebombs,
threatening phone calls and e-mails.
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Text of Michigan Green Scare Indictment
Here is the actual indictment of the 4 known Michigan Greenscare Defendants.
Michigan Eco Indictment
At this time there’s a lot we don’t know. Please understand speculation, rumors, and hearsay help no one. We will be forthcoming with confirmed information on the current situation as it becomes available.
Got Your Back
Friends of Marie Mason
P.O. Box 19065
Cincinnati, OH 45219
freemarie@riseup.net
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Michigan Eco Indictment
At this time there’s a lot we don’t know. Please understand speculation, rumors, and hearsay help no one. We will be forthcoming with confirmed information on the current situation as it becomes available.
Got Your Back
Friends of Marie Mason
P.O. Box 19065
Cincinnati, OH 45219
freemarie@riseup.net
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Michigan: Farm activist house burns: supporters claim arson
A Michigan farm rights activist and his family are lucky to be alive after a possible arson attack in the early morning hours of Thursday, March 6, 2008. Phil Morosky and his family were sleeping in their beds in their rural Michigan home when a passerby knocked on the door around 3 AM and told them the house was on fire.
After the fire department poured thousands of gallons of water into the house, thousands of legal documents were nothing more than icy mush. The central part of the house where the records were stored was gutted and Morosky suffered severe burns to his hands trying to save them from the fire.
Morosky’s friends and many area farm rights activists believe the fire was arson. They point to a one foot trail of fire damage which trails off the roof in a one foot wide line down to the side of the house—right over the room where Morosky kept his home office and stored legal research documents and information on the cases of thousands of black and white farmers from around the country, many of whom have lost farms in what they claim are illegal foreclosures.
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After the fire department poured thousands of gallons of water into the house, thousands of legal documents were nothing more than icy mush. The central part of the house where the records were stored was gutted and Morosky suffered severe burns to his hands trying to save them from the fire.
Morosky’s friends and many area farm rights activists believe the fire was arson. They point to a one foot trail of fire damage which trails off the roof in a one foot wide line down to the side of the house—right over the room where Morosky kept his home office and stored legal research documents and information on the cases of thousands of black and white farmers from around the country, many of whom have lost farms in what they claim are illegal foreclosures.
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Minneapolis: Leonard Peltier appeals conviction
American Indian Movement activist Leonard Peltier's 30-year battle against government charges he killed two FBI agents landed Tuesday in Minneapolis.
Oral arguments before a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt with Peltier's attempt to get the FBI to release thousands of pages of documents about him that it has withheld.
Peltier was convicted of killing two FBI agents during a 1975 shootout on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. But his supporters, including some human rights groups, believe that he is innocent and that he was targeted because of his political activism.
About 3,500 pages were turned over for Peltier's original trial in 1977. But his attorneys have discovered over the years that the actual number of documents the FBI has on Peltier is 142,579, said attorney Michael Kuzma.
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Oral arguments before a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt with Peltier's attempt to get the FBI to release thousands of pages of documents about him that it has withheld.
Peltier was convicted of killing two FBI agents during a 1975 shootout on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. But his supporters, including some human rights groups, believe that he is innocent and that he was targeted because of his political activism.
About 3,500 pages were turned over for Peltier's original trial in 1977. But his attorneys have discovered over the years that the actual number of documents the FBI has on Peltier is 142,579, said attorney Michael Kuzma.
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University of Alabama: Protesters say school penalized free speech during anti-war protest
About a dozen students showed up at Denny Chimes on the University of Alabama campus at noon Wednesday to protest the arrest of four people following an anti-war demonstration two weeks ago.
“We want an apology from the university for their attempts to equate protesting with terrorism and violence,” said Corbin Martin, a UA student and Iraq War veteran. “We refuse to be intimidated and harassed on our own campus.”
On Feb. 29, Students for a Democratic Society staged a mock interrogation near the dining area inside the UA Ferguson Center. Three students wearing Middle Eastern-style head scarves, pretending to converse in Arabic, were confronted and loudly interrogated by four men dressed as soldiers.
UA police charged four people with disorderly conduct for the theatrics.
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“We want an apology from the university for their attempts to equate protesting with terrorism and violence,” said Corbin Martin, a UA student and Iraq War veteran. “We refuse to be intimidated and harassed on our own campus.”
On Feb. 29, Students for a Democratic Society staged a mock interrogation near the dining area inside the UA Ferguson Center. Three students wearing Middle Eastern-style head scarves, pretending to converse in Arabic, were confronted and loudly interrogated by four men dressed as soldiers.
UA police charged four people with disorderly conduct for the theatrics.
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UCSC: Students being sued by University for role in tree-sit protest
Last Thursday night, concerned students piled into Classroom Unit 1 for the “Student Justice Teach-In,” an event held in support of Christopher David Benterou and Cruz Adam Molina. Benterou and Molina, both first-year students, are being sued by UC Santa Cruz due to their affiliation with the Long-Range Development Plan (LRDP) protest last November.
Molina faces a court hearing today at the University Inn.
An injunction released on Monday listed five others as well: Ryan Joshua Comini, Nicholas Michael Varinelli, Robin Michael Woolner, Natalie Amber Muller and Zack Schlesinger.
The injunction prevents Benterou, Molina, the other five defendants listed and “all other persons with notice of the injunction” from loitering in or around the trees at the protest site, bringing items such as sleeping bags and trash cans to the site, and providing food or supplies to denizens of the trees.
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Molina faces a court hearing today at the University Inn.
An injunction released on Monday listed five others as well: Ryan Joshua Comini, Nicholas Michael Varinelli, Robin Michael Woolner, Natalie Amber Muller and Zack Schlesinger.
The injunction prevents Benterou, Molina, the other five defendants listed and “all other persons with notice of the injunction” from loitering in or around the trees at the protest site, bringing items such as sleeping bags and trash cans to the site, and providing food or supplies to denizens of the trees.
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Police kill bicyclist in Eastside LA housing project
A Los Angeles police officer fatally shot a man Wednesday night in Ramona Gardens, an Eastside housing project with a history of confrontations between police and residents.
The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. outside the Boyle Heights complex, said LAPD Officer Jason Lee.
He said the incident occurred when the man confronted two Hollenbeck Division gang officers and the police fired at him in response.
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The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. outside the Boyle Heights complex, said LAPD Officer Jason Lee.
He said the incident occurred when the man confronted two Hollenbeck Division gang officers and the police fired at him in response.
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