Getting some Vogon Constructor Fleet vibes from the City of Atlanta here.<\/p>\n
A metro Atlanta man reached out to Channel 2 Action News after seeing our investigation into the city of Atlanta demolitions. He wanted to share his demolition nightmare too.<\/p>\n
Everett Tripodis said the city sent warnings to the wrong address before demolishing his home on Atlanta\u2019s historic West End.<\/p>\n
Tripodis\u2019 property is on Lawton Street. The zip code is 30310. But the city of Atlanta demolition documents references Lawton Avenue, with zip code 30314.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe demolition order itself gave the city and its contractor authority to demolition a home on a completely different street and a completely different zip code,\u201d Tripodis told Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gray.<\/p>\n
Gray was on Lawton Street on Channel 2 Action News at 5 p.m. Wednesday, where there is now nothing left but an overgrown lot.<\/p>\n
A century-old home used to sit on the lot near the BeltLine. Tripodis and his mother bought the house as an investment property.<\/p>\n
He said that each year, they paid to have it listed with Atlanta\u2019s vacant property registry as required by law.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe city had the correct address, the correct owner\u2019s address in its internal records,\u201d Tripodis said.<\/p>\n
Tripodis said they were working on remodeling the home when the city demolished it.<\/p>\n
\u201c(We were) in the process of remodeling; they come with bulldozers and knock the entire house down,\u201d Tripodis said. \u201cIt\u2019s gutwrenching. I don\u2019t even like looking at it. This is prime real estate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gray was able to verify that certified letters to an incorrect address were returned to sender.<\/p>\n
Then there is the property address itself. It is listed incorrectly in several locations as Lawton Avenue. Lawton Avenue is a real address that is 1.4 miles away from the actual property.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt blows my mind how they could have mistakenly sent these to the wrong address,\u201d Tripodis said. \u201cI come and meet the contractor one morning, and the whole house is gone. Everything is gone. Nothing but dirt.\u201d<\/p>\n
A city inspector found the home unfit for habitation because of junk, debris, and an unsecured entry.<\/p>\n
Tripodis contacted Gray after seeing a Channel 2 Action News investigation last week about Andre Hadnot, who was stuck with a nearly $700,000 lien on his Atlanta property for a code enforcement demolition.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you, you know, take a brick and individually blast off into space? I mean, for $700,000?\u201d Hadnot told Gray.<\/p>\n
In Tripodis\u2019 case, Atlanta City Council denied to pay out his claim for damages, writing, \u201cThe council has determined that the city cannot accept responsibility for his matter and therefore cannot pay this claim.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tripodis has now filed a lawsuit against the city. Channel 2 Action News contacted the city for comment, but they didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe city demolishes the property then sends you a bill for accidentally or mistakenly, negligently demolishing your house,\u201d Tripodis said.<\/p>\n
The case is now in the hands of a Fulton County superior court judge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Source; WSB-TV<\/a><\/p>\n
California police union executive director ran fentanyl operation from home: feds<\/h3>\n
Hide in plain sight. I wonder if she was ever a member of the E-4 Mafia.<\/p>\n
A California police union executive director allegedly ran a drug ring from her home and used her office computer and UPS account to order and distribute opioids and other drugs, federal officials charge.<\/p>\n
Joanne Marian Segovia, who has worked for the San Jose Police Officers Association since 2003, was charged on Wednesday with attempting to unlawfully import a synthetic opioid called Valeryl fentanyl.<\/p>\n
She faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Police union president Sean Pritchard was shocked by the charges, telling NBC Bay Area, \u201cShe\u2019s been the grandma of the POA.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not the person we\u2019ve known, the person who has worked with fallen officers\u2019 families, organized fundraisers for officers\u2019 kids \u2014 just not who we\u2019ve known over a decade.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the 13-page complaint, the 64-year-old allegedly received at least 61 packages at her San Jose home from various countries \u2014 including China, Canada and India \u2014 between October 2015 and January 2023.<\/p>\n
The packages reportedly were marked as food supplements, wedding party favors, makeup, chocolates and other items to disguise the drugs, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n
The packages instead contained various drugs, including deadly synthetic opioids and Tapentadol, which is normally used to treat severe pain from nerve damage caused by diabetes.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors also allege Segovia exchanged messages on WhatsApp between January 2020 and March 2023 with someone who was using a country code from India.<\/p>\n
In one message sent on May 2, 2022, Segovia allegedly wrote, \u201cI\u2019m so sorry, I\u2019m on a business trip because we had 2 officers that got shot! I should be home tomorrow night so ill get them shopped as soon as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the complaint, Segovia took a photo of a shipment she sent to a woman in North Carolina and used the San Jose Police Officers\u2019 Association UPS account.<\/p>\n
Homeland Security agents learned of Segovia\u2019s operation while investigating a network in India known to ship drugs into the US.<\/p>\n
Investigators found messages from the network that mentioned \u201cJ Segovia\u201d with an address in San Jose and the words, \u201c180 pills SOMA 500mg,\u201d according to the complaint.<\/p>\n
Although she worked for the police union before being suspended, it is not thought Segovia had a history in front-line law enforcement.<\/p>\n
The worker allegedly continued to order the drugs even after she was interviewed by federal agents in February 2023.<\/p>\n
Segovia was arrested on March 13 after investigators seized a parcel in Kentucky that was addressed to her.<\/p>\n
The package was marked as containing a \u201cclock\u201d and came from China, authorities said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an incredibly disturbing allegation,\u201d San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan said in a statement to San Francisco television station KRON.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank US Attorney [Ismail] Ramsey and his colleagues for aggressively pursuing the sources of fentanyl coming into our communities and holding drug dealers accountable.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Source; NY Post<\/a><\/p>\n
Armed robbery suspect calls police days later wearing same clothes he committed crime in, police say<\/h3>\n
Clayton County Police said a man called them about an armed robbery…turns out, the caller was the armed suspected.<\/p>\n
In an 11-minute body cam video posted on the Clayton County Police Department Facebook page, police said they were called out to the 6100 block of Old Dixie Road in Forest Park in reference to an armed robbery on Mar. 25.<\/p>\n
Two teenage victims told police the suspect pointed a black and teal gun at them and demanded cash from the register. The suspect left the location with almost $137 in cash.<\/p>\n
Police said they went to neighboring businesses to get information and video as they were waiting to get surveillance footage of the incident from the location.<\/p>\n
The body cam video shows a man, Desmond Holt, 35, speaking with police about what happened. Holt said he called the police to report someone who tried to run him over with their vehicle. He said the suspect was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt with a black-short sleeved shirt over it.<\/p>\n
As Holt continued speaking with officers, they noticed changes in the details of his story.<\/p>\n
After a couple days of investigating and watching surveillance video, the officer was able to asses the characteristics of the suspect.<\/p>\n
On Mar. 28 around 5 a.m., someone called officers out to Old Dixie Way about another armed robbery, which was near the previous one. When dispatched the description of the suspect, the officer recognized the description of the teal gun which was mentioned in the previous robbery.<\/p>\n
When officers arrived to the scene, they recognized the caller was Holt, who claimed to have been robbed. Police said Holt told how the robbery took place and what items were taken from him.<\/p>\n
However, officers said Holt was wearing the exact same clothing the suspect was wearing in the surveillance video from the armed robbery days prior.<\/p>\n
Officers stepped away from Holt and were working to piece together information.<\/p>\n
In the body cam video around the nine minute mark, the caption states that Holt never admitted to robbing the Subway, but he did admit to \u201chaving thoughts about robbing the Subway.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police said Holt was detained based on evidence gathered.<\/p>\n
Officers eventually recovered the gun used in both robbery\u2019s in a hotel where Holt was.<\/p>\n
Holt was charged with armed robbery and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n