LEO Round Table is an internet based law enforcement talk show. This is episode 54, recorded on 06/20/2016, with the following on-air personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host), Bret Bartlett and Mark Hopper. We normally produce two 30 minute shows each week that are released on our YouTube channel Tuesdays and Thursdays. In addition to your host, the other panelists are active or retired law enforcement officers as well.
Topic 1 concerns the killing of Commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing (number 2 officer in Mureaux) and Jessica Schneider (police administrator in Mantes-la-Jolie) by Islamic State supportor Larossi Abballa. Quoted in the story is French President Francois Hollande.
Topic 2 concerns the family of Che Taylor who was killed by Seattle (Washington) Police in February of 2016. The family is alleging that a gun found in the car where Che Taylor was killed was planted by the police. The officers involved in the shooting are Michael Spaulding and Scott Miller. Initiative 873 is named the “John T. Williams Bill” after the first nation’s woodcarver killed by Seattle police in 2011 while carrying a pocket knife. Officer Ian Birk, in this incident, resigned and was never prosecuted. Also mentioned in the story is activist and organizer Lisa Hayes.
Topic 3 concerns fifteen (15) Arlington (Virginia) police officers being placed on leave after a department audit revealed that they falsified traffic stops. Quoted in the story is Texas Patrolman’s Association Attorney Randy Moore.
Topic 4 concerns an update in the manslaughter case against former Palm Beach Gardens Officer Nouman Raja in the 10/18/16 shooting death of Corey Jones. Quoted in the story is Palm Beach Police Benevolent Association (PBA) President John Kazanjian.
Topic 5 concerns Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Oscar Cardenas who let Boynton Police Officer Vintyre Finney go after being arrested in a prostitution sting.
Topic 6 concerns Henderson County (North Carolina) Sheriff Charles McDonald no longer allowing members of the Hendersonville (North Carolina) Police Department to be part of his SWAT Team and Narcotics Task Force Team due to different operational philosophies or rules of engagement. Mentioned in the article is Stephen Franks and Hendersonville Police Chief Herbert Blake.
Topic 7 concerns the Hidalgo County (Texas) Sheriff’s Office Training Academy being cleared to resume training after an investigation into jailer cadets being shot at with a pellet gun after making mistakes during training. It also concerns the Harlingen academy being investigated after an Instagram video was posted showing an academy instructor violently slapping several class participants. Quoted in the story is TCOLE Spokesperson Gretchen Grigsby.
