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Trial of Pasadena police offic
Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a Pasadena police officer charged with deadly conduct after firing his gun at least three times at a man last March while he was off duty.
Charged with a Class A misdemeanor, Pasadena police officer Marcus Justin Kacz faces up to one year in jail and a $5,000 fine if convicted.
Kacz is at least the fourth Pasadena officer prosecuted on criminal charges since 2006.
The trial in Criminal Court at Law No. 1 is happening at a time when two other Pasadena officers are being investigated for their part in the July 21 death of P... Read more
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WGAL - Lancaster,PA,USA
09 May 2007
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Police: Code Of Silence Frustr
LANCASTER, Pa. -- In the last five days, there have been six shooting incidents in Lancaster, injuring four people and killing one. Click here for a map showing where the incidents ocurred.
Police said several of the gunmen are still on the loose. The big problem in tracking them down is that many witnesses, sometimes even victims, are refusing to talk to investigators, according to officials.
'Stop Snitching' Stymies Police
A stop sign (click here for another picture of the stop sign) on a Lancaster street sums up a major problem when it comes to cracking Lancaster crimes. Underneath the "Stop" someone has written "snitching," a none-too-subtle warning to residents to keep their mouths shut when police officers ask questions.
"It's what I would call a street code of justice, which is a little different than our code of justice," said Assistant District Attorney Chris Hackman. "You don't talk to police or testify in cases."
It's a code that's being kept. One shooting after another in Lancaster City is happening and many times witnesses won't talk. Even a man who was shot Wednesday night along Caroline Street refused to give police information.
"The problem is there's still someone out there with a gun willing to do a shooting. We need to get them off the street," said Sgt. Bill Gleason.
Last week, there was case where cooperation made all the difference. Vecenia Pagan, 18, was standing behind her front door when she was shot. Police said the case would've gone unsolved if many people hadn't come forward.
"We were just watching the fight between our neighbors … the shot that was set for them came over to my daughter," said Lucy Ramos, Pagan's mother.
Ramos said she is thankful witnesses cooperated with police, giving them the gunman's name and vehicle description. He was arrested within minutes.
Pagan not only survived the shooting, she's back at school just weeks from her high school graduation. And she'll be around to see her 2-month-old daughter grow up.
"I thank God once again," Ramos said.
Prosecutors and police said witnesses did everything right and they hope to see more of that.
"We can't do it alone," said Hackman.
Ramos is asking people to stand by a code of ethics, instead of a code of silence.
"Come forward. Come forward because you could be saving someone else's life," said Ramos.
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