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Let’s make this right….

The following was submitted to The Jerusalem Press. We are sharing the piece as is. We fell that there needs to be change within the El Paso Police Department.

7 Holocaust museums condemn vandalism against one of their own after police say it wasn’t a hate crime

A week after Seattle police determined that pro-Palestinian graffiti at a local Holocaust museum didn’t qualify as a hate crime, the center and six of its counterparts across the United States issued a joint statement denouncing the vandalism as a “straightforwardly antisemitic” act.

Readers Write: Questions for the Chief

There are a few questions that need to be answered for the sole purpose of truth. I believe the deterioration of the El Paso Police Department stems from the many years under Chief Allan’s watch, Chief Pacillas is simply continuing the corruption on the same tracks except under Pacillas watch; the cracks are getting bigger and bigger.

Police: No Transparency – One New Yorker is Ready to Bring It

Over the last few months, the Camps have been put through a living hell by the El Paso Police Department and their fear of transparency, admitting that the Crisis Intervention Team is not sufficiently trained to handle a suicidal suspect.

‘Associated Press’ blasts Own Reporting on Hamas casualty Statistics

The Associated Press released a report on Friday undercutting its own reporting of Hamas’s claim that more than two-thirds of the Palestinian casualties in Gaza have been women and children.

Another Officer Speaks Out, Again

We all support Sgt. Camp, who is now suspended. Why is he suspended? It’s not over a video he released; it’s not even over them searching his desk. It’s over favoritism, and nothing more.

EPPD: A Vendetta Against a Good Cop

We often see Police being ridiculed and punished for an incident like this one that often ends in a negative conclusion, we have seen too many news releases of a person being fatally shot due to an interaction between Officer and the mentally ill.

Shooting attack on Montreal Jewish School Sparks Outrage

Police have pledged to increase their presence at Jewish schools across the city as a precautionary measure after the incident, the second of the kind in Canada in recent days.

Israeli mothers like me are fed up with having our children used as cannon fodder

ELANA SZTOKMAN MAY 29, 2024 – Israeli mothers have had enough of the war. We are fed up with the endless…

Another Police Officer, Another Set of Questions

I have been with the El Paso Police for a number of years. After I left the Army, I decided to join and see if I could protect our city. I now know that I should have stayed in the Army, and this is why I am looking for a new job.