#Irvine Police Department

[clustxr]

hi y'all. i know i don't make a lot of original posts here. however, on may 31st, i watched as my friends and peers were brutalized at the hands of cops from departments across california.

edit 6/12/24: students for justice in palestine at uc santa cruz has published a press release. it is easily the best way to understand what happened that night. please take a few minutes to read it.

uc santa cruz police made a statewide call for mutual aid in order to disband the gaza solidarity encampment located at the main entrance of the campus - initially established at the quarry in the center of campus on may 1, it moved to the entrance on may 20 in solidarity with the UAW strike. on tuesday, may 28, protesters barricaded the main entrance, cutting off the primary way of getting on campus; though the western entrance to UCSC was left unblocked (except for a few hours on tuesday), the main entrance remained obstructed until the raid began late on thursday night. this road blockage is what admin cited as the reason for the raid, along with "campus safety" and "academic freedom".

it's important to note that prior to blocking the road, students had been encamped for 28 days, and had been holding peaceful, law-abiding rallies since october. nothing worked. months of following the guidelines that admin had set, and of course student voices were dismissed and ignored by chancellor cynthia larive and cpevc lori kletzer (the latter of whom, by the way, showed up at 6 am "walking her dog" and smiled while watching her students get suffocated and beaten). the escalation would never have happened if student demands had been met at the very beginning.

hundreds of cops in riot gear from as far out as uc davis showed up to abuse students. over 115 arrests were made, including 3 ucsc professors, transported off by buses that were fifteen years past their intended end-of-use date and had also been servicing the campus prior. is this "campus safety"? is this "academic freedom"?

from just before midnight until approximately 9am on friday, cops kettled, suffocated, shoved, yanked, beat, and bruised students. one got a battery charge for writhing and bumping a cop after another slammed him in the head with a baton. another had a bag placed over their head, leading to suffocation, vomiting, and loss of consciousness. at least two protesters were confirmed to go to the ER that morning; many more have had to seek medical attention for lasting injuries.

arrestees were given a 14-day campus ban, including those who live on-campus (functionally evicting them & preventing access to their belongings), not to mention subjected to horrifyingly inhumane conditions:

you can find more information on various instagram accounts such as ucscsjp, ucscdivest, fjpucsc, ucsc_encampment, & jawsucsc. there's plenty of other organizations and people posting about this, too. please, don't let ucsc brush this under the rug. demand amnesty for the arrestees and protesters. contact any ucsc admin you can find. the uc has been utilizing police brutality to repress student voices across their institution, with ucla and uc irvine also being victims of this violence. do not let them get away with it.

free palestine, from the river to the sea. if seeing this violence sickens you, remember that this is not even a fraction of what the people of palestine have been enduring for decades. we will not let the university silence us, no matter what.

[theliterarywolf]

Gotta love the priorities with cops in this country… seriously it’s messed up.

It's kind of a double-whammy because, yeah, in the States there are numerous issues going on with law-enforcement...

But fucking California, man... If it's not police departments outright wasting tax-payer money (seriously, Irvine, why do your police officers need a Cybertruck?), it's officers living in areas where so much shit is happening that it's not feasible to respond to every call for help.

For example: back when I worked in the Healthy Living industry, there would always be vagrants (Note: there is a difference between someone who happens to be homeless and a vagrant, the prior is just someone down on their luck trying to survive, the latter is someone in that circumstance who is actively trying to be a nuisance) trying to steal from the store or camping out right by the doorway to harass people.

And where the store was located, we didn't have security nor did the District Manager think the company needed to pay for it.

It was near the end of my time working there and I was so over being nice to the bastard (one, because I was doing all of the work that an Assistant Manager does but he refused to promote me so I could make more money because... potatoes, and two, I don't respect men who cheat on their wives when said wives are dying from cancer) that I flat out told him 'Hey! We don't feel safe working here!'

And he had the gall to ask me 'Well, why don't you call the police?'

Keep in mind that one of our regulars customers, who was an active police officer, flat-out told us one day that 'Yeah, none of the officers at the nearby station will answer calls for things like break-ins or vagrants harassing people anymore'.

[elektroskopik]

Police department debuts ‘first police Cybertruck in the nation’ to impress kids

"... The police department paid $150,000 for the vehicle. A Ford Interceptor, the typical model of its patrol cars, costs $116,000. The department says the patrol cars last for just three to four years, whereas it expects the Cybertruck to last a decade. It also expects to save $6,000 in gas on the EV over five years.

The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, which sends police to classrooms to urge children to stay off drugs, has a controversial history of its own. Instituted in 1983 as a collaboration between Los Angeles police and public schools, it soon spread across the US. In the late 90s and early 2000s, studies found that it had no significant effect and could even backfire.

The program was overhauled in 2009 and remains in use in some parts of the country. Irvine is one of two cities in California that still have the program, which has expanded its focus from drugs to include bullying, healthy eating and other lifestyle issues, Oldoerp said."

[loislane-ana]

The Irvine Police Department unveils its new Tesla Cybertruck

[brokehorrorfan]

RoboCop 2 will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on June 18 via Scream Factory. The 1990 sci-fi action sequel was the final film directed by Irvin Kershner (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back).

Comic book legend Frank Miller (The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City) and Walon Green (Eraser) wrote the script. Peter Weller returns to star with Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Tom Noonan, Belinda Bauer, and Gabriel Damon.

RoboCop 2 has been newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround and 2.0 Stereo. Special features are listed below.

Disc 1 - 4K UHD:

Audio commentary with author/CG supervisor Paul M. Sammon

Audio commentary with RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop documentarians Gary Smart, Chris Griffiths, and Eastwood Allen

Disc 2 - Blu-ray:

Audio commentary with author/CG supervisor Paul M. Sammon

Audio commentary with RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop documentarians Gary Smart, Chris Griffiths, and Eastwood Allen

Corporate Wars: The Making of RoboCop 2 – Interviews with director Irvin Kershner, producer Jon Davidson, actors Tom Noonan, Nancy Allen, Galyn Görg, executive producer Patrick Crowley, associate producer Phil Tippett, cinematographer Mark Irwin, and author/CG supervision Paul M. Sammon

Machine Parts: The FX of RoboCop 2 – Interviews with Phil Tippett, Peter Kuran, Craig Hayes, Jim Aupperle, Kirk Thatcher, Paul Gentry, Don Waller, Justin Kohn, Randal Dutra, and Kevin Kutchaver

Interview with RoboCop armor fabricator James Belohovek

Interview with comic book writer Steven Grant

OCP Declassified – Archival production and behind-the-scenes videos including interviews with director Irvin Kershner and actors Peter Weller and Dan O’Herlihy, and a look at the filming of some deleted scene

Theatrical trailer

Teaser trailers

TV spots

Still Galleries – deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes photos, stills, posters and lobby cards

When Detroit's descent into chaos is further compounded by a police department strike and a new designer drug called "Nuke," only RoboCop (Peter Weller) can stop the mayhem. But in his way are a sinister corporation and a bigger and tougher cyborg with a deadly directive: take RoboCop off the streets … permanently.

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[beardedmrbean]

Three people, including a 6-year-old boy, were killed when an Amtrak train from the Big Apple slammed into a pickup truck in upstate New York.

The northbound train struck the Dodge truck shortly before 8 p.m. in North Tonawanda, a Niagara County town near Buffalo, police said. 

“The North Tonawanda police and fire departments responded and made every effort to help save the three individuals inside the vehicle,” the upstate police department said in a press release.

“Despite their best efforts all three occupants were pronounced dead at the scene,” the release said. “The three occupants were a 69-year-old male, a 66-year-old female and a 6-year-old male.”

Amtrak spokesperson Olivia Irvin said none of the 21 passengers aboard the train reported injuries following the collision. 

The train had departed from the Big Apple and was headed for Niagara Falls when it hit the vehicle.

Photos posted on Facebook by the North Tonawanda firefighter’s union show the aftermath of the crash, with the pickup truck reduced to a mangled metal — and emergency personnel forced to pry open the vehicle to remove the three bodies. 

All three were pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not released their names. 

First responders at the scene were debriefed and offered counseling and mental health services, firefighter’s Local 1333 said in the post. 

Witnesses who spoke to local media said the truck became lodged between the gates at the railroad crossing and became disabled. 

According to WGTZ-TV News, it was the second time this year that a vehicle was struck by a train in North Tonawanda. 

On Jan. 16 a 2021 Hyundai Elantra was struck after coming to a full stop on the tracks at Witmer Road, the outlet reported.

The 29-year-old driver was rushed to an area hospital where she died.

Messages seeking comment were left Sunday with the North Tonawanda police and mayoral officials.

[readingsquotes]

“I have never seen that many officers in my life – it looked like a military action,” said Kiên Lê, a film and media studies graduate student, who is also a unit chair for UAW Local 4811, the student workers union. “As academic workers, we have a right to free speech and peaceful protest. We have to protect our fundamental rights … This response was totally unnecessary. Instead of working together with students and faculty, the university opted to send in hundreds of officers. This was a very unnecessary use of force.”

One UC Irvine professor gave an emotional interview to a local television station as she was arrested and escorted away, saying, “We cannot have a genocidal foreign policy in a democracy. These young people are going to be the ones who have to pay the price.”

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“This wasn’t a violent protest,” said Tia Chung-Swanson, a teaching assistant and PhD student in the earth system science department, who works in a building by the encampment. “I’ve seen them outside my office every day and have never felt scared or concerned for my safety at all. I have been scared for their safety.”

[home-inspiration-blog]

Parolee used Kool-Aid container with false bottom to hide drugs: Irvine PD

Police made some unusual finds when searching the home of a 33-year-old parolee in Irvine over the weekend. Pedro Garza was arrested after officers with narcotics warrants located him on Saturday, the Irvine Police Department posted on Facebook Tuesday. “Since Garza was on lifetime parole, with search and seizure, officers checked his phone and found evidence of narcotics and stolen property…

[nityarawal]

The Irvine Police Department unveils its new Tesla Cybertruck

Pigs are terrorising #CampCalifornia in our baby. Cybertruck is NOT a Bully or Rape enabler! @elonmuskfanslounge We feel your attys have a conflict of interest with our families! #IKR xo @cybertruck Stephen Miller's clerks keep saying he'll call if he's interested in our case. We're not interested in getting ghosted any longer on refunds! @elonenthusiast @teslamotorsblog @aclu @aocforpresident

[aylaxbinici]

— BASICS

Name: Ayla Binici Age / D.O.B.: 30, December 1st, 1994 Gender, Pronouns & Sexuality: Cis woman, she/her, bisexual Hometown: Irvine, California Siblings: Emir Binici, open middle sister Affiliation: Clean Civilian Job position: Sketch artist at the LAPD Education: Bachelor's of Art History and Studio Art at the Art Institute of Chicago Relationship status: Single Children: A furbaby named Clio Positive traits: Cheerful, warm, reliable, charming, gentle, optimistic Negative traits: Naive, impulsive, disorganized, softhearted, indecisive

— BIOGRAPHY

From the moment she was born, Ayla arrived with a smile. She always brought an infectious smile wherever she went, and brought a warmth that reached everyone in the room. Lively, optimistic, and always able to seize each moment, Ayla looked at life as one grand adventure. From a young age she was fascinated by art. She was found doodling or coloring or painting growing up. Her arts and crafts covered the fridge in her Irvine family home. While her older siblings fell into roles that her parents pushed for, living up to the expectations placed on them by immigrant parents, Ayla faced less pressure as the baby of the family.

Growing up within an hour from Los Angeles, the city had become a second home to her. Memories of family trips to the city, of celebrating Eid al-Fitr, of trips to art museums, trips to Disney Land, dining, shopping, and much more were staples of her upbringing. So when it came time to choose a place for college, Ayla found herself drawn to the city while wanting to explore more. She applied all over, but in the end chose the art program at the Art Institute of Chicago. Art had always been her passion and while she had dreams of supporting herself fully with her passion, Ayla knew she needed a degree to try and help her if she had to take another path. She graduated with a double degree in studio art along with art history. While creating had always been her passion, history had always captured her imagination.

Los Angeles had always felt like home to her, it was vibrant, full of life, and despite the realities of the dirty and crowded city, she could still feel the hum coursing through the city of every person just looking for more. So, she decided to go back after college. Ayla had tried her hand at breaking into the art world. And while she did have some mild success at local galleries and even sold a few pieces, it was not nearly enough to support her in the expensive city. She knew she had to take a second path, to work a more conventional job to pay her bills. The city was so expensive, from rent to food to even just surviving. Sadly, the realities of the world won out over her dreams. But, Ayla wouldn't give up. On the side she'd keep trying to be able to support herself with her passion.

With her experience with art history, she had originally thought to work at one of the museums in the city. Los Angeles was a hub to art and culture, and there were jobs out there pertaining to art history. She did get a job out of college at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, but the pay was not enough and she ended up having to work a second job as a waitress just to make her bills. But one friend of hers connected her to the Los Angeles Police Department. Never in her life had Ayla imagined herself to work for the police force. She was a free spirt, she was a pacifist, she hadn't really thought to promote the law enforcement before. But the pay was better than she could find in a museum. Logic won out for this decision, if she could work just one job at the police department as a sketch artist she could focus her free time on her art, on gallery shows and on promoting and selling her work. In the end she took the job, telling herself it was only temporary and either she'd find another job or would be able to support herself with her art.

A few years ago in 2021, her father died suddenly from a heart attack. Ayla tried to be there for her mother and her siblings as much as she could. Grief gripped all of them and Ayla was hit hard by the loss of a parent before she was even thirty. None of them had expected it or been prepared to lose him so suddenly. It effected her in more ways than she could ever talk to anyone about, and Ayla tried to be there for her family. Her father had always been a traditional man having spent most of his life in Turkey before immigrating to the United States shortly before marrying her mom. But he had been good to her, her position as baby had offered her a softer side of her father.

Her job at the Los Angeles Police Department proved to be not as involved as she had feared. She didn't have to enforce or investigate, only bring to life the sketches of the perpetrators of crimes reported by others. Ayla, who always had worn her heart on her sleeve and supported others, discovered that she could offer support to others in her role. Some who came to her were shaken, they were scared and upset. And for just a moment she could offer warmth and support, assurance that things would get better and comfort when all else failed. She's aware of the crime in the city in a more general sense. While she knows that gangs exist in the city, she doesn't know many details. Certain neighborhoods have certain gang activity, some expand over a larger territory. But since her job deals with people coming in reporting almost every kind of crime, Ayla has never been fully exposed or focused on organized crime and gangs like others in the department. For the most part, she's unaware of the powers that be ruling over and fighting over the city. Her life is removed and it's only a matter of time before the bubble of safety is popped.

— WANTED CONNECTIONS / PLOTS

Coworkers

Roommate

Others in the art world

Exes

People to bring her into the gang world

Protectors

Enemies

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[duicheckpointsfinder]

The Irvine Police Dept. is conducting a DUI and Driver’s License checkpoint on Nov. 15

The Irvine Police Department (IPD) will conduct a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Driver’s License checkpoint as part of the Department’s continued commitment to reducing injuries and deaths caused by impaired drivers. The checkpoint will be conducted on Friday, November 15, from 7:00 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the area of Culver Drive and Harvard Avenue.

[rebeleden]

California police struggle with 'unusable' Tesla patrol cars - US News - News - Daily Express US

DEPORT INEPT WARLOCK MORON MF ELON

TAX BILLIONAIRES!!!!!!!!

[sztupy]

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[allthenewzworld]

The Irvine Police Department has unveiled a cutting-edge Tesla Cybertruck Police car, marking what Chief Michael Kent believes to be the first of its kind in the United States.

This state-of-the-art vehicle is designated for community outreach efforts, rather than traditional patrol duties. By integrating advanced technology into their initiatives, Irvine PD aims to strengthen relationships with local residents and enhance their engagement strategies.

Read more at link in our bio.

[beardedmrbean]

A man was arrested for allegedly operating a brothel in Orange County.

On Feb. 26, a search warrant was served at a suspected brothel by Irvine police and the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force.

The brothel was located at a home near Yale and Walnut Avenues. During a search of the residence, officers discovered four adult female victims, a man who was in charge of the operation and “several items indicative of a brothel,” police said.

The male suspect, Fusong Lun, 44 from Monterey Park, was arrested for pimping, pandering, and possession of a controlled substance.

The four female victims were offered resources and later released from the scene. No further information, including how long the suspected brothel had been operating, was released.

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with additional information can call the Irvine Police Department at 949-724-7000.