What they can’t deny is the testimony of Jack Harris, Phil Gordon, their application for federal funds and the fact that they don’t have 358 DRs (police reports) to validate their statistics. They simply do not exist and weren't vetted by anyone!
We know this is all very confusing for the layman so let us layout for you the timeline, the details, the words and statements of Jack Ass Harris, Phil Gordon and others in Phoenix city management and how they lied about these kidnapping stats for 2008.
There is some tremendous back-peddling going on within the Phoenix PD and city government right now. They know heads are going to roll, people are going to get fired and cops and city officials may be charged criminally for lying and crafting these fraudulent statistics. The question is which ones?
First - Jack Harris and Sgt. John Wals applied for a federal grant on April 15, 2009, totaling $747,845
Operation Eagle Eye - Phoenix PD Requests $747,845 From the Federal Government
In Jack’s own words and within the application it states:
1) “The City of Phoenix was recently designated the ‘Kidnapping Capital’ of the United States and is only second worldwide in these crimes to Mexico City.”
2) “Phoenix ranks first in the nation for kidnappings and second worldwide only to Mexico City. In 2008…kidnappings topped 300.”
3) “Media headlines naming Phoenix the kidnapping capital of the nation are detrimental to our community.”
4) “The Phoenix Police Department has experienced the severity of this situation first hand; our city ranks first in the nation for the number of kidnapping incidents, second worldwide only to Mexico City.”
Then Jack Harris and Lt. Laurel Burgett applied for federal grant on April 23, 2009, totaling $1,745,329
Operation Homeland Defense Has Chief Jack Ass and Lauri Burgett Requesting $1,745,329 From the Federal Government
In Jack’s own words and within the application it states:
1) “Statement of the Problem: The City of Phoenix is considered the ‘Kidnapping Capital of America’ and is second only worldwide to Mexico City for these crimes. The United States Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a field hearing in Phoenix on April 20, 2009, for the purpose of discussing the dramatic increase in border-related violent crime that has spilled into Phoenix.”
2) “In 2008 alone, kidnappings increased 16.2% topping over 300 incidents. Averaging more than one per day…” (So for anyone who lived in Phoenix in 2008...Do you remember everyday in the news that someone was kidnapped? No news agency noticed this trend and reported on it? We sure don't remember seeing or hearing about a kidnapping per diem in 2008 - BPC)
3) “These numbers demonstrate a significant crime issue unique to Phoenix.”
4) “…sophisticated and organized groups are perpetrating these crimes.”
5) “….these border-related crimes are being committed throughout Phoenix…”
6) “To effectively address these border-related issues in the community, specialized equipment and personnel resources are needed.”
7) “The paramount goal of ‘Home Defense’ will be to aggressively pursue violent criminals engaged in border-related crimes.”
8) “Overall, the goal is to reduce the number of these specific border-related crimes.”
But Three Days Before Applying for "Operation Homeland Defense," Chief Jack Ass Harris and Phil Gordon testify before Congress on April 20, 2009
Harris and Gordon Testimony Before Congress Where the Commit Perjury - April 20, 2009
In his testimony, Jack Ass Harris makes the following claims:
1) “However, border related crime and violence is affecting our community.”
2) “In 2008 there were 368 kidnappings….in Phoenix.” (Remember: the kidnapping stats in question are 358, not 368. Not only is chief Jack Ass Harris lying, he doesn’t even remember the lie! - BPC)
3) “This problem has garnered the attention of the world.”
4) “The majority of the victims of kidnappings and home invasions are involved directly or indirectly with drug or human smuggling.”
5) “The officers I need to assign to combat the problem of border violence are a valuable resource that I have had to pull off their regular duties throughout the department.”
6) “…the problem of border violence will continue….we cannot deal with this problem without the help of the federal government.”
7) “…we need federal funding so that we can staff the squads and teams to deal with these violent and deadly crimes.”
8) “Border violence is a national problem. We are a local agency dealing with the symptoms which are spilling into our streets.”
With his whore Elissa on his arm, in his testimony Phoenix mayor Phil OxyGordon makes the following claims:
1) “People are being kidnapped. Almost every night, Phoenix Police will get one or more calls with variations of the same story – ‘My wife is being held in a Phoenix drop house and they say they will torture and kill her if we don’t pay them thousands of dollars.’”
2) “For each one of those calls, Phoenix will divert significant resources on the spot – as many as 60 officers – to find, rescue and protect these kidnap victims.”
3) “As mayor, I respectively urge this Subcommittee to support not just continuing- but increasing – funding to our federal partners in Arizona.”
4) “If you have even one dollar to invest – this is where it will have an immediate impact.”
5) “I will sign a contract with you guaranteeing to use every cent of every dollar in the most effective way possible.”
When the shit hit the fan, The Phoenix Police Department responded to the media allegations of officer Phil Roberts false kidnapping numbers on August 23, 2010
Media Release Phoenix PD - August 23, 2010 Defending the Fraudulent Kidnapping Stats
1) “…accusations that the numbers have been intentionally inflated. This is untrue.”
2) “The reports also break out incidents marked as ‘information only’ which are marked as such for a variety of reasons.
3) “Kidnappings such as domestic violence and sexually motivated incidents are reported separately.” (We will show you later, how this is simply not true - BPC)
Jack Ass Harris and Ed "no balls" Zuercher notified the City Council 2 days later with an August 25, 2010 memo explaining the 2008 kidnapping numbers
Ed Zuercher and Jack Harris Lying About the Kidnapping Stats
Ed Zuercher had the power to fix this when he was originally faced with Phil Roberts' memos, but he did nothing and now needs to support Jack Harris’ lies. What else can Ed Zuercher do? Ed Zuercher is useless and "testicle free" like many before him and many on Phoenix city council. Ed is going to need to come clean to the OIG!
1) “…accusations that the [kidnapping] numbers have been intentionally inflated.”
2) “The reports also break out incidents marked as ‘information only’”
3) “…in 2008 a total of 358 kidnapping reports were recorded as assigned to VCBR, HIKE, or IIMPACT…”
4) “…domestic violence and sexually motivated incidents are reported separately.”
The city manager David Cavasos and assistant city manager (Ed Zuercher) in a letter dated December 15, 2010 questioned CBS News and the accuracy of Peter Busch's Reporting.
They sent this letter to Peter Busch's boss at CBS, hoping to intimidate the news station into posting some sort of retraction. Thankfully, it didn't work.
Letter of Intimidation to CBS - Defending the Fraudulent Kidnapping Stats
1) “…we have verified several times the accuracy of the kidnapping statistics generated by the Phoenix Police Department.”
Out of the 227 reports, 177 were NOT border related. Jack's numbers, facts and figures are dwindling.
We only found 19 (which we highlighted in YELLOW on our sheet) that we can attribute as "kidnapping." That's 19 out of 277 so far!
Still don't think the Phoenix PD are lying? Think again!
List of Police Reports Sent to Judicial Watch - These are the 358 Kidnapping Reports Validating the Phoenix PD Claims
By our own analysis, more than 75% of the reports presented by the Phoenix police department and Jack Harris to obtain federal grant money related to border violence and kidnapping - were not border related, nor were they kidnapping related, and they assuredly do not make the city of Phoenix the kidnapping capital behind Mexico City. We anticipate this 75% to continue to grow to somewhere near 90%. You can see the reports that are related to Domestic Violence or some "other" crime, and they were not removed as Jack Harris, Ed Zuercher and others had stated.
Of all the documents in this link, the one below is by far the most intriguing. It is an MS Excel spreadsheet showing all the 2008 police reports. This was provided to us by a source in the Phoenix police department.
This is a line by line analysis of all the reports. As we mentioned earlier, our sources were only able to view 277 of the 358 kidnappings. The yellow lines are the 19 that we confirmed as “kidnappings” in 2008. Again - 19 out of 277!
The rest were labeled as kidnappings and according to all these above memos/links were vetted by the Phoenix PD and reconfirmed several times as kidnappings in 2008.
How can this be?
Reading this report, any person with half a brain can see that they were indeed NOT removed and there are some serious flaws in the data that Jack Harris, Phil Gordon and the Phoenix PD are relying upon. One report (the 2nd on this sheet) is from 2007. How can a report from 2007 be included in 2008 kidnappings?
Hey Jack...is your new Corvette for sale? I don't think you will need it where you are going!
Numerous sources have also pointed out that everyone under investigation and scheduled to meet with the OIG is going to "lawyer up" and not cooperate by refusing to meet or speak with anyone from the Office of Inspector General. While we understand the Right to not Self Incriminate, not cooperating will only exacerbate the problem and underscore the lies and malfeasance of lieutenant Lauri Burgett, Phoenix police chief Jack Harris and Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon. This is a very good case of where not speaking will certainly incriminate those being investigated.
As cops do you really want to protect these dirty, lying shitbags? Is your career as a cop worth protecting the likes of Burgett, Harris and Gordon or a dipshit like Ed Zuercher?
Looks like a lot of dirty cops have a lot of contemplating and soul searching to do.
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