🍋☀️👮🏽♂️Community Building
On my way home from a meeting today, I saw something that brightened my day. A young girl and her mom were selling lemonade, and a Malden Police Officer had pulled over to support them. Inspired by that simple act of community, I stopped too and grabbed a delicious $1 cup. That kind of presence builds trust and helps bridge gaps in our community.
#Malden#Northshorema#LawEnforcement#FirstResponders#CommunitySupport #lemonade
🧵National Night Out 2025✨
Community isn’t built in a day—but it starts with showing up.
A few years ago, I had a conversation with then-Captain Cronin—now Chief of Police here in Malden. I thanked him and the Malden PD for doing something simple but powerful: walking the streets, talking with residents, and making sure minority voices weren’t just heard, but respected.
That kind of presence matters. It’s how we start building bridges in our…
1/🚨 Heat Wave Reminder: Check In, Speak Up, Save a Life☀️
After teaching my strength class at the Milano Senior Center in Melrose today, I was driving home when I noticed an older woman sitting alone on the curb. It didn’t feel right—especially in this dangerous heat. I turned around, flagged down a nearby police cruiser, and let the officer know I was an EMT-B and concerned.
We found she…
#melrosema #northshorema#LawEnforcement #firstresponders #emt #heatwave#Community #fitness #health
Scam centers are spreading, and so is the human cost https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/01/interpol-human-trafficking-scam-centers/ #lawenforcement #cybercrime#INTERPOL #scams#News
Scam centers are spreading, and so is the human cost https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/01/interpol-human-trafficking-scam-centers/ #lawenforcement #cybercrime#INTERPOL #scams#News
Frightening images out of #Pasadena, #California show a plainclothes #federal#LawEnforcement officer at a stoplight jumping out of his vehicle & drawing his #weapon on a person attempting to #photograph his license plate.
Details are limited & exact circumstances of the incident are unknown, but the potentially deadly confrontation occurred Wed morning at around the same time federal #immigration agents carried out an op at a bus stop nearby.
#law#Trump#AbuseOfPower
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/plainclothes-federal-agent-draws-gun-on-man-at-stoplight-in-pasadena/
Frightening images out of #Pasadena, #California show a plainclothes #federal#LawEnforcement officer at a stoplight jumping out of his vehicle & drawing his #weapon on a person attempting to #photograph his license plate.
Details are limited & exact circumstances of the incident are unknown, but the potentially deadly confrontation occurred Wed morning at around the same time federal #immigration agents carried out an op at a bus stop nearby.
#law#Trump#AbuseOfPower
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/plainclothes-federal-agent-draws-gun-on-man-at-stoplight-in-pasadena/
Per Idrees Ali of Reuters:
The #troops are authorized [by whom? Not by law] to detain people who pose a threat to federal personnel or property, but only until #LawEnforcement can arrest them.
#Trump #law#PosseComitatusAct #democracy#RightToProtest#FreedomOfAssembly #authoritarianism #tyranny#Gestapo#AmericanAutocracy#LosAngeles#California #military#NationalGuard#Marines #resist
Well, the #PosseComitatusAct has officially been violated.
#NationalGuard troops have detained #civilians in #LAprotests, commander says
National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the #LosAngeles #protests over #immigration raids, the commander in charge said Wednesday, but they quickly turned them over to #LawEnforcement [the 30 second rule is only for food fools].
#Trump #law #democracy#RightToProtest #authoritarianism #tyranny#Gestapo
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-immigration-raids-los-angeles-c9957a0d4ded48e40ce78efb0b7a8fbf
Well, the #PosseComitatusAct has officially been violated.
#NationalGuard troops have detained #civilians in #LAprotests, commander says
National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the #LosAngeles #protests over #immigration raids, the commander in charge said Wednesday, but they quickly turned them over to #LawEnforcement [the 30 second rule is only for food fools].
#Trump #law #democracy#RightToProtest #authoritarianism #tyranny#Gestapo
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-immigration-raids-los-angeles-c9957a0d4ded48e40ce78efb0b7a8fbf
The principle of #proportionality is a #legal doctrine that requires any action taken by authorities, especially in the context of surveillance & #LawEnforcement, to be #proportionate to the objective being pursued.
#Law enforcement officers should use only the amount of force necessary to mitigate an incident, make an arrest, or protect themselves or others from harm.
#Trump#UseOfForce#RulesOfEngagement#NationalGuard#LosAngeles #protests #protesters #tyranny
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/overview-police-use-force
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