robert Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Passing info along: For Immediate Release Contact: Jerry Vlasak, MD November 2, 2006 (310) 251-0259 Santa Monica Police Raid Homes of Two Animal Liberation Press Officers Police Refuse to Delineate Reason for Search Warrant; Similar Raid Last Year Resulted in Costly Lawsuit by Activists Los Angeles- Search warrants were served on the residences Tuesday of two North AmericanAnimal Liberation Press Officers by the Santa Monica Police Department. No arrests weremade, and no reason was given for the warrants, signed by Los Angeles Appellate JudgePaul Turner. Thousands of dollars worth of private items were taken with no explanation,confounding animal activists in the Los Angeles area, which has seen increasinglyeffective animal advocacy in the last several years. The homes of Dr. Jerry Vlasak and Linda Greene were raided on Tuesday, October 31 ataround 11am; neither occupant was at home. In a similar action in 2004, the same agencyraided the home of Goldfinger lead guitarist John Feldman in Bellaire; no arrests wereever made, and Feldman was awarded $75,000 by the City of Santa Monica last year. Press Officer Dr. Jerry Vlasak stated: "Apparently the Santa Monica Police are fond ofrummaging through the belongings of innocent people who advocate for animals. My wife'sunderwear drawer seemed to be of special interest to them, although the Press Officepremises themselves have not been touched as yet. They left my home a mess; we are,however, looking forward to our hefty sum from the department, just like John and Amy[Feldman] got last year. The animals can always use the money." Linda Greene adds: "ThePress Office must be doing something right, to incur such wrath from those who supportanimal exploitation and abuse." Despite the loss of several computers, the Press Officers, who claim they keep back-updata available at several locations, were unfazed and back at work within hours. Sgt. J.Moroso and Lt. Beautz of the Santa Monica Police Department, who conducted the raids, didnot respond to repeated calls. Contact Jerry Vlasak, MD, Press Officer, at (310) 251-0259. - 30 - North American Animal Liberation Press Officewww.animalliberationpressoffice.org[email protected](818) 932-9997 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelicanAndrew Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Free money is good but that's such a horrid infringement on personal freedoms it's rediculous. Speaking of which, my ass is about to be blacklisted. I'm starting up an SDS club at my school. I think it'd be funny to have police rade my messy dorm room. But if they took any of my crap(especially Darth Vader and my computer) i'd sue until my college expenses were paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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