LAWRENCE KANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT PUT PUBLIC LIVES IN DANGER DURING TRAFFIC STOPS

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Local police have a total disregard for the publics safety at times.

When pulling people over just a few feet from the entrance of the store a police officer puts the business and its customers in danger.

This traffic stop is taking place today just a few feet from the entrance of this business.

Is this harassment?

Is there really no place else on Massachusetts street to pull people over?

What if this stop goes bad and gun fire happens?

A customer walking into the business or leaving the business could be killed! Someone inside the business could easily be hurt if this traffic stop goes bad.

It is a known statistic that 80% of the officers that are killed in the line of duty involve traffic stops. It is the most dangerous part of a police officers job.

Not only is this a danger to the public to have traffic stops in front of a business, it also is bad PR for the business. It also makes the business appear to be having problems with the police when the public drives by and see a police car with its lights flashing in the parking lot. Not to mention the parking lot is obstructed by the police business preventing paying customers from being able to be able to pull into the 4 stall parking lot.

RACIST DISCRIMINATORY FEDERAL INDICTMENT AGAINST BLACK & WHITE COUPLE, BUSINESS OWNERS YELLOW HOUSE CASE

Anatomy of a racist, Federal Indictment. An attempt by the Federal Government, hiding behind the power of the U.S. Kansas Department of Justice to show a black man and his White wife Quote "who is boss"!
footnote:
(when Prosecuting attorney Terra Morehead was asked by Defense attorney James George why the Neighbors were being treated so harsh? Her reply was quote "Because the Neighbors need to be shown who is boss!" end quote. (could this be another way of saying..A black man and his white wife need to be put in their place?)

This false Indictment was fueled by racial profiling, Prosecutorial discriminatory behavior, and flat out racism.

HOW WAS THIS INDICTMENT ACHIEVED?
(PURJURY!)
This False Indictment was obtained after the Prosecuting attorney Marietta Parker presented false, coerced testimony by at least two convicted felons to a Grand Jury. One convicted felon gave perjured testimony to the Grand Jury falsely claiming that he had been trafficking guns and drugs through the Yellow House Business. This convicted felon did not know the defendants first name, yet claims that he and the defendants did over $30k in cash illegal deals.
Absolutely no evidence was obtained by police or prosecutors to substantiate this testimony. In exchange for this outrageous testimony this felon serving A 10 year sentence at the Winfield Correctional Facility was released from prison 8 years early.
Another Convicted Felon gave a ridiculous testimony to Grand Jury that he entered the Yellow House business, a business that is extremely busy, open to the public, and has police, family and children coming and going at any time during the day! He testified upon entering the business he could see little green hairy things behind the counter and hanging out of the defendants purse in plain sight.
These testimonies are an insult to the Courts, and a disgrace to the entire Justice System.



WHAT ARE THE CHARGES?
– One count of conspiracy:
Based on the fact they are husband and wife.

– 14 counts of wire fraud:
These counts are simply based on the fact that the defendants used the internet to sell merchandise. Although the investigation has revealed no victims in the case, and no positive identification of stolen property that would have been knowingly obtained by the defendants. The defendants have never participated in any kind of theft, nor have the defendants knowingly purchased any items from individuals with the knowledge of it being stolen.
The defendants have actively been involved with law enforcement over the years in various ways to help deter crime.
This includes taking personal identification information from sellers, and forwarding that information when needed to law enforcement. Alerting law enforcement about individuals of interest, Photographing individuals selling high end items to the business. Taking lists of stolen property from detectives working cases from several police departments on a weekly basis to help look for items. Taking information from victims to help them look for property that might come in the store. Using a Video surveillance system to provide recordings for future prosecutions.
After an in-depth investigation that spans from 2005-2007, lacking any evidence pointing to the defendants knowingly participating in any thefts or crimes relating to stolen property, the Postal Service decided to withdraw from the case.
Yet the prosecutor included the wire fraud charges in the case anyway.

– 4 counts of money laundering
There is no hidden cash in this case. All the money associated with the business is accounted for. The business was licensed through the Kansas Dept. of Revenue to sell cars with a variance in the license to sell the cars solely on the internet. The money from the sales of merchandise on eBay and other internet sites was reported along with the in store sales. An in-depth audit by the IRS of the businesses sales over a 5 year period shows that the business used an outside accounting agency, and worked closely with IRS agents to maintain high standards of excellence in the reporting of all sales to the Government. After an in-depth investigation that spans from 2005-2007, lacking any evidence that the defendants hid money or evaded paying taxes, the IRS decided to withdraw from the case.
Yet the prosecutor included Money Laundering in the case anyway.

IN CONCLUSION:
The Lawrence Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marietta Parker is prosecuting.
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The prosecutor with no Federal Agency to back up the outrageous charges falsely declares the case investigated by the FBI, and continues to bring discriminatory racially motivated prosecution to these defendants.

BELOW SEE THE ENTIRE INDICTMENT AS IT APPEARS ON THE KANSAS DEPARMTENT OF JUSTICE PRESS RELEASE WEB SITE:
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Contact: Jim Cross
PHONE: 316-269-6481
FAX: 316-269-6420
Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2007

LAWRENCE COUPLE CHARGED
WITH CONSPIRACY, WIRE FRAUD, MAIL FRAUD
AND MONEY LAUNDERING

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Carrie Marie Neighbors, ??, ??, and Guy Madison Neighbors, ??, ??, are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering in connection with the alleged sale of stolen goods.
The indictment alleges the Neighbors knowingly purchased stolen goods and resold them, conducting some of the transactions on E-bay. The crimes are alleged to have occurred at various times from Jan. 5, 2005, to Nov. 30, 2005 in Lawrence, Kan.
The 19-count indictment includes the following charges against each of the Neighbors:
– One count of conspiracy
– 14 counts of wire fraud
– 4 counts of money laundering
According to the indictment:
– Carrie Neighbors owned Yellow House Quality Appliance, Inc., at 1904 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kan., and Guy Neighbors owned Yellow House at 1835 NW Topeka Boulevard, #131, in Topeka, Kan.
– Both stores bought and sold power tools, clothing, appliances, electronics and other personal property. Some of the items were resold over the Internet on e-Bay.
– The Neighbors had bank accounts at Commerce Bank and Intrust Bank in Lawrence.
– The neighbors purchased items, some of which were stolen, for resale. Some of the items were “new-in-the-box” and cost the Neighbors about 50 percent of their retail value.
– The Neighbors knowingly purchased stolen items from individuals identified in the indictment as L.P., N.P., J.L., M.A., P.N., S.B.C, T.K., N.B., and others. Checks paying for the stolen items carried notations including “tools,” “toothbrushes,” “mixer,” “computer monitor,” “drill sharpener,” “vacuum,” “Compaq Computer,” “fish finder,” and so on. Items purchased include a Trutech DVD system, a 2-gigabyte IPOD Nano, a portable DVD Player, a Garmin eTrex GPS Receiver and so on.
– The Neighbors transferred money and checks drawn on their bank accounts to purchase stolen property.
The indictment seeks a $525,000 money judgement, representing the proceeds from the alleged crimes.

Upon conviction, the alleged crimes carry the following penalties:
– Conspiracy: A maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
– Wire fraud: A maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.
– Money laundering: A maximum penalty of 20 years and a fine up to $500,000.
The Lawrence Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation worked on the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marietta Parker is prosecuting.

FORMAL COMPLAINT VIOLATION OF PRIVACY BANKING LAWS & RIGHTS IN YELLOW HOUSE CASE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

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Formal complaint
January 6th, 2007


Guy and Carrie Neighbors Owners of the Yellow House Store Inc. would like to formally request an investigation into the fact that their personal financial information has been obtained by investigators involved in the ongoing Yellow House investigation, from Douglas county bank, Commerce Bank, paypal and Intrust bank.

There is evidence that these accounts have been accessed numerous times, and according to a bank employee, that investigators have looked into the same account more numerous times using the same warrant, and that the information obtained by the investigators was used to sabotage the business's financial stability, humiliate the business publicly, was publicly disclosed without regard to privacy laws, and intimidate customers.

In one incident a Yellow House customer Louis Marshall, was taken into custody against his will and interrogated about a $150 check that had been written to him by Carrie Neighbors for a washer and dryer about one week earlier. (Before the check had cleared the bank).

In several incidents customers being questioned about items they had sold to the Yellow House, were informed by law enforcement officers the dollar amount of income the Yellow House business made in sales during the prior year.

Defense Attorney Aaron McKee esq., was informed by I.R.S. agent Rob Jackson during a break in the proffering session, that his client Carrie Neighbors had enough money to pay him for his services. Mr Jackson stated to Mr. McKee that there was a current balance that day of $4,000. in the account held by the Neighbors at Intrust Bank.

In conclusion, it is individually documented that investigators have shared private federally protected information, with unauthorized individuals. These individuals were informed of the Yellow House income amounts, total year end sales, and bank account balance.

During a press release by Dan Ward a statement included a public disclosure as factual of the dollar amounts of illegal sales i.e.: "tens of thousands", (without any evidence or charges filed that such an amount existed). Clearly an act of discrimination and a violation of Police proceedure and policy in such cases.

In conclustion we feel our privacy rights have been publicly violated and discriminated against by law enforcement during the ongoing Yellow House Investigation.

In violation of the Federal Privacy Act (PA), and the 4 Common Law Privacy Torts.

PATTERN OF ILLEGAL SEARCHES BY LAWRENCE KANSAS POLICE IN YELLOW HOUSE CASE

The Yellow House Quality Appliances Inc. and its owners Guy and Carrie Neighbors have been repeatedly subjected to unwarranted searches, policy and procedure violations, and seizures by Law enforcement under the command of the State of Kansas Government officials Police Chief Ron Olin, U.S. Attorney Eric Melgren, Assistant U.S. Attorneys Marietta Parker and Terra Morehead for an ongoing period of two years.

Starting in but not limited to November 2005,
Officer Jay Rozell entered the Yellow House and began to question Carrie Neighbors about a bike in the store. He then stated he was going to take the serial numbers off the bike so he could find out if it had been reported stolen. Carrie told him that would constitute an illegal search, and he should first find out if anyone had reported a bike like that stolen. Carrie stated if he was going to come and randomly search serial numbers he would need a search warrant. At that point Carrie pointed out a bike that someone had brought in earlier, and when she did not buy it the customer had left it. Officer Rozell went over to the bike and stated that the bike had been stolen from someone in the State of Florida. He then confiscated the bike without giving the Yellow House a case number, officer name card or property receipt.

In December 2005 and again in Dec. 2006
search warrants were issued upon the Yellow House store and owners home for items "new in package and records" in connection with their long ongoing investigation. The officers proceeded to illegally confiscate numerous used expensive laptop computer merchandise, A used PSP video game with the Best Buy extended warranty purchased by the seller still attached, (obviously not stolen property) Used video-photo Ipod MP3 Players, used high end cameras, and expensive Jewelry and Collector Firearms from the home. None of these items were new, nor were they stolen property, and were not on the list of items to be confiscated. None of the merchandise confiscated during the seizures was reported stolen yet the LKPD refused to return it to the business. And subsequently have admitted that some of the items can no longer be located in the Lawrence Kansas Police Department evidence room.

On Jan. 11th, 2006
Lawrence Police Officer Patrick Orrick came in to the Yellow House Store and unlawfully confiscated an Apple computer, which the alleged victim could not positively identify, nor prove, was stolen.

Monday May 8, 2006,
five Lawrence Police Officers, J. Rozell T. Haak, J. Bialek, A. Heffley, and Sgt. Monroe, served a forged search warrant upon the Yellow House in connection with a stolen Air Compressor, even though the business owners had been cooperating with the investigation and had already given statements and turned over all the paperwork involved with that particular investigation. This search warrant was in violation of LKPD policies and procedures, and had Judge Stephen Six's signature forged on it.

October 19th, 2006
Officers Mickey Rantz and Jay Bialek return a $350. Sony camera that had been seized from the Yellow House during a search, but never turned into the evidence custodian for documentation.

On June 25th, 2007,
Agents David Nitz, Rob Jackson & his assistant, Agent Osborne, from the IRS and Postal service along with Lawrence Police officers Matt Sarna and Eric Barkley served an arrest warrant upon the Neighbors in their home at 1104 Andover. During the arrest 3 separate illegal searches were performed. A Judge had not issued a search warrant.

After the two defendants were in custody, one sweep search of the entire home including the basement was performed by officers Sarna and Barkley. One Search of the defendant’s upstairs bedroom and office, and closet space was performed by Jackson and a search of Carries purse was performed by Osborne.

In conclusion we believe that Law enforcement has acted in an unlawful pattern of repeated violation of the Oath of Office and law they are sworn to uphold, and have repeatedly violated the constitutional rights of the defendants Carrie and Guy Neighbors under the color of the law. The defendants therefore demand that a full investigation into this ongoing pattern of abuse and unlawful seizure of property and merchandise should be commenced upon