The Hawk Eye published information about Officer Dale Wyatt's administration paid leave for attempting to disrupt and steal someone's cell phone from recording. A video surfaced of the incident that prompted the Burlington Police Department to conduct an investigation.
http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/Cell-phone-slap-111814
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Officer Dale Wyatt, one of the Burlington Police officers involved in illegal police brutality activites, left his body camera turned off
Officer Dale Wyatt, a police officer from the Burlington Iowa Police Department, left his body camera turned off despite police regulations.
This could indicate that he didnt want he and his fellow officer's actions to be recorded and observed. Near the end of the video, he yanks the phone out of the victim's hands as an attempt to shut his first and fourth Amendment rights.
The camera is designed so when the button in the middle is pressed down, the camera automatically records. Seen through the video, Officer Dale Wyatt appears to not have his recorder turned on.
This could indicate that he didnt want he and his fellow officer's actions to be recorded and observed. Near the end of the video, he yanks the phone out of the victim's hands as an attempt to shut his first and fourth Amendment rights.
Burlington Police illegally conduct a search without a warrent; Officer Dale Wyatt tried taking victim's phone in fear of being recorded (VIDEO)
A video surfaced on YouTube on November 10th of two officers from the Burlington Iowa Police Department conducting illegal activities including police brutality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckO8fplCWRM
When Officer Dale Wyatt asked if there is a problem in the house, the man asked "If there was, does he need to announce a warrant, a name, a badge number." Officer Dale White replied, "No". Multiple times.
The man asked twice, "He does not?" Officer repeated the answer no to him. He then replied as he grabbed a hunk of brush and started crushing it in his hands, "Do you have all the legal knowledge? Look it up." The officer looked as though he was losing his patience and probably wanted to hurt the man recording him.
Officer Dale Wyatt then proceeds in mocking the man then gets into his face.
Officer Dale Wyatt then proceeds in stealing the man's phone and yanks it out of his hand.
According to the Burlington city website, Dale Wyatt was hired to the Burlington Police Department on March 29, 1999.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
City of Burlington proposes building expensive trinkets instead of fixing the real issues
The Burlington City Council proposed an expensive method in protecting the City of Burlington's riverfront. They would like to have a flood wall to protect nearby businesses and the rest of the riverfront from future floods.
The Hawk Eye reports the city is hoping to receive at least $16 million dollars from state grants.
http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/flood-mitigation-111314
KBUR reports the overall cost ranging to be between $21.5 and $28 million dollars.
http://www.kbur.com/2014/11/13/public-looks-at-drawings-while-consultants-describe-the-landing/
Earlier this year, the Burlington City Council also eyed in the possibility of building an indoor sporting facility at the RecPlex. The city council is also hoping to raise $6-7 million to cover part of the cost. The overall cost is $16 million.
http://www.kbur.com/2014/09/08/burlington-council-gives-blessing-to-indoor-recplex-funding-feasibility-study/
The Burlington City Council left one thing out: Where's the money going to come from?
The answer? Increase property taxes. Again. Property taxes have been increasing every year. That includes trash collection. What is suppose to be used in paying back the heavily-debt local economy is continuing to be used to pay for outrageous things.
In 2013, The Hawk Eye released information on multiple toxic entities the City of Burlington has been funding through taxpayers money for at least a decade. It was reported that these entities never made any profits. There were entities such as the Flint Hills Golf Course, the RecPlex, and similar government-sponsored businesses.
Around that time, there was a proposal of eliminating the city's BUS transportation and replacing it with the SEIBUS, a more expensive alternative for customers to travel to and fro throughout the city. After many complaints, the city council instead cut funding for the service. The service wasn't losing as much of the profits as the Rec Plex and the Flint Hills Golf Course which continues to drain more taxpayers dollars.
The Burlington City Council tried pushing for a 3% franchise fee without the public to vote on it. However, former mayor Tim Scott told the council to have the voters to vote whether to have it or not. On August 2013, the results came in as the majority of voters voted no on the proposal.
http://www.kbur.com/2013/08/06/august-6th-special-election-results/
The Burlington City Council also forced a child and teenage center that was part of the community for more than two decades. Despite its low impact in hurting the city's profits, the council stopped funding it.
The city council's excuse to proposing to cut insignificant tax payer funded projects? "Its part of the budget plan". A budget plan to help large corporations achieve tax-funded projects that receive no profits that the city can help bring the economy up in the area. Although they have made very few small cuts in the big pork spending entities, they were insignificant enough to make a real impact.
In 2004, the City of Burlington decided to sue Burlington Northern Santa Fe. The reason? Because The City of Burlington council claimed it would bring back jobs and to give them money over a dispute in an agreement from the mid 1800's
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=13731
Two years later, after wasting more than $2 million in taxpayers dollars, the City of Burlington lost the lawsuit. Of the more than $2 million dollars that were wasted, some $300,000 was spent for lawyer service for one year.
Around this time, the City of Burlington council also forced an entire area of individuals that lived in these WW2-era homes. Some were paid to leave while others were threatened, pushed around, and forced to leave. The reason behind all this? To build a mini mall by of a Minnesota-based company. After everyone was evicted and the homes were demolished, the Minnesota company withdrew their offer to buy and build something with the land.
Some years later, city council proposed about building a community garden full of fruits and vegetables that anyone can grow. It was later scrapped. Around 2010 or so, the city council proposed a voting system where the most votes goes to having their taxpayer dollars to fund the specific item on the list. One of the items listed was building a community youth center behind Walgreens where the Manor use to sit. The vote was later tallied and the community center didn't make the cut. Now a business wishes to build something there (which the city council had stopped the process from happening as of two years ago or so ago.) To this day, its nothing but trees, grass, and abandoned roads with some driveways that use to lead towards some of the homes.
The real issues the council faces is the tax-burden community, the lack of jobs in the area, and the increasing debt the council refuses to fix efficiently and effectively.
The Hawk Eye reports the city is hoping to receive at least $16 million dollars from state grants.
http://www.thehawkeye.com/story/flood-mitigation-111314
KBUR reports the overall cost ranging to be between $21.5 and $28 million dollars.
http://www.kbur.com/2014/11/13/public-looks-at-drawings-while-consultants-describe-the-landing/
Earlier this year, the Burlington City Council also eyed in the possibility of building an indoor sporting facility at the RecPlex. The city council is also hoping to raise $6-7 million to cover part of the cost. The overall cost is $16 million.
http://www.kbur.com/2014/09/08/burlington-council-gives-blessing-to-indoor-recplex-funding-feasibility-study/
The Burlington City Council left one thing out: Where's the money going to come from?
The answer? Increase property taxes. Again. Property taxes have been increasing every year. That includes trash collection. What is suppose to be used in paying back the heavily-debt local economy is continuing to be used to pay for outrageous things.
In 2013, The Hawk Eye released information on multiple toxic entities the City of Burlington has been funding through taxpayers money for at least a decade. It was reported that these entities never made any profits. There were entities such as the Flint Hills Golf Course, the RecPlex, and similar government-sponsored businesses.
Around that time, there was a proposal of eliminating the city's BUS transportation and replacing it with the SEIBUS, a more expensive alternative for customers to travel to and fro throughout the city. After many complaints, the city council instead cut funding for the service. The service wasn't losing as much of the profits as the Rec Plex and the Flint Hills Golf Course which continues to drain more taxpayers dollars.
The Burlington City Council tried pushing for a 3% franchise fee without the public to vote on it. However, former mayor Tim Scott told the council to have the voters to vote whether to have it or not. On August 2013, the results came in as the majority of voters voted no on the proposal.
http://www.kbur.com/2013/08/06/august-6th-special-election-results/
The Burlington City Council also forced a child and teenage center that was part of the community for more than two decades. Despite its low impact in hurting the city's profits, the council stopped funding it.
The city council's excuse to proposing to cut insignificant tax payer funded projects? "Its part of the budget plan". A budget plan to help large corporations achieve tax-funded projects that receive no profits that the city can help bring the economy up in the area. Although they have made very few small cuts in the big pork spending entities, they were insignificant enough to make a real impact.
In 2004, the City of Burlington decided to sue Burlington Northern Santa Fe. The reason? Because The City of Burlington council claimed it would bring back jobs and to give them money over a dispute in an agreement from the mid 1800's
http://www.ble-t.org/pr/news/headline.asp?id=13731
Two years later, after wasting more than $2 million in taxpayers dollars, the City of Burlington lost the lawsuit. Of the more than $2 million dollars that were wasted, some $300,000 was spent for lawyer service for one year.
Around this time, the City of Burlington council also forced an entire area of individuals that lived in these WW2-era homes. Some were paid to leave while others were threatened, pushed around, and forced to leave. The reason behind all this? To build a mini mall by of a Minnesota-based company. After everyone was evicted and the homes were demolished, the Minnesota company withdrew their offer to buy and build something with the land.
Some years later, city council proposed about building a community garden full of fruits and vegetables that anyone can grow. It was later scrapped. Around 2010 or so, the city council proposed a voting system where the most votes goes to having their taxpayer dollars to fund the specific item on the list. One of the items listed was building a community youth center behind Walgreens where the Manor use to sit. The vote was later tallied and the community center didn't make the cut. Now a business wishes to build something there (which the city council had stopped the process from happening as of two years ago or so ago.) To this day, its nothing but trees, grass, and abandoned roads with some driveways that use to lead towards some of the homes.
The real issues the council faces is the tax-burden community, the lack of jobs in the area, and the increasing debt the council refuses to fix efficiently and effectively.
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