MN - Justine Damond, 40, fatally shot by Minneapolis LE, 15 July 2017 #3

[Jax49]

No fingerprints on squad belonged to Justine Damond, specialist testifies

A fingerprint specialist testified Monday in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor that none of the 51 prints lifted from his police vehicle belonged to Justine Ruszczyk Damond, while adding that in some cases testing came back inconclusive.

 

[Jax49]

Noor trial: Ruszczyk fingerprints not found on police squad, BCA says

Defense attorneys for ex-Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor have argued he shot 911 caller Justine Ruszczyk in an alley after she slapped the back of his police squad as she approached, startling him and his partner and leaving them fearing for their lives.

But an expert testified Monday that Ruszczyk's fingerprints were not found on the squad.

 

[Rocco]

I’m not sure why Sgt. Barnette still holds her position.

Everyone is probably afraid of her. She looks like a bulldozer.

 

[Tippy Lynn]

Everyone is probably afraid of her. She looks like a bulldozer.

Agreed

 

[Jax49]

Noor trial: Prosecutors question BCA decisions on crime scene

BCA Special Agent in Charge Eric Knutson acknowledged authorized releasing the squad vehicle occupied by former officer Mohamed Noor and his partner back to Minneapolis Police. Prosecutors maintain the return of the Ford Explorer resulted in key evidence being compromised or destroyed.

 

[ilovewings]

As i read the testimony from various people from the MPD it seems
they were hell bent on protccting Noor and throwing the victim
under the bus----from the BS stateme t that appears in tbe warrant
that the victim slapped the police car to executing a warrant to
search the victim's home,as though she was the perpetrator-it
is appalling and profoundly sad

 

[Jax49]

Noor trial: BCA agent frustrated that MPD provided little information in early investigation

In his testimony at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor Tuesday, a special agent with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension expressed frustration that the police department provided such little information in the early stages of the investigation into the shooting death Justine Ruszczyk Damond in 2017.

Prosecutors have previously presented the idea of the “blue wall of silence” to the jury.

 

[Rocco]

Olson had difficulty remembering who first suggested there was a slap on the squad car prior to the shooting but eventually said it was Barnette who said it.

Day 10 Of Mohamed Noor Trial: More Testimony From BCA Agents

Good ole Barnette.

 

[ilovewings]

Olson had difficulty remembering who first suggested there was a slap on the squad car prior to the shooting but eventually said it was Barnette who said it.

Day 10 Of Mohamed Noor Trial: More Testimony From BCA Agents

Good ole Barnette.

.

she is a pieceof work

 

[Jax49]

Expert says use of force was 'excessive and objectively unreasonable' in Noor trial

KSTP's Brett Hoffland reports that a use of force expert with Crystal Police testified Wednesday morning that the use of force in the case was "excessive and objectively unreasonable," and that "no reasonable officer would have perceived a threat by someone just walking up to the squad."

 

[Jax49]

BCA investigator, digital forensic expert take stand in Noor trial

Cheung said the buffer is important because it captures whatever happens in the 30 seconds before an officer hits record. The Minneapolis Police Department stores the footage. Cheung testified buffer settings can be changed to 30 seconds, one minute or three minutes. Cheung examined their data and realized Noor and Harrity's buffers were shorter than every other officer in the department. Norr's was 7 seconds and Harrity's was 15 seconds. The standard, according to experts, is a half-minute.

 

[Jax49]

dbm - double post

 

[PrairieWind]

BCA investigator, digital forensic expert take stand in Noor trial

Wow! Do we have overt evidence tampering?

 

[Jax49]

Wow! Do we have overt evidence tampering?

Blatant was the word that popped into my mind, but overt is even better.

 

[PrairieWind]

Blatant was the word that popped into my mind, but overt is even better.

Actually I like blatant better.

 

[Tippy Lynn]

Blatant was the word that popped into my mind, but overt is even better.

Actually I like blatant better.

Both great words

 

[PrairieWind]

If that is correct that the buffer recordings were tampered with, I would think that the DA or the State Atty General office should be considering obstruction of justice or other charges against individuals in the MPD. That is ridiculous.

 

[Tippy Lynn]

If that is correct that the buffer recordings were tampered with, I would think that the DA or the State Atty General office should be considering obstruction of justice or other charges against individuals in the MPD. That is ridiculous.

Agreed - so ridiculous!

 

[ilovewings]

If that is correct that the buffer recordings were tampered with, I would think that the DA or the State Atty General office should be considering obstruction of justice or other charges against individuals in the MPD. That is ridiculous.

All I can think about in this case, up to this point, is poor Justine. She was the victim IMO of an incompetent police department, complicated by cover ups, evidence tampering and outright lying. I don't believe one thing in this investigation was carried out in a professional competent and forthright manner. It was cover up right from the beginning---everything points to a cop who used unreasonable excessive force and everyone trying to protect him. My prayer is justice for Justine. I hope the jury gets it right. To those cops Justine was just a dead woman lying in the alley and they were thinking " how are we going to protect Noor"---

 

[Rocco]

Hacker told the court Wednesday that being startled doesn't justify deadly force, and that an officer must first have to identify an actual threat.

"The most reasonable force in this situation would have been no force at all," he said.

Expert raps Noor's decision to fire; Ruszczyk 'did nothing wrong'