The Virginian-Pilot
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CHESAPEAKE
The two giant signs had been in front of Ryan Frederick's home for months, gathering signatures in support of a man who had been arrested and accused this year of killing a Chesapeake police detective.
That was until September, when the city of Chesapeake ordered the signs to be removed if no one obtained a permit for them.
Since he was jailed in January on charges of fatally shooting Detective Jarrod Shivers, Frederick has also been cited by the city for overgrown grass and weeds, broken windows on a backyard garage, and a pool with water that was described in one report as "green and stagnant."
City inspectors have made at least eight visits to the home since June, records show.
Frederick's sister, Amanda Arakelyan, said Wednesday she thinks the city has "just been harassing us because of Ryan's situation." Being ordered to remove the signs made her angry, but the signs were taken down, she said.
"They just don't want anybody to have support for Ryan," Arakelyan said from Frederick's Redstart Avenue home, where Shivers was shot Jan. 17 during a police drug raid there. Frederick's sister has lived at the home since November.
City spokesman Mark Cox said the Frederick home is being treated no differently than any other home in Chesapeake. City code allows temporary signs in very limited situations, such as political or real estate signs. Permits are required in some cases.
Jerry Johnson, a former South Norfolk Civic League president who lives near the Frederick home, said the signs were "an obvious code violation."
The signs were too large, and at least one of them was just propped up against a tree, he said.
"If we had a good storm, they may have gone sailing down the street," he said.
Aside from the code violation, the signs had become distracting for the community, Johnson said. Television news crews stopped by frequently with their trucks. The signs were a "constant reminder that that's where the police officer was killed," he said.
Arakelyan said Frederick received notices of the code violations in jail, where "there's nothing he can do."
Friends and family have corrected the violations, city reports show.
Arakelyan said she wants to have the signs - which are stashed in Frederick's garage - back in the front yard in time for her brother's capital murder trial, which is set to begin Jan. 20.
Mike Saewitz, (757) 222-5207, mike.saewitz@pilotonline.com
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commandos talking about taking out the police are funny...you'd probably be the first ones to cry for your momma....Fredrick is a killer and hopefully receive the punishment he deserves...you cannot kill someone to protect your property as it was put on here before...if you do you too will either be killed or arrested...
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Thanks Price for your reply.. you are cool..peace.
This case smells like...police corruption, Turnbull,ect,ect
http://www.reason.com/news/show/128723.html
"Last week, the Virginian-Pilot finally reported on Turnbull's conversations with Hopkins from last February, explaining that Turnbull's allegations seem to be confirmed by new revelations from special prosecutor Paul Ebert at a pretrial hearing earlier this month. Referring to the break-in at Frederick's home, the Pilot reported:
Turnbull said he and an accomplice didn't worry about breaking into Frederick's garage because police assured them they would be protected.
"The dude said he was going to look out for us, so let's go do it," he said.Turnbull said he met with Shivers once and talked with him on the phone on other occasions. During a meeting at a 7-Eleven store near the intersection of Battlefield Boulevard and Cedar Road in Chesapeake, Shivers introduced himself.
"He told me what to look for. He said, if you know of any burglaries or anything, let Steven know... He said no evidence, no pay... He said if you know where it is, go get it.
According to Virginia criminal defense attorney John Zwerling, if Turnbull's allegations are true, they would represent illegal conduct on the part of the Chesapeake Police Department and
Rick,
you must be involved, directly, with the case, to know the identity of the informant. As I wrote earlier, we never revealed the actual identity of an informant, outside the very small circle of those in the need to know. If things have changed that much, then I'm perplexed that any drug cases are successfully managed at all. Giving the name of an informant, even to another officer , not directly involved in the case, was grounds for dismissal from the squad, at least. If you aren't directly involved, in a legal aspect, then how? A total of over 300 narcotics cases & not once did I allow the informant's name to be divulged, outside the need to know circle.
A Few Years Ago
I was involved in a legal dispute with a Chesapeake City Official. Prior to that dispute City Inspectors, Social Services, Sheriffs, etc had rarely visited my address and never found anything in violation. During the dispute, various city personnel visited my property on an almost weekly basis and almost always found something dubious or obscure to cite for violation. The courts always seemd to lose paperwork that I had to file and often court notices appeared 1-2 days prior to a trial giving little time to prepare. It has been a few years since the dispute was settled and I no longer get visited or cited by the city departments.
Zoning Violations?
"shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,"
These are/were signs making political statements on private property. No ordinance or permit needed. If they had been mine on my property, they would have still been there, unless of course the corrupt local police burned them when they burned me out of my house for not taking them down.
Good for you Wolf1
I applaud your efforts in helping people change their destructive lifestyle's. The years of your working experiences have formed your beliefs and opinions. Take pride in knowing that you probably have saved a few lives and families through your efforts. I never assumed anything, I was only referring to my personal experineces.
Good points on addressing what you would or you currently do to help people with addiction problems. However, there has to be a medium between "therapeutic" and "punishment" behavior. I have seen reports of succes with the drug courts in variuous cities. You said, "stop equating illicit use with guaranteed violation of the rights of other". Can you please clarify that statement. I never said all illicit users vilate the rights of others.
twomiller, you're incorrect
I do know the identity of the informant, and Renaldo Turnbull was in fact his accomplice.
I've seen their records, their mugshots, and their last known addresses. They are currently in custody in the Chesapeake jail. Although Turnbull has committed plenty of crimes that he could be charged with, it's looking as though the charge he's being held on at the moment was fabricated out of whole cloth by the CPD.
Steven, the informant, is being held on a number of charges related to having stolen and used a credit card from a woman who I believe lives in Virginia Beach. Those charges were nolle prossed, but after it became apparent that the charges against Ryan were blowing up in their faces, the charges were reinstated, and a judge issued a capias on him.
you offer more treatment options - without coercion
Newsflash to the police on this list: You cannot incarcerate your way to a "better" world when it comes to substance use issues. It didn't work during alcohol prohibition and it has not worked in today's society. Price, we cannot ultimately control what people put into their bodies - nor should we.. The other problem with drug laws is that we have a black market where individuals do not know what they are exactly getting in terms of substance potency. And still another problem with drug laws can be seen in the many (and I say many) innocent people who have been killed during police raids. (Police have made many mistakes in storming into the wrong locations - and many innocent people have died as a result).
a harm reduction approach is key - not coercion
Price, for the past 15 years I have worked as a social worker with individuals who are homeless and have substance use issues. Not only have I looked into the eyes of people who have been horribly wronged by the police and the state, I have gotten to know them very well. The difference is that I work for a program that uses a harm reduction approach. We meet participants where they are at and help them reduce harm resulting from behaviors. We also help them obtain housing and employment assistance. The legal system has failed miserably at reducing substance use in society. Why? Well, people who are in charge of incarcerating individuals for possession charges are in the punishment business. They are generally not interested in helping someone change behaviors in a therapeutic way. With them, it's all about force. Again, no one here is arguing for giving people (regardless if they use illicit substances or not) a pass for violating the rights of others). So please stop equating illicit use with guaranteed violation of the rights of others.