Update: Amid public demands for transparency, the Broward Police have released the full list of 23 calls for service to the home of attacker Nikolas Cruz, in a desperate bid to deflect criticism over handling the Parkland school shooting. The final call, however, just like the transcript from the January 5 call discussed below, shows that serious concerns were not acted on.
“In the interest of full transparency, we are making available the list of all 23 calls for service at the Cruz home,” the sheriff’s office said in a Friday tweet. “18 involved Nikolas Cruz. None appeared arrestable under Florida law. However, two of the calls remain under internal investigation.”
As color coded in the list, the most serious warning came on November 30, 2017, when a caller located in Massachusetts advised that Cruz was collecting knives and was likely to conduct a school shooting. The caller was concerned Cruz would kill himself and “be a school shooter in the making.” They believed that Cruz’s weapons were kept at a friend's house.
The incident was categorized as ‘suspicious’ by Broward County Police but no report was initiated, according to the document. That call is now under Internal Affairs review and investigation, the document shows
In two incidents from 2012, Nikolas fought with his brother, Zachary, and hit his mother, Linda Cruz, with a plastic vacuum cleaner hose. In 2013, Linda told police Nikolas threw her against a wall because she confiscated his Xbox games console. The following year, he punched the wall after she took away the Xbox again. Later, in 2014, a neighbor reported Nikolas had shot at his chickens with an airsoft rifle, a replica of a real gun that shoots plastic pellets. In a "suspicious incident" recorded in 2016, an Instagram report said that Cruz was going to “shoot up a school.” The Instagram post involved a picture of guns.
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"None appeared arrestable under Florida law." "Appeared?" There are several that are arrestable under FL law. He should resign now instead of keeping up on the Trying To Save Face Tour he's embarked on.
ReplyDeleteThe most recent family he was living with after being made to leave the first place because of the guns weren't open to hearing the concerns others had about Cruz. The man also claimed while being interviewed that he thought he had the only key to the gun safe. More CYA. Anytime you buy something with a lock it always comes with 2 keys including gun safes.
ReplyDeleteThe YouTube comment was not a warning. It was not a threat. It was Cruz saying he was going to go and shoot up a school. His language is clear. "Im going to be a professional school shooter." Not I *want* to be one or I *hope* to be one but I AM going to be one.
ReplyDeleteWhat is sad is that I am not one bit surprised his plans were ignored by the FBI.
Israel the so called sheriff is a typical democrat. He's a liar. He is saying it doesn't "appear" any of the incidences were arrestable. Truth is quite a few were in fact arrestable. He's covered himself by including the word "appeared" in case someone challenges. He may be able to fool the incredibly ignorant democrat voters but many have his number and how he operates and it's not honest.
ReplyDeleteNow with that in mind while many are arrestable that doesn't mean they could result in a successful felony conviction. That is what would have (or at least should if the government actual did it's job) absolutely prevented him from purchasing firearms.
That he had been arrested alone would have (or again should) have delayed him being able to purchase the firearms.
The problem is with all the information we have so far and the fact that so many completely ignored the very clear evidence that Cruz was going to become a mass murdered this was going to happen.
The laws are on the books already but they are not being applied and threats (or in this case directly being told) are not acted upon. Until the government decides to do it's job school shooting will continue.