Monday, January 28, 2019

San Francisco Police Officer Arrested And Charged With Robbing Bank


SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco police officer Rain Olson Daugherty was arrested yesterday and charged this morning with robbing a San Francisco bank, announced United States Attorney Alex. G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.

According to an affidavit filed in connection with the case, on November 29, 2018, Daugherty, 44, of San Francisco, is the person who allegedly robbed entered the East West Bank in the Sunset District of San Francisco and handed a teller a note that demanded money in $50 and $100 denominations.  The robber then said something to the effect of “calm down, just do it.”  The teller gave a stack of cash and gave it to the robber.  A second teller, who had observed the robber pass the note, pressed the alarm and left the area to notify a bank manager of the robbery.  The robber took approximately $9,000 from the bank.

According to documents filed with the court, Daugherty is currently under suspension without pay.  Daugherty was charged with bank robbery, in a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a).  

A complaint merely alleges that crimes have been committed, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.  The defendant faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison for the charge.  Additional fines, forfeitures, restitution, and special assessments also may be imposed.  However, any sentence will be imposed by the court only after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.  

The defendant currently is in federal custody and is scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim on December 19, 2018, for arraignment. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ajay Krishnamurthy with the assistance of Kimberly Richardson.  The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the FBI with assistance from the San Francisco Police Department. 

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Read About Multi-Faced Active Shooter Training on SchoolSafetyInfo.org


Visit www.schoolsafetyinfo.org, JTIC's school safety website, to learn about how the city of Falls Church, Va., has implemented a school safety educational program that includes active shooter response and Stop the Bleed training. After you read "Program Takes Multi-Faceted Approach to Active Shooter Training” at https://www.schoolsafetyinfo.org/stories/Success4Multi-Faceted.html, browse the site for additional success stories, a calendar of events and more.

Thursday, January 17, 2019

ASCLD & FTCoE Webinar on the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network


A webinar will be held Jan. 24, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET on the challenges and opportunities regarding the implementation of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) program. The NIBIN program has the potential to find links in cases involving firearms that can quickly assist in an investigation. Crime Gun Intelligence utilizes evidence-based technology to provide law enforcement a unique tool to develop information on crime guns and shootings to identify and disrupt the shooting cycle. The program has the potential to quickly find links between shooting cases, links across jurisdictional boundaries, and has the potential of increased communication and problem solving between agencies. One of the foundations of this intelligence is the use of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' NIBIN. In 2018, the National Crime Gun Intelligence Governing Board established Minimum Required Operating Standards for NIBIN. The webinar will include a brief discussion on NIBIN and the new standards, presentations from a state laboratory (Utah Bureau of Forensic Science) and a local laboratory (Phoenix Police Laboratory Services Bureau) on the challenges of implementation, and how they are working to meet the new standards.

For information and to register, go to https://forensiccoe.org/webinar/nibin-ascld-directors-series/.