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Detectives search Radley "Rascal" Morton's home for evidence of child pornography Radley "Rascal" Morton Arrested on Child Pornography Charges Detectives Currently Combing Through Evidence Ryan D Price Radley Morton, commonly known by his FaceBrowser moniker "Rascal", was arrested by LSPD officers Wednesday evening for allegedly, "trafficking child pornography in the state of San Andreas." Outside of Morton's trailer in Stab City, Police Chief Charles Hughes addressed the media. "Over the last week, the Detective Bureau's Cyber Crimes Section has been working hard on identifying and investigating key individuals involved in trafficking child pornography in the state of San Andreas. Today we are standing in front of the house of Mister Radley Morton. Mister Morton has been found to be the person behind several Facebrowser accounts, including but not limited to: Rascal, Rascai, Bird is the word, NotRascal, and Rascalification. Following our investigation into these FaceBrowser accounts, we identified him to be the source. The detectives behind me are currently checking out the house for any signs of child pornography stored inside. Mister Morton was arrested five minutes ago for his involvement in trafficking Child Pornography and should be en route to Mission Row Station as we speak. I must clarify that so far the LSPD has only found mister Morton peddling his wares. We have not found any actual child pornography, which is the reason why we're currently searching his domicile." Police, at the time of this article's writing, are currently combing through evidence taken from Morton's trailer in search of evidence to pin him on charges of Child Abuse and Endangerment. Each item of child pornography, if found by detectives on Morton's personal computers, would see him face a minimum of three years in prison. "If there are fifty videos, he will be charged with fifty counts.", Chief Hughes said of Morton's possible charges. When asked how LSPD became aware of Morton's acts, Hughes elaborated, "We were issued an electronic surveillance warrant which we used to breach his accounts. In his private messages, we found repeated attempts to sell child pornography to random users on Facebrowser. Mister Morton, however, did not share any over the medium. Thus we are still investigating how he delivers it to his clients." If child pornography is not found on his personal devices, Morton will still be facing charges, according to Chief Hughes, "At the moment, we are looking to charge mister Morton with Child Abuse and Endangerment, which this crime falls under. If it turns out that he does not possess said pornography, we will be seeking to charge him with different charges relevant to infringing on public decency or something of that likeness. We and the DA's office take sex offenders very seriously, as we should." This is the first operation carried out by the LSPD's new cybercrimes team. According to the Police Chief, cyber crimes will be a larger focus moving forward. "This case will be our first official one, and hopefully, our first successful one." He went on to say, regarding the unique situation modern technology puts law enforcement in, "We feel like the digital landscape is very much still the unknown, and our people working it should have as much leeway as possible." Saints News will continue to cover this story as it develops. Saints News

LSPD Officers look on as LSFD units work to extinguish the fire Fire in La Mesa Arson Suspected as "FireBat" Claims Responsibility Ryan D Price Flames engulfed a small trailer on the concrete banks of the canals and sewers new Little Bighorn Avenue in La Mesa this evening. LSPD and LSFD units responded immediately, extinguishing the structure fire quickly. This comes amidst a series of arsons for which a FaceBrowser user under the moniker "FireBat" has taken responsibility. Soon after LSFD arrived on scene, FireBat posted on FaceBrowser. LSPD had a detective on the scene shortly after the fire was extinguished and are continuing to investigate the matter. If you have any information regarding this incident or any other related to this string of arsonry please contact LSPD. Saints News will continue coverage as this story progresses. Saints News

Photo Opportunity! (L-R, Cap. S. McGill, Acting Chief C. Hughes, Mayor V. Rockford. Chief F. Osborne, D. Chief R Lionheart, D. Chief C. MacKenzie) Los Santos' Newest Superheroes? The Los Santos Tactical Medics Kalyani Jamil “As we all know, the Police Department of our beautiful city has recently experienced a change at the reins.” The press conference began with a speech from the mayor, Vincent Rockford, not known for his many public appearances, Rockford spoke to a crowd full of journalists, police staff and officers about the topics of change, and the announcement of the new ‘Tactical Medic’ cross-department unit. Joined by Acting Chief of Police, Charles Hughes, and Chief of the Fire Department, Chief Osborne. “The Fire Department has undergone a similar change this year, and change is never easy. Change is always a challenge. But it is the experience we take in after dealing with such a challenge that is crucial to the improvement of all public institutions. And more importantly, the experience shared between the public institutions. This process of sharing experiences on all operational levels is the key to progress.” “Today marks another step in that continuous process. Here to discuss it further - Chief Charles Hughes, and Chief Frank Osborne.” “Chief Hughes from the Los Santos Police Department. Thank you, mister Mayor. And thank you all for coming here today. Because today truly does mark a momentous occasion. Over the past few months, various command officers within both the Police Department and the Fire Department have been working tirelessly on a new program, which last weekend yielded its first graduates. Today we are here to announce and present the Tactical Medic program to the city, an innovation built off of the backs of both Fire Department and Police Department personnel.” “The Tactical Medic program combines the medical expertise of the Los Santos Fire Department with the tactical knowledge of the LSPD. To my right is Captain McGill, the officer in charge of the Tactical Medic program, together with two of her first graduate class, Sergeant Spencer and Detective Hamasaki. Captain McGill was certified herself by the Fire Department and has worked tirelessly with elements of the Fire Department to develop training manuals and the inner workings of the team.” “The team's goals are simple; To provide specialized on-scene care for injured tactical officers. This may include temporizing management of non-serious injuries and illnesses, which will allow the tactical officer to continue functioning during an operation, and to provide liaison between both our Departments. As it stands, there are only police personnel currently within the team, but we are looking to in the future add Fire Department personnel to the team as well.” “To further speak of the challenges faced by the Fire Department's perspective, Fire Chief Osborne is here to represent his department.” “A couple of months ago Chief Hughes and Captain McGill approached me with their idea of the team. We started working on it as both departments understood the importance this team has for the city. These are situations that prevent our department from responding and being able to have a capable team to assist was needed a long time ago.” “Thanks to our Training division, being lead by our Lieutenant Hough, worked together with Captain McGill to set up training and documents for the team. That was the first time that our department certified another department with medical certification, and it's our honour that the LSPD is the first one. This co-operation between the departments can only ensure a better and safe city for all of us. We are going to rise and shine together and make this city a better place - together.” The room was passed to Detective Hamasaki. “During my time in the program, we are not only treated well but trained hard. We need to be ready to do whatever we can to save those whom we serve along with. We're expected to be in the best shape to complete our goals. The training comes down to working under fire to getting down to the nitty and gritty of medical care. Captain McGill skipped no details when going through this. This was done to allow us to perform to our best ability. We plan to continue this effort to no only secure the comrades we work with, but work with the Los Santos Fire Department.” The floor was opened to allow questions, all of which came from journalists. Questions were opened by Kalyani Jamil from Saints News, answered by Acting Chief Hughes. The unit is being run by Captain McGill, while very capable in her own right, do you see this as impeding her work in the Media Relations and Community Affairs Division, and if so, will she be granted extra resources in that division? Due to the fact the Police Department only has finite assets, a lot of our officers, specifically command personnel, are often cross-trained and command multiple areas. All of them have monthly reviews where I sit down with them to discuss their challenges; Captain McGill has so far not had any conflicts with her assignments as both a Tactical Medic and being in charge of MRCAD, due to the nature of being a Tactical Medic very much being part-time. They are not called out nor required daily, as they only attend the most critical of incidents in that capacity. But in that case, is there not a concern that they are overextended, or could become so with the growth and changes in demand for the need for those divisions, especially one in a command role? All of our Divisions have command teams. The person at the very top represents their command team, true, but there is an entire command apparatus to support them. They are never on their own, and if at any point any commanding officer does find themselves so, we help them find additional command personnel or a replacement. We usually do that way before it becomes a problem, though. We don't work our people to the bone if we can prevent it. The next question was given by Tamara Morgan, from Weazel News. Thank you, Chief Hughes. Could you provide an example of a situation where a tactical medic may be deployed to, so people can get a better understanding of when and how they may be deployed and in-turn, benefit them? In any instance where we have, for example, an active shooter scenario with tactical, or non-tactical, personnel were injured in the line of duty, that is where the tactical medics come in. That's where the name comes from. Their tactical training allows them to better manoeuvre those scenarios, while their medical training allows them to assist the injured person in those scenarios. We have had situations in the past where we could not safely get fire department personnel to help out our injured officers in the field, and this inspired us to create the program. Next, came a question from the Legal Department at Saints News. Answered by Acting Chief Hughes. What level of medical care are these tactical medics certified to provide? The Tactical Medic certification is not specifically either BLS or ALS in a traditional sense. One could call it a mixture that is specifically aimed at providing relevant medical care required in those active shooter scenarios. Captain McGill herself is trained and certified in ALS, but all her subordinates get the specific Tactical Medic qualification with the aforementioned skills. Then, Tamara Morgan from Weazel News, answered by Acting Chief Hughes. How long does it take to fully train an officer, or indeed fire department personnel for the tactical medic program and whom would be eligible to apply for the program? As it stands right now, in its current iteration, officers must be qualified as Tactical Officers, so a part of our B or C platoons, and qualified with at least BLS training. When we in the future incorporate Fire Department personnel, they will receive said tactical training as part of their Tactical Medic curriculum. The entire process takes no more than about a week. However, that is because right now, all these officers are already qualified, tactical officers. When we incorporate members from the fire department, we may need to extend the training period. Again, the Legal Department at Saints News, answered by Fire Chief Osborne. Naturally, tactical officers will have the protection of their armour and helmets, as well as their firearms. Will the firefighters that are part of this program have similar protection? Will we see firefighters armed in these situations? Eventually, when the Fire Department will incorporate its members into this team, they will get the needed equipment to perform their duties. Meaning firefighters would be armed? It would, yes, after passing the right and needed training to gain them. Being a part of a tactical team will require us on being on the same level as the PD side of the team. We are still working along with PD on how to incorporate it, and will eventually do when the time comes. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ While it’s currently unknown where the future of the Tactical Medical Unit lies - and whether it’s something that will prove successful or useful, it’s the first large step seen in the future cooperation of the Police and Fire Department, spearheaded by the Acting Chief of Police back when he was a deputy. A major point of concern for many would be the arming of firefighters who simply are not experienced in having to handle a firearm in emergencies, it remains in the air how medically-trained first-aiders will react under fire, and whether they have the mind frame to be able to handle that. With controversies of police being accused of being gun-happy in the past even after extensive training, arming firefighters, especially if the period of training is short, would raise a lot of eyebrows. While covered under the city charter to possess a special license by the police department, it remains unknown how successful this will prove to be - in a situation in which a medical professional is forced to use a firearm, would that change the perception on them from the public? Our attention is drawn to the Hippocratic Oath, and most importantly - the theory of ‘Primum non nocere,’ “first, to do no harm.” Another cause for concern would be having police officers be medically trained, especially in life-or-death situations that require immediate assistance while under pressure. As the Chief stated, the training course for the tactically-trained staff is only a week-long - would that be long enough to sufficiently train police officers to save a life? In the end, it’s something that we will only learn with time. Interesting developments, of course, and as always, let us know your thoughts on this news below. For now, that’s all from us. Saints News #ForSaintsBySaints