Mt. Vernon Community Demanding Formal Investigation of Mt. Vernon City Government Illegally shutting down local Businesses

Please join community leaders, local business owners and concern residents as they demand state of federal investigations in the actions of the Mount Vernon City Government and Mayor Richard Thomas' new Quality of Life Task Force from illegally closing local businesses in Mt. Vernon.  Friday, May 27, 2016, at 11AM, at OK Freddy's Meat Market, 132 South Fourth Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York 10050.  With no reasonable explanation or due process, the City of Mount Vernon illegally padlocked and closed down a very popular and successful business. OK Freddy’s is well known to the communities in Westchester and the Bronx. Customers travel from all over Westchester to patronize OK Freddy’s. To their dismay the business was closed on Saturday, May 14, 2016 by the City of Mt. Vernon at 3:00 p.m. with no citations or warning. The city of Mt. Vernon also illegally closed  Mega Beverage Redemption Center, located at 121 East Third Street. On Tuesday, May 24, Judge Susan Cacace ordered that both stores can reopen and padlocks taken off.  As a result 80 people was unemployed and would of made it virtually impossible to keep a roof over their heads with rent being due June 1st.  The community is in an uproar with no explanation that can be given to the employees and the community. We also will address the need for local, state of federal intervention to investigate Joseph Spiezio for impersonating an officer of the law by representing himself as a Deputy Police Commissioner of Mt. Vernon Police Department when illegally closing OK Freddy's Meat Market and Mega Beverage Redemption Center.  After acquiring about  Deputy Commissioner Spiezio position. We have found out that Mr. Spiezio was never sworn in as  Deputy Police Commissioner or in any law enforcement capacity in the City of Mount Vernon. There is no information recorded in the Mt. Vernon City Clerk’s Office that Mr. Spiezio holds any position. The thing to remember is if the Mt. Vernon City Government can come in, shut down and padlock a business with no previous violations, they can do it to any business next. All business owners need to come out and stand against this injustice. “This is the United States of America, where we are entitled to due process and fair warning,” says Karen Edmonson, former Yonkers NAACP President. “The rights of the owner of OK Freddy’s has been violated. I am Jamaican, and I personally travel to Mt. Vernon to purchase my traditional Caribbean meats and foods. This is simply unacceptable!!!  I am standing with this hardworking community-minded young man and his customers and the community against this local government’s unconstitutional tactics.” "Our local government operates by rules,laws and standards that protect working citizens of Mt. Vernon",  says Damon K. Jones, NY Representative, Blacks in Law Enforcement of America. "When our elected officials and appointees violate these laws and violate the people that they sworn to protect it creates distrust in the community in the process of a true Democracy, that was promises by these same elected officials."   Contact Karen Edmonson at (914) 841-4985 or Karendacostaedmonson@gmail.com Damon K. Jones at (914) 525-5288 or damonkjonesbleausa@gmail.com

Copyright © 2016 Blacks In Law Enforcement of America, All rights reserved. It is our duty as peace officers and members of Blacks in Law enforcement of America to continue the fight for freedom, justice, and equality for all citizens. We will be advocates of law enforcement professionals by establishing continuous training and support. As black law enforcement professionals, we pledge our time, honor, and talent for the uplifting of our communities. We are truly the leaders of the community, in and out of our blue uniform.

The Shooting of Mt. Vernon Basketball Star shows the need for Comprehensive Gun Laws in New York State

Mt. Vernon Basketball Star Isaiah Cousins

The Shooting of Mt. Vernon Basketball Star shows the need for  Comprehensive Gun Laws in New York State

The resent shooting of Isaiah Cousins, a Mt. Vernon basketball star echoes the need of controlling the influx of illegal weapons in our communities in Westchester County and the state of New York.

It is clear that we simply can not "arrest" ourselves out of our current crime problem. There must be a comprehensive change in the mindset of the people. To achieve any sustainable reduction in crime, our elected officials must engage in an aggressive plan to identify and promote programs that provide meaningful assistance for families in need. This is especially critical to those families with children to prevent the youth from growing up being/feeling neglected and joining on to so-called gangs and engage in criminal actives. The offender of tomorrow is often the at-risk child of today whose needs are not being addressed. 

As Law Enforcement Professionals, we have found it is easier for youth to get an illegal weapon than a legal job in many urban cities in Westchester County. Illegal weapons in the Black community has become more American than Apple Pie.

It is unfortunate that our County Executive Rob Astorino is standing firmly on a platform to repeal the SAFE Act in New York in his campaign for NYS Governor. What will Astorino's message be to the Cousins family and many other families that have lost children to gun violence in New York? What fundamental right do our young and elderly have to feel safe walking the streets?

As a national organization of Law Enforcement Professionals, we demand our elected officials to fight for the fundamental rights of innocent people like Isaiah Cousins and not be cowards to gun enthusiast, gun lobbyist and the NRA.


Damon K. Jones

Blacks In Law Enforcement of America 

The Absence of Law Enforcement Unions and Organizations on Our State Gun Legislation

The Absense of Law Enforcement Unions and Organizations on Our State Gun Legislation

National Rifle Association Putting Politics before Public Safety

The continuing debate of America’s gun law has put organizations like the NRA that has put millions of dollars into influencing elected officials in weakening gun legislation. Since the Sandy Hook Massacre in December, 2012 there has been approximately 1,475 homicides by guns in the United State. 

National Rifle Association Putting Politics Before Public Safety by Damon K Jones

DEMANDING JUSTICE for NY State Parole Officers Unlawfully held at Gunpoint and in Custody by Ramapo and Suffern Police while ON DUTY

CHARLES BILLUPS  CHAIRMAN, GRAND COUNCIL OF GUARDIANS  Phone: (917) 864-6084  DAMON JONES  BLACKS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OF AMERICA, NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE  Phone: (914) 525-5288  DARRIN GREEN  BLACKS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OF AMERICA, LONG ISLAND REPRESENTATIVE  Phone: (516) 909-3864  BONITA E. ZELMAN, ESQ.  ATTORNEY, LAW OFFICES OF BONITA E. ZELMAN  Phone: (516) 616-0707

DEMAND JUSTICE for New York State Parole Officers MARIO ALEXANDRE, SAMUEL WASHINGTON, SHEILA PENISTER and ANNETTE THOMAS-PRINCE, who were surrounded by Ramapo and Suffern police officers on April 21, 2014 while on duty in Airmont, New York and who threatened their lives at gunpoint and unlawfully held them in custody. These four African-American Parole Officers were the victims of blatant racism when they were held with an assault rifle pinned on them despite the fact that their gold shields were prominently displayed around their necks outside their bulletproof vests and a New York State Parole placard was openly visible in the windshield of their New York State Government vehicle.  All of the Ramapo and Suffern police conducting this discriminatory stop were white. These illegal actions taken by rogue police officers and their superiors must not be swept under the radar. We are demanding that Lt. Lancio, as the highest ranking officer conducting this racist stop, Sgt. Eddie Dolan, Sgt. Sammarow and the other police officers participating must be suspended immediately pending a full independent investigation and held accountable for their wrongdoing. PRESS CONFERENCE TIME AND PLACE: Monday, May 19, 2014 at 12:00 PM Front steps of Federal U.S. District Court 300 Quarropas Street White Plains, NY 10601 PLEASE JOIN US AND SHOW YOUR OUTRAGE AND SUPPORT!

The DeBlasio Administration How Blacks Delivered the Vote but have no Leadership roles in his administration

The New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has literally ignored the Black community, disregarded man Black elected officials, and has barely appointed Blacks to key leadership positions-dispite the fact that he was largely elected by Black Voters. The Black vote was the largest percentage of his votes at 47%. The White vote was 21%, Hispanic vote 26%, other 6%.

Watch video of press conference below or click here 

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An Update on Jay Dobyns' ATF "Horror Story"

Katie Pavlich | Mar 11, 2014

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When Special Agent Jay Dobyns put his life on the line to work undercover in the Hell's Angels gang for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, he expected his supervisors would have his back once his job was done. They didn't.Instead, ATF supervisors ignored death threats and tried to frame Dobyns in an effort cover-up their own corruption.

In 2008, after years of death threats towards Dobyns and his family, including a threat to gang rape his wife and daughter on video tape, Dobyns' home was burned to the ground in Tucson, Arizona. His wife and two children were sleeping inside and he was out of town when the incident occured. Luckily, they survived. Instead of sending out an investigative team to look into the arson, Bill Newell, ATF Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division at the time, called the incident "minor scorching" and supervisors, with the support of the Department of Justice, proceeded in attempts to frame Dobyns by accusing him of starting the fire. You can read about the details of the situation here.

 A DOJ Inspector General report concluded that management within the ATF Phoenix office, despite having the necessary resources, did not adequately address threats made against Dobyns and found "absence of any corrective measures proposed to address the failure to conduct timely and thorough investigations into the death threats made against Dobyns."

In addition, a U.S. Office of Special Counsel report concluded, "I note with concern the absence of any corrective measures proposed to address the failure to conduct timely and thorough investigations into the death threats made against Special Agent Dobyns. ATF does not appear to have held anyone accountable in this regard. Fully addressing the problems and failures identified in this care requires more than amending ATF policies and procedures. It requires that threats against ATF agents be taken seriously and pursued aggressively and that ATF officials at all level cooperate to ensure the timely and comprehensive investigation of threats leveled against its own agents."

Now, NRA News' Ginny Simone is out with a new report on the latest details of Dobyns' case and his lawsuit against the government for failing to address serious threats and for the retaliation against him. Closing arguments were made in Tucson in February and a ruling from U.S. Court of Claims Judge Francis Allegra is pending. During closing statements, Allegra described government attorneys as answering his questions with "less than candor." Further, Allegra described ATF's treatment of Dobyns as "wretched," "purposeful" and "simply spiteful."

 "They were corrupt, they were dirty, they were criminals...I never believed that my legacy would be someone that was fighting against my government for justice."

The same supervisors who targeted Dobyns were in charge of Operation Fast and Furious in Arizona. Dobyns retired as a Special Agent in January after 27 years in the Bureau and has been outspoken for a decade about rampant corruption and mismanagement inside ATF and the Department of Justice. He has certainly paid the price for doing so.