It's Definitely Friday...
Those of you readers that have been on board here from the beginning will already know EXACTLY what today's post will be about, but for the uninitiated in the crowd, allow me to elucidate.

I'm a big law and order proponent.
I believe that laws are there not because we need to primarily protect the innocent, but rather are in place because we have people that will NOT obey authority at ANY level, and must be dealt with accordingly.
And whatever law we institute MUST apply to every single person, or it means less than the paper it was written on as well as the ink used to draft it.

With that said...let's have some "fun"...shall we?
Like any living, breathing red-blooded, flag-waving American male, I really LOVE a BIG BUST!!!

Three Tons of Pot Seized Near Harlan, Indiana -
Looks like someone's been real "busy", doesn't it?
Matthew McChesney, who rented a house just east of Harlan (22633 Antwerp Road), and had been under investigation for several months by law-enforcement agencies was pulled over for speeding Wednesday night near State Boulevard and Reed Road in Fort Wayne.
That's not unusual...people fly through my part of town on most any gievn day.
But when they searched his car, found the 12 POUNDS of MARIJUANA and about $100,000 he was carrying, the police must have figured he wasn't going to the nightdrop at the local bank. That led police (who obtained a search warrant ) to the house he was renting (damn nice house too...love to buy it in a seizure sale and get my ass out of this ghetto), and what they found THERE astonished them.
Inside the house, police found about 6,700 POUNDS of the aforementioned leafy substance (nicely weighed and baled in plastic wrapped "bricks" to kill the odor). The ACSD said that this is the LARGEST stash they have ever come across. The street value of the pot is estimated to be (easily) about $6 MILLION dollars (move over, Steve Austin).

Also found at the house were several large safes (weighing about 1500 pounds each), Sopranos DVDs, assorted Star War figurines, a SCARFACE poster, and some exercise equipment. ALL of it, along with an AK-47 (and 3 -30 rd mags) were confiscated as evidence and will be returned when Matt can establish the items were NOT bought with drug money...(yeah...right). The assault rifle will NOT be returned. Law enforcement authorities had to use a semi-trailer to haul away all the "stuff".

A neighbor said that McChesney was not a "friendly" person. The neighbor also wondered about the man who always seemed to have more than enough money, drove expensive cars that he frequently changed. McChesney told the police he was "self-employed". (rrrriiiigggghhhtttt)

Police also served warrants at three other homes in Fort Wayne that McChesney weither owned, or had some connection to. Officers did not find significant amounts of drugs at those houses McChesney is quietly resting his ass in the Allen County lockup (without bail) on a prelim charge of dealing and possession. And because of the sheer amount of marijuana found, you KNOW the feds are licking their chops over this one.
Police expect to be making more arrests in connection with the pot found at McChesneys' house (and they can start with people I've told them about in the past that operate with regularity around my area).
That's basically the story for now...cool, huh?
I'll be following this like a bloodhound on a scent trail...stay tuned.

-Helmke's At It Again...


Speaking to a "crowd" of 200 at Indiana Tech, the former mayor of Fort Wayne told stories about gun violence.

And in that speech, he mentioned four items that should be included in the current Federal gun provisions that "could" reduce gun violence in THREE years (why so long, Paul?):

1) More effective background checks
2) Prohibit sales of certain weapons to the public
3) Regulate the trafficking of illegal guns
4) Limit the number of guns purchased by one person at one time

OK, Paul...lemme see about this...
-On item 1, that would go a LONG way to stop the PEOPLE from getting a gun. That is more PEOPLE-CONTROL than gun control. That's not too bad.
-On item 2, I have one word: WHY? Maybe I want an FNB P90 carbine w/ supressor.
-On item 3, How the hell can you "regulate" ANYTHING when it pertains to trafficking in something illegal? Can you "regulate" STOLEN guns? I don't THINK so, Paul.
Cripes, we can barely regulate what goes over the airwaves and flies through our skies, let alone all the black marketeering in illegal firearms. How about an outright BAN with very severe penalties? Maybe an open-carry for alllaw-abiding citizens so they can shoot the perps BEFORE they steal some guns? Get real with that one, Paul.
-On item 4, local agencies and gun store owners are working to stem the tide of "straw-purchasing", and looking closely at people walking into a gunshop and buying "off the rack" 25 .40 cal handguns said to be for "personal use" (rrrriiiiiggghhhhhttt).

Lastly, some really local crime.
There's a BLACK MALE (big surprise) out there wanted for the pistol-whipping robbery of the store manager at the Family Dollar on Decatur Road this past week.

**((The perp was driving a late model pearl white Cadillac Escalade SUV (real easy to spot, people), and was captured on video (inside as well as outside) at the Scott's across the street (where he went to possibly use the beaten woman's checks at the customer service counter, but left the store when someone else was in line ahead of him). He also looked as though he was talking to another black woman in the parking lot of Scott's.
**((editor's update: As of 0932 hrs, the Escalade vehicle in question on the code 53 does NOT belong to the robber. The driver of the SUV came into FWPD HQ and straightened that much out.))

**((Editor's update 8 March - Let it NOT be said that I do not know when I report something in ERROR. The man seen in the above video capture (from Scotts) was NOT the robber who pistol-whipped the manager at Family Dollar.
I owe an apology to RANDOLPH JACKSON as I was at fault for following the media "lead" and wrongfully accusing him of the robbery. He was the man who owns the Escalade and was NOT involved in the robbery. THAT man is STILL at large.
This blog will always "man up" to anything posted in error.
I suppose there still IS something to be said for getting one's facts STRAIGHT (hear THAT, local media?). I can only post what is available with my commentary, and will ONLY use speculation where applicable, and ONLY when it pertains to MY point of view, and NOT the facts as they are presented))

By the way...more snow might on the way...keep those shovels handy, folks.
And there you are, all the news that's making news.

DO have a SAFE weekend and drive carefully.