Modesto Police Brutality - 8 Murders since 2000

[RuThLeSs RiCk]

These bastards are as bad as LAPD. In a population of just over 200,000, they have murdered 8 people since the year 2000, including one child who was shot in the back by SWAT with a shotgun.

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FATAL SHOOTINGS

Modesto police officers have fatally shot 8 people since 2000:

Aug. 22, 2004 -- Police investigating a report of a domestic disturbance kill Sammy Raymond Galvan, 22. Galvan reportedly confronted officers with a knife outside his home in the 1500 block of West Roseburg Avenue.
I have posted the full article below...this is not what witnesses say.

Nov. 13, 2003 -- Officers killed Saul Costilla Alvizar, 30, of Modesto in the driveway of a home in the 900 block of Snead Drive in southwest Modesto. Alvizar had turned and charged at officers with a knife, investigators said. Police said Alvizar had stabbed another man a few minutes before officers arrived.

April 22, 2003 -- Two officers killed Eustolio Aguilar after the 22-year-old Modesto man pulled a gun from his waistband, police said. The officers had stopped to talk to Aguilar and another man who were standing at Oregon Drive and Empire Avenue in the Airport Neighborhood.
BULLSHIT! I read the original report and it stated that the man "reached" into his pocket and officers shot. AFTER they killed him, they approached the body and searched it. They stated that their assumptions were correct, because they found a revolver on him.

April 17, 2003 -- Earl Foster Jr., 40, wanted for the slaying of a Pittsburg police officer, was killed in a shootout at a College Avenue shopping center. Four Modesto officers and at least four other agencies took part. Authorities had been searching for Foster since the killing two days earlier of Detective Ray Giacomelli at Foster's house.

April 12, 2002 -- Police killed 35-year-old Jose Luis Quezada near downtown Modesto after he allegedly steered his van at them. Authorities identified Quezada as a suspected drug dealer who had been wanted for three years. Five officers opened fire, hitting Quezada eight times.

Dec. 8, 2000 -- William "Billy" Hull was killed in his front yard on West Orangeburg Avenue after he rushed at police with a cap gun that resembled a .38-caliber revolver. Hull, 55, who a longtime friend said had been drinking and was despondent over a recent divorce, had called police that night and said he "was ready to die and to send someone to come get him."

Sept. 13, 2000 -- An officer with the Special Weapons and Tactics team accidentally shot and killed 11-year-old Alberto Sepulveda during a drug raid at the boy's McAdoo Avenue home in Highway Village. Multiple investigations ruled the shooting an accident. The SWAT team conducted the raid at the request of federal agents. The city eventually agreed to pay $2.55 million to the Sepulveda family, which also received $450,000 from the federal government for its role in the shooting.

Jan. 14, 2000 -- Officers killed a gunman, 41-year-old Miguel Peralta Torres, in a shootout inside Gabriel Jewelers in McHenry Village. The shootout wounded Detective Kevin Bertalotto, hit six times, and officer Chuck Cahoone, hit once. Both recovered.

Did anybody notice only 2 whites on the list? The whites who were murdered were in a "shootout" with police. The Mexicans who were killed had knives or nothing, with the exception of 1.

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Here is the most recent brutal slaying:

Difference of opinion in police shooting

By MICHAEL MELLO
BEE STAFF WRITER


Last Updated: August 26, 2004, 05:09:24 AM PDT


As the investigation continues into the fatal shooting of a man by two Modesto police officers, police administrators said Wednesday that there is no indication that the pair acted improperly.
Sammy Galvan's neighbors, however, claim Galvan, 22, was only standing in front of his home and did nothing to threaten the officers.

Police said officers Lyndon Yates and Mirl Morse shot Galvan early Sunday because he confronted them with a knife as they investigated a domestic dispute call. They have not revealed what kind of knife it was.

"Mr. Galvan forced the officers to act," Assistant Chief Mike Harden said, adding that he didn't know exactly what action caused the officers to fire. Administrators do not ask criminal and internal affairs detectives details about such incidents so as not to interfere with the investigation, Harden said.

An autopsy showed that Galvan died from gunshot wounds to the chest, according to the Stanislaus County coroner's office.

Tony Martinez said he lives in the neighborhood and watched the shooting. When officers responded to the 911 call, Martinez said, he peeked outside.

"They came out of the car. They saw him there. He just sat there, and all of a sudden they shoot him," Martinez said.

Galvan was holding a small Buck pocketknife, Martinez said, but made no threatening moves at all: "This guy was standing there in one spot."

But Harden said, "I think it's misguided for people to say these things when they weren't there. There were only three people who saw what happened: Mr. Galvan and the two officers."

Martinez maintained that there were "at least 10 or 15 people outside," drawn by the sounds of a domestic dispute in the normally quiet neighborhood.

Harden said police would like to talk with anyone who believes he or she saw the shooting, but investigators who canvassed the neighborhood found no one who did. What is clear is that Galvan chose to confront the officers rather than let them sort through the situation peacefully, Harden said.

"He never gave them the chance. Within a minute of being on the scene, they were forced to act," Harden said.

" … What is an officer to do?" Harden asked. "Is he to leave Mr. Galvan in the residence to hurt the woman and other family members? What would be the hue and cry then?

" … We as officers wish we could go a whole career and never use lethal force. … But it's a facet of the job."

 

[Ethereal]

I only saw 2-3 incidents out of those that you listed that should be questioned. One being the little boy who was killed by the S.W.A.T. team - which was clearly an accident; Jose Luis Quezada who steered the van at the cops and they opened fire hitting him 8 times.. That seems a bit drastic to me, maybe next time they should hit his tires 8 times; and the last one where they said dude was just standing outside, which I find hard to believe.

I Don't see that race has played a part in these killings, I see 1 shootout with a white person, and 1 with a hispanic person. Most of these cases involve people attacking the police with knives and guns.

By the way I stay in Modesto and I havent had to many run-ins with the cops. Although I must say they use a lot of their patrol cars in the Crows Landing area as opposed to Saburban areas of the city.

Regardless the reasoning, 8 people dead by police in 4 years is something to worry about.

 

[DubbC415]

^^reel talk...i'll add more if i feel like it.

 

[RuThLeSs RiCk]

I only saw 2-3 incidents out of those that you listed that should be questioned. One being the little boy who was killed by the S.W.A.T. team - which was clearly an accident; Jose Luis Quezada who steered the van at the cops and they opened fire hitting him 8 times.. That seems a bit drastic to me, maybe next time they should hit his tires 8 times; and the last one where they said dude was just standing outside, which I find hard to believe.

I Don't see that race has played a part in these killings, I see 1 shootout with a white person, and 1 with a hispanic person. Most of these cases involve people attacking the police with knives and guns.

By the way I stay in Modesto and I havent had to many run-ins with the cops. Although I must say they use a lot of their patrol cars in the Crows Landing area as opposed to Saburban areas of the city.

Regardless the reasoning, 8 people dead by police in 4 years is something to worry about.

I live in the hood you're talkin about..off Crowslanding Rd. They'll shine their light on you and talk shit on the loud speaker just for walking at night, and they'll search you if you're wearing "gang colors."

I see more than 3 incidents that should be questioned. Where is the proof that what they say really happened? I read the original report on Eustolio Aguilar, and they changed it. In the newest murder, the man was just standing there. In the one where they say he charged them with a knife; where is the proof? The thang is, if these pussies want some paid leave all they have to do is kill somebody. What about the 11 year old boy? The SWAT bitch pointed the gun at his back as he lay on the floor, and shot him. Where is the proof that this is an accident? If it was an accident, why was he pointing a shotgun at a little boy? They found no drugs in the house.

For the whites there was 1 SHOOTOUT and the other one he ran at them with a fake gun. Their lives were in danger or they believed them to be in danger. The man with the cap gun had a death wish. How can you compare these to a man sitting with a knife or a man reaching into his pocket, which they also lied about?

Read my other post if you don't believe white has anything to do with it.

 

[I. Cold]

KILL WHITEY!

 

[-TiM C-]

"Theyve jumped me and my homiez 2 after handcuffing us first and then they throw us out in a rival gangs territory."

damn sounds like Menace

 

[-TiM C-]

"Theyve jumped me and my homiez 2 after handcuffing us first and then they throw us out in a rival gangs territory."

damn sounds like Menace

 

[Foul Mouth]

Jose Luis Quezada who steered the van at the cops and they opened fire hitting him 8 times.. That seems a bit drastic to me, maybe next time they should hit his tires 8 times;

be real man.if you got a gun and somebodys tryna run your ass over,your tellin me your gonna aim for his tires?

 

[Foul Mouth]

and this shit aint suprising.i dont know where everybodys from but cops do alot of shit and they get away with a lot of shit.theres nothin you can do about it unless you wanna join the police force and rat all the bad cops out and break down that blue wall of silence.cus thats a thick ass wall and cant nothin penetrate that shit....

 

[Ethereal]

I live in the hood you're talkin about..off Crowslanding Rd. They'll shine their light on you and talk shit on the loud speaker just for walking at night, and they'll search you if you're wearing "gang colors."

Me to man, I stay off of Crows Landing. Have you gotten used to the smell of death yet? It's pretty rough when you exit the freeway. It's part of the reason that the girls I live with take Briggsmore, they be gaging when they drive home.

I see more than 3 incidents that should be questioned. Where is the proof that what they say really happened? I read the original report on Eustolio Aguilar, and they changed it. In the newest murder, the man was just standing there. In the one where they say he charged them with a knife; where is the proof? The thang is, if these pussies want some paid leave all they have to do is kill somebody. What about the 11 year old boy? The SWAT bitch pointed the gun at his back as he lay on the floor, and shot him. Where is the proof that this is an accident? If it was an accident, why was he pointing a shotgun at a little boy? They found no drugs in the house.

Depends on how you look at it, for all I know these could all be racially motivated. These cops could have targeted these people, and all of these reports could be made up. I'm not telling you that eveyrthing is fine and dandy, all we have to rely on is opinion.

For the whites there was 1 SHOOTOUT and the other one he ran at them with a fake gun. Their lives were in danger or they believed them to be in danger. The man with the cap gun had a death wish. How can you compare these to a man sitting with a knife or a man reaching into his pocket, which they also lied about?

The way I look at it, killings by cops should be a rareity. I mean, think about it, if a guy is rushing at you with a knife why would a cop fataly wound him - such as a slug to the chest. If I was a cop and some guy was running at me with a knife I would shoot his leg off. The only time there should me a death at the hands of a police officer is when they are returning fire, or the situation is so serious they are left with no other choice.

be real man.if you got a gun and somebodys tryna run your ass over,your tellin me your gonna aim for his tires?

If I got a gun and someone is driving towards me to kill me my ass is gonna be juking. Once he passes I'll open fire on his wheels. That is if I am a cop. Killing the guy isn't going to stop the car.

 

[RuThLeSs RiCk]

Me to man, I stay off of Crows Landing. Have you gotten used to the smell of death yet? It's pretty rough when you exit the freeway. It's part of the reason that the girls I live with take Briggsmore, they be gaging when they drive home.



Depends on how you look at it, for all I know these could all be racially motivated. These cops could have targeted these people, and all of these reports could be made up. I'm not telling you that eveyrthing is fine and dandy, all we have to rely on is opinion.



The way I look at it, killings by cops should be a rareity. I mean, think about it, if a guy is rushing at you with a knife why would a cop fataly wound him - such as a slug to the chest. If I was a cop and some guy was running at me with a knife I would shoot his leg off. The only time there should me a death at the hands of a police officer is when they are returning fire, or the situation is so serious they are left with no other choice.



If I got a gun and someone is driving towards me to kill me my ass is gonna be juking. Once he passes I'll open fire on his wheels. That is if I am a cop. Killing the guy isn't going to stop the car.

I was born and raised with the smell of death. People who come around can barely breathe. If they don't get fresh air they throw up. For me it's just another day.

I agree with your post dog. A lot of good points. I would also aim for legs, arms, etc., instead of the heart.

 

[Sindustry]

I was born and raised with the smell of death. People who come around can barely breathe. If they don't get fresh air they throw up. For me it's just another day.

I agree with your post dog. A lot of good points. I would also aim for legs, arms, etc., instead of the heart.

If a cop feels his life or the life of another is in immediate danger (immenent), they are authorized to use lethal force. They aren't trained to maim (shooting someone in the leg for example). If someone is attacking you with a knife within your reactionary gap (the amount of time it takes for you to pull out your gun and pull the trigger which is about 20 feet), shooting him in the leg may not necessarily eliminate the threat, nor despite your training in a highly intense situation like that is your shooting likely to be marksman-like. Shooting him at center mass is how they are trained (chest) where they are most likely to hit and stop the threat from advancing. If someone has a knife coming at me within striking distance and I don't have the opportunity to flee, you can damn bet I will shoot them before I get stabbed regardless of race. I think you are jaded in thinking the police have a goal of killing anyone, that is just plain wrong. Most people, like yourself have no idea what it is like to deal with what the police have to deal with on a daily basis. Yes, it will jade some who can't handle it and without a question there are some bad cops, but that is the exception. That is what you'll see on the news, you won't see the good ones on there. The cases you list with from just what you posted appear to be justified with the couple exceptions. If you're getting the facts from the news tho, you can bet the whole truth is not printed or the story is flawed on its face...thats just the way it is, they never ever get the story 100% correct.

As far as for some of the other storys, they are laughable to me. If you're in a gang and wear your colors you get stopped by the police and checked sometimes. This shouldn't come as a surprise. Avoiding the police really isn't that hard. Alot of you guys give the police too much credit...most of them are lazy fuckers like the rest of us and do they're job when called upon and aren't lookin' to jack someone up for the fuck of it. It just cracks me up to see posts like this, because you really haven't a clue how the police really work. I'm not a cop, but I know.

 

[WT SAVAGE]

all cops have STUN gun, for non leathel purposes. they should have used them in those situations. over here a cop have been in 2 shootings, 1 resluted in a death, the other he shot a man as the man was running away "he said he had a gun, an attempted to pull it" come to find out later, the man had a gun in the car and not on him. so how could u heard and see a gun when someone is 50 feet runnin in the oppsite direction? shady shit. as for the one death, the WOMAN had a WATER gun. and guess what happened to him??? PAID LEAVE thats it.......

 

[RuThLeSs RiCk]

If a cop feels his life or the life of another is in immediate danger (immenent), they are authorized to use lethal force.

The man they killed made no movement toward the officers, as witnesses testified. How were they threatened?

They aren't trained to maim (shooting someone in the leg for example). If someone is attacking you with a knife within your reactionary gap (the amount of time it takes for you to pull out your gun and pull the trigger which is about 20 feet), shooting him in the leg may not necessarily eliminate the threat, nor despite your training in a highly intense situation like that is your shooting likely to be marksman-like.

Then they should be trained to shoot the limbs. This shit is not acceptable from law enforcement.

Shooting him at center mass is how they are trained (chest) where they are most likely to hit and stop the threat from advancing. If someone has a knife coming at me within striking distance and I don't have the opportunity to flee, you can damn bet I will shoot them before I get stabbed regardless of race.

I'm sure there were similar situations with whites. Why were the only ones who were murdered shooting at police or pretending to shoot at them?

I think you are jaded in thinking the police have a goal of killing anyone, that is just plain wrong. Most people, like yourself have no idea what it is like to deal with what the police have to deal with on a daily basis. Yes, it will jade some who can't handle it and without a question there are some bad cops, but that is the exception. That is what you'll see on the news, you won't see the good ones on there. The cases you list with from just what you posted appear to be justified with the couple exceptions. If you're getting the facts from the news tho, you can bet the whole truth is not printed or the story is flawed on its face...thats just the way it is, they never ever get the story 100% correct.

Pigs are 99% bitches.

As far as for some of the other storys, they are laughable to me. If you're in a gang and wear your colors you get stopped by the police and checked sometimes.

Who the fuck said "in a gang." I said if you wear red or blue, or even GRAY!

This shouldn't come as a surprise. Avoiding the police really isn't that hard. Alot of you guys give the police too much credit...most of them are lazy fuckers like the rest of us and do they're job when called upon and aren't lookin' to jack someone up for the fuck of it. It just cracks me up to see posts like this, because you really haven't a clue how the police really work. I'm not a cop, but I know.

Well thanks for the insight Mr. Police Analyst...How do you know more than we do about how pigs work?

Here is the "mission statement" of the pigs:

As a police officer, I recognize that my primary obligation is to serve the public effectively and efficiently by protecting lives and property preventing and detecting offences, and preserving peace and order . I will faithfully administer the law in a just, impartial, and reasonable manner, preserving the equality, rights, and privileges of citizens as afforded by law. I accept that all persons rich or poor, old or young, learned or illiterate, are equally entitled to courtesy , understanding, and compassion. I will not be disparaging of any race, creed, or class of people . In the performance of my duties, I acknowledge the limits of my authority and promise not to use it for my personal advantage.