Hardin Montana and the American Police Force: Who is scamming Who?

Today we printed the following post:
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Who is American Police Force and why are they in Hardin, Montana?

We printed our source,  http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/61320122.htmlhttp://www.kulr8.com/news/local/61320122.html, and who we received it from.

We also found stories on other mainstream media such as:
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_9215c76a-a98d-11de-8127-001cc4c03286.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32994456/ns/local_news-billings_mt/

http://www.missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_e510a634-ab21-11de-a728-001cc4c002e0.html


Subsequent to our posting we also found this American Police Force website which had been taken down and replaced with this one.

Visit the first link and you will see the following:

International Services

American Police Force has years of experience and vast global resources to provide timely and professional international investigation services. Our highly trained staff will discover information that fits your needs to get the answers you need. Some of our services include kidnappings for ransom, INTL Air Marshalls, Security for convoys in Iraq, Pakistan + More! 

 
Shades of WTF????????

Needless to say we were taken aback. So we contacted KULR8 news to ask a few questions and were handed over to Danielle, who admits that her phone has been ringing off the hook regarding this story.

To about every question we asked her, the response was, "that is currently being questioned".

When we asked her if anyone was looking into charging the "American Police Force" with impersonating a police officer she did not know.

When we asked her if the whole town of Hardin, Montana was being scammed she responded they were looking into it.

We asked if they had contacted the American Police Force, which she states they had but, "They are not telling us much?"

They will however be posting more info as they get it.

We then contacted American Police force at
888/647/3001WEST COAST TOLL FREE:

and were immediately put on speaker phone.

We asked about Hardin, Montana and they gave me a public relations person to call (garbled) I then asked them about there website (the one know longer up) that suggest they will kidnap people.

They got angry and hollered, "We do not kidnap people" and hung up.

So will this story continue?  We hope so. We find it fascinating.

Now we have had our credibility questioned and asked why we would even publish such a story.

Here's the gig. We live in the small city of St. Marks. We have no police department and are covered by the county Sheriffs Dept.  Should we wake up one day to see SUV's running around with St. Marks

Police Department on them we would be quite concerned. Even more so if we heard it on the news.

We have been wrong on this site before and copped to it. We are not infallible. We will be wrong again. And when we are, we will cop to it. As it currently stands we do not yet know what the truth of this story is. Hell Apparently Hardin, Montana does not know. But as any followers of this site know,

we will find out!  Stay tuned.Add to Technorati Favorites

Distracted Driver summit-the pussyficatiion of the American Biker

If you have read the previous posts then you are aware that a major Federal Summit is about to begin addressing the problems of "Distracted Driving".  As to why a summit even has to occur regarding this issue is beyond believability other than as usual the government is behind the curve. But then again, not trusting the government, we can also see this as a stalling tactic to keep from doing what should have been done along time ago. For anyone who has bothered to keep up on this issue it is a no brainer.

Why is the summit even needed?

Argue that question if you will, but the bigger question is: Why hold such a summit and not invite any motorcycle rights advocates since motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians are the ones who suffer the bulk of the consequences??????

And what is arguably the largest, most well funded of all motorcycle rights organizations (MRO's) the American Motorcycle Associations, response (from the post below):

We too are disappointed that they have chosen not to include AMA or other
motorcycle organizations on their panel. However, we were successful in
persuading them to allow us to display and distribute AMA's position
statement on distracted driving at the event.

WTF???????????  What kind of response is that. We will with heads bowed and tails between our legs continue in our subservient role and engage in politically correct action by handing out pamphlets.

Well hi de ho ho ho....... Haven't we made freaking progress.


In the late 60's/early 70's such a dismissal would have resulted in a mass show of civil disobedience by those who would DEMAND that their voices be heard. Some inevitably would have been dragged out kicking and screaming in cuffs.

But that was then and this is now. We have evolved. We do things the Politically Correct (read that subservient) way.

Once proud organizations such as "A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments" have changed their names to "American Bikers Aimed Towards Education".  How nice and fuzzy sounding. And how misleading since there are no representatives of ABATE on the agenda to help EDUCATE!

Yes I can hear the excuses now. We are state organizations involved with state issues. Well hellooooo..... how much progress are you making???

Arguably there are some state MRO's that have made incremental progress. For the most part states (Florida for example) are going full tilt boogie backwards. The little proof offered substantiating progress is all to often overshadowed by the failures.

And where is the National mouthpiece most State MRO's affiliate themselves with. the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM)? Are they on the agenda??? OR are they to busy& in the courts making money off the unfortunate? 

Yes "some" progress is being made on the field of battle re: MC helmets. What good however, winning the battle and losing the war.

Driver distraction and driver violation of right of way (which we will define as violation of rights period) IS the WAR. Yes I understand the importance of winning the helmet battles. I also understand that being stuck in that battle is like being stuck in the 60's (I have been accused of such) as dinosaurs waiting for the comet that will take them all out.

Face it folk, we have done so well as polishing up our image and becoming pussified do gooders that Seventeen Magazine is now accorded more respect than the American Biker.

And without respect we are nothing more than speed bump in the road.

Some posts on distracted driving:
Some posts on cell phone use while driving:

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Distracted Driver Summit: E-mail exchange between American Motorcycle Association and Rights activist

From the American Motorcycle Association

Bruce,

Thank you for the call earlier. Please find below the agenda and list of
panelists currently scheduled by D.O.T. for the Distracted Driving Summit.
We too are disappointed that they have chosen not to include AMA or other
motorcycle organizations on their panel. However, we were successful in
persuading them to allow us to display and distribute AMA's position
statement on distracted driving at the event. We will have a number of AMA
staff on site to observe and participate as much as possible in the
discussion.

The tentative agenda is posted at
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2009/dot14309.htm.

Congressional Presentation

Panel: Legislation, Regulation and Enforcement of Distracted Driving This
panel session will review legislative and regulatory approaches for
addressing distracted driving; evaluations of the impact of such measures;
enforcement issues; and public attitudes towards the issue.

Moderator: Peter Rogoff, Administrator, Federal Transit
Administration


Speaker: John D'Amico, Representative, Illinois General
Assembly
Speaker: Bruce Starr, Senator, Oregon Senate and Executive
Committee Member of the National Conference
of State Legislatures
Speaker: Steve Farley, Representative, Arizona House of
Representatives
Speaker: Major David Salmon, Director, Traffic Services
Division,
New York State Police
Speaker: Vernon Betkey, Chairman, Governors Highway Safety
Association
and Director of the Maryland Highway
Safety Office

Again, thank you.

American Motorcyclist Association
101 Constitution Ave. NW, Suite 800 West Washington, DC 20001

Ed. Note: We have intentionally left out the name of the writer of this note and their phone number.

From Bruce Arnold at Bruce and Rc's MC forum

From: Bruce Arnold [mailto:Bruce@LdrLongDistanceRider.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 4:24 PM
To: 'Ed Moreland'
Subject: RE: Distract Driving Summit Participation and Agenda

Ed,

We have all the links, but thanks.

Are you telling me that on the single most important issue threatening the
lives of American motorcyclists today, that our single most powerful MRO is
going to tolerate being excluded from the first nationwide summit to address
the problem?

I will not settle for that. I hope and encourage many others not to settle
for that.

MAKE A STAND. MAKE A STINK IF YOU HAVE TO. BUT DAMN IT, MAKE A STAND!

Use NVCD if necessary...

Bruce

 
"We're all gonna die. Die standing up!"--Red Dawn, Patrick SwayzeAdd to Technorati Favorites 

Distracted Driving Summit Agneda, 17 magazine will be there, bikers won't

Note Last day of the summit. Seventeen Magazine has been invited to participate. Note also that "NO" Bikers Rights Organizations that we are aware have been invited.   


Contact: Public Affairs Office
Tel: 202-366-4570

REMINDER: RSVP Required -- U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Schedule for the Distracted Driving Summit

Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1

Renaissance Hotel
999 9th Street NW
Washington, DC

Credentialed Media Only Must RSVP at ddsummit@dot.gov

Pre-set Time: 7:30 a.m.
Cable Run: 200 ft
Limited Availability for Satellite Truck Parking
(Please include a request for Satellite Truck parking in your RSVP email)

**Agenda Is Subject to Change**

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

9:15 a.m. DOT Welcome and Summit Opening
Peter Appel, Administrator
Research and Innovative Technology Administration

9:25 a.m. Opening Address
Ray LaHood, Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation

9:45 a.m. Panel: Driver Distractions and Inattention - Definitions and Data
A context-setting panel on the definition of distracted driving (what it is and what it is not), data on the extent of the issue, and the types of distractions across surface modes of transportation.

Moderator: Victor Mendez, Administrator
Federal Highway Administration

Speaker: Dr. John D. Lee, Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Speaker: Bruce Magladry, Director
Office of Highway Safety
National Transportation Safety Board

Speaker: Kristin Backstrom, Senior Manager
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

Speaker: John Inglish, General Manager
Utah Transit Authority

11:30 a.m. Lunch (On Your Own)

12:45 p.m. Panel: Research Results - How Risky is Distracted Driving?
This panel session will review what various research – experimental research, industry self reporting, collision studies, and observational studies – tell us about the nature of the problem of distracted driving.

Moderator: Rose McMurray, Acting Deputy Administrator
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Speaker: Dr. Ann Dellinger, Lead
Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention Team
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center of Injury Prevention and Control

Speaker: Dr. Tom Dingus, Director
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Speaker: Dr. William Horrey, Chair
Surface Transportation Technical Group
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and
Research Scientist Center for Behavioral Sciences
Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety

Speaker: Dr. Key Dismukes, Chief Scientist
Human Systems Integration Division
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ames Research Center

2:30 p.m. Congressional Presentation

2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break

3:00 p.m. Panel: Technology and Distracted Driving
This panel will focus on distractions caused by technology and on efforts that have been made (or are needed) to assess and reduce the negative impact of distractions caused by current and planned devices. It will also consider technology that can prevent the consequences of distraction.

Moderator: Peter Appel, Administrator
Research and Innovative Technology Administration

Speaker: Dr. David Eby, Research Associate Professor and Head
Social and Behavioral Analysis
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

Speaker: Rob Strassburger, Vice President
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

Speaker: Steve Largent, President and Chief Executive Officer
CTIA – The Wireless Organization®

Speaker: Michael Petricone, Senior Vice President
Government Affairs
Consumer Electronics Association

Speaker: Rod MacKenzie, Chief Technology Officer and
Vice President of Programs
Intelligent Transportation Society of America

4:45 p.m. Conclusion of Day 1


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1


8:30 a.m. Congressional Presentation

9:00 a.m. Panel: Legislation, Regulation and Enforcement of Distracted Driving
This panel session will review legislative and regulatory approaches for
addressing distracted driving; evaluations of the impact of such measures; enforcement issues; and public attitudes towards the issue.

Moderator: Peter Rogoff, Administrator
Federal Transit Administration

Speaker: John D’Amico, Representative
Illinois General Assembly

Speaker: Bruce Starr, Senator
Oregon Senate and Executive Committee
Member of the National Conference of State Legislatures

Speaker: Steve Farley, Representative
Arizona House of Representatives

Speaker: Major David Salmon, Director
Traffic Services Division, New York State Police

Speaker: Vernon Betkey, Chairman
Governors Highway Safety Association and
Director, Maryland Highway Safety Office

10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break

11:00 a.m. Panel: Conversation with Young Adults
Seventeen Editor-in-Chief Ann Shoket will host a conversation with three young adults to talk about the dangers of texting and driving. Reggie Shaw, 22, and Nicole Meredith, 18, both caused car crashes because they were texting while behind the wheel. They will be joined by Natalie Hayford, 17, a teen advocate with the Anoka, Minnesota chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). High school classrooms across the country are encouraged to tune in to the live webcast at: http://www.dot.gov.

Moderator: Ann Shoket, Editor-in-Chief
Seventeen Magazine

Speakers: Nicole Meredith, Reggie Shaw and Natalie Hayford

11:30 a.m. Panel: Public Awareness and Education
This panel will review initiatives to increase public awareness of safety issues such as distracted driving, and will review research regarding the effectiveness of such efforts.

Moderator: Ron Medford, Acting Deputy Administrator
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Speaker: Chuck Hurley, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Speaker: Sandy Spavone, Executive Director
National Organizations for Youth Safety

Speaker: Ann Shoket, Editor-in-Chief
Seventeen Magazine

Speaker: Janet Froetscher, President and Chief Executive Officer
National Safety Council

Speaker: Dr. Adrian Lund, President
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

1:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Action Plan
Ray LaHood, Secretary
U.S. Department of TransportationAdd to Technorati Favorites

Who is American Police Force and why are they in Hardin, Montana?

UPDATE NOTE: Besure that after reading this post, you read this follow-up post here!

Hardin Montana and the American Police Force: Who is scamming Who?

http://www.bigbendbikersforfreedom.com/2009/09/who-is-american-police-force-and-why.html


From Billings Montana KULR8.com News: By Nick Lough

Story Published: Sep 24, 2009 at 7:00 PM MDT

Story Updated: Sep 25, 2009 at 11:08 AM MDT
Multimedia

BILLINGS - American Police Force officials showed up in Mercedes SUV's that had "Hardin Police" stenciled on the vehicles. The twist, the city of Hardin doesn't have a police department.

Two Rivers Authority officials say having APF patrol the streets was never part of their agenda. "I have no idea. I really don't because that's not been a part of any of the discussions we've had with any of them," said Two Rivers Authority's Al Peterson.

As it stands now the Big Horn County Sheriff's Department is contracted to patrol the city and APF has no jurisdiction. If that was changed Peterson says it would have to go through the city council.

As for the jail contract with APF, both sides are yet to agree to a deal as bondholders rejected it again on Thursday morning. "It's a complicated issue there are a lot of tax laws to work through we were hoping to get it by Tuesday night now we're hoping to get it by Friday night," said Peterson.

Officials say the contract only deals with the detention facility and a police training center. There's no mention of a homeless shelter, animal shelter, or any services for the area.

"That was never in the contract to begin with. I think it was on a wish list of what Captain Michael wanted to do here," said Peterson. American Police Force officials plan to stay in the area for the next month.

Video:


via tip off from GoldIron:

Montana Town Occupied By Private Paramilitary Security Force

By Paul Joseph Watson

A private security force whose biggest role is helping the U.S. government to “combat terrorism” is now patrolling the streets of a town in Montana, acting as law enforcement but accountable to nobody and operating completely outside the limitations of the U.S. constitution in a chilling throwback to the brownshirts of Nazi Germany.

The American Police Force organization is a paramilitary unit that “provides surveillance, investigative, and military services across the world,” according to its website, which shows men dressed in military fatigues carrying machine guns.

“As part of our mission, APF plays a critical role in helping the U.S. government meet vital homeland security and national defense needs. Within the last 5 years the United States has been far and away our #1 client. Technologies, programs, and services performed by APF have played a very important role in U.S. military and civilian efforts to protect our homeland and combat terrorism,” the website states.

APF were originally contracted to provide security at a previously empty detention center in Hardin, a small town in Montana, but are now patrolling the streets driving SUV’s with “Police Department” printed on them despite the fact that Hardin doesn’t have a police department. American Police Force has no jurisdiction in the area because it is a private organization, not a police force.

According to Two Rivers Authority officials, having the private security force patrol the streets was not part of the contract. “I have no idea. I really don’t because that’s not been a part of any of the discussions we’ve had with any of them,” Two Rivers Authority’s Al Peterson told KULR 8 News. Peterson said that patrolling the streets was on the “wishlist” of APF’s Captain Michael.

The American Police Force is a shady outfit shrouded in suspicion. According to an Associated Press report, questions over the legitimacy of the organization abound.

“Government contract databases show no record of the company. Security industry representatives and federal officials said they had never heard of it. On its Web site, the company lists as its headquarters a building in Washington near the White House that holds “virtual offices.” A spokeswoman for the building said American Police Force never completed its application to use the address,” reports AP.

Furthermore, APF was tasked with filling the empty Hardin detention center with inmates, without any clear indication of where those prisoners would come from.

“It’s unclear where the company will get the inmates for the jail. Montana says it’s not sending inmates to the jail, and neither are federal officials in the state,” according to the report.

Maybe the inmates will be the local population of Hardin if American Police Force is allowed to continue to pose as a law enforcement outfit in the town, which is exactly what they intend to do for at least another month.

Having a private security force whose stated mission is to help the U.S. government “combat terrorism” patrol the streets of small towns in America without even having the authority to do so from local authorities is obviously a frightening pretext and harks back to the private paramilitary forces that helped Adolf Hitler rise to power in Nazi Germany.

Many fear that if martial law is declared in response to a flu pandemic or other emergency, private security forces such as APF will be used by the government to oppress citizens by operating outside of the law.

This is completely unconstitutional and a flagrant threat to the liberty and security of the population of Hardin. The County Sheriff is effectively breaking the law if he doesn’t immediately kick APF out of the area and end the occupation of the town by a private paramilitary army.Add to Technorati Favorites