RETIRED SGT BETSY BRANTNER SMITH JOINS DAWN LIVE!
BETSY JOINS DAWN TO BREAK DOWN POLICE AND CRIME TRENDS IN PHILADELPHIA & NATIONALLY - HER TAKE ON THE TRAGIC RILEY STORY - HOW TO TREAT CRIMINALS AS MIGRANTS - NYC PURPOSING DEPORTATION AS WELL? BETSY ALSO EXPANDS ON THE LATEST GALLUP POLL REGARDING POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH POLICE... BOTH PROMPTS BELOW...
(CBS News)
The suspect in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Hope Riley entered the U.S. illegally from Venezuela and had been previously arrested in New York, officials said Sunday.
The suspect, 26-year-old Jose Ibarra, was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Sept. 8, 2022, after he unlawfully entered the U.S. near El Paso, Texas, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement.
Ibarra was released by U.S. border officials pending a review of his immigration case, ICE said. He was arrested a little over a year later, on Sept. 14, 2023, by New York Police Department officers and charged with acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 and a motor vehicle license violation, according to the ICE statement...
The suspect was arrested again on Friday in connection with the murder of Riley after her body was discovered in a wooded area on the Athens campus of the University of Georgia, police said at a news briefing Friday...
ICE has requested to detain Ibarra if and when he's released from criminal custody so it can seek his deportation.
Riley, 22... died of blunt force trauma, Jeffrey Clarke, the police chief for the University of Georgia Police Department, said at the briefing. Read more.
Why was an undocumented immigrant allowed to remain in the United States after being arrested twice?
Recent data from Gallup shows the vast majority of Americans say their most recent experience with law enforcement was positive.
Overall, 77% of Americans say that their most recent interaction with a member of their local police force was a positive experience, 85% say they were treated fairly, and 84% say they were treated with respect. Read more.
Why is the public perception of law enforcement often negative if most Americans report having positive interactions with officers?
For perspective, turn to a retired 29-year law enforcement veteran who now trains officers around the world.
Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret.) is spokesperson for National Police Association, a non-profit that supports law enforcement officers across the U.S. Betsy began her career as a police dispatcher at age 17 and has held positions in patrol, investigations, narcotics, juvenile, hostage negotiation, crime prevention, K-9 and field training. She has been a law enforcement trainer for over 20 years.
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