Amherst Archives - Cop Block

National Guard Helicopter Descends On 81-Year-Old Grandma’s Home Over Single Pot Plant

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016 Asa J 1536 Views 81-year-old grandmother, Amherst, arthritis, Chief Scott Livingstone, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Drug war, end the drug war, glaucoma, grandmother, helicopter, Illegal search and seizure, Margaret Holcomb, marijuana, marijuana caregivers, marijuana legalization, marijuana raid, Mashpee, Massachusetts, Massachusetts National Guard, massachusetts state police, medical card, Medical marijuana, medical marijuana card, medical marijuana dispensary, military-style helicopter, National Guard Helicopter, Plymouth, Police State, regulations, regulatory impediments, scary as hell, shocking, single marijuana plant, South Amherst, state monopoly, thermal imager, Tim Holcomb, unlawful surveillance

In a raid that used a military-style helicopter, the Massachusetts National Guard and State Police descended onto the property of

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Man Gets Face Slammed Into Floor In Amherst, VA Jail

June 1, 2015June 1, 2015 Alia Atreides 1371 Views abuse, Amherst, Amherst County Jail, assault, Brutality, Charlottesvile, Deputy Phillip Harmsen, excessive force, face slammed into ground, Injury, Joshua H, Patrick McCrystal, police abuse, police assault, Police brutality, Sheriff L.J. Ayers III, Submission, unprovocated, va, video, Virginia

The following post comes to us via our Submissions Page from Patrick McCrystal Date of incident: May 9th, 2014

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