July 5, 2011 – An alleged car burglary is reported to Fullerton PD. Fullerton PD respond to the Fullerton Transportation Center & are involved in an altercation that results in the critical beating of transient Kelly Thomas. Kelly Thomas is beaten unconscious & transported to UCI Medial Center. This beating was witnessed, filmed, & photographed by countless individuals.

The FPD6 were allowed to view the video from the Fullerton Transportation when writing their reports. Chief Sellers wasn’t happy with the police reports, so he had them rewrite them. This was the first attempt to cover-up the Kelly Thomas incident. Below you will also find a phone call from an inside informant to KFI 640 AM who claims Officer Cicinelli bragged about whooping someone’s ass the morning after the incident. This was before Kelly Thomas was declared dead & the officers knew the full extent of the situation. It should be noted that Kelly Thomas was brain dead at the scene of the crime though.

Video shot by citizen at Fullerton bus depot. This video is extremely hard to watch. You will hear Kelly Thomas calling out for his father in the last moments of his life. You will also see/hear witnesses proclaim the police have gone too far, tased Kelly Thomas 5 or 6 times, & much more.: http://tinyurl.com/4ymnqh8

Video from OCTA bus that pulls into depot moments after beating. Eyewitnesses (you can see them in the video above) recount the details of the beating to OCTA bus driver.: http://tinyurl.com/3fwn4m8 (single camera version) http://tinyurl.com/3mp2yly (full uncut/multiple camera version)

Photographs from the scene: http://tinyurl.com/3oflmf7

Link to OCRegister article from July 6, 2011: http://tinyurl.com/427n2qb

Link to ABC Eyewitness News video report from July 6, 2011. This video contains the first mention of two officers having broken bones & being treated at the hospital as a result the altercation. The first lie released by Fullerton PD spokesman Andrew Goodrich.: http://tinyurl.com/3nh6bfw

July 8, 2011 – Friends for Fullerton’s Future report on the possible existence of surveillance footage from the Fullerton Transportation Center.

Video shot by FFFF at the bus depot: http://tinyurl.com/3z6umm6

July 10, 2011 – Kelly Thomas is taken off life support 5 days after the beating.

Link to OCRegister article from July 11, 2011: http://tinyurl.com/3crlub3

July 11, 2011 – Friends for Fullerton’s Future (FFFF) interview eyewitness Mark Turgeon.

Link to Mark Turgeon interview filmed by FFFF: http://tinyurl.com/3p4txb3

July 15, 2011 – Fullerton Police Officers’ Association counsel Michael Simidjian of Silver, Hadden, Silver, Wexler & Levine attempts to silence blogger Tony Bushala & FFFF. http://tinyurl.com/3f2c96s

July 17, 2011 – Councilmember Bruce Whitaker releases “An Open Letter to Fullerton Residents” & urged the release of the tape from the Fullerton Transportation Center. http://tinyurl.com/3fwknom

July 18, 2011 – The first protest is held outside the Fullerton Police Department. The protests continue every Saturday with no foreseeable end in sight.

July 22, 2011 – Two weeks after ABC Eyewitness News reported 2 officers received broken bones in the altercation with Kelly Thomas, The Fullertonian reports officers did not receive broken bones on July 5th. First lie debunked. The Fullertonian article has now mysteriously disappeared. http://tinyurl.com/3zdz5yh

July 23, 2011 – FullertonStories.com runs an opinion column with quote from Jeremy Popoff, owner of Slidebar. Weeks later allegations come out that Slidebar placed the phone call that led to the Kelly Thomas incident. Popoff’s wife allegedly abandoned her job at Hot Topic HQ after Kelly Thomas passed away. It is alleged she previously told coworkers the “burglary” call originated from Slidebar. http://tinyurl.com/3to2qcr

July 25, 2011 – FFFF post a video interview with Fullerton Major Dick Jones who offers the wisdom, “you don’t start talkin’ about things if you’re trying to get the answer.” http://tinyurl.com/3feft4r

July 28, 2011 – Photograph of Kelly Thomas in the hospital is released. WARNING: Extremely graphic. http://tinyurl.com/3s9jdtw

July 28, 2011 – KFI 640 AM begins receiving calls from informant with lots of great inside information. http://tinyurl.com/3lw4ewd4

July 28, 2011 – OC Supervisor Shawn Nelson requests the FBI take over the investigation surrounding the death of Kelly Thomas and possible civil rights violations. http://tinyurl.com/3p26dvb

July 29, 2011 – On KFI 640 AM, Ron Thomas (Kelly’s father) reveals attorney Bruce Praet, representing the city of Fullerton, has offered $900,000 to resolve the civil side of the Kelly Thomas incident. It is alleged that this settlement offer came with a statement, “Come on your son was not a rocket scientist”

Link to OCRegister article on settlement. http://tinyurl.com/3fyjdeq

Link to Daily Kos article on settlement & statement. http://tinyurl.com/3rs9d47

August 1, 2011 – Councilmember Sharon Quick-Silva joins Councilmember Bruce Whitaker as the second city council member to urge the release of the video from the Fullerton Transportation Center. http://tinyurl.com/3j34b4f

August 1, 2011 – KFI 640 AM receives a second phone call from previous informant. New details about the beating & alleged officers. Officers Kenton Hampton & Jay Cicinelli are alleged to have been at the scene. http://tinyurl.com/3pwzgsy

Interesting note regarding Jay Cicinelli. Cicinelli was shot in the face 3 weeks into his first job w/ LAPD & lost an eye. He retired w/ full disability after he could no longer pass POST. POST requires 20/20 vision in BOTH eyes. Somehow Fullerton overlooked this & hired Cicinelli. http://tinyurl.com/ycc2wrb

August 2, 2011 – FFFF obtains footage from OCTA bus that pulls in the Fullerton Transportation Center moments after the beating. Passengers give their eyewitness accounts. http://tinyurl.com/3fwn4m8

August 3, 2011 – Fullerton PD spokesman Andrew Goodrich backs out of interview with CNN & is replaced with OC DA Chief of Staff Susan Kang Schroeder. Notable parts of the interview: 24 officers are investigating. 80 witnesses have been interviewed. Confirms existence of video from Fullerton train depot that was controlled by FPD. Schroeder has an extremely hard time answering a question about the content of video. It is clear she has been deeply affected by the content of the video. http://tinyurl.com/3c5l97s

Extended interview with OC DA Chief of Staff Susan Kang Schroeder. http://tinyurl.com/3dzdra7

August 4, 2011 – NBC Nightly New with Brian Williams airs a story on the Kelly Thomas incident. Mayor Dick Jones declares the protesters a “lynch mob” on national TV. http://tinyurl.com/3kmhhgyc

August 4, 2011 – FFFF releases the names of 5 officers alleged to be at the scene of the crime. Officer Jay Cicinelli, Officer Kenton Hampton, Officer Manny Ramos, Officer Joe Wolfe, & Officer James Blatney. FFFF claims the sixth officer would have had to have been a sargent called to the scene due to the use of taser. http://tinyurl.com/3t4ducx

August 4, 2011 – Councilmember Sharon Quick-Silva releases open letter to Fullerton residents. http://tinyurl.com/3gjtlzh

August 4, 2011 – KFI & FFFF refresh the public’s memory by posting a video Veth Mam shot in October 2010. In the video, Kenton Hampton (one of the FPD6) is shown hitting the cell phone out of Veth Mam’s hand. Another bystander then picks up the video & continues recording as Hampton throws Mam on the ground and knees him in the back. Mam is arrested & taken to jail for assault, battery and resisting arrest. Officer Frank Nguyen alleged that Mam jumped on another officer’s back and choked him. The officers testified under oath to this version of the story. In July 2011, Mam is found not guilty of all charges after the video is shown to jurors. FPD spokesman Andrew Goodrich admits, “we arrested the wrong guy that night.” This is just one in a series of many “wrong guys” FPD has taken to trial.

Link to video Veth Mam shot: http://tinyurl.com/3nwk8t3

Link to LATimes on Veth Mam article: http://tinyurl.com/3mg9w72

August 8, 2011 – FFFF release video interview with witness Edward. In the interview, Edward claims FPD confiscated the camera of a bystander. The bystander identified as Bunny at a later date. http://tinyurl.com/4xqo6eh

Photographs from witness Bunny’s first roll of film. FPD confiscated the second roll. It is unknown whether the confiscated roll was destroyed or turned over to the DA: http://tinyurl.com/3oflmf7

August 8, 2011 – KFI 640 AM’s John & Ken interview DA Tony Rackauckas. Rackauckas says the video from the Fullerton Transportation Center is a core piece of evidence & all charges are open.

August 10, 2011 – CNN interviews former Fullerton Police Chief & current Councilman Pat McKinley. Notable remarks from McKinley: “I’m sure I hired all of them” (referring to the officers), “No.” (when asked if he would have waited 30 days to put officers on leave), “I’ve had my eyes bloused a few times myself. Facial injuries are not life threatening.” (um, Kelly Thomas is dead) http://tinyurl.com/3g8r7wu

August 10, 2011 – Fullerton Chief of Police Michael Sellers takes medical leave admist one of the biggest investigations in Fullerton history. http://tinyurl.com/43db2bce

It should be noted that LEO receive their pension 100% tax free for the first year of medical leave & 50% tax free for life. I’ve seen seen another person claim that it would be 75% tax free for years 2-5. The vast majority of LEO end their careers by taking medical leave.

August 12, 2011 – FOX 11 LA interviews Fullerton Mayor Dick Jones (former Vietnam trauma surgeon) who gives the quote, “I’ve seen far worse injuries that are survivable.” http://tinyurl.com/3bckskt

August 19, 2011 – Attorney Garo Mardirossian announces second lawsuit against Fullerton & FPD as a result of the Veth Mam incident from October 2010. Officer Kenton Hampton is known to have been at the scene of the Kelly Thomas incident & is shown on video assaulting Veth Mam. http://tinyurl.com/3jf4hfz

Link to video Veth Mam shot: http://tinyurl.com/3nwk8t3

Link to LATimes on Veth Mam article: http://tinyurl.com/3mg9w72

September 1, 2011 – Through a public records request, Erik Wehn receives a list of all phone calls made to FPD relating to auto burglaries. There is no phone call anywhere near the time of the Kelly Thomas incident. Slidebar employees have alleged the phone call originated from their kitchen to a non-emergency number. Some have said FPD & Slidebar had an understanding that they could have people removed quicker if they reported incidents as auto burglaries. http://tinyurl.com/3safq36

September 2, 2011 – FFFF interviews eyewitness Bunny who confirms FPD confiscated a roll of film from her. http://tinyurl.com/3qjvpmd

September 5, 2011 – Eyewitness Bunny releases crime scene photographs from her first roll of film. Bunny’s second roll of film was confiscated by FPD. Eyewitness Edward Miguel Quinonez mentions the FPD detaining Bunny in his interview with FFFF on August 8. http://tinyurl.com/3oflmf7

Link to Edward Miguel Quinonez’s interview with FFFF: http://tinyurl.com/4xqo6eh

September 7, 2011 – Report of Death from UCI Medical Center is released to the public. “Immediate cause: Brain Death,” “Due to: Head Trauma,” “Due to: Assault.” http://tinyurl.com/3thcu2u

September 7, 2011 – Garo Mardirossian, Thomas family attorney, releases medical records & dramatizations of Kelly Thomas’ injuries to KTLA. Injuries include: broken cheek bone, a shattered nose, broken ribs, internal bleeding, & taser wounds to the chest (heart area). It should be noted that it is not recommended to taser someone in the chest. http://tinyurl.com/6zfgyu5

September 9, 2011 – OCTA release full, uncut video from Bus 5599. Includes 7 different views from inside & outside the bus at Fullerton Transportation Center. http://tinyurl.com/3mp2yly

September 10, 2011 – FPD shows up in force at the peaceful protest to issue citations for “excessive horning.” Fullerton Police Officer Association (FPOA) President Barry Coffman leads the charade. The tickets are later dropped when FPD realize the error of their ways & figure out they might be violating honker’s civil rights. http://tinyurl.com/4x5at74

Joe Vazquez’s video of FPOA President Barry Coffman issuing him citation for “excessive horning.” http://tinyurl.com/3bdn4w5

Animated video (just for lulz): http://tinyurl.com/3dd72ba

Link to US District Judge Denise Page Hood’s ruling in favor of First Amendment & “Honk for Peace” protestors.: http://tinyurl.com/ylklrmo

September 16, 2011 – Attorney Garo Mardirossian announces third lawsuit against Fullerton & FPD as a result of an incident between Officer Kenton Hampton & Edward Miguel Quinonez in June 2010. In a strange coincidence, Quinonez witnessed the Kelly Thomas incident on July 5, 2011. http://tinyurl.com/3pmhwf9

Other victims of the FPD: Veth Mam, Emmanual Martinez, Edward Miguel Quinonez, & much more.

FPD officers w/ shaky track records: Jay Cicinelli, Kenton Hampton, Manny Ramos, James Blatney, Joe Wolfe, Albert Rincon, Christopher Wren, Kelly Mejia, & much more.

THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. MORE WILL BE ADDED. I’ve left out a lot of details. Specifically details relating to the FPD cover-up. Its all out there though. I’ll work on this some more when I have time. Long & short of it: FPD have shown a culture of police brutality & cover-ups. Albert Rincon & Christopher Wren are facing an additional lawsuit for molesting women after arresting them on false DUI charges. Emmanual Martinez was arrested for robbery after the witness clearly picked someone else out of the line-up. Martinez then spent 5 months in jail before a judge cleared him. Officer Kelly Mejia stole an iPad from Miami International Airport. Officer/Spokesman Goodrich has shown he cannot tell the truth & always uses the excuse they must have arrested the “wrong guy.” How many “wrong guys” are out? Kelly Thomas, Veth Mam, Emmanuel Martinez, Edward Miguel Quinonez. These are just 4 known cases within the last year. Oh, and Officer Kenton Hampton was involved in 3 of those cases.

Credit to FullertonsFuture.org, OCRegister, OCWeekly, CNN, & everyone else.