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For Immediate Release <br>
November 2, 2006 <br>
Contact: Jerry Vlasak, MD <br>
(310) 251-0259 <br>
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<b>Santa Monica Police Raid Homes of Two Animal Liberation Press
Officers<br>
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<b>Police Refuse to Delineate Reason for Search Warrant; Similar Raid
Last Year Resulted in Costly Lawsuit by Activists <br>
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Los Angeles- Search warrants were served on the residences Tuesday of two
North American Animal Liberation Press Officers by the Santa Monica
Police Department. No arrests were made, and no reason was given for the
warrants, signed by Los Angeles Appellate Judge Paul Turner. Thousands of
dollars worth of private items were taken with no explanation,
confounding animal activists in the Los Angeles area, which has seen
increasingly effective animal advocacy in the last several years. <br>
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In a similar action in 2004, the same agency raided the home of
Goldfinger lead guitarist John Feldman in Bellaire; no arrests were ever
made, and Feldman was awarded $75,000 by the City of Santa Monica last
year. <br>
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Press Officer Dr. Jerry Vlasak stated: “Apparently the Santa Monica
Police are fond of rummaging through the belongings of innocent people
who advocate for animals. My wife's underwear drawer seemed to be of
special interest to them, although the Press Office premises themselves
have not been touched as yet. They left my home a mess; we are, however,
looking forward to our hefty sum from the department, just like John and
Amy [Feldman] got last year. The animals can always use the money.” Linda
Greene adds: “The Press Office must be doing something right, to incur
such wrath from those who support animal exploitation and abuse.” <br>
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Despite the loss of several computers, the Press Officers, who claim they
keep back-up data available at several locations, were unfazed and back
at work within hours. Sgt. J. Moroso and Lt. Beautz of the Santa Monica
Police Department did not return repeated calls. <br>
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Contact Jerry Vlasak, MD, Press Officer, at (310) 251-0259. <br>
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<i>National Lawyers Guild ECO-LAW Hotline for individuals arrested or
subpoenaed for offenses related to environmental or animal activism.
888-NLG-ECOLAW<br>
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