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Jason Hallstrom’s memorial drew a large crowd of his friends and family

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If the true measure of a man is how many friends he leaves behind, then Jason “Hoss” Hallstrom was quite a man.  A very large crowd of his friends and family attended a memorial tonight at the Target located at Grand Ave. and 17th St., in Santa Ana.  This was where Hallstrom was shot and killed by officers of the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) on March 15, 2013.

Hallstrom’s friend of eighteen years, Jeffrey Lowe, drove here all the way from Kingman, Arizona, with his wife. Tonight he led the memorial and at times was almost too choked up to talk.  Tears flowed freely as Hallstrom’s associates took turns reminiscing about their departed friend. Continue reading→

Did the Santa Ana SWAT team shoot Hallstrom to help out Anaheim’s P.D.?

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Jason & his daughter Hailley

Jason & his daughter Hailley

On March 15, Jason E. “Hoss” Hallstrom and Travis Mock, 29, were being chased by SAPD SWAT officers on I-5 when they got off at Grand Avenue and headed north, Santa Ana authorities said.  The officers in question ended up shooting Hallstrom to death, and wounding Mock.

No one seems to know exactly what happened or why the SAPD SWAT team chased down and shot these individuals.  However a friend of Hallstrom, Jeffrey Lowe, has contacted me with information that suggests the shooting was premeditated.

According to Lowe, it has been said that Mock has a million dollar law suit against the City of Anaheim for a O.I.S. (officer-involved shooting) that happened back in Feb. 2011.  That is not a lot of money for a city awash in tourist tax revenue, however Lowe is wondering if the public is altogether aware just how the Anaheim/Santa Ana police departments are connected? Continue reading→