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The OCDA clears the SAPD of wrongdoing in the shooting of Hallstrom and Mock

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ason Hallstrom's Memorial

The OCDA has published a letter regarding the Santa Ana Police Department’s officer-involved-shooting of Jason Hallstrom and Travis Mock. The letter, “OCDA Legal Conclusion Officer-Involved-Shooting – Jason Hallstrom and Travis Mock,” is available here.

As expected the OCDA has found that Santa Ana Police Officers Pete Picone and John Rodriguez had no criminal culpability in the shooting of Hallstrom and Mock on March 15, 2013.  Hallstrom eventually died of his injuries while Mock is still on trial on various charges. Continue reading→

Why the SAPD shot Jason Hallstrom remains a real mystery

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Jason Hallstrom at dinner with the Nunley family

Jason Hallstrom, pictured on the right

Many weeks have passed since Jason “Hoss” Hallstrom was shot dead by the SAPD, after he and his friend Travis Mock pulled into the parking lot at the Target on Grand and 17th, in Santa Ana.  We are still waiting for the report from the Orange County District Attorney, which has to investigate all police shootings in Orange County.  But some of the pieces of this sordid puzzle have been put together by Hallstrom’s friend, Tiffany Nunley.  Here is her story:

Travis Mock appeared in West Court, the morning of the shooting, for the case he was currently out on bail for. He never told this to anyone previously.  This appears to debunk the SAPD’s story about a car chase due to a stolen car. Continue reading→

More questions arise about the SAPD shooting of Jason Hallstrom

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Jason and his friend Karen's daughter Jennifer

Jason and his friend Karen’s daughter Jennifer

I would imagine that the Orange County District Attorney will soon be issuing their findings on the shooting of Jason “Hoss” Hallstrom.  It is likely that they will smear Hallstrom, who was shot in the back by Santa Ana police officers, who also wounded his friend Travis Mock. But already there are many questions being asked and the information coming out makes this shooting look even more .  

No, I have no idea what Hallstrom’s criminal record was.  That will come out soon enough.  But his death does raise questions and those deserve to be aired. I received an email tonight from Hallstrom’s longtime friend, Karen Birtcher.  Here is what she has pieced together so far: Continue reading→

Candlelight vigil in honor of Jason Hallstrom to be held on 4/13

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Jason at Karen's daughter Christina's 13th b-day 2007

Jason at Karen’s daughter Christina’s 13th b-day 2007

A Candlelight Vigil is going to be held in honor of Jason E. “Hoss” Hallstrom, on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the Target center on 17th and Grand Ave., in Santa Ana at 7 pm.

On March 15, 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.

Hallstrom left behind a daughter, Raven Starr Shine, who just turned 15 on February 12th.  He had not seen her since she was two years old, and they finally met last year… after 14 years.  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→

Why did the SAPD kill Jason Erling Hallstrom and was it justified?

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Jason Erling Hallstrom and Travis Mock

Jason Erling Hallstrom, 41, a man who was wounded in an officer-involved shooting in Santa Ana on March 15,  died last Saturday, according to Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna, as quoted in the L.A. Times.

Hallstrom had been charged with a felony count of unlawfully taking a vehicle and a misdemeanor count of resisting a peace officer, according to court records. He was due in court Monday.

Here is what happened, according to the O.C. Register: Continue reading→