Tag Archives: Citations
CPO Mathews and his list(G-P) on top of his training checklist clipboard.

McCarthyism Is Alive and Well at Wisconsin Capitol

He’s making a list and checking it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty or nice…. The Holidays are here, and Capitol police officers are invoking the spirit of Senator Joe McCarthy by compiling a list of regular attendees of the Solidarity Sing Along, the weekday noon hour singing protest at the Wisconsin Capitol. Police appear […]

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CPO Andrew Hyatt delivers citations to 2 individuals at 8:30pm on 11/27/12. Photo: Lisa Wells.

UPDATED: Capitol Police Hunt Down Sidewalk Chalkers to Deliver Citations

Tuesday November 27 was a busy day for Capitol Police under the direction of Chief David Erwin.  Officer Andrew Hyatt spent the afternoon tracking down recipients of citations for administrative code violations for chalking on the sidewalk outside the Wisconsin State Capitol eleven days earlier on Friday, November 16. Around 4:40 pm, Officer Hyatt stopped […]

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Three of these citizens received citations for holding up signs and t-shirts during a Red Cross blood drive in September. Signs and t-shirts are extremely protected First Amendment speech and all have requested jury trials. Photo credit:  Leslie Amsterdam

November 27, 2012

Read the latest about the Capitol crackdown: http://wcmcoop.com/2012/11/23/what-happened-to-the-capitol-crackdown/

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Free speech activists and supporters following initial appearances for 20 people and 25 tickets on November 16th. Photo courtesy Leslie Amsterdam.

What Happened to the Capitol Crackdown?

The 100th and 101st citations in the Capitol Crackdown were issued unceremoniously on November 15th. Like so many others, they were sent by certified mail, in this case one week after the alleged violation took place. A third citation was issued in person on November 8th. That makes 3 citations (to date) for November, 39 […]

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Outside the Wisconsin Capitol 11/15/12. At least 99 citations have been issued to peaceful protesters over the last few months in a crackdown over First Amendment rights and permit regulations of Free Speech activity at the Capitol.

November 16, 2012

Read more about how citations are issued here: http://wcmcoop.com/2012/11/06/election-night-candygram/

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Election Night Candygram

On a night when the whole country is focused on elections, Scott Walker is sending his palace guard to deliver citations at citizens’ homes. Over the last two months, the Capitol Police have issued 90 tickets to 30 citizens for demonstrating at the Wisconsin Capitol without a permit. The police have been sending the tickets […]

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Halloween for the Solidarity Sing Along at WI Capitol. Photo by Rebecca Kemble.

November 1, 2012

More about Halloween at the Capitol here: http://wcmcoop.com/2012/10/31/fightin-bob-la-follette-must-be-rolling-in-his-grave/

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The surreal scene outside WI Capitol Wednesday as Scooter Cape man rides by as Ted Voth, Jr.(far right holding a green jacket) is being arrested for Disorderly Conduct for singing and talking in a loud voice in the rotunda of the WI Capitol after the end of the Solidarity Sing Along. Voth was arrested, taken to jail and bailed out.  Over 70 citations have been issued to citizens at the Capitol since the beginning of September.

October 25, 2012

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Four defendants and their supporters stand outside Courtroom 1A at the Dane County courthouse after initial appearances for charges stemming from arrests at the WI Capitol during September. Valerie Walasek (front row, pink sweater) traveled from Florida for her mandatory appearance, and her charges for accidentally dropping a balloon and resisting arrest were dropped at the last minute. Two others who received state misdemeanor charges during the arrest of a disabled veteran in September also had their charges dismissed. The remaining defendant, Ted Voth Jr., entered not guilty pleas for Disorderly Conduct and Obstructing Arrest for charges stemming from the same September incident.

October 23, 2012

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Ofc Andrew Hyatt of WI Capitol police surveys the scene and takes notes during the noon hour song circle in the Capitol. Brandon Barwick, on the left in the green fedora, later received a citation via certified mail for: Obstruct Access Passage (No Permit). Admin Code 2.14(2)(v), issued by Officer Andrew Hyatt

October 15, 2012

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