Both incidents occurred over the last month - the first (with actress Daniele Watts) just last week Thursday, September 11; and the second, on the 22nd of August (producer Charles Belk). You likely already heard/read about one or both - especially Belk's, since it's been in the news much longer than Watts', which happened just a few days ago. But in case you haven't, I'll skip any commentary and just let you hear from both of them directly, presenting their stories, verbatim, as shared on their Facebook pages, soon after each occurrence. Really, what else can one say about these kinds of age-old incidents, that hasn't already been...
- 9/14/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
One week after the Beverly Hills Police Department admitted its officers had mistaken television producer Charles Belk for a bank robber and wrongfully detained him, Belk's arrest record remains on public file and a legal expert says it probably won't go away. “Close to 100 percent of the time when someone is arrested, it will stay in that database,” criminal defense attorney David Diamond of Diamond & Associates told TheWrap. Diamond has no ties to Belk, but the attorney does have years of experience dealing with wrongful arrest cases. “It literally happens almost every single day,” Diamond said. “Often times it's based...
- 9/3/2014
- by Anita Bennett and Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
The Beverly Hills Police Department has launched an internal review of its policies and procedures after television producer Charles Belk accused the department of mistreatment, police announced Thursday. “We are taking these allegations very seriously,” said Beverly Hills Police Chief David Snowden in a statement obtained by TheWrap. ”We (Bhpd) take pride in the professionalism of our department and the high quality service that we provide to those who live, work and visit our community.” Chief Snowden also admitted that he regrets how Belk's detention was handled. “The arrest of Mr. Belk was lawful and proper based on the information known to the.
- 8/28/2014
- by Anita Bennett
- The Wrap
The Beverly Hills Police Department is looking into allegations of mistreatment brought forth by Charles Belk, TheWrap has confirmed. The freelance TV producer was detained for six hours on Friday after he was mistaken for a bank robbery suspect. Belk alleged via Facebook that the Beverly Hills Pd detained him without explanation at first. He also claimed officers didn't read him his Miranda rights. Belk said he was jailed for more than six hours without being allowed to make a phone call, listing other details like having his shoes and belt taken from him. “The whole incident kind of rattled.
- 8/28/2014
- by Jason Hughes
- The Wrap
Charles Belk was “innocently walking” in Beverly Hills on August 22 when he was detained for six hours by police after being mistaken for a bank robbery suspect, he told TheWrap. “The Ferguson and New York situations all resonated in my mind,” the 51-year-old freelance television producer said, referring to the deaths of unarmed African-Americans Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner, who died after a white police officer put him in a chokehold in Staten Island. “I did not want to give them any reason to question my interest in cooperating.” Belk, whose credits include “The Greatest Song” and “Douglass.
- 8/27/2014
- by Anita Bennett
- The Wrap
Charles Belk, a film and television producer, is furious after he was arrested by the Beverly Hills Police Department on Friday for being tall, bald and black.
Belk had just attended a pre-Emmy party and was going to check his parking meter on Lacienega Blvd on Friday, Aug. 22, when he was stopped by police and arrested on suspicion of robbery. Belk, who recounted his ordeal in a Facebook post on Saturday, claims that he was detained for 6 hours without being informed of the charges against him and was not read his rights, nor was he awarded a phone call when requested.
Police Arrest Black TV Producer For Suspicion Of Robbery
According to the Beverly Hills Police Department, Belk was arrested because he fit the description of a man suspected to have been involved in a nearby robbery committed by the “Purse Packing Bandit.” Belk was handcuffed and made to sit...
Belk had just attended a pre-Emmy party and was going to check his parking meter on Lacienega Blvd on Friday, Aug. 22, when he was stopped by police and arrested on suspicion of robbery. Belk, who recounted his ordeal in a Facebook post on Saturday, claims that he was detained for 6 hours without being informed of the charges against him and was not read his rights, nor was he awarded a phone call when requested.
Police Arrest Black TV Producer For Suspicion Of Robbery
According to the Beverly Hills Police Department, Belk was arrested because he fit the description of a man suspected to have been involved in a nearby robbery committed by the “Purse Packing Bandit.” Belk was handcuffed and made to sit...
- 8/27/2014
- Uinterview
The Beverly Hills Police Department has issued an apology for detaining Hollywood producer Charles Belk, saying it “deeply regrets” mistaking him for a bank robber. Belk, whose credits include “The Greatest Song” and “Douglass U,” posted on his Facebook account that he was “innocently walking by myself” from a restaurant to his car shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday when “my freedom was taken from me by the Beverly Hills Police Department.” The incident took place near Wilshire and La Cienega Boulevards, according to Belk, who said he was en route to check the time on his parking meter. According to Belk,...
- 8/26/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
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