Maine State Police ask Environmental Activists for DNA

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Alice Kehoe <akehoe () zen org>
Date: June 9, 2006 10:14:07 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Maine State Police ask Environmental Activists for DNA



Dave - For IP, if you wish.


Friday, June 9, 2006

Activist: Police ask for DNA as scare tactic
By JEN FISH, Portland Press Herald Writer

An environmental activist said Thursday he refused to give state  
police a sample of his DNA, calling the request an attempt to  
intimidate people and a possible violation of his civil rights.

Jim Freeman, a member of Earth First!, said he was among the dozen  
environmental activists in Maine asked to provide samples of their  
DNA as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

Freeman said he was approached by a forensic specialist working for  
the Maine State Police. The specialist, he said, was working with  
police to inventory camp equipment confiscated by police in April  
after Earth First! attempted a protest campout on Sears Island.

Freeman said police initially told him his DNA was wanted as part of  
an ongoing investigation into a broken padlock on Sears Island.  
Freeman said after more questions, police told him the investigation  
was actually related to the vandalism incidents at Plum Creek.

Earth First! and other environmental groups have staunchly opposed  
the planned development around Moosehead Lake by the Seattle-based  
Plum Creek Timber Co. <snip>
... http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/state/060609dna.shtml



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