FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3/27/2006

Contact: William Gheen
Americans for Legal Immigration PAC ALIPAC
www.alipac.us
Tel: (919) 787-6009 Toll Free: (866) 329-3999

North Carolina-- William Gheen, President of Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, is filing a formal complaint and calling for an inquiry by city officials to determine why there were no visible police officers or security at a protest attended by thousands of illegal aliens in downtown Charlotte on Saturday, March 25, 2006

As proven by videotaped documentation, there were no visible police officers or security in Marshall Park where the protest occurred, no police in the parking lots, adjacent streets, or the roads leading into the massive event although the event had been planned for weeks and the Charlotte Police Department is located only three blocks away.

"The police knew about this event and the nature and scale of it." says Gheen. "The only answer that makes sense is that public safety was sacrificed because the protest organizers feared visible police would cause many illegal aliens not to attend."

The Charlotte Police eventually sent a few officers, two hours into the protest, that kept a low profile after Gheen walked to the police department and asked to make a formal and written complaint. Gheen walked to the department since they kept him on hold for thirty minutes. The Charlotte Police refused to allow him to make a formal complaint.

"I want to know why there were no police anywhere to be found at or near this event." Gheen says. "It is reckless endangerment of the pubic and public and private property to allow such a large protest with no visible police or security presence."

William Gheen's letter is being sent to the Chief of Police, members of the Charlotte City Council, Members of the Mecklenburg County Commission, and statewide media. The absence of police may be a violation of Charlotte's city codes and insurance responsibilities. The refusal to allow a citizen to file a formal complaint may be a violation of Gheen's rights.

"They kept me on hold for over 30 minutes and only took minimal action after I went into the station physically. The first officer I spotted when I returned to the rally was standing near the media trucks. It's a sad day in America when thousands of criminal illegal aliens can protest in the open under lax federal enforcement and sadder still when Charlotte's officers are not even visible for basic citizen and property protection"

For a copy of Gheen's letter please visit this link.

Video documentation will be available shortly at www.alipac.us

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