An aide to Caliphornia state Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris and two others are accused of operating a rogue police force that claimed to exist for more than 3,000 years and have jurisdiction in 33 states and Mexico, authorities said Tuesday.And Neptune. They have jurisdiction on Neptune and on all of its moons and moonlets.
Brandon Kiel, David Henry and Tonette Hayes were arrested last week on suspicion of impersonating a police officer through their roles in the
"No, no! Dat's backwards! Police departments are impersonating us!"
Kiel, 31, has worked as the deputy director of community affairs at the California Department of Justice.
What's the Deputy Director for Community Affairs do for a living? Organize picnics? Clambakes?
An office spokesman declined to comment on the criminal investigation but said Kiel is on administrative leave.
"He took admin leave so he could investigate the whole thing."
Suspicions about the Masonic Fraternal Police Department -- whose members trace their origins to the Knights Templar -- were aroused when various police chiefs in Southern California received a letter in late January that announced new leadership for the group, sheriff’s officials said.
"Dear Chief [Fill in Name]
The undersigned assumes command.
Cordially yours,
Brandon Kiel
Grand Imperial Hebob
Masonic Fraternal Police Department
After the letters were mailed, a man claiming to be Kiel and describing himself as the police force’s
"Dis is Brandon Kiel, da well-known local big shot! I need to schedule some time to look over yer operation!"
"From the hallowed streets of Greenpernt,
To the shores of Sheepshead Bay,
From the Verrazano Narrows,
To Canarsie across the way...
We have come together, one and all,
In fellowship to commune,
And to glorify the Grand Exalted
Brotherhood of Raccoons. [Howl]"