Another Man Holding BB Gun Killed by Cops
Cops in Baytown shot and killed an unarmed man overnight after he allegedly waived what appeared to be an AR15...
Month: March 2015
The Silkroad Murder For Hire Plot Was Actually Set-Up by DEA Agent
The former undercover federal agent who was arrested on Friday for allegedly stealing bitcoins from the online black market Silk Road also helped...
Journalists Sue Ferguson Police For Protest Abuses
Four journalists arrested while covering racial unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, last year filed a lawsuit Monday claiming they were battered...
Ft. Lauderdale Police Abuse And Racism Prompt Creation of Hotline
In the wake of the public exposure of a racist video and racist text messages among four ex-Fort Lauderdale cops,...
Eric Holder Issues New Asset Forfeiture Restrictions for Structuring Offenses
Today Attorney General Eric Holder issued new guidelines to federal prosecutors tightening the rules for seizing assets for so-called “structuring” offenses....
Court of Appeals Blocks Family of Police Killing From Collecting Damages
Maryland’s Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a cap on monetary awards in lawsuits against local governments, turning back an...
Arrests Made in California on Day of Protesting Police Brutality
About 50 protesters took to the streets in Monterey, California on Saturday as part of a growing national movement aimed...
After Bragging About Transparency, Baltimore Cops Refuse to Provide Reports on Incidents
In June 2014, Baltimore police held a news conference to demonstrate their commitment to transparency amid growing distrust after a...
US Government Stole $67 Million From Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom
The US government has won a civil forfeiture case against Megaupload founder, Kim Dotcom after he was barred from contesting the...
Sex, Bribes and Drugs Are The Norm in Dayton, OH Prison
Three Dayton Correctional Institution employees have been fired since January for inappropriate relationships with inmates, including the man whose job...
Man Freed After 19 Years For Murder Sues Baltimore Police
Aman whose murder conviction was thrown out after another man confessed has sued Baltimore police, saying the nearly two decades...
Colorado Bill Would Impose Penalty On Police Interfering With Citizen Recording
In contrast to Texas legislation introduced by state representative Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) that would penalize a citizen for filming police activity...
Arizona Legislature Passes Bill to Keep Cops’ Names Secret After They Shoot Civilians
On Tuesday the Arizona Legislature passed a bill that would forbid any state agency from releasing the name of police...
Annapolis Cops, Dispatcher Stalked And Harassed Employee Opposing Police Brutality
The Annapolis Police Department says it is conducting an internal investigation after a city dispatcher accessed a law enforcement database...
Inmate E-mailed Prison With Instructions to Release Him
A convicted fraudster used an “ingenious” escape plot to trick prison officers into letting him go free, a court has...
Fresno Leaders ‘SHOCKED’ After Drug Arrest of Deputy Chief
As the highest-ranking black law enforcement officer in Fresno, Deputy Chief Keith Foster was seen as a pillar of the...
Former FBI Agent: ‘Cops Shoot a Lot More People Than You Think’
A Pennsylvania police officer has been charged with murder in the death of a man who sped away after the...
Ferguson Lawsuit Forces Cops to Tell Protesters Before Using Tear Gas
Three Missouri police agencies have agreed to limit their use of tear gas as part of a settlement in a...
Draconian Laws Sending Spain Back to the Dark Ages
Yesterday three laws widely criticized by the opposition and human rights groups were approved in Spanish Congress. The Penal Code,...
Bitcoin Will Make Civil Asset Forfeiture a Sad Joke
The Washington DC-based organization Cato recently announced some “good news:” that civil asset forfeiture – that is, state seizure of...
