Cops in Baytown shot and killed an unarmed man overnight after he allegedly waived what appeared to be an AR15 assault rifle. Investigators say it tur...
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, the Fort Lauderdale/Broward NAACP, b...
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 and falsely...
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” of...
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 effort to collect $...
Syracuse Reverend in Jail After Being Beaten by Cops
Dr. Lemorris Dexter, local Reverend and President of the Syracuse chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), is in jail after bei...
Two FBI Agents Indicted For Stealing Bitcoin From Silk Road During Investigation
The federal government became owners of one of the biggest troves of Bitcoin, thanks to seizing millions of dollars in the digital currency from crimi...
Even Arizona Cops Are Against Bill That Would Keep Cops’ Names Secret After Shootings
The governor of Arizona is poised to rule on a bill that would mandate keeping police officers’ names secret for a prolonged period after shootings in...
I Want The Name Of The Cop Who Shot And Killed My Son
The family of Nicholas Thomas has a meeting scheduled for 1:30 this afternoon with the chief of the Smyrna (GA) Police Department. They want the GBI t...
Fear Grips Black Citizens Stopped By Police
My column in Sunday’s Free Press was about the video tape released last week of a Inkster police beating a 57-year-old Detroit man nearly to death for...