Ex-South Carolina Sheriff Sentenced to 1 Year, 1 Day in Prison
FILE – In this Dec. 30, 2014, file photo, former Lexington County Sheriff James Metts walks outside federal court in...
Month: April 2015
Baltimore Gangs Team-Up to Kill Cops After Freddie Gray Death
The Baltimore Police Department says they have received a credible threat that numerous gangs have entered into a partnership to...
Video: Moments After Milwaukee Cop Shoots 15-Year-Old
Just moments after a Milwaukee police officer shot a 15-year-old on Milwaukee’s north side, the situation was caught on camera....
Police Abuse Sex Trafficking Victim Rather Than Rescue Her
Jessa Dillow-Crisp is a survivor; she lived through years of sexual abuse both in Canada and the U.S. She had...
Montana Next State to Limit Asset Forfeiture
The Montana state legislature recently voted through a bill that limits the use of asset forfeiture, a tool often used...
Medical Robots Can Be Hacked During Surgery, Researchers Find
Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have just hijacked a teleoperated surgical robot, demonstrating major security weaknesses in...
Joe Arpaio Unmasked: Hired Secret Investigator to Dig Dirt on Federal Judge Family
It seemed fitting somehow that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s unmasking this week came on the anniversary of Senate Bill...
Google Executive Died in Everest Avalanche
Dan Fredinburg, an engineer who worked on many of Google’s most exciting projects during his 8 years with the company,...
Family of Guatemalan Man Killed by SFPD Files Federal Lawsuit
The family of a young Guatemalan man shot and killed by police is filing a federal lawsuit against the San...
Cops And Politicians Fight to Keep Body Cams Footage Away From Public
Steve Tuttle, vice president of communications for Taser International, demonstrates one of the company’s body cameras. Shouts of “no justice,...
Baltimore Photo Editor Beaten by Cops at Freddie Gray Protests
City Paper Photo Editor J.M. Giordano was tackled and beaten by Baltimore City police outside of Western District headquarters last...
San Francisco Deadly Police Shooting Prompts Protests
Dozens of people marched in San Francisco’s Mission District Friday evening, accusing the police department of a cover-up. The fatal...
Protesters Vow to ‘Shut Down’ Baltimore Over Death of Freddie Gray
Protesters who’ve been holding demonstrations almost daily this week over the death of Freddie Gray are promising their biggest march...
Microsoft Planning DRM For 4K Movies on Windows
It’s movie night, 2016. A crop of teens streams through the kitchen, snagging chips and drinks as they head downstairs...
Long Beach Cops Shoot Unarmed Graffiti Artist, Claimed They Feared For Their Lives
A 19-year-old unarmed man was fatally wounded by Long Beach cops after they believed he was pointing a gun, officials said...
Corrupt Philadelphia Cop Leaned Man Over 18th Floor Balcony to Get Password
If you want access to encrypted data on a drug dealer’s digital device, you might try to break the crypto—or...
Chinese Cops Are Being Armed And The Outcome is What You Expected
In response to terrorism threats, China recently lifted a decade-long ban on police guns and began issuing firearms to officers...
Anaheim Police Chief Refuses to Adopt New Use-of-Force Policy
Anaheim Police Chief Raul Quezada pushed back against recommendations by an outside use-of-force consultant, telling the city’s Public Safety board...
Woman Files Epic Court Brief Titled ‘Fuck This Court And Everything it Stands For’
Tamah Jade Clark, a resident of Florida, wife to Jason Clark , and mother to baby Clark, filed a legal...
Student Accused of Rape By ‘Mattress Girl’ Sues Columbia U., Publishes Dozens of Damning Texts
Paul Nungesser, the Columbia University student accused of raping fellow student Emma Sulkowicz, is now suing the university for doing...
