New Report Cites Years of Police Abuse Against Baltimore Citizens
In Baltimore, where 25-year-old Freddie Gray died shortly after being taken into police custody, an investigation may uncover homicidal misconduct...
Month: May 2015
Man Who Smashed Police Car Faces Higher Bail Than Cop Who Murdered Gray
A police officer charged with the murder of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, has ended up with less bail on...
Interviews: The U.S. Has a Police Brutality Problem
The Augusta Chronicle asked 60 people last week – 20 each in Aiken, Columbia and Richmond counties – whether the...
Family of Man Killed by Cops on Skid Row Files $20M Lawsuit
Heleine Tchayou was home in Boston when she saw on the news cellphone video of a mentally ill homeless man...
D.A.R.E. Gets Owned by Marijuana Satirical Article
by Virgil Vaduva The anti-drug D.A.R.E. organization is known for its bright red logo that shows up in schools, logo...
Chicago Pays Woman $415,000 After She Accused Two Cops of Sexually Assaulting Her While Drunk
Former Chicago cop Paul Clavijo Chicago taxpayers will shell out $415,000 to compensate an inebriated woman who accused two police...
NYPD Cop Critically Injured After Being Shot in The Head, Massive Manhunt Underway
Scene of cop shot in Queens 212 St and 104 Ave Photo by Paul Martinka UPDATE: The suspect was arrested...
New App From The ACLU Automatically Preserves Cell Phone Footage, Protects it From Cops
The ACLU in California today released a free smart-phone app that allows people to send cellphone videos of police encounters...
IRS Used Asset Forfeiture to Steal Business Owner’s Life Savings For no Reason
Lyndon McLellan, a rural North Carolina convenience store owner, woke up one day to discover the IRS had seized every...
FBI Forensics Convicted Innocent Man For 28 Years Claiming Dog Hair Was His
For a while now, thanks in part to the reporting of the Washington Post’s Spencer Hsu, it’s been known that...
Tulsa Co. Sheriff’s Office Makes Changes to Reserve Deputy Program
The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office has made changes to its reserve deputy program, which has come under scrutiny since a...
VIDEO: San Francisco BART Cops Slam Drunk Woman Face-First in Concrete Floor For No Reason
Bay Area Rapid Transit police face a lawsuit claiming they used excessive force on a drunken woman last year. The...
Police Union Freaks Out After Baltimore Cops Charged
Gene Ryan, right, President of Fraternal Order of Police Baltimore City Lodge #3, answers questions during a news conference at...
Louisiana Teen Killed by Cops Who Did Not Identify Themselves
Matt Peyronnin talks about the killing of his son and is showing all the bullet holes in his house. Tabatha...
‘If you snitch, your career is done,’ Baltimore Cop Told When He Reported Abuse
Det. Joseph Crystal witnessed a handcuffed drug suspect beaten and his ankle broken by a fellow Baltimore police officer. When...
Grand Jury Recommends Cop be Indicted in 2013 Shooting of Atlanta Young Man
An officer-involved shooting case in DeKalb County from 2013 will now to go a criminal grand jury. In January 2013,...
Eugene Police Criticized by Therapist of Suicidal Veteran They Killed
Eugene police are taking steps to working with people who previously served in the armed forces as the Interagency Deadly...
Criminal Charges Will be Filed Against The Two Cops Who Arrested Freddie Gray
CORRECTION: It appears that all police officers involved are being charged. 11:15 EST UPDATE: City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby says...
