This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories
From stopthedrugwar.org, written by psmith The beat goes on. Cops stealing weed in Texas, heroin in DC, and big sums...
Month: July 2015
Police Shoot, Kill Mentally Ill Native American Man; Family Demands Justice
As many as 100 people marched through the streets of Denver on Tuesday to protest the death of a mentally...
Police Officer Pockets $6,000 From People Who Had Their Cars Taken Through Forfeiture
Left: Illustration of police asset forfeiture; Right: Sgt. Michael Hurt of Morristown, Tennessee A Tennessee police officer was indicted by...
Ontario Cop Charged With Third DUI, Still Has Job
NORTH BAY, Ont. — A police officer in North Bay has now been arrested on three separate occasions for driving while...
Free After Seven Years, Court Says He Can’t Sue The Cop
OAKLAND, Calif. — Despite nearly seven years in prison for an attempted murder he did not commit, Ronald Ross cannot...
Foul Play Suspected After Black Lives Matter Activist Found Dead In Jail Cell
“Black Lives Matter” activist Sandra Bland WALLER COUNTY, Texas — A civil rights activist associated with the “Black Lives Matter”...
Arizona County Evades Monetary Damages By Settling Parts Of Arpaio Discrimination Lawsuit
MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — In May, TruthVoice reported infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona was requesting assistance from the...
Jordan: Journalists, Writers Facing Terrorism Charges
(AP) A woman protesting the silencing of journalists at a demonstration across from the Egyptian embassy in London last year...
Family of Eric Garner Demands Criminal Prosecution After NYC Announces $5.9 Million Settlement
Only days before the first anniversary of the killing of Eric Garner by a police chokehold in the borough of...
Virginia Man Arrested For Not Showing His Papers
A law enforcement officer believed to be Officer John L Hughson of Henrico County, Virginia HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A...
The Shadowy World of Cybersecurity Mercenaries
While the dangerous breadth of modern state surveillance has been rightfully exposed by whistleblowers like Edward Snowden, many of the...
Feds Can Read Every Email You Opened Last Year Without A Warrant
It’s no longer a surprise that the government is reading your emails. What you might not know is that it...
Eric Garner’s Family Renews Calls To Charge NYPD Officer Who Choked Him To Death
One day after settling a $5.9 million wrongful death case with New York City, the family of Eric Garner will...
Texas Police Chief Investigated For Under Age Solicitation of Sex
Maypearl’s police chief is under investigation for online solicitation of a minor and Texas Rangers searched his house and office...
Police Departments Retaliate Against Organized “Cop Watch” Groups Across the US
When communities attempt to police the police, they often get, well… policed. In several states, organized groups that use police...
Man Paralyzed After Raid by Police Suspecting He Was Selling Marijuana
Julian Betton on April 16 was shot several times by members of the 15th Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit inside his Withers Swash apartment. Betton...
$1 Million Lawsuit Settled By San Diego County After Cop With History Of Excessive Force Beats Man With Down Syndrome
Left: San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeffrey Guy; Right: Anthony Martinez SAN DIEGO — San Diego County has settled a...
Philly PD Reinstates Six Cops Accused Of Corruption While Misconduct Investigation Still Ongoing
From top left to right, Philadelphia Police officers Thomas Liciardello, Perry Betts, Linwood Norman; from bottom left to right, officers...
NYPD Sergeant Suspended For Flinging Jizz At His ‘Crush’
NEW YORK — A sergeant employed by the New York Police Department is suspended, following accusations that he threw semen at...
Miami Cops Actively Working to Sabotage Waze With Fake Submissions
Police in Miami are taking a page out of the vigilante playbook of many Los Angeles communities in an effort...
