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...
Year: 2015
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...
LA Jail With History Of Abuse Fires 10 More Employees Amid Neglect Accusations
LOS ANGELES — Ten jail employees accused of inmate neglect had their employment at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department terminated,...
New Report States Things in Baltimore Are Worse Than Anyone Knows
Baltimore, the city that just saw its police chief fired and recently six police officers charged in the death of...
Watch Bogota Cops Beat And Taze The Crap Out of Each Other
Bogota’s already criticized police department got embarrassed further on Wednesday when a video leaked of police recruits brutally fighting and apparently tasering each other....
UPDATE: New York Governor To Name Special Prosecutor For Killings By Police
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (h/t Brendan McDermid) UPDATE @ 7/13/2015 4:42 AM: State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the special...
Minneapolis Cop Watchers Think Body Cameras Are Overrated
As Minneapolis marches toward outfitting its cops with body cameras, the city is hosting a series of listening sessions so...
Maine Passes Bill Abolishing Permit Requirement for Concealed Carry
On July 8, Maine Governor Paul LaPage (R) signed Legislative Document 652 into law, thereby abolishing the requirement for a concealed...
