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Arraignment was postponed for a Los Angeles Police Department officer charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in her Torrance home. Kenneth Collard, 51, made an appearance in the Torrance branch of the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday. His arraignment was continued to Aug. 3, according to a court spokesperson. Collard was charged with … Read more
A Brooklyn man who spent the last 24 years behind bars walked free Friday after a judge tossed out the indictment that put him there. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Sharen Hudson ordered Shawn Williams’ case dismissed, and his immediate release, after prosecutors joined a defense motion asking the jurist to set aside Williams’ conviction and … Read more
A San Antonio police lieutenant with a long history of disciplinary problems — including four firings and 11 suspensions — is in trouble again, accused of making a homophobic remark about Police Chief William McManus. Lt. Lee Rakun, a 25-year veteran of the force, was indefinitely suspended twice, just days apart in June. Once was … Read more
MEEKER, Okla. – Four people face charges after a severely malnourished Oklahoma teenager was found living in a barn with farm animals, subsisting on sticks, leaves and grass, according to officials. Lincoln County First Assistant District Attorney Adam Panter told the Shawnee News-Star that the boy’s father, stepmother and two older brothers have been arrested … Read more
A Georgia police department is in hot water over the purchase of a Hellcat muscle car. Fox 5 reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has asked the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office to pay back $69,258 that it received from a federal program that distributes seized drug money to law enforcement agencies, which was used … Read more
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has fired a deputy photographed wearing, and who apparently merchandises, apparel affiliated with the Proud Boys, a far-right group known for its white nationalist rhetoric and frequent appearances in the middle of political violence locally and nationwide. The sheriff’s office placed Deputy Erin Willey on leave for an internal investigation … Read more
HAMMOND, Ind. – Hammond police said a 15-year-old boy was restrained and choked after making contact with an officer, but the teen and his family said the officers went too far. “The second they threw Dominic on the ground my oldest son Carl called me: ‘Mom, the police are beating up Dominic,’” Elizabeth Montejano said. … Read more
St. Louis Police violated Missouri’s Sunshine law when they rejected a researcher’s request for public records related to its drug task force, a judge found — rejecting the city’s arguments after a three-day trial in May. St. Louis Circuit Judge Mark H. Neill made his ruling yesterday, granting another victory to the two-man team attempting … Read more
A county sheriff in Missouri and his chief deputy face a bevy of charges after the sheriff allegedly allowed the deputy, who he was reportedly romantically involved with, to act as a cop before she was certified to do. The deputy is also accused of repeatedly bringing a minor with her to work at the … Read more
SYDNEY, Australia — David Dungay Jr., a prisoner at a Sydney jail, told the guards pinning him to his bed that he couldn’t breathe, according to a video recording. He said it at least 12 times, in a high, panicky scream. One guard’s response to Mr. Dungay was also recorded: “If you’re talking, you can … Read more
JACKSON – A Mississippi sheriff’s department mourning the loss of one of their top K-9 officers has discovered a new way to protect their furry companions from dying in a hot car. WAPT-TV in Jackson reports that Dex, a K-9 officer with the Hinds County Sheriff’s Department, died after he was left in his handler’s … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A former CoreCivic correctional officer was arrested for allegedly pepper spraying an inmate at the Metro Detention Center. According to the police affidavit, Oluwatobi M. Ola pulled the inmate, James R. Nelson, from bed in the middle of the night and started an argument with him in the sally port. A video … Read more