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The Arlington police lieutenant who is taking over as head of the Massachusetts Police Association has been relieved of duty and placed on paid administrative leave from his police department after writing columns railing against criminal justice reform and progressive policing practices. Rick Pedrini was placed on paid leave and relieved of duty Tuesday, according … Read more
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – A man with diabetes will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars from Commerce City after officers beat, tased and pepper sprayed him after mistakenly believing he was driving drunk. Carl Leadholm, 41, says he is Mormon and has never had an alcoholic beverage in his life. “For half a dozen officers … Read more
KENMORE, N.Y. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed Friday that Kenmore Police Chief Peter Breitnauer was arrested on a federal drug charge. Breitnauer was arrested by FBI agents at Kenmore Police Headquarters and charged by criminal complaint with possession of hydrocodone. According to the complaint, FBI agents asked Breitnauer Friday about allegations that he had … Read more
PITTSBURGH — A rookie Pittsburgh Police officer has been fired following an argument with a Swissvale officer that happened in October while he was off-duty. The encounter between probationary Officer Sidney Bates and the Swissvale officer took place on Oct. 18 on Milligan Avenue, just blocks from the Swissvale Police Station. Bates’ brother Laimon says … Read more
CHICAGO – Seven people framed by a corrupt Chicago police sergeant had their convictions overturned Friday. An additional 16 men were granted certificates of innocence. The seven convictions were tied to former sergeant Ronald Watts. The six men and one woman had drugs planted on them by a group of corrupt CPD officers. Watts spent … Read more
A former San Diego County Sheriff’s Department deputy who admitted to groping a teenage girl while standing behind her at a restaurant in Vista was sentenced Wednesday. Timothy Wilson Jr., 33, appeared in a North County courtroom to learn his fate for the lewd act involving a minor. Wilson was sentenced to 365 days in … Read more
Barine Deezia’s excessive force lawsuit can go forward against the Lincoln police officers who arrested him, a federal judge has ruled. An assistant city attorney had argued that the officers who approached Deezia and his friends downtown at about bar close March 20, 2016, used a reasonable amount of force under the circumstances and that … Read more
An unusually high number of sexual misconduct incidents have placed an unwanted spotlight on San Diego County’s law enforcement. San Diego’s CBS News 8 launched an investigation into the prevalence of these incidents, only to find that the truth may be difficult to uncover. A report from News 8 looked into the number of civilian … Read more
GOOCHLAND, VA. – Victoria Addison was sifting through boxes of her biological mother’s belongings from prison when she came across the handwritten pleas for help. “I still can’t keep anything down and my throat is still hurting me,” Jennifer Addison, 44, wrote March 6 on an emergency grievance form inside the Virginia Correctional Center for … Read more
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is facing accusations of using excessive force during an incident on October 14, at a home on Maggie Lane in Moncks Corner. The sheriff’s office says a 911 reported Rashon Smith was assaulting his 19-month-old child with a belt. The report says deputies entered the home … Read more
Genevive Dawes’ family wore shirts with her picture on them to a news conference Friday afternoon. “It’s been hard. I miss my daughter,” said Mary Dawes. They want to know why the Dallas Police Department never showed them the video of what happened the night Genevive was shot and killed in January 2017. They waited … Read more
A Greenville, SC woman is alleging officers grabbed and threw her on the ground when attempting to enter her home WYFF 4 reports. Cassandra Johnson, 62, went to Greenville’s City Hall on Thursday along with her family to file a formal complaint alleging the police exercised excessive force. Agents with the South Carolina Probation, Pardons … Read more