Precisely how much dough can be had as a badge-and-gun-wielding government enforcer of laws can best be explained in the head-scratching case of a local school safety cop in New York, who hauled in a stark $442,000 — just under two and a half times that of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s $179,000 — as … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski announced Wednesday that a pair of internal investigations into the arrest of Utah nurse Alex Wubbels have concluded, and both panels have “sustained findings” against the two officers directly involved in the arrest. Biskupski said now that the Internal Affairs investigation has concluded, state law … Read more
Baltimore activist Kevin Moore and videographers of police brutality are the subject of a new documentary premiering this month. Moore is the witness that filmed on his phone the moments before Freddie Gray disappeared into the back of Baltimore Police Department detainee transport van. While in police custody, Gray later sustained fatal injuries during what … Read more
The FBI said on Friday it is examining whether federal laws were violated by a Utah police detective who is shown on video assaulting and arresting a nurse after she refused to allow taking a blood sample from an unconscious patient. The July 26 incident involving Salt Lake City police Detective Jeff Payne is already … Read more
At first, Reggie Rossow Jr. didn’t realize the “pop” that jarred him from his sleep and nearly rolled him off the bed was a gunshot. It was the last thing he expected – to be lying in bed, sleeping, and get shot – especially by the officer who lives next door. Yet that’s exactly what … Read more
A record $9.5 million settlement for a man left paralyzed after being felled by a Taser-wielding Chicago police officer won approval Tuesday of a key City Council committee. The Finance Committee endorsed the settlement, negotiated by city attorneys after a jury determined that Officer Stevan Vidljinovic used excessive force and unlawfully seized Jose Lopez but … Read more
State officials have closed their criminal investigation into the Charleston Thug Life website without filing charges, but their probe did shed light on one enduring mystery: the identity of the shadowy blogger known as “Chief.” Computer and phone records obtained by State Law Enforcement Division agents reveal the Thug Life operator, who railed against criminals … Read more
“I was scared to death… I feel betrayed,” says nurse arrested for refusing to allow a patient’s blood to be drawn https://t.co/PL30DzGjkR pic.twitter.com/F3AwnRfIxe — CNN (@CNN) 4 September 2017 A Utah nurse who was handcuffed after she refused to let law enforcement draw a blood sample from an unconscious patient said Monday she felt “scared” … Read more
Law enforcement excesses grab an ever-growing share of headlines. Doors kicked in, people killed, dogs shot, phone lines tapped, curfews imposed—they’re all examples of official overreaching at that unpleasant intersection of private activity and state disapproval. For some people, the implication of such abuses is that more scrutiny and the right people in charge will … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY — Two Salt Lake police officers were placed on leave Friday and a criminal investigation was ordered after video of a veteran officer dragging a nurse out of a hospital when she refused to allow a blood draw from an unconscious patient was broadcast across the country. The Salt Lake Police Department … Read more
In Philadelphia, civilian complaints against police — including allegations of misconduct, harassment or abuse — are technically public documents, but they’re not easy to access. Members of the public or media have to request a specific complaint from the police department’s Internal Affairs Bureau and then travel to Burholme, where the unit’s headquarters is located, … Read more
In May of 2015, then-President Obama announced the Pentagon would no longer be allowed to give certain types of military equipment to local police departments to use against ordinary people. The announcement came in response to uproar over the police brutality in Ferguson, Mo., and elsewhere as Americans increasingly realized the vehicles and weapons which … Read more