A Philadelphia police officer is now on desk duty after a picture of him in Blackface surfaced on social media. Hung Nguyen, a 22-year veteran had been working out of Philadelphia International Airport since 2004. The picture sparked outrage after it was posted on Facebook. Police officials became aware of the image Tuesday night and … Read more
On Thursday three former Florida police officers were sentenced to prison for conspiring to falsely arrest people in an effort to increase the department’s crime statistics according to The New York Times. This was at the instruction of the police chief. Guillermo Ravelo, 37, worked in Biscayne Park, a small village in Miami-Dade County was … Read more
Repeated sexual advances from colleagues and superiors, prompting her to wear a fake engagement ring. Frequent remarks from fellow officers about the bodies of female cops and sexual assault victims. Pornographic images posted in common areas in the police station, sometimes with racist comments scrawled overtop. During her nearly decade-long stint as a Toronto police … Read more
A white woman who spotted a black man babysitting two white children called police and then followed them home in Cobb County. WGCL-TV reported Tuesday that the woman stopped Corey Lewis outside a Cobb County Walmart and asked to speak to the kids. He refused, so she called police and followed them to his home. … Read more
Two former Fontana police officers are moving toward trial on a lawsuit alleging that for years they were subjected to racist jokes, passed over for promotions and, ultimately, fired or forced to retire after complaining about the culture within the department. Andrew Anderson, who is Latino, and David J. Moore, who is black, say the … Read more
San Francisco police exclusively targeted black residents during undercover drug arrests as part of a pattern of racial profiling, according to a new lawsuit. Police in the California city, where only 6% of the population is black, worked with federal authorities to arrest 37 people, all of whom were black, for selling small amounts of … Read more
BRIDGEPORT — Police Chief Armando Perez’s top aide was placed on administrative leave Monday following accusations the aide sent racist texts regarding another officer. “Effective immediately, Captain Mark Straubel will be transferred from the chief’s office to administrative leave,” states a memo issued Monday by Perez that was obtained by Hearst Connecticut Media. Administrative leave … 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
Four Jasper, Alabama, police officers were given a two-week suspension and a loss of one week’s pay after they were accused of making a white power symbol with their hands in a photo following an arrest. The photo was originally published on Thursday by The Daily Mountain Eagle following the arrest of a man with … Read more
AURORA, Co. – A Colorado cop caught making racist comments on a bodycam video is returning to work. Charles Deshazer was fired shortly afterwards, but a decision to reinstate him was recently made by the local civil service commission. And not everyone is happy about that. “We have all the Alabama porch monkeys contained,” said … Read more
A police officer who told a black man “you would be the first one I’d shoot if I had a gun” and joked about the Black Lives Matter movement has been let off with a final written warning. The unnamed West Midlands Police constable was not sacked at the end of an investigation over allegations … Read more
The police chief in a small Florida town is accused of encouraging his officers to pin unsolved crimes on random, nearby black people so the department would have a better arrest record, the Miami Herald reported Thursday. Former Biscayne Park Chief Raimundo Atesiano and two officers, Raul Fernandez and Charlie Dayoub, have been charged with … Read more