Six Detroit Cops Charged in Extortion Scheme

Six Detroit police officers have been charged with extortion after receiving bribes from the owners of automobile collision shops in the latest corruption scandal to hit the department in recent months. Two officers were indicted Wednesday and four retired officers have pleaded guilty to committing extortion, according to federal court records. Detroit police Chief James … Read more

WATCH: Colonial Heights Police Officer Arrested For Stealing Videos From Suspect’s Phone

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA – Colonial Heights Police say they have arrested a former officer after discovering that he had downloaded videos from a suspect’s phone onto his own phone. The former officer, 30-year-old Bryan Glinn Drake, is charged with three counts of misdemeanor embezzlement and three counts of obstruction of justice. The ACLU is becoming … Read more

Prosecutor Complained in 2014 That Indicted Baltimore Gun Task Force Supervisor Was Not Truthful

Baltimore prosecutor complained in 2014 that Sgt. Wayne Jenkins, the now indicted supervisor of the Gun Trace Task Force, was among a group of officers who had not been truthful in a case involving allegations of evidence planting, the public defender’s office alleged in a new court filing. The specifics of the internal complaint against … Read more

Philadelphia District Attorney Sent to Prison in Oklahoma

PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia’s former top prosecutor has been moved to a federal prison in Oklahoma to serve his five-year sentence for accepting a bribe. At Seth Williams’ sentencing on October 24, a federal judge said the former DA sold his office to “parasites” and ordered Williams jailed immediately. He’s been in a small Philadelphia prison … Read more

Judge Hands Back $92,000 Taken From Musician By Cops For Failing To Buckle His Seatbelt

Another awful story of civil asset forfeiture abuse comes to us via German Lopez at Vox. But at least this one has a happy ending. The beginning, however, is anything but happy. Musician Phil Parhamovich made the mistake of driving in Wyoming without his seatbelt buckled. A click-it ticket in Wyoming usually runs about $25. … Read more

Head of Louisiana State Police Used Position For Personal Gain

As Louisiana’s longest-tenured State Police superintendent, Mike Edmonson created a life of luxury for his family at taxpayers’ expense, ordering troopers to chauffeur his wife around the state, tapping state resources to service his son’s Jeep and even relying on trusties to walk the family dog at the Department of Public Safety compound where the … Read more

WATCH: IMPD Officer Arrested Following Computer Tampering Investigation

INDIANAPOLIS – Termination has been recommended for a 10-year veteran member of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. According to IMPD, an investigation into computer tampering allegations against 31-year-old Francisco Olmos began in November 2015. Police say it was due to his off-duty activity at a death investigation crime scene. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office says … Read more

Baltimore Police Sergeant Planted Drugs in Suspect’s Car

A former Baltimore Police officer has been indicted for allegedly planting evidence in a suspect’s car during a 2010 arrest, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Former Sgt. Wayne Earl Jenkins, 37, allegedly planted heroin in a car after a driver who police were pursuing crashed into another car, prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the … Read more