The family of an Inuk woman who was hit by a police car in Nunavik, the Inuit territory in northern Quebec is wondering why it took two months for the incident to be investigated. “When I heard that she got struck by a police truck, it came to my mind, ‘why?’” said her partner Paul … Read more
Do you back into a parking spot? It’s against county ordinance in some Florida towns. More than 20 people were ticketed for backing in over the weekend in Dunedin, where there are plenty of signs but none mentioning which direction to park. “I wasn’t very happy,” said Nick Ress, who was ticketed on Monday for … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Current and former corrections officers at the Cheatham County Jail were charged in the tasing case of an inmate originally uncovered by NewsChannel 5 Investigates. In the 2016 incident at the jail, prosecutors say an 18-year-old detainee was tased in two separate incidents while restrained. Prosecutors call it unlawful force without legitimate … Read more
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steve Todd is being investigated for allegations of physically assaulting a 12-year-old boy at a baseball game in Detroit Lakes. The incident in question occurred Wednesday, June 20, at the Washington Park Baseball Fields in front of a crowd of spectators. According to several witnesses at the … Read more
Canada’s national police force is facing a mammoth $1.1-billion lawsuit — believed to be the biggest in the force’s history — over bullying and harassment claims that could eventually represent thousands of male and female RCMP officers, civilian staff, and even volunteers dating back decades. Two veteran male RCMP officers are the lead plaintiffs. They … Read more
A Mexican town’s entire police force has been arrested in connection with the slaying of a mayoral candidate. The 28 officers from the town of Ocampo in the western state of Michoacan were arrested Sunday on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Fernando Angeles Juarez. Juarez, 64, was running as the candidate for the … Read more
Video of an altercation between a female university police officer and a young woman has gone viral as social media users argued about who was responsible for a scuffle in which both women ended up grabbing each other by the hair. According to Humboldt State University Police, officers pulled over a vehicle after seeing a … Read more
The ACLU of Connecticut has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Michael Picard, an activist who has protested and investigated DUI checkpoints, which he believes are wasteful and unconstitutional. Picard is also an open carry gun rights activist. In September 2015, Picard protested a DUI checkpoint in West Hartford by holding up a sign just … Read more
A former federal agent pleaded guilty in a Wisconsin court last week to charges stemming from a 2017 incident where he was caught in a women’s restroom of a state university. Justin T. Fahy, 27, received a year’s probation on a misdemeanor charge of attempting to capture an intimate representation following his plea. At the … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities in Olmsted County say a Kasson police officer, who shot himself in early June, is accused of criminal sexual conduct beginning in 1992 On June 2, Kasson Police Offier Julio Baez, 51, was discovered with self-inflicted gunshot wounds. He was taken to an area hospital and treated for his injuries. The Olmsted … Read more
Toronto Police have backtracked after five squad cars showed up to incorrectly issue a ticket to a cyclist for riding on the road instead of in a bike lane. One officer originally pulled the cyclist over for riding outside of the bike lane. When the cyclists argued that this was entirely legal, the officer then … Read more
March 13, 2015 In breaking news out of California, San Francisco police just interrupted the filming of a rap video and arrested over 20 people who were present for the shoot. “Hands up! Everybody hands up now!” There was nothing anyone was doing but playing music, singing and obviously engaging in some sort of musically-coordinated … Read more