A man is suing a Florida cop for letting his K-9 almost kill him — for the crime of riding a bicycle without a light. Officer Lee Coel of the Punta Gorda Police Department spotted a shirtless, inebriated Richard Schumacher riding his bicycle without a light at Aqui Esta Drive at 10 p.m. on Oct. … Read more
Drunk drivers or fleeing felons often have their automobiles taken away by police on the side of the road. Lewis C. Cain faced a far different situation in the early morning hours of September 18, 2017. According to a complaint filed Tuesday, his 2009 BMW 750i sedan was taken out of his garage after Mount … Read more
The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said it is looking for a man that it claims stole the agency-issued handgun that a plainclothes detective left in a Burger King bathroom Friday. When the detective went back into the bathroom to get the gun, it was gone, said sheriff’s spokesman Kevin Doll. He did not identify the … Read more
A Baltimore officer says he was just doing his job when he targeted a man simply walking into a store, and asked him for identification so he could check for warrants. Baltimore County Officer H.R. Persuhn, saw John Holt Jr. in court recently, so he thought that gave him the right to stop him for … Read more
A Vermont man who believes police pulled him over for driving while black argued his case before the state Supreme Court last week. Gregory W. Zullo was stopped, searched and his car seized because there was a tiny amount of snow on the bumper in front of the license plate. All of the plate’s letters … Read more
A South Dakota sheriff who lost his re-election bid to his own deputy in a landslide wasted no time getting back at his former employee. One minute after polls closed, Bon Homme County Sheriff Lenny Gramkow fired Deputy Sheriff Mark Maggs, who won by 878-331. In a June 5 letter dated 7:01 p.m., moments after … Read more
Fourteen-year-old Connor Leibel just felt overwhelmed. He was sitting in a sunny and quiet neighborhood park in suburban Phoenix while his caretaker visited a nearby store. To calm himself, Leibel, who is autistic, started “stimming” with a piece of string—an exercise commonly taught to people with autism to help them cope with stressful environments. But … Read more
HOUSTON, TX – A former Harris County Sheriff’s deputy has been ordered to federal prison for more than 27 years on charges of production and possession of child pornography. Andrew Craig Sustaita, 31, of Spring, pleaded guilty to the charges on March 15. He was previously employed as a Harris County deputy sheriff at the … Read more
PONTIAC, Mich. – A Michigan driver was ticketed for playing his music too loud at a Pontiac gas station – but he says the volume wasn’t what led to the ticket: he said it was the song. James Webb pulled into a Pontiac gas station with his radio on. He admits it was loud while … Read more
The Supreme Court just ruled that a police officer could not be sued for gunning down Amy Hughes. This has vast implications for law enforcement accountability. The details of the case are as damning as the decision. Hughes was not suspected of a crime. She was simply standing still, holding a kitchen knife at her … Read more
Chicago police are looking into video showing a 10-year-old boy being handcuffed as officers question the child in what his family believes was a case of mistaken identity. Cell phone video captured Friday night showed officers handcuffing young Michael Thomas Jr. while questioning him about a gun. Police say they’d received multiple calls of a … Read more
CHICAGO — A retired Chicago detective is going on trial Tuesday at the Dirksen Federal Building in a wrongful conviction lawsuit. The lawsuit claims former Detective Reynaldo Guevara coerced a 12-year-old boy into falsely identifying Jacques Rivera as the gunman in a 1988 murder. Rivera was released from prison seven-years ago after his conviction in … Read more