Migrant children under the care of United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) were allegedly beaten, threatened with sexual violence and repeatedly assaulted while in custody between 2009 and 2014, according to a report released Wednesday from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law … Read more
The officer at the center of the “vegetation” traffic stop in Winfield is no longer with the department, Winfield Police Chief Brett Stone confirmed on Friday. Officer Sean Skov left the department Thursday. Stone couldn’t say if it was because of the traffic stop. He also declined to say if Skov left on his own … Read more
WICHITA, Kan. – A 14-year-old boy says he was arrested at the Warren Theatre in east Wichita because his pants were sagging. Alonzo Taylor Jr says he went to the East Warren 20 with a group of friends when the manager approached him about his pants. “A couple of seconds after leaving the concessions counter, … Read more
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – A former emergency medical technician and police officer was sentenced Thursday to 120 years in prison and 60 years of extended supervision for the repeated sexual assault of children. The victims’ mother testified that Jacob M. Swiedarke caused so much damage to her children it “breaks me every day.” Swiedarke, 32, pleaded … Read more
FESSENDEN, N.D. – The former Wells County Sheriff Johnny Lawson learned his fate in district court Thursday, in a case that has taken more than two years to resolve. Former Wells County Sheriff Johnny Lawson will face 25 days of home confinement after entering a plea agreement to two misdemeanor charges. Lawson originally faced five … Read more
The Milwaukee police officer who first confronted Milwaukee Bucks rookie Sterling Brown outside a Walgreens in January was suspended for two days, the Journal Sentinel has learned. Two supervisors who later arrived, escalating the situation, were suspended for 10 and 15 days, sources said. Several other officers were reprimanded. Police Chief Alfonso Morales has not … Read more
A former Woodburn police officer was sentenced Wednesday to 150 days in jail and five years probation for having sex with an underage girl and soliciting sexual contact from the child online. The sentencing came two months after Daniel Kerbs, 29, of Salem, admitted to sexually abusing a girl under the age of 16 and … Read more
Police bodycam footage from upstate New York appears to show an officer instructing a man to break into his ex-girlfriend’s home, according to the woman’s lawyer. On Nov. 13, the man had requested assistance from the Rochester Police Department to aid in retrieving some of his belongings from the home of his ex-girlfriend, Catherine Bonner, … Read more
Tyler Harrell was found guilty of a charge of aggravated assault today in a case that should concern anyone who cares about the right to self-defense. Back in 2016, Harken grabbed his AK-47 after being awaken by a loud bang. With him and his mom believing his house was being broken in to, he went … Read more
May 28, 2016 Body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting in 2014 was thrust into the state’s debate about the devices when the city of Greensboro opted to release the video this month. The video, which shows Officer Tim Bloch shooting and killing a woman armed with a knife, shows how body camera footage can … Read more
WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita Police said they are investigating the actions of two officers who were seen tampering with a man’s home video camera. The incident happened late Sunday in the 1400 block of South Market. Surveillance video showed one of the officers adjusting the camera, pointing it away from the front door. Police said … Read more
TULSA, Oklahoma – The former Tulsa police officer sentenced to 30 years last week for child sexual exploitation received another 210 years in federal court Monday. Noel McFadden was sentenced to 30 years on each of seven counts for the sexual abuse of a child under 12. The sentences are to be served consecutively for … Read more