A San Diego Community College District police officer at Mesa College is on paid administrative leave after a video posted on social media shows him pointing his gun at a photographer. The incident happened Wednesday on Armstrong Place about a block from the Mesa College campus. The video shows the photographer approaching a police vehicle … Read more
Since the turn of the 21st century, local law enforcement departments have stocked up on unprecedentedly invasive surveillance tech for monitoring their communities, with little to no oversight. But a counterrevolution is brewing. On May 1, the Oakland, California, City Council unanimously adopted the Surveillance and Community Safety Ordinance, the nation’s strongest law governing how … Read more
Texas – A Galveston County judge sentenced a former peace officer to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for indecency with a child and online solicitation of a minor. Ruben Noel Ornelas, a former sheriff’s deputy in Galveston County, pleaded guilty in January to both felony offenses, according to documents from the 212th District Court. … Read more
New Jersey – Of all the outlandish claims in the Mountainside police lawsuit, the most memorable has been the alleged frequent attacks with a large blue dildo, called, naturally, “Big Blue.” Now, video has emerged of one such supposed attack. The video, taken inside Mountainside Police headquarters and obtained by NJ Advance Media, shows the … Read more
7/13/17 Activists in Arlington, Texas, have accused local officers of promising to drop charges against two teenagers in exchange for a video that their mother took of their arrests. According to the Dallas Morning News, Next Generation Action Network, a Dallas-based organization that lobbies against police brutality, posted the video of the incident, which the … Read more
A fired Pinellas sheriff’s deputy charged with shooting a handcuffed man during a 2015 traffic stop in Madeira Beach will spend no time in prison. Timothy Virden, 62, pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted manslaughter. He faced up to five years in prison. Instead, he was sentenced to three years of probation. The Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney’s … Read more
ROCHESTER, NY – The Rochester Police Department is investigating a fight between two on-duty police officers on Monday. We’re told the fight happened around 9 a.m. on Conkey Avenue and Avenue A. In a news release Thursday afternoon, Rochester police said they were investigating an “altercation” involving two police officers. Police say the incident is … Read more
An ex-FBI agent and anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist and his associate conducted a publicly funded counterterrorism training session with Arizona law enforcement officers last year, telling the audience that all mosques are partly “military outposts” and that former president Barack Obama possibly committed “treason” for speaking with a US-based Muslim organization, among other unfounded statements. John … Read more
When a man was pulled over by police in a Kansas town on Sunday, his car was searched after an officer found “vegetation” in his window, video shows. Rudy Samuel went live on Facebook at 5:40 p.m. Sunday and said in the video that police told him he had been pulled over in Winfield for … Read more
TULSA, Oklahoma – A former Tulsa police officer was sentenced to 30 years in prison for asking an 8-year-old girl to send him nude photos. That girl walked into the courtroom Wednesday, looked at the judge and said Noel McFadden is a monster. She said she was not afraid to see him because she’s strong, … Read more
HOUSTON, Texas – Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman recently found himself on the other side of the cameras, recorded during a traffic stop by a Harris County Sheriff’s Deputy. The otherwise mundane traffic stop has been discussed by several peace officers on an internet blog, and exposed some difference of opinions on how the stop … Read more
MOBILE, Ala. – A Mobile County Grand Jury has indicted Lt. Paul Stephen Bailey on several charges of rape, sodomy and sex abuse. According to court documents, there are two victims in the case, at least one of them is between the ages of 12 and 16. The Mobile County District Attorney’s Office received a … Read more