WATCH: Award Winning Mesa College Officer Suspended After Threatening to Shoot Photographer

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

How Cities Are Reining in Out-of-Control Policing Tech

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

WATCH: Texas Police Promised to Drop Charges Against 2 Teens if Mom Surrendered Video Footage of Arrest

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

Fired Pinellas Sheriff’s Deputy Gets Probation Not Prison in John’s Pass Shooting

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

WATCH: Rochester Police Department Investigating Fight Between On-Duty Officers

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

A Former FBI Agent Was Caught On Undercover Video Teaching False Muslim Conspiracy Theories To Police Officers

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

Dashcam Catches Testy Exchange After Harris County Pct. 4 Constable Pulled Over For Running Red Light

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