LARGO, Fla. — The family of Linus Phillip, a man killed by a Largo Police officer on Friday, is accusing detectives of using the dead man’s finger to gain access to his cell phone. The family is also demanding video from the incident at the WaWa gas station in Clearwater where he was killed. Police … Read more
May 31st, 2011 The words of Thomas Jefferson, some written more than 200 years ago, have shaped American ideals. Today, many of these impressive, stirring words adorn the interior walls of his memorial. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial stands as a symbol of liberty and endures as a site for reflection and inspiration for all citizens … Read more
Georgia – A former Athens-Clarke County police officer was found guilty of child molestation Friday night following a weeklong trial in Clarke County Superior Court. The jury also found Kristin Matthew Ward guilty of enticing a child for indecent purposes and violating his oath as a police officer, but acquitted him of the more serious … Read more
NAMPA, ID – Jarad Webb, 39, of Star — and an officer of the Nampa Police Department –- has been charged with one count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, according to the Ada County Sheriff’s Office. Webb is also charged with a misdemeanor count of providing false information to a law enforcement officer. … Read more
Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. routinely use the fingerprints of dead people to bypass biometric safeguards meant to protect Apple iPhones from being unlocked, according to a new report. Forbes reported Thursday that is has become “relatively common” for investigators to try to unlock fingerprint-protected smartphones using the digits of their deceased owners, citing … Read more
A New Mexico State Police officer is behind bars after Los Lunas police said he assaulted a repossession tow truck driver. According to LLPD, officers responded to the Casa De Chavez Apartments Thursday on reports of a conflict between a male suspect and an X-Factor Transportation employee. Officers said the suspect, Charles Vernier, had the … Read more
Apr 4, 2017 GRAND RAPIDS, MI – After a Las Vegas-based FBI special agent was arrested for shooting at police in a bizarre episode at a fitness club, his partner showed up at police headquarters armed and drunk, reports say. John Paul Salazar II was not arrested but the FBI is investigating his actions in … Read more
Oregon – A former Clackamas County probation officer was sentenced Friday to 35 years and one month in prison for repeatedly raping two girls beginning when they were 5 and 7. Clackamas County Circuit Judge Michael Wetzel sentenced Gordon Mead Jr., 69, for first-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree sodomy of the two girls, … Read more
A Staten Island woman trying to break free from her abusive husband — an NYPD captain — received no help from the department or a judge handling her divorce, according to bombshell legal papers filed this week. In January 2017, after three years of being abused by her often-drunk husband, Cathleen Kenny asked Staten Island … Read more
Jan 30, 2014 WARREN, Mich. – Cut on Camera: a local cop – yanking a young mother’s head back and hacking off her hair. 7 Action News Investigator Heather Catallo has the exclusive story behind an incident inside the Warren jail that was caught on video. At many jails, prisoners are required to remove hair … Read more
LAFAYETTE (July 2, 2014) – A Lafayette police officer will keep his job despite a recommendation that he be fired after video showed him knocking over a man in a motorized wheelchair. The Oct. 1, 2013, incident involved Lieutenant Tom Davidson and 25-year-old Nicholas Kincade. Police were called to the area after receiving reports that … Read more
WILMINGTON, North Carolina – A Wilmington police sergeant is shown on video instructing a citizen who was pulled over for a traffic stop that he is not allowed to record the interaction due to a new state law prohibiting the recording of police interactions. Shortly after that, a New Hanover County Sheriff’s deputy agrees with … Read more