Another Alabama sheriff has been caught abusing a law that’s inexplicably still on the books. Over the course of three years, Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin took home at least $750,000 in funds meant to be used to feed inmates in his jail. Thanks to another bad law, there’s no telling how much more than … Read more
GILROY, Calif. – “She’s very beautiful, she’s very young and it was good old fashion lust that led to this, I believe,” says San Jose attorney Robert Powell. A federal civil rights lawsuit was served today against Santa Clara County, accusing a sheriff’s deputy of corruption — of using his position to pick up women. … Read more
September 12, 2015 San Francisco, CA – Two police officers were recently recorded in a Happy Donuts location, joking and laughing about shooting and killing civilians. One of the officers was telling the other about how they can kill suspects while the body camera is rolling, as long as the situation would look justifiable in … Read more
PATERSON, New Jersey — The City Council on Tuesday approved a $1.2 million settlement in a lawsuit involving the death of a man killed in a motorcycle crash while he was being improperly pursued by auxiliary police officers. The April 2012 death of Randolph Waddy IV sparked community protests when authorities waited a month before … Read more
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – John Princeton, a Virginia Port Authority police officer, is now behind bars for 46 felony child pornography charges. A News 3 investigation discovered one of Princeton’s victims is very well-known to him, according to newly filed court documents. Princeton was arrested at his home on Windsor Woods Blvd on February 14. … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts – A former Springfield police officer is facing a rape charge after allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl. Emmanuel Rivera, 30, of Springfield, pleaded not guilty Friday to one count of rape of a child by force and was held for a bail hearing Wednesday in Springfield District Court. Rejecting a prosecutor’s request … Read more
Colorado – A settlement was reached in a civil rights lawsuit filed by a Southern Colorado man who spent 52 days in jail before getting to see a judge. Michael Bailey sued the Pueblo and Teller County Sheriff’s Offices in November over the lengthy incarceration. Attorney Rebecca Wallace of the American Civil Liberties Union of … Read more
Feb 15, 2017 A fight between a sheriff’s deputy and a deputy jailer broke out last week in front of inmates at a detention center in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The brawl was captured on camera, and the security video was released by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office. In the footage, two men are seen yelling at … Read more
LIVE OAK, Fla. — A former Live Oak Police Sergeant has been sentenced to 120 years in federal prison for producing, attempting to produce, possessing and accessing child pornography. Sergeant Kyle Kirby was sentenced on Wednesday afternoon. “This case is another example of the relentless efforts of the FBI and our law enforcement partners to … Read more
California – Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez announced his retirement Monday from an agency that has been embroiled in controversy in recent months. In a statement, Sanchez said his decision to step down, effective April 18, after eight years at the helm took “much deliberation and careful thought.” “Putting on the Pasadena police uniform every … Read more
I’m looking back in our archives at the same story, written again, and again and again. Sometimes it ends with the sheriff spending some time in jail. Other times, it doesn’t. But always it begins with the food fund. Under Alabama law, the state gives sheriffs the funds to feed their prisoners, and while the … Read more
Stone Mountain, GA — In the land of the free, you can and will be targeted by police, detained, and even kidnaped and extorted, or worse, for wearing clothes in a manner not fit for the police state. Darrell Wilcox, of Stone Mountain, learned this the hard way last week after not one, but three … Read more