Kenneth Valdez, a former member of San Antonio’s Special Victims Unit, is being charged with evidence tampering following a review of more than 130 cases. In November 2017, the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) released the results of a 6-month internal affairs investigation into Valdez. Per the investigation, Valdez did not submit DNA evidence for … Read more
A ball-busting female boss at a Brooklyn precinct is under investigation for allegedly stuffing a pair of her panties into a male colleague’s mouth, police sources told The Post on Monday. Sgt. Ann Marie Guerra, the second-in-command at the 72nd Precinct Detectives Squad, flipped out on Detective Victor Falcon when he complained about her leaving … Read more
The New York Police Department has suspended the use of almost 3,000 body cameras after one exploded, leaving some of the city’s police force unrecorded for the foreseeable future. According to studies, not much will change. An NYPD officer noticed smoke rising from his camera on Saturday, and took it off before it exploded. Nobody … Read more
CINCINNATI, OH – Some key Cincinnati police records related to an overtime audit that found alleged “illegal” abuse are missing, prompting a high-ranking official to call for an outside investigation, city records show. The captain who led the audit, Jeff Butler, wrote in a memo to Acting City Manager Patrick Duhaney that his supporting audit … Read more
Montana – Valley County Sheriff’s Deputy Luke Strommen is being charged with Felony Sexual Abuse of a Child according to court documents filed in District Court in Glasgow on Oct. 11. According to court documents, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was contacted in May 2018, regarding allegations of improprieties of a sexual nature by Valley … Read more
CHICO, California — New video of an 8-year-old in handcuffs has raised concerns. A mom was outraged after finding police handcuffed her mentally disabled son. She said he suffers from mental disorder. The ordeal was captured on cellphone video. The woman can be heard telling officers, “I just don’t understand how a little boy can … Read more
EUCLID, Ohio — The woman who filed a federal lawsuit against a Euclid Police officer Thursday said she was humiliated and feared for her life when the Ohio officer allegedly assaulted her. In an interview on Friday with WEWS, Euclid, Ohio resident Shajuan Gray, 46, described in detail what she said happened on March 27, … Read more
An activist on social media alleged Wednesday that a sheriff’s office in south Arkansaswas forcing inmates to wear a Nike shirt in mug shots to mock the company’s recent deal with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Activist and columnist Shaun King posted a photo of 12 inmates wearing Nike shirts on Twitter and Facebook late … Read more
Amid numerous ongoing investigations into overtime and payroll fraud, the Massachusetts State Police Department has tried several times in recent months to destroy more than a hundred boxes of payroll, attendance, and personnel documents that span decades, records show. The department asked a state document retention board three times this year for its approval to … Read more
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi police agencies have been seizing cash, guns and vehicles without legal authority for months after a state law changed and police didn’t notice. An Associated Press review of a Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics database shows more than 60 civil asset forfeitures with nearly $200,000 in property taken by state and local … Read more
The police chief of Bellaire, Ohio, has been reprimanded for cursing out a civilian. He’s been accused of kicking in doors to enforce imaginary property codes. And he’s been the target of an online petition calling for his resignation over “bullying” behavior. And now the village’s top cop, Richard “Dick” Flanagan, is under fire again–this … Read more
In Virginia, the scariest thing about Halloween is how much legal trouble people can face for merely trying to enjoy the holiday. The city of Chesapeake, for instance, prohibits anyone over the age of 12 from engaging in “the activity commonly known as ‘trick or treat.’” Those who break the law are guilty of a … Read more