ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Police in a North Carolina city say they want to know who turned over video of a white officer beating a black man to a newspaper, along with a memo about the case. Asheville police Chief Tammy Hooper told the Asheville Citizen-Times that the release of the memo and the video was … Read more
When Lamonte McIntyre was exonerated for a double murder in October, he walked out of a Kansas prison with a clean record – but not a dime to his name, reports CBS News’ Dean Reynolds. After losing 23 years of his life behind bars, the state is offering him nothing. Kansas is one of 18 … Read more
FESSENDEN, N.D. – The former Wells County Sheriff Johnny Lawson jailed after an investigation linking him with meth use, bribery and failing to do his duties as a law enforcement officer. The tip we first received last month was from a caller telling us Lawson resigned because of a drug investigation. New details are emerging … Read more
A disgraced Correction Department investigator will get a whole different look at lockup, now that he’s been found guilty on kiddie porn charges. Long Island federal jurors convicted Fernando Clarke on Monday for transporting, receiving and possessing child pornography. When he’s sentenced next month, Clarke, 64, faces a minimum of five years in prison. Prosecutors … Read more
APRIL 26, 2013 One of the two out-of-town officers seen on surveillance video at a fight in a Fayetteville pool hall has been fired, officials said. Rex Frederick, a Prairie Grove 4th Judicial Drug Task Force officer, was fired Wednesday (April 24), said Capt. Chris Workman of the Prairie Grove Police Department. Workman said Frederick … Read more
In an embarrassing incident that’s led to an internal investigation, Memphis police confirmed the discovery of a man’s body in a van that had been taken to the department’s impound lot after a shooting. It is not known why police did not find the victim’s body in the rear of the van until Monday, more … Read more
Shocking police dashcam footage has emerged showing an Arizona cop speeding down a road, mounting a sidewalk and smashing into an alleged armed robber in a supposed bid to capture him. In the two videos, Mario Valencia is captured walking along a street in Marana, northwest of Tucson, carrying what appears to be a rifle. … Read more
HONOLULU – Should law enforcement officers who’ve been fired for misconduct be able to get a similar job at another agency? Some state lawmakers are saying no and a bill at the State Capitol would ban that from happening if it becomes law. The bill would prohibit any officer fired for improper behavior from any … Read more
A Detroit man now faces prison time for a 2016 Facebook rant against police. Nheru Littleton pleaded guilty to making a terrorist threat this week. That was in the form of Facebook comments making general threats against police in July 2016, including statements like “Kill all white cops!” and “F**k them police.” Attorney General Bill … Read more
Over the past week, millions of Americans have been pulled over by the police. But only one of them was stopped by a police helicopter—an aerial unit randomly confronting an individual driver—and he shared his incredible story with The Drive. Kentucky resident Zack Bell wasn’t looking for anything but a view of the floodwaters in … Read more
The family of an honors student who was, “mistreated by Tuscaloosa police, the university, and DCH Regional Medical Center” before committing suicide, will be suing the University of Alabama. Megan Rondini, a 3.8 GPA student who had received a coveted spot in a special MBA program for high achievers in STEM fields, hanged herself in … Read more
Four New York City Police Department officers are on trial in federal court for civil rights violations by falsely arresting people toward the end of their shifts just so they could boost their overtime pay. If any of the officers are found liable, there could be some big changes in NYPD practices around overtime pay … Read more