Two Detroit police officers assigned to a burglary task force have been charged with home invasion and misconduct in office after they allegedly kicked in the door of a house on the city’s west side without a search warrant and arrested the homeowner. Officer Bradley Clark and Sgt. Paul Glaza were charged Friday in 36th … Read more
Imagine showing up to your local courthouse to request an order of protection, a bit frazzled and overwhelmed, as anyone might be who is seeking protection from someone who is threatening or harassing them. Then imagine being accosted by a judge, man-handled by police officers, and thrown in jail for contempt of court. On September … Read more
Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy Brandon Spillman’s professional certification was in revoked status last year at the time he placed Armando Frank in a neck hold that contributed to Frank’s death. The Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, or POST, which establishes training and certification protocols for Louisiana law enforcement officers, revoked Spillman’s certification on … Read more
A now-retired RCMP officer who was the subject of two police watchdog investigations has been convicted of 10 criminal charges. Provincial court Judge Morris Golden, who heard the case, found that while working as a police officer between 2012 and 2016, Aaron Lee Sayler, 33, harassed and damaged the property of women with whom he’d … Read more
Missouri – An area police officer is facing several felony charges alleging an ongoing sexual relationship with a underage teenage girl. Quntazi Jones, 29, an officer with the Potosi Police Department, is being charged with four class D felonies of statutory rape and three class D felonies of statutory sodomy. According to a probable cause … Read more
WESTLAND, Mich. – A police sergeant in the Westland Police Department has been fired for his actions that authorities say ultimately led to the death of an inmate last December. Sgt. Ronald Buckley was fired by Westland Police Thursday morning after the department completed their internal review of his actions the day William Marshall died … Read more
A Euclid police officer who allegedly pulled out his gun during an off-duty bar fight back in August has been fired, with the mayor saying she “no longer [has] confidence that you can perform successfully as a member of the Euclid Police Department.” On Aug. 24, 32-year-old Officer Todd Gauntner and two members of the … Read more
“Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over.” With that one phrase, drivers can get an added sense of security the next time they’re pulled over. With a new app called Shortcuts, iPhone users can create their own verbal commands to trigger their phones to perform a wide variety of actions – all without needing to press … Read more
DEER PARK, Texas — A former school police officer is in jail without bond after being accused of raping a 12-year-old Deer Park girl he met on the MeetMe dating app. Police say Jorge L. Bastida, 22, sent an Uber to the girl’s Deer Park home to take her to Cypress late Monday, before picking … Read more
In the summer of 2015, as Memphis exploded with protests over the police killing of a 19-year-old man, activists began hearing on Facebook from someone called Bob Smith. The name was generic, and so was his profile picture: a Guy Fawkes mask, the symbol of anti-government dissent. Smith acted as if he supported the protesters, … Read more
CHICAGO – A jury on Friday found Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Guilty of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. The October 2014 shooting was one in a series of deadly confrontations between law enforcement and black men and women that spurred a national conversation on policing, and an … Read more
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — Level Plains’ chief of police is now behind bars for sexually deviant acts. Chief Billy Driggers was arrested for allegedly masturbating in view of women and children. According to Panama City Police, officers went to Aqua Condominiums Tuesday to investigate suspicious activity concerning a strange man. The man was apparently … Read more