LAPD Suspends Cadet Programs After 3 Teens Steal Police Cruisers

In a widening investigation of the Los Angeles Police Department’s cadet program, Chief Charlie Beck on Sunday announced he has suspended training for cadets at the 77th Street Division and Pacific Division, where three cadets arrested on suspicion of stealing police cruisers were based. The move is part of a “top-to-bottom” review of the citywide … Read more

How Much Do Taxpayers Pay For Police Misconduct?

Police brutality and misconduct lawsuits are a point of growing contention for many involved in the political arena. Obviously, victims of police abuse deserve to be compensated for their damages. The problem is that it isn’t the police departments or the at-fault officers themselves that are monetarily held accountable in a misconduct lawsuit. It is … Read more

States Writing Laws To Keep Police Body Camera Footage Secret

Official Police Business is a column and newsletter by reporter Matt Stroud about new developments in police technology and the way it’s changing law enforcement — think body cameras, cell-site simulators, surveillance systems, and electroshock weapons. Sign up to receive OPB in your email at officialpolicebusiness.com, or check for it here at The Verge. Late … Read more

Cops Leaving Body Cameras Behind While Moonlighting

When police officers in America’s cities put on their uniforms and grab their weapons before moonlighting in security jobs at nightclubs, hospitals, and ballparks, there’s one piece of equipment they often leave behind — their body camera. That’s because most police agencies that make the cameras mandatory for patrol shifts don’t require or won’t allow … Read more

San Fransisco Officer Caught Making Deportation Threat

The San Francisco police department internal affairs division is investigating whether one of its officers violated department policy by telling a group of minorities “we’re going to ship everybody back to their own country” and threatening to involve federal immigration agents. The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit captured the officer’s comments on camera last month … Read more

Florida Judge Grants Bail To Neo-Nazi Arrested With Bomb-Making Materials

A federal judge in Florida has granted bail to a self-professed neo-Nazi who was taken into custody last month by police who discovered bomb-making materials, weapons and ammo in the his Tampa apartment, reports Fox 13. Federal Judge Thomas McCoun granted bond for 21-year-old Brandon Russell on Friday, stating there was no clear and convincing … Read more