A British police force has been widely criticized for threatening to jail people whose social media posts cause people to “take offense”. In a post of its own on Facebook, Cheshire Constabulary said that “a large fine or up to two years in prison” could follow whatever is perceived to be a controversial message on … Read more
A former NYPD officer convicted of a slew of charges for falsely arresting a man who filmed him was sentenced to community service this week. A jury convicted Jonathan Munoz of four felony counts and three misdemeanors following a trial in Manhattan Supreme Court in March. Munoz, the jury found, arrested a man for filming … Read more
A Volusia County deputy who was involved in a four-vehicle crash in Edgewater in December has been suspended without pay for 160 hours, according to a letter provided by the sheriff’s office. Officials said Deputy Cory Freeburn was driving 81 mph without his lights or sirens activated while responding as backup to a non-emergency call … Read more
Hours after a video surfaced of police officers kicking and dragging the victim of a fiery car crash, city officials said they are looking to terminate the cops involved. The video, obtained by Univision and shared with The Jersey Journal, shows a man emerge from a burning car on Tonnelle Avenue covered in flames. The … Read more
A federal jury Wednesday awarded $6.7 million to a woman who was raped repeatedly by a guard when she was being held in the Milwaukee County Jail four years ago. The guard, Xavier Thicklen, was acting under his scope of employment when the sexual assaults occurred and therefore Milwaukee County is liable for the damages … Read more
Video shot over the weekend on Staten Island shows a plainclothes police officer pointing a gun at someone recording him with a smartphone. The video, reportedly posted to Facebook by Maleek Simmons, shows the person filming asking, “Why you pointing your gun at me?” as the officer yells, “Get the fuck on the ground!” “I … Read more
One of the Albuquerque police officers who was involved in the 2014 fatal shooting of homeless camper James Boyd is back on the police force. Dominique Perez, who was fired after being indicted on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the Boyd shooting, rejoined the police department on May 30, said APD spokeswoman Celina … Read more
A Massachusetts teen was shot and killed after answering the door to his home Tuesday night, police said. Haverhill police say they responded to 54 Rainbow Drive just after 9:30 p.m., where they found an 18-year-old male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest. The victim, identified as resident Bryce Finn, was taken … Read more
federal appeals court on Tuesday found that San Diego police used reasonable force when they released a dog during a late-night search for a potential burglar in a Pacific Beach office building, resulting in a bite injury to an employee sleeping on her sofa. In its 10-1 ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals … Read more
Cops and robbers are supposed to be on opposite sides. But for the past two weeks, an Asbury Park cop and two alleged robbers sat at the same criminal defense table in a Monmouth County courtroom as attorneys selected jurors to sit on their trial. Why was Keith German, a 16-year veteran of the Asbury … Read more
It’s not just the FBI that can’t seem to turn in its privacy-related paperwork on time. The FBI has pushed forward with its biometric database rollout — despite the database being inaccurate, heavily-populated with non-criminals, and without the statutorily-required Privacy Impact Assessment that’s supposed to accompany it. As of 2014, it hadn’t produced this PIA, … Read more
A Bronx man who spent more than two years in jail before he was acquitted of a pipe attack is suing the arresting officer, claiming he couldn’t have picked up the weapon in the first place — because he doesn’t have enough fingers. Keith Mitchell says he lost the middle and ring fingers of his … Read more