A California city’s flawed handling of fatal police shootings allowed six officers to use deadly force again before their first cases were decided. Experts say the department’s system “isn’t even basement standard practice” and needs oversight. Source Views: 0
Archive for the ‘Police corruption’ Category
The city where investigations of police take so long, officers kill again before reviews are done
Oklahoma cops charged with hiding evidence from gang shooting
Accused of helping to conceal evidence from a shooting involving a fellow officer’s personal car, two Oklahoma police officers were recently charged as accessories after the fact following a gang-related shooting in August 2020. On August 24, 2020, Johnathan Jones and his friend, Edward Townsell, borrowed a car belonging to Tulsa Police Officer Latoya Dythe, […]
Former sheriff’s lieutenant pleads guilty to stealing $30K
Targeted in an undercover FBI sting, a former Arkansas sheriff’s lieutenant recently pleaded guilty to stealing more than $30,000 in cash. After receiving information that Green County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Allen Scott Pillow might be abusing his authority, FBI agents conducted a ruse narcotics investigation and sought Lt. Pillow’s help with the investigation. On November 4, 2019, […]
Innocent mother beaten by Philly cops on video filing lawsuit
Recorded on cellphone video pulling a mother out of her vehicle and smashing the windows with her toddler inside the backseat, several Philadelphia police officers are under investigation for appearing to assault an innocent woman and her family attempting to drive home during a recent protest. Attorneys representing the victim have confirmed she is filing […]
Raw Video: Cop Hits Man With Handcuffs, Punches, Knees, Tasing and Beating
VILLA RICA, GA — We have received an alarming video showing an innocent citizen being tased, choked, punched in the ribs, kneed, yanked down to the ground and beaten by a cop. The way that this citizen demonstrated composure in the beginning of the video is remarkable. The officer, […]
A Retired Officer’s Perspective of McKinney Incident
Today a video was brought to my attention of a retired police officer from Plainsboro, New Jersey by the name of Eric Potts. This video is an angry rant about members of the, “FaceBook Police Academy” unfairly judging Officer Eric Casebolt for how he handled the situation at the McKinney pool party incident 2 weeks ago. […]
17 Year-Old Boy Dead After Traffic Stop in Mulliken, MI
Leah Racine shared this post via CopBlock.org’s submit page. Date of Interaction: 2/28/2015Police Employee Involved: Sgt. FrostPolice Employee Contact Information: (517) 543-3512 On February 28, 2015, in Grand Ledge, Michigan, Deven Lee Guillford, 17, was pulled over for flashing his high-beams at a police officer. When Sgt. Frost from Eaton County police department showed up to […]
Ralston Veteran Officer Arrested for DUI
On June 18, 2015, a veteran officer with the Ralston Police Department was arrested for drunk driving after being spotted weaving in his car by a Ralston Public Works employee. Ralston Police conducted the traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Sgt. Jason Christensen at around 8 in the morning. He was taken to […]
Autopsy Refutes Police Claims – Shows Man Shot In Back
A metro-Atlanta medical examiner’s report is casting doubt on police claims regarding a fatal shooting earlier this year. Nicholas Thomas Smyrna police Sgt. Kenneth Owens shot and killed 23-year-old Nicholas Thomas at the wheel of a customer’s Maserati outside the Goodyear Tire store he worked at, on March 24. Investigators said Cob County and Smyrna […]
London Police Have Intense 1 Hour Standoff with Decorative Snake
A passerby called the police on a potentially poisonous snake in the backyard of a residential neighborhood. The snake was visible from the fence, but not very clearly. For an hour police held a perimeter, not wanting to get too close for the obvious officer safety reasons, but also for fear of alarming the reptile. […]
Cop Shoves Gun In Handcuffed Man’s Mouth and Threatens to Murder Him, Man Was Innocent: Lawsuit
Monica Pais | Courthouse News Service (CN) – Police officers in Opa-Locka, Fla., threatened and roughed up a juvenile after wrongly arresting him for a robbery he did not commit, the man claims in court. In a complaint filed last week, Virgil Woodson say he was a minor when […]
Columbus OH Cop Shoots Toddler
Yesterday, June 19, 2015 a Columbus OH officer went to a home in Whitehall OH (a city within Columbus) to take a report about an incident involving a traffic incident that occurred in the city of Columbus. This is how it went, as we currently know: CPD officer arrived at a home on Chandler Dr, […]
Update: Whitehall Cop and Pregnant Shoplifter Abuse Video
In a recent story, we reported that a pregnant woman was assaulted by an undercover officer at the Whitehall, Ohio Walmart. It turns out, we were badly informed. It’s pretty crappy, but it does happen. The man who originally reported this for us provided the information he was supplied, this is not a me versus […]
Its Not A Quota, Its A “Do-able Average” – Police Email Reveals Plunder Targets
In a May 22 email obtained by an open-records request yesterday, Fargo, ND police chief David Todd, told his officers that they are expected to write 20-25 traffic citations each month. But it not a quota, Todd says. Instead, its a “do-able average.” “I think the public has an expectation of us to do traffic […]
VA State Trooper McKenney Sues VA Cop Block Founder Nathan Cox for $1.35 Million
This article was written by Nathan Cox and originally published at VirginiaCopBlock.org. In March of 2014, local Richmond media (along with Virginia Cop Block) reported that I was being sued by Virginia State Trooper Melanie McKenney as a result from a traffic stop that transpired on Memorial Day weekend 2012, nearly two years prior, in which I later wrote an […]
Victim Receives Nationwide Support After Admitting He Killed a Cop Who Raped Him as a Child
“In the end, I slit his throat,” said Clark, after describing how the Officer raped him, exploited other children, and tortured animals. His confession was met with widespread support and empathy. NEWTON, NJ — A deeply moving video has gone viral online after a man confessed to stabbing […]
A Response to Police Union Rep’s “You’re On Notice” Open Letter
Dave Mutchler, the president of the “Fraternal Order of Police” in River City, KY has issued an open letter to Americans, putting some of them “on notice.” Mr. Mutchler’s tough talking statist attitude in his letter is just another instance of a police officer thumbing his nose at the American citizens while taking no responsibility […]
New Video of Illegal Arrest and Pepper Spray in Saratoga Springs, NY
You all might recall a story that Ademo did about Capital District Cop Block Founder, Adam Rupeka, being illegally arrested and pepper sprayed for giving Saratoga Springs Police Officer Nathan Baker the bird on May 16, 2015. New video has been uploaded to YouTube that demonstrates just how badly Adam’s rights were violated. In the […]
FBI Response To Bill Limiting Aerial Surveillance: Just Trust Us
In response to the introduction of the Protecting Individuals from Mass Aerial Surveillance Act in the U.S. Senate Wednesday, the FBI corralled Congress in an unorthodox and confidential briefing where it assured them their aerial surveillance program is by-the-books. The bill, introduced by Democratic Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and Republican Nevada Senator Dean Heller, would […]