'Scary' growth of gangs in war zones
• Frank Main via SUN-TIMESChicago cop who served in Afghanistan and Iraq has warning: Gang members are coming home with military training
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Law Enforcers or Peace Officers
Head of AZ State Police Uses Office to Attack Daughter's ex-Lover?
• Phoenix New TimesGlendale PD pulled Wright over "at gunpoint"....Meanwhile, on the same day, Glendale detectives searched Jacobs' home (without a warrant), seized his computers and interviewed Jacobs at work without allowing him the benefit of a lawyer, the suit stat
Ex-Officer Avoids Jail Time in Arrest of Times Square Bicyclist
• NY TimesA former New York City police officer convicted of lying about a confrontation with a bicyclist in Times Square was given a conditional discharge on Wednesday in State Supreme Court in Manhattan.
Belfast riots continue for third night
• Haroon Siddique and angencies via gaurdian.co.ukNorthern Ireland politicians unite to condemn 'thuggery and vandalism' after shots were fired at police
Cops could face death in post-Katrina shootings
• AP4 New Orleans police officers could face the death penalty after being accused of gunning down 2 unarmed people in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the latest twist for a corruption-plagued department that already faces several federal i
Six more policemen charged in Katrina killings
• ReutersSix more New Orleans police officers have been indicted in connection with the shooting deaths of two people and the wounding of four others who were walking on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005, the Justice Department said
When Good People Carry Guns
• Massas AyoobThe permit (or license if you will; I steer clear of that particular semantic trap) to carry a concealed weapon has been the subject of much debate over the last few decades.
Suffer These Crimes in Oakland? Don't Call the Cops
• Lori Preuitt and Kris Sanchez via NBCBayArea.comSuffer These Crimes in Oakland? Don't Call the Cops
2 Ga. officers out after stun gun video surfaces
• The Associated Press via the raw storyOne officer was fired and another quit after a rural Georgia woman who called police to complain of a prowler was zapped repeatedly with a stun gun.
Due to Public Outcry, Coast Guard Rescinds Ban of Reporters and Photographers from Oil Spill
• Washington’s Blog via Prison Planet.comDue to popular rage at the ban on reporters and photographers from within 65 feet of the oil spill, Coast Guard admiral Thad Allen has rescinded the ban.
Police Brutality in America
Stephen LendmanState terrorism against minorities and Muslims
Marines train by embedding with LAPD
• Julie Watson via Azcentral.comLOS ANGELES - A tough-talking, muscular Los Angeles police sergeant steadily rattled off tips to a young Marine riding shotgun as they raced in a patrol car to a drug bust: Be aware of your surroundings. Watch body language. Build rapport.
Officer convicted in Calif. train station killing
• APA white former transit officer was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Thursday in the videotaped shooting death of an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform in an encounter that set off days of rioting in the city.
Gulf Coast now a BP police state as law enforcement conspires with BP to intimidate journalists
• Mike Adams via Natural NewsWhat happened is that Lance Rosenfield, a photographer working for ProPublica (http://www.propublica.org), was standing on a public road, taking photos of a BP refinery in full public view. After taking his photos, he was tailed by local law enforcem
Catherine Bleish Debunks the SPLC – FEMA Camps
• donttreadoncat.comDo you trust the research of the Southern Poverty Law Center? I used to, but after I began publicly questioning their ties to the Missouri information Analysis Center (see testimony here or an article I wrote here , I found myself being character
Mexico Drug Cartels Put "Green Light" Kill Order Out On Pinal County Sheriff Babeu
• www.CopaNews.comUnlike his counterpart in Maricopa County, Joe Arpaio, Babeu has refused allocation of already sparse resources and deputies to have a protective detail, saying "I'll be fine."
Booby trap suspect tried to derail case
• APA man suspected of carrying out a string of booby trap attacks against the small Hemet Police Department was initially targeting an officer who arrested him last year for investigation of growing marijuana, a law enforcement official said Tuesday.
LAPD ordered to pay $1.7 million to reporters beaten at rally
• Daniel Tencer via RawStory.comThree Los Angeles-area reporters who said they were physically assaulted by LAPD officers at a 2007 rally have won their day in court.
Montana suspends gun show taxes over fear for safety of agents
• The Billings GazetteMan, what better way to celebrate July 4th than with news like this?! Hell yeah, baby!
Spy Suspects Allegedly Used Regular Consumer Tech
• AP"In the old days, they'd have special KGB-type equipment. Now they use normal computers," said a professor of computer science and FBI consultant. "Technology is so powerful now you don't have to have special-purpose equipment anymore."
LAPD threw Fox reporter like a rag doll, coworker tells court
• RawstoryA Fox TV camerawoman told a court hearing the Los Angeles police violently threw reporters and activists to the ground after an immigration rally, offering the most detailed testimony of a bizarre 2007 incident which she described as a "war zone."
Russian Spies Hid Secret Codes in Online Photos
• Tech News DailyThe alleged Russian spies recently arrested by the FBI are accused of encoding messages into otherwise innocuous pictures, marking the first confirmed use of this high-tech form of data concealment in real life, experts say.
Ex-Chicago policeman guilty of lying about torture
• ReutersA retired Chicago police commander suspected of using electric shocks, suffocation and mock executions to force suspects to confess was found guilty on Monday of lying about the brutality.
If you're going to beat someone with a nightstick on camera, then by God do it right.
• Live LeakNow to be fair, the suspect did make a threatening move,...but once you've beat the guy into submission, it's time to stop.
Police taser an 86-year-old disabled grandma in her bed for taking an "aggresive posture"
• www.courthousenews.comJust when you think American cops can't get any more callous and brutal,...something like this leaves you wanting to kick someone in the nuts.
Ex-RI officer pleads guilty in case of beaten teen
• APDouglas was indicted in December on charges of striking the teen in the Woonsocket police station after an arrest. An FBI investigation began after the teen showed up in juvenile court badly injured and said several officers had beaten him.
Man arrested for taking picture of cop in his own home
• RawstoryThe sergeant asked Olvera for identification. When Olvera went inside his home to grab his ID, Sgt. Alderete followed him inside. Believing the officer didn't have a right to enter his home without permission, Olvera took a photo of the officer. At t
Cops Kill Father-to-Be in Botched Marijuana Raid
• informationliberationA 21-year-old father-to-be was killed last Friday night by a Las Vegas Police Department narcotics officer serving a search warrant for marijuana. Trevon Cole was shot once in the bathroom of his apartment after he made what police described as "a fu
Low-life cop blocks newlywed couple from ER during bride's stroke
• WRCBtvA patient, having a stroke, says an officer with the Chattanooga Police Department blocked her husband from taking her to the emergency room at Erlanger Wednesday night. Aline Wright is a cancer survivor, amputee and a newlywed. Wednesday night she
Federal Agents Harass and Intimidate Congressional Candidate Charles Black
• youtubeFederal agents drive 3 1/2 hours to harass and intimidate Congressional Candidate Charles Black. Agents demand private citizens to unload and disarm their firearms on a public gun range. They then demand that a 10 year old girl stop videotaping them.
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