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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 hour ago

Brentwood police never told the public about woman's death. A legal claim alleges cops killed her and covered it up

Yolanda Ramirez, 72, died after losing consciousness in a Brentwood patrol car; family alleges officers caused a fatal brain bleed and concealed the incident.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 hour ago

Ex-Met Police officer on trial for new sex offences

David Carrick, a former Metropolitan police officer, is accused of decades-long predatory sexual offending, including molesting a girl and raping and assaulting multiple women.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 hours ago

Former Met officer held hand over mouth of girl, 12, as he molested her, jury told

He wrote: I know how [the girl] must feel. That's why I stopped and promised I would never go near her again and I have kept that promise and I always will. He offered to go away and never been seen again, adding: Sorry to you and especially sorry to [the girl] but she does not have to worry ever again. Please do not try to talk about it.
UK news
#police-misconduct
France news
fromThe Local France
2 days ago

Video of alleged police rape at French courthouse found: prosecutor

Two French police officers were charged with rape and sexual assault after a detained 26-year-old woman alleged assault and a video was found.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

Edmund Fitzgerald May Sink Police Misconduct Settlement Made In 2025 - Above the Law

State pays $600,000 to Larry Orr and acquires an Edmund Fitzgerald life preserver, raising concerns about settlement valuation and potential tax avoidance.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
9 hours ago

Tommy Robinson rightfully cleared of terror charges as the police took a 'discriminatory stance' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The police claimed that Robinson gave them so-called "vague replies" over what he was legally doing, then they demanded access to his iPhone then quoting Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, which is used for terrorists, Robinson is not and has never been a terrorist. The Act, when quoted, give the police the power to any person travelling through a UK port "to determine whether they may be involved or concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism".
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Doreen Lawrence calls for cowardly' undercover officer to face public inquiry

The mother of Stephen Lawrence is pressing for the cowardly undercover police officer who spied on her family's campaign for justice to be questioned at a public inquiry. The spycops inquiry has previously ruled that the undercover officer, David Hagan, was too ill to give live evidence, after submissions by his lawyers. But this ruling is to be challenged on Monday by Doreen Lawrence and many victims of covert surveillance who argue that Hagan is a key witness in a crucial issue that is being examined by the inquiry.
UK politics
Boston
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

'Widespread practice': Man wrongly convicted of Roxbury murder says detectives framed him

Boston officers allegedly forced false identifications and buried evidence, causing wrongful convictions and prompting a federal civil-rights lawsuit against the City of Boston.
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Ex-Stoughton officer now charged with death of Sandra Birchmore's unborn baby

Prosecutors say Farwell groomed Birchmore from the time she was a high school student, committing statutory rape and engaging in a yearslong sexual relationship with her. She became pregnant in late 2020 and told Farwell that he was the father. He allegedly killed her in February 2021 to prevent the truth about their relationship from coming to light, strangling her in her apartment and staging it to look like a suicide.
Law
SF politics
fromMission Local
5 days ago

Judge dismisses charges against ICE protester tackled by S.F. police

Body-camera footage led a San Francisco judge to dismiss all charges against protester Luis Leal who was struck by police.
fromArs Technica
5 days ago

Man finally released a month after absurd arrest for reposting Trump meme

On Wednesday, Larry Bushart was released from Perry County Jail, where he had spent weeks unable to make bail, which a judge set at $2 million. Prosecutors have not explained why the charges against him were dropped, according to The Intercept, which has been tracking the case closely. However, officials faced mounting pressure following media coverage and a social media campaign called "Free Larry Bushart," which stoked widespread concern over suspected police censorship of a US citizen over his political views.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Police reviewing' video of officer confronting man filming people

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
4 days ago

The Kavanaugh Stop's Legacy: 50 Days, 170+ Detained Citizens, Zero Answers - Above the Law

Importantly, reasonable suspicion means only that immigration officers may briefly stop the individual and inquire about immigration status. If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter. Only if the person is illegally in the United States may the stop lead to further immigration proceedings.
US politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Grooming gang survivors risk becoming pawns in a political game that is no place for vulnerable people | Gaby Hinsliff

Systemic failures by social services, police, and local authorities allowed the grooming and repeated rape of vulnerable children like Fiona Goddard to continue for years.
#journalism-funding
#nypd
fromAtlanta Black Star
1 week ago
Law

'Thrown Into the Air': NYPD Cops Swerved Into Black Man on Scooter, Then Tried to Blame Him with a Bizarre Lie Until the Video Dropped, Lawsuit Claims

fromAtlanta Black Star
1 week ago
Law

'Thrown Into the Air': NYPD Cops Swerved Into Black Man on Scooter, Then Tried to Blame Him with a Bizarre Lie Until the Video Dropped, Lawsuit Claims

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Former cop sued for $300K after collecting deposits for alleged real estate deposit scam | CBC News

The fact that he met them in public [near] his place of work, which is a police station, obviously provided, I would think, some other form of assurance for our clients that this was a legitimate real estate transaction, said Alex Henderson, the plaintiffs' lawyer. He was someone whose job is to maintain public trust as a police officer; I'm sure that did play a role in our clients decision to trust him.
Canada news
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

Cops allegedly planted drugs on him & humiliatingly arrested him. Now he's running for Senate. - LGBTQ Nation

Dakarai Larriett is not your conventional candidate for the U.S. Senate, least of all from Alabama. The gay, Black 43-year-old entrepreneur and community activist founded a pet aromatherapy business, studied dance at a progressive high school in Birmingham, champions the rights of trans people in the Cotton State, and embraces his ghost sightings as a gift. He's also sunny, charming, and attractive, and has surrounded himself with an experienced team of political veterans in his campaign for U.S. Senator from Alabama.
US politics
US news
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Karen Read investigator Michael Proctor drops appeal to reverse State Police firing

Michael Proctor withdrew his Civil Service Commission appeal after undisclosed disclosures following his firing over derogatory texts during the Karen Read murder investigation.
#metropolitan-police
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Stunning New Video Shows Trump ICE Agents Ramming American Citizen Whom They Then Arrested

ICE agents in an unmarked vehicle rammed a U.S. citizen's pickup truck, hospitalizing and arresting activist Leo Martinez while he monitored ICE activity.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Doreen Lawrence alleges Home Office was involved in Met spying on family

Doreen Lawrence also questioned why a politician who had held the post of home secretary had keenly sought her out and was at pains to reassure her that the government department had nothing to do with the surveillance. She said this had raised her suspicion that it was an attempt by the Home Office to get their defence in early.
UK politics
Miscellaneous
fromTom's Hardware
1 month ago

UK cops busted for faking productivity while working from home by holding down keys on keyboard - 26 officers and staff reportedly caught trying to trick keylogging software

Greater Manchester Police suspended department-wide remote work after officers and staff used key-jamming to fake productivity, prompting investigations, accusations, and promised disciplinary action.
Black Lives Matter
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Judge: Lawsuit against Boston police who allegedly used excessive force against protesters could go to trial

A federal judge allowed a civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive force by three Boston police officers during the May 31, 2020 Boston protest to proceed to trial.
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

PSNI appoints legal counsel to report on police conduct after McCullough surveillance review | Computer Weekly

Jon Boutcher, chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, told the Northern Ireland Policing Board that he had appointed an "eminent" legal counsel, John Beggs KC, to review a 200 page report on PSNI surveillance and report back to confirm there was no misconduct or wrong-doing by police officers. Beggs, a specialist in police misconduct cases, represented the police commanders at the 2016 Hillsborough inquests, and is the co-author of Police Misconduct, Complaints, and Public Regulation
UK politics
#charing-cross-police
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Why BBC sent undercover reporter into a busy London police station

"I feel ready," he told his video diary.
Media industry
US news
fromDefector
1 month ago

Omaha Cops Draw Guns On Local Hero Terence Crawford | Defector

Terence 'Bud' Crawford, Omaha native and undisputed boxing champion, was handcuffed and threatened at gunpoint by Omaha police following his hometown celebration.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Ex-Boston police sergeant pleads not guilty to child rape in Suffolk Superior Court

Former Boston police sergeant Paul Downey is accused of raping a 14-year-old boy after negotiating sex and payment via Snapchat and pleaded not guilty.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Letters: Where's the accountability for BART's police chief?

Police misconduct and misleading public statements resulted in a $6.75 million payout, raising concerns about leadership accountability at BART.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Met Police launches review over fears 300 recruits were not properly vetted

However, it is feared hundreds were wrongly hired with substandard or no vetting carried out, including many during the Conservative government's so-called uplift recruitment drive, The Guardian reports. The alleged recruitment predates the tenure of Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley (PA) The Met is now carrying out an internal review into vetting and hiring practices between 2016 and April 2023, the force has confirmed.
UK politics
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

5 key moments from 'Dateline' episode on Sandra Birchmore case

A Stoughton police officer allegedly groomed and murdered 23-year-old pregnant aide Sandra Birchmore; death initially ruled suicide was later reclassified homicide.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Iconic Santa Monica faces financial calamity due, in part, to sex scandals

It's the city that's proved irresistible for Chappell Roan and marked the finish line for fictional character Forrest Gump. Santa Monica easily sits among the pantheon of iconic Southern California communities due to its combination of weather, beach backdrop, energy and friendliness. Yet, that lore has been chipped away by sexual scandal, stagnation and, more recently, by another bubbling calamity.
California
fromPadailypost
1 month ago

Sheriff Corpus creates a new internal affairs bureau - deputies object

Often officers are required to remain at home during their shift while an investigation takes place. One of the people Corpus sent home is deputies union president Carlos Tapia, who she had arrested on Nov. 12 on what turned out to be false allegations of timecard fraud. He remains at home, nearly a year later, while his internal affairs case is pending. He is suing the sheriff and the county for false arrest, discrimination and retaliation.
California
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Meet the Black gay entrepreneur running to be Alabama's next senator

This campaign is so about the policies, the policies that improve the lives of people, and not the personalities.
US politics
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago

Oakland law firm prevails in long battle against corruption - but too late for the defendent

Stanislaus County agreed to pay $22.5 million after wrongfully charging Frank Carson and others in a fabricated murder conspiracy, destroying reputations and lives.
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