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fromJezebel
16 hours ago

Woman Gets $100,000 from Nevada After They Put Her Behind Bars for a Miscarriage

Nevada paid $100,000 after arresting, convicting, and imprisoning Patience Rousseau for a 2018 stillbirth under a 1911 manslaughter law.
#journalism-funding
#police-misconduct
Law
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Met officer filmed joking about rape and racism

A former Met officer made ill-conceived jokes about rape and sexual assault on hidden camera, undermining public trust and suggesting victims won't be taken seriously.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Police cases under L.A. district attorney ending in dropped charges, losses and plea deals

Nathan Hochman reduced or dismissed multiple police-misconduct charges, leading to few convictions and drawing criticism for perceived leniency toward officers.
#nypd
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago
Law

Two Manhattan cops indicted for alleged drunk driving cover-up of fellow officer as union fumes against DA Bragg | amNewYork

fromNew York Post
1 week ago
New York City

NYPD cop indicted in 2 on-duty clashes - including stand-off with man who 'called out' his wild driving

fromHoodline
1 week ago
New York City

NYPD Sgt. Arrested After Misconduct Allegations in Brooklyn

NYPD Sergeant Quran McPhatter was arrested on assault and menacing charges tied to two 2025 incidents amid a record of over 20 civilian complaints.
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
New York City

NYPD on trial: Sergeant accused of murdering man in the Bronx with cooler is first cop prosecuted in more than a decade amNewYork

NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran faces a bench trial for allegedly killing Eric Duprey by throwing a cooler at his head during an August 2023 incident.
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago
Law

Two Manhattan cops indicted for alleged drunk driving cover-up of fellow officer as union fumes against DA Bragg | amNewYork

fromNew York Post
1 week ago
New York City

NYPD cop indicted in 2 on-duty clashes - including stand-off with man who 'called out' his wild driving

fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
New York City

NYPD on trial: Sergeant accused of murdering man in the Bronx with cooler is first cop prosecuted in more than a decade amNewYork

US politics
fromWIRED
2 days ago

Donald Trump Jr's Private DC Club Has Mysterious Ties to an Ex-Cop With a Controversial Past

The Executive Branch private club in Washington, DC, lists Donald Trump Jr., business associates, and former D.C. cop Sean LoJacono among its co-owners.
#journalism
#sexual-assault
#wrongful-conviction
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Toronto

New trial ordered for Ontario man convicted of girl's murder but it will probably never happen | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Toronto

New trial ordered for Ontario man convicted of girl's murder but it will probably never happen | CBC News

California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 days ago

Murder suspect gets 8 years in case where Berkeley police repeatedly came under scrutiny

Claudel Moore pleaded to an eight-year sentence after investigators tied him to a 2022 homicide largely through a distinctive Cadillac and eyewitness identification.
#metropolitan-police
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago
London politics

Met Police's 'dereliction of duty to keep London safe' in scandal over checks on 22,000 recruits including serial rapists

fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago
London politics

Met Police's 'dereliction of duty to keep London safe' in scandal over checks on 22,000 recruits including serial rapists

Law
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Durham council seeks to remove ceremonial titles from police who contributed to 'poisoned' workplace | CBC News

Durham Region will seek an unredacted OCPC report, revoke honours and event invitations for implicated officers, and demand progress on 33 recommendations.
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Former Met Police firearms officer charged with rape and sex offences

Former Met firearms inspector John Doyle has been charged with multiple sexual offences, coercive control, assault and misconduct spanning alleged offences from 2012 to 2024.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

2 Framingham police officers off the force after misconduct probe, department says

Two Framingham police officers violated departmental rules and are no longer employed; the case was referred to the Middlesex DA and the Massachusetts POST Commission.
World news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Met detective sergeant sacked over antisemitic' post about Gaza

A Metropolitan Police detective sergeant was dismissed after sharing political social-media posts comparing Gaza victims to Holocaust victims, deemed antisemitic and lacking impartiality.
fromThe Oaklandside
3 weeks ago

Oakland pastor attacked by federal agent takes first step to sue

In an attached letter to the complaint, filed with the District Court Litigation Division, Johns details the extent of Bautista's injuries, saying he was "quickly unable to breathe because of the chemical agent and believed he would die from asphyxia," and he "experienced trouble breathing following the assault, and he continues to experience severe trauma from the memory of the assault and his fear that he would die."
US politics
#domestic-violence
fromBoston.com
1 month ago
US news

N.J. police chief pleads not guilty to kidnapping, domestic violence charges after alleged incident at Back Bay hotel

fromBoston.com
1 month ago
US news

N.J. police chief pleads not guilty to kidnapping, domestic violence charges after alleged incident at Back Bay hotel

Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

SIU not investigating alleged police assault of lawyer at Oshawa courthouse | CBC News

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has not invoked its mandate in the case of a lawyer alleging police assault at the Oshawa courthouse.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Are You Kidding Me?' Stephanie Ruhle Shocked by Video of Masked Agents Ramming Father and Son on Way To School

The pair had just pulled out of a McDonald's in Houston when several unmarked vehicles stopped up beside their white van and emergency lights flashed behind them. Believing they were being stopped by police, the pair pulled into a nearby parking lot. Masked men jumped from the vehicles with guns drawn, Arnoldo told the network, without visible badges or agency markings
US news
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Prosecutors say they can't find key witness in bribery case against Oakland homicide detective

A key witness in Detective Phong Tran's bribery case has disappeared, jeopardizing prosecutors' case ahead of an early March trial.
#hillsborough
#ice
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Good Morning, News: Big Trouble for Two Portland Cops, the Latest on Last Week's Border Patrol Shooting, and Trump's Revenge Tour Continues

Local journalism seeks reader support as Portland enjoys dry, mild weather while police officers face scrutiny, reassignment, and a use-of-force review.
Law
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Family of Yolanda Ramirez files lawsuit against city, officers for wrongful death

Family sues Brentwood and officers claiming Yolanda Ramirez died after alleged excessive force during a 2025 arrest, seeking civil rights damages.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Boston police officer on paid leave after domestic violence charge

Boston police officer Ricardo Alexandre was arrested on domestic-assault charges, pleaded not guilty, placed on paid administrative leave, and had his law enforcement certification suspended.
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
1 month ago

Bay Area cop charged with distributing explicit photos of estranged wife without consent

James Fotherby, 43, faces one count each of invasion of privacy and distribution of a private image causing emotional distress. Both counts are misdemeanors, with maximum punishment of six months jail for each. On Dec. 1, the Napa County District Attorney's Office added a special allegation based on the victim's status as a domestic partner. It calls for a probation term of at least 3 years.
California
California
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
1 month ago

Family of woman found in ditch sues San Diego Sheriff's Office

The woman's children sued the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, alleging deputies ignored pleas and supervisory failures led to her death from hypothermia.
New York City
fromNewsday
1 month ago

Married NYPD cops from East Meadow fired

An NYPD lieutenant and his wife, a city police officer, were fired for refusing to answer investigators about a house fire after a marital argument.
US news
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

SJC denies bail for North Andover officer shot by colleague

The state's Supreme Judicial Court upheld denial of bail, keeping officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons detained after a gun incident and inability to meet alcohol-testing release conditions.
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Ex-Trooper Michael Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, suspended by POST Commission

The state's police oversight board has suspended the certification of former Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, the embattled investigator who was fired earlier this year over his conduct during the Karen Read case. The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, or POST, said it has "concluded by a preponderance of the evidence that the suspension is in the best interest of the health, safety, or welfare of the public," according to a Dec. 18 order. Proctor had been certified through July 1, 2026.
Law
US news
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Family sues over death of Hayward Marine veteran who was tased, given controversial sedative

Hayward police and Falck paramedics allegedly negligently tased, tackled and chemically sedated Marine veteran Nathan Hoang with midazolam, leading to his death in custody.
US politics
fromJezebel
2 months ago

Larry Bushart, the Man Jailed 37 Days for a Single Trump Meme, Has Filed His Inevitable Lawsuit

A Tennessee man was jailed for 37 days on a $2 million bond after posting a Trump meme wrongly labeled a school violence threat.
US politics
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil

A former cop sued a sheriff and others for allegedly violating his First Amendment rights after being jailed 37 days over a reposted Trump meme.
fromMission Local
2 months ago

Remove S.F. deputies who allegedly mass strip-searched women in jail, social justice orgs demand

Last month, 19 women filed a claim with the city alleging that, on May 22, sheriff's deputies ordered them to undress in front of each other, laughed at them, and filmed the proceedings with their body-worn cameras. Immediately after Mission Local first reported the allegations on Nov. 20, several members of the Board of Supervisors called for action. Criminal justice, human rights, and women's advocates rallied in front of the jail at 425 Seventh St. the following week.
Social justice
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Contra Costa DA's office looking into death of Yolanda Ramirez after arrest by police

While the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office continues an independent investigation into the arrest of 72-year-old Yolanda Ramirez, who reportedly went unconscious in the back of a police car and died days later at a hospital, her family is pushing for criminal charges to be filed against those who may have contributed to her death. Ted Asregadoo, a public information officer for the District Attorney's Office, confirmed Thursday that an independent investigation is underway
California
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Met Police accused of 'brushing under carpet' claim officer ran grooming gang abusing girls in care

Ms Bush was told he (the officer) would pick her up, put her on his knee and would fondle her, on several occasions, and there was a real depth of distress. There were toys in the (police investigation) room, and she cuddled the toys and she needed them. I just sat there quietly while she spoke on the horror that happened to her in her childhood.
UK news
#hillsborough-disaster
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Dawn Sturgess family statement in full following release of inquiry report

The family of Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess says Wiltshire Police wrongly characterised her as a drug user and the inquiry vindicates her, warning the error risked public safety.
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