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US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks agoTemper justice with mercy': Ex-Antioch cops who testified against colleagues avoid jail
Two former Antioch officers received three years' probation instead of prison after sincere remorse, rehabilitation, and cooperating by testifying against former colleagues.
fromThe Local France
2 weeks agoFormer French police officers face jail time for cocaine scheme
Paris prosecutors on Monday requested six-year prison sentences for two former narcotics squad police officers who replaced confiscated cocaine with sugar paste. The defendants, Thierry C, 60, and Christophe J, 50, were members of the French capital's nighttime anti-drugs taskforce but were expelled from the police following their arrests in December 2022. Along with prison sentences, the prosecutor requested the confiscation of €600,000 from the bank account of Thierry C. and a €200,000 fine against Christophe J.
France news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks agoI am not beyond redemption': Facing possible prison time, ex-Antioch cop reflects on a life of hardship
He describes turning to steroids after several spine injuries in the line of duty, the nightmares that haunt him from the day a tried to save a 2-year-old girl who drowned in a backyard pool, and the fateful morning where FBI armored cars drove onto his lawn and burst into his home with flashbang grenades while he poured milk into his kids' cereal bowls.
California
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoPolice spied on group set up to expose wrongdoing in Met, inquiry hears
Undercover Metropolitan police officers secretly monitored the Hackney Community Defence Association and its founder Graham Smith for a decade, collecting personal information and surveillance reports.
New York City
fromFortune
2 months agoDefund the police no more: Zohran Mamdani seals coup with deal to keep Jessica Tisch as NYPD Commissioner | Fortune
Jessica Tisch will remain New York City police commissioner under Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, signaling continuity in NYPD leadership and a shared public safety agenda.
Brooklyn
fromwww.amny.com
2 months agoBREAKING: Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to remain NYC's top cop with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani | amNewYork
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will retain Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to lead the NYPD, citing her record on reducing crime and tackling departmental corruption.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 months agoThese LGBTQ+ refugees fled hatred & found safety in the US. Now they're navigating Trump's America. - LGBTQ Nation
LGBTQ+ Salvadorans face violence, family rejection, and corrupt authorities, prompting dangerous migration and reliance on organizations like Rainbow Railroad for U.S. asylum.
Law
fromwww.dailynews.com
4 months ago$50 million suit against crypto godfather' reads like a movie plot, featuring corrupt California cops
A cryptocurrency entrepreneur allegedly hired corrupt deputies to extort, rob, and frame an event promoter, leading to federal prosecutions and a $50 million civil lawsuit.
fromSan Jose Inside
5 months agoSan Jose Police Union Calls City Disciplinary Actions 'Criminal, Unethical, Incompetent'
We demand a fair, transparent and just discipline process. What we have now is broken and riddled with petty vindictiveness, incompetence and outright corruption. When an official document is altered, with white-out, of all things, to reach a different conclusion, it should spur the police chief, city manager and city attorney to demand reform and hold wrongdoers accountable rather than doubling down to protect corruption.
US politics
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