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After 4 Killings, ‘Officer of the Year’ Is Still on the Job A Pennsylvania state trooper was returned to duty following three investigations by his own agency. A fourth inquiry is underway. 30 December 2021 In November 2008, Pennsylvania Trooper Jay Splain was honored at a county law...

He Was a Board Member of the Oath Keepers. Now He’s Holding State-Approved Trainings for Law Enforcement in Texas. Richard Mack wants your sheriff to defy the government. 29 October 2021 On a glorious Saturday morning in October, about 75 people are gathered inside an airy warehouse on the...

The 4 officers are: Ronaldo Canilao Oswald Grenier David Head Jason Hobel 4 Phoenix police officers denied immunity over 2017 fatal arrest attempt 2 December 2021 Four Phoenix police officers were denied qualified immunity in a lawsuit over the death of a Black man during a 2017 arrest...

Mexican woman shot in head by US Border Patrol files claim: ‘I am looking for justice’ Marisol García Alcántara was shot shortly after arriving in the US, while riding in an SUV in Arizona 15 December 2021 Attorneys for a Mexican woman who was shot in the head by a Border Patrol agent and...

U.S. Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Police in New York Suburb The inquiry will focus on whether the Mount Vernon department engaged in a “pattern or practice of unlawful policing,” officials said. 3 December 2021 Federal prosecutors have opened a civil rights investigation into whether...

Phoenix Cop Arrested by FBI for Bilking 'Paycheck Protection' for $1.2 million 9 December 2021 A former Phoenix cop is accused of stealing $1,276,500 through a federal program meant to help struggling businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic. Officer Toni Richardson spent paycheck...

Prosecutors will not seek charges against former Tucson police officers over in-custody death The Pima County Attorney's Office said there was insufficient evidence to charge the officers with a crime 22 September 2020 No criminal charges will be filed against four current and former Tucson...

Firing of former Tucson cop who fractured man's skull during arrest is upheld 9 February 2021 The appeal of a former Tucson police officer who was fired for excessive force was rejected by a civilian review board Thursday, bucking a trend of reinstatements by the board that led city officials...

Women claim off-duty Tucson officer used needless force Officer’s attorney says women were the aggressors 30 November 2021 The Tucson Police Department is investigating an incident involving an off-duty officer that happened in the parking lot of a restaurant this month. On Nov. 14, an...

She Got Her Car Back 6 Years 2After Police Seized It Malinda Harris’ ordeal shows how easily the government can take innocent people’s property under civil forfeiture laws. 8 December 2021 After police in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, took her car, Malinda Harris did not get a chance to...

Tucson Moves to Fire Officer Seen Fatally Shooting Man in Wheelchair A man who was said to have stolen a toolbox from a Walmart and flashed a knife at an employee was shot in the back and side in a confrontation captured on video, the police said. 30 November 2021 The Tucson Police Department...

Keystone Kops in action! 2 of 3 times they missed their targets! Of course they were absolved of any responsibility by their own customary self-exonerating review. Mesa review board looks at three police shootings 20 November 2021 The Critical Incident Review Board looked at three recent...

A Knoxville Woman Called 911. Instead of Getting Help, She Was Arrested and Placed in Immigration Detention for Months. Knox County's program authorizing such enforcement activities may have been instituted illegally 10 November 2021 In November 2020, Maira Oviedo-Granados of Knoxville...

Report Finds Gruesome Medical Malpractice and Death in Arizona Prisons "A system that allows this level of sustained incompetence and cruelty... is morally bankrupt," a doctor wrote after investigating medical neglect in Arizona prisons 9 November 2021 A paraplegic man was left to physically...

Lawsuit Claims Cops, Prosecutors 'Fabricated Evidence' Against BLM Protesters 14 July 2021 Over a dozen anti-police brutality protesters filed a new lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that the Phoenix Police Department and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office colluded to maliciously prosecute them...

ATF Goes On Tour To Teach Journalists That Cops Are Usually Right When They Kill Someone 11 November 2021 The ATF (the accepted not-actually-an-acronym for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) is back on its periodic charm offensive. This time the charm seems a bit more...

Appeals Court Says Couple's Lawsuit Over Bogus Vehicle Forfeiture Can Continue 19 October 2021 Another attempted government theft has been thwarted by the courts. The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court has ruled in favor of a couple whose vehicle was carjacked by Arizona law enforcement officers...

Biden's Pick to Lead CBP Supports Two of Trump's Most Controversial Border Initiatives 19 October 2021 AFTER MONTHS OF delay, a Senate committee held a confirmation hearing Tuesday for President Joe Biden’s pick to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the nation’s largest law enforcement...

Chandler Police Allegedly Targeted Protesters for Arrest, Served Them Toilet Water in Jail 29 September 2021 On March 12, Darien Barrett marched with a small group of protesters down a boulevard in Chandler. It had been two months since the death of seventeen-year-old Anthony Cano, who was...

WATCH: Cops Open Fire on Unarmed Dad Surrounded by Kids, Keep Shooting As He’s Down—Lawsuit 3 October 2021 The Mesa police department, whose officers are notorious for using excessive and often deadly force against unarmed individuals are in the news this week — facing multiple lawsuits for...