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    DHS, ICE Begin Body Camera Pilot Program With Surprisingly Good Policies In Place

    DHS, ICE Begin Body Camera Pilot Program With Surprisingly Good Policies In Place 30 December 2021 Following protests over killings by law enforcement officers, the Department of Justice decided it might be a good idea to equip more police officers with body cameras. In May 2015, it announced...
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    New York City, New York: Only 3 NYPD Officers Have Been Disciplined for Misconduct During the George Floyd Protests

    Only 3 NYPD Officers Have Been Disciplined for Misconduct During the George Floyd Protests The NYPD declined to punish nine other officers, despite recommendations from the city's Civilian Complaint Review Board. 30 December 2021 More than a year after the George Floyd protests, the New York...
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    Pennsylvania: After 4 Killings, ‘Officer of the Year’ Jay Splain Is Still on the Job

    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...
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    New York City: Video of 'Fight Night' at Rikers Jail Leads Judge to Find Cruel and Unusual Punishment

    Video of 'Fight Night' at Rikers Jail Leads Judge to Find Cruel and Unusual Punishment A New York state judge found video of guards ceding control of Rikers to gang leaders more than enough evidence to order the release of a pretrial inmate. 28 December 2021 A New York state judge ordered a...
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    Arkansas: New Law Requires Police to Train Yearly on How to Stop Fellow Cops from Breaking the Law

    New Law Requires Police to Train Yearly on How to Stop Fellow Cops from Breaking the Law 26 December 2021 Arkansas has recently passed a handful of laws which are highly beneficial to the people and will go into effect in 2022. Some of the laws ban vaccine mandates, grant constitutional...
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    Massachusetts: Boston police bought spy tech with a pot of money hidden from the public

    "... Boston police spent $627,000 on this equipment by dipping into money seized in connection with alleged crimes." In other words, steal from the citizens, then spend the money on "spy tech" so you can find more stuff to steal. Boston police bought spy tech with a pot of money hidden from...
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    Iowa: Three employees of Des Moines bail bond company charged in yearlong investigation of prostitution and fraud

    David Ellis (left), Debra Ellis (center), Justin Gilbert (right) Three employees of Des Moines bail bond company charged in yearlong investigation of prostitution and fraud 17 December 2021 Three people were out on bond following an investigation that alleged insurance fraud, credit card...
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    New York City: Off-duty cop Patrick Gross busted for drunk driving after early morning fender bender on Long Island Expressway

    Off-duty cop busted for drunk driving after early morning fender bender on the LIE 21 December 2021 An off-duty cop was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 21, and charged with drunk driving after an early morning fender bender on the Long Island Expressway. Police Officer Patrick Gross, 32, was driving...
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    New York City: Retired cop says NYPD boss Jeffrey Brienza repeatedly raped her at Yankee Stadium

    Retired cop says NYPD boss repeatedly raped her at Yankee Stadium: lawsuit 21 December 2021 A retired NYPD officer says she quit the force — and a coveted assignment at Yankee Stadium — because her boss repeatedly raped her at the ballpark, the ex-cop claims in a Bronx Supreme Court lawsuit...
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    Los Angeles, California: LAPD used ‘strategic communications’ firm to track ‘defund the police’ online

    Revealed: LAPD used ‘strategic communications’ firm to track ‘defund the police’ online 15 December 2021 The Los Angeles police department worked with a Polish firm that specializes in “strategic communications” to monitor social media and collect millions of tweets last year, including...
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    ‘I Always Date Younger’: Ex Federal Corrections Officer Earnest Lee Pittman Jr. Going to Club Fed for 'Enticement of a Minor...'

    ‘I Always Date Younger’: Former Federal Corrections Officer Is Going to Federal Prison for ‘Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity’ 15 December 2021 A Pennsylvania man and former federal corrections officer was sentenced to a decade in federal prison on Tuesday over his online...
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    New York City: Brewster cop Wayne Peiffer among half-dozen charged in sex-trafficking of underage girls from Mexico

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000051146741 Suburban New York cop among half-dozen charged in sex-trafficking of underage girls from Mexico 14 December 2021 A suburban police officer and five Queens residents were charged Tuesday with luring underage Mexican girls to...
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    Spokane County, Washington: Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich advertises nationally for other agencies "disrespected" cops

    Cops who are "disrespected" are disrespected for good reasons. Why any police administrator in his right mind would try to recruit other departments' brutes and bully boys is beyond me. 3 stars or 4? Confused? Make up your mind! Sheriffs Making Much Ado 9 November 2021 This week...
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    Mount Vernon, New York: U.S. Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Police in New York Suburb

    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...
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    New York: Ex Watkins Glen Sergeant in Charge Brandon Matthews & wife arrested by State Police for Perjury & Misconduct

    Former Watkins Glen Sergeant in Charge & wife arrested by State Police; lawsuit against Leszyk dismissed 3 December 2021 Former Watkins Glen Sergeant in Charge Brandon Matthews and his wife, Danielle Matthews were arrested by New York State Police on Superior Court Warrants on Friday...
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    New York City: Lying NYPD Officers Cost Prosecutors Sixty More Criminal Convictions

    Related threads: New York City: Lying NYPD Officers Cost Prosecutors Sixty More Criminal Convictions New York City: 60 Criminal Cases Are Thrown Out Because of 3 Detectives’ Misconduct New York City: Over 230 People Freed After a NYPD Cop Joseph Franco Caught Framing Innocent People for Drug...
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    When The FBI Shows Up At Your Door About Your Reporting, That's Intimidation

    When The FBI Shows Up At Your Door About Your Reporting, That's Intimidation 29 November 2021 Having the government show up at your door to ask some questions about your reporting can be extremely unnerving. Zack Whittaker, the top notch cybersecurity reporter for TechCrunch got to experience...
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    Judge Orders Massachusetts Prisons To Stop Using 'Highly Unreliable' Drug Field Tests To Punish Inmates

    Judge Orders Massachusetts Prisons To Stop Using 'Highly Unreliable' Drug Field Tests To Punish Inmates Although the tests are used by prison systems and police departments across the country, a judge found they have an error rate "only marginally better than a coin-flip." 2 December 2021 A...
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    New York: 40-year-old Syracuse rape conviction of Anthony Broadwater at the heart of author Alice Sebold’s memoir is tossed

    40-year-old Syracuse rape conviction at the heart of author Alice Sebold’s memoir is thrown out 22 November 2021 A 40-year-old rape conviction at the center of a memoir by award-winning author and Syracuse University alumnus Alice Sebold was overturned by a judge Monday. The extraordinary...
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    New York: Judge Says New York City Police Department Illegally Withheld Footage in Police Shootings

    Judge Says NYPD Illegally Withheld Footage in Police Shootings 23 November 2021 A New York state judge ruled last week that the New York City Police Department illegally withheld body-worn footage in two police shootings, including the killing of Kawaski Trawick. The judge said at an October...
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