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A 17-Year-Old Processes Police Sexual Violence in One of the Summer’s Most Anticipated Novels Leila Mottley’s “Nightcrawling” explores the grief and joy of a young Black survivor. 6 June 2022 In May 2016, a secret within the Oakland Police Department exploded into the public eye: Multiple...

US Postal Service Sued For Seizing ‘Defund Police’ Facemasks 6 June 2022 Two years ago, just as the COVID pandemic was beginning to radically transform day-to-day life for nearly everyone on the planet, the United States Postal Service decided to protect cops from passive criticism. One month...

Police Play Disney Songs To Keep Citizen Recordings Off YouTube A Santa Ana police officer is the latest official to use YouTube's copyright infringement algorithm as a means to evade accountability. 13 April 2022 If you have a noisy neighbor who plays loud music when you're trying to sleep...

Brentwood, California, officer Ryan Rezentes & his white dog Marco Utterly Horrifying Video Shows Police K-9 Rip Off Woman’s Scalp for Suspected Shoplifting 24 February 2022 In all of our years reporting on vicious K-9 attacks by police dogs, the Free Thought Project has never reported on...

"... 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...

Vallejo police secretly tested ‘dystopian’ facial recognition tool 13 April 2021 Members of the Vallejo Police Department secretly used facial recognition technology developed by Clearview AI, a company embroiled in public controversy for allegedly violating personal privacy laws in several...

Exclusive: LAPD partnered with tech firm that enables secretive online spying 17 November 2021 Records show LA police trialed social media surveillance tech from Voyager Labs, which claims its software can predict crimes and help monitor private messages. The Los Angeles police department...

Sounds as though the couple (both cops) perhaps were accused of assaulting a 3rd family member. Bay Area police chief on leave after restraining order filed: 'Unfolding family situation' 15 October 2021 Richmond Police Chief Bisa French is on paid administrative leave "because of an...

US prison warden in California accused of inmate sex abuse 29 September 2021 The warden of a federal prison in California has been charged with sexually abusing an inmate, authorities said Wednesday. Ray J. Garcia, 54, of Merced, allegedly groped at least one of his female wards, asked at...

Federal police reform talks have thus far failed – but local efforts stand a better chance of success, including in California 28 September 2021 Bipartisan talks over police reform ended with no agreement on Sept. 22, 2021, with House Democrats and Republicans blaming each other for the lack...