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The Demand for Money Behind Many Police Traffic Stops Busted taillights, missing plates, tinted windows: Across the U.S., ticket revenue funds towns — and the police responsible for finding violations. 31 October 2021 Harold Brown’s contribution to the local treasury began as so many others...

Cleveland Votes for More Police Oversight, While Minneapolis Rejects Abolishing, Replacing Cops 2 November 2021 Minneapolis voters Tuesday rejected the activists who had been trying to get rid of the city's police department and replace it with a new department intended to provide a public...

‘I’m Glad I Paralyzed Him’: Officers Brag About Making Man a Quadriplegic, Torturing Him 2 November 2021 The taxpayers of Ohio were put on notice this week that they will be shelling out a massive $17.5 million settlement as part of a lawsuit brought against the Chillicothe Correctional...

Cleveland officer accused of threatening to shoot everyone at Akron bar 29 October 2021 A Cleveland Police officer was arrested after he allegedly threatened to shoot everyone in an Akron bar. Akron Police pulled on Sean Bannerman, 26, overnight after people at Ray's Pub told them he flashed...

But the state's attempt to prosecute a bystander—a woman the police were there to help—is a good reminder of just how far they'll go to evade meaningful introspection. Cop Kills Cop; Nearby Lady Gets Charged With Manslaughter 1 September 2021 Jenna Holm is facing prison time for the death...

‘What You Have Done is Unthinkable’: Judge Sentences Convicted Former Director of ‘Horrific’ Ohio Jail to Nine Months Behind Bars 9 October 2021 A former jail director in Ohio is preparing to become a prisoner himself after a judge sentenced him to spend nine months behind bars for creating...

ATF agent accuses Columbus police officers of excessive force 10 December 2020 An agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has filed a federal lawsuit accusing two Columbus police officers of using excessive force against him while he was working in his official capacity. Agent...

WATCH: Cops Attack Paraplegic Dad Over Window Tint, Assault Him for Not Being Able to Exit Car 5 October 2021 If ever you think that all traffic laws are for your safety, one thing can change that view—window tint. In the land of the free, if police feel that your window tint is too dark...

She went (twice!) to the right place for treatment and was still trespassed / busted. Où est la justice? Woman who was given trespass warning at treatment center returns, drunk: Shaker Heights police blotter 1 October 2021 At 11:05 a.m. Sept. 28, officers were dispatched to the Alliant...

Marco R. Merino (left) & John J. Kotchkoski (right) Columbus police narcotics officers accused of distributing nearly 8 kilograms of fentanyl 29 September 2021 Two Columbus Police officers with the Police Drug Cartel unit were arrested and charged with crimes related to distributing nearly...

“Even if You Win, You Stay Locked Up”: How ICE Uses Appeals to Keep Immigrants in Detention 1 October 2021 Sara Mendez-Morales had lost almost all hope. It was a cold stretch in early February, and she had spent nearly six months in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

Cleveland Police detective faces felony charges for carrying gun while intoxicated at bar 24 August 2021 A Cleveland police detective is facing a felony charge after he refused to leave a Summit County bar this weekend. “Was he threatening you at all?” a Cuyahoga Falls officer asked a...