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San Francisco Mayor Wants PD To Be Able To Commandeer Cameras Owned By Residents Because Reasons 29 July 2022 Ring has been bedding down as many law enforcement partners as possible, turning cops into brand evangelists with the implicit (and sometimes, explicit) promise they’ll have access to...

LGBTQ Pride Organizers Weigh Multiple Threats, From Police Brutality to Vigilante Violence Between angry cops, hateful politicians, and plotting right-wing extremists, they have their hands full. 24 June 2022 Seattle’s Pride Parade, among the largest in the country, will return this weekend...

San Francisco Public Records Task Force Threatens PD With Sanctions For Dodging Records Requests 17 June 2022 California legislators finally lifted the opacity shrouding police misconduct records in early 2019. The new law eliminated exemptions, making police misconduct and use-of-force...

How AI-powered tech landed man in jail with scant evidence 5 March 2022 Michael Williams’ wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County Jail. His...

San Francisco police used rape victims’ DNA to try to ‘incriminate’ them, D.A. says 14 February 2022 San Francisco’s district attorney said police used a database with DNA collected from victims of rape and sexual assault to connect some of them to crimes. Dist. Atty. Chesa Boudin said...

San Francisco settles suit over police beating for $700,000 The settlement follows a federal judge’s order requiring the release of body camera footage and comes as the officer accused of beating Dacari Spiers fights assault charges in criminal court. 28 January 2022 The city of San Francisco...

Push on to separate coroners from law enforcement in California The Golden State is currently one of only three states that allow counties to combine the offices of coroner and sheriff 6 January 2022 A new bill introduced in the California Assembly this week would separate coroner offices...

‘Reign of Terror’: Former SFPD deputy chief accused of turning small-town police force into personal fiefdom Investigation is underway as accusations fly regarding spending, nepotism and retaliation 9 April 2021 After 16 years with the Broadmoor Police Department, former chief Dave Parenti...

Top aide to Los Angeles D.A. George Gascón arrested on suspicion of public intoxication 21 December Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón's chief of staff was arrested by Azusa police on suspicion of public intoxication this month, authorities said Tuesday. Joseph Iniguez, 36, was...

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...

More businesses should make statements like this. No reform? No coffee! No donuts! Armed Police Officers Made Restaurant Staff 'Uncomfortable,' Denied Service 9 December 2021 Three police officers were denied service at a San Francisco restaurant because staff "felt uncomfortable" that...

With cops like these, who needs criminals? Cops Watch Robbery Unfold in Front of Them, Do Nothing as Criminals Get in Car, Drive Away 25 November 2021 In San Francisco, as TFTP has reported, a string of flash robberies and burglaries has plagued the city for months. As we reported earlier...

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...

After the DEA Stole $70,000 From This Filmmaker, He Got His Money Back, Plus a $15,000 Settlement Keddins Etienne's experience shows that bullies who seize innocent people's property tend to back down when their victims put up a fight. 5 November 2021 Before a federal drug agent stole nearly...

As Walgreens Closes San Francisco Stores Over Mass Theft, Cop Busted Robbing Pharmacy 13 November 2021 Last month, Walgreens announced the closure of multiple locations in San Francisco claiming there is a major problem of organized retail theft. The move by Walgreens was a black eye to the...

SF officer charged with voluntary manslaughter for 2017 shooting of mentally ill man 2 November 2021 A San Francisco police officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting a mentally ill and unarmed man in the city's Oceanview neighborhood in 2017, District Attorney Chesa...

$4.9M payout to family of man shot 9 times by California cop 27 October 2021 The family of a mentally ill man who was shot nine times by a police officer in a wealthy San Francisco Bay area suburb has received a $4.9 million settlement from the town and county where the officer worked, nearly...

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...

San Francisco sheriff’s deputy charged over gun threats 28 September 2021 An off-duty San Francisco sheriff's deputy is facing criminal prosecution after authorities say he threatened to shoot partygoers at a potluck, damaged furnishings and grabbed a teen in an inappropriate manner. San...

California Legislators Continue To Anger Cops By Introducing Legislation Demanding More Transparency And Accountability 17 September 2021 An immense amount of reform has hit cops in California over the last few years. The state very recently made it possible for public records requesters to...