A female Los Angeles police officer was convicted of felony assault after kicking a woman in handcuffs over and over. The victim, Alesia Thomas, eventually passed away. According to Daily Mail: The jury of 11 women and one man reached its verdict after three days of deliberations in the trial of 50-year-old Officer Mary O’Callaghan. She […]
Last weekend, two Mississippi officers were killed while conducting a traffic stop. Now, after several suspects were charged in connection to the double homicide, the murder weapon has officially been found. According to Reuters, it was a .40 caliber Smith and Wesson handgun that was used to shoot officers Benjamin Deen and Liquori Tate. The […]
A New York City police officer is in critical condition after being shot in the head in Queens last night. According to CNN: Officer Brian Moore of the New York City Police Department’s Anti-Crime Unit was being treated at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he had emergency surgery, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton told reporters Saturday. A […]
The Inkster, Michigan police officer involved in the beating of Detroit native Floyd Dent has been fired, according to Michigan Live. William Melendez was officially fired on Wednesday after his five-day suspension for the incident. Dent, 57, reportedly ran a traffic light in January and was pulled out of his car by Melendez and another […]
Three cops have been fired and one resigned after their involvement in a racially-charged video was discovered. According to the reports, there were also racist text messages involved. MSNBC reports: The video uses the n-word, shows images of Ku Klux Klan hoods and features a derogatory image of President Obama. It is produced to appear like […]
Chris Brown is walking on thin ice with the law. The Grammy Awards are going down tonight, so of course celebrities are on their best pre-gaming behavior, attending star-studded parties, brunches, and more ahead of the big night. Breezy is no exception – over the weekend he was seen at T.I.‘s pre-Grammy fiesta, but things […]
A Florida teen is being hailed a hero after he saved the life of a Fort Lauderdale police officer who arrested him earlier that day. The 17-year-old, Jamal Rutledge, was being booked on charges of violation of probation for criminal mischief and burglary on Sept. 10 when Officer Franklin Foulks leaned back and fell from his chair. […]
UPDATE: 7:45 PM EST Police Commissioner William Bratton held a news conference Saturday evening to address the fatal shooting of two NYPD officers earlier in the day. Bratton, who called the shooting an “assassination,” confirmed the identity of the shooter as 28-year-old Ismayyil Brinsley. Brinsley died of a self-inflicted wound after he ran into a nearby train […]
The Seattle police officer who punched a handcuffed woman in her face, fracturing the orbit of her right eye, will not face charges for his actions. In fact, King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced his office would not bring charges against Officer Adley Shepherd because he “acted professionally and with restraint,” adding that Shepherd’s actions did not amount to […]
A man with a knife in Los Angeles’ Hollywood area was shot and killed by police yesterday. The unnamed officers were called to the Hollywood and Highland intersection on Friday evening after receiving word of an assault with a deadly weapon. Police arrived at the scene and discovered an armed man carrying a knife and […]
So, this happened. A group of men in Melbourne, Florida, were arrested on Thursday night after one of them apparently offered an undercover cop that was dressed as a prostitute a chicken dinner and $3 in exchange for sexual intercourse. The Daily Mail reports: A female investigator from the Sanford Police Department was dressed as a sex-worker […]
A graphic video of police kicking and hitting bystanders in Hawaii has prompted authorities to reprimand the two officers involved. Officer Vince Morre and Officer Nelson Tamayori have been placed on suspension without pay pending an internal investigation. From the Huffington Post: In graphic video captured on September 5 at a game room in Honolulu, Officer Vince Morre is shown walking […]
