Remember that shocking video that surfaced showing an officer shooting at a minivan full of kids in a high speed chase? Well that officer just got the axe from duty. The officer involved in the chaotic October traffic stop was fired according to a spokesman with the law enforcement agency said Friday. Fox reports: Lt. Emmanuel Gutierrez, […]
In September, the NYPD came under fire for striking two bystanders after trying to shoot an unarmed and seemingly unstable man in Times Square. Now, they are deflecting their responsibility in the shooting and charging the unarmed man, Glenn Broadnax, with the blame and an assault charge. According to Think Progress: The indictment released on […]
The New Mexico police officer who was caught on tape firing into a minivan full of children during a traffic stop has been suspended. If you recall, Elias Montoya shot at the van as motorist Oriana Farrell drove away after he stopped her. Farrell had been stopped for speeding and fled after a short argument. […]
UPDATE: Tuesday December 3, 2013: Charges against the three teens who were arrested while waiting on a bus will be dropped according to Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley: Doorley told News 8 in a brief text message the charges would be dropped. She is in a meeting and we haven’t been able to get […]
The bloodshed that divides us is thicker than the water that unites us. Old Uncle Sam has instilled a bias belief that enables some to judge life under state law and jungle rules. Eliminating the threat becomes a justification for murder that has little to do with protecting, serving or self-defense. When the victim is […]
A judge who is also the former LA Police Commission president is suing UCLA police, claiming that they used excessive force during a routine seatbelt stop. Judge David S. Cunningham III – who is black – is also indicating that the actions of the UCLA officers were racially motivated. It all began when Cunningham was pulled […]
This will make you think twice about justice in our nation. Three years ago, a 16-year-old was arrested while walking home from a party in the Bronx. Police said they received a tip that Kalief Browder was involved in a robbery three weeks before. He was taken to the infamous Rikers Island, a prison known for […]
Here’s yet another shocking example of what could be considered “police brutality,” but is also another case of pervasive violence against women in our society. An on-duty San Antonio police officer was arrested on Saturday morning after he allegedly pulled over a 19-year-old woman and raped her. Officer Jackie Neal, 40, was slapped with a […]
One man in Miami has such a storied past with the police, you’d think he’s run into some major convictions. But Earl Sampson, a long-time employee at the 207 Quickstop convenience store, has been arrested 56 times, stopped by police 258 times, and searched more than 100 times. And despite that long rap sheet, the […]
The family of a North Carolina teen has some questions after their son was shot dead while sitting handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser on Tuesday. Seventeen-year-old Jesus Huerta was being transported to police headquarters after he was arrested for trespassing. Officer Samuel A.M. Duncan said he heard a shot from the backseat and […]
Here’s some good news. We’re not sure if it’s the scrutiny the program has been facing in the past year or a change of heart in the department, but police are reportedly backing off of the NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk policy and using the controversial measure less than ever before. The number of street stops under the […]
UPDATE: 11-18-13 11:00 AM EST The mother of the 14-year-old boy who was subdued with a Taser in the face is calling into question whether the officer’s actions were appropriate. “I know what my son did was wrong, but look at the picture, you think he deserved all that for retail theft?” Marissa Sargent told LevittownNow.com […]
