Florida school defends handcuffing seven-year-old boy with special needs
The Guardian - Mon Mar 9, 2020
A Florida school security officer handcuffed a seven-year-old boy with special needs and had him taken to a mental health facility, a decision the boy's mother is criticizing but school officials are defending. More»
6 year old girl is committed to a mental health facility without her parents' permission
Daily Mail - Fri Feb 14, 2020
Police bodycam footage has emerged of the moment a six-year-old girl was escorted from her elementary school in Florida by a group of cops before being committed to a mental health facility without her parents' permission because she had a 'tantrum'. More»
Prison workers ignore dying inmate's calls for help in harrowing video from Oklahoma jail
The Independent - Mon Feb 10, 2020
Surveillance video from inside an Oklahoma jail shows staff ignoring a man pleading for his life in the moments before he died from sepsis and pneumonia two weeks after he turned himself in. More»
Moment Florida deputy threatens to SHOOT a student, 17, for trying to leave school to get to a dental appointment
Daily Mail - Mon Feb 10, 2020
A 17-year-old high school student from Florida was leaving school to go to a dental appointment when a sheriff's deputy blocked his way and threatened to shoot him for truancy. More»
Alabama top cop suggests Nancy Pelosi could be targeted by 'roadside bomb on her way home
Daily Mail - Sat Feb 8, 2020
A top Alabama cop has been forced to apologize for a Facebook post where he said Nancy Pelosi could be targeted with a roadside bomb on her way home and called Democrats 'Dumbocrats' after she was seen ripping up Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. More»
Sheriff's deputy charged with sexually assaulting student inside high school
New York Post - Mon Nov 25, 2019
A sheriff's deputy in Minnesota has been charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl inside a high school, according to reports. More»
Police officer held up hotel guests at gunpoint while in uniform
WSB-TV - Wed Nov 13, 2019
COBB COUNTY, Georgia - A former Atlanta police officer is in jail, accused of wearing his uniform while he committed crimes. More»
Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers' Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional
EFF - Wed Nov 13, 2019
BOSTON - In a major victory for privacy rights at the border, a federal court in Boston ruled today that suspicionless searches of travelers' electronic devices by federal agents at airports and other U. More»
Black woman shot dead in her home by white police officer responding to welfare check
The Independent - Sun Oct 13, 2019
A black woman has been shot dead in her own home by a white police officer responding to a call for a welfare check in the US state of Texas. More»
12-year-old girl arrested, charged with felony after pointing 'finger gun' at classmates
KOMO-TV - Sun Oct 13, 2019
A 12-year-old girl in suburban Kansas City is facing felony charges after she made a gun with her fingers, according to the Kansas City Star. More»
Sheriffs Release Sick People From Jail to Avoid Paying Hospital Bills, then re-arrest them
Truthout - Wed Oct 2, 2019
Michael Tidwell’s blood sugar reading was at least 15 times his normal level when sheriff’s deputies took him to the hospital. More»
Cops At Wrong House Kill Undocumented Man, City Claims He Had No Constitutional Rights
Huffington Post - Mon Sep 30, 2019
SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi - While searching for a domestic violence suspect in the summer of 2017, police in Southaven, Mississippi, visited the wrong home and shot dead an innocent man. More»
Florida Cop Who Arrested 2 Elementary Kids Fired; Was Previously Charged With Child Abuse
The Root - Wed Sep 25, 2019
Orlando Police have fired Officer Dennis Turner for violating department policy when he arrested two six-year-old children last week. More»
Rio: Two Men Kiss in a Comic Book, and a Mayor Orders a Raid
New York Times - Sun Sep 8, 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO - The team of law-enforcement agents deployed by the mayor to “defend the family” descended on the international event and scoured the grounds for their target: copies of a comic book featuring two men kissing. More»
Inhumane Conditions at US Immigration Detention Centers
Daily Mail - Sat Aug 31, 2019
Menstruating migrants girls being held at detention centers near the US-Mexico border are 'visibly' bleeding through their pants and are forced to wear their soiled clothes, according to a new lawsuit. More»
NYPD detectives accused of raping woman in police van avoid jail time
Politico - Fri Aug 30, 2019
Two NYPD detectives who had been accused of raping a young Brooklyn woman in a police van will avoid jail time after cutting a plea deal in a case that sparked widespread outrage and a change in state law. More»
Woman forced to give birth alone in Denver jail cell with no medical treatment
KDVR-TV - Thu Aug 29, 2019
DENVER, Colorado - A woman is suing the city and county of Denver, Denver Health Medical Center and six individuals after she said she was forced to deliver a baby alone on a bench in a jail cell at the Denver County Jail. More»
Lancaster deputy confessed to fabricating sniper shooting, authorities say
KABC-TV - Sun Aug 25, 2019
LANCASTER, California - A Los Angeles Sheriff's Department deputy who was reported shot in Lancaster this week made up the incident, authorities announced during a rare Saturday night news conference. More»
A man was training to get a gun permit. The Sherrif's Department instructor accidentally shot him, police say
USA Today - Sun Aug 25, 2019
RIVERSIDE, California - A Riverside, California man attending a firearms training class to get his concealed weapons permit was accidentally shot by a Riverside County Sheriff's Department trainer, the department told The Desert Sun. More»
A New Mexico Man Accused a Deputy of "Gestapo"-like Behavior. Then He Was Arrested
The Appeal - Sat Aug 17, 2019
In Valencia County, a sheriff's deputy who once faced allegations of excessive force in Albuquerque is accused of assaulting an elderly man. More»
Children of undocumented immigrants arrested in Mississippi rely on strangers for food and shelter
WJTV - Thu Aug 8, 2019
FOREST, Mississippi - Following a massive undocumented immigration enforcement operation resulting in more than 650 arrests, many children of those taken into custody were left temporarily homeless. More»
32-year-old man who recently crossed border dies at New Mexico facility
CBS News - Thu Aug 1, 2019
A 32-year-old man died Thursday morning at a US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) facility in Lordsburg, New Mexico, the agency confirmed. More»
A Mexican Man Has Died In ICE Custody In Georgia
BuzzFeed - Tue Jul 30, 2019
A 44-year-old Mexican man died Wednesday, July 24, 2019, while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Georgia. More»
San Luis Obispo police chief accused of coverup over stolen gun
California Coast News - Mon Jul 29, 2019
The search for the pistol that San Luis Obispo Police Chief Deanna Cantrell lost in a bathroom stall resulted in an apparently illegal search of a home without a warrant and the arrest of a couple on charges of child neglect for having a messy house. More»
US citizen says he lost 26 pounds under 'inhumane' conditions at border facility in Texas
USA Today - Sun Jul 28, 2019
An 18-year-old US citizen from Dallas who was held for more than three weeks by U. More»
Immigration Officials Snatch 9-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Heading To School, Hold Her For 2 Days
Huffington Post - Sat Jul 27, 2019
A 9-year-old American citizen on her way to school was apprehended by US immigration officials and detained for some 32 hours before she was released back to her family. More»
Cop Who Accidentally Shot 10-Year-Old When Aiming For Family Dog Can't Be Sued, Federal Court Rules
Forbes - Thu Jul 18, 2019
A federal appeals court dismissed a civil-rights lawsuit filed against a Georgia deputy who tried to shoot a family's dog, but instead hit a 10-year-old boy lying down on the ground. More»
Florida deputy arrested for planting drugs on drivers during traffic stops
NBC News - Thu Jul 11, 2019
A Florida sheriff's deputy was arrested Wednesday after authorities alleged he planted drugs and falsely charged dozens of innocent motorists after pulling them over under the guise of a minor traffic stop. More»
Atlanta police officer fired after $500 disappears from victim of deadly shooting
WSB-TV - Tue Jul 9, 2019
An Atlanta police officer has been fired after first being accused of stealing $500 from a deadly shooting victim, and then found in violation of department policy. More»
The money was fake. The police were real. It happened in an elementary school.
Washington Post - Sat Jul 6, 2019
The trouble started after one second-grader gave another some of the play money she had brought to her suburban Maryland school. More»