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NYPDs stop-and-frisk deemed unconstitutional
By Natasha Lennard With a landmark decision in a historic trial, federal judge Shira Scheindlin ruled that the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices were (as many civil liberties advocates and community...
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Indiana police threaten to taser firefighter in the face for waving at them
The officer jumped out and says, ‘What are you doing throwing your hands up at us?’” Madison recalled. “He is talking to me as he is coming toward me. I tried to explain, but I couldn’t get a word in...
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NYC files appeal to fight stop-and-frisk ruling
Officials in New York City took the first step on Friday towards appealing a federal judge’s ruling from earlier this week in which the police department was told to reform its controversial...
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Princess Diana’s Death: Police Handed New Information of her Murder
New information that alleges Princess Diana was murdered has been passed to Scotland Yard through military sources, it has emerged. The information, thought to include the allegation that the Princess...
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Bloomberg reveals largest gun seizure ever in New York
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that his administration has successfully carried out the largest gun seizure in the city’s history. At a Monday morning press conference, Mayor...
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Wrongly convicted: Chicago man sues city, police after serving 17 years in...
An innocent man spent nearly two decades in prison for a crime he did not commit after police in Chicago, Illinois intentionally suppressed evidence and plotted to frame him for the crime, according to...
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Detroit police adopt ‘stop-and-frisk’
The controversial “stop-and-frisk” tactic used by the New York Police Department could be coming to the Motor City: law enforcement agents in Detroit, Michigan plan to adopt a policing method from...
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‘Multiple gunshot wounds’: Boston bombing suspect’s severe injuries revealed
Multiple bullets fired during the capture of surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev caused severe injuries, including skull fracture, according to newly released federal court...
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Death of man with Down syndrome provokes public backlash against police
Nearly a quarter-million people have signed a petition asking Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley to launch an investigation into the January death of a man with Down syndrome killed during a struggle...
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UK police allowed to continue inspecting seized materials of Greenwald’s partner
A British High Court has agreed to an order allowing UK police to continue inspecting material seized from Guardian journalist’s partner David Miranda. On August 22 two judges gave London police until...
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Mayor Bloomberg Loves Security Cameras… Until His Police Have To Wear Them
by Tim Cushing Lawyers representing the city of New York have filed a request for a stay of Judge Scheindlin’s decision and court order pending appeal. Scheindlin found components of the NYPD’s stop...
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George Zimmerman in police custody after threatening his wife with a gun
George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin during an altercation in Florida almost two years ago, has been placed in police custody for reportedly threatening his...
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Anonymous member sentenced to three years for hacking police sites
An Ohio man who hacked police department websites as a member of the loose-knit Anonymous movement was sentenced by a federal judge on Thursday to serve three years in prison. John Anthony Borell III...
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North Carolina police shoot dead unarmed car crash victim
A North Carolina policeman has been detained after shooting dead an unarmed African-American man, who was trying to get help following a car crash. On Saturday morning, three police officers in...
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Explosion Reported At Columbus Police Headquarters; Homeland Security...
Columbus Division of Fire is investigating a report of an explosion at Columbus Police headquarters in Downtown Columbus. A loud noise was heard inside the building in the 100 block of Marconi...
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Greek army, police probed over links to neo-Nazi party
Greece’s army is being accused of helping to train the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party’s paramilitary wing. The revelation comes as top policemen have been fired after the murder of a left-wing activist by...
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New Gun Lets Police Shoot And Capture Your DNA
by Daniel G. J. A frightening new weapons technology will let police and others tag people and identify them through DNA. The High Velocity DNA Tagging System consists of special guns that will allow...
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Mass shootings prompt millions for additional police officers at schools...
The US Department of Justice has pledged $44mn in grants to provide 356 school resource officers to 141 cities and counties nationwide in what it calls an effort to make schools safer following events...
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UK police colluded with construction bosses
Independent police watchdog fingers police officers across the country for allegedly providing information on workers for a blacklist of over 3,000 names which was drawn up by one of Britain’s biggest...
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Florida police to monitor cars driving near prostitution areas
Police in Florida have begun using surveillance methods to prevent prostitution by recording license plate information from cars that drive through areas frequented by sex workers and sending a letter...
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