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Dozens of police departments suspended for losing US military-grade weaponry
Close to 200 state and local police departments in the United States have been suspended for losing military-level equipment transferred to them by the Pentagon, a new investigation found. According...
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Tacoma, Wash. police use ‘Stingray’ system to sweep cellphone data
A Washington state police department just south of Seattle has for years been quietly using controversial surveillance equipment that can collect records of all cellphone calls, text messages and data...
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NYPD to test body cameras on officers this fall
The New York Police Department announced it will start outfitting dozens of officers with body cameras this fall – an effort that could potentially see the entire agency embrace the technology. The...
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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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Woman f-bombs police and gets rewarded $100K compensation
“F*** police” is political speech, a US court ruled. A woman who was arrested for swearing and raising a middle finger at law enforcers has been acquitted and awarded $100,000 in settlement. Amy...
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7 arrested for threatening to kill police – NYPD
The New York Police Department says seven men have been arrested in connection with threats aimed at police following the fatal shootings of two NYPD officers last week. The arrests came from the...
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Charlie Hebdo Police Investigator Commits Suicide
A police commissioner from Limoges, France, Helric Fredou, aged 45 (photo, below), turned up dead from a gun shot to the head on Thursday amid the Charlie Hebdo affair. A high-ranking official within...
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North Miami Beach Police Use Mug Shots as Shooting Targets
A South Florida family is outraged at North Miami Beach Police after mug shots of African American men were used at a shooting range for police training. It was an ordinary Saturday morning last month...
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FBI director admits ‘unconscious racial biases’ exist among cops
The FBI denies any epidemic of racism among American law enforcement, but admits to cynicism and unconscious bias by the nation’s cops. FBI Director James Comey made the remarks Thursday at Georgetown...
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Indian govt ‘extremely disturbed’ about Alabama police assault of Indian...
The Indian government has strongly condemned how Alabama police treated one of its citizens visiting the US after he was slammed to the ground, leaving him partially paralyzed. The officer was...
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Ferguson police chief resigns following DOJ report
f The chief of police in Ferguson, Mo., has resigned in the aftermath of a searing Department of Justice (DoJ) report. The city’s embattled law enforcement agency has been scrutinized since an officer...
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Settlement over 2002 World Bank/IMF protests in DC imposes new police policies
Police will have to adopt new polices with regards to dealing with demonstrators in Washington, DC as a settlement comes close to being finalized in a case concerning 400 protesters unlawfully...
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US police shot dead almost 400 people in 5 months
At least 385 people ranging in age from 16 to 83 have died at the hands of police across the US this year, The Washington Post revealed. One in six victims were unarmed, mostly black or Hispanic, and...
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Boston terror suspects plotted to behead police officers, source says
The man shot and killed Tuesday by Boston police was plotting with another suspect to behead a cop, a law enforcement source told FoxNews.com The dead suspect, 26-year-old Usaama Rahim, was under...
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Police say New Mexico forfeiture reform leaves them short-changed
Civil rights activists hailed New Mexico’s ban on civil asset forfeiture, the notorious practice of police seizing property from suspects not convicted of any crime. Some cops worry the reform will...
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Police misconduct lawsuits cost taxpayers, not cops, millions
From big cities to small towns, American taxpayers are footing the bill for police gone rogue. When an officer or department is sued for police brutality or an in-custody death, the municipality is...
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Police rattled by spike in violent crimes across US
Homicides and other violent crimes are increasing in major cities across the country, leaving law enforcement officials scratching their heads as to the cause ‒ and how to address the rise in crime...
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Police prevent potential massacre at Boston Pokemon World Championship
Police in Boston have said they thwarted a potential massacre at the Pokemon World Championship. Security forces detained James Austin Stumbo, 27, and Kevin Norton, 18, for “threats of violence made...
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