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“We respond as law enforcement with the firefighters and she happened to be the one that responded that day,” Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said of the call during which Ferreira is alleged to have stolen the info. “We ask for the ID sometimes for a deceased person to make sure we have everything right […]
A 61-year-old New Jersey woman was seriously injured after accidentally running herself over in her car, only to then receive a summons from local police. As alleged in a press release from the Hackettstown Police Department in New Jersey, and as swiftly cited in the usual publications traditionally quick to cover such incidents, officers first […]
A former NYPD officer who was fired after a failed drug test found cannabis in his system claims his soap is to blame. As reported by Patch, fired cop Jeremy Jacinto filed a complaint in Manhattan court this week, alleging that his use of a hemp-based soap resulted in THC being found in his system. […]
The detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor in March 2020 during a deadly raid on her apartment has been hired by a rural sheriff’s office in Kentucky, the New York Times reports. Former Louisville police officer Myles Cosgrove has recently joined the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, county executive David Wilhoite confirmed. Cosgrove, who is white, was fired by […]
18-year-old Michigan man Christian Katan Mansoor has been arrested after he pulled over an off-duty police officer in a fake traffic stop while impersonating a cop, per Fox 8. On Monday, Mansoor was spotted driving a silver BMW with flashing red and blue lights. An off-duty officer reported that the individual was attempting to conduct a […]
A man tried his best to hide from police, and ultimately failed. England’s Liverpool Echo reports Etmond Lika, 32, was arrested for maintaining a weed farm inside his home. Lika appeared on Liverpool Crown Court via video link on Tuesday after pleading guilty to one count of producing cannabis. A prosecutor noted a locksmith was called upon to […]
The family of Stanley Wilson Jr., the former Detroit Lions defensive back who died at a Los Angeles mental hospital on Feb. 1, claims he was beaten by police prior to his death at age 40. TMZ reports Wilson Jr.’s attorney John Carpenter says his client was a victim of excessive force at the hands of L.A. law enforcement, […]
Former Tennessee police officer Maegan Hall says she was “sexually groomed” at the police department she was fired from in a new lawsuit, per NBC News. The 26-year-old Hall, who previously admitted to engaging in sexual relationships with four officers at the La Vergne Police Department, has alleged that she was subjected to “sexual grooming” in the […]
Tyre Nichols’ family has filed an appeal to the United Nations to seek justice for the 29-year-old’s death at the hands of police, and to generally address police violence in the U.S. The letter to the UN, obtained by the Independent, reads, “The family of Tyre Nichols and his legal representatives are appealing to the […]
A reporter was filmed being arrested on Wednesday while covering the devastating train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. ABC 6 writes that the incident took place inside an elementary school gymnasium, where Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, conducted a press conference. The briefing was reportedly scheduled to take place at 3 p.m. local time, but DeWine didn’t […]
