Police Corruption
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Why We Should Always Question The Chicago PD

The Chicago police is notoriously corrupt.
by NewsOne Staff
12.04.20
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Petition Demands FBI Handle Joshua Brown's Murder Case

More people explain why an independent investigation is needed for the murder of a key witness.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
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Video Suggests Cops Planted Drugs

Legal advocates urge the NYPD and Staten Island prosecutor to reconsider video evidence that suggests two officers planted drugs in…
by NewsOne Staff
12.16.18
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Innocent Man Freed After Serving 25 years

A Brooklyn man walked out of prison after serving 25 years of a wrongful conviction linked to a notoriously corrupt…
by nigelroberts1
07.15.18
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Drug Dealers Testify Against Corrupt Baltimore Cops

Unfortunately, there's nothing unique about this case.
by nigelroberts1
02.01.18
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Famed Autopsy Doctor Uncovers Alleged Police Corruption

Dr. Bennet Omalu resigned his chief forensic pathologist position in San Joaquin County, California and accused the sheriff of interfering…
by nigelroberts1
12.11.17
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Chicago To Pay Record Settlement For Wrongful Conviction

Four men, dubbed the "Englewood Four," reached a $31 million settlement with Chicago for their wrongful conviction.
by nigelroberts1
12.11.17
Baltimore Violence
Baltimore Corrupt Cops Impacted 2,000 Cases

Baltimore's public defender calls into question 2,000 cases impacted by police corruption.
by nigelroberts1
12.06.17
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Corrections Officer Indicted For Gang Activity

Maryland prosecutors indicted a corrections officer who had a double life as a Crips street gang leader.
by nigelroberts1
12.04.17
Ford Announces New Electrification Project With Los Angeles Police Department
Video Shows LAPD Officers Planting Drugs

The Los Angeles Police Department launched a probe of officers who appear to plant drugs on a suspect in a…
by nigelroberts1
11.12.17
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Baltimore Cops Indicted For Racketeering After DOJ Probe

Federal prosecutors announced an indictment Wednesday against seven Baltimore police officers charged with racketeering crimes including stealing money and faking…
by Clarissa Hamlin
03.02.17
Election Day 2016 in Chicago, Ill.
Kim Foxx Pledges 'Transparency & Justice'

Kim Foxx steps into her job as Cook County's top prosecutor with the Chicago police department under federal probe. She…
by nigelroberts1
02.22.19
Police
St. Louis Police Secretly Settle Dozens Of Cases

The St. Louis police secretly settled dozens of cases. Many of those cases have not been reviewed for possible criminal…
by nigelroberts1
06.07.16
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Chicago Settles Darius Pinex Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Darius Pinex's family and Chicago reached an agreement to settle a wrongful death lawsuit. The first trial led to a…
by nigelroberts1
06.03.16
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Woman Exonerated After 10 Years Behind Bars In…

The manslaughter conviction of a Brooklyn woman was overturned Tuesday after the borough’s district attorney’s office investigating the crooked ex-NYPD…
by D.L. Chandler
02.23.16
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Ex-Los Angeles County Sheriff Faces Six Months In…

Former Los Angeles County Lee Baca faces six months in prison after pleading guilty to a single felony charge of…
by D.L. Chandler
02.10.16
Rahm Emanuel
Should Rahm Go Too?

Protesters say the firing of Garry McCarthy does not go far enough to address corruption in the city.
by ionelholloway
04.05.18
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Video Allegedly Shows Cop Planting Evidence In Couple’s…

A video has been circulating of police officers in Utica, New York allegedly planting evidence in an African American couple’s…
by cganemccalla
06.19.19
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Protect And Serve? NYPD Struggling To Police Itself

Questions about the NYPD’s abilty to police itself are being raised after a host of criminal  incidents involving city officers…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Oakland Will Pay Rapper $300,000 For Planting Gun…

OAKLAND, Calif.—The City of Oakland will pay $300,000 to a parolee who said an Oakland police officer planted a gun…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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