DETROIT (AP) – The idea is extreme, even in a city accustomed to fighting for survival: Should the state of Michigan step in to run Detroit? See Also: Cain Campaign Decision Close The governor has taken steps in that direction, proposing an unprecedented move that could give an appointed manager virtually unchecked power to gut […]
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A well-respected former Colorado sheriff is being held on a half-million-dollar bond in the jail named for him, suspected of offering methamphetamine in exchange for sex from a male acquaintance. Arapahoe County chief judge William Sylvester on Wednesday doubled the bond for the county’s former sheriff, Patrick Sullivan. The judge also […]
OAKLAND, Calif. — Riot-clad law enforcement officers cleared out Oakland’s weeks-old anti-Wall Street encampment just before dawn Monday, arresting Occupy demonstrators and removing tents from a downtown plaza after issuing several warnings over the weekend. Protesters appeared to put up little resistance and officers could be seen calmly leading some demonstrators away in plastic handcuffs. […]
Police corruption is a major problem in the United States. Some police officers turn bad to make money through ripping off drug dealers and even dealing drugs themselves. Some try and cover up their own acts of brutality, murder and even torture. Police corruption happens in New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans and every major […]
SANTA FE, N.M. — Surveillance footage caught an officer having sex on top of a car while in uniform in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe Police have not released the name of the officer but claim they are investigating the matter. KOB.com reports: KOB has blurred out the woman’s image, but you can see […]
CHICAGO-Tiawanda Moore was acquitted of a felony charge for recording two police officers who were trying to get her to drop a sexual harassment claim on her Blackberry. In Illinois, it is a felony to record police officers without their knowledge. The Chicago Tribune Reports: In the recording, which the one juror said was replayed […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Two white San Francisco male police officers are suing the city for what they claim to be racial bias in the promotion practices of the police department. Heinz Hoffman and Thomas Buckley filed a lawsuit complaint Aug. 16, stating “The city has a longstanding custom and practice in discriminating against white males.” […]
The city of Detroit is offering about 200 free and reduced price homes to police officers living outside the city limits in attempt to revitalize the city. Detroit is seeing a housing crisis that was sparked by a huge decline in the population. The city’s population decreased 25% in the past decade, according to Census […]
Darnell Dockett was pulled over by police – and gave Twitter followers a play-by-play account. The Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman was clearly agitated while posting a series of tweets during the incident Monday. Dockett tweeted that police told him he was pulled over because he was speeding, and they wanted to search his car. He […]
LOS ANGELES – Two officers from the The Los Angeles Department of Transportation are being investigated for appearing in a sexually explicit video. NBC Los Angeles reports: The video, which is available on a popular adult subscription website, tracks the interactions of a porn actress as she approaches men in a range of work environments. […]
MADISON, Wisconsin — A Wisconsin state lawmaker has been tackled by police as he tried to enter the state Capitol that is closed to the public.
LOS ANGELES — A school police officer who reported getting shot in the chest — prompting the lock-down of 9,000 students during a dragnet — shot himself and has been arrested for filing a false report, authorities said. Officer Jeffrey Stenroos was arrested Thursday night over the hoax, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck […]
