Via: CBS Seventeen Baltimore City police officers and two brothers who own a car repair shop have been charged with conspiring to commit extortion in connection with a scheme in which the repair shop owners paid police officers to arrange for their company, rather than a city-authorized company, to tow vehicles from accident scenes and […]
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 […]
FRAMINGHAM, MA A Framingham police Swat Team killed an unarmed grandfather of 12 in Framingham Massachusetts, 68-year-old Eurie Stamps. The Boston Herald Reports: A Framingham SWAT team member yesterday was placed on administrative leave for fatally shooting a 68-year-old grandfather of 12, police said, as relatives struggled to cope with the sudden and violent death. […]
New Jersey — Reuters is reporting on a new law proposed by New Jersey lawmakers that intends to curb steroid use by police officers and firefighters: Law enforcement steroid use is a problem around the country and, given that steroid use can cause aggression, can invite problems for police, said Larry Gaines, chairman of the […]
New Jersey — Camden, New Jersey, America’s 2nd most violent city, has layed off half of its police force according to the Huffington Post: New Jersey’s most violent city approved layoffs for half its police force on Thursday. The Camden City Council unanimously voted to layoff a quarter of the city’s government workers, including half […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) A 15-year-old boy may press charges against a San Jose police officer after the uniformed motorcycle cop pretended to arrest the young man for having sex with his 14-year-old stepdaughter. The teenager claims the officer’s rant and use of expletives and handcuffs was terrifying. He truly believed that he was going […]
Former Illinois State trooper Matt Mitchell is asking the state to compensate him for injuries from a crash in which he hit and killed two Collinsville sisters at triple-digit speeds.
In this video, a suspect who happened to be resisting arrest receives a beating for nearly two minutes from several cops wielding batons.
After chasing bad guys all day, it’s understandable cops could use a good laugh.
