Tag: police crime
Judge says NYPD illegally withheld footage in police shootings
A New York state judge said the NYPD was operating in “bad faith” when it denied requests to release body-worn camera footage from the killing of Kawaski Trawick.
LAPD motorcycle cop charged with filing false report and perjury
“Investigators working in partnership with the Justice System Integrity Division of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office established probable cause to believe that the officer’s BWV (body worn video) footage was inconsistent with the written report.”
State trooper charged with stealing heroin from evidence room
Brian Rickard allegedly stole heroin from the Troop R, Honesdale evidence room before ingesting the narcotic at work and at home.
Police Taser causes man to burst into flames
Although the officers were not wearing body cameras, Chief Darling confirmed that surveillance cameras recorded part of the incident.
Louisiana cops charged with assaulting unarmed motorists
The civil rights charges carry a maximum penalty of ten years in federal prison.
Minneapolis cop charged after killing innocent man with patrol car
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced that Officer Brian Cummings has been charged with felony counts of second degree manslaughter and criminal vehicular homicide.
Louisiana deputy who slammed a Black woman on the pavement was...
Julio Alvarado has been named in nine federal civil rights lawsuits, all involving the use of excessive force.
NYPD cop arrested after shooting woman at ex-girlfriend’s home
When police arrived at the scene, NYPD Officer Yvonne Wu allegedly admitted to shooting Li and Liang. She also told her colleagues where to find the murder weapon.
Ohio cops under investigation for pulling paraplegic man from car
“I’m hoping for some kind of disciplinary action and furthermore, I wish that this doesn’t happen to no one else."
FBI raids home of New York police union president
The president of a New York City police union appears to be under federal investigation after FBI agents raided his home and the union headquarters on Tuesday.