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Petition Link: http://www.change.org/petitions/pardon-wrongfully-convicted-autistic-youth-neli-latson
Reginald “Neli” Latson, is a 20 year-old autistic young man, who on the morning of May 24, 2010, sat in the grass outside the local library with a hoodie on waiting for the library to open. What happened next landed then 18 year-old Reginald “Neli” Latson in jail more »
BOULDER, Colo. – Boulder Police Officer Christian Dale McKracken was under arrest Tuesday accused of stalking his former girlfriend.
The woman lives in a condo complex in Broomfield and told police last Thursday he was banging on her front door making threats.
The next day he checked both of guns out of more »
SIGN THE PETITION HERE: http://www.change.org/petitions/nyc-mayor-police-chief-stop-brutality-against-wall-st-protesters
NYC Mayor and Police Commissioner:
The response of the NYPD to the Occupy Wall St. peaceful movement is shameful. This is America. We have a right to peaceful assembly. You are not protecting and serving the people of New York who are bravely standing up against corporate more »
(WMC-TV) – The sign posted outside a club in Clarksdale says it all, “Come in peace or leave with police.” But a Mississippi cop is now under investigation after Queston Skipper claims he was the victim of police brutality.
Skipper’s face is bruised and battered. He has since filed assault charges against more »
SANFORD, Fla. — A Florida judge on Friday set George Zimmerman’s bail at $150,000 in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and imposed restrictions on Mr. Zimmerman’s release from jail.
“I wanted to say I am sorry for the loss of your son,” Mr. Zimmerman, 28, said, speaking publicly for the first more »
Portland Police Officer Scott E. Elliott pleaded not guilty this morning to an indictment filed April 6 that charges him with online sexual corruption of a child, three counts of luring a minor, and four counts of encouraging child sex abuse.
Elliott, 50, who was most recently assigned to East Precinct’s afternoon more »
What began as a mission of mercy at a public housing project in White Plains ended with police killing the very man they had been dispatched to help.
By the time the rapidly escalating conflict was over, police had zapped a 68-year-old former Marine and correction officer with a stun gun, shot him with a more »
BRIDGETON — A police officer based at the West Avenue Elementary School was arrested after pulling her gun on a man she was arguing with while on school grounds, a source said Monday.
The source also said that the victim was her husband.
According to a complaint filed by West Avenue Elementary School Jospeh Lopez, 41-year-old Karla K. more »
A YEAR AGO this week, Jamil Moses, 24, a father of three, was fatally shot by police during a car stop in North Philadelphia.
(Carolyn Moses, mother of a man killed by Philadelphia Police, at today’s lawsuit announcement. Credit: Cherri Gregg)
Yesterday, Moses’ family filed a lawsuit against more »
CULPEPER, Va. (WUSA) — An eyewitness to a fatal police shooting in Culpeper, Virginia is contradicting the State Police version of the story.
Kris Buchele says he saw a Culpeper Town Police officer shoot 54-year-old Patricia Cook to death in the Epiphany Catholic School parking lot at around 10 a.m. Thursday, February 9
A man shown on surveillance video while in custody of the North Chicago police department is joining 18 others and coming forward alleging he was a victim of police brutality. Watch Video
In July 2010, Paul Smith was on the receiving end of an apparent beating in a police more »
Concerned with the continuous acts of police brutality perpetrated by law enforcement in Oakland, California, the online group Anonymous has published the personal details of some of the city’s leading officials.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, Police Chief Howard Johnson and several members of the City Council are targeted in the loose-knit collective’s more »
This video was created as an example of the importance of filming the police. Video provides transparency, accountability, and an accurate account of incidents that occur. It is no secret that the United States has a serious problem with police abuse, brutality, and corruption. It is essential for civilians to document their encounters with more »
After winning an away game, Henderson Middle School basketball players were having a happy ride back to school. But that joy quickly turned to terror when an unmarked truck forced the school bus to pull over on the side of the road Thursday night.
“I was scared for my teammates. What would more »
The Occupy Oakland General Assembly has declared February 6 as a ‘day of action’ against police brutality against Occupy movement protesters.
Occupy Oakland has faced heavy police repression since its inception. From the first police raid on October 25th, when the camp was violently destroyed and people were brutally tear gassed and more »
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