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Florida police accused of racial profiling after stopping man 258 times, charging him with trespassing at work
At least once a week for the last four years Earl Sampson, 28, has been stopped by Miami Gardens police before searched more than 100 times, jailed 56 times and arrested for trespassing 62 times, records show.
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Store owner installs surveillance cameras to spy on police
A Miami convenience store owner is fed up with his employees and customers being allegedly harassed by police. So he installs surveillance video to get evidence against the local cops.
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Of Cops and Cookies (infographic)
How Police Are Using Computers to Solve Crimes.
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Police officer who made mentally ill black man ‘dance like a chimp’ removed from duty
The Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan police officer who allegedly filmed himself humiliating a mentally challenged black man has been removed from active duty and is expected to face disciplinary charges next week.
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Michigan police suspend cop behind humiliating, 'racist' footage of black man
The officer allegedly filmed his mentally ill victim, Michael Scipio, in the suburbs of Detroit and passed the videos among friends and relatives. Grosse Pointe Park police are still investigating.
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German policeman arrested in possible 'cannibal' case
Police in Dresden say they have arrested a 55-year-old police officer on suspicion of murder after the body of another man was found in the Erz mountains in eastern Germany.
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In Iceland, When Police Kill a Gunman, They Apologize
For the first time ever, Icelandic police shot someone dead. And then they apologized.
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Police chase with a twist
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Tiny Kentucky town to pay its police chief in Bitcoin
"That's the way he wants paid, and that's the way the city is going to pay him,” the city commissioner said.
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Unarmed Man Is Charged With Wounding Bystanders Shot by Police Near Times Square
An unarmed, emotionally disturbed man shot at by the police as he was lurching around traffic near Times Square in September has been charged with assault, on the theory that he was responsible for bullet wounds suffered by two bystanders, according to an indictment unsealed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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How Do You Charge an Unarmed Man with Shooting People? Get the NYPD Involved.
In September, New York Police officers responded to an emotionally disturbed man causing a ruckus at a Times Square bus terminal by opening fire on him while they were surrounded by crowds and traffic. They missed him and hit two innocent bystanders (one of whom was in a walker). Police said at the time they thought the man, Glenn Broadnax, was reaching for a gun, but he turned out to be unarmed.
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The Manhunt for Christopher Dorner
The bullet-riddled bodies of a young Irvine couple were found on a parking garage roof, and nobody had heard a sound. The next day, an auto shop worker found a police uniform in a garbage bin 100 miles away. It led to a terrifying discovery. Christopher Dorner, a disgraced ex-LAPD officer, had sworn revenge on those he blamed for his firing. He had vowed to kill them all … and their families.
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Police in Thailand Lay Down Weapons and Join with Protesters
Earlier this week in Thailand, a shocking turn of events took place. Ordered to harass and block protesters, policemen instead yielded to the peaceful riot by laying down their barricades and helmets as a sign of solidarity.
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How Every Part of American Life Became a Police Matter
From the workplace to our private lives, American society is starting to resemble a police state.
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Police Requests for Cellphone Data Surge
Outdated Electronic Privacy Laws Allow Police to Access Sensitive Data Without a Warrant. Last year alone, AT&T and T-Mobile documented 600,000 requests for customer information made by local, state, and federal law enforcement. Verizon, in its response to Sen. Markey’s request, said that police requests for customers’ call records have approximately doubled over the last five years. Often, no warrant is required to compel cellphone carriers to turn over their customers’ information to police.
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Police track break-in suspect 4 miles in snow
Police in southern Michigan say they followed footprints in the snow for about four miles before arresting a man they believe is responsible for several break-ins. The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports the track began about 3:45 a.m. Wednesday at the scene of a break-in at a shed. Troopers found footprints in the snow and sent out a K-9 team.
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Boston Police indefinitely suspends license plate reader program
The Boston Police Department (BPD) has indefinitely halted its use of license plate readers (LPR) following an investigation published on Saturday into their use by the investigative journalism organization MuckRock and the Boston Globe.
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Soon, Cops Could Stop Your Car With Radio Waves
New Scientist reports on a new technology called SAVELEC (Safe Control of Noncooperative Vehicles Through Electromagnetic Means) that could allow cars to be rendered immobile from a distance through the use of radio waves. The European Commission-funded technology would allow police to halt suspects’ vehicles while pursuing them by blocking communications from the target car’s internal computer.
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I Got Myself Arrested So I Could Look Inside the Justice System
Ten years ago, when I started my career as an assistant district attorney in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, I viewed the American criminal justice system as a vital institution that protected society from dangerous people. I once prosecuted a man for brutally attacking his wife with a flashlight, and another for sexually assaulting a waitress at a nightclub. I believed in the system for good reason.
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Four charged after 1,250 bags of heroin labeled ‘Obama Care’ are found in car on I-91 in Hatfield
Four people are facing drug charges after a traffic stop on Interstate 91 early this morning led to the seizure of 1,250 small bags of heroin, each labeled “Obama Care” in big red letters, State Police said. A trooper spotted the vehicle committing several traffic violations in Northampton at about 3 a.m., and stopped the vehicle shortly afterward in Hatfield, State Police said.
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