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Indiana Police Officer Pleads Guilty After Beating Handcuffed Man
The officer was charged after the South Bend Tribune and ProPublica obtained a video showing two officers retaliating at a suspect who spat at them.
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Cops can buy large amounts of location data for under $10k
How Fog Data Science sells records of your whereabouts, according to the EFF
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Nancy Pelosi's Husband Found Drugs in His System
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Amazon Shared Ring Security Camera and Video Doorbell Footage With Police Without a Warrant
Amazon has shared Ring security camera and video doorbell footage with police without a warrant or user consent. Consumer Reports looks at the privacy aspects of the actions.
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Texas police wouldn't let a tactical squad of federal agents go into the school to stop the gunman, NYT reports
Texas police who responded to Tuesday's mass shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school wouldn't let a tactical squad of federal agents immediately go into the school to stop the gunman, two officials briefed on the situation told New York Times.
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'The Wire' Creator David Simon Calls Out Police Response to Texas School Shooting
He could find no reason for cops to "stand outside a school while children were shot and bleeding to death inside"
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Google, Meta, and others will have to explain their algorithms under new EU legislation
The EU’s new legislation is designed to explain the web to users
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An Entire System of (Child/Human) Abuse
A Press Release to Announce the next 25 Upcoming Press Releases!!
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A Police Car Hit a Kid on Halloween 2019. The NYPD Is Quashing a Move to Punish the Officer.
Civilian investigators found that officers engaged in serious misconduct, including hitting one boy with a car, pointing a gun at another and wrongly arresting three teens. Then the NYPD intervened.
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Woman killed after being shoved in front of subway in Times Square
Police say that Simon Martial, 61, a reportedly homeless man with an extensive criminal history, randomly shoved Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, onto the tracks, where she was struck and killed by an oncoming train.
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OPP warn of counterfeit 'Z dollard' toonies surfacing in eastern Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police are warning businesses of some counterfeit toonies that were found at a store in Hawkesbury.
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LAPD fired two officers who ignored robbers to play 'Pokémon Go'
The early Pokémon Go frenzy apparently led to poor choices from two police officers. As Axios' Stephen Totilo and BBC News report, the LAPD is now known to have fired officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell for ignoring a robbery on April 15th, 2017 to play Niantic's augmented reality blockbuster. Rather than respond to a radio call demanding backup for a theft at Macy's in the Crenshaw Mall, the policemen reportedly spent the next 20 minutes driving around to catch a Snorlax (an uncommon find in the game) and a Togetic.
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LAPD Officers Ignore Robbery in Progress to Catch Snorlax in Pokémon Go
Two Los Angeles police officers were fired for ignoring a robbery in progress and instead trying to catch a Snorlax in Pokémon Go, according to court documents published Friday. According to the officers’ appeal, former LAPD officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were fired for “willfully abdicating their duty to assist a commanding officer’s response to a robbery in progress and playing a Pokémon mobile game while on duty.”
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces plan to go after 'bulls*** that has destroyed our city'
After months of viral videos showing deteriorating conditions on the streets of San Francisco, including smash-and-grab robberies and open-air drug use, the city’s mayor has moved to implement a new public safety approach to curb criminal behavior. Her move could signal a recognition by the Democratic establishment that crime may prove a potent issue in upcoming elections.
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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.
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More than 20 injured when SUV plows into Christmas parade
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Ruggs drove 156 mph seconds before fatal crash
Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving 156 mph with a blood alcohol content twice Nevada's legal limit before his car slammed into the rear of a vehicle that burned, killing a 23-year-old woman, according to prosecutors.
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LAPD declares 'ghost guns' an 'epidemic,' citing 400% increase in seizures
The proliferation of so-called ghost guns, which are untraceable and able to be assembled at home, has contributed to more than 100 violent crimes so far this year, the LAPD said.
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England's Data Guardian warns of plans to grant police access to patient data
England's National Data Guardian has warned that government plans to allow data sharing between NHS bodies and the police could "erode trust and confidence" in doctors and other healthcare providers. Speaking to the Independent newspaper, Dr Nicola Byrne said she had raised concerns with the government over clauses in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
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It’s not easy to control police use of tech—even with a law
In 2018, Oakland enacted an innovative law giving citizens a voice in police use of surveillance technology. The Electronic Frontier Foundation called it “the new gold standard in community control of police surveillance.” Since then, about 20 other cities have adopted similar laws.
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