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Monday January 26th, 2015

Sunday January 25th, 2015

Sheriff's Deputy Enjoys Paid Vacation While Criminal DUI Case Against Him Proceeds posted 01/25/2015, 4:08 PM (InformationLiberation)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
From WHIO:

A Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputy is on paid leave after he was arrested for driving drunk last weekend.

Sgt. William “Terry” Abels, 44, is using accrued vacation time, and is not working with the Montgomery County Drug Task Force while the criminal case proceeds, Maj. Daryl Wilson said Monday.

Abels was charged with driving under the influence Saturday morning after he was pulled over by an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper on North Dixie Drive near Little York Road in Butler Twp. He was reportedly driving left of center when he was pulled over. The trooper said there was a strong odor of alcohol from the vehicle, and Abels allegedly was lethargic and had bloodshot eyes. He refused to take a breathalyzer test, but failed two field sobriety tests, according to the highway patrol citation.

At the time of his arrest, Abels was driving a 2012 black Chevrolet issued to him by the county for use on the drug task force. He was hired by the sheriff’s office in 2005 and has been working on the task force for about two years, Wilson said.

Abels was identified as a sheriff’s office employee about midway through his arrest. However, he did not ask for special treatment, and was released to a sober driver and summonsed into court — a common occurrence for first-time offenders, said Lt. Mark Nichols, commander of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Dayton post.

Evidently, the deputy's wife was allowed to pick him up after he refused to take a breathalyzer test. It's normal for commoners to be allowed to do the same, though you face losing your license for one year by refusing the breathalyzer. ... (more)

Cop Shot by Cop From Another Force Who "Feared For His Safety" posted 01/25/2015, 4:08 PM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Yonkers, NY– A Yonkers police officer is on medical leave after shooting and wounding an off duty officer from another precinct on Monday evening.

Pelham Manor Officer Ken Campion finished his day shift on Monday and was found by Yonkers officers as he was sitting on a baseball field with a handgun in his lap, five and a half hours later.

“He did not adhere to several commands…(and) made a movement that led them to believe they were in great danger,” Police Comm... (more)

Man Acquitted Of Stabbing A Police Officer, Juror Says He Was "Protecting His Family" posted 01/25/2015, 2:29 AM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

Cortez, TX — A Texas man has been acquitted after being accused of stabbing a police officer during a violent confrontation with six “amped up” police officers.

A jury of seven women and five men cleared Shane French, 38, of four counts of assaulting a peace officer and three counts of resisting arrest. After the incident in February, French was originally charged with attempted murder.

On February 14, 2014 police responded to a 9-1-1 call asking for assistance duri... (more)

"I'm So Ashamed" - Meet The Drone Operator Who Helped Kill 1,626 People And Walked Away posted 01/25/2015, 2:23 AM (Zero Hedge)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
The face of America's unauthorized offshore wars has changed over the years, and these days it can most often be found watching the infrared screen of a terminal in some heavily-guarded air force base on US soil, operating heavily-armed, remote-controlled drones thousands of miles away, tasked with executing a lethal mission which usually involves one or more "collateral" casualties.

For almost five years, Brandon Bryant was one of those faces, and worked in America's secret dron... (more)

Friday January 23rd, 2015

New Utah Law Instructs Cops To Seize Uninsured Vehicles posted 01/23/2015, 6:24 PM (Techdirt)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

Does the government really even need excuses to seize the assets of its citizens, especially for relatively minor crimes? Apparently it does, at least according to the state of Utah.

A new law that went into effect on Jan. 1 changes the wording and add... (more)

US Supreme Court Considers Random Use Of Drug Dogs During Traffic Stops posted 01/23/2015, 2:56 PM (TheNewspaper)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

Should police have the power to order a driver out of his car while a search is conducted with a drug dog -- even when there is no reason to believe the motorist has done anything wrong? That was the question posed to the US Supreme Court during oral arguments on Wednesday in the case of Dennys Rodriguez.

Rodriguez was stopped on March 27, 2012 after a Nebraska police officer saw him briefly swerve. On a hunch, the officer decided to call for a drug dog. After about half an hour, ... (more)

UFC Star Tased, Arrested After Asking Cops For ID posted 01/23/2015, 2:56 PM (Infowars)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

A UFC fighter has made headlines following a run in with police, caught on camera, during which he was tased and arrested after asking the cops to identify themselves.

In the video, mixed martial artist Dave Herman is seen asking the cops "Do I know you?" and “Who are you?” after they pulled him over during a routine stop.

Herman says he opted to stop in the first ... (more)

Barrett Brown Sentenced To 63 Months In Jail For Daring To Do Journalism On Hacked Info posted 01/23/2015, 2:55 PM (Techdirt)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
We've written a few times about the ridiculous case against Barrett Brown, a journalist who took a deep interest in Anonymous and various hacking efforts. As we noted, a key part of the initial charges included the fact that Brown had organized an effort to comb through the documents that had been obtained from Stratfor via a hack. The key bit was that Brown had reposted a URL pointing to the documents to share via his "Project PM"... (more)

One Charge Dropped against Minnesota Mom Who Gave Son Cannabis Oil posted 01/23/2015, 2:55 PM (KSTP TV)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
A judge has dismissed one of two charges against a Minnesota woman who gave her son cannabis oil for chronic pain.

Judge Thomas Van Hon tossed out a charge of child endangerment against Angela Brown of Madison.

Brown still faces a charge of contributing to the need for child protection or services.
... (more)

UK: Met Policeman Cleared After Kicking Mother Tending to Her Child in Hospital posted 01/23/2015, 2:55 PM (The Guardian)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
A police officer who kicked and hit a mother as she sat by the hospital bed of her sick child, leaving her with more than 40 injuries, has been cleared of actual bodily harm.

Warren Luke, 38, a Metropolitan police officer, was accused of repeatedly kicking and punching the 41-year-old woman, who, hospital staff had said to him, was refusing to leave. But a jury at Wood Green crown court on Thursday cleared Luke of committing any crime.... (more)

Thursday January 22nd, 2015

Police Union to Atlanta Lawmakers: Don't Mess With No-Knock Warrants posted 01/22/2015, 3:27 PM (The Raw Story)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
A police union in Georgia is pushing back against legislation that would limit the use of no-knock raids, arguing that privacy rights don’t trump public safety.

Bou-Bou’s Law, named for a 19-month-old boy badly injured when a SWAT officer tossed a flash grenade into his crib during a no-knock raid last year in Habersham County, would prohibit such investigations bet... (more)

The State of Mississippi Wants to Punish this 88-yo Doctor for Treating the Poor out of his Car posted 01/22/2015, 3:27 PM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

Edwards, MS — A good Samaritan doctor is being punished by the state of Mississippi for helping those less fortunate than him.

With a 2007 Toyota Camry as his Dr.’s Office, 88-year-old Dr. Carrol Frazier Landrum, has been treating poor or disabled people who are unable to travel to seek medical attention for years.

Earlier this month the Mississippi State Board of ... (more)

Cops Aren't The Only Ones Who Can Assault Innocent People With Impunity, Their Dogs Can Too posted 01/22/2015, 3:27 PM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Atlanta, GA — A DeKalb County police officer is claiming “official immunity” after she failed to properly restrain her K-9 and it got loose, maiming an 11-year-old boy.

The Georgia Supreme Court is now determining whether or not the family of the boy can sue for damages.

According to NBC 11,

On November 6, ... (more)

Texas Cops Jail Woman For 'Walking Without A License' posted 01/22/2015, 3:27 PM (Infowars)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

A woman in Hamlin, Texas is fighting charges of driving without a license and expired registration after she was arrested and jailed by cops while WALKING home with groceries.

Wendy Robins is appealing for help with her case as she fears the police department is pursuing a vendetta against her by refusing to drop the charges.

The charges stem from the incident which took place in November. Ms Robins says she was minding her own business walking home from the local s... (more)

Judge Tosses Ex-Trooper's DWI; Unconscious Behind the Wheel Insufficient Probable Cause posted 01/22/2015, 3:24 PM (NH Union Leader)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
A specially appointed judge on Tuesday dismissed DWI charges against a former New Hampshire State Police trooper who was found sleeping in a truck stopped in the middle of a busy Bedford intersection.

Meanwhile, police reports about the Sept. 21 incident revealed that another trooper — also apparently sleeping — was in the truck at the time. And while the trooper sitting in the driver’s seat, David Myer, no longer works for state police, state police brass confirmed Wednesday nigh... (more)

This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories posted 01/22/2015, 3:24 PM (StoptheDrugWar.org)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
A veteran cop gets caught with his hands in the cookie jar, jail guards go wild, and two different ex-cops go to prison for growing marijuana. Let's get to it:

In Prescott Valley, Arizona, a Prescott Valley police commander resigned last Friday as he was being investigated for stealing prescription drugs that had been turned in by... (more)

America's Growth Industry: Probation and Parole posted 01/22/2015, 3:24 PM (Wendy McElroy)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
The true and staggering rate of incarceration in America is masked by the unconventional cages that are rarely factored into the head count. Many people are caged in an unconventional manner for trivial and nonviolent offenses such as driving without a license or for shoplifting inexpensive items like food. Their number is swelling for one basic reason: They increase revenue. Increasingly, the revenue does not come from tax dollars but from the offenders themselves who are forced to pay for the ... (more)

Wednesday January 21st, 2015

Man Indicted for Assault, Despite Police Being Caught on Video Viciously Attacking Him posted 01/21/2015, 6:47 PM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Atlantic City, NJ — A terrible injustice is transpiring in New Jersey this week as a man was just indicted for assaulting police officers after surveillance footage clearly shows one of the worst cases of police brutality ever caught on film.

Connor Castellani, 22, of Linwood, will stand trial for three charges; aggravated assault on a police officer, a third-degree crime; resisting arrest with threats or use of force or violence, also a third-degree crime; and inflicting harm on ... (more)

New Illinois Law Says Schools Can Demand Social Media Passwords From Students posted 01/21/2015, 6:47 PM (FOX2now.com)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
BELLEVILLE, IL ( KTVI)- A new Illinois law aimed at stopping cyber-bullying, gives schools access to kids social media accounts. Some say the law goes too far.

Previously Illinois schools could take action against students if online bullying occurred, such as something posted on Twitter or Facebook during the school day.

However, with the new law that Illinois legislators approved, school districts and universities in Illinois can demand a student’s social media ... (more)

Illinois Cop Claims It's "Now Illegal to Record" Cops After Caught Sleeping in Car posted 01/21/2015, 1:01 PM (PINAC)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
An Illinois cop told a man it was “now illegal to record a police officer in public” after the man claimed he had caught him sleeping in his car on Friday.

It is not illegal to record cops in Illinois, as we explained here, but it used to be under the state’s Draconian Eavesdropping Bill until the courts struck down that law as unconstitutional after a lengthy legal battle bet... (more)

Anonymous Infiltrates the Police, Cop Facing Discipline After Wearing Guy Fawkes Mask to Protest posted 01/21/2015, 1:01 PM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Miami Beach, Florida – A North Miami Beach Police officer is facing disciplinary action from his police department for his involvement in “Anonymous” and his refusal to take off a mask at a recent protest that he organized and participated in.

According to officials at the North Miami Beach Police Department, Officer Ericson Harrell violated department policies when he was arrested in Plantation during a one man protest against Obamacare.

Commanders at the police de... (more)

Deputy Caught on Camera Shattering Wheelchair Bound Man's Dentures While Beating Him To A Pulp posted 01/21/2015, 1:01 PM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Pinellas County, FL– Deputy Raymond Ferrio, 47, was fired from the Pinella’s County Police Department on Tuesday for using excessive force on an inmate, and admitting he got “caught up in the moment” while beating a disabled man.

Shockingly, not only did this department fire the unhinged officer, they showed complete transparency in not only issuing a full statement, but also releasing a four and a half minute long video of the incident. It is currently unclear if they will go ... (more)

After Torturing 118 Black Men, Cop Jon Burge Walks Out of Jail In Less Than 4 Years - With Full Pension! posted 01/21/2015, 1:00 PM (Parhlo.com)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
The 66 year old ex-police officer, Jon Burge is reported to have overseen the torture of 118 Black men who were under the custody of Chicago police over 30 years ago.

Jon Burge served only three and half years in a prison having minimum security. He walked conveniently out of the federal prison as a free man after serving the sentence. Jon Burge was given an early release into a halfway house in Tampa, Florida.

Moreover, Jon Burge was given full police pension amou... (more)

How Much Civil Asset Forfeiture Will Holder’s New Policy Actually Prevent? posted 01/21/2015, 1:00 PM (Radley Balko)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
"...the new policy comes nowhere near ending civil forfeiture at the federal level. At best, it nibbles around the edges. As to what percentage of civil forfeitures the new policy will prevent overall at every level of government, it’s hard to say for sure. But it’s safe to say that figure will be significantly less than 6 percent."... (more)

Tuesday January 20th, 2015

Bill Would Ban Use Of Military Items For Tennessee Law Enforcement Agencies posted 01/20/2015, 10:33 PM (Johnson City Press)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

A Memphis-area state senator said he wanted Tennessee to join the national conversations involving both the public’s interaction with and perception of law enforcement agencies, as well as those agencies’ possession and use of military equipment.

To begin that conversation, on Thursday, Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown, filed Senate Bill 39, which, if passed, would prohibit Tennessee’s law enforcement agencies from owning or using certain vehicles and weapons that were, at one poin... (more)

Man Invokes 5th Amendment, Cops Tell Him to "Throw all the Legal Mumbo Jumbo Out the Window" posted 01/20/2015, 3:01 PM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Atlanta, GA — A video submitted to the Free Thought Project illustrates the level of ignorance and bullying applied by some law enforcement officers.

Dilshod Tulyoganov, was accused by a Georgia State Trooper of not coming to a complete stop before making a turn. As the driver of the vehicle, Tulyoganov is required by law to produce identification. When asked for his ID Tulyoganov complies and hands the officer his Georgia driver’s license.

From this point on is wh... (more)

Cop Enters Man's Home Without Knocking, Says "No Trespassing" Sign Gave Him Probable Cause: Claim posted 01/20/2015, 11:36 AM (InformationLiberation)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
From Paulex on Daily Kos:

Recently, I was sitting at my computer, typing away, when I heard the door opening and closing in the next room. It was around lunchtime, so I figured it was my brother (he came home for lunch, once in awhile). I turned toward the doorway, and was stunned to see a uniformed Pennsylvania sta... (more)

Federal Court Upholds Unconstitutional Car Search posted 01/20/2015, 11:36 AM (TheNewspaper)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
A federal judge decided earlier this month to accept evidence from an automobile search that a state court magistrate had declared unlawful. US District Judge Jerome B. Simandle insisted that there was nothing wrong in accepting the evidence deemed tainted by the New Jersey Superior Court.

The question was raised over the December 22, 2012 traffic stop of Terron Perry, a 26-year-old felon who does not make for a sympathetic defendant. Nevertheless, the precedent will apply to all ... (more)

Police 'Commander' Resigns After Video Shows Him Stealing Prescription Drugs From Storage Vault posted 01/20/2015, 11:34 AM (KTAR)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Prescott Valley Police Department commander Arthur Askew has resigned after video evidence showed him removing prescription drugs that had previously been turned in by the public for destruction from the department's drug storage vault. ... (more)

More Fallout From Eric Holder's Changes To Civil Asset Forfeiture Law posted 01/20/2015, 11:32 AM (Washington Post)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
On Friday, I posted some analysis of Attorney General Eric Holder's changes to the equitable-sharing program, which allows local police agencies to circumvent state restrictions on civil asset forfeiture by procuring nominal federal involvement in their investigations, thereby making those investigations governed by more forfeiture-friendly federal law. The f... (more)

Monday January 19th, 2015

Police Using New Radar Device To Peer Inside Homes posted 01/19/2015, 9:51 PM (USA Today)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

WASHINGTON — At least 50 U.S. law enforcement agencies have secretly equipped their officers with radar devices that allow them to effectively peer through the walls of houses to see whether anyone is inside, a practice raising new concerns about the extent of government surveillance.

Those agencies, including the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service, began deploying the radar systems more than two years ago with little notice to the courts and no public disclosure of when or how the... (more)

No Charges For Man Who Shot Oklahoma Police Chief Four Times During Warrantless Search posted 01/19/2015, 3:02 PM (CNN)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
(CNN) - No charges have been filed against a man who shot the police chief of a small town in Oklahoma four times, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says.

Sentinel Police Chief Louis Ross was shot Thursday morning after he entered a house looking for the person who allegedly phoned in a bomb threat to a Head Start center, CNN affiliate KFOR reported.

Ross was shot by the man living in the house, KFOR said. The chief had just donned a protective vest, which ... (more)

New Revenue Stream: Man Ticketed for 'Eating While Driving' in Georgia posted 01/19/2015, 11:11 AM (6 ABC)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
From 6 ABC:

COBB COUNTY, GA - A man plans to fight a citation after he was ticketed for "eating while driving" in Georgia.

Madison Turner told ABC affiliate WSB-TV that he ordered a Double Quarter Pounder with cheese from a Marietta McDonald's. A few minutes later, a police officer pulled him over and wrote h... (more)

Police Accountability Measures Working? Intense Standoff With Gun Wielding Man Ends Peacefully posted 01/19/2015, 11:11 AM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Sacramento, CA — An intense standoff was captured on video between a mentally unstable man and Sacramento police officers on Thursday.

Amazingly enough, the myriad of snipers and SWAT members didn’t fire a single round at the man who was waiving a revolver around in the middle of the road.

Instead of shooting first and asking questions later, a negotiator, Officer Ed Bertola, was called in. Police requested, over their loud speaker, for the suspect, Cory Thomas, to ... (more)

Washington Cop Fails to Intimidate Man Recording Traffic Stop by Claiming he Could Seize Camera as "Evidence" posted 01/19/2015, 11:11 AM (PINAC)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

A Washington cop pulled a man over for not having mud flaps on his truck, then proceeded to tell him to turn off his phone when the man began recording the traffic stop.

When Michael Wallace continued recording, the Port Orchard cop told him he could seize it “as evidence,” which is a lie.

And Wallace knew it was a lie, which is why he continued recording, unpe... (more)

Justice Department Limits Seized Asset Sharing With State, Local Cops posted 01/19/2015, 11:10 AM (StoptheDrugWar.org)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Attorney General Eric Holder this morning issued an order that will bar federal agencies from participating in "adoptions" of assets seized by state and local law enforcement agencies. "Adoptions" occur when state or local law enforcement agencies seize cash or properties under state laws, but then ask that a federal agency takes the ... (more)

Utah Man Killed in Drug Bust Scuffle posted 01/19/2015, 11:10 AM (StoptheDrugWar.org)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
A man was shot and killed by a West Valley City, Utah, police officer who was attempting to arrest him on drug charges Wednesday. Jeffrey Nielson, 34, becomes the first person to die in US domestic drug law enforcement operations so far this year.

This is the fifth year the Drug War Chronicle has tallied drug war deaths. There were 54 in 2011, 63 in 2012, 41 in 2013, and 39 in 2014.

According... (more)

Sunday January 18th, 2015

NY Cops Accused Of Habitually Planting Guns, Cases Dismissed posted 01/18/2015, 2:39 PM (InformationLiberation)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

A group of New York police officers stand accused of habitually planting guns on multiple innocent people in order to hit them with weapons charges.

From the New York Times:

A Brooklyn man who claimed the police manufactured gun-possession charges against him had his case dismissed on Thursday, ... (more)

Agency Will Confiscate Infant If Entire Family Doesn't Get Flu Shots posted 01/18/2015, 2:38 PM (Police State USA)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
TACOMA, WA — A state bureaucracy is threatening a mother with removal of an infant unless her entire family subjects themselves to flu shots.

This is the dilemma that foster parent Jamie Smith is currently facing. The Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is giving the Tacoma family until February to comply with the mandated regimen of influenza vaccines — imposed on every member of the family — or else they will lose their youngest child, a 2-week-old foster ... (more)

Flu vaccine protects against wrong strain, US health officials warn...

Saturday January 17th, 2015

One in Three Americans Believe Police 'Routinely Lie': Survey posted 01/17/2015, 2:03 PM (Reuters)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
(Reuters) - While most Americans approve of the work being done by their local police, nearly a third feel that some officers "routinely lie to serve their own interests," a survey released on Thursday by Reuters and the IPSOS polling organization showed.

The number rises to 45 percent among African-Americans.

The findings come as scrutiny on police has been heightened in recent months by the killing of unarmed blacks by white officers, which has raised questions ab... (more)

Police Assault And Handcuff Wrong Man. But It's Okay, they "Did It In Good Faith" posted 01/17/2015, 9:09 AM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

St. Ann, Missouri – Police in a town just outside of St. Louis recently assaulted and handcuffed the wrong person during a high speed chase. 22-year-old Joseph Swink was driving down the road, minding his own business last week, when his car was hit by a vehicle that was in a high speed chase with police.

Swink’s car was hit by the fleeing suspect, who continued to speed down the road after the collision. Instead of following after the suspect, police stopped the car that had been... (more)

South Florida Cop Claims It's a "Safety Issue" to Record Him During Traffic Stop in Miami posted 01/17/2015, 9:09 AM (PINAC)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

A South Florida cop told a man he was not allowed to record him during a traffic stop because it was a “safety issue,” reaching into the car and swatting the camera.

But the man with the camera wasn’t sold.

“May I record, I mean, you’re not allowed to be recorded right now,” said the man with the camera, whose name is Manny Prades, according to his Youtube channel.... (more)

Friday January 16th, 2015

Holder Limits Seized-Asset Sharing Process That Split Billions With Local, State Police posted 01/16/2015, 5:08 PM (Washington Post)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday barred local and state police from using federal law to seize cash, cars and other property without proving that a crime occurred.

Holder’s action represents the most sweeping check on police power to confiscate personal property since the seizures began three decades ago as part of the war on drugs.

Since 2008, thousands of local and state police agencies have made more than 55,000 seizures of cash and property worth $3... (more)

Radley Balko: Breaking down Holder’s move to limit civil asset forfeiture abuse

LAPD Embarrassed Over Viral Coke Video That They Liken To Swatting; May Charge the Pranksters posted 01/16/2015, 9:47 AM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Los Angeles, CA– The Los Angeles Police Department is looking into possible charges over an embarrassing prank titled “Coke Prank on Cops” which was posted to YouTube on Monday and quickly went viral.

In the video, four young men are seen asking people if they want some coke at Venice Beach. They are sitting inside their SUV (which was fitted with ... (more)

Cop Accused Of Shooting At Woman In Off-Duty Road Rage Incident, Tampering With Evidence posted 01/16/2015, 9:47 AM (WSVN)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
WEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) -- A Miami-Dade Police officer has bonded out after being held behind bars on charges connected to his alleged display of road rage toward another officer.

Jonathan Lang was released early Wednesday morning, at 2 a.m., after being held on a $17,500 bond. He is charged with aggravated assault, shooting a gun from a car and tampering with evidence.

[...]According to Illa, she was driving to the county jail where she works when Lang shot at... (more)

Major Cities Across The US Becoming Equipped With "Full-Time" SWAT Teams posted 01/16/2015, 9:47 AM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Indianapolis, Indiana – For at least six months now, the SWAT team for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has been deployed full-time, responding to routine calls and conducting investigations.

It was reported by WishTV that in the past six months, the Indianapolis SWAT division has been on nearly 300 calls, and conducted over 700 interviews with people on the street. The poli... (more)

Raping Underage Girl Gets Cop 30 Months Jail After Judge Credits Cop's Years Of 'Service' posted 01/16/2015, 9:47 AM (CTNews.com)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
BRIDGEPORT – A 20-year veteran of the Trumbull police force Tuesday began serving a 30-month prison term Tuesday for repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenaged girl he met through the department’s explorer program.

[...][Judge] Devlin, while acknowledging that children need to be protected said he was giving Ruscoe credit for his years of good service with the police department.

“I know you have really been traumatized by this situation,” the judge told the victim an... (more)

Police Sergeant Gets 9 Years For Sexually Assaulting Woman During Traffic Stop posted 01/16/2015, 9:47 AM (SGV Tribune)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
IRWINDALE - A former Irwindale police sergeant was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting a Chino woman during a 2012 traffic stop.

[...]The assault occurred Oct. 20, 2012 near Azusa Canyon Road and Arrow Highway. The woman was delivering newspapers.

Fraijo pulled her and asked to see her driver’s license, according to the prosecution.

When the woman told him she didn’t have a license, he told her to drive to a parking lot wh... (more)

This is the type of sentence the cop who was given 2-yrs probation should have gotten.

N.J. Cop Sentenced for Stealing 600,000 Cigarettes, Extorting $20,000 From Underover Agent posted 01/16/2015, 9:47 AM (Philly.com)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
A former New Jersey police officer was sentenced today to three years in prison for stealing more than half a million cigarettes and extorting $20,000 from an undercover FBI agent he thought was a drug courier.

Mario Rodriguez, 40, was an officer in the Jersey City Police Department on July 3, 2013, when he drove to a Secaucus warehouse with an accomplice, broke into a trailer with a bolt-cutter, and stole 600,000 cigarettes and several television sets, federal authorities said.... (more)

Ex-NYPD Officer Gets up to 23 1/2 Years for Ticket Fixing, Selling Fake DVDs, Plotting to Kill Witness, More posted 01/16/2015, 9:46 AM (NY Daily News)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
In return for pleading guilty to the laundry list of crimes, Jose Ramos, 45, was sentenced to 15 1/2 to 23 1/2 years behind bars. That sentence will run concurrently with the up to 14 1/2 years he’s already serving on attempted robbery and drug charges.... (more)

Newspaper Editor Fired After Arrest For Taking Photos, Even Though Dashcam Proved Cops to be Liars posted 01/16/2015, 9:46 AM (PINAC)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Vince Lovato was the editor of the Lake County Leader in Polson, Montana…until this happened.

At 53 years of age, with over three decades of journalism experience, Lovato lost his job after being arrested on October 1 for obstruction, resisting arrest and belligerence for daring to take photos at an accident.... (more)

Thursday January 15th, 2015

From Neighborhood Cops to Robocops: The Changing Face of American Police posted 01/15/2015, 9:41 AM (The Rutherford Institute)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

“Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.” ― Aldous Huxley, Ends and Means

If 2014 was the year of militarized police, armored tanks, and stop-and-frisk searches, 2015 may well be the year of technologized police, surveillance blimps and scan-and-frisk searches.

Just as we witnessed neighborhood cops being transformed into soldier cops, we’re about to see them shapeshift once again, this time into robocops,... (more)

The Worst That Can Happen To You For Committing A Nonviolent Marijuana Crime, Around The World posted 01/15/2015, 9:39 AM (Mises Canada)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Everyone knows different countries treat drugs differently. For example, if you get caught buying or selling a large amount of marijuana in Canada, you’re probably not going to get your head chopped off by the government–but in Saudi Arabia, that is the law.

I wanted to see just how different the laws were in world when it came to nonviolent marijuana crimes: that is, if one or more people are breaking a marijuana-related crime (like buying, selling, smoking, or producing) and the... (more)

Officer Held Down A Dog While Fellow Officer Slit Her Throat--Cleared of Wrong Doing posted 01/15/2015, 9:39 AM (The Free Thought Project)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Baltimore, MD– All charges have been dropped against Officer Thomas Schmidt, a Baltimore police officer who had been charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after allegedly holding down a small dog while Officer Jeffrey Bolger slit its throat.

Schmidt, a 24-year veteran of the department, retired in September and will not be returning to the force. The trial for Bolger... (more)

This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories posted 01/15/2015, 9:35 AM (StoptheDrugWar.org)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
A Massachusetts prosecutor swaps info for pain pills, more jail guards get in trouble, a Georgia cop gets busted for slinging Ecstasy, a San Antonio cop get nailed for stealing cash and weed from a couple, and more. Let's get to it:

In Americus, Georgia, a Sumter County jail guard was arrested January 2... (more)

Officer Fired After Reporting Undercover Cop's Sex Act With Prostitute posted 01/15/2015, 9:35 AM (5 News Online)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
FORT SMITH (KFSM) – The fired officer who released the details of an undercover officer’s arrest of a prostitute while receiving sexual acts filed a lawsuit against the police department this week, saying he did not break any department policies and deserves his job back.

Police deny any wrongdoing and say the fired sergeant put an undercover officer’s identity at risk.

Sgt. Don Paul Bales was fired Oct. 20 from the Fort Smith Police Department after Chief Kevin Lin... (more)

Iowa Man Who Fought to Use Marijuana Oil on Rare Cancer Dies posted 01/15/2015, 9:35 AM (ABC News)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
An eastern Iowa man who was convicted late last year of growing marijuana that he used to treat his rare form of cancer has died.... (more)

Wednesday January 14th, 2015

Police Chief Trying To Find Some Way To Charge Drone Operator Who Didn't Break Any Laws posted 01/14/2015, 5:59 PM (Techdirt)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Don't let the fact that no crime occurred stop you from attempting to prosecute someone, Sparky. (via PINAC)

Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall said he is consulting the city's legal department after the three-... (more)

Houston Police Officers Behind Ticket-Rigging Scheme That Caused Dismissal Of Over 6,000 Tickets Allowed To Quit Or Retire Before They Get Fired posted 01/14/2015, 5:59 PM (KHOU)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]
Chief McClelland put the three officers on desk duty in August. A fourth officer, Rudolph Farias, committed suicide when the scandal broke. "We certainly had enough information and evidence that we believe warrants an investigation," Chief McClelland said in August.

The alleged motivation for the ticket rigging scheme was to appear in court more often to collect more overtime. In September, the City Attorney's office dismissed more than 6,000 speeding tickets written by the office... (more)

Middle School Students Advised to Throw Canned Food at Active Shooters posted 01/14/2015, 5:59 PM (Infowars)
[Category: Tyranny/Police State]

Middle school students in Alabama are being advised to stash canned food throughout their classrooms to be used as weapons against possible armed intruders. W.F. Burns Middle School Principal Priscilla Holley, who sent a letter home to parents last week, announced the new safety procedure after discussing the issue with law enforcement.

Speaking with WHNT 19, Holley said the policy was modeled after a survival tactic know as ALICE, an acronym for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Count... (more)

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