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Alabama State Trooper Charged With Child Rape Used Fake FBI Reference
Associated Press - Thu May 6, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — An Alabama state trooper arrested last week on charges he raped an 11-year-old girl had been kicked out of the FBI amid a string of sexual misconduct allegations but was hired by the state agency with the apparent help of a fake bureau letter that scrubbed his record clean. More»

Georgia deputy bragged he'd charge Black people with fake felonies to strip them of voting rights
Raw Story - Thu Apr 29, 2021
According to the Belleville News-Democrat, a former Georgia sheriffs deputy arrested on multiple gun charges bragged in private texts that he would charge Black people with felonies to prevent them from voting. More»

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd's Murder
NPR - Tue Apr 20, 2021
The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts he faced over the death of George Floyd. More»

Columbus Police Fatally Shoot Black Teen Who Called Them for Help
Daily Beast - Tue Apr 20, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus police officer shot and killed a Black teenage girl on Tuesday afternoon just as a guilty verdict was being handed down in the Derek Chauvin murder case, a family member said. More»

Maryland Police Chief Accused of Attempted Murder, a Dozen Arsons
The Daily Beast - Thu Mar 4, 2021
A Maryland police chief retired after decades on the force only to spend much of the next 10 years unleashing a series of arson attacks on his perceived enemies, according to a bevy of charges revealed on Wednesday. More»

Rural community in shock after Georgia raids clinic vaccinating teachers
NBC News - Fri Feb 5, 2021
ELBERTON, Georgia - A small Georgia city was still in shock Friday, days after state health workers raided the busiest medical clinic in the county and seized its Covid-19 vaccine supply because staffers had given doses to teachers. More»

Bodycam Captures Police Chief, Officer Defending Slavery, Using Racial Slurs
Yahoo News - Sun Jan 31, 2021
HAMILTON, Georgia - A west Georgia police chief and an officer have reportedly been forced from their department after body camera footage taken before a Black Lives Matter protest in their area last year captured the two men defending slavery and using racial slurs. More»

Florida data scientist Whistleblower Rebekah Jones 'turning herself in' to face new charge
Yahoo News - Sun Jan 17, 2021
Rebekah Jones, the fired Florida Department of Health data scientist-turned-whistleblower, said Saturday she will be "turning herself in" to Florida police on Sunday after a warrant was issued for her arrest. More»

Number of Women Alleging Misconduct by ICE Gynecologist Nearly Triples
The Intercept - Fri Dec 11, 2020
OCILLA, Georgia - At least 17 women treated by a doctor alleged to have performed unnecessary or overly aggressive gynecological procedures without proper informed consent remain in detention at Irwin County Detention Center, a privately run facility in Georgia housing US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainees, according to a briefing and written materials submitted by attorneys and advocates to Senators in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill. More»

Ron DeSantis in hot water after warrant to raid Florida scientist's home turns out to be fraudulent
Palmer Report - Fri Dec 11, 2020
Earlier this week, state police in Florida conducted an armed raid of COVID data scientist Rebekah Jones home, seizing her electronic devices and pointing guns at her kids, in retaliation for the fact that she blew the whistle on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis COVID coverup. More»

Florida state police raid home of Rebekah Jones, data scientist who challenged DeSantis on coronavirus statistics
Yahoo News - Tue Dec 8, 2020
Law enforcement authorities in Tallahassee, Florida, on Monday raided the home of a data scientist who had been fired by Governor Ron DeSantis after refusing to manipulate numbers. More»

Justice Department tells prosecutors that they can send "armed agents" in to investigate voter fraud
Raw Story - Wed Nov 4, 2020
Justice Department officials sent out a letter to prosecutors early Wednesday morning saying that prosecutors could install armed agents at vote-counting areas to oversee the tabulations and investigate voter fraud. More»

FBI sent a team to 'exploit' Portland protesters' phones
Yahoo News - Sat Oct 10, 2020
Federal agents tend to focus their phone cracking efforts on terrorists, but they appear to have shifted their attention to civil disobedience. More»

FBI chief says U.S. 'Anti-Fascist' demonstrators are targets of multiple probes
Reuters - Thu Sep 24, 2020
The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation told Congress on Thursday that anarchist and extremist "Anti-Fascist" demonstrators who engaged in recent violent protests are targets of serious FBI investigations. More»

ICE Nurse Revealed That A Georgia Detention Center Is Performing Mass Hysterectomies
Yahoo News - Tue Sep 15, 2020
On Monday, a nurse at a private immigration detention center in Georgia came forward about a range of dangerous medical practices at a US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. More»

Georgia governor files lawsuit to "restrain" Atlanta mayor from talking about face masks
Raw Story - Sun Jul 19, 2020
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) revealed on Sunday that Governor Brian Kemp (R) is trying to use the court system to "silence" her because he opposes the face mask mandate she has put in place. More»

75-year-old Protester Knocked Down By Buffalo Police Leaves The Hospital Nearly One Month Later
NPR - Tue Jun 30, 2020
Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old protester pushed to the ground by Buffalo police earlier this month, has been released from the hospital after nearly four weeks. More»

How to Dodge and Disarm the Sonic Weapon Used by Police
Popular Mechanics - Sun Jun 21, 2020
Audio producer Cory Choy was reporting on the 2014 Black Lives Matter protests in New York City when he first experienced sound as a weapon. More»

Missouri cop charged with assault after driving police cruiser into black man
New York Daily News - Thu Jun 18, 2020
FLORISSANT, Missouri - A Missouri police officer who was fired 10 days after he was filmed plowing his cop car into a fleeing black man, then attacking him on the ground, has been charged with assault. More»

"Blue Flu" in Atlanta
The Guardian - Thu Jun 18, 2020
Donald Trump has defended the police officer who shot dead Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta, as a number of officers called in sick after their colleague was charged with murder. More»

Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged With Felony Murder
NPR - Wed Jun 17, 2020
ATLANTA, Georgia - The white Atlanta police officer who shot a 27-year-old black man in the back last week in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant will face a charge of felony murder and 10 other charges, a Georgia county prosecutor announced Wednesday. More»

Atlanta police chief RESIGNS and mayor calls for white cops who shot dead 27-year-old black man Rayshard Brooks to be fired
Daily Mail - Sat Jun 13, 2020
The chief of police in Atlanta has resigned less than 24 hours after cops fatally shot a man whom investigators say grabbed an officers taser and pointed it as he fled from police. More»

Man who trains San Jose police about bias severely injured by police
KGO-TV - Sat Jun 6, 2020
SAN JOSE, California - A community activist, who has worked for years to promote understanding between San Jose police and the public, was seriously injured by a riot gun in the George Floyd protest one week ago. More»

Dem senator: 'We cannot tolerate an American secret police'
MSNBC - Thu Jun 4, 2020
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) last night announced plans for new legislation that will be worth watching closely. More»

Minneapolis Cops Sued for Shooting, Beating, and Gassing Journalists
Gizmodo - Wed Jun 3, 2020
The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit against Minnesota authorities on behalf of journalists whom state and local police were filmed beating, shooting, gassing, and arresting during protests against the police killing of George Floyd. More»

Twitter Temporarily Suspends Account of New York City Police Union
Daily Mail - Mon Jun 1, 2020
Twitter on Monday temporarily suspended the account of a major New York City police union which posted the arrest report for Mayor Bill de Blasios daughter which contained her personal information. More»

George Floyd died of asphyxia, private autopsy finds
BBC - Mon Jun 1, 2020
George Floyd, the African-American man whose death has sparked civil unrest in the US, died from asphyxia (lack of oxygen), a private autopsy has found. More»

Trump Declares War On His Own Country
CNN - Mon Jun 1, 2020
Declaring himself "your president of law and order," President Donald Trump vowed Monday to return order to American streets using the military if widespread violence isnt quelled, even as peaceful protesters just outside the White House gates were dispersed with tear gas, flash grenades and rubber bullets. More»

More Journalists Injured Covering George Floyd Protests
WNBC-TV - Sun May 31, 2020
The first time officers shot rubber bullets at MSNBC host Ali Velshi and his crew Saturday night in Minneapolis, he was willing to believe that the officials didnt know they were press. More»

CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis
CNN - Fri May 29, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis - and then released about an hour later - as the crew covered ongoing protests over the death in police custody of George Floyd. More»

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