Customs officer busted for letting drug smugglers through JFK airport inspections
NEW YORK — A customs agent at Kennedy Airport has been arrested in a scheme to help two drug couriers sneak 45 kilos of cocaine past screeners.
Criminal Investigation Launched After Baltimore Man Dies In Police Custody
Baltimore police were conducting a criminal investigation on Sunday into the death of a man injured in their custody. The mayor, meanwhile, vowed to ensure the city held “the right people accountable”.
Councilman Asks U.S. Attorney General To Investigate Fatal Police Shooting of Suspect In Wheelchair
As investigators from the Delaware attorney general’s office talked to potential witnesses and examined the scene where police fatally shot a man in a wheelchair, officers released part of a 911 tape in which a caller repeatedly says the man has a gun.
Cops Break Car Window, Yank Man Out During Traffic Stop
TAYLOR, Mich – The ACLU is asking for an investigation on a traffic stop in Taylor that is seen on dashcam video turning violent. The traffic stop also just became the subject of an internal investigation at the Taylor Police Department.
Colorado Springs, CO – Police Look Into Video That ACLU Calls Racial Profiling
Colorado Springs, CO – A video taken by a Colorado Springs man during a March traffic stop has gotten more than 30,000 views on YouTube and is the subject of a Colorado Springs Police Department investigation.
Chief: Miami Beach Police Sent Hundreds of Racist, Pornographic Emails
Miami, FL – A handful of Miami Beach police officers sent hundreds of racially offensive and pornographic emails and possibly jeopardized dozens of criminal cases in which they are witnesses, the department’s chief said Thursday.
Chicago Police Recommend Firing Of 7 Cops For False Report
Seven Chicago police officers should be fired for filing false reports in the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014, the police superintendent said Thursday, in a move aimed at repairing the reputation of a department dogged by decades of cover-ups and scandal.
Chicago Police officer Stomps on Suspect’s Head During Arrest
Chicago, IL – Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson placed an officer on desk duty Tuesday after a video emerged that appears to show the officer kicking a suspect in the head during an arrest.
Chicago Mayor Fires Police Chief In Wake Of Video Release
Chicago’s top cop is out. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the news during a Tuesday afternoon news conference about Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, whom Emanuel hired shortly before his 2011 inauguration.
DetailsChicago Charges officer In Black Teen’s Death, Releases Video of Shooting
CHICAGO – A white Chicago policeman was charged with murdering a black teenager on Tuesday, hours before authorities released a graphic video showing the youth walking away from officers as he is shot 16 times.