Tag: police misconduct
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John Horton, One case our State’s Attorney, Joe Bruscato, Should Instantly Drop Like a Hot-Potato!
If he is any bit a humanitarian, State’s Attorney, Joe Bruscato should not waste a moment in reviewing and dismissing the prosecution of John Horton, and ending the 23 years of suffering which this man has endured. http://www.rrstar.com/news/20161012/illinois-appellate-court-says-rockford-man-convicted-of-murder-entitled-to-new-trial
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Police officer retires Under Cloud & 2 others being investigated in alleged actions covering up an incident of police misconduct.
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20160430/exclusive-rockford-cops-firing-over-dui-arrest-entangles-three-other-officers “…Eventually, the investigation of Hedges mushroomed until three more officers whom police commanders said had appeared to protect Hedges became the subject of internal investigations….” Mentioned in the RRSTAR investigation about just one fellow-police officer response and incident by the Rockford Police Department are three other officers: Bruce Brannum, Rosemary Matthews and Leann Ness, who…
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City of Thorns: Despite reforms, Pasadena police still face controversy – DailyBulletin.com
PASADENA — Two decades ago, a trio of Pasadena gang members stunned the City of Roses by gunning down six boys trick-or-treating, killing three and injuring three others on a night now known as the Halloween Massacre. Now, after a 20-year police crackdown against gangs in one of Southern California’s most regal cities, the tide…
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“Unfit for Duty”: Rogue Cops
The Herald-Tribune examines how Florida police officers can stay on the job despite multiple complaints, crimes This site features a thorough series of 9 in-depth media reports exposing just how flawed Florida police departments are and how despite flagrant abuses Florida police officers not only remain on pay, but are protected by their unions and…
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How Many Cops Don’t Get Their Paperwork Done Either? And other stories…
Annual city ethics statements are well, like annual. So, some of these cops, not just their supervisors, should have known they had to file their statements and the deadline for doing so. Cops have to do a lot of paperwork just like some of us at our jobs. We never really hear about cops messing…
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The public needs the right to record in IL
More and more individuals are being empowered to use modern technology to defend themselves and to document events. Most individuals use their phone cameras and other devices automatically whenever they feel a need to record events which are transpiring and don’t even think twice about doing so because the technology is so immediate and easy…
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More Usual Than You Think
This article illustrates the ways in which police officers knowingly bend the rules and deliberately try to circumvent the rights of defendants when they are in jail. They are not supposed to do this, but they do it all the time. Richard sent in this article as an example of what happened to him at…