UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) — A man who had posted an online video threatening to kill police and FBI agents tried to use his car to run down officers seeking to arrest him on Tuesday so they shot and killed him, authorities said. Joseph A. Pacini of Clifton Heights was killed in Upper Darby, a […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An autopsy report released Monday on a 25-year-old black man killed in a confrontation with Los Angeles police appears to affirm initial statements by officers about the struggle that led to the close-range shooting, police said. Ezell Ford was shot three times in his right side, right arm and back, according […]
Some new news has emerged out of Ferguson. According to information obtained by Gawker via The Smoking Gun, one of the key witnesses in the Darren Wilson grand jury testimony is a diagnosed bipolar woman who is an avowed racist. No, we’re not making this up. “Witness 40,” now identified as Sandra McElroy, diagnosed bipolar at […]
When 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot by Cleveland police after carrying a toy gun in a playground, a Cleveland reporter looked into his parent’s past to get a sense of the child’s mindset. (Readers, understandably, were appalled let the reporter know.) Now, someone has looked into the policeman who actually did the shooting and it […]
Cleveland Police shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice within seconds of encountering him. Rice was brandishing a toy gun. Surveillance video acquired from a youth center across…
The parents of Michael Brown Jr. hit the morning shows on Wednesday to talk about the grand jury’s decision this week to not indict officer Darren Wilson, and the subsequent unrest in Ferguson. “Our son is gone and we’re dealing with it, but there are other families that went through the same situation, and we […]
Justice – “A concern for peace and genuine respect for people. The quality of being just, impartial, or fair.” In a solemn courtroom in the predominantly-white enclave of Clayton, Missouri, justice was denied for the parents of Michael Brown. “They determined that no probable cause exists to indict Darren Wilson,” St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney […]
It is a known fact that many individuals in the African-American community do not trust law enforcement officials and it is becoming more apparent, as…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A civilian oversight board has determined that eight Los Angeles police officers violated department policy when they mistakenly opened fire on two women during the manhunt for rogue ex-cop Christopher Dorner. The Police Commission’s decision announced Tuesday leaves the question of disciplinary measures to Police Chief Charlie Beck. The officers have […]
The family of Leon Ford Jr. has been seeking justice after police cornered the teen on a dark Pittsburgh street after a routine traffic stop…
The family of Leon Ford Jr. has been seeking justice after police cornered the teen on a dark Pittsburgh street after a routine traffic stop…
