South Dakota Man Executed for Child's Murder
Kidnapped, raped, and murdered 9-year-old girl in 1990
Criminal Justice
Trooper Shoots To Disable truck, Kills Two People
And, he was firing from a helicopter
Video Contradicts Police Tale of Dog Shooting
The pooch was not so aggressive as they claimed
"Let me show you what happens to people who do not listen to the police," Cop Says Before Tasering Little Boy
The guardian ad litem for a 10-year-old Sante Fe resident is suing Officer Chris Webb.
Bill Gives Local Police Federal Tax Enforcement Powers
Then the cops could shoot your dog for all-new reasons
Judge Rules Fourth Amendment Doesn't Prevent Police From Installing Surveillance Cameras on Private Property
2+2 equals whatever the hell they want it to
Small Florida Town's Police Force Big Abusers of Civil Asset Forfeiture
Justice Department now investigating
DOJ Shuts Down Bal Harbour's Forfeiture Program
Vice squad now banned from using seized cash and vehicles
Citizens Experience Failed Drug Dog Searches First-Hand
Those mutts really like the smell of snacks
SCOTUS Considers When Dogs Can Authorize Searches
Tomorrow the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear two Florida cases that cast doubt on the routine use of drug-sniffing dogs to generate probable cause for searches.
Cop Tases 10-Year-Old, Suit Alleges
The guardian of a 10-year-old boy is suing the New Mexico Department of Public Safety and a state trooper for allegedly trying to force to child to wash his patrol car
Imprisoned at 12, Indiana Boy Appeals 25-Year Sentence
Some question about a pre-teen's ability to understand what the hell is going on
South African Police Shoot Rubber Bullets at Miners
The miners were fired earlier this month by Anglo American Platinum
Anaheim Pays $1.55 Million in 2008 Police Shooting
Was shot by officers chasing after burglary suspects
Man Recants Story of Being Assaulted for Being Gay Republican
Had told officers he had been strangled and beaten
Pastor Dies after Man Beats Him with Electric Guitar
The suspect then dies in police custody after being Tased
Former Long Beach Officer Gets 12 Years for Torturing Wife
Six felony counts of corporal injury to a spouse, three counts each of assault with a deadly weapon, among others
NJ Sheriffs Profit from Double-Dipping Pensions and Salaries
They're all pulling in a cool six figures
Cops Raid Free Poker Tournament, Because in Florida Gambling Does Not Require Betting
For years the Nutz Poker League, along with several competitors, has been running free tournaments at bars and restaurants in the Tampa Bay area.
Military Grade Weapons Found in California Student's Car
Nine guns found, including a sniper rifle
As Woman's Home Burns, Cop Grabs Her By the Hair
This isn't the officer's first foray into bad manners
Nevada Man Connected to Suicide Imprisoned for Smuggling Sedative
Texas can execute prisoners with the drug, but you aren't allowed to kill yourself with it
Four Horrifying Facts About Our Overcrowded Federal Prison System
Overcrowding is making the prison experience--bad enough under normal conditions--exponentially worse.
Nanny Allegedly Kills Children, then Stabs Self in Front of Mother
Nanny alive on breathing tube
Mom Suing State Trooper Over False Arrest
Forced the woman to stay in the driver's seat over an hour while her child was sick in the backseat. Even the mayor of the small Pennsylvania town took pictures on his cellphone
Police Union Intimidates California City Council
The latest shameless tactics from California's notorious law enforcement unions.
