Special prosecutor involved in dropping charges says, "I do have a very serious problem as a lawyer with the wholesale charging of people without an investigation" in the case.
Xavier Becerra conceals bad behavior by cops in his state, and even threatens journalists attempting to expose them.
Lying to justify a search that killed two people could be a capital crime.
Art Acevedo also said police entering homes will soon start wearing body cameras.
"I don't have any indication it's a pattern," Police Chief Art Acevedo says.
An application for a warrant to search a narcotics officer's cellphone reveals that police have been unable to identify the informant.
The search warrant inventory does not include any evidence of drug dealing.
"I have never seen anything like this before... this is beyond the pale."
The questions reportedly relate to a search warrant affidavit that described drugs and a gun police never found.
"My son with autism was forced out of the home with military-style rifles aimed at him and made to sit on the cold, wet ground for over an hour."
Neither gun control nor uncritical support of the police can stop the violence required by the war on drugs.
In light of armed robberies by criminals posing as cops, that might not have been enough.
Police Chief Art Acevedo seems to think cops cannot be shot in self-defense.
Houston narcotics officers thought bursting into the house without warning was the cautious approach.
Family files lawsuit after surveillance footage shows staff failing to get him medical help.
Even if Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas were selling heroin out of their house, the government's violent response cannot be morally justified.
Dashcam footage shows officers kneeing, tackling, and punching Lawrence Crosby while shouting, "Stop resisting."
The same officer was fired last year after video of him allegedly planting drugs in a car during a traffic stop emerged.
A new year brings new transparency, and new lawsuits to try to limit it.
"OK, I'm going to come to you, and if your dog gets aggressive, I'm going to shoot it."
Body cam footage shows the officer getting chewed out by his supervisor shortly afterward.
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office reluctantly turned over footage of shelter employees dragging, slapping, and pushing migrant children.
Two brothers were arrested at a Giants-49ers game after cursing out and flipping off the Giants players. Now they're suing.
Similar cases have resulted in huge lawsuits against hospitals and police departments.
The decision says a police officer, like any other Florida resident, has a right to a pretrial hearing on his self-defense claim.
It's up to state lawmakers to defy the will of the unions to change the rules.
The ruling extends to secret recordings of police officers.
According to a witness, Jazmine Headley got in trouble for sitting on the floor of a government office because there were no seats available.
Even if he was resisting arrest, this much force seems unnecessary.
"It's gonna be a lot of fun beating the hell out of these shitheads once the sun goes down and nobody can tell us apart."
The state doesn't track use-of-force incidents, so NJ.com did its own research.
It's harder now for law enforcement officials to conceal what happened in deadly encounters with citizens.
So far, the world is kind of listening. Q&A with the co-host of The Fifth Column and co-founder of Freethink Media.
"Everybody was screaming out, 'Security!' He was a security guard."
Radley Balko thoroughly documents a culture of misconduct, incompetence, and poor training, and the unnecessary deaths that resulted.
Since 2005, at least five police officers and four deputies have been arrested for sexual misconduct.
The officer was caught on video threatening to plant a "kilo of coke" in another teen's pocket.
Officer Peter Casuccio lectured the kids for endangering their lives by doing something that was perfectly legal.
Former Biscayne Park Officers Charlie Dayoub and Raul Fernandez are going to prison after pinning burglaries on innocent black men.
The op-ed's claims are harsh, but they're also true.
Officer First Class Ryan Macklin has since been arrested and suspended without pay.
"Just as the police cannot destroy every unlicensed car or gun on the spot, they cannot kill every unlicensed dog on the spot."
Three arrests and six firings are not enough to keep Sgt. German Bosque from police work.
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