Police

Policy

Detroit Bankruptcy Judge Allows Suit over Officer's Death to Proceed

She was killed by her husband, who was also a police officer, and subsequently killed himself

Reason Staff | 1.30.2014 5:00 PM

Policy

New York's New Mayor Drops Appeal of Stop-and-Frisk Ruling

Jacob Sullum | 1.30.2014 4:42 PM

Policy

No Charges for Texas Officer Who Shot Innocent Man at Own Home

Grand jury lets it go

Scott Shackford | 1.30.2014 9:45 AM

Civil Liberties

EU Reportedly Working in Secret on Technology to Allow Police to Stop Cars Remotely

In case you thought they were less police state-y than the US

Reason Staff | 1.30.2014 9:20 AM

Policy

St. Louis County Cops Accused of Unauthorized, Possibly Politically Motivated Criminal Background Checks

County chief insists he's not alleging the county executive did something wrong, only that the cops may have

Ed Krayewski | 1.29.2014 4:41 PM

Politics

Super Bowl Prediction: Taxpayers Lose

Zenon Evans | 1.28.2014 4:00 PM

Policy

Officer Indicted in Ex-Football Player's Fatal Shooting

Second attempt through grand jury succeeds

Reason Staff | 1.27.2014 6:45 PM

Policy

Second Grand Jury Convenes over Fatal Police Shooting of Ex-Football Player

Jury last week declined to indict in voluntary manslaughter case in North Carolina

Reason Staff | 1.27.2014 3:05 PM

Policy

Cop Comped

Pepper sprayer hits the jackpot

Matthew Feeney | 1.26.2014 2:00 PM

Policy

Police Responding to Shooting at Maryland Shopping Mall

Howard County Police Department confirms three dead

Reason Staff | 1.25.2014 12:28 PM

Culture

Former Cop Who Shot Texter in Movie Theater Reportedly Stayed While Others Called Police, Tried to Save Victim

According to 911 calls

Reason Staff | 1.24.2014 2:10 PM

Civil Liberties

Cops in California Visit Local High School to Tell Parents How You Get High Using an e-Cigarette

Be worried about drugs!

Ed Krayewski | 1.24.2014 10:02 AM

Policy

New York Town Police Chief Arrested on Child Porn Charges

Brian Fanelli, police chief of Mount Pleasant, New York

Reason Staff | 1.24.2014 8:00 AM

Policy

Austin Man Files Suit over Arrest for Filming Police

Taped an encounter between police and a woman

Reason Staff | 1.23.2014 2:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Police Charge Justin Bieber With "Resisting Police Without Violence," DUI, Expired License

Allegedly drag racing in Miami Beach

Reason Staff | 1.23.2014 11:40 AM

Politics

Kelly Thomas-Beating Cop Wants His Job Back, Police Chief Doesn't Want Him

Zenon Evans | 1.23.2014 11:35 AM

Culture

Ring It Up

Charles Oliver | 1.23.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Brickbat: Ring It Up

Charles Oliver | 1.23.2014 6:00 AM

Transparency

The Government Really Can Hear You Now: Verizon Releases First Transparency Report

Ronald Bailey | 1.22.2014 7:02 PM

Civil Liberties

California BART Officer "Accidentally" Shoots Another

Transit police shooting happened during apartment search

Reason Staff | 1.22.2014 7:50 AM

Policy

San Francisco Transit Officer Accidentally Shot, Killed by Partner

While conducting a search

Reason Staff | 1.21.2014 8:30 PM

Policy

Cop Accidentally Shoots Himself in Indiana Gun Store

Hoping to secure Republican nomination in Fayette County sheriff race

Reason Staff | 1.21.2014 8:00 AM

Nanny State

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Charles Oliver | 1.21.2014 6:00 AM

Nanny State

Brickbat: Baby, It's Cold Outside

Charles Oliver | 1.21.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Utah Police Officer Kills Family, then Self

Wife, two children and mother-in-law in Spanish Forks

Reason Staff | 1.17.2014 3:40 PM

Cameras

Los Angeles Police Testing On-Body Cameras - Hooray!

Ronald Bailey | 1.17.2014 2:37 PM

Culture

Man Facing Trial For Warning Drivers About Speed Trap

Held up a sign ahead

Reason Staff | 1.17.2014 11:00 AM

War on Drugs

Houston Police Just Assume Guy Giving Change to Homeless Man Is Dealing Drugs

Quarters, not quarter bags, officer

Scott Shackford | 1.17.2014 10:25 AM

Civil Liberties

New Mexico Police Fatal Shooting of Woman After Car Chase Over "Perceived Moving Violation" That Local Cops Wouldn't Join Ruled Justified

Oliver Wilson shot at Jeanette Anaya and her car 16 times

Ed Krayewski | 1.16.2014 11:11 AM

Policy

LAPD Testing On-Body Cameras

30 officers have volunteered for trials

Reason Staff | 1.16.2014 8:30 AM

Policy

LAPD Commission Hopes Body Cameras Will Cut Down on Lawsuits

City secures funding for 600 of them

Reason Staff | 1.15.2014 1:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Police Increasingly Using Border-Patrol Drones

According to recently released documents

Reason Staff | 1.15.2014 9:00 AM

Policy

Retired Cop Denied Bail in Movie Theater Slaying

Lawyer says he was defending himself for shooting guy who threw popcorn at him

Reason Staff | 1.14.2014 5:40 PM

Policy

Emotional Responses to Acquittal of Officers in Kelly Thomas Case

FBI reviewing evidence to consider potential federal action

Reason Staff | 1.14.2014 2:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Former Co-Workers, Friends Shocked Ex-Cop SWAT Chief Accused of Shooting and Killing Man at Movie Theater

Victim was texting his daughter

Reason Staff | 1.14.2014 1:10 PM

Culture

Cops Reportedly Pitch in for Taxi Fare for Man Who Walked 29 Miles to Court

On a freezing day in Georgia

Reason Staff | 1.14.2014 10:10 AM

Policy

Officers in the Brutal Beating Death of Kelly Thomas Found Not Guilty

Scott Shackford | 1.13.2014 7:15 PM

Policy

Federal Officials Say NYPD Foreign Meddling is Wasteful and Monstrous

Zenon Evans | 1.13.2014 3:30 PM

Policy

Pot Legalization a Threat to Police Asset Forfeiture Programs

Another piece of good news

Reason Staff | 1.10.2014 5:10 PM

Policy

Detroit City Councilman Claims Racial Profiling in Stop

Ticketed for failing to use turn signal

Reason Staff | 1.10.2014 4:30 PM

Policy

Man Sues Chicago Police, Accusing Them of Sodomizing Him with a Gun

Until he agreed to be a drug informant

Reason Staff | 1.10.2014 2:20 PM

Civil Liberties

Rhode Island Mayor Bringing in State Police to Investigate Parking Ticket Scandal

Dismissed 128 tickets, offering refunds to others; police to give warnings not citations for illegal parking

Reason Staff | 1.10.2014 10:20 AM

Policy

Trial in Police Beating Death of Kelly Thomas Ends, Heads to Jury

Scott Shackford | 1.9.2014 6:30 PM

Gun Control

Bullshit Traffic Law Gets Connecticut Man Ticketed For Bullshit Gun Law

J.D. Tuccille | 1.9.2014 1:32 PM

Civil Liberties

London Police Chief: Armed Cops To Wear Video Cameras

Matthew Feeney | 1.9.2014 11:34 AM

Civil Liberties

Newark Politicians Walking Back Promise to Hire 100 New Cops: Can't Afford Them

They knew the score

Reason Staff | 1.9.2014 9:30 AM

Policy

Cracked

Charles Oliver | 1.9.2014 6:00 AM