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Hillsborough County Florida Sheriff’s Deputies Damage Child’s Mental Health — Author Seeks Your Horror Stories Involving Law Enforcement’s Removal Of Children From Their Homes

Posted on April 22, 2008
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA - Without considering a 9-year girl’s five years of therapy, or the fact that she had spent two years in an exceptional center for the emotionally disabled and finally made it into a mainstream classroom, a child protective investigator from Hillsborough County, Florida, ripped her from her grandmother’s home and placed her [...

9/11 Hysteria: US Border Patrol Agents Target Domestic Ferry Passengers In Washington

Posted on April 22, 2008
FRIDAY HARBOR, SAN JUAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON ? The people of the San Juan Islands tend to be independent sorts, espousing a do-it-yourself, leave-me-be ethos as natural and ever-present as the tide. But for many of the 17,000 people of this island county, the normal rhythms of small-town life have hit a dissonant chord lately...

Ottawa Canada Police Officers Entered Apartment With Guns Drawn To Investigate Children Playing Video Games, Handcuffed Noisy 10 Year Old Boy

Posted on April 22, 2008
OTTAWA, CANADA - The parents of a 10-year-old boy who was handcuffed and placed in the back seat of a police cruiser for being too noisy intend to file a complaint against Ottawa police on Thursday, alleging at least one officer went too far in how he treated their son...

9/11 Hysteria Crazed UK Signed Secret Pact That Allows US To Monitor British Motorists In Real Time, Access Personal Information On Vehicle’s Owner

Posted on April 22, 2008
UK - Routine journeys carried out by millions of British motorists can be monitored by authorities in the United States and other enforcement agencies across the world under anti-terrorism rules introduced discreetly by Jacqui Smith. The discovery that images of cars captured on road-side cameras, and “personal data” derived from them, including number plates, can be [...

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Posted on April 22, 2008
Several of those connected with this site are vacationing or otherwise taking time off. Contributors posts are being queued and will appear shortly. This wasn’t expected, but lack of connectivity (Sprint and Verizon suck!) is making access difficult from remote locations.

Dumbass Mille Lacs County Minnesota Undersheriff Alan Marxhausen Loses Gun - Asshole Sheriff Brent Lindgren Wants To Charge Man Who Turned Gun Into Milaca Police Chief Charged With Theft

Posted on April 22, 2008
MILLE LACS COUNTY, MINNESOTA - Mille Lacs County Undersheriff Alan Marxhausen forgot his gun in the men?s bathroom at Milaca Unclaimed Freight on Tuesday, Jan. 29 and when he returned to retrieve it, the weapon was gone. Later that day, the holstered gun was turned into Milaca Police Chief Mike Mott at his home by the [...

Child Molester Moorestown New Jersey Police Officer Robert Melia Jr. Now Charged With F*cking Cows

Posted on April 22, 2008
MOUNT HOLLY, NEW JERSEY - New charges of sex acts with cows have been brought against a Moorestown policeman who last week was charged with sexually assaulting three girls. Officer Robert Melia Jr., 38, of Moorestown, remained in Burlington County Jail on Tuesday with bail of $510,000...

Carroll County Arkansas Sheriff Bob Grudek’s Roadblock Plan To Check For Misdemeanor Warrants Halted By Court

Posted on April 21, 2008
CARROLL COUNTY, ARKANSAS — Sheriff Bob Grudek’s plan to use checkpoints to help rein in more than 3,000 outstanding misdemeanor warrants for failure to appear, failure to pay and violation of hot check laws was halted by an appeals court procedural ruling announced on the same day Grudek made his checkpoint announcement...

California Highway Patrol Pisses Away $619,000+ In Taxpayer Funds To Retaliate Against Whistleblower

Posted on April 21, 2008
CALIFORNIA - Since a whistle-blowing chief bucked the California Highway Patrol establishment by angling for the commissioner’s job four years ago, the department’s efforts to retaliate against him have cost taxpayers more than $600,000. The tab has hit $619,000 and is still rising, as the CHP defends itself on multiple legal fronts...

Caught Drunk Driving, Milwaukee County Wisconsin Deputy Sheriff Christopher Conell Attempted To Use Position To Avoid Arrest

Posted on April 21, 2008
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — A Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputy who failed a field sobriety test on St. Patrick’s Day tried to use his position in the department to avoid being taken into custody, an arrest report alleges. According to the arrest report, Christopher Conell told police that he’s been dealing with a lot of personal issues, is [...

Unarmed Non-Violent Man Who Stole Shoes Shot In The Face With Shotgun By Orange County Florida Deputy Sheriff

Posted on April 21, 2008
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - A sheriff’s deputy mistakenly shot a shoplifting suspect in the cheek Sunday when his shotgun accidentally discharged during an arrest. Investigators said Orange County sheriff’s deputies received a report of two people taking pairs of shoes from Shoe Carnival located on West Colonial Drive in Orlando...

Lawyer Matthew Giacobbe, Backer Of Large Payments From Monmouth County New Jersey To Outside Lawyers, Billed $53K For Report, Profits From Payments

Posted on April 21, 2008
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY - In 2006, attorney Matthew Giacobbe billed Monmouth County $53,000 for his work on a report that endorsed the county’s practice of relying on outside attorneys at $155 per hour to handle legal matters. In 2007, Giacobbe became the biggest beneficiary of that system...

Belmar Borough New Jersey Police Officer Capt. Thomas A. Palmisano’s Wife Obtains Restraining Order After Being Beaten

Posted on April 21, 2008
BELMAR, NEW JERSEY - A restraining order has been issued against the borough Police Department’s second-in-command, Police Chief Jack Hill confirmed this afternoon. [Submitter indicates that Palmisano “beat the shit out of his wife.”] Capt...

Federal Corrections Officers Use All Ammo Available, Shoot And Kill Two Unarmed Inmates In Florence Colorado Federal Prison

Posted on April 21, 2008
FLORENCE, COLORADO - Authorities are now saying that two inmates were shot to death by guards during a riot at a federal prison in Florence on Sunday. Guards in towers reportedly fired more than 100 rounds into the exercise yard during the riot. In addition to the two fatalities, five more prisoners were shot...

Brisbane Australia Police Officer Shoots And Kills Herself At Police Complex

Posted on April 21, 2008
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - A policewoman has died of a gunshot wound in Brisbane. The 35-year-old officer died from a shot from a police-issue pistol early today at the Wecker Road police complex at Mansfield in Brisbane’s southside. Police said the death was not suspicious...

Western Australia Police Shoot Unarmed Naked Man With Taser Weapons

Posted on April 21, 2008
WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Police used a stun gun on a naked man who refused to come out of a roof cavity he had been hiding in at a house in Western Australia. Police were called to the house in Hilton yesterday afternoon after a report of a man jumping a back fence...

Sydney Australia Police Waste Taxpayer Dollars On Helicopter To Search For People With Laser Pointers, But Cops On The Ground Can’t Find Them

Posted on April 21, 2008
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - A police helicopter searching for people using laser pointers illegally was targeted while on patrol. The PolAir helicopter was over Guildford in Sydney about 10pm (AEST) yesterday when a green laser was pointed into the cockpit. The officers raised the alarm with units on the ground but the offenders were not found...

Nashville Tennessee Police Seek New Recruits As Officers Jump Ship From Mismanaged Department

Posted on April 21, 2008
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - The Metro Police Department is looking for new officers. A string of retirements has left the department about 100 officers short, and potential recruits have been lining up to fill those spots. Each month Metro Police hold a civil service test for prospective police officers...

Former London UK Police Detective Sid Fillery Arrested, Charged With Murder He Investigated

Posted on April 21, 2008
LONDON, UK - A former Metropolitan police detective has been arrested over the murder of a man whose death he himself investigated. The arrest was one of six made today in connection with one of Britain’s most controversial and high-profile unsolved killings...

Marines And Army Taking More Criminals, Including Burglars, Drugs, Sex Crimes, Manslaughter, And Homicide

Posted on April 21, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - Under pressure to increase their numbers, the Army and Marine Corps are sharply raising the number of recruits with felony convictions they are admitting to the services. Data released by a congressional committee shows that the number of soldiers admitted to the Army with felony records jumped from 249 in 2006 to 511 [...

Man’s Conviction Reversed After Georgia Bureau Of Investigation Agent Testifies About Events He Didn’t Witness

Posted on April 21, 2008
PUTNAM COUNTY, GEORGIA - The Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia unanimously reversed a lower court ruling Monday morning and ordered a new trial for a Putnam County man. The state’s highest court found that the Court of Appeals erred by upholding the admission of opinion testimony by a GBI agent who did not witness events that [...

North Carolina Probation Officer Chalita Thomas Quits After “Supervised” Teen Kills And Her Criminal Record Surfaces - Now Faces Drunk Driving And Traffic Charges

Posted on April 21, 2008
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - The probation officer who was supposed to be overseeing a teenager charged with murdering two local college students, is due in court today. Chalita Thomas will appear in court to face DWI and other traffic charges. She was Laurence Lovette’s probation officer, and according to the Department of Corrections, she never actually met [...

Jury Deciding Child Molestation And Rape Charges Against Jailed Former Desert Hot Springs California Police Officer Dennis Paul Decker - Charged With Using Child As A Sex Toy For 10 Years

Posted on April 21, 2008
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA - A second day of jury deliberations will get under way today in the trial of an ex-police officer accused of repeatedly raping an underage relative and molesting a girl who was a member of a police ride-along program. The former officer, a 37-year-old former Desert Hot Springs police officer, is charged with molesting [...

$183,000 In Taxpayer Funds Paid To Suspended Greensboro North Carolina Police Officers - City Not Forthcoming With Facts

Posted on April 21, 2008
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - After nearly one month of working with three different departments, I can finally share a figure with you in regards to the dollar amount paid to suspended Greensboro Police Department officers since 2006. As a reminder, my initial request was not for an estimate, but due to the lack of record sharing [...

Former Henderson North Carolina Police Officer Anthony Finch Arrested, Charged With Threatening To Kill Vance County District Attorney

Posted on April 21, 2008
VANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA - A former Henderson police officer and suspected Klansman pleaded guilty to ethnic intimidation, and now he’s in trouble again. Anthony Finch is accused of threatening to kill the Vance County District Attorney. Vance County Deputies arrested Finch Thursday...

Trial To Begin For Atlanta Police Officer Arthur Tesler For Cover Up In Shooting And Killing Of 92 Year Old Woman In Botched Police Raid - Cops Planted Drugs In Woman’s Basement After Killing Her

Posted on April 21, 2008
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - Jury selection is scheduled to start in the case of an Atlanta police officer who is charged in the cover-up of the police killing of a 92-year-old woman. Arthur Tesler was one of the officers on the scene as Kathryn Johnston was shot during a surprise raid on her house based on wrong [...

Moss Point Mississippi Police Officer In Hiding After Shooting Aryan Brotherhood Member

Posted on April 21, 2008
MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI ? The Moss Point police chief says safety concerns led him to withhold the name the officer who shot a man last month who claimed to be a member of the Aryan Brotherhood. Frederick Gaston said he made the decision following reports that members of the white-supremacist group were trying to find out [...

South Carolina Plans Call For Three Prisons To Hold Wetbacks Awaiting Deportation

Posted on April 21, 2008
MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA - South Carolina sheriffs back a plan to build three regional prisons in the state to hold illegal immigrants as they await deportation. Several sheriffs tell The Myrtle Beach Sun News that the plan would remove the inmates from overcrowded county jails, where they take up valuable space as they await officials [...

New South Wales Australia Criminalizes Laser Pointers, Classifies Them As “Firearms” - Up To 14 Years In Prison

Posted on April 21, 2008
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - A major Australian state has banned laser pointers after a spate of incidents in which aircraft pilots have been temporarily blinded, the government said on Monday. High-powered hand lasers, including so-called “star pointers” used by astronomers, would be listed as prohibited weapons in New South Wales state with jail terms of up to [...

Veteran Holmes County Ohio Deputy Sheriff Wade Johnson Shoots Himself At Burger King - Dumbass

Posted on April 21, 2008
BERLIN, OHIO ? Sergeant Wade Johnson, a 17 year veteran of the Holmes County Sheriff?s Office, was hospitalized Sunday morning after accidentally shooting himself. Johnson was responding to a call at a Burger King near Berlin when the incident occurred...

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