US sees spate of arrests of civilians impersonating Ice officers

Experts say trend of agents detaining people while masking and wearing plainclothes increases risk

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Kentucky Police Kill Innocent Man While Serving Warrant At Wrong Address

Is it too much to ask for cops to be better? When other government employees get the address wrong, it may mean mail delivery delays or incorrect property tax assessments. But when cops get it wron…

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DOJ Secures Agreement With Antioch, CA PD That’s Supposed To Make Its Racist Cops Less Racist | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/07/doj-secures-agreement-with-antioch-ca-pd-thats-supposed-to-make-its-racist-cops-less-racist/

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DOJ Secures Agreement With Antioch, CA PD That’s Supposed To Make Its Racist Cops Less Racist

Well, there are two possibilities here. Either I’ve been doing this for too long or all cops are, indeed, bastards. Let me explain. When this rolled through my hundreds of feeds recently&#823…

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Another Court Says A Drug Dog Sniff Is A Search, Requires Probable Cause To Justify It | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/06/another-court-says-a-drug-dog-sniff-is-a-search-requires-probable-cause-to-justify-it/

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Another Court Says A Drug Dog Sniff Is A Search, Requires Probable Cause To Justify It

They’re going to have to change the nickname. For years, cops have referred to drug dogs as “probable cause on four legs.” But over the last half-decade or so, jurisprudence has b…

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AZ Cops Walk Away Without Criminal Charges After Colluding With Prosecutors To Treat Protesters As ‘Gang Members’ | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/03/az-cops-walk-away-without-criminal-charges-after-colluding-with-prosecutors-to-treat-protesters-as-gang-members/

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AZ Cops Walk Away Without Criminal Charges After Colluding With Prosecutors To Treat Protesters As ‘Gang Members’

In what will sadly come as no surprise to anyone, an Arizona prosecutor has decided no cops should be punished for partnering up with a different Arizona prosecutor to portray anti-police violence …

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Oklahoma AG Steps Up To Ensure Cop Who Broke 71-Year-Old Man’s Neck Won’t Face Criminal Charges | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/02/oklahoma-ag-steps-up-to-ensure-cop-who-broke-71-year-old-mans-neck-wont-face-criminal-charges/

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Oklahoma AG Steps Up To Ensure Cop Who Broke 71-Year-Old Man’s Neck Won’t Face Criminal Charges

On October 27, 2024, Oklahoma City police officer Joseph Gibson violently assaulted a 71-year-old Vietnamese man while investigating [checks notes] a “non-injury traffic accident.” The …

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Appeals Court: Permanently Injuring A 13-Year-Old Because He Wouldn’t Take His Hand Out Of His Pockets Isn’t A Rights Violation | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/11/appeals-court-permanently-injuring-a-13-year-old-because-he-wouldnt-take-his-hand-out-of-his-pockets-isnt-a-rights-violation/

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Appeals Court: Permanently Injuring A 13-Year-Old Because He Wouldn’t Take His Hand Out Of His Pockets Isn’t A Rights Violation

Here we go again. Another cop given a free pass on brutality because established law had yet to inform Deputy Vincent Castoro that body-slamming a 13-year-old weighing less than 120 lbs. to the gro…

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DOJ Investigation Proves That If A PD Isn’t Known For Its Constant Rights Violations, It’s Because It Hasn’t Been Investigated Yet | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/12/05/doj-investigation-proves-that-if-a-pd-isnt-known-for-its-constant-rights-violations-its-because-it-hasnt-been-investigated-yet/

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DOJ Investigation Proves That If A PD Isn’t Known For Its Constant Rights Violations, It’s Because It Hasn’t Been Investigated Yet

I’ve been doing this for more than 10 years and I can assure I have yet to read a DOJ civil rights investigation report that has concluded everything looks pretty OK at this cop shop. Every &…

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