AltWeeklies Wire
LAPD Audit: New Chief Releases a Report Showing Broad Mismanagementnew
The city may not be as safe as the 1950s like Bill Bratton often boasted, but apparently the bookkeeping by the Los Angeles Police Department is “stuck” in that decade, and a new and embarrassing audit is roiling City Hall—by explaining how bad things really are.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald and Christine Pelisek |
12-18-2009 |
Economy
Cops' Recent Blowup with their Chief Surprised Many, and It Shouldn't Havenew
In her 3 1/2 years as Portland police chief, Rosie Sizer has been called many things. She once joked in a City Club speech she’d been called the B-word too many times to count. But she has also been praised as a transformative leader, a gifted communicator, a role model to women and a champion for minority rights.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
12-09-2009 |
Crime & Justice
A U.S. Citizen Testifies Before Congress About Being Racially Profilednew
Julio Mora testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in April, the star witness during a hearing held on Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 287(g) agreements with local police entities. He and his dad were detained for three hours during a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office immigration raid.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
12-08-2009 |
Civil Liberties
The Gates Case Isn't About Racenew
The weeks-long hubbub over the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr. by the Cambridge Police Department has centered on race, understandably. But the racial façade of the story has obscured two other bottom-line truths that should govern the "Gates-gate" conversation.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
08-06-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Law Enforcement Officials Find Booze and Bullets Can Be a Deadly Combinationnew
While it seems like only common sense to remain sober while carrying a loaded weapon, most LA-area police departments don't have policies mandating such behavior.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman |
06-08-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Pasadena Board Considers Having Cops Patrol Middle Schoolsnew
The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education will debate again whether to place Pasadena police officers on two of its three middle school campuses.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman |
02-09-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Like a Virgin? How Cops Pose as Kids to Catch Internet Pervsnew
Internet sex crimes, I was told, are like crack was in the '80s: unknown and ready to explode. So the first thing I ask Lieutenant Greg Jenkins, head of the Albemarle PD Investigative Division, is, why is all this internet sex stuff such a big deal?
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
11-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Orlando Police Beatnew
As I've trudged through the monotony of home invasions and copper wire thefts, I've become convinced that this column is missing one important ingredient on its way to superstardom: my opinion.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
10-01-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Photoshop™ Copnew
Ken Kokotek mocked his superiors on the Internet. Now he's paying for it.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Alex Pickett |
08-27-2008 |
Policy Issues
Trying Out a 'Sonic Cannon'new
Watch out for police agencies in your area seeking to buy LRADs -- long range acoustic devices. They're not nearly as benign as cops make them out to be.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
07-17-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Who Polices the Orlando Police? They do.new
In April, Fernando Trinidad did something that would get most of us thrown in jail: He pushed a woman down the stairs at a downtown nightclub, injuring her ankle, and then lied to the cops about it. But luckily for Trinidad, he is an Orlando police officer.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
07-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
One of the D.C. Police Dept's Top Informants Talks About a Decade on the Streetsnew
How to buy drugs without blowing your cover. How to gain the trust of old heads. And an insider's look at the carnage of D.C.'s Trinidad neighborhood.
Washington City Paper |
As told to Jason Cherkis |
07-10-2008 |
Crime & Justice
An Inmate Beating Brings Up Issue of Transgender Discrimination in Memphisnew
A video leaked from the Shelby County Correction Center shows Officer Bridges McRae repeatedly punching Duanna Johnson inside a waiting room at the jail. The 18-minute video has no audio, but Johnson claims McRae assaulted her after she refused to respond to homophobic slurs of "he/she" and "faggot."
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
06-27-2008 |
LGBT
Police Taser Dog to Deathnew
The Vermont attorney general is investigating all police use of Tasers.
Seven Days |
Patrick Ripley |
09-05-2007 |
Animal Issues
Sex Discrimination on a Small Town Police Force?new
A fired Brandon cop sues the town, claiming retaliation and sex discrimination.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
07-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
