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When the history of British policing is written, Denis O'Connor's report will justify an entire chapter to itself. I was by no means confident that the policing inspectorate would challenge the complacency of many in the top ranks of police forces England...
Tags: British, United Kingdom, London, Politics, Surveillance, Association of Chief Police Officers, Police, Denis O'Connor, Camp for Climate Action, Law enforcement, G-20 London summit protests, Forward Intelligence Team, National security, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, Death of Ian Tomlinson, Security, Public safety, Police brutality
When the public start voicing anger at the behaviour of a public body, the authorities' usual response is to commission a report on the issue. Those feeling the heat then hope the public will be looking elsewhere when the report eventually appears, and...
Tags: HMIC, Netcu, Denmark, Copenhagen, Camp for Climate Action, Association of Chief Police Officers, G-20 London summit protests, National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit, Police brutality, War Conflict, Death of Ian Tomlinson, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
A Chicago police spokesman says two high-ranking officers have been reprimanded after a video surfaced that showed officers posing with a handcuffed suspect at the G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh. Police began investigating after video of the September incident...
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Ian Tomlinson would have heard the jeers moments after he was struck and pushed to the ground by a police officer. The time was 7:20pm on 1 April, and the violent assault on a man walking away from police with his hands in his pockets sparked an angry...
Tags: London, g20 policing, g20 protesters, public order, Denis O'Connor, United Kingdom, G-20 London summit protests, Police, Surveillance, War Conflict, Camp for Climate Action, Metropolitan Police, Metropolitan Police Service, Politics, Law enforcement in the United Kingdom, Kettling, Association of Chief Police Officers, Death of Ian Tomlinson, Bob Broadhurst, National Policing Improvement Agency, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, Crime prevention, Police brutality, Law enforcement, Forward Intelligence Team, Civil disobedience, Brixton, Plane Stupid, Police misconduct, Keith Vaz, Action on climate change
A Fort Collins man who was arrested during a police chase in 2008 was sentenced to 42 years in prison today after a Weld County jury convicted him earlier this year of felony robbery, burglary, vehicle theft and vehicle eluding. Trinidad Ramos, 24, was...
Tags: Weld County District Attorney, Trinidad Ramos, David Garza, Fort Collins, Robbery, Police brutality, Burglary, Crimes, Criminal law, Law Crime
Friday night after campus police entered Wheeler Hall, which the students had taken over earlier in the day. The students were part of a statewide movement protesting the UC Board of Regents decision to raise tuition by 32 percent. Independent journalist...
Tags: police brutality, fee hikes, wheeler hall, protesting fee, New York, Berkeley California, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, University of California, Education, Social Issues
Security officials say the evacuation of several offices at the state Capitol went smoothly after a man attempted to bypass a security checkpoint...Pete Norwood says about 100 employees, including Gov. Brad Henry, were ordered out of the building Monday...
Tags: Oklahoma Capitol, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Pete Norwood, Oklahoma City, Police misconduct, Political corruption, Oklahoma, Police brutality, Hamilton County Ohio, Oklahoma State Capitol, Indecent exposure, Oklahoma County Oklahoma, Norwood, Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area, Government of Oklahoma, Canadian County Oklahoma, Washington State Capitol, Pottawatomie County Oklahoma, Cleveland County Oklahoma, Law Crime
The University of California, Berkeley is investigating allegations of police brutality against students and employees protesting fee hikes and budget cuts last week. In a letter Monday, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau says the campus police department is...
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Gerald Amidon is suing several Boise police officers for compensatory and punitive damages, claiming his civil rights were violated when he was shocked and threatened with a stun device last winter...Gerald Amidon filed a tort claim against the city in...
Tags: Gerald Amidon, City of Boise, U.S. District Court, Boise Police, police officer, amidon filed, tort claims, Boise, Boise Idaho, Police brutality, Police misconduct, Political repression, Law Crime
Grant Hedrick, Canadian County commissioner for District 3, was killed in a single-vehicle wreck today, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. Hedrick, 46, of Calumet, was found dead at the scene of the crash on Walbaum Road near Britton Road and north...
Tags: county commissioner, Canadian County, Grant Hedrick, Tulsa, Political corruption, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Police brutality, Police misconduct, Disaster Accident