THE POLICE PROBLEM

Sequence of events:

1. Lightning-Saddleback made a 911 call at 12:28 a.m. stating he was being followed by a group of people who wanted to harm him.

2. In an interaction captured by the officer's in-car video system, the two spoke about the situation, and the victim gave the officer a machete and a knife that he had in his possession.

3. The officer determined that the victim was at risk and attempted to arrest him.

4. The victim panicked and ran. He was struck by gunfire and fell to the ground.

Talk about intimidating the populace!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19313916

A retired Aurora police sergeant faces criminal charges for raping his daughter and continually sexually assaulting her and his two adopted daughters, but he remains free from custody while his ex-wife is in jail for objecting to court-ordered reunification therapy meant to repair his relationship with two of his sons.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19313916

A retired Aurora police sergeant faces criminal charges for raping his daughter and continually sexually assaulting her and his two adopted daughters, but he remains free from custody while his ex-wife is in jail for objecting to court-ordered reunification therapy meant to repair his relationship with two of his sons.

Disgraced Massachusetts cop Matthew Farwell, 38, strangled Sandra Birchmore, 23, in 2021 after she revealed she was pregnant with his child, prosecutors alleged Wednesday.

Farwell is accused of having a years-long sexual relationship with Birchmore, beginning when she was 15 and he was 27, the US Attorney’s Office said.

Instead of showing her hands as told, they said, the 16-year-old girl stood and approached them with the blade.

Two officers opened fire simultaneously, one with a less-lethal foam projectile and the other with real bullets, killing her two days before Leafa was to start her junior year of high school. She had recently moved from American Samoa to get a better education and was still learning English, her family said.

Leafa was among seven people shot by Anchorage police since May... more than twice as many as the department typically shoots in a year. Four of the subjects were killed.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240827115115/https://apnews.com/article/police-use-force-officer-shooting-anchorage-456f54d86ad8e3d60e07ab75eb2fcac6

Louisville Metro Police Department says Javar Downs, who works for the Traffic Unit, was taken into custody on Friday.

They said a person was arrested on Wednesday and the next day, filed a complaint with police saying around $4,000 of their $10,000 had been taken.

LMPD's Public Integrity Unit opened an investigation and, early Friday morning, arrested Downs and charged him with theft by unlawfully taking over $1,000 and official misconduct.

The department said Interim Chief Paul Humphrey placed Downs on emergency suspension, limited his police powers and has begun the process of firing him.

According to police, officers were investigating Ridder on an unrelated matter when they found evidence of child pornography on a device belonging to Ridder.

His home and other devices were also searched.

When Sheriff Gerald Sticker was made aware of the allegations, he said he placed Ridder on administrative leave and made him surrender his department uniforms, gear, and car.

A waitress then approaches to serve up their food, but as she places it on the table, the man leans over and smashes an empty plate in her face.

She quickly steps back and walks away as the man shouts after her.

She claimed: "The police were present at the time, I reported it to them, and they let him go without taking his details or checking the CCTV.

"I filed a complaint against the officers and their supervisor got back to me and essentially said 'they’re humans and made a mistake'."

The sheriff’s office confirmed that Lujan deployed a Taser once Thompson had entered the interstate. According to the lawsuit, Lujan was standing on the shoulder of the highway when he deployed the Taser.

Body camera footage shows Thompson becoming incapacitated after being stunned and collapsing on the ground. Lujan notices the oncoming traffic and utters some profanity before moving to the side of the highway, according to the lawsuit.

“Deputy Lujan did not attempt to move Mr. Thompson to a place of safety so that he would not be run over,” said the attorneys in the lawsuit.

Brent was then hit by a passing car. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The video is NSFW: https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/comments/1eyj3kh/man_trys_escaping_police_after_giving_a_fake_name/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.wtf/post/10079792

https://reason.com/2024/04/05/california-cops-tased-a-man-having-a-seizure-then-booked-him-on-bogus-charges-to-cover-their-mistake/

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Sheriff’s deputies accused of using a cat as target practice have been disciplined and they’re back at work.

The incident happened at the Hart Park training facility back in March.

A woman walking in the park said she saw the deputies shoot a cat and kill it.

This case is completed. The allegations were sustained. The officers involved were appropriately disciplined. I met with animal rights groups; they’re content with what we’re doing,” Youngblood said on 17 News at Sunrise. “They’re back to work, but they’ve been disciplined and that’s about all I can tell you without violating the peace officer bill of rights.”