Glenn Greenwald at Yale Law School: “With Liberty and Justice for Some”
"The Green Haven Prison Project at Yale presents Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald speaking about the rule of law." Continue reading →
Cruelty and Criminality Combine in the Vernal, Utah Police Department
"Vernal, Utah resident Ben Mahaffey had barely said goodbye to his wife of 58 years before the local police barged into the couple’s bedroom without invitation or permission. Just minutes after Mahaffey’s wife Barbara died of cancer, the police strode into the house claiming that they had a right to examine the couple’s medicine cabinet. But on at least thirty occasions in 2011, Vernal Police Detective Ben Marland Murray visited the home of Russell Wayne Smithey and Candy Jean Holmes to conduct 'pill checks'. The couple suspected that the officer was secretly stealing their medications, and eventually caught him doing so by way of a hidden camera." Continue reading →
3 Chicago-suburb cops accused of robbing drug dealers, selling cocaine
"Three Chicago-area cops robbed drug dealers of their stash while executing search warrants, then turned around and sold the heroin, cocaine and marijuana, pocketing the cash, prosecutors said Thursday. Schaumburg police officers John Cichy, 30, Matthew Hudak, 29, and Terrance O’Brien, 47, 'did it all for the thrill' prosecutor Audriana Anderson told a court. Prosecutors say the men were caught on surveillance video and audio recordings robbing local dealers of drugs and cash as they executed search warrants on homes and cars." Continue reading →
Woman injured in LAPD manhunt says cops won’t pay taxes on replacement truck
"The attorney for a woman who was mistakenly targeted by Los Angeles police during the manhunt for Christopher Dorner in February has accused the department of breaking its promise of a new truck for her. 'You tried to murder the woman, you put 102 bullet holes in her truck,' Glen Jonas told KNBC-TV on Monday. His client, 47-year-old Maggie Carranza, refused a police offer of a new Ford F-150 truck if she agreed to pay taxes on it, in part because it meant Carranza would have to pay an additional $10,000 in personal income taxes she cannot afford. He said the department’s offer also barred Carranza from selling the vehicle for a year." Continue reading →
New York ‘cannibal cop’ convicted of kidnapping plot
"New York City police officer Gilbert Valle was convicted on Tuesday of conspiring to kidnap and eat young women. The New York Times reported that Valle could be sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping conspiracy, and also faces a five-year jail sentence for using a law enforcement database to research potential victims. During the trial, prosecutors highlighted internet records showing Valle, who became known as the 'cannibal cop,' visiting several websites devoted to fetishes involving the kidnapping and cooking of young women." Continue reading →
New Jersey woman busted for showing breasts, middle fingers to surveillance camera
"Police in Barnegat, New Jersey say that woman is being held in jail after she exposed her breasts and middle fingers to a surveillance camera. The Asbury Park Press reported that Patrolman Michael Diblasi arrested 56-year-old Wendy Tucker for lewdness after police dispatchers said that they saw her 'get out of a car in the middle of Lexington Boulevard, pull up her shirt and bra, exposing her breasts while facing several security cameras' at around 2 a.m. last Wednesday. Lt. Keith Germain said that the woman was also seen 'looking up at the cameras while extending her middle fingers to the cameras.'" Continue reading →
Supreme Court Approves Search Warrants Issued by Dogs
"Today the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that 'a court can presume' an alert by a drug-sniffing dog provides probable cause for a search 'if a bona fide organization has certified a dog after testing his reliability in a controlled setting' or 'if the dog has recently and successfully completed a training program that evaluated his proficiency in locating drugs.' The justices overturned a 2011 decision in which the Florida Supreme Court said police must do more than assert that a dog has been properly trained." Continue reading →
Suspected meth lab turns out to be sweet maple syrup
"A Union County family got the scare of their lives on Wednesday morning as drug agents swarmed onto their property. 'I heard the dogs barking. And I knew that meant somebody was outside the house,' said Laura Benson. 'And I looked out the windows and I seen a truck coming up the driveway fairly fast. And an Anna police car right behind it.' She says she couldn't believe her ears when she heard the drug agents say this. 'They had a report of a meth lab going on on our property. And they wanted to investigate it.' So the Benson's gladly showed the officers what they really were doing, which was making their own maple syrup." Continue reading →
U.S. Drug Czar: Federal Prosecutors Will Go After Washington And Colorado Marijuana Distributors
"Federal prosecutors will crack down on recreational marijuana dispensaries and growers even in states where they are legal, U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske told a Canadian news magazine this week. The statement appears to be the first from a federal official to state explicitly that the federal government will prosecute dispensaries and producers once they are licensed in Washington and Colorado. Washington and Colorado’s laws explicitly make both production and distribution of marijuana legal under state law if the entities are licensed and follow regulations." Continue reading →
Prison time for former cop trafficking in steroids
"A former Philadelphia police officer has been ordered to serve six months in federal prison for his role in a multi-state steroid distribution ring orchestrated by a former police colleague. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, McIntyre routinely bought steroids from former police Detective Keith Gidelson and redistributed the performance-enhancing drugs to his own customers. Gidelson obtained the steroids from overseas and had them shipped to Philadelphia directly or via contacts in California, authorities said. Both men were active duty cops at the time of the criminal activity but were later fired from the police force." Continue reading →
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