Police Abuse
‘Project Mind Control’ book documents MKUltra project
Project Mind Control tells the lurid tale of the CIA's attempts to discover the scientific principles that would allow people to control subjects' thoughts and actions. The author, University of Texas historian John…
Brickbat: Killer Cop
Former Memphis, Tennessee, police officer Patric J. Ferguson has been sentenced to 38 years in federal prison after admitting to civil-rights violations, kidnapping, using a firearm in a violent crime causing death,…
Brickbat: Highway Robbery
West Covina, California, police officer Jose Antonio Garcia has been charged with one felony count of misappropriation of public funds, one felony count of grand theft by embezzlement, and two misdemeanor counts of petty…
Brickbat: the Camera Never Lies
Adams County, Colorado, officials will pay $80,000 to settle a First Amendment lawsuit filed by Barry Zatkalik, who was wrongfully arrested while filming a sheriff's deputy from a distance during a February 2024 traffic…
Brickbat: Stalker With a Badge
Livingston Parish, Louisiana, sheriff's deputy Dustin August was fired and arrested after his supervisors discovered he had used a police database to stalk and harass someone. August was charged with stalking,…
Missouri town to pay $500k to settle lawsuit over deputy shooting blind and deaf dog
A small Missouri town will pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man whose 13-pound blind and deaf shih tzu dog was shot and killed by a police officer. It is one of the largest settlements of its kind, an animal rights…
Brickbat: Both Sides of the Coin
Former Fresno police officer Rey Medeles has been charged with two counts each of grand theft and preparing false evidence. Officials say he stole more than $60,000 in cash from the department's evidence room. Even as he…
Oregon woman says ICE broke out her car windows, detained her for filming them
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the Portland area busted out the car windows of a U.S. citizen, dragged her out of her vehicle, and detained her for roughly seven hours before releasing her without…
Brickbat: Float Like a Butterfly, Steal Like a Thief
Nashid Akil, a former Philadelphia police captain, and eight current or former officers have been charged with conspiracy, theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, and receiving stolen property. They are accused of…
Brickbat: Jailhouse Rot
The Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff's Office fired Danny C. Taylor, a deputy who worked in the Caddo Correctional Center. Officials said Taylor told one inmate to walk into another inmate's cell and beat him up.…
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