NOTE: this post was originally published at NVCopBlock.org under the title “Tashii Brown Protest: Woman is Attacked by Racist Man With Knife, LVMPD Arrests Those Defending Her.” On May 28th, during a protest on the Las Vegas Strip over the murder of Tashii Brown by LVMPD Officer Kenneth Lopera at the Venetian (see body camera […]
Memphis Police Conduct Widespread Activist Surveillance; Compiles “Black List”
This article was originally published on the Pontiac Tribune by the same author. Information nearing Orwellian levels is now disseminating from America’s south. The Memphis Police Department has been accused of widespread surveillance operations against city activists. In a story brewing violently in city hall, reports of a Memphis PD “black list” also looms in […]
Wauwatosa, WI Mayor Stonewalls Public On Police, Ignores Residents’ Questions
This article was originally published on Pontiac Tribune by the same author. Since December 2016, I’ve emailed Kathleen Ehly–mayor of Wauwatosa Wisconsin– ten times as a concerned citizen, and journalist. These attempts have been met with a jarring, uniform silence from her office. It’s a response that’s not isolated to just me, and revolves around […]
On: The Perversion Of Police Into Radical Politicized Talking Heads
This article was originally published on Greed Media by the same author. It’s becoming difficult to ignore a brazenly open politicization of American policing. This phenomenon excludes the various protests, militarized responses to those protests, and debate choking media both online and on-air. It’s entirely different, and generally not practiced by a majority of police agencies. […]
Tosa Officer Joseph Mensah Reassigned To Detectives After Anderson Shooting
Cop Block contributors recently obtained Officer Joseph Mensah’s employee file, from the Wauwatosa Police Department. WPD’s silence largely spared Mensah public scrutiny after killing Jay Anderson in 2016. According to his file, Mensah was reassigned to a brief desk job under WPD’s detective bureau. Oddly enough, that occurred less than a month after the slaying. […]
Wisconsin Racial Justice Group “Tosa Together” Speaks Out On Jay Anderson Police Killing–Short
An interview with a member of Tosa Together, conducted by Isiah Holmes. Tosa Together has committed itself to racial justice, diversity, and awareness in the mostly white Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa. After becoming active with Black Lives Matter and other movements, Tosa Together tackled the Jay Anderson killing. In this interview, church minister Suzelle Lynch […]
Dominique Heaggan-Brown Charged in Shooting That Sparked Riots in Milwaukee; Sylville Smith Was Unarmed When Executed
Earlier today, charges of first-degree reckless homicide were filed against Dominique Heaggan-Brown for the shooting Syville Smith in August. Heaggan-Brown, who had earlier professed his desire to “start a riot like it’s Baltimore,” got his wish when Milwaukee erupted into riots after the murder of Smith. As I wrote about in October, Officer Heaggan-Brown also […]
Cop Block Writer Views Unreleased Jay Anderson Footage, Shares Experience
Grey skies choked Milwaukee with gloomy overcast December 5th’s morning. At its cusp, 9:45am, I was to meet Jay Anderson’s family at the District Attorney’s office. Though aware we’d view footage captured by Wawuatosa PD dash camera’s, no one was prepared for the city’s decision. Navigating the labyrinth Milwaukee PD’s administration building, courtrooms, attorneys offices, […]
Warning Graphic: Jay Anderson’s Car Returned With Blood, Brains, And Dreadlocks Still Inside
If you’re thinking Wauwatosa (Tosa) PD has provided full details on Jay Anderson’s killing, you’re wrong. Five months later, and his family continues pushing for disclosure of what happened that night. The incident’s extreme silence has now provoked attorneys to file a statement of injury against the suburb. While local outlets cover this, another disturbing […]
(VIDEO) Milwaukee Riots From Wauwatosa: The Second Night
Milwaukee’s riots have seemingly evaporated from the national and international stage. Even in the city itself, people seem to not want to acknowledge the two day’s of unrest that occurred. The wounds which catalyzed the chaos continue to fester, perhaps brewing for another climax. Cop Block contributor, video producer, and journalist Isiah Holmes witnessed Milwaukee’s […]
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