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Police Misconduct ‘Short Stories’

August 7, 2013August 6, 2013 Kate 984 Views Anti-Terrorism Task Force, backpacks and pressure cookers, California, chicago, firearms, Florida, Hans Kevin Arellano, Illinois, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Mansfield, Ohio, orange county, Paula Medrano, pepper spray, Roy Middletown, William Clemons

CopBlock.org’s submit page notes that if you choose to share relevant content posted elsewhere, but do not include one or

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Chicago Cop Arrested Four Times, Still Works as Police Officer

June 30, 2013June 28, 2013 CopBlock 772 Views Accountability, arrest, assault, battery, Bloated salary, Brutality, chicago, chicago police department, Civil rights, Corruption, crime, Dishonesty, domestic violence, double-standards, thin blue line, violence, Wifebeating

According to the Sun Times, Chicago police Officer Richard A. Rizzo has been arrested four times by fellow members of

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In Chicagoland? Join the June 1st Summer Strategy Meeting!

April 2, 2013April 1, 2013 Pete Eyre 685 Views 2013 cop block - chicago's summer strategy meeting, chicago, chicago police department, chicagoland, cop block, cop block - chicago, copblock.org, Illinois

If you’re in Chicagoland block off the date of June 1st, 2013. Allen Freeman, founder of Cop Block – Chicago

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Chicago Police: Unlawful Search and Seizure (Video)

March 24, 2013January 1, 2014 CopBlock 776 Views chicago, chicago police department, dui checkpoint, Illinois, unlawful search

While observing a DUI Checkpoint in process, I decided to flip on the cam in case there was anyone to

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‘Snatch’ that ID back? That’s an assault and a ride to jail. All on film.

December 31, 2012 CopBlock 870 Views chicago, chicago police, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, freedom, liberty, Police State, rights

Some poor Joe Citizen, getting ticketed for being outside in the dark, or some similar offense, ‘snatched’ his ID back

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Wilmette Cop Gets Probation For Stealing Cash From DUI Suspect

November 16, 2012January 1, 2014 CopBlock 677 Views badges don't grant extra rights, cbs, chicago, extortion, Officer Diane Grassi, Theft, Wilmette police station

According to CBS Chicago, a north suburban police officer was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to theft for ordering a

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This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories

November 2, 2012January 1, 2014 CopBlock 721 Views Alabama, chicago, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Drug war, Mississippi, Oklahoma, StopTheDrugWar.org

Cops, including a pair of former police chiefs, have been getting arrested on drug-related charges all over the place this

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Podcast 

Police Accountability Report: Episode 66 – LRN.fm

October 21, 2012 Darryl W. Perry 641 Views assault, chicago, Hopewell, hopewell circuit court, John Byrne, Jon Burge, Mark D. Baggett

This week, a couple stories that should cause anyone critically thinking to see that those wearing badges aren’t always operating

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Former Police Officer Convicted of the Abduction and Murder of 7-year-old ‘Pretty Maria’ After 55 Years…The Longest Cold Case in History

September 19, 2012September 19, 2012 CopBlock 681 Views Air Force, chicago, Galena, J Edgar Hoover, Jack McCullough, Jo Davies County, Kathy Sigman, longest cold case in history, Maria Ridulph, President Eisenhower, Tessier, United States Army

DailyMail reports: A former police officer was finally found guilty, on Friday, of the abduction and murder of a seven-year-old

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It’s Not Just the LAPD: The Big Lie About Police Brutality is Claiming it’s Not Rampant

September 5, 2012September 3, 2012 CopBlock 1001 Views chicago, la, lapd, Michigan, New York, Pennsacola FL, Police State, Portland, Rodney King, Ronald Weekley Jr., war on people

Davy Lindorff at ThisCan’tBeHappening.net says, Police brutality is in the news, thanks to the widespread availability of amateur video and the omnipresence

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Videos 

Detained for Stepping Off the Curb, Advised to Seek Counseling

August 27, 2012January 6, 2014 CopBlock 599 Views chicago, Chico Police Department, Detainment, Illinois, recording the police, stepping off the curb, Todd Conner, video

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Turning the tables on the cops

July 11, 2012January 1, 2014 CopBlock 519 Views chicago, Chicago IL, chicago police, Gun Buyback

I am happy to see a pro 2nd amendment group was able to fund a great event with the help of gun

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