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Federal Lawsuit Details Meriden Police Department Retaliation Against Connecticut Man

November 2, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 552 Views 1st amendment, Accountability, assault, Broad Street, Brutality, Chief Jeffry Cossette, City of Meriden Department of Law, Civil rights, Connecticut, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, ct, Cumberland Farms, Deputy Police Chief Timothy Topulos, Dishonesty, dmv, driving an unregistered car, Drug war, excessive force, excessive police force, failure to intervene, failure to supervise, False arrest, federal lawsuit, first amendment, Harassment, Illegal search/entry, Justice System, kelly patterson, Kerry Marshall, Lexis IS 300, Meriden, meriden police department, motor vehicle records, MPD, NCIC, no victim no crime, Officer Evan Cossette, Officer John Slezak, Officer Tom Zakrzewski, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, public disorder, resisting arrest, rights, Sgt. Robert Pekrul, State Trooper Tom Topulos, strike the root, unmarked police vehicle

The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network by Kerry Marshall, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. Within the post,

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Family Whose Dog Was Murdered by Hartford Police Awarded $202,000; Liens Placed on Cops’ Houses

October 8, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 311 Views 297 Enfield St, abandoned car, Accountability, appeal, assault, Brutality, City of Hartford, Civil rights, Connecticut, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, ct, Dishonesty, dog, dog shot by police, dozens of bags of heroin, excessive force, frantic foot chase, gang member, Glen Harris, gun crackdown, Harassment, Hartford, Hartford Police Department, high speed pursuit, Homicide, illegal caches of weapons, Illegal search/entry, Justice System, K Harris, kelly patterson, lawsuit, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police informant, police shooting, property lien, punitive damages, Puppycide, rights, Sgt. Anthony Pia, Sgt. Johnmichael O'Hare, spike in violence, St. Bernard, suspected stolen car, Thomas Gerarde, warrantless search, warring drug gangs

Last week, a federal jury ruled in favor of a father and daughter whose dog was shot by Hartford police

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Lawsuit After Video Shows Cop Snatch Protestor’s Phone, Concoct Charges Against Him

September 18, 2016 Asa J 250 Views ACLU, ACLU of Connecticut, actual damages, checkpoint demonstration, checkpoint protest, Connecticut, Connecticut State Police, copblock, copblock.org, creating a public disturbance, Dishonesty, dui checkpoint, false charges, federal lawsuit, film the police, Filming police, first amendment, fourth amendment, grudges, gun permit, Interstate 84, john barone, john jacobi, lawsuit, michael picard, officer John Barone, officer John Jacobi, officer Patrick Torneo, open carry, open carry activist, Park Road, Patrick Torneo, pistol permit, police accountability, police accountability activist, protest, punch a number, punitive damages, retaliation, Right Against Warrantless Seizure of his Property, Right to Receive and Memorialize Information, U.S. District Court, use of a highway by a pedestrian, West Hartford

In a federal lawsuit filed against three Connecticut state police officers, an avid police accountability and open carry activist is

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SWAT Team Blows Up Drugs with Flash Grenades Then Gets High AF

September 14, 2016 Alia Atreides 306 Views Brian Foley, Connecticut, cop block, copblock.org, Dr. Steven Wold, dumbasses, East Hartford, fentanyl, funny, Hartford, heroin, high af, Joshua H, no victim no crime, police, St. Francis Medical Center, swat

Hartford, Connecticut police got more than they bargained for when a raid turned into an opiate dust storm.   A

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Madison Capitol Police Officer Stole Painting From Wisconsin Governor’s Mansion

July 2, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 332 Views Aaron Bohrod, Accountability, art theft, audit, capitol police, car break-ins, Connecticut, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, ct, Department of Administration, Detective Christopher Litzkow, Dignitary Protection Unit, Dishonesty, Don Barese Fine Art and Antiques, Donald Barese, felony theft, forgery, Gold Fantasy Box, good talker, Governor's Mansion, Hamden, hit in the face with a flashlight, identity theft, insurance value, Joan Sample, Justice System, kelly patterson, Madison, misdemeanor bail jumping, misuse of someone else’s identity, NBC15.com, police, police accountability, restitution, Theft, Travis Sackett, wi, Wisconsin

Earlier this week, Travis Sackett a former Capitol Police officer, pled guilty to stealing and then selling a painting from

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Update: Shooting Nevada Inmates With Birdshot Banned by New NDOC Director (For Now)

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 810 Views Accountability, Andrew Arevalo, assault, Brutality, Cal Potter, Carlos Perez, Civil rights, Commissioner, Connecticut, cop block, copblock.org, Correctional Officer Isaiah Smith, Correctional Officer Jeff Castro, correctional officers, Corrections Department Director Greg Cox, corrections officer, Corruption, COT Ramos, cover up, Dana Liebelson, Department of Corrections, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, freedom, Governor Brian Sandoval, High Desert State Prison, Homicide, huffington post, Indian Springs, inmate, inmate abuse, Inmate Death, inmates, interview, James Dzurenda, Justice System, kelly patterson, KNPR, las vegas, lawsuit, murder, NDOC, negative media attention, Nevada, Nevada Department of Corrections, Nevada State Government, Nevada's "unique" prison culture, New York, NV, nvcopblock, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, Prison, Prison Correctional Officer, prison death, prison guards, radio, rehabilitation, reintegration, rights, Senior Correctional Officer Mumpower, shotguns, State of the Nevada podcast, Trainee Raynaldo J. Ramos, unauthorized use of force, Update, use of force, use of guns in prison, Victor Perez, video

As I’ve reported here on CopBlock.org in several posts over the past year, the use of shotguns loaded with birdshot

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Cop Blast Podcast: The Week In Review – Mondays at 9:30pm EST

March 26, 2016March 26, 2016 CopBlock 328 Views Accountability, Allentown Cop Block, arrested for filming, assault, assault vehicle, bearcat, Brutality, Carbon County Cop Block, Carbondale, Carbondale Police Department, Civil rights, Conn, Connecticut, Cop Blast Podcast, cop block, copblock, CopBlock Radio, copblock.org, Corporal Michael Borosh, Corruption, criminal homicide, ct, Dishonesty, double-standards, dui, Eric Garner, excessive force, film the police, filming a traffic stop, Filming police, gofundme, Harassment, Homicide, Joseph Molinaro, Justice System, lackawanna county, lehigh valley cop block, Lenco Bearcat, Lt. Mark Tiller, matthew taylor, monday, New York, New York City, no victim no crime, ny, nypd, Oath Accountability Project, Officer Frank Schulze, pa, Penn, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Police, podcast, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, Ramsey Orta, reckless endangerment, rights, sc, scott marshall, Severin Freeman, south carolina, Stamford, Stamford Police Department, Stamford Police Foundation, trespassing, Update, video, Zachary Hammond

Cop Blast Podcast brings you another exciting episode this week as hosts Rick Gonzalez of Allentown Cop Block, Scott Marshall

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Stamford Connecticut Police Open GoFundMe Campaign to Buy a Bearcat

March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 820 Views Accountability, armored clown cars, assault, bearcat, body cams, Brutality, Conn, Connecticut, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, ct, Dishonesty, Drug war, excessive force, federal grants, freedom, gofundme, Harassment, Homicide, Iwo Jima, John Wayne, keene, kelly patterson, lenco, militarized police, Militarized Police Tank, New Hampshire, original content, paramilitary police, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, rumors I started, soliciting donations, Stamford, Stamford Police Department, Stamford Police Foundation, stormtroopers, Tank, video

In Stamford they’re a little jealous of the other Connecticut cities that have the latest fancy new military vehicles. According

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Videos 

Videos: Gun Owner Refuses To Be Cucked By Cops Harassing Him For Permit

January 13, 2016January 14, 2016 Asa J 8183 Views bridgeport, busy-body cops, challenge the law, Civil rights, Connecticut, copblock, copblock.org, Dunkin Donuts, firearms, freedom, GOA, gun owner, Gun ownership, gun permit, Gun rights, Harassment, monopoly authority, NRA, obese cop, open carry, police harassment, Police State, power monopoly of the state, Property rights, refuse to be cucked, rights, Second Amendment, subway, Subway sandwich shop, uncucked

Gun ownership challenges the power monopoly of the state. So it is no surprise that state enforcers like police get

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Articles 

This Is What Thanksgiving Looks Like In A Police State

November 26, 2015November 23, 2016 Asa J 319 Views Arizona, Arkansas, arkansas state police, bomb-sniffing dogs, California, Checkpoints, chief James O'Neill, Col. Tracy Trott, Connecticut, Critical Response Command, distracted drivers, Eating out our substance, Emergency Service Unit, heavy body armor, helicopters, Macy's Thanksgiving day parade, Manhattan, Michigan, militarization of police, military style rifles, Missouri, mobile cameras, NC Interstate Challenge Campaign, New Mexico, New York City, new york city police, new york city police department, new york state police, North Carolina, nypd, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Operation Hang Up, Paris terrorist attacks, police checkpoints, Propaganda, radiation detectors, revenue generation, Rhode Island, Ricky Adams, Security theater, Sgt. Chris Waters, sniper rifles, sobriety checkpoints, Tennessee, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Texas, thanksgiving, Thanksgiving holiday, The Interstate 40 Challenge, traffic enforcement, unmarked police cars, Virgina, west virgina

In a show of security theater that exemplifies the further acclimation of the public to the mounting draconian police presence

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$10,000 Goes Missing From Connecticut Police Evidence Safe

November 16, 2015 Asa J 311 Views $10000, $10000 missing from police department, Abimael Ramos, Accountability, bridgeport police department, Connecticut, Connecticut Post, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, evidence safe, missing evidence, officers accused of wrongdoing, Police Chief Joseph Gaudett, Police State, property room, record keeping, records rooms, Sgt. John Devone, Sgt. Luigi Tucciarone, Transparency

It was revealed Sunday that almost $10,000 has disappeared from a Bridgeport Police Department evidence safe in Connecticut. The Connecticut

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Man Dies After Being Drugged, Tased During Medical Disturbance Call

August 8, 2015February 29, 2016 Asa J 355 Views Accountability, autopsy, Civil rights, Connecticut, Connecticut State Police, copblock, copblock.org, Emergency Medical Services, EMS, excessive force, forcibly medicated, Hartford, Hartford Connecticut, Hartford Hospital, hartford police, Hartford State's Attorney's Office, Homicide, Kelsey Street, man dies from police taser, man tasered for putting out fire, Matthew Russo, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, police, police abuse, rights, taser, Western District Major Crime squad

A Hartford, Connecticut man is dead after an officer used a taser on him and EMS personnel forcibly sedated him

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