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Lawsuit: Cop Beat, Stuck Gun In Mouth Of Mentally Disabled Teen, Tried To Cover It Up

September 13, 2016 Asa J 1818 Views beating, chicago police, chicago police department, Chicago police officer, Cook County, Cook County jail, Cook County state's attorney's office, cop beats mentally disabled teen, cop beats teen, copblock, copblock.org, cops sticks gun in mouth, cover up, Dishonesty, electronic monitoring, emotional trauma, fake police reports, false reports, federal lawsuit, gun in mouth, independent police review authority, IPRA, lacerations, Matthew Jackson, mental impairment, mentally disabled, Mentally Disabled Teen, Mount Sinai Hospital, Nathaniel Taylor, officer Matthew Jackson, police abuse, police beating, police misconduct, Police State, Richard Dvorak, teen beating, walked across lawn, West Side

A Chicago police officer is being accused of beating and sticking his gun in the mouth of a mentally disabled

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Man Killed By Wauwatosa Officer Was “Shot In The Head Four Times” With Hands Up, Says Parents

August 24, 2016 Isiah Holmes 1439 Views Accountability, assault, Barry Weber, Body-cam, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, cover up, DA office, dash cam, Dishonesty, documentary, double-standards, Drug war, Ed Flynn, excessive force, Filming police, foia, free information, Harassment, Illegal search/entry, Jay Anderson, jay anderson killing, journalism, Justice System, madison park shooting, militarization, milwaukee, milwaukee police, Milwaukee riots, news, no victim no crime, police abuse, police accountability, politics, Stingray, strike the root, Surveillance, Transparency, Update, video, Wauwatosa, Wauwatosa police, wauwatosa police killing, Wisconsin, writing

Two months. It’s nearly been two months since an unidentified Wauwatosa officer shot 25 year old Jay Anderson in his

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Articles Toxic Cops

Cop’s False Testimony Sent Teen to Prison for 9 Years, Despite Real Killer’s Confession Weeks After Sentencing

June 15, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1684 Views Accountability, affidavit, Civil rights, conviction overturned, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, cover up, credibility, Davontae Sanford, Deputy Police Chief James Tolbert, detailed diagram of the crime scene, detective, detroit, detroit police department, Dishonesty, Dykema Gossett, false confession, false conviction, false testimony, Flint, Flint Police Department, freedom, Heidi Naasko, Hitman, Homicide, Judge Brian Sullivan, Justice System, kelly patterson, Kwame Kilpatrick, lawsuit, location of the victims’ bodies, MI, Michigan, Michigan Innoncence Clinic, Michigan State Appellate Defender's Office, michigan state police, murder, Northwestern Center for the Wrongful Convictions of Youth, Odell Godbold, police, police abuse, police accountability, quadruple homicide, rights, Scandal, second degree murder, Strippers, suspended from practicing law, Tamara Greene, Vincent Smothers, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office

On Tuesday, a Detroit man who had been in prison since the age of fourteen, due to false testimony by

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Articles Police Abuse students Toxic Cops

Las Vegas School Cop Charged With Assaulting Student and Staff Member With Baton Enters Plea

June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 965 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, ccsd, CCSD Police Department, Civil rights, clark county, Clark County School District, Clark County School District Police Department, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, cover up, Dishonesty, excessive force, falsifying police reports, federal indictment, Fox 5 Las Vegas, grand jury, Justice System, kelly patterson, KVVU, las vegas, Las Vegas Review Journal, Las Vegas Sun, LVRJ, Nevada, north las vegas, NV, Officer James Lescinsky, police, police abuse, police accountability, police baton beating, Police brutality, policeman's discount, rights, school police, school staff, student, US Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen, video, witness tampering

In May, Officer James Lescinsky became the latest in a growing number of Las Vegas school cops to be implicated

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Articles Killer Cops Police Abuse Toxic Cops

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

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 3102 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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Deputies Convicted Of Beating Mentally Ill Inmate and Covering It Up

May 17, 2016 Asa J 853 Views Accountability, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Fox, Brandon Fox, Brutality, Bryan Brunsting, California, Civil rights, conspiracy to violate civil rights, cops beat mentally ill inmate, Corruption, corruption probe, cover up, deprivation of civil rights, deprivation of civil rights under color of authority, Deputy Bryan Brunsting, Deputy Jason Branum, Dishonesty, excessive force, falsifying records, federal prison, federal probe, infirmary, Joshua Sather, jurors, Justice System, Los Angeles County, los angeles county sheriff's department, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, pepper spray, Phillip Jones, police abuse, police beating, Police State, trial, Twin Towers Correctional Facility

Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies face up to 40 years in federal prison after being convicted on Monday for the beating

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Nevada Prison Guard Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of Inmates (Update)

April 24, 2016April 26, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1436 Views Accountability, Alexis Plunkett, Andrew Arevalo, assault, Brutality, Cal Potter, Carlos Perez, Civil rights, Clark County Coroner, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Correctional Officer Isaiah Smith, Correctional Officer Jeff Castro, correctional officers, Corrections Department Director Greg Cox, corrections officer, Corruption, COT Ramos, cover up, CPR, declared deceased, disciplinary report, discovery, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, failing to report repeated, false statements, Fox 5 Las Vegas, gladiator like scenario, Governor Brian Sandoval, gurgling on his own blood, HDSP, High Desert State Prison, Homicide, incident reports, Indian Springs, inmate, inmate abuse, Inmate Death, inmates, insubordination, internal reports, Justice System, kelly patterson, KTNV Las Vegas Channel 13 Action News, lack of medical care, las vegas, lawsuit, led to an inmate’s death, multiple gunshot wounds, murder, NDOC, negative media attention, neglect of duty, Nevada, Nevada Attorney General's Office, Nevada Department of Corrections, Nevada State Government, NV, nvcopblock, personnel issue, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, prior security breaches, Prison, Prison Correctional Officer, prison death, prison guards, proper staffing, protective custody, report, rights, segregation unit, Senior Correctional Officer Mumpower, shotgun, Solitary Confinement, summary judgement, the hole, Trainee Raynaldo J. Ramos, trauma room, unauthorized use of force, unbecoming conduct, Update, use of force, vast amounts of blood everywhere, Victor Perez, video

I’ve posted several times over the past year about the shooting of two prison inmates at the High Desert State

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Articles Toxic Cops

Former Boulder City NV Police Chief Takes Plea Deal on Charges Related to Animal Cruelty Scandal (Update)

April 20, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1094 Views Accountability, animal abuse, animal control, Animal Control Officer, animal control supervisor, Animal cruelty, animal shelter, Ann Inabnitt, biker rally, Boulder City, Boulder City Justice Court, Boulder City Police Department, Boulder City Review, Brutality, Chief Bill Conger, Civil rights, contrary to the form, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, cover up, criminal investigation, deliberate harassment, Detective David Olson, Dishonesty, Double Standard, euthanize, failure to perform a duty, felony animal cruelty, force and effect of statutes, forced to resign, frivolous lawsuit, grand jury testimony, Harassment, Homicide, Justice System, kelly patterson, Kristen Corral, las vegas, Las Vegas Review Journal, LVRJ, Mary Jo Frazier, misdemeanor, Nevada, Nevada Political Action for Animals, NV, pets, poker chip, police, police accountability, retired leo, Sgt. Aaron Johnson, Stephen Stubbs, Thomas Finn, Tom Pitaro, Update

As I posted about late last week, a former police chief in Boulder City, Nevada was charged with “failure to

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Former Boulder City Nevada Police Chief Charged Over Animal Cruelty Cover-UP (Update)

April 16, 2016April 20, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1335 Views Accountability, animal abuse, animal control, Animal Control Officer, animal control supervisor, Animal cruelty, animal shelter, Ann Inabnitt, biker rally, Boulder City, Boulder City Justice Court, Boulder City Police Department, Boulder City Review, Brutality, Chief Bill Conger, Civil rights, contrary to the form, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, cover up, criminal investigation, deliberate harassment, Detective David Olson, Dishonesty, Double Standard, euthanize, failure to perform a duty, felony animal cruelty, force and effect of statutes, forced to resign, frivolous lawsuit, grand jury testimony, Harassment, Homicide, Justice System, kelly patterson, Kristen Corral, las vegas, Las Vegas Review Journal, LVRJ, Mary Jo Frazier, misdemeanor, Nevada, Nevada Political Action for Animals, NV, pets, poker chip, police, police accountability, retired leo, Sgt. Aaron Johnson, Stephen Stubbs, Thomas Finn, Tom Pitaro, Update

Back in January, I posted about the resignation of Boulder City, NV Police Chief Bill Conger in the wake of

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Articles Killer Cops Police Abuse

Official Report: Nevada Prison Guards Blamed For Fatal Shooting of Inmates (Update)

April 12, 2016April 13, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1402 Views Accountability, Alexis Plunkett, Andrew Arevalo, assault, Brutality, Cal Potter, Carlos Perez, Civil rights, Clark County Coroner, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Correctional Officer Isaiah Smith, Correctional Officer Jeff Castro, correctional officers, Corrections Department Director Greg Cox, corrections officer, Corruption, cover up, CPR, declared deceased, disciplinary report, discovery, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, failing to report repeated, false statements, Fox 5 Las Vegas, gladiator like scenario, Governor Brian Sandoval, gurgling on his own blood, HDSP, High Desert State Prison, Homicide, incident reports, Indian Springs, inmate, inmate abuse, Inmate Death, inmates, insubordination, internal reports, Justice System, kelly patterson, KTNV Las Vegas Channel 13 Action News, lack of medical care, las vegas, lawsuit, led to an inmate’s death, multiple gunshot wounds, murder, NDOC, negative media attention, neglect of duty, Nevada, Nevada Attorney General's Office, Nevada Department of Corrections, Nevada State Government, NV, nvcopblock, personnel issue, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, prior security breaches, Prison, prison death, prison guards, proper staffing, protective custody, report, rights, segregation unit, Senior Correctional Officer Mumpower, shotgun, Solitary Confinement, summary judgement, the hole, trauma room, unauthorized use of force, unbecoming conduct, Update, use of force, vast amounts of blood everywhere, Victor Perez, video

Last year, I posted about the shooting of two prison inmates at the High Desert State Prison, which is located

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Progressives Oust Prosecutors Criticized for Mishandling Cases of Police Brutality

March 17, 2016March 17, 2016 Brian Sumner 889 Views #ByeAnita, Anita Alvarez, assault, Brian David Sumner, Brutality, chicago, Civil rights, Cleveland, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, cover up, Dishonesty, Double Standard, double-standards, excessive force, freedom, Harassment, Homicide, Illinois, Justice System, Laquan McDonald, Ohio, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, Rahm Emmanuel, RHRealityCheck.org. Ally Boguhn, Tamir Rice, Timothy McGinty

The amount of corruption uncovered relating to police coverups last year left a wake of government officials and other state

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Articles Killer Cops students Toxic Cops

Within Scope Of Their Duties: Las Vegas School Police Got Teens Drunk, Covered It Up After Deadly DUI

March 11, 2016March 11, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1800 Views 8 News Now, Accountability, Angela Peterson, Angela Peterson Scholarship Fund, beer pong, Captain Jim Ketsaa, ccsd, CCSD Police Department, Chief Phil Arroyo, Civil rights, Clark County School District, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, cover up, Dishonesty, dispatcher, double-standards, driving while drunk, dui, Erik Aldays, federal judge, Frank Peterson, Judge Larry Hicks, Justice System, kelly patterson, Kevin Miranda, las vegas, las vegas metropolitan police department, lawsuit, Linda Peterson, liquor, looking at the wall, Mark Cook, Nevada, NV, Officer Cynthia Ruelas, Officer Mark Robbins, Officer Tina Zuniga, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police Union, Rebecca Wamsley, School, school cop, settlement, shots, sprang into action, student, teen, Transparency, underage drinking, video, within the scope of their duties

It was announced this week that the Clark County School District Police Department had settled a lawsuit in a case

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