I am a Cop Block Network contributor, activist, educator, philosopher and artist. I am by no means a legal expert. But often I am asked questions, so I have created Ask A Cop Blocker as a way to answer as many of our reader inquiries as I can. Recently Cop Block has been making some […]
The War on Drugs Claims Another Victim
Tuesday October 4th, 2016. Aurora, Illinois at 8:41 pm. Cherries pop. Red, blue, and white. A 2003 Chevrolet Impala pulls to the side of the road at the corner of North Avenue and 4th Street. A young man squirms nervously as a 37-year-old, 9-year veteran Aurora Police Department (APD) officer assigned to the Community-Oriented Policing […]
3-Year-Old Child Dies After Being Left In Patrol Car For Hours
Long Beach Police Officer Cassie Barker has been identified as the mother of Cheyenn Hyer, who died Friday after she was left unattended in a patrol car. According to investigators, Officer Barker left her 3-year-old daughter in the back of her patrol car while she had a four hour rendezvous with her boyfriend, Long Beach […]
Video Shows Fresno Cop with High School Student in Chokehold
A video posted on Facebook shows a motorcycle officer with the Fresno Police Department in a physical struggle with a black Hoover High School student name Keyshawn. His friend Johnny was there recording; both were arrested. According to the comments on Facebook, the officer stopped them for jaywalking and the situation escalated from there. The […]
Newly Released Video Shows Police Murdering Another Man In Custody
Newly released police body camera footage shows the agonizing final moments for a 46-year-old Oakland man who died while being restrained by Hayward police following a late-night traffic stop. Hayward police stopped James Greer on May 23, 2014, around 10:45 p.m. along Mission Boulevard to check on whether he was driving under the influence. Police […]
Video: Inmate Shocked With Stun Gun 3 Times And Left To Die
Newly released videos shows the death of 24-year-old Brandon Bethea, who was shocked at least three times with a stun gun and then left alone for about 20 minutes – where he died. The video also contradicts some of the statements the sheriff and deputies made after the death. Jail officers said 24-year-old Brandon Bethea had threatened […]
Paralyzed Veteran Dies on Cell Floor, Pleaded 5 Days for Help
Written By Andre’ Gabriel Esparza – DontComply.com This all started when Army veteran Elliott Williams, who was suffering from mental illness, was arrested at a hotel on Oct. 21, 2011. The front desk of the hotel phoned officers when Williams, who was accompanied with his parents at the time, started having a mental episode in the lobby. The alleged […]
It’s Official: NYPD Officer Liang Has Manslaughter Sentence Reduced To Community Service
In 2014, NPD officer Peter Liang shot and killed Akai Gurley. Officer Liang and Landau were on a ‘vertical patrol’ of a building when Officer Liang because frightened and fired his weapon in the dark. Gurley and his friend, Melissa Butler, were standing in the stairwell, two floors below them, when Gurley was shot in […]
Breaking News: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Found Dead in Texas
It was just announced that United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was 79 years old, has been found dead. Scalia was staying at a resort style ranch in Texas while attending a private party and taking part in a hunting trip at the time of his death. Reportedly, there were no signs of […]
Family Files Federal Lawsuit In Police Hogtie Death Of Troy Goode
The family of an asthmatic Tennessee man is alleging in a federal lawsuit that their loved one died during a police interaction last year because the cops tased and hogtied him for an extended period of time making it difficult for him to breathe properly. Thirty-year-old chemical engineer Troy Goode had reportedly been drinking and […]
