A day after Cop Block’s last article on the Wauwatosa (Tosa) PD Robin Schumacher case, the department emailed back. In 2013, she’d reportedly detailed sexual harassment by WPD supervisors in her resignation letter. The department’s lieutenants, despite having already provided that document, claim to not have access to it. A series of legal dramas preceded […]
Off Duty Arkansas State Trooper Accosts Man Legally Open Carrying; Has Him Arrested After Complaint is Filed
The following post and accompanying video were shared with the CopBlock Network by Drew Tanner, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. The video contains lots of commentary, so it’s fairly self-explanatory. Tanner maintains that he was at a local Walmart in Searcy, Arkansas shopping and minding his own business when he was accosted by a stranger. […]
Retired Chicago Cop, “Medal of Valor” Winner, Arrested for Burning Homeless Man’s Tent and Belongings
A man who was arrested for arson after he burned the tent and personal belongings of an area homeless man is a retired Chicago police officer. In fact, Sergeant James R. Povolo, much like a slew of other violent cops that have been exposed as criminals, was a former award winning officer. Although the exact […]
Grand Forks (ND) Police Tried to Destroy Evidence in Police Shooting of Unarmed Man
The following post and video were shared with the CopBlock Network by Timothy Holmseth, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. Date of Incident: February 28, 2015 Department Involved: Grand Forks (ND) Police Dept., University of North Dakota Police Dept. Officers Involved: Officer Jerad Braaten, Officer Heather Hopkins Attorney General’s Phone No.: (701) 328-2210 If you have […]
Madison, Alabama Police Department Spending 50K To Protect Top Cops; Crucifying Others
After a series of FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act) requests, AL.com learned of the hefty legal fees Madison, Alabama spent to defend a police chief. Police Chief Larry Muncey, found guilty of contempt by a US district judge, was fined $2500 and placed on “indefinite” administrative leave. According to the outlet, Madison officials, including its mayor, are […]
Feds Transferred $2.2B Worth Of Military Equipment To Police Since 2006
The federal government has transferred around $2.2 billion worth of military gear to local police departments around the country since 2006, according to a new report. Released by the non-profit government transparency group Open the Books, the report, titled The Militarization of Local Police Departments, says the equipment includes “helicopters and airplanes, armored trucks and […]
What We Learned From Wauwatosa PD’s Previously Unreleased Annual Reports
From 2004-2011, the Wauwatosa Police Department released yearly annual reports on its activities. The protocol wasn’t unusual, police normally provide some form of publicly available documentation. Of course, they don’t outline everything there is to know about a department, they’re simply transparent overviews. In 2012, unlike other departments, Wauwatosa’s data never arrived to the city’s […]
NYPD Says Brooklyn Man Killed by Cop While Legally Crossing Street Was at Fault Because He “Assumed Risk”
Felix Coss, a 61 year old Brooklyn Spanish teacher, was killed in 2013 by an NYPD officer, who was making a left turn at a stop light. Mr. Coss was within the crosswalk, had a green light, and in every other way possible was legally walking across the street. In contrast, NYPD Officer Paula Medrano […]
Breaking Update: Chicago PD Threatened Laquan McDonald Witnesses; Fabricated Statements
Three witnesses to the Laquan McDonald murder in Chicago have come forward stating that they were intimidated and threatened for hours by the Chicago police in an attempt to get them to change their stories to match that of the official narrative. When that was unsuccessful, their statements were left out and other statements were […]
Chicago Police Release Burger King Video of Laquan McDonald Shooting – Minus 80 Minutes
After the Chicago Tribune filed a Freedom of Information Act request, the Chicago police released surveillance footage from a Burger King near where Laquan McDonald was shot by Officer Jason Van Dyke 16 times as he walked away from police. Except eighty minutes of that video is missing and that missing footage just happens to […]
