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Articles Toxic Cops

Retired Chicago Cop, “Medal of Valor” Winner, Arrested for Burning Homeless Man’s Tent and Belongings

December 17, 2016December 17, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 659 Views 1300 block of Dartford Court, Accountability, activist, Arson, artificial knees, assault, Award Winning cop, Charles Dobra, chicago, chicago police department, Chicago Tribune, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, devotion to duty, Dishonesty, double-standards, fl, Florida, foia request, freedom of information act request, good cop, Harassment, Heroism, homelessness, IL, Illinois, Judge Liam C. Brennan, kelly patterson, Key Colony Beach, Medal of Valor, Naperville Sun, personal courage, police, police accountability, political protester, retired cop, Scott Huber, Sergeant James R. Povolo, summer home, targeting homeless, winter home

A man who was arrested for arson after he burned the tent and personal belongings of an area homeless man

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Police Abuse Videos

Video Shows Cop Fire Seven Shots Into Teen’s Vehicle

June 25, 2016June 25, 2016 Asa J 571 Views Alvin Glenn Detention Center, Antwon Gallmon, Brentwood Court, cop shoots car, copblock, copblock.org, cops fires into moving vehicle, dash cam video, excessive force, Federal Credit Union, Forest Acres, Forest Acres police, Forest Acres police department, Forest Drive, freedom of information act request, gunshot wound, Lonnie Randolph, noise complaint, officer Robert Cooper, Palmetto Richland hospital, police abuse, police shooting, Police State, Robert Cooper, SC NAACP, SLED, Solicitor Dan Johnson, south carolina, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, video

Dash-cam video has emerged showing a South Carolina cop firing seven shots into a teenager’s car as he slowly attempts

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Articles Toxic Cops

Madison, Alabama Police Department Spending 50K To Protect Top Cops; Crucifying Others

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 Isiah Holmes 701 Views Accountability, AL.com, ARTICLE, Brian White, Brutality, Captain Terrell Cook, chief Larry Muncey, Civil rights, Contempt, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Councilman Mike Potter, DCI agent, defense attorney, defense fund, Department of Justice, DoJ, DOJ probe, double-standards, Drug war, ensuring officers don’t use force unnecessarily, excessive force, Filming police, foia request, freedom of information act request, Harassment, held at gunpoint, Illegal search/entry, indefinite administrative leave, India, journalism, Judge Madeline Haikala, Justice System, Larry Barclay, lawsuit, legal fees, Madison, Madison PD, Madison Police Department, misconduct cover up, misdemeanor assault, news, obligation to avoid city lawsuits, Officer Eric Parker, paid leave, paid vacation, Police brutality, Police Chief, police cover-up, report, rights, Robert Tuten, Sgt. Anderson, SNAFU, strike the root, superbly tight lipped, Sureshbahi Patel, Surveillance, surveying the courthouse, suspiscious man, Traffic stop, Transparency, us district court, use of force inquiry, video, within policy, writing

After a series of FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act) requests, AL.com learned of the hefty legal fees Madison, Alabama spent to defend

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Articles Original Content

Feds Transferred $2.2B Worth Of Military Equipment To Police Since 2006

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 Asa J 624 Views 1033 Program, Adam Andrzejewski, airplanes, Arizona, armored vehicles, bayonets, California, copblock, copblock.org, Dept. of Defense, executive order, foia request, freedom of information act request, helicopters, Law Enforcement Equipment Working Group, M14 rifles, M16 rifles, militarization, militarization of police, military gear, military surplus equipment, mine detectors, mrap, open the books, pentagon, Police State, police state daily, President Obama, Tennessee, Texas, The Militarization of Local Police Departments, Virginia, Working Group

The federal government has transferred around $2.2 billion worth of military gear to local police departments around the country since

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Did The Police Call Kyle Hammond a Terrorist? Did They Tamper with Body Camera Footage Too?

July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 Ademo Freeman 1285 Views Accountability, body camera footage, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, Double Standard, fbi building, film the police, filming the police, first amendment audit, freedom of information act request, henrico police, hughson, kyle hammond, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, Right to remain silent, rights, terrorist, video

On July 13th I blogged about Kyle Hammond, who was arrested by Henrico Police officer Hughson for remaining silent. As

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Ohio County, WV Sheriff Pat Butler Shows Corruption of Thin Blue Line [Video]

October 5, 2014September 30, 2014 CopBlock 575 Views belmont county cop block, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, first amendment, foia, freedom of information act request, haglock, j. west, ohio county, ohio county sheriff's office, police accountability, police intimidation, thin blue line, Transparency, West Virginia

Larry Kiddey, who’s involved with Belmont County (OH) Cop Block, shared the information below via CopBlock.org/Submit about his interaction with

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