A former Pennsylvania cop alleged to have had sex with an underage, confidential informant faces only nine months in jail after a jury returned a split verdict on Wednesday. Connellsville police officer Ryan Reese, was accused last year of accepting sexual favors from a girl in exchange for him not filing drug charges against her. She was 15-years-old when she first […]
Former Illinois Police Officer Charged With Stealing Over $65,000 From Elderly, Disabled Person
Steve Kneifel, a former officer with the La Grange (IL) Police Department, was charged with writing checks on the account of an unnamed elderly, disabled person with whom he had a legal relationship. The exact nature of the relationship was not disclosed in the indictment from a Cook County Grand Jury. Kneifel, who lives in […]
Three New Orleans Police Officers Caught Selling Untaxed Cigarettes; Not Choked to Death
Late last month, six people including three New Orleans police officers, were indicted as part of an illegal tobacco smuggling ring. The scheme, which lasted just about one year, involved smuggling cigarettes and cigars across state lines in order to avoid paying federal and state taxes. Officers Justin Brown and Joshua Carthon, of the New […]
No More Secret Trials for Police in California
A historical vote took place this week, as California Governor Jerry Brown, signed SB 227 into law banning the use of Grand Juries in officer involved shootings against civilians. The bill was authored by Holly Mitchell, a Democratic senator, and goes into effect next year. The secret trials have shown to be useless when indicting […]
Julian Heicklen Interviewed by Nathan Larson
In February 2014 Nathan Larson interviewed Julian Heicklen via email, the result of which was originally posted to Nathania.org. That interview is posted in full below as the issues covered are relevant and likely to be of interest to readers of CopBlock.org. Both Larson and Heicklen have not just been vocal to right perceived wrongs […]
