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Five New Jersey Corrections Officers Sexually Abused Female Prisoners Over the Course of Two Years

February 2, 2017February 5, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 1214 Views Alpha, Clinton, Corrections Officer Ahnwar Dixon, Corrections Officer Brian Ambroise, Corrections Officer Jason Mays, Corrections Officer Thomas Seguine, corrections officers, DOC, East Orange, Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, grand jury, Hillside, Hunterdon County, Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office, joint investigation, kelly patterson, New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Corrections, NJ, official misconduct, Phillipsburg, press conference, Prison, Prosecutor Anthony P Kearns III, rape culture, raping inmates, second degree sexual assault, senior corrections officer, sexual abuse, sexual relationship with an inmate, Special Investigations Division, Special Victims Unit, Trentonian.com

Four New Jersey corrections officers have been indicted for sexual assault against nine women at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility

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Texas Transit Cop Who Beat Sleeping Man Charged With Assault (Update)

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1275 Views Accountability, additional training, assault, bad apple, baton, baton beating, baton strike to face, baton strikes, beating, Brutality, Burnett Street Transit Center, chief Vera Bumpers, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Daniel Reynosa, Darrell Giles, Dishonesty, District Attorney Devon Anderson, double-standards, excessive force, film the police, Filming police, good cop, grand jury, Harassment, Harris County, homeless, houston, Houston Metro Transit Police, Houston transit officer, HoustonPublicMedia.org, indictment, Jairus Warren, Justice System, kelly patterson, Officer Daniel Reynoso, Ossie Giles, police, police abuse, police accountability, police beating, Police brutality, Police State, retractable baton, rights, security camera, sore wrist, Surveillance, surveillance video, Texas, train station, TX, Update, Vera Bumpers, Vicious Baton Beating, video

Earlier this week, CopBlock Network Contributor Asa Jay reported on a surveillance video that showed a Metro Transit Authority cop

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Sandusky, Ohio Sheriff Kyle Overmyer Indicted on 43 Charges Including 38 Felonies

August 26, 2016September 22, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1572 Views Accountability, Attorney General Mike DeWine, Carol Hamilton O'Brien, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, deceived physicians and pharmacists, deception to obtain a dangerous drug, deception to obtain drugs, Delaware County prosecutor, Deputy Sean O'Connell, Dishonesty, doctor shopping, double-standards, drug disposal drop box, Drug war, felony charges, fifth-degree felony, filing false financial disclosure reports, first degree misdemeanor, fourth-degree felony, Furtherance of Justice, Good Sheriff, grand jury, Hydrocodone, indictment, Judge Patricia Cosgrove, Justice System, kelly patterson, leaking files, OH, Ohio, Ohio Attorney General's Office, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, opiates, opioids, oxycodone, Percocet, police, police accountability, prescription drugs, Sandusky, Sandusky County, Sheriff Kyle Overmyer, Special Agent Jeff Cook, special prosecutor, take-back prescription pill boxes, tampering with records, theft in office, theft of drugs, TheNews-Messenger.com, third degree felony, whistle blower

Sheriff Kyle Overmyer of Sandusky, Ohio was pretty much the shoe-in to win re-election  to the post he was originally

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Indianapolis Cop Shoots Home Owner After Mistaking Him For Robber

August 23, 2016 Asa J 902 Views administrative duty, car jacking, car jacking suspect, cop mistakes homeowner for car jacker, cop mistakes homeowner for robber, copblock, copblock.org, Foxtail Drive, grand jury, IMPD Assistant Chief Randal Taylor, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Cop Shoots Home Owner, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Internal Affairs Investigation, New Jersey, North German Road, police shooting, Police State, Randal Taylor, shot in the stomach, Upper Deerfield Township

In yet another case of a botched police response to a crime, an Indianapolis cop shot a home owner he

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Cop Charged With Murder Of Motorist Who “Posed No Threat”

July 17, 2016July 17, 2016 Asa J 1439 Views Accountability, aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, atlanta, atlanta police department, chief George N. Turner, Cirque Daiquiri Bar and Grill, cop charged with murder, copblock, copblock.org, Deravis Caine Rogers, District Attorney Paul Howard, excessive force, fatal police shooting, Ford Fusion, Fulton County, George N. Turner, Georgia, Grady Memorial Hospital, grand jurors, grand jury, James R. Burns, Justice System, Monroe Drive, Monroe Place apartments, murder, officer James R. Burns, Paul Howard, police abuse, police murder, police shooting, Police State, privileges, special privileges, violation of oath of office

An Atlanta police officer now faces a murder charge after investigators determined a motorist “posed no threat” to him during

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Deputy Cleared In Takedown Killing Of Autistic Man Caught On Video

June 19, 2016 Asa J 1495 Views Asperger’s Syndrome, autism, autopsy, blood thinners, Brutality, Chase Wright, Chip McConville, copblock, copblock.org, cops kills autistic man, David Dehmann, deputy Chase Wright, developmentally disabled, disorderly conduct, Emergency room, excessive force, Franklin County coroner’s office, grand jury, Justice System, Knox Community Hospital, Knox County, Knox County Jail, Knox County Sheriff's Office, no bill ruling, Ohio, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, police abuse, Police brutality, Police State, police takedown, police takedown kills man, Tourette’s Syndrome

A Knox County, Ohio deputy sheriff was cleared by a grand jury on Friday despite video of him slamming a

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

June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1167 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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“Crowd-Pleasing, Gun-Toting, Tough-Talking” Colorado Sheriff Facing 6 Felonies, Including Extortion And Kidnapping

June 2, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1413 Views 18th Judicial District, Accountability, Arapaho County, assault, Bill Elder, Board of El Paso County Commissioners, Brutality, CBI, Civil rights, CO, Colorado, Colorado Bureau of investigation, Commander Juan "John" San Agustin, Commissioner Darryl Glenn, Commissioner Peggy Littleton, Comptroller Dorene Cardarelle, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, creating a hostile work environment, creepy text messages, Crowd-Pleasing Gun-Toting Tough-Talking Sheriff, Deputy Travis Garretson, Dishonesty, District Attorney George Brauchler, Double Standard, Douglas County, Douglas County jail, dramatic downfall, driving under the influence, dui, El Paso County, El Paso County Courthouse, El Paso County sheriff's office, Elbert County, employee morale, Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission, excessive force, extortion, extramarital affairs, false confession, False imprisonment, Gazette.com, grand jury, Harassment, Indictments, internal afairs file, internal investigations, Justice System, Kellie Trull, kelly patterson, Kidnapping, lack of integrity, lincoln county, no confidence vote, OWI, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, rising star, settlements, sex scandal, sexual misconduct, shirtless selfie, suspicion of harassment, The Gazette, Tiffany Huntz, Undersheriff Paula Presley, violent beatings, wide ranging allegations, wish you were with me

Last week, Terry Maketa was indicted on nine charges, including six felonies. Less than two years ago, Maketa was the

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Plainclothes Cop Indicted After Killing Church Drummer Stranded On Highway

June 2, 2016June 2, 2016 Asa J 1081 Views Accountability, attempted first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, attempted murder, church drummer, cop indicted, copblock, copblock.org, Corey Jones, excessive force, Florida, grand jury, Interstate 95, Justice System, manslaughter, manslaughter by culpable negligence, Mathew Huntsberger, Nouman Raja, officer did not identify himslef, officer Nouman Raja, Palm Beach Gardens police, Palm Beach Gardens police department, Palm Beach Gardens police officers, Plainclothes, plainclothes officer, police abuse, police accountability, police murder, Police State, unmarked patrol

A former Florida police officer has been indicted on charges of manslaughter by culpable negligence and attempted first-degree murder with

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Update: Michael Slager Now Also Facing Federal Charges And Potentially Death Penalty

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1696 Views #blacklivesmatter, #BlueLiesMatter, #ThinBlueLies, Accountability, Anthony Scott, assault, body camera, Brutality, Chris Stewart, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Death Penalty, depriving someone of their civil rights under color of law, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, film the police, grand jury, Home Field Advantage, Homicide, intentional deliberate and/or illegal act, Judy Scott, Justice System, kelly patterson, michael slager, murder, North Charleston, north charleston police, obstructing justice in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police shooting, policeman's discount, rights, sc, south carolina, taser, unarmed person, Update, using a firearm in committing a crime of violence, video, violating civil rights laws, walter scott

Former Officer Michael Slager, the South Carolina cop who was caught on film murdering Walter Scott from behind as he

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Cop And Former Football Star With History of Misconduct Arrested For Raping 16 Year Old

May 6, 2016May 6, 2016 Steven Thomas 1542 Views Accountability, Anderson County, Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County Jail, anderson county sheriff's department, angry and bitterly disappointed, assault, Assistant Police Chief Charles "Robin" Smith, brief sexual encounter, Brutality, Cassen Jackson-Garrison, Central High School, City Manager Mark Watson, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, cops charged with rape, Corruption, Dishonesty, District Attorney General Dave Clark, domestic violence, Double Standard, football, grand jury, Harassment, inappropriate contact, Knoxville Police Department, Middle Tennessee, Mt. Juliet, nashville, Oak Ridge, police accountability, Police Department, Police State, press release, rape, rights, running back, sexual assault, Tennessee, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, TN, vanderbilt university

Oak Ridge Police Officer, Cassen Jackson-Garrison, has been arrested for the rape of a 16-year-old girl while on duty. Officer

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Sgt. Stephen Matakovich Pleads Not Guilty In Federal Court For Assaulting Sports Fan

April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 Steven Thomas 2172 Views Accountability, arrested, assault, attorney, Blaine Jones, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, department, Dishonesty, Double Standard, double-standards, Drug war, excessive force, falsification of records, FBI, Featured, Federal Civil Rights case, felony, film the police, fired, football playoffs, Gabriel Despres, grand jury, Harassment, Heinz Field, illegal to get assaulted by a cop, indicted, Justice System, pa, Pennsylvania, pittsburgh, pittsburgh police department, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, proactive in his actions, rights, sergeant, Stephen Matakovich, Update, video, willful deprivation of civil rights, WPIAL

Earlier this year, a district judge dismissed assault and official oppression charges against Sgt. Stephen Matakovich. Officer Matakovich, who is

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