In May of 2016, I reported on the case of Solomon Galloway, a Las Vegas man who was illegally detained, assaulted, and falsely arrested by one the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s “Saturation Teams” in February of that year. At the time, Galloway was the passenger in a vehicle driven by a co-worker, which had […]
Choked Then Beaten for Jaywalking – Only in the Police State of the U.S.A
When you cannot eat a pizza at a bus stop, have a few drinks at a bar or cross the street outside the state issued zones (also called crosswalks) you live in a police state. Plain and simple. The latter is what happened to Nandi Cain Jr in California. Luckily his girlfriend was able to catch […]
LVMPD Caught on Body Camera Admitting They Arrested Man For Singing F*ck The Police
Last Month, police officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrested a local activist named Jason Nellis, who has also contributed several posts to the CopBlock Network. In doing so, they used the excuse that he had jaywalked as they were arresting a wheelchair-bound woman on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. However, in […]
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 […]
Final Charges Dismissed For Cop That Shot “Sugar” The Cat
The headline says it all, but I suppose for the sake of a blog post I will say more. Back in May, I reported that the district attorney for the case involving Sugar the Cat, decided that no criminal charges were needed for the officer. The DA, in his endless wisdom, instead decided a citation […]
Las Vegas Protesters “De-Arrest” Innocent Bicyclist After LVMPD Harassment on May Day
During the 2016 annual May Day march in Las Vegas, officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department began bullying and acting aggressively toward people participating in the march. Prior to these hostile actions by the police the march had been extremely peaceful and quite lighthearted. The May Day march in Las Vegas is one […]
VIDEO: Is This What Walking Down the Street Drinking Coffee is Like for a Black Man in a Police State??
*Originally posted at the “FREETHOUGHTPROJECT.” An Ohio man was merely trying to walk down the street and drink his coffee last month when he became the target of a Cincinnati police officer. Charles Harrel, 29, pulled out his phone and documented his stalker, Cincinnati officer, Baron Osterman. As the video begins, Harrell says, “This is what we have […]
Lawsuit After Video Shows Beating Arrest Of Jaywalkers
A federal excessive force lawsuit has now been filed following the release of a video that showed Austin, Texas police officers beating and arresting several San Antonio tourists last November. The footage shows the cops pushing Jeremy King, 22, and Lourdes Glen, 24, up against a wall along 6th street in Austin as the “suspects” […]
Update: Idaho Police Continue to Pursue Punitive Prosecution of Cop Blocker Matthew Townsend
As has been reported previously on CopBlock.org, Mathew Townsend is facing a felony charge in Idaho for posting on Facebook about a case he was facing in which he was arrested while legally protesting on public property. That original arrest has been described as a “contempt of cop” charge. Via the original post here on […]
Video: Beaten And Arrested By Austin Cops For Jaywalking
Video has emerged showing Austin, Texas police officers shoving, punching, and kneeing two nefarious jaywalkers before arresting them – and then also arresting a female bystander who was protesting their actions. The footage, which was posted on Facebook on Friday, shows the gang of thugs pushing two men up against a wall along 6th street […]
