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Four More Bay Area Cops Fired in Oakland Teen Sex Scandal; Five Others Officially Slapped on Wrist

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1658 Views Accountability, Bay Area, CA, California, Celeste Guap, Civil rights, Committing A Lewd Act In A Public Space, Contra Costa Sheriff's Department, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, Double Standard, Engaging In An Act of Prostitution, Failure To Report Sexual Conduct Against A Minor, Felony Obstruction, Felony Oral Copulation with A Minor, human trafficking, Hypocrisy, Justice System, kelly patterson, LA Times, lack of accountability, livermore police department, misconduct and unethical behavior, oakland, oakland police department, Oakland Sex Scandal, opd, police, police abuse, police accountability, Prostitution, Richmond, richmond police department, rights, san francisco police department, sex, sex scandal, statuatory rape, statutory rape, Underage, underage sex scandal, Update

The Richmond Police Department has announced that they will fire four officers after an investigation found “documented misconduct” between those

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Third Oakland Police Chief Forced to Resign in Nine Days; Sex and Corruption Scandals Spread

June 19, 2016June 19, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1284 Views ABC, Accountability, Assistant Chief Paul Figueroa, Assistant Police Chief Bisa French, banner drop, CA, California, Celeste Guap, City Administrator Sabrina Landreth, Civil rights, cnn, Contra Costa County, Contra Costa Sheriff's Department, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, Double Standard, East Bay Times, federal oversight, frat house, Haaziq Madyun, human trafficking, Justice System, kelly patterson, KRON4, lack of accountability, Las Vegas Sun, Mayor Libby Schaaf, misconduct and unethical behavior, oakland, oakland police department, opd, police, police abuse, police accountability, Prostitution, protest, racist text messages, Richmond, richmond police department, rights, San Francisco, san francisco police department, statutory rape, toxic and macho culture, underage sex scandal, Update, video

For the third time in just over a week, a police chief has either resigned or been fired in Oakland.

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Report: Broken Disciplinary System Preventing Oakland Police From Firing “Bad Apples”

March 26, 2016March 27, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1293 Views Accountability, assault, Bad apples, broken disciplinary system, Brutality, CA, California, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, dog and pony show, double-standards, excessive force, freedom, Harassment, history of lax enforcement, Homicide, internal affairs, investigating themselves, Justice System, kelly patterson, oakland, oakland police department, occupy oakland, Officer Robert Roche, opd, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, reforms, rights, Saint Roche, scott olsen, Sergeant Rachael Sloten, sins of the past, Transparency, well deserved victory

Seemingly, the Oakland Police Department has decided to start cleaning up its image a little by firing cops involved in

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12-Year-Old Boy Mauled By Police Dog After Surrendering, Friends Say

June 14, 2015February 28, 2016 Asa J 1071 Views 12-year-old boy, 12-year-old mauled by police dog, Bradley Laurent, copblock, copblock.org, opd, OPD Deputy Chief Eric Smith, Orlando Police, police dog attack

Orlando officials say a 12-year-old burglary suspect was mauled by a police dog during an arrest that resulted in a three

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Special Needs 5-Year-Old Throws Tantrum, Police Shackle, Take For Psych-Eval

May 3, 2015February 28, 2016 Asa J 2105 Views 5-year-old, ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Chelsea A. Ruiz, Chelsea Ruiz, child cruelty, Connor C. Ruiz, Connor Ruiz, copblock, emotional distress, endangerment, Evans Mills Primary School, Fort Drum, hancuffed 5-year-old, Indian River Central School District, Jack Keller, Keith Kloster, lawsuit, Meantal Health Evaluation, New York, new york state police, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, opd, oppositional defiant disorder, Philadelphia Primary School, Psychological Evaluation, public information officer Jack Keller, Ryan R. Ruiz, Ryan Ruiz, Samaritan Medical Center, shackles, special-needs, special-needs class, Steven Watkins, Troop D in Oneida, Trooper Keith Kloster, Trooper Steven Watkins, Watertown NY

A 5-year-old special-needs student at Philadelphia Primary School in New York, was put into handcuffs and ankle shackles before being

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The Truth About “Police Oversight Boards”

March 9, 2015 Pete Eyre 1808 Views badges don't grant extra rights, bitcoin, choice, Christopher Dorner, civilian review board, Coercion, consumer-oriented solutions, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, cryptocurrency, danziger bridge, Featured, film the police, lapd, monopoly, new orleans police department, NOPD, oakland police department, opd, oversight commission, peacekeeper, police accountability, Police brutality, police oversight board, strike the root, threat management center, video

VIDEO SCRIPT In early 2013, during the manhunt for Christopher Dorner, at least eight LAPD employees fired over 100 rounds

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