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Wauwatosa Police Claims Total Drug Seizure Reports “Don’t Exist”

June 5, 2017 Isiah Holmes 844 Views Accountability, america 2017, ARTICLE, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, Corruption, Dishonesty, double-standards, Drug war, excessive force, exclusive reporting, freelance journalism, journalism, Justice System, milwaukee, Milwaukee riots, news, no victim no crime, open records request, Police brutality, Police State, politics, speak friend and enter police documentary, strike the root, the fifth column news, Transparency, Update, Wauwatosa, wauwatosa joseph mensah, Wauwatosa police, wauwatosa police Jay Anderson, wauwatosa robin schumacher, writing

This article was originally published on The Fifth Column News by the same author. Transparent policing means numerous things, all

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Jeopardizing Safety To Silence Tosa Officers “Was Common Practice” Claimed Ex-Detective

March 17, 2017March 20, 2017 Isiah Holmes 1547 Views Accountability, ARTICLE, assault, bigotry, Brutality, Civil rights, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, double-standards, Drug war, excessive force, exclussive content, gay officer, gay rights, Harassment, Illegal search/entry, Intimidation, Investigative journalism, journalism, Justice System, LGBT descrimination, milwaukee, news, open records request, police cell phone surveillance, Police State, PTSD and police, strike the root, thin blue line, tosa officer joseph mensah kills twice in a year, Transparency, Update, Wauwatosa, wauwatosa ex-detective alleges sexual harassment, wauwatosa ex-detective stole drugs, wauwatosa mayor Kathy Ehly, Wauwatosa Now, Wauwatosa PD, wauwatosa police brutality, wauwatosa police harassment of teenagers, wauwatosa police misconduct, wauwatosa police officer joseph mensha, wauwatosa police shooting Jay Andeson, wauwatosa police surveillance, wauwatosa police teen drug crackdown, wauwatosa wisconsin, workers protections, workplace bullying, writing

After over 60 days, the Wauwatosa (Tosa) Police Department finally released an ex-detective’s 2013 resignation letter. However, WPD redacted large

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On: The Perversion Of Police Into Radical Politicized Talking Heads

February 13, 2017 Isiah Holmes 1000 Views Accountability, Ademo Freeman, america 2017, ARTICLE, black lives matter, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, dakota access, DAPL contractors, DAPL police trump bumper stickers, facebook, Fascism, greed media, Harassment, independent media, Intimidation, jay anderson wauwatosa, Journalism. Media, Justice System, milwaukee, milwaukee law enforcement, Milwaukee riots, milwaukee sheriff's, news, open records request, opinion, police, police 2017, police accountability, police controversy, police riots 2016, police shooting, police talking heads, police taunting the public, political agitation, political intimidation, political sensationalism, politics, protests, radical police rhetoric, share, sheriff david clarke, social media, Surveillance, The Fifth Column, trump 2016, We Back the Badge, writing

This article was originally published on Greed Media by the same author. It’s becoming difficult to ignore a brazenly open politicization

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Tosa Officer Joseph Mensah Reassigned To Detectives After Anderson Shooting

January 29, 2017January 29, 2017 Isiah Holmes 3430 Views Accountability, america 2017, ARTICLE, assault, black lives matter, blog, breaking, Brutality, cell phone surveilance, conflict of interest, copblock, copblock.org, cops investigating cops, Corruption, cover up, david clarke and trump, Detectives, Dishonesty, double-standards, Drug war, E, excessive force, facist govenment trump, foia, freedom, Harassment, hiding documents, Illegal search/entry, Investigative journalism, Jay Anderson murdered, Jay Anderson's family, Joseph Mensah Wauwatosa, journalism, Justice System, milwaukee, milwaukee police, missing dash footage, news, open records request, open records violation, police accountability, police empolyee file, press release, silence, strike the root, surveillanc, Surveillance, tampering with evidence, Transparency, Update, Wauwatosa, Wauwatosa PD documentary, Wauwatosa police, wauwatosa police Jay Anderson shooting, wauwatosa police shooting 2015, wauwatosa police shooting 2016, writing

Cop Block contributors recently obtained Officer Joseph Mensah’s employee file, from the Wauwatosa Police Department. WPD’s silence largely spared Mensah

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Update: Did Tosa PD Claim To Not Have Ex-Detective Document They Already Released?

January 25, 2017 Isiah Holmes 1239 Views Accountability, America 2016, article journalism, assault, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, documents, Double Standard, excessive force, foia request, Freedom of information, freedom of the press, Harassment, Illegal search/entry, independent media, investigative report, jay anderson wauwatosa, Justice System, lawsuit settlement, milwaukee police, news, no victim no crime, open records request, open records violations, police documentary, police intimidation, police reform, politics, reporters committee for freedom of the press, robin schumacher wauwatosa, Surveillance, Transparency, Update, wauwatosa detective sexual harassment claims, Wauwatosa Now, Wauwatosa police, wauwatosa police cover up, Wauwatosa Police Department, wauwatosa police harassment, wauwatosa police misconduct, wauwatosa robin schumacher lawsuit, wauwatosa wisconsin, writing

A day after Cop Block’s last article on the Wauwatosa (Tosa) PD Robin Schumacher case, the department emailed back. In

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Tosa PD Hiding info On Sexual Harassment Of Ex-Detective?

January 9, 2017 Isiah Holmes 1725 Views Accountability, America 2016, ARTICLE, assault, breaking, Brutality, city wide corruption, Civil rights, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, double-standards, drug addict, Drug war, drugs, evil, excessive force, fake open records document, FOIA violation, forged document, freedom, Harassment, hiding information wauwatosa police, Illegal search/entry, Intimidation, Jay Anderson, jay anderson cover up, jay anderson murder, journalism, Justice System, milwaukee, milwaukee police, news, no victim no crime, open records request, police accountability, robin schumacher, robin schumacher lawsut, silence, strike the root, Surveillance, tosa police sexully harass people, Transparency, Update, video, Wauwatosa, wauwatosa detective takes drugs from evidence room, Wauwatosa Now, wauwatosa officer joseph mensah, Wauwatosa police, Wauwatosa Police Department, wauwatosa police harassment, wauwatosa police misconduct, wauwatosa police robin schuamcher, writing

Since November 2016, the Wauwatosa Police Department has sat on a very sensitive open records request. Cop Block contributors requested

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Opposing Candidate’s Lawsuit: Pinellas County Sheriff Robert Gualtieri Hiding Incriminating Public Records

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1192 Views Accountability, Civil rights, complaints, cop block, Copblock submissions, copblock.org, Corruption, dirty cops, double-standards, elections, False arrest, false charges, false criminal charges, fl, Florida, Florida Constitution, Florida Open Records Laws, Harassment, James McLynas, Jerry T, Jerry Theophilopoulo, Justice System, kelly patterson, lawsuit, open records request, PCSO, Pinellas County, Pinellas County Sheriff Robert Gualtieri Sued for Hiding Incriminating Records From Opposing Candidate, pinellas county sheriff's office, police, police abuse, police accountability, Public records, public records request, retaliation, rights, scribd, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, sheriff candidate, Stingray, Title X Chapter 119

The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network by James McLynas, a candidate for sheriff in Pinellas County, Florida.

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Utah School Cop Only Sentenced to Probation for Sexual Exploitation Charges Involving Student

October 8, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2054 Views Accountability, assault, contributing to the deliquency of a child, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, counseling program, Dishonesty, double-standards, grooming of a victim, Harrisville, intoxication, Justice System, kelly patterson, lewdness, Moral Reconation Therapy, no contest, Northern Utah, Ogden, Ogden Police Department, open records request, pattern of illicit behaviors, Plea Bargain, plea deal, Pleasant View, Pleasant View Police Department, police, police abuse, police accountability, policeman's discount, probation, professional certification, public access, school cop, school resource officer, Sergeant Brett Ryon Hadley, sexting, sexual assault, sexual solicitation, sexually explicit photos, slap on the wrist, Standard-Examiner, suspended sentence, UT, Utah, Weber High School

Sergeant Brett Ryon Hadley was given a plea deal and sentenced to probation on charges related to the sexual exploitation

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Family Of Man Killed By Wauwatosa Officer Disclose Shooter’s Name During Protest, Questions Remain

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 Isiah Holmes 1638 Views Accountability, assault, black lives matter, Body-cam, Brutality, Chief Barry Weber, Civil rights, cop block, Corruption, dash cam, descrimination, Dishonesty, double-standards, Drug war, excessive force, film the police, Filming police, freedom, Harassment, Illegal search/entry, jay anderson killing, joeseph mensah, journalism, Justice System, milwaukee, milwaukee police, Milwaukee riots, name disclosure, news, open records request, police abuse, police accountability, police cover-up, Police State, protest, racisim, radical protest, strike the root, Surveillance, tosa killing, Tosa PD, tosa police, Transparency, Update, video, Wauwatosa, Wauwatosa PD, wauwatosa police shooting, Wisconsin, writing

During a peaceful protest held on August 27th, the family of a man killed by an Wauwatosa (Tosa) officer made

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Open Records Win: Wauwatosa Police Re-Release Annual Reports Following FOIA Requests

April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 Isiah Holmes 1712 Views Accountability, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, court ruling, Dishonesty, documentary, double-standards, drug crackdown, Drug war, excessive force, Featured, Film, film the police, Filming police, freedom, Freedom of information, Harassment, Illegal search/entry, milwaukee, open records request, police abuse, police accountability, police redaction policy, police reports, Police State, public police reports, re-release, rights, strike the root, teenagers, Transparency, transparency win, transprency, victory, Wauwatosa PD, win, Wisconsin, wisconsin police

The Wauwatosa Police Department recently re-released their yearly annual online reports following a series of open records requests. Their return

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The P.R. SNAFU’s: DOJ forced to investigate it’s own after agent holds Madison teens at gunpoint

March 8, 2016March 9, 2016 Isiah Holmes 1300 Views Accountability, America 2016, ARTICLE, assault, blog, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, cop holding people at gunpoint, copblock.org, Corruption, DCI agent, Department of Justice, Dishonesty, DoJ, doj investigation, double-standards, email, excessive force, fake cop, film the police, freedom, gunpoint, Harassment, hidden information, Illegal search/entry, journalism, Justice System, madison police, madison police chief, news, open records request, police, police abuse, police accountability, police brutality 2016, Police Chief, police privilage, protecting police, punishment, red and blue, rights, share, sources, strike the root, Surveillance, teen drivers, teenagers, thin blue line, Traffic stop, Transparency, traumatic experience, Undercover, undercover car, writing

A Department Of Justice (DOJ) agent caught their employer a ridiculous case of the P.R. SNAFU’s following a renegade traffic

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New Jersey Man Sues Over Tinted Windows – Wins $21,500 in Legal Fees

March 19, 2015March 19, 2015 Chuck U Farley 4346 Views Accountability, bussiness as usual, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, double-standards, foia, foia request, Freedom of Information Act, Harassment, lawsuit, legal fees, no victim no crime, North NJ, north NJ Cop Block, open records request, OPRA, police, police accountability, Police State, revenue generation, rights, Roxbury NJ, suit, tinted windows, U.S.S.A., window tint

Original Daily Record article, here. A man in Roxbury NJ sued the city for failing to fulfill his open records

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