I want to start this article by showing the Internal Affairs letter from the Springfield Police Department that says one of their officers used excessive force on a citizen during an encounter on November 26th 2014. When any allegation of misconduct is deemed “sustained” disciplinary actions are supposed to take place, but Mr. Kerr was […]
Video of Massachusetts Detective Threatening to Kill; Plant Drugs on Teens Released (Update)
Last month, I blogged about the case of a Springfield, MA detective who threatened to beat and murder two teens. In addition, Detective Gregg Bigda stated that he would plant drugs on their bodies, in order to justify his actions. As point out in that first article, Det. Bigda has a history of misconduct and […]
Massachusetts Detective Caught on Video Threatening to Kill Teens & Plant Drugs on Them (Just) Suspended 60 Days
Detective Gregg Bigda, of the Springfield (MA) Police Department’s narcotics unit, threatened to murder two teens and then plant drugs on them to justify it. The threat to crush their skulls and then place cocaine in their pocket took place during an interrogation and was recorded by a video surveillance camera. The video has not […]
Springfield Police “Blindsided” by Retired Officer’s Theft of $385,000 From Evidence Room
Officer Kevin Burnham, who retired as the “senior officer” in the Springfield (Massachusetts) Police Department after 43 years, was exposed as a long time thief during an audit after a new commissioner was hired. Dating back to at least 2009 (it’s not clear from the article if that’s when Burnham’s hands first got sticky or […]
Illinois State Police Harassment and Corruption
The following content was received from Justin Battle, via the CopBlock.org Submission Page. It details harassment and acts of corruption that he maintains he has been the target of as the result of a relationship with the daughter of a public official in Illinois, which that official disapproves of. It has been edited for punctuation […]
Taxpayers of Springfield MO Forced to Pay $250,000 for Wrongful Death Suit
Deidra Ritchhart, Founder of SW MO Cop Block, shared the content below, detailing the pending resolution of a wrongful death lawsuit brought against the Springfield (MO) Police Department by the family of Michael Ireland an unarmed man who was shot while running away from Officer Andrew Bath, via the Cop Block Submissions page. Michael Ireland’s […]
Springfield, MO. Police Shoot Unarmed Man Dead
An anonymous reader shared the content below, which was originally reported by Jonathan Wahl, of the Springfield, MO. ABC affiliate KSPR 33, about yet another police shooting of an unarmed person, via the Cop Block Submissions page. Date of Incident: February 17, 2015 Individuals Involved: Officer Andrew Bath Outfit: Springfield (MO) Police Department Internal Affairs […]
Police State Monday: Toddler In Coma After SWAT Raid, 83-Year-Old Man Given Drug Charges After Pharmacy Gives Wrong RX, AND MORE
Every Monday, the Angel Clark Show is dedicated to highlighting police abuses. [spreaker type=standard width=100% autoplay=false episode_id=4562071] Today we discussed: Oliver Stone To Direct Snowden Movie The story of former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden isn’t going away anytime soon: Famed American film director Oliver Stone now says he’ll bring the National Security Agent leaker’s […]
Pregnant Woman Tasered by Springfield (IL) Cops Files Lawsuit
Aaron Homer shared this post via CopBlock.org’s submit page. Date of Interaction: March 30, 2013 Police Employees Involved: Edward Higginson, Mark Cordes Police Employee Contact Information: 217-788-8311 The YouTube video above is raw footage of the incident. A black female was involved in a fender-bender in a Best Buy parking lot in Springfield, IL with a white […]
Eyewitness video of Springfield Police Tasering a Pregnant Woman
ABC 20 New’s Report A woman who is eight months pregnant was tased by a Springfield, Illinois, police officer in a parking lot over the weekend in an incident that was caught on tape and has raised questions about the possible use of excessive force. Raw Video Bystander: “Hey she’s pregnant” Officer “Get on […]
