The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network by James McLynas, a candidate for sheriff in Pinellas County, Florida. In the post, which was shared via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page, McLynas discusses a lawsuit he has filed which accuses current Sheriff Robert Gualtieri, whom he is running against in the upcoming election, of hiding […]
Dakota Access Activists Fearlessly Confront Militarized Police Like Epic Cop Blockers
Protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline have endured for nearly a year, intensifying by the day. Native American water protectors, activists, and journalists have all been targeted with arrest and surveillance. Those on the ground aren’t deterred, and seemingly feed off what they’ve endured. This erupted in a confrontation where water protectors took turns verbally […]
(VIDEO) Milwaukee Riots From Wauwatosa: The Second Night
Milwaukee’s riots have seemingly evaporated from the national and international stage. Even in the city itself, people seem to not want to acknowledge the two day’s of unrest that occurred. The wounds which catalyzed the chaos continue to fester, perhaps brewing for another climax. Cop Block contributor, video producer, and journalist Isiah Holmes witnessed Milwaukee’s […]
Man Killed By Wauwatosa Officer Was “Shot In The Head Four Times” With Hands Up, Says Parents
Two months. It’s nearly been two months since an unidentified Wauwatosa officer shot 25 year old Jay Anderson in his car. Residents who’re concerned on the officer’s status, in fact, don’t even know if they’re still patrolling. Anderson’s family continue to grieve, demand answers, and offer one’s of their own. The 20 seconds of footage […]
Wauwatosa Chief Denounces Body Cam’s In 2014, Department Suppresses Killing In 2016
The tragic slaying of 25 year old Jay Anderson, if nothing else, highlights Wauwatosa PD’s lack of transparency. It’s been over a month and still, the killer remains unidentified, no press conference held, and footage is elusive. Interestingly, devices which could’ve helped reveal what happened that night were denounced by Tosa’s police chief in 2014. […]
Federal Judge Becomes First To Throw Out Warrantless Stingray Evidence
A federal judge has became the first to suppress evidence obtained without a warrant by U.S. law enforcement using a Stingray cell-site simulator. Stingrays are portable devices that mimic a cell tower and trick nearby cell phones to connect to them. They then capture the connected devices’ data, allowing cops to track users’ locations – […]
Tosa PD Highlights It’s Pattern Of Denying Transparency With Recent Shooting
Tragedy struck a family near Wauwatosa Wisconsin, after one of the suburb’s officers gunned down a man in his car. As expected, Wauwatosa PD is quite tight lipped regarding the incident, and isn’t even investigating it. Instead, the department of around 94 officers passed the killing off to the neighboring Milwaukee Police Department. With Tosa […]
Two Victims of Police Harassment & Abuse Run For Sheriff in Florida To Expose Corruption
The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network by James McLynas, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. The post discusses the candidacy for sheriff in Pinellas County that McLynas and Greg Pound and the reasons why they decided to run for that office. As you can see within the post, McLynas maintains that both he […]
Police Wiretapped Locals to Pursue $50 Chicken Wing Thief
Police Acquire Everyone’s Personal Cellphone Conversations to Look for $50 Chicken Wing Thief American Intelligence Report Annapolis, Maryland police failed to hunt down a man who robbed a Pizza Boli’s delivery driver of $56.77 worth of chicken wings and subs by wiretapping locals using a stingray device. Local news site CNS Maryland published that the pizzeria’s employee reported being robbed […]
What We Learned From Wauwatosa PD’s Previously Unreleased Annual Reports
From 2004-2011, the Wauwatosa Police Department released yearly annual reports on its activities. The protocol wasn’t unusual, police normally provide some form of publicly available documentation. Of course, they don’t outline everything there is to know about a department, they’re simply transparent overviews. In 2012, unlike other departments, Wauwatosa’s data never arrived to the city’s […]
