As time marches, responses to America’s opioid crisis are evolving with promising esteem. It’s an epidemic terraforming the bounds of American policing, and the failed drug war. People: We’re living in a day where even the cops are admitting addiction is a doctor’s job, not theirs. Without a proper direction though, many departments cling to […]
Jeopardizing Safety To Silence Tosa Officers “Was Common Practice” Claimed Ex-Detective
After over 60 days, the Wauwatosa (Tosa) Police Department finally released an ex-detective’s 2013 resignation letter. However, WPD redacted large swaths in an admitted effort to protect their officers’ reputations. Its unaltered portions included accusations of systematically silencing problematic, dissenting, or disliked personnel. According to ex-detective Robin Schumacher, these usually jeopardized an officer’s safety. Cop […]
Family Of Man Killed By Wauwatosa Officer Disclose Shooter’s Name During Protest, Questions Remain
During a peaceful protest held on August 27th, the family of a man killed by an Wauwatosa (Tosa) officer made a bold move. Protesters distributed fliers with the shooters name, which hasn’t yet been officially released to the public. The family also provided what they knew of that officer’s past, expressing their frustrations towards media […]
Open Records Win: Wauwatosa Police Re-Release Annual Reports Following FOIA Requests
The Wauwatosa Police Department recently re-released their yearly annual online reports following a series of open records requests. Their return to public access, after nearly two years of unexplained obscurity, marks a decisive victory for police transparency. This victory, however, displays the unusually thick veil Tosa PD has erected between itself, those it polices, and […]
