A Santa San Francisco Chronicle SFGATE Clara County sheriff’s deputy remains on paid leave after he was charged with misdemeanors for brandishing a gun in a Jack in the Box drive-through in January during a night of drinking and partying with friends, officials said.
Now, a video of the police response has gone viral, with tens of thousands watching the clip that shows police officers training their guns on Deputy Benjamin Lee and a police dog standing by until he and his passenger exit the vehicle with their hands raise
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Alabama Supreme Court Impeachment trial of Sheriff Begins
The Alabama Supreme Court will begin the impeachment trial of a Sumter County Sheriff who is charged with allowing inmates to sell drugs, leave the facility and have sex with visitors. The FBI is conducting a separate investigation against Sheriff Tyronne Clark
Cincinnati Police Reviewing Officer’s Race-Fueled Facebook Post
A Cincinnati Police officer is under review after a Facebook comment appearing to reference white police officers “looking for a reason to kill a black man.”
Lt. Steve Saunders declined to name the officer, but confirmed administrators are reviewing the post, which was sent to FOX19 NOW by anonymous sources. It shows the commenter’s name as Freddie Vincent, an officer with District 5, sources say.
The post begins with a message to “all my Afro America friends and family” about interacting with white police officers.
“Make sure that you are in a public place ,and comply to all of their commands,because they are looking for a reason to kill a black man. And always keep your hands in the air,and never resist,” it reads.
Video: Texas officer says blacks have ‘violent tendencies’
Breaion King, the 26-year-old Austin teacher thrown to the ground by a police officer during a traffic stop last year, responded Friday morning to a public apology by police Chief Art Acevedo.
“I appreciate it very much, and it’s a step in the right direction,” King said.
Police kill family dog at child’s birthday party
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (KOKH) — “There’s something wrong with Opie.”
Vickie Malone heard those words come from her young son as he stared outside the window of their Wynnewood home.
Malone had just taken in the children from outside where they had been playing while celebrating the birthday of her five-year-old son. Inside the birthday cake and ice cream hadn’t even been served when they heard the bang from outside.
Police group refuses to pay Slager’s legal fees, says Walter Scott shooting and lies not part of officer’s duty
A police advocacy group does not want to pay former North Charleston officer Michael Slager’s legal fees because shooting Walter Scott to death, planting evidence and lying were not in his job description, a court filing says.
Slager had been paying the Southern States Police Benevolent Association a $23.50 monthly fee for legal representation should he ever find himself fending off civil claims or criminal charges.
Roswell cop fired after Confederate flag complaint
A Roswell pastor said a police officer was fired on Thursday after the Roswell Police chief received a complaint that a Confederate flag was flying outside the officer’s house where an official police vehicle was parked in the driveway.
Barrio Azteca Prison Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Drug Dealing and other Federal Charges
EL PASO, TEXAS A member of a violent prison gang plead guilty Thursday to drug-dealing and other crimes including racketeering conspiracy, according to officials. The gang was involved in the murder of…
FBI: Polygamist Leader Used Olive Oil to Escape GPS Monitoring
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (KTRK) — Olive oil, the FBI says, helped the polygamist leader of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints escape authorities.
FBI special agent-in-charge Eric Barnhart told station KSTU that Lyle Jeffs used the substance to slip the device off his ankle and escape home confinement.
Minuteman Border Control Group Co-Founder Sentenced to 19½ Years for Molesting 5-Year-Old
Christopher Simcox, a founder of the now-disbanded Minuteman border patrol group, has been sentenced in Arizona to more than 19 years in prison for sexual abuse of a 5-year-old girl, in a case that drew the attention of the Supreme Court after Mr. Simcox tried to question the young victim.
Kansas Cop Fired for Posting Comment on a Dallas Woman’s Facebook Page Threatening Her 5-Year-old Daughter
A Kansas police officer has been fired from his post after leaving a comment on a Dallas woman’s Facebook page that threatened her 5-year-old daughter.
Facebook user “Rodney Lee” published the comment at 11:50 p.m. last Thursday on LaNaydra Williams’ Facebook page. “We’ll see how much her life matters soon..” he wrote beneath a two-year-old photo of Williams’ daughter, India. “Better be careful leaving your info open where she can be found :) hold her close tonight, it’ll be the last time.”
3 Dead, 1 Injured at Berrien County, Michigan Courthouse
ST. JOSEPH, MICH. – Two court court bailiffs were shot and killed by an inmate at the Berrien County Courthouse before police returned fire on the suspect, killing them. “Brave officers” took…