REDWOOD CITY (CBS SF) — A former Peninsula police officer accused of threatening his rape victims into having sex while he was on duty made his first court appearance Monday.
31-year-old former San Mateo police officer Noah Winchester returned to his San Mateo County jail cell shortly after his brief court appearance. It was his first since being arrested last Thursday morning.
Newly Released Video: cops swarm when off-duty deputy pulls gun in drive-through
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
Disgruntled Former Citibank Worker Who Shutdown 90 Percent of Bank’s Network Sentenced to Prison
A Dallas man who worked at Citibank Regents Campus in Irving, Texas was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for causing damage to a computer.
The damage caused the shutting down of 90 percent of the bank’s network, according to the Department of Justice.
Lobbyist Guilty of Dodging Taxes and Failing to Report Marijuana Income to IRS
Long Beach-based lobbyist Carl A. Kemp plead guilty to making a false tax return for the year 2012.
Kemp entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez who set sentencing for Nov. 7. Kemp is facing up to three years in federal prison, according to officials.
Man Who Tried to Go to Syria to Pledge Allegiance to ISIS Sentenced to 15 Years
SANTA ANA, CALIF. An Orange County man who admitted that he tried to go to Syria to pledge allegiance to ISIS and train to use weapons was sentenced to 15 years…
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
Just Saying: Miranda Rights, Trumponomics and Political Liars
Forty-eight years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision Miranda v. Arizona, which spawned the Miranda Warning that allows a suspect to remain silent and get a lawyer before he talks to police, there have been 55 decisions by the high court surrounding the Miranda case.
Also Donald Trump said he could pull out of the World Trade Organization and might not defend Nato countries that can’t pay their dues.
Former Deputy Who Illegally Beat and Jailed Man Who Insulted Him Convicted of Civil Rights Violations
A federal jury convicted a former deputy with the Bullitt County, Kentucky, Sheriff’s Office of two counts of willfully depriving a Bullitt County resident of his constitutional rights under color of law, officials announced
The evidence indicated that Matthew Corder, of Louisville, Kentucky, abused his authority as a sworn law enforcement officer by retaliating against a Bullitt County resident who insulted him.
Man Convicted for Advertising Child Porn on Members-Only Online Chatroom is Facing Up to 70 Years in Prison
A federal judge convicted a Moreno Valley man of advertising child pornography in a members-only online chatroom for people with a sexual interest in infants and toddlers, officials announced Friday.
Angelo Harper Jr., 21, was found guilty Thursday of advertising child pornography.
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.
Feds: 3 Defendants Charged in $1 Billion Medicare Fraud — The Largest Criminal Health Care Fraud Ever
The owner of more than 30 Miami-area skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, a hospital administrator and a physician’s assistant were charged with conspiracy, obstruction, money laundering and health care fraud in connection with a $1 billion scheme involving numerous Miami-based health care providers, federal officials announced Friday.
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.