Latest update: Nov. 14, 2008 L.A. County sheriff's officials acknowledge that genetic evidence in 5,635 rape cases may be untested Daughter of Texas police chief gets probation for cocaine possession and kicking a cop Comment: If I'd done that, I'd be found dead in my cell by now. Jail camera oddly malfunctions just as inmate is beaten to death Transit cop testimony backs Michael Mineo's claim he was assaulted in buttocks Ex-police officer could be imprisoned for 10 years as a result of elderly woman's '06 death, cover-up Arpaio's jail staff cost Ambrett Spencer her baby, and she's not the only one Cops shot de Menezes in head seven times 'without shouting any warning', say witnesses Pennsylvania police chief accused of stealing state check Tell Officer Friendly to get a warrant by JS Magruder, Unknown News Excerpt: "Do you have a warrant?" If the answer is no, then tell them to have a nice day, and close your door. Omaha is now conducting one of those shams were they send cops door-to-door asking residents about "crime" in their neighborhood. Anaheim officer mistakenly kills man on his front lawn Police focus on speeding policy after child dies Excerpt: Dallas police were reminded about the department's speeding policies Thursday, nearly a week after a 10-year-old was struck and killed by a patrol car going 72 mph in a 40-mph zone. Comment: Did any cop get a murder charge? Of course not. Ex-Chicago cop arrested in 1990s torture scandal Los Angeles Police stop more blacks than whites LAPD blames fingerprint errors for false arrests FBI arrests South Texas sheriff on federal drug charges NYPD cops eyed in 100 East Coast robberies of cash, coke from dealers More than 30 Houston police officers punished in payroll probe Corrections officer indicted in sex abuse Police used Taser on woman after she wanted to get her shoes B.C. man dies after being tasered by police West Virginia man is prosecuted for farting toward police officer Feds say former deputy sexually abused women motorists Aussies probe cop who allegedly threatened investigators in murder matter Diabetic man mistaken for drunken driver remains in coma after being beaten by police Cops shoot and kill harmless pet dog -- "Well ma'am, that's procedure" Sheriff's office investigates itself, finds deputies acted properly in killing Mayor's dogs Police riot to prevent protest Excerpt: I was arrested after filming this video. The cops fired flash grenades, herded us onto Marion bridge and arrested us. ... Soon the police started firing flash grenades, smoke bombs and generally scaring the shit out of me and all these peaceful protesters. We were corralled onto the bridge where they told us we were all under arrest, but not before all of us were shell-shocked by the overwhelming police response. Watch the video, but beware that it's intense, chaotic and there's swearing and explosions. Shooting victim has to sue police 'Slave master' ex-cop Sheriff pleads guilty in assault case Memphis Police Department drops suit against anonymous blogger NYPD defends ejecting Sox fan Sudden death after arrest Police raid activist hub in Berkeley Excerpt: UC Berkeley campus police, FBI agents, and an Alameda County sheriff raided the Long Haul Infoshop Wednesday morning (Aug. 27) with guns drawn, seizing all computers and other gear. The computers taken included those used by the Slingshot Collective. According to Bay Area Indymedia, police broke down doors, raided cabinets, cut locks, and scattered sorted mail. Police said they were searching for equipment that may have been used to commit a felony. The warrant did not describe the alleged crimes, did not identify any specific organization housed within the building, or name any suspects. Long Haul hosts several other organizations, including the Needle Exchange, East Bay Prisoner Support, and a zine library. The seizure will interfere with the publication of the next issue of Slingshot. This is the first time the long-standing community center has been raided. Comment: The Long Haul Infoshop is Grand Central Station for the far left in Northern California. I can say this from experience, having spent many, many hours there when we lived in Berkeley and, later, San Francisco. Seizing the computers, the mail, the contents of the file cabinets is a crippling blow to all kinds of local activists, groups and causes, and in all the coverage I've read I haven't seen any mention of anything that sounds like a reasonable reason for such a raid. Seattle cop charged in motorcycle bar shooting New York City agrees to pay protesters $2 million over civil rights violations during pre-Iraq attack protests Comment: Two million bucks seems like a lot to me, but New York City has a population of 8,000,000 so that's only about 25¢ per person -- nowhere near enough to make the city stop and think and start reigning in its savage police department. 2 NYPD officers accused of assaulting motorist NYC police want to screen Manhattan-bound vehicles for radiation, other terrorism threats Suspended cop says sex with prostitute wasn't fun, it was hard work Man recovering after being shot by officer Comment: What happened to Vincent Wadley? From google searches, here's what I can piece together... It seems that a guy in Arlington, TX named Vincent Wadley was stopped by cop named Juan Rodriguez due to some kind of traffic violation. Mr. Wadley was restrained, handcuffed, and placed into the back of Rodriguez's car. A glass partition seperated Wadley from the driver. Strangely, Vincent Wadley never made it to the police station. Insted Mr. Wadley ended up in the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds inflicted by Juan Rodriguez' gun. So what's Officer Rodriguez' version? Did Wadley tase him or not? Was any of this captured on video? Were there any witnesses besides Rodriguez? Why didn't Rodriguez just ignore Wadley's antics and finish bringing the guy to the police station? Why did Rodriguez stop, and allow Mr. Wadley to leave the car? Could a shooting have been avoided? A cop shoots an arrested and handcuffed prisoner before reaching the police station? This story should be all over the news. I can't figure out why it isn't. So is Vincent Wadley still alive? And if so, what is his version of the story? 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