The reasons behind these delays revolve around State Police Sgt. Scott Quigley, who was involved in a fatal crash in Woburn in December 2023, records show. Quigley, who investigated the Phan brothers' case, struck a wheelchair van with his police cruiser. One month after the crash, Angelo Schettino, a passenger in that van, died from his injuries.
The experienced and respected midlands-based detective with over 30 years of unblemished service endured a nightmare after he was suspended for more than three years.
The Chronicle reports that BART Police officers were circulating a racist AI deepfake video, one that actually mocked one of their own Sikh colleagues, and also depicted real-life BART Police Chief Kevin Franklin. The original video shows the Sikh officer being sworn in by Chief Franklin, but in the racist deepfake version, Franklin removes the Sikh officer's turban to reveal a handgun hidden inside.
During the traffic stop, Daoust allegedly used force on the driver, "including physical force" and the deployment of pepper spray, the DA said. Noble said State Police "escalated the incident" and referred it to the DA for a review. State Police relieved Daoust of duty and suspended him without pay, the agency said.
While Sgt X had some mitigating circumstances, it's unacceptable for an officer to act in this deliberate and deceitful way by abusing the trust placed in her. The raw data shows she was not doing anything in the periods she was key-jamming.
Claiming to be temporarily totally disabled and collecting disability benefits intended for injured workers while engaging in physically demanding activities like skydiving is a crime. This is an officer who knows the law and understands the standards he is sworn to uphold.
A nearly blind Burmese refugee who was abandoned by border patrol agents has been found dead in Buffalo, New York, city officials confirmed. Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, had been missing since 19 February, when he was dropped off by border patrol following his release from Erie county holding center, according to the Investigative Post.
In an attached letter to the complaint, filed with the District Court Litigation Division, Johns details the extent of Bautista's injuries, saying he was "quickly unable to breathe because of the chemical agent and believed he would die from asphyxia," and he "experienced trouble breathing following the assault, and he continues to experience severe trauma from the memory of the assault and his fear that he would die."
According to a statement issued by her lawyer, Neha Chugh, defence lawyer Sudine Riley finished a trial late on Friday and was catching up on legal work in an interview room when uniformed officers challenged her presence in that room. In her statement, Chugh said police, who were working as security, slammed Riley's head on the desk and put their knees on her back and neck, and spoke to her with rage, disrespect, and contempt.
The police force responsible for George Floyd's death three years earlier, the DOJ wrote, regularly "uses unreasonable deadly force," "unlawfully retaliates against people who observe and record their activities," and "fails to adequately discipline police misconduct." The department also engaged in the "inherently dangerous and almost always counterproductive" practice of shooting at moving cars. In one case, an officer who had the time and space to move out of the path of an escaping vehicle instead fired four shots at it.
The pair had just pulled out of a McDonald's in Houston when several unmarked vehicles stopped up beside their white van and emergency lights flashed behind them. Believing they were being stopped by police, the pair pulled into a nearby parking lot. Masked men jumped from the vehicles with guns drawn, Arnoldo told the network, without visible badges or agency markings
