Two deer hunters were gunned down in rural Michigan in 1990. Jeff Titus, then 39, was a nearby property owner. Mere proximity to the crime scene made him a suspect. But no physical evidence linked him to the crime, and he was hunting 27 miles away when the murders occurred. Police cleared him. There[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Police Corruption’
November 3rd, 2021 - 7:26 pm § in Law and Courts
Cops are human like the rest of us
They have fathers, mothers, brothers, and boyfriends. They look out for their friends. Even if they have to lie, destroy evidence, and cover up for them. For example, Lt. Marcus Harper and Officer Ananias Carson III of the Tulsa police department tried to keep fellow officer Latoya Dythe out of trou[...]
July 16th, 2021 - 1:07 pm § in Law and Courts
Ex-deputy gets 12½ years for planting drugs
An ex-sheriff’s deputy who racked up drug arrests, apparently in hopes of getting promoted to the narcotics squad, by planting drugs during traffic stops was sentenced to 12½ years in prison by a Florida judge on Thursday, July 15, 2021. See story here and here. Zachary Wester’s wife an[...]
April 20th, 2015 - 1:22 pm § in Misc.
Tulsa’s make-believe cop goes on a PR offensive — and his lawyer bungles the facts
Bob Bates, using his family as props, went on teevee to dispute reports that his training records were falsified that emerged after he shot an unarmed fleeing suspect with his gun, killing him, instead of tasering him, allegedly by mistake. Bates’ lawyer, who sits beside him during his NBC Tod[...]
January 16th, 2015 - 10:31 pm § in Misc.
Holder Cracks Down On Forfeiture Abuses By Corrupt Police Agencies
“Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday barred local and state police from using federal law to seize cash, cars and other property without warrants or criminal charges. Holder’s action represents the most sweeping check on police power to confiscate personal property since the seizu[...]