Dallas News – by Lizzy Spangler

A former police officer in southeast Texas has been sentenced to 10 years of probation for stealing more than $2,000 of Christmas money from a man who suffered a fatal heart attack.

Linnard Ray Crouch, 42, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of theft by a public servant, court records show. An unrelated charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon was dismissed as part of a plea agreement.   Continue reading “Ex-Texas officer gets probation for stealing Christmas money from man who had fatal heart attack”

Courthouse News – by Izzy Kapnick

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CN) – Two South Florida women claim in court that they were surrounded by sheriff’s deputies, a helicopter and snarling K-9s after a mixup at a local car dealership made them the accidental target of a highway police pursuit.

Lauren Licalzi, 54, and her niece Bryana Rivera, 24, say they were driving home from work in their loaner vehicle from North Palm Motors, when they were pulled over and then encircled by a swarm of deputies with guns drawn.   Continue reading “Deputies, Police Copter Deployed in Accidental Highway Chase”

MassPrivateI

If you are having trouble digesting the headline, just imagine how much trouble I am having trying to write about it.

In what has to be the most ludicrous excuse ever made by police to spy on citizens, this one is at the top of my list.  Continue reading “Officials claim police drones will revitalize downtown and “create a community connection””

5 News Online

FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) — An Elkins police officer was arrested Monday (Oct. 1) in connection with second-degree forgery.

According to a probable cause affidavit, James Todd forged divorce papers and sent them to his wife, Laurie Todd, in South Carolina.   Continue reading “Elkins Police Officer Arrested On Forgery Charge”

The Conscious Resistance – by Derrick Broze

As the push towards 5G-powered “Smart” surveillance cities begins across the United States the Federal Communications Commission has approved a new rule limiting the power of local authorities.

On Monday October 1st, Sacramento, Houston, Indianapolis and Los Angeles became the first cities to gain access to Verizon’s 5G Wireless service. The City of Sacramento has become a focus of Verizon’s nationwide expansion of 5G, or 5th Generation Cellular technology. “We were able to make Sacramento one of our first 5G cities because Mayor Darrell Steinberg and city leaders embraced innovation and developed a strategic vision for how 5G could be a platform for the larger Sacramento technology ecosystem,” said Jonathan LeCompte, Pacific Market president for Verizon.   Continue reading “New FCC Ruling Gives Federal Government Control of 5G Rollout”

[Hard]OCP

Legal professionals are warning the Apple Watch could open owners up to criminal liability due to a new feature that automatically dials 911 if it senses the wearer has fallen and no action is taken. Due to the “community caretaking” exception to the Fourth Amendment, police could legally enter someone’s home without a warrant after receiving an emergency alert. They would then be free to scope the surroundings out for potential criminality.  Continue reading “Invite Police Officers into Your Home with Apple Watch’s Auto-911 Feature”

Twin Cities – by Mara H Gottfried

No charges will be filed against a St. Paul police officer who drove into another vehicle and left the scene, according to information released this week.

Nick Kellum, who has been involved in past crashes both on- and off-duty, told investigators he had no recollection of being involved in the April off-duty collision, according to a Minnesota State Patrol report. No one was injured in the crash, which resulted in minor damage.   Continue reading “St. Paul officer involved in hit-run crash has medical condition, won’t be charged”

MassPrivateI

According to an article in the National Post the Five Eyes intelligence network is demanding tech companies provide a backdoor into all their electronic devices.

“Canada joined its intelligence allies recently in demanding that technology companies co-operate with law enforcement agencies in allowing access to encrypted communications.” Continue reading “Why you should be worried about Five Eyes having access to every electronic device”

Courthouse News – by Nick Rummel

TRENTON, N.J. (CN) – A gun group headed straight to the Third Circuit on Friday after a federal judge declined to put a hold on a new New Jersey law forbidding more than 10 rounds of ammunition in a large-capacity magazine.

Turning down a bid for injunctive relief, U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan concluded that the new law is “reasonably tailored” to curtail mass shootings and “passes constitutional muster.”   Continue reading “New Jersey 10-Round Ammo Limit Passes First Court Hurdle”

San Francisco Chronicle – by Lauren Hernandez

Uniformed Department of Homeland Security officers seen patrolling BART trains and stations this week are members of a Transportation Security Administration team, according to BART and Department of Homeland Security officials.

Photos posted to social media, including a tweet by Janice Li, a San Francisco resident running for the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors, show a line of at least eight armed, uniformed DHS officials walking in the aisle among seated passengers on a train bound for the Civic Center BART station in San Francisco. Roughly five DHS officials were seen standing in the Powell Street BART station on Market Street on Tuesday morning.   Continue reading “Homeland Security officers patrolling BART trains as part of ‘normal’ anti-terrorism checks”

MassPrivateI

If you thought sending your DNA to for-profit DNA companies was a bad idea, boy do I have bad news for you.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) is building a 1 million person DNA database of immigrant children, prisoners and adults, claiming that it will help them study diseases.

NIH’s “All of Us Research Program” (AoURP) will make corporate DNA databases look like a drop in the bucket.   Continue reading “Will NIH’s 1 million person DNA database of immigrant children, prisoners and adults be a law enforcement goldmine?”

Mises – by Ryan McMaken

The FBI released new homicide data this week, and at the nationwide level, the 2017 homicide rate fell slightly, dropping to 5.3 homicides per 100,000 from 2016’s rate of 5.4.

According to the report, there were 17,284 homicides in 2017. For context: drug overdoses killed 63,632 Americans in 2016 and more than 37,000 people were killed in motor vehicle accidents in 2016. Continue reading “In a Blow to Media Gun Narrative, Homicides Down in 2017”

Reason – by Zuri Davis

A fight broke out among a group of teens at a Washington state fair over the weekend. When some officers of the Yakima Police Department arrived, the teens quickly scattered. Those who remained in the area got pepper-sprayed by the police. While one 17-year-old boy held his eyes, presumably in response to the pepper spray, Officer Ian Cole kicked him in the back, causing him to stumble to the ground.   Continue reading “Cop Kicks Teen Who Had Already Been Pepper-Sprayed”

Activist Post – by BN Frank

There’s no doubt that technology can be wonderful.  Anyone experiencing car trouble will tell you that having a cell phone can literally be a life saver.  But it’s actually not necessary for millions more cell towers to be installed in front of homes and everywhere else so we can all have cell phone service.  Unfortunately, this may happen anyway thanks to The Federal Communication (FCC) and many U.S. elected officials due to their unrelenting push to pass legislation in order to win the ridiculous and the highly risky “Race for 5G”.  Continue reading “Your Elected Officials Received How Much $$ From AT&T, Verizon and Comcast??”

Live 5 News – by Harve Jacobs

SHANGHAI, CHINA (WCSC) – A former Charleston police officer accused of killing his wife has been captured in China after 13 years on the run.

A source with knowledge of the investigation says Dan Hiers is in custody in Shanghai.

Hiers reportedly was living there under the assumed name David Williams.

Continue reading “Ex-cop accused of killing wife in custody after 13 years on the run”

MassPrivateI

Today, September 25th. is Homeland Security’s “National Panic Day.”

What is “National Panic Day”?

Officially, today is known as “National Awareness Day” not “National Panic Day.” For the reasons stated below,  I am calling it “National Panic Day” which coincides with DHS reissuing their National Terrorism Bulletins this month.   Continue reading “September 25th is “National Panic Day” a day where Americans are encouraged to spy on each other”

Fox 9 News

(KMSP) – A judge has sided with a Minnesota mom after she argued that her son was unfairly taken from her by child protective services.

Months later, Amanda Weber and her son are back together, but the fight against CPS is far from over.    Continue reading “Judge sides with Minnesota mom after months-long battle with CPS”

Eric Peters Autos – by Eric

Here’s a top-shelf video of a man countering the make-up-a-law-and-enforce-it routine of an armed government worker in Florida.

The man is accosted by the AGW who (like a lot of AGWs) obviously does not like legal open carry. The AGW says he “just wants to make sure everything’s all right.” The man replies by pointing out that it is. No crime – or even “violation” of statute – has been committed and the AGW cannot explain why he has accosted the man… other than to repeat the mantra about “making sure everything’s all right.”   Continue reading “Handling an AGW”

ZD Net – by Catalin Cimpanu

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in Illinois against fast food restaurant chain Wendy’s accusing the company of breaking state laws in regards to the way it stores and handles employee fingerprints.

The lawsuit was filed on September 11, in a Cook County court, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by ZDNet.   Continue reading “Wendy’s faces lawsuit for unlawfully collecting employee fingerprints”