police investigation.jpgThe Detroit News – by George Hunter

Detroit — Michigan State Police will investigate an incident in which officers from a multi-jurisdictional task force were captured on video hitting and kicking a carjacking suspect.

State Police Lt. Michael Shaw confirmed the agency would conduct the probe. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy had requested state police involvement and indicated she would be “actively monitoring” the investigation, according to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.   Continue reading “Michigan State Police to investigate videotaped beating”

Of Two Minds – by Charles Hugh Smith

Rather than being the Monster Under the Bed in central bank nightmares, deflation is the natural result of a competitive economy experiencing productivity gains.

That the global Status Quo is terrified of deflation is the background of every policy decision and official PR sound-bite. The reason behind this unremitting terror:deflation is the Achilles Heel of the global Status Quo. My colleague Gordon T. Long explains why in the latest of our video/slide programs.   Continue reading “The Achilles Heel of the Global Status Quo: Deflation”

UPI – by Andrew V. Pestano

ALBUQUERQUE, Jan. 13 (UPI) — An undercover police officer was shot multiple times by another cop in Albuquerque, N.M., in a problematic drug bust attempting to arrest two suspects for selling $60 worth of methamphetamine.

The shooting took place in a McDonald’s parking lot. The undercover police officer was shot by Lt. Greg Brachle, an 18-year-veteran and the leader of Albuquerque Police Department’s narcotics unit.   Continue reading “Undercover cop shot by head of narcotics department in meth drug bust outside McDonald’s”

A former Glasgow police officer is suing a Barren County gun store after being handed a loaded gun from under the counter and accidentally shooting his finger off. WBKO 13 News – by Jake Boswell

GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) — A former Glasgow police officer is suing a Barren County gun store after being handed a loaded gun from under the counter and accidentally shooting his finger off.

According to a civil lawsuit filed Friday, former Glasgow police officer Darrell Smith went into Barren Outdoors back in March and asked to see a .380 caliber handgun.   Continue reading “Former GPD Officer Files Lawsuit After Gunstore Incident”

KRQE 13 News – by Jeff Proctor and Matt Grubs

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – District Attorney Kari Brandenburg plans to file murder charges on Monday against the two Albuquerque police officers who shot James Boyd in the Sandia Foothills last March, according to multiple sources with firsthand knowledge of her decision.

It will mark the first time an APD officer has faced criminal charges for shooting someone in the line of duty in New Mexico’s largest city. APD has one of the highest rates of police shootings in the country, and Boyd’s death was the result of the most controversial in a series of 27 fatal shootings here since 2010.   Continue reading “Charges to be filed Monday against APD officers in Boyd shooting”