ACLU Report Details Police Mass Social Media Monitoring
A report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California reveals how nearly 500 police departments use mass surveillance tools to monitor the social media accounts of activists.

A report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California reveals how nearly 500 police departments use mass surveillance tools to monitor the social media accounts of activists.

JACKSON, Mississippi – Two immigrants from India and 17 others are facing federal charges after hatching a scheme to fraudulently bring more residents from India through a marriage scam that would grant them legal status.

LIVINGSTON PARISH, Louisiana – An armed man who was wanted for attempted first degree murder of a Louisiana police officer was found hiding in a barn and was fatally shot during an altercation.

Police in a city in Indiana are searching for three men who robbed a church congregation at gunpoint.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – The family of Alton Sterling, a Baton Rouge resident who was the victim of an officer-involved shooting death, are demanding a quick federal investigation into the incident, mirroring rhetoric from the Black Lives Matter movement.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has still not set a timetable on when the police officer-involved shooting death of Alton Sterling will be concluded.

Attorneys handling a lawsuit filed against the city of Baton Rouge by #BlackLivesMatter protester DeRay Mckesson announced that a settlement may soon be reached between the two parties. The lawsuit challenged their arrests during a protest in the area that followed an officer-involved shooting of a black man.

An alleged illegal immigrant living in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, was arrested by police for allegedly attempting to sell over $2,000 worth of cocaine. The arrest followed a months-long investigation into the reported illegal drug activity.

A Mexican national who crossed the US-Mexico border into Texas is accused of trafficking five kilos of cocaine across three states before reaching her intended destination in Pensacola, Florida.

A Texas high school student has been invited to the White House by President Obama for his film that highlights a man who says “I want to live in a world where there are no guns” and where he does not “have to worry about getting picked on by the police.”

An Alabama teen was brutally beaten after he posted pro-police comments on Facebook in the aftermath of recent police shootings.

AUSTIN, Texas — Local firefighters are pushing back against a lawsuit alleging they are spending a significant amount of time engaging in union activities when they should be answering calls.

Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” host Bill O’Reilly pressed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on as to why he didn’t press his opponent Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the debate two nights earlier on law enforcement and

An Ohio police officer went above and beyond his job description when he offered to drive a grieving man that he pulled over more than 100 miles to his sister’s funeral.

Keith Scott reportedly had a “stolen” gun on him when police shot him in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 20.

During Monday’s presidential debate, Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated, “I think implicit bias is a problem for everyone, not just police. I think, unfortunately, too many of us in our great country jump to conclusions
Approximately 40 people attacked a California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicle as the officer inside of it attempted to pull over a suspected reckless driver in Fresno, California on Sunday afternoon. As they attacked the CHP car, the group hurled obscene and racist verbal attacks as well.

Police arrested 11 people Sunday night into Monday morning in what was the sixth night of protests in Charlotte over the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott by police.

Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich blamed the “left” for the “constant” anti-police bias that exists as civil unrest continues in Charlotte, NC to protest the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. “The whole narrative of

Democratic Nominee Hillary Clinton has remained silent after a second night of riots in Charlotte, North Carolina caused major damage in the city.

Police have closed portions of uptown Charlotte on Wednesday night after a series of gunshots were fired. One man has reportedly been shot. The protests are the second night where the North Carolina city has erupted after a man, Keith Lamont Scott, was shot by police after he allegedly was carrying a gun. Some have–mistakenly according to police–believed that Scott had a book, not a gun, in his vehicle when a police officer shot him. But authorities have said that they confiscated a gun–and didn’t find a book–in the vehicle.

A suspect or suspects who shot 19-year-old U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Carlos Segovia in the head in South Los Angeles on Friday night were still unknown, as Segovia was declared brain dead Sunday.

“They didn’t care. Their attitude, then, back in July, during the DNC, was they were going to win this thing anyway, so who cares? Now, I think the tides have turned a little bit and she’s on her heels,” McNesby told Talk Radio 1210 WPHT, discussing his organizations endorsement. “As many times as we’ve tried to…have it a fair process and an open process, the emails back were that they’re not interested and no thanks. Just snide things like that.”

A Florida sheriff’s office will no longer escort the Miami Dolphins to their football games until the team stands for the national anthem.

A gunman who targeted police was killed after he ambushed and shot two police officers and four civilians in Philadelphia, killing a bystander.

The parents of a San Bernardino three-year-old who wandered from his family’s home and onto a southern California freeway on Saturday morning were exceedingly grateful after their child was rescued. As of Sunday, they were not facing charges.

Police departments are cracking down on meth users in a comical way.

A touching photo of an Alabama police officer comforting a one-month-old baby girl after her parents overdosed on drugs is capturing the hearts of many on the Internet.

SAN DIEGO — When Colin Kaepernick arrived at Qualcomm Stadium on Thursday evening, U.S. Navy veteran J.D. McCallum was ready — with a protest sign calling out San Francisco 49ers quarterback for sitting out the national anthem.

ACADIANA PARISH, Louisiana – A man wanted for child sexual abuse in California was arrested in Louisiana as he was traveling through the state with four children who were reported missing.

A manhunt is currently underway in Louisiana as law enforcement officials search for three male inmates who escaped from a detention center in the state.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Over the last two months, the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) has taken on unparalleled controversies and crises following the divisive Alton Sterling case.

A Tropical Smoothie location in Florida fired one of its employees for refusing to serve a police officer.

A man who allegedly shot a Chicago police officer lashed out in profanity at a judge during his bail hearing. In response to the judge’s decision to hold him without bond, he told him he should have “smoked” the officer.

In an extensive investigation featuring an eyewitness interview, observance of multiple surveillance camera videos, and an on-location visit, USA Today has found significant evidence that American Olympic champion Ryan Lochte was robbed at a gas station in Rio de Janeiro, and police lied about him and three other U.S. swimmers vandalizing a bathroom.

Police arrested a fugitive disguised as an elderly man after he had been on the run for several months in Massachusetts.

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson is calling for the firing of seven CPD officers for misleading the department about their part in the 2014 shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald. The recommendation is fast on the heels of a series of high-ranking officers who have left the department in one way or another.

Police arrested a man after a witness saw him attempting sex with a parked van Tuesday.

In a political cartoon causing outrage across Louisiana, the Times Picayune published a depiction of police officers handing black Americans their ‘last rites,’ a narrative that is being immediately debunked as first responders rescue thousands in the state amid historic flooding.

Donald Trump spoke about the violent riots that have plagued the country during a speech on law and order in West Bend, Wisconsin on Tuesday, promising safety for all Americans and appealing to African Americans.
