By PoliceOne Staff RIVERDALE, N.J. — A Riverdale officer saved a man from jumping off a bridge on April 25, according to a department Facebook post. Sgt. Greg Bogert responded to a call of a man walking in traffic when he saw him on the bridge ledge. The man was upset and crying. Bogert attempted […]
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San Francisco police ensnared in 2nd racist texting scandal
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A beleaguered San Francisco Police Department took another hit to its tarnished image Tuesday with the release of racist and homophobic text messages allegedly exchanged among officers. The city's public defender released transcripts of the offensive texts, which emerged during a rape investigation of a former officer. The messages belittle […]
Suit: Cops violated rights of detention officer taking kids for ice cream
Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — Two Connecticut officers are accused of violating a black man's rights during a traffic stop last year when they frisked him and searched his car as his two frightened sons sat in the back seat, according to a lawsuit announced Tuesday. The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut is suing […]