Follow me For the second time in a matter of weeks, body camera footage has been released showing officers from the Baltimore Police Department planting drugs. In both videos, the planting of that evidence was exposed by a feature of the body cams that causes them to begin saving video
Follow me The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network by Tim Tolka, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. Within the post, Tim discusses “Blue Mafia,” a book he wrote detailing police corruption and violence in Ohio, specifically concerning the police departments in Steubenville and Warren. Also included is a
Follow me Jim McMahon, the Superbowl XX winning quarterback from the 1985 Chicago Bears, a team which is often considered one of the best all-time teams and arguably the best defense in the history of the NFL, has joined the long list of people advocating for the medical use of
Follow me The following post was originally posted at NationalInterest.org by Timothy Lynch under the title “Washington Can’t Fix Broken Policing.” It addresses the idea that having a the Department of Justice (DoJ) or some other federal agency such as the FBI investigate abuses by local police or court official will
Follow me The following post was submitted to the CopBlock Network by Isiah Holmes, who has been featured several times previously on Cop Block, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. In this post, Isiah discusses the use of aircraft FBI to conduct surveillance and the role that private citizens (along with
Follow me A video that was just released as part of a lawsuit by a man the Baltimore Police shot in January 2013 contradicts the claims the officers involved made to justify that shooting. In their official report, those officers claimed that Shaun Mouzon tried to run them over with
Follow me Three Baltimore police officers have been suspended and charged with assaulting a juvenile as a result of an incident that happened one year ago on January 14th, 2015. Officers Duane Williams Jr., Bijay Ranabhat, and Lonnie White Jr. face various charges in the assault, which reportedly took place
Follow me On Monday, Baltimore Police Officer William Porter’s retrial was scheduled for June 13. Last week, a jury deadlocked and Porter’s trial was declared a mistrial. Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams also ruled that the trials for the five other officers indicted for their part in Freddie Gray’s death
Follow me All sixteen of the protesters who were arrested after they occupied the city hall in Baltimore were released on Friday. The coalition of protesters, made up primarily of young adults, were prompted by the murder of Freddie Gray and ongoing civil rights abuses and violence by the police
Follow me A group of anti-police brutality activists have occupied the city hall in Baltimore. The activists are part of a coalition of Baltimore area groups called “Baltimore Uprising.” This coalition includes (but is not necessarily limited to) members of Youth as Resources, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, The West
