Tag: law enforcement

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July 29, 2013
07/29/2013
Head Shop CCTV Catches Police Informant Planting Crack

Head Shop CCTV Catches Police Informant Planting Crack

An informant sent by police as an undercover investigator was caught red-handed planting crack in the business he was sent to investigate. The ‘investigator’ planted crack on...
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July 25, 2013
07/25/2013
Obama Hints Support for Ray Kelly as Next Secretary of DHS

Obama Hints Support for Ray Kelly as Next Secretary of DHS

Ray Kelly, who has spent the last 12 years as New York City’s police commissioner, has been a topic of discussion recently for the upcoming vacancy for...
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July 25, 2013
07/25/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.23)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.23)

Four of the seven law enforcement personnel making our hall of shame this week were women. You’ve come a long way, ladies! Let’s get to it: In...
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July 24, 2013
07/24/2013
Prosecutor Claims All Medical Cannabis Patients Are Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Prosecutor Claims All Medical Cannabis Patients Are Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Last week, in San Diego Superior Court, Attorneys Lance Rogers and Logan Fairfax argued their clients, – medical cannabis patients and seriously ill Dennis and Deborah Littles’...
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July 24, 2013
07/24/2013
Grand Rapids Decriminalization: No Spike in Cases

Grand Rapids Decriminalization: No Spike in Cases

The city of Grand Rapids, Michigan decriminalized marijuana possession, effective May 1, 2013. One argument against the city’s decision was that it would lead to a rise...
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July 24, 2013
07/24/2013
In Profit-Sharing Scheme, Oklahoma DA Used Contractor for Highway Drug Stops

In Profit-Sharing Scheme, Oklahoma DA Used Contractor for Highway Drug Stops

An asset forfeiture scheme that utilized a private security contractor to stop vehicles on Interstate 40 in Caddo County, Oklahoma, has been shut down after garnering strong...
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July 18, 2013
07/18/2013
Denver Officials Want Legal Marijuana to Pay for Everything

Denver Officials Want Legal Marijuana to Pay for Everything

In an excellent article on the Denver Post, Vincent Carrol explains that officials are waiting to pounce on the marijuana industry like a cash cow, and points...
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July 18, 2013
07/18/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.16)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.16)

Two Virginia top cops copped to drug corruption offenses this past week, and that’s just for starters. There is more as well. Let’s get to it: In...
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July 15, 2013
07/15/2013
70% of Recent Major US Drug Seizures Are Marijuana Related

70% of Recent Major US Drug Seizures Are Marijuana Related

In an excellent article on The Daily Chronic, Scott Gacek examines a study which found over 70% of US drug seizures big enough to make the news...
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July 11, 2013
07/11/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.10)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.10)

More trouble for Philly and its rogue narcs, an Alabama jail guard goes down, so does a Mississippi narc, and a Calfornia narc cops a plea to...
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July 10, 2013
07/10/2013
MI Medical Marijuana Service Center Raided Twice in One Week

MI Medical Marijuana Service Center Raided Twice in One Week

Hydro World, a medical marijuana service center in Jackson, Michigan, was raided by police on July 1. After receiving word that the center was back in operation,...
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July 9, 2013
07/09/2013
4 Shady Drug Bust Tactics

4 Shady Drug Bust Tactics

In a great article on Salon, Kristen Gwynne first examines the shady practice of asset forfeiture, then describes 4 shady drug bust tactics used by police: fake...
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July 8, 2013
07/08/2013
Who Doesn’t Want Marijuana Legal? Cops and Cartels

Who Doesn’t Want Marijuana Legal? Cops and Cartels

In an article on the Star Press, Larry Riley examines the strange bedfellows opposed to marijuana legalization. Both the drug war crusaders of law enforcement and their...
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July 8, 2013
07/08/2013
Allowed: Cop to Lobby for Marijuana Legalization

Allowed: Cop to Lobby for Marijuana Legalization

In St. Louis, Missouri Sgt. Gary Wiegert has been given permission by his chief of police to become an official lobbyist in the state to legalize marijuana...
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July 5, 2013
07/05/2013
Illinois MMJ Bill About to Become Law – Police Chief Scared

Illinois MMJ Bill About to Become Law – Police Chief Scared

The Illinois MMJ bill is about to become law, and Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel is terrified. He is terrified of patients driving: “Their reactions are slow. It...
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July 4, 2013
07/04/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.02)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.02)

Thuggery in Philly, protecting drug shipments in Houston and Detroit, sticky fingers in Los Angeles, and that’s not all. Let’s get to it: In Philadelphia, five undercover narcotics...
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July 1, 2013
07/01/2013
Los Angeles Deputies Kill Armed Man, 80, in Marijuana Raid

Los Angeles Deputies Kill Armed Man, 80, in Marijuana Raid

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed an armed 80-year-old man as they served a search warrant on a marijuana grow operation in a remote part...
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
Rolling Stone: Five Reasons Cops Want to Legalize Marijuana

Rolling Stone: Five Reasons Cops Want to Legalize Marijuana

Rolling Stone’s Kristen Gwynne describes five reasons to legalize marijuana that even police officers agree with. These reasons include better overall public safety, renewed focus on real...
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June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.26)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.26)

It’s been a good week for medical marijuana in state legislatures, with New Hampshire now poised to become the 19th medical marijuana state, and that’s just for...
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June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.26)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.26)

A Wisconsin cop and a Washington cop face justice for their pervy behavior, and a New Mexico jail guard and a Georgia cop get in trouble over...
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