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    Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It

    https://www.wired.com/story/parabon-nanolabs-dna-face-models-police-facial-recognition/ BY DHRUV MEHROTRA SECURITY JAN 22, 2024 7:00 AM Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It Police around the US say they're justified to run DNA-generated 3D...
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    America's Police Can't Solve Murders Anymore

    https://www.newsweek.com/murder-clearance-rate-decline-report-council-criminal-justice-homicide-rates-1853748 America's Police Can't Solve Murders Anymore Dec 19, 2023 at 10:48 AM EST Missing Man's Remains Found Buried In California Backyard By Sean O'Driscoll Senior Crime and Courts...
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    A food delivery robot's footage led to a criminal conviction in LA

    https://www.engadget.com/a-food-delivery-robots-footage-led-to-a-criminal-conviction-in-la-190854339.html A food delivery robot's footage led to a criminal conviction in LAServe Robotics handed footage over to the LAPD after two people attempted to steal one of its bots. Cheyenne MacDonald...
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    Google User Data Has Become a Favorite Police Shortcut

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-09-28/google-user-data-is-police-s-top-shortcut-for-solving-crimes Illustration: Jordan Speer for Bloomberg Businessweek Businessweek The Big Take Google User Data Has Become a Favorite Police Shortcut Investigators increasingly use warrants to...
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    Google User Data Has Become a Favorite Police Shortcut[

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-09-28/google-user-data-is-police-s-top-shortcut-for-solving-crimes Illustration: Jordan Speer for Bloomberg Businessweek Businessweek The Big Take Google User Data Has Become a Favorite Police Shortcut Investigators increasingly use warrants to...
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    This Texas town has about 250 people. It has 50 sworn police officers.

    https://www.khou.com/amp/article/news/investigations/coffee-city-texas-police-officers/285-4220e73c-90d4-474e-b59e-2033270cd8e9 This Texas town has about 250 people. It has 50 sworn police officers. KHOU 11 Investigates discovered more than half of the cops in the Coffee City Police Department...
  7. Alix217

    Arizona cops are sued for REFUSING to return $40,000 in cash seized from black trucking boss who was traveling to buy a new Rig, UPDATE: GOT HIS MONEY

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11450893/Arizona-cops-seized-40-000-cash-black-trucking-boss-traveling-buy-new-rig.html How can we help this guy out?
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    Social workers to be embedded with Minneapolis police precincts

    https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/social-workers-to-be-embedded-with-minneapolis-police-precincts/ MINNEAPOLIS – Social workers are coming to the Minneapolis Police Department. It's part of a program the city council approved Thursday to help MPD respond to mental health and addiction...
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    Sheriff: “I’m sick of these Black b*stards.... Every Black that I know, you need to fire him...”

    https://bit.ly/3y4PzSP SBI investigating allegations of Obstruction of Justice at the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office “I’m sick of it. I’m sick of these black b*stards,” Greene said to Soles. “I’m going to clean house and be done with it. And we’ll start from there.” By Ann McAdams...
  10. saturn7

    Why Are White Supremacists Targeting Vets for Recruitment?

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    India Is Creating A National Facial Recognition System, And Critics Are Afraid Of What Will Happen

    https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/india-is-creating-a-national-facial-recognition-system-and “Unless we all get plastic surgery at the same time, there’s nothing we can do about it.” Pranav Dixit BuzzFeed News Reporter Last updated on October 9, 2019, at 10:39 p.m. ET...
  12. SirReginald

    Cop Beats Up A Black Teenager For NO Reason

    They won't show this on Live PD though.
  13. Jimi Swagger

    Pasadena Releases Footage of Police Breaking Man's Leg During Arrest

    Pasadena officials on Friday released body and dashboard camera footage captured during the November arrest of a man whose leg was broken by officers. City Manager Steve Mermell promised to release videos of the Nov. 9 incident earlier this week after a video of the arrested man being knocked...
  14. Jimi Swagger

    Can police legally obtain your DNA from 23andMe, Ancestry?

    Trying to unravel the mystery of your genetics through programs like 23andMe.com or Ancestry.com can also help police unravel a criminal investigation. That saliva sample sent to those genetic testing companies with the purpose of learning more about your ancestral history doesn’t just belong...
  15. Jimi Swagger

    Nuisance Laws Penalize Residents for 911 Calls

    After so many strikes, cities declare properties nuisances and assess fines unless the problem is remedied. In many cases, this means evicting the tenant responsible for the 911 calls. BY GINGER CHRIST, THE PLAIN DEALER, CLEVELAND / NOVEMBER 10, 2017 (TNS) - A bleeding Euclid woman ran to her...
  16. Jimi Swagger

    Cyrus Vance and the Myth of the Progressive Prosecutor

    Cyrus Vance Jr., the Manhattan district attorney. Manhattan is home to less than 20 percent of the city’s population, but on an average day, almost 40 percent of Rikers Island inmates are from the borough. ATLANTA — This month, it was reported that the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance...
  17. Jimi Swagger

    911 calls fell in black Milwaukee neighborhoods after Jude beating, study finds

    Harvard study finds 911 calls dropped by 20% after beating, much of it in black neighborhoods The beating of Frank Jude Jr. 12 years ago by off-duty Milwaukee police officers rocked the city, leading to the largest number of firings in department history, federal convictions of seven officers...
  18. Jimi Swagger

    California lawmakers approve landmark 'sanctuary state' bill to expand protections for immigrants

    California lawmakers on Saturday passed a “sanctuary state” bill to protect immigrants without legal residency in the U.S., part of a broader push by Democrats to counter expanded deportation orders under the Trump administration. The legislation by Sen. Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles), the most...
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