We’re the Only Ones Hot-Dogging Enough

Salem County Sheriff’s Sgt. Cody L. Henderson, supervisor of the K-9 Unit, has been charged in the deaths of K-9 Rip and K-9 Boomer. Prosecutors allege the dogs were left in a patrol vehicle for nearly 7 hours with the heat alarm system reportedly not activated. [More]

I’ve heard of them grilling one at a time before, but this is the first professional I’ve seen trained enough to pull off a daily double…

So… what was he doing all that time?

[Via WiscoDave]

We’re the Only Ones Spicing Things Up Enough

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A Midland citizen went to City Hall requesting paperwork. He sat inside the public building for an extended period … Then a Midland Police Department officer arrived. She issued commands, placed her hands on him, and ultimately pepper-sprayed him inside City Hall… After officials reviewed the footage and saw that he had not been acting belligerently, he was released with no charges. [More]

Sanchez…? So, what’s her full name?

I need it to “commend” her.

[Via WiscoDave]

Don’t Die for a Data Lie

Dramatics aside, it’s a known fact that any interactions with law enforcement, no matter how mundane, escalate the chances of a negative and potentially life-threatening outcome. Armed agents of the State with qualified immunity, taking someone by surprise over what is likely to be a bookkeeping error? [More]

So “false positives” have the potential to be much more than  inconvenient delays?

At least it’s bipartisan!

We’re the Only Ones Drugwalking Enough

The DEA, under President Joe Biden’s leadership, is at the center of a jaw-dropping “drugwalking” scandal that revealed the agency allowed 1.8 million fentanyl pills to be delivered, a move that a whistleblower says “100 percent got people killed.” [More]

Criminals in government literally believe they can get away with anything.

Are they wrong?

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Coprophiliac Enough

Despite being suspended from the San Antonio Police Department for allegedly serving a homeless man a sandwich containing dog feces, former officer Matthew Luckhurst has been named police chief of Benavides, Texas. City officials praised his “exemplary” recent record and said a thorough background check justified the controversial hire. [More]

Back the Brown…?

Who better to give authority, a gun, and a badge to than a proven sadistic, perverted bully?

[Via bondmen]

We’re the Only Ones Vindictive Enough

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“She was angry that he hired his son a lawyer, and asked to have the lawyer involved in questioning, which was perfectly legal and was his right to do,” said David Maxted with Maxted Law LLC. “And she decided to retaliate against them, and swore out a false affidavit and pushed forward a false criminal case against an innocent man. And it ruined his career and dragged his name through the mud, ruined his reputation.” [More]

Don’t worry, she’s retired and still gets her pension.

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Unreasonable Enough

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“The police must have reasonable suspicion that the person is possessing the gun illegally or otherwise engaged in criminal activity,” wrote Judge Kathryn Grill Graeff. “Because the officers here stopped appellant based solely on his possession of a gun, without reasonable suspicion that he was possessing the gun illegally or otherwise involved in criminal activity, they did not have reasonable suspicion to stop him. The stop, therefore, violated appellant’s Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable seizures.” [More]

Baltimore police are d_s when it comes to guns? Who knew?

We’re the Only Ones Youth-Oriented Enough

An Ohio police chief was arrested in Pinellas County Thursday after being indicted on 70 counts of sexual misconduct stemming from an investigation involving a minor. [More]

It’s not like this isn’t a thing we’ve been talking about for some time. But in fairness, accusations 15 to 20 years later raise huge red flags for me.

For starters, without physical evidence and credible corroborating actual witnesses of abuse in progress, how do you prove beyond a reasonable doubt?

[Via Sweet Babboo]

We’re the Only Ones All Flocked Up Enough

Local news reports from around the country repeatedly detail police abusing the Flock surveillance systemic order to stalk their partners or ex-partners. The contours of each story are much the same, with the police officer in question using their access to the system to repeatedly track a specific person over the course of weeks or months. [More]

Power corrupts…

[Via Andy M]

We’re the Only Ones Unmarried Enough

Brendan Banfield, a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) law enforcement officer, claimed he shot Joseph Ryan after he came across Ryan attacking his wife on the morning of 24 February 2023. But prosecutors said Brendan Banfield and au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães set Ryan up in a scheme to kill Christine Banfield, a pediatric intensive care nurse. [More]

“Former”?

So a LEOSA beneficiary…?

The jury didn’t factor in that the poor guy is a widower?

Hey, any tips for The Guardian…?

[Via Steve T]

We’re the Only Ones Credited Enough

24-year-old Jeffrey Ziegler is accused of committing the crimes beginning the day after the victim died on February 28, 2024. Between February 29, 2024 and March 12, 2024, numerous unauthorized charges were made on the deceased man’s credit cards totaling $10,362.02. [More]

Jenny has a question for him.

[Via Steve T]