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It took 15 years but the cops finally succeeded in shutting down PINAC News. But PINAC had long proven that photography is not a crime which was its original mission. And in doing so, Photography is Not a Crime as it was...
About two years ago, I published an article on PINAC announcing an ambitious project to create a database of bad cops but since then, there have been so many forces working against myself and PINAC that it will probably...
Two Colorado cops were charged this week for their role in the incident that left a woman critically injured after she was placed in the back of a patrol car with handcuffs which was then struck by a freight...
A 48-year-old good samaritan was killed after he was shoved by a cop in a Pennsylvania Walmart parking lot Sunday evening. But police have yet to release details, including the name of the officer. So far, all we know is...
Dear Elon, I know this is a long shot but I am hoping you can return the Twitter account, @pinacnews, to its rightful owner which is me. The account was stolen from me five years ago by a former friend, Grant...
A New York cop who was already collecting a pension when he was caught on camera last year assaulting a man for attempting to file a complaint against him has been indicted on felony charges. Brewster police officer Fernando Quinones...
James Brennand, the fired San Antonio police officer, who shot Erik Cantu in a case of mistaken identity, was arrested on two counts of aggravated assault by a public servant Tuesday.
Platteville Police Sergeant Pablo Vazquez said he did not expect Fort Lupton police officer Jordan Steinke to place a handcuffed Yareni Rios-Gonzalez in the back of his patrol car which was parked directly on a set of railroad tracks before a freight train struck it.
A Texas cop was convinced that a car he spotted in a McDonald's parking lot Sunday evening was the same car that had evaded him during a pursuit the night before. San Antonio police officer James Brennand walked up to...
A former sheriff's deputy in Texas who lost his job for abusing an inmate was fired from his new job as a costumed pig at a theme park for abusing a 14-year-old boy. Brandon Doege was arrested Sunday on felony...
Topeka police shot and killed Christopher Kelley in June as he was suffering a mental crisis, claiming the 38-year-old Marine veteran came charging towards them with a knife. Last month, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay cleared the cops of...
Wolfe City police officer Shaun Lucas was acquitted in the shooting death of Jonathan Price, who was unarmed.
Alameda County sheriff's deputy Devin Williams Jr. remains incarcerated in the Santa Rita Jail on double murder charges.
Yareli Rios-Gonzalez, 20, survived the crash but suffered multiple broken ribs and a fractured sternum.
Chicago police initially claimed they opened fire on a group of men standing on a sidewalk after one of the men started shooting at them first, making them fear for their lives. But that story fell apart after prosecutors viewed...
Colorado cops pulled a 20-year-old woman over Friday and placed her in the back of a patrol car before a freight train slammed into the car, leaving the woman hospitalized with serious injuries. The woman, Yareni Rios-Gonzalez, was suspected of...
Christian Glass sounded very paranoid when he called a 911 dispatcher in June, asking her to send sheriff's deputies to help him after he ran his car off the road. The 22-year-old man told the Clear Creek County sheriff's dispatcher...
A Washington police officer with less than a year on the job posted a video to Tik Tok bragging she is above the law and would not hesitate to use her authority on citizens not showing instant respect. Federal Way...
Witnesses describe a scene straight out of a mob movie. Two unmarked police vehicles came barreling into the parking lot of a West Virginia funeral home last month moments after a family had placed the casket of their loved...
Seconds before LAPD cops shot a mentally ill man, one of the cops realized he was not holding a gun. "That's not a gun, bro," one of the cops said, according to body camera footage released last week. "You said that's...
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Cops Gone Rogue

An Arkansas sheriff's deputy who resigned last year after claiming "the current political climate" did not allow him to do his job was seen on body cam video repeatedly punching a suspect who had his hands in the air. It...
Georgia state trooper Jacob Thompson claimed he was in fear for his life when he shot and killed a 60-year-old man named Julian Lewis after trying to pull him over for a broken taillight in 2020 But his story quickly...
Before he became the poster child for mandatory steroid testing for cops, Christopher Pullease was commemorated by his chief for all the participation awards he had won over a two-decade career at the Sunrise Police Department in South Florida. "He's...

Cops in Cuffs

A Chicago police officer who was caught on video placing his knee on the back of a 14-year-old boy after falsely accusing him of stealing a bicycle last month was charged Thursday with two felonies. Michael Viterallo who was off-duty...
Los Angeles sheriff's deputy Sean Essex was first arrested on charges of child molestation in 2006 but the district attorney dismissed the case for unstated reasons. This week, Essex was indicted on on charges of molesting three other girls between...
Santa Ana Police Detective Gregory Daniel Beaumarchais did not hide the fact he was a police officer in his 40s when he repeatedly sexted a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl about eight months ago. But the recipient of...

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Yareli Rios-Gonzalez, 20, survived the crash but suffered multiple broken ribs and a fractured sternum.
Colorado cops pulled a 20-year-old woman over Friday and placed her in the back of a patrol car before a freight train slammed into the car, leaving the woman hospitalized with serious injuries. The woman, Yareni Rios-Gonzalez, was suspected of...
Christian Glass sounded very paranoid when he called a 911 dispatcher in June, asking her to send sheriff's deputies to help him after he ran his car off the road. The 22-year-old man told the Clear Creek County sheriff's dispatcher...

War on Photography

The 11-floor headquarters of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. costs taxpayers more than $58 million in rent every year but federal security guards are not allowing citizens to photograph or record the building "out of courtesy"...
​Alabama police officer Kevin Fisher is practically begging to be sued for violating people's rights when it comes to recording in public, knowing his Blue Privilege would protect him from any real discipline. Late last month, the Dothan police officer...
If there is one thing we have learned from watching countless police abuse videos over the years is that the moment a cop dons his black tactical gloves, he becomes an instant asshole, pawing his hands on people for...

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Be the Media

A Mississippi state trooper was captured on video grabbing a handcuffed man by the neck and wrestling him down to the ground before arresting the man's two brothers who were recording from several feet away. The video began going viral...
A video going viral on social media showing cops in New York detaining an 8-year-old boy accused of stealing a bag of chips worth $3 is sparking debate as to whether the cops acted too aggressively towards the child. Syracuse...
When I launched this site in 2007 after I was beaten and arrested by Miami police, I never expected to be continuing to run this site 15 years later. But as some of you know, that initial arrest sparked a...

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