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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 18, 2013

4 Calif. Black Officers Claim Bias by Black Chief

Days after then-Chief Ron Davis of the East Palo Alto (Calif.) Police Department announced last month that he was leaving for a high-profile federal job in Washington, D.C., four African-American officers filed a racial discrimination complaint against him.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2013

Tawana Brawley Begins Pay Out for Rape Hoax

The New York woman who falsely accused six white men of a racially motivated rape and assault in 1987 has been paying restitution to a prosecutor since February for defamation.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2013

DOJ Demands $12.5M Payout for LASD Racial Harassment

The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and others to pay $12.5 million to Antelope Valley residents it says were victims of harassment and intimidation by deputies.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 1, 2013

DOJ: L.A. Sheriff's Deputies Targeted Blacks

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has agreed to make changes, after a two-year Department of Justice probe uncovered "widespread" unlawful detentions and searches of blacks, Latinos, and other residents of subsidized housing.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2013

Ga. Chief Cleared of Racial Slur

A veteran Columbus (Ga.) Police officer has resigned after his claim that his chief racially slurred a county marshal was refuted. Officer Jeff Foxx resigned Thursday, after he failed a polygraph test regarding his claim that Chief Rickey Boren used the "N" word.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 7, 2013

Calif. Students Accuse LAPD of Racial Bias After Party

USC students protested Monday against the Los Angeles Police Department and accused its officers of racial bias for breaking up two raucous parties early Saturday near campus.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 6, 2013

'Cops' Moves from Fox To Spike

Television's longest-running series moved to the Spike network after Fox canceled the police reality show Monday. "Cops" will wrap up its 25th season later this month and restart in September on Spike with new episodes.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 16, 2013

Embattled La. Sheriff Denounces Critics As Racist

Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman has questioned critics of his jail management style, implying to a local media outlet that their criticism is racially motivated.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2013

LAPD Faces $2.4M Payouts To Black, Lesbian Officers

The city of Los Angeles is facing payouts of $1.2 million and $1.24 million to LAPD officers who sued the department, claiming discrimination, reports the Los Angeles Times.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleFebruary 26, 2013

The Dorner Rampage is Over…Now Comes the Repercussions

If I could somehow shoehorn Det. Jeremiah MacKay's name a million times over his shooter's, I would.

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