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From Badge To Bars: Officer Who Stomped On Woman’s Face At DC McDonald’s Sentenced To Prison From Badge To Bars: Officer Who Stomped On Woman’s Face At DC McDonald’s Sentenced To Prison
From Badge To Bars: Officer Who Stomped On Woman’s Face At DC McDonald’s Sentenced To Prison A former special police officer who stomped on a woman’s face while she was already restrained outside a Northeast DC McDonald’s is now headed to federal prison. Brigette O. Robertson, 40, was sentenced to 12 months in prison by a judge in US District Court in Washington, DC, after admitting she violated a detained woman’s constitutional rights in June 2023, authorities announced. Robertson pleaded guilty on July 22, 2025, to a misdemeanor count of deprivation of rights under color of law. The case stems from an incident at about 3:30 p.m. on June 24, 2023, at a McDonald’s in the 3900…

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by Zak Failla
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‘We Got Something’ Breonna Taylor’s Mom Speaks After Ex-Cop Sentenced: Reports ‘We Got Something’ Breonna Taylor’s Mom Speaks After Ex-Cop Sentenced: Reports
‘We Got Something’ Breonna Taylor’s Mom Speaks After Ex-Cop Sentenced: Reports A former Louisville cop who fired blindly into Breonna Taylor’s home during a deadly 2020 raid has been sentenced to 33 months in prison—despite federal prosecutors asking for just one day behind bars, multiple media outlets are reporting citing the judge's ruling on Monday, July 21.  Brett Hankison, 46, was found guilty last November of violating Taylor’s civil rights after unleashing 10 shots through a curtained window and glass door, even though he couldn't see a target, according to previous releases by the US Department of Justice. Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT, was killed by other of…

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by Jillian Pikora
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EXCLUSIVE: NJ Cop Accessed Police Records In Personal Dispute, Complaint Alleges EXCLUSIVE: NJ Cop Accessed Police Records In Personal Dispute, Complaint Alleges
Exclusive: NJ Cop Accessed Police Records In Personal Dispute, Complaint Alleges New details have emerged in the case of Scott T. Palmer, the 29-year-old Phillipsburg police officer arrested last month on criminal computer charges. Palmer, who was arrested Friday, May 30, is accused of accessing the Phillipsburg Police Department’s Records Management System while off duty to locate the address of someone he had a personal dispute with, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. The affidavit obtained by Daily Voice Friday, June 13 states that Palmer entered PPD headquarters around 4:25 a.m. on April 8, saying he needed to use a computer. He then used the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Cop Who Flagged Deported Dad For Gang Ties Was Later Fired For Misconduct: Police Maryland Cop Who Flagged Deported Dad For Gang Ties Was Later Fired For Misconduct: Police
Maryland Cop Who Flagged Deported Dad For Gang Ties Was Later Fired For Misconduct: Police A Maryland police officer who helped document a man later deported to El Salvador was fired for misconduct in an unrelated case, officials confirmed on Thursday. One of the detectives involved in a 2019 police stop that flagged Kilmar Abrego Garcia as showing signs of MS-13 gang affiliation was later terminated from the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) for misconduct in another matter, according to a new statement released by the agency. The department said on Thursday, April 17, that former officer Ivan Mendez helped conduct the stop and generate an internal gang intelligenc…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Cop Drove Drunk In Marked Cruiser In Area, Police Say Off-Duty Cop Drove Drunk In Marked Cruiser In Area, Police Say
Off-Duty Cop Drove Drunk In Marked Cruiser In Area, Police Say A young cop in Prince George’s County is under investigation after being busted for allegedly driving drunk — in his marked police cruiser. Officer Simeon Daramola was off duty around 2:15 a.m. Saturday, March 22, when he was spotted by Laurel City Police on Fourth Street in Laurel, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Despite being off-duty, Daramola was behind the wheel of his PGPD-issued cruiser when he was issued DWI-related citations, officials said. Daramola’s police powers have since been suspended. An administrative investigation is underway by the department’…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
PWC Officer Arrested For On-Duty Incidents Involving Sex Assault Of Woman, Department Says PWC Officer Arrested For On-Duty Incidents Involving Sex Assault Of Woman, Department Says
PWC Officer Arrested For On-Duty Incidents Involving Sex Assault Of Woman, Department Says A police officer in Virginia is facing charges for inappropriate conduct with at least one woman in Prince William County while on duty twice, his department announced. James Thomas Clinton, 28, was placed on administrative leave after being connected to two instances of assault in the past four months, PWCPD Lt. Jonathan Perok said in a news release. It was not immediately clear if the incident involved the same victim. Clinton, who has been an officer for six years, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 26 following a three-day investigation that was launched earlier in the week by the Prin…

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by Zak Failla