mistakes Why did a Maine cop lie about dropping off missing person Erik Foote at a hospital? Rob Beschizza
police Lego tells California police department to stop using minifig heads to obscure suspects' faces David Pescovitz
law Two racist cops who tortured black men jailed for 20 and 17 1/2 years. Four more are yet to be sentenced. Rob Beschizza
police Florida cop confuses acorn falling on his car with a gunshot and starts shooting at nothing David Pescovitz
police Freight company owner busted for putting GPS trackers on police cars so truck drivers could avoid them David Pescovitz
police One of the police officers charged with killing Freddie Gray will oversee complaints against other Baltimore cops Rob Beschizza
Kids Ten-year-old boy given probation for urinating behind his mom's car in a parking lot David Pescovitz
politics How cops and politicians neutralized bodycams, whose footage is now routinely kept secret by NYPD and other forces Rob Beschizza