Tag: Police

Can Twitter Curb Abuse or Is It Just Too Easy to Be a Troll?
Though many social networks, forums, and websites struggle with how to deal with abuse and harassment, Twitter is usually the first one mentioned when the issue is discussed. Twitt...
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Ice Bucket Challenge Leads to Fraud Charge for Cop
If you tell your boss you're so sick you can't possibly come into work, you probably shouldn't post a selfie of you drinking a beer at the beach. Think of this as a muc...
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Obama’s Police Body Camera Initiative Kicks into Gear
On the day that Baltimore state's attorney Marilyn Mosby charged...
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Hillary Clinton: Body Cameras Should Be Worn by All Police Departments
Speaking at the David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum, Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton...
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Police Still Claiming Google Is Helping Cop Killers with Its Waze App
Police are still really pissed about Waze. The Google-owned traffic app uses crowdsourced data to let drivers know about upcoming accidents, road closures, weather conditions,...
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Snoop Dogg Pic Lands Texas Trooper in Hot Water
It doesn't matter who you are – if you see Snoop, you're going to want to get a picture with Snoop. But beware: if you work for the Texas Department of Public Safety, it could...
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Cop Filmed Abusing Uber Driver Loses Badge and Gun
An NYPD detective has been temporarily stripped of his badge and gun after a video of him berating an Uber driver went viral. According to the...
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Uber Driver Accused of Rape, Kidnapping in Philadelphia
In my god what the hell are people doing news, another Uber driver has been accused of rape and kidnapping, and was apparently not suspended until at least 40 days after t...
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Twitter Makes Reporting Threats to Police a Little Easier
It's not a giant new feature or anything, but Twitter has taken yet another in a long line of recent steps to deal with abuse and harassment on the site. Starting now, if you re...
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Cops to Guy on Facebook: Turn Yourself in Please. Guy: Ok
More and more police departments are taking to social media these days, asking the community to help them locate wanted persons. You'd be shocked at how many of these wanted person...
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The Cops Have Your Lost Cocaine, Please Facebook Message Them to Get It Back
If you happened to drop your bag of cocaine inside the Super Dollar on West Virginia Avenue in Crewe, Virginia on Tuesday, then you're in luck! The cops have it. Just shoot them...
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Cops Are Flooding Waze with Fake Info in the Hopes of Rendering It Useless
Some police are taking on a this pisses me off, so I'm going to try to destroy it strategy when it comes to crowdsourcing traffic app Waze. According to a report from...
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Mom Turns in Son After Spotting Him on Police Facebook Page
This is going to be an awkward Thanksgiving. Police in Casselberry, Florida, like many police departments around the country, have taken to Facebook and Twitter over the past fe...
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Police Admit the Waze Hate Is Kinda Sorta About Speeding Tickets
Law enforcement organizations like the National Sheriffs' Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, and the LAPD have spent the last week expressing concerns over Waze, a Google-...
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Man Turns Himself in After Facebook Promise to Police
In Canadian news, a Canadian man has gone full Canada and turned himself in to police after assuring them he would on Facebook....
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