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Fake Traffic Stops = Mass Police Firing in Arlington
March 7, 2017 (Fault Lines) – In Texas, to be a cop, you have to be licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). If you lose that license, no one can hire you to... -
Deputy Robert Dodd’s Murderous Conflict of Interest
February 28, 2017 (Fault Lines) – On August 15, 2006, 17-year-old single mother Candace Hiltz was found dead, shot five times in the back with a small-caliber pistol, once in the chest with a medium-caliber pistol,... -
Christian Dorscht: Off-Duty Officers and Arrests in a Crowd
February 24, 2017 (Fault Lines) – On Tuesday, February 21st, an unidentified off-duty Los Angeles Police officer attempted to detain a 13-year-old Latino, Christian Dorscht, for allegedly threatening to shoot the officer in response to something... -
Earl David Worden: Another Case of Videographers vs. the Police
February 21, 2017 (Fault Lines) – We’ve run a number of stories on people filming police buildings and the reaction of police to those individuals. I think that it is basically baiting the police, but to... -
Should Chicago Officer Raoul Mosqueda Be Fired Or Promoted?
February 14, 2017 (Fault Lines) – In January of 2011, six years ago, Chicago Police Officer Raoul Mosqueda, along with Officer Gildardo Sierra, shot and killed Darius Pinex. Last week, Mosqueda was promoted to field training... -
The View Of The Executive Order From The DFW Airport Trenches
February 7, 2017 (Fault Lines) – When President Trump issued his Executive Order on Immigration, it got the attention of a lot of people, including quite a few here at Fault Lines. Caleb Kruckenberg wrote about... -
Former CBP Officer Jose Rodriguez-Elizondo Pleads Guilty to Murder
January 31, 2017 (Fault Lines) – In 2010, Customs & Border Protection Officer Jose Rodriguez-Elizondo shot and killed Fermin Limon, Sr., 49, outside of the nightclub that Limon owned. In 2011, Elizondo was convicted of murder... -
Suspend A Cop for Six Months? Just Fire Him
January 27, 2017 (Fault Lines) – On September 15, 2016, Lowell, Massachusetts Police Officer Dave Pender suspected a 16-year-old student of possessing marijuana. Or, more accurately, the school officials where Pender was a School Resource Officer... -
Galveston Sergeant Archie Chapman’s Trespass Trial
January 24, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Last week, Galveston Police Sergeant Archie Chapman was acquitted of criminal charges arising from his contact and arrest of a photography activist. On November 4, 2015, photography activist, Phillip Turner,... -
Agawam Police Jail Beat-Down Video Released
January 17, 2017 (Fault Lines) – On June 19, 2016, David Desjardins, Jr. was intoxicated at a bar in Agawam, Massachusetts, to the point that the bartender refused to serve. As is normal in these types...