Competing Narratives: April 4, 2002
1. A Grand Rapids, MI police officer, mercilessly and unjustifiably shot a confused and terrified black man in the back of the head while laying on top of him and pushing the defenseless man’s face into the ground. A motivating factor in the ...
Kim Foxx, the elected State’s (Prosecuting) Attorney for Cook County, which includes Chicago as its major city, made a stunning announcement several weeks ago.
The announcement?
She decided not to charge two Chicago police officers in two separate 2021 incidents where those ...
By Jim Glennon
On December 29th, 2021, Bradley, IL Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and her partner 27-year-old Tyler Bailey responded to a call concerning barking dogs in a parked car at a local motel. They made contact with occupants in one of the rooms about said canines. Suddenly and ...
Calibre Press received the following question we thought we would share for discussion:
An officer writes:
“There is a mixed opinion on my department on which hand O.C. should be used with. Many say it should be worn on the strong hand side and used by the strong hand ...
By Jim Glennon
A 73-year-old woman with dementia and sensory aphasia walked out of Walmart with approximately $13.88 worth of merchandise she didn’t pay for. Employees stopped the woman and took her and the unconcealed items back into the store. She offered to pay for the ...
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