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St. Louis Cops Giddily Planned to Beat Protesters but Unwittingly Beat an Undercover Cop. Now They’re Indicted

The aftermath of Jason Stockley’s acquittal for the killing of Anthony Lamar Smith carried an electric, emotional charge for members of the St. Louis community—but it was about to be an event for a few St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, three officers, Dustin Boone, Randy Hays, and Christopher Myers,…

By

Natalie Degraffinried

Published

November 30, 2018
Politics

NYC Cops Infiltrated Black Lives Matter Groups, Gained Access to Texts: Report

Shady is as shady does, and it turns out that undercover officers with the New York City Police Department embedded themselves so deeply into the lives of Black Lives Matter activists, they were able to gain access to text messages meant for a very limited audience. The Guardian obtained newly released NYPD documents—mostly emails—that show undercover…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

April 4, 2017