by John Floyd | Dec 7, 2024 | Appeals, Criminal Justice Reform, Police Misconduct
In the wake of the infamous 2019 Harding Street “no-knock” raid by the Houston Police Department that left a couple and their pet dog dead and the murderous 2020 “no-knock” raid by the Louisville Metro Police that left Breonna Taylor dead and her boyfriend wounded,...
by John Floyd | Oct 6, 2024 | Appeals, Criminal Justice Reform, Police Misconduct
In January 2019, the Houston Police Department (HPD) staged a militarized raid on the residence of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas. The raid, which became known as the Harding Street Raid, was initiated based on false information provided to a criminal district...
by John Floyd | Aug 23, 2024 | Criminal Justice Reform, Police Misconduct
Bruno, the pit bull, was killed by a police officer responding to a domestic dispute at the home of the dog’s owners. Bruno’s best buddy and dog bone mate, an unnamed German Shepherd, was killed a few moments later by the same police officer. Both dog killings were...
by John Floyd | Apr 27, 2024 | Police Misconduct, Sex Crimes, Sex Crimes Against Children, Sexual Assault
Since 2016, the Houston Police Department (HPD) has received 2.8 million crime reports. During part of those eight years, HPD used a code called “Suspended – Lack of Personnel” to “suspend” investigations into as many as 264,000 crime reports. While 100,000 of those...
by John Floyd | Feb 19, 2024 | Criminal Justice Reform, Police Misconduct
According to the National Registry of Exonerations, between January 1, 2023, and January 31, 2024, there were 50 exonerations nationwide in fifteen states and one from the federal system. Illinois led the way with nine exonerations, while New York and Texas followed...
by John Floyd | Oct 1, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Uncategorized
“It is tragic to see a life cut short at 29, with so many milestones unmet, so many words unsaid, and so much potential unfulfilled,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who leads the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, at a press conference on...
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