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Topeka PD Blasted Over Tasteless Father’s Day Tweet

The Topeka, KS Police Department has found themselves embroiled in a Twitter backlash following a distasteful Father’s Day tweet. The police department has since deleted the tweet, shown below in a screenshot.     People were upset by the tweet due to the “Deadbeat Dad” theme it espoused. They seemingly perpetuated the largely false stereotype…

Police Discover Handgun Hidden in Man’s Butt
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Police Discover Handgun Hidden in Man’s Butt

                    People sometimes go through great lengths to to conceal drugs and weapons. Last week a suspect in Golden Meadow, Louisiana made headlines with his bizarre method of conceal carry. It’s not clear whether this was his walk around method of carrying or simply as a last minute effort…

2020 Presidential Candidate Arrested in New Orleans
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2020 Presidential Candidate Arrested in New Orleans

By Alex Furman On the evening of January 2nd, 2019, New Orleans Sheriff’s deputies arrested activist and 2020 presidential candidate, Adam Kokesh. The Man Adam Kokesh is a long-time, dedicated advocate for freedom and Libertarianism. He’s hosted a successful YouTube Channel called “Adam Vs. The Man” and has appeared all over mainstream and alternative news…

Supposedly Captured Suspect Trolls Police On Facebook After Arrest

Follow on Facebook or Twitter A Facebook post from Ocean City Police Department has gone viral after they updated a wanted post indicating the individual was captured. Curran Hanley (Curran Michael) had something to say about that on their Facebook update. Here is a screenshot of the post: The same day Thursday January 11th, Curran…

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Hospital Sent Into Lockdown After Umbrella Was Mistaken For Rifle

Follow on Facebook or Twitter On Wednesday January 17th Evergreen Medical Center in Kirkland, WA was locked down after surveillance showed what security believed was a man walking around with a rifle on his back. The story takes an interesting twist, as it turns out the umbrella was a novelty umbrella. It wasn’t designed to…

Police Union: ‘Blue Racism’ Exists And Is Growing By The Day

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Ted Goodman A prominent New York City police union released a video decrying anti-police violence and rhetoric in what it is calling “blue racism.” “The average person doesn’t see those things that make me human,” the video says, referring to police officers. “They don’t even label me based on being African…

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Master Baiters: The Implications of Our Vigilante Addiction

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Minik With two and a half million subscribers, TwinzTV styles itself as “the best and craziest pranks on YouTube,” and it specializes in baiting criminals. Most videos follow a simple formula: coax thieves into committing a crime, sabotage the scene, and finally torture the criminal because “revenge is…

Police May Soon Have Marijuana Breathalyzers

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grant M. Deltz Two startups, Hound Labs of Oakland and Cannabix Technologies of Vancouver are working on developing small handheld breathalyzer devices to detect if somebody has recently indulged in smoking marijuana. The Hound Labs device would be able to detect both marijuana and alcohol in human breath. Michael Lynn,…

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Argentina’s First Trans Police Chief Back on Force After Initial Psychiatric Discharge

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck According to Yahoo! News: Analia Pasantino served in Argentina’s federal police as a man for 20 years, then she came out as a transgender woman and was forced to resign. She is smiling these days, though, beaming with pride to be wearing a police badge again….