[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":315},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fdrfc-NXF8vSUe3ZH33Wwi_uIj9euaLoBk593iPKQL5A":3,"$fEuWPsLx5kT3VyyLo221Jx9SC6u1KIxid6Q5bNi_eOhI":24,"$f9Fdthma38D8d1_1-GSaRX2I6Zzj1GQMQbNxojzb3qqA":25},{"id":4,"type":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"content":8,"excerpt":9,"featuredImage":10,"publishedAt":11,"createdAt":11,"updatedAt":12,"categories":13,"tags":22,"seo":23},21,"post","somerset-police-officer-pays-for-groceries-of-family-in-need-following-shoplifting-call","Somerset police officer pays for groceries of family in need following shoplifting call","\u003C!-- wp:separator {\"opacity\":\"css\"} -->\n\u003Chr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"/>\n\u003C!-- /wp:separator -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>by SAM READ, NBC 10 NEWS Wednesday, December 30th 2020\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:image -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://mypolicebrutality.org//wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cc9192f5-5134-437e-a492-a23aa15ac819-large16x9_thumbnail_IMG_0648.jpg\" alt=\"Somerset Police Officer Matt Lima. (WJAR)\"/>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C!-- /wp:image -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Somerset Police Officer Matt Lima. (WJAR)\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Cn2SCj50U\\u0026height=480\\u0026width=640\\u0026autoplay=1\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"align\":\"center\",\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"} -->\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Cn2SCj50U&height=480&width=640&autoplay=1\n\u003C/div>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C!-- /wp:embed -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>SOMERSET, Mass. (WJAR) — A call to police about a shoplifting incident has turned into something much bigger for an officer in Somerset who felt the punishment didn't necessarily fit the crime.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Five days before Christmas, Ptlm Matt Lima of the Somerset Police Department was dispatched to the local Stop and Shop for a reported theft.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\"The allegation was the two females were scanning some items at self-checkout but bypassing other items and bagging those items,\" explained Lima. \"Dispatch indicated it was two females and two young small children and they were detained by Loss and Prevention over there.\"\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Lima said when he heard two kids had been with the women, it didn't sit right with him.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\"I have two girls myself, similar on age to the two girls that were there, so it kind of struck me a little bit,\" said Lima.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Upon arrival, Lima said he pulled one of the adults to the side while the children, who had no idea what was going on, were occupied by store employees.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\"The woman I talked to, she explained she was working, but the mother of the children was not working and had some other family issues going on and that what she had taken was Christmas dinner for the kids,\" said the officer.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Lima said he spoke to the Stop and Shop Asset Protection associate and checked the receipt for the items they did plan to pay for.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->","","https://mypolicebrutality.org//wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cc9192f5-5134-437e-a492-a23aa15ac819-large16x9_thumbnail_IMG_0648.jpg","2020-12-29T20:10:00.000Z","2025-12-30T11:35:18.557Z",[14,18],{"id":15,"name":16,"slug":17},2,"Gov","gov",{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21},3,"Police","police",[],null,[],[26,39,50,67,78,89,100,111,122,133,144,154,167,182,188,197,207,219,229,240,251,261,272,282,292,305],{"id":27,"type":5,"slug":28,"title":29,"excerpt":30,"featuredImage":31,"publishedAt":32,"categories":33,"tags":38},31,"racial-profiling-by-uk-police-in-2024-key-cases-and-responses","Racial Profiling by UK Police in 2024: Key Cases and Responses","Racial profiling by police – targeting individuals for scrutiny based on race or ethnicity – remains a pressing issue in the UK. 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His tragic death in 2013 was a...","/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/aaron-swartz.jpg","2024-12-18T21:23:00.000Z",[75,76],{"id":59,"name":60,"slug":61},{"id":63,"name":64,"slug":65},[],{"id":79,"type":5,"slug":80,"title":81,"excerpt":82,"featuredImage":83,"publishedAt":84,"categories":85,"tags":88},30,"the-persecution-of-taz-ryder-how-sussex-police-enabled-a-digital-witch-hunt","The Persecution of Taz Ryder: How Sussex Police Enabled a Digital Witch Hunt","Introduction: When Law Enforcement Becomes the Problem Cybersecurity is an essential pillar of modern society, yet the very people protecting it are often treated as criminals . 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As the first juvenile...","/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/jona.jpg","2024-10-02T21:28:00.000Z",[108,109],{"id":59,"name":60,"slug":61},{"id":63,"name":64,"slug":65},[],{"id":112,"type":5,"slug":113,"title":114,"excerpt":115,"featuredImage":116,"publishedAt":117,"categories":118,"tags":121},28,"kevin-mitnick-from-notorious-hacker-to-cybersecurity-consultant","Kevin Mitnick: From Notorious Hacker to Cybersecurity Consultant","Kevin David Mitnick, once dubbed \"The World's Most Wanted Hacker,\" transformed from a fugitive cyber outlaw into a respected cybersecurity consultant. 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One key question - if abuses...","2020-10-01T18:43:00.000Z",[195],{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21},[],{"id":198,"type":5,"slug":199,"title":200,"excerpt":201,"featuredImage":23,"publishedAt":202,"categories":203,"tags":206},19,"sussex-police-a-legacy-of-corruption-cyber-incompetence-and-retaliation","Sussex Police: A Legacy of Corruption, Cyber Incompetence, and Retaliation","For over 15 years , a Brighton-based Cyber Analyst and Engineer has been subjected to unjust persecution by Sussex Police —not because of any wrongdoing on his part, but because he exposed their...","2020-09-29T19:27:00.000Z",[204,205],{"id":15,"name":16,"slug":17},{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21},[],{"id":208,"type":5,"slug":209,"title":210,"excerpt":211,"featuredImage":212,"publishedAt":213,"categories":214,"tags":218},10,"sussex-police-cyber-team-has-the-iq-of-a-small-rodent","Sussex Police Cyber Team has the IQ of a Small Rodent","A Brighton-based Cyber Analyst and Engineer claims he has endured 15 years of torment at the hands of Sussex Police . According to him, the ordeal began when he reported concerns about sexual abuse...","/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Sa-1200x1370-1.png","2020-09-25T23:08:00.000Z",[215,216,217],{"id":15,"name":16,"slug":17},{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21},{"id":176,"name":177,"slug":178},[],{"id":220,"type":5,"slug":221,"title":222,"excerpt":223,"featuredImage":224,"publishedAt":225,"categories":226,"tags":228},14,"police-accused-of-brutality-following-arrests-at-youth-organisation-4front-project","Police Accused Of Brutality Following Arrests At Youth Organisation 4Front Project","Founder Temi Mwale said the community is \"sick and tired of the way we're being treated\" after four people were arrested in north-west London....","https://mypolicebrutality.org//wp-content/uploads/2020/10/5f2d921f220000974d38849c.jpg","2020-08-05T18:41:00.000Z",[227],{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21},[],{"id":230,"type":5,"slug":231,"title":232,"excerpt":233,"featuredImage":234,"publishedAt":235,"categories":236,"tags":239},12,"george-floyd-what-happened-in-the-final-moments-of-his-life","George Floyd: What happened in the final moments of his life","The US has been convulsed by nationwide protests over the death of an African-American man in police custody. 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Jamal Robinson Jamal Robinson, who was primarily based in Brighton, faces courtroom charged with raping and sexually assaulting a girl....","https://mypolicebrutality.org//wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1_Jamal-Robinson-300x272.png","2020-02-03T18:42:00.000Z",[259],{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21},[],{"id":262,"type":5,"slug":263,"title":264,"excerpt":265,"featuredImage":266,"publishedAt":267,"categories":268,"tags":271},9,"police-watchdog-expands-inquiry-into-alleged-cover-up-of-paedophile-network","Police watchdog expands inquiry into alleged cover-up of paedophile network","IPCC announces further 12 investigations into allegations of corruption in Met police – bringing total to 30 inquiries The police watchdog is to broaden its investigation into claims Scotland Yard...","/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/800px-New_Scotland_Yard_sign_3-1200x675-1.jpg","2015-09-17T08:45:00.000Z",[269,270],{"id":15,"name":16,"slug":17},{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21},[],{"id":273,"type":5,"slug":274,"title":275,"excerpt":276,"featuredImage":23,"publishedAt":277,"categories":278,"tags":281},11,"paedophile-sentenced-again-for-evil-actions","Paedophile sentenced again for ‘evil actions’","A FORMER council officer and special constable already in prison for sexually abusing a teenager has been sentenced to a further eight years for sexually abusing another young boy. 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Former Surrey Police constable Simon Quinn...","wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Simon-Quinn-1200x1500-1.jpg","2015-06-17T04:59:00.000Z",[289,290],{"id":15,"name":16,"slug":17},{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21},[],{"id":63,"type":5,"slug":293,"title":294,"excerpt":295,"featuredImage":296,"publishedAt":297,"categories":298,"tags":304},"sussex-child-porn-police-sergeant-philip-savidge-jailed","Sussex child porn police sergeant Philip Savidge jailed","A former Sussex Police officer has been jailed after pleading guilty to making and distributing more than 50,000 indecent images of children. 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