Alleged Evidence Planting Video Evidence of the Day: Police dashcam footage released by the Utica Phoenix over the weekend appears to show a Utica PD officer planting the contents of a bag filled with an unknown substance inside the vehicle of an African-American couple pulled over for an alleged traffic violation.
Abuse Of Power of the Day: Las Vegas-based videographer Mitchell Crooks was beaten and falsely arrested by Las Vegas police officer Derek Colling while filming a burglary arrest taking place across the street from his house. The entire sorry affair was recorded by Crooks' brand new, $3,500 camera, which kept rolling throughout the arrest.
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