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It had been barely 10 seconds since Lakewood Police Agent Ahmed Yehia stepped out of his patrol vehicle before things escalated.

It had been barely 10 seconds since Lakewood police Agent Ahmed Yehia stepped out of his patrol vehicle before things escalated.

• Judge rules advances in technology can make us all impromptu citizen journalists By Keith Johnson Keeping cops honest is a responsibility all freedom-loving Americans share. Thanks to modern technology, that job has become a lot easier. Most United States citizens now have video cameras hardwired into their cell phones that can be activated at a moment’s notice and used to document encounters with peace officers. Of course, this new reality is something that hasn’t exactly been warmly received by many in the law enforcement community. Citizens are often harassed, arrested and even pro...

Mon, Dec 28th 2020 1:34pm — Tim Cushing More than a decade ago, Simon Glik was arrested by Boston police officers for the "crime" of recording them in public. This was made possible by a law passed in the mid-60s, which turned Massachusetts into a "two-party" recording state. Unless the person doing the recording has the consent of the person being recorded, it's a violation of the state's wiretap law. Glik successfully challenged this law, securing an Appeals Court ruling that stated the law was unconstitutional as applied to the recording of police officers in public places. This didn't i...

Prosecutors said Mendes knew the victim as a former student. The victim was interviewed last month and disclosed multiple assaults by Mendes beginning in February 2020 and continuing until the summer, they said. Text messages and other digital evidence related to the allegations were also recovered during the course of the investigation. “This is the ultimate betrayal of a child’s trust,” Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins said in a statement. “As an educator and school official, Mr. Mendes had a duty to provide a safe and supportive environment for this young person to learn a...