The IRE Resource Center is a major research library containing more than 23,250 investigative stories — both print and broadcast. These stories are searchable online or by contacting the Resource Center directly (573-882-3364 or rescntr@ire.org) where a researcher can help you pinpoint what you need. Browse or search the tipsheet section of our library below. Stories are not available for download but can be easily ordered by contacting the Resource Center:
Search results for "policemen" ...
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Sheila Devereaux Freed From Prison
A synopsis of Sheila Devereux's false conviction of drug trafficking and sentence to prison is investigated, as well as the policemen who were involved in the Devereux's case were investigated for corruption.
Tags: Sheila Devereux; Policemen; Corruption; Drug Trafficking
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Blood of Their Brothers, The Border Trilogy
After three policemen and a civilian were executed and beheaded, the investigation into the mayoral regime began. This investigation uncovered a multitude of problems and scandals. Also, it revealed the three policemen and the civilian were honest and innocent. The series "explicitly spelled out the machinations of violence that's claimed more than 10,000 lives since 2006."
Tags: Rosarito; Mexico; conflict; police; law enforcement; mayor; cops; murder; crime; mafia; government
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Asset Forfeiture Collection
This series examines the use and abuses of criminal and civil asset forfeiture that includes articles on Southern California motor cycle gangs, St. Louis policemen and pimps.
Tags: gangs; Hell's Angels; Mongols Motorcycle Club; property; Metropolitan Police Department
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Downtown After Dark
"The series looked at the downtown bar scene and its effects on many different areas of the city. A lot of time and energy is used among many different groups of people to make sure revelers stay safe and drink responsibly."
Tags: nightlife; bar scene; downtown; entertainment; econmics; dining revenue; policemen; intoxication
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NBA All Star Weekend
This story from the WAGA TV looks at the NBA All-Star weekend that was held in Atlanta in February 2003. As this report finds out the security conditions on the street was not adequate resulting in major traffic congestion and a complete gridlock of the streets. This was essentially because the policemen involved in with the NBA weekend.
Tags: Atlanta; sports; police department; NBA; basketball; NBA All-Star weekend 2003; all-star weekend; traffic problems; traffic jams
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Bribery deal on live broadcast
Show TV exposes two government employees, one of them a senior official in the prime minister's office, accepting bribes in a live broadcast. The corrupt officials were filmed by secret cameras as they negotiated with a journalist posing as a businessman anxious to strike a deal. The bribe-takers agreed to help secure state funding for a tourism project in return for payments of more than $140,000, and were arrested by plain-clothes policemen after they promised to help the bogus businessman to get his hands on government funds.
Tags: undercover investigations; hidden cameras; business; money and politics; public servants
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Famers' Uprising in Fengcheng, Jiangxi Province
"Recently, a shockingly similar picture to the CCP's Cracking Down Local Tyrants Campaign in old days appeared in Fengcheng district of Jiangxi Province: More than 20,000 farmers surrounded a number of county and township governments and looted residences of county and village level officials. The local governments finally calmed down the incident after they assigned at least 2,000 armed policemen to the area and arrested more than 10 people." This report examines what the reason was for "the Communist Party that had grown and thrived from the farmers to have such a sharp conflict with the farmers."
Tags: CASSETTE TAPE; TRANSCRIPT; farmers; politics; communist party; government
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Blind Justice (series of ten articles)
A criminal ring of Puerto Rican policemen, dubbed "the Fabricators" by a previous El Vocero investigation (see story # 14384), finally were found guilty by the Puerto Rican Supreme Court of inventing cases and lying to investigators. The U.S. Justice Department admitted its role in covering up the corruption, but halted further investigations.
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Criminals on the Force? The Chicago Police Department
The WFLD Investigative team exposes two major scandals in the Chicago Police Department. One scandal involved three officers taking an $8,000 payoff from Chicago residents who the policemen were threatening to arrest. The second scandal story began with an anonymous tip regarding "drinking parties" on police property. The authors reveal that one such party may have contributed to the hit-and-run killing of an elderly woman by a drunken Chicago policeman.
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Shot in the Dark
On Oct. 5, 1994, Chicago police staged a narcotics raid that ended with two policemen wounded and one civilian dead. An examination of the raid suggested that the leader of the raid, Sergeant Peter Dignan, may have been responsible. But the police department ignored this possibility and ignored evidence that Dignan was involved in the torture of black detainees. Chicago Reader examines the failure of the police department to monitor its officers.