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A former Bella Vista police officer who served jail time after shooting a suspect to death was sworn in as a police chief Monday night. When Coleman Brackney took over as Sulphur Springs’ chief, it was the first time Coleman put on a police uniform since he was fired from the Bella Vista Police Department in 2010. Coleman was convicted that year of negligent homicide and served about one month in jail. A district court ruled that Brackney was to blame for the shooting death of James Ahern following a high-speed pursuit in January 2010. His negligent homicide conviction was a misdemeanor, so Brackney was spared prison time. “I told the guys the day I left I would be back, and I told them it may take me a while because it was going to be a long fight,” Brackney told 5NEWS on Tuesday. “But I’m back.” Ahern’s family was awarded $20,000 after suing Brackney. His charge of negligent homicide was expunged, and a state board ruled Brackney could again serve as a police officer in ...

Color of Law Abuses U.S. law enforcement officers and other officials like judges, prosecutors, and security guards have been given tremendous power by local, state, and federal government agencies—authority they must have to enforce the law and ensure justice in our country. These powers include the authority to detain and arrest suspects, to search and seize property, to bring criminal charges, to make rulings in court, and to use deadly force in certain situations. Preventing abuse of this authority, however, is equally necessary to the health of our nation’s democracy. That’s why it’s a federal crime for anyone acting under “color of law” willfully to deprive or conspire to deprive a person of a right protected by the Constitution or U.S. law. “Color of law” simply means that the person is using authority given to him or her by a local, state, or federal government agency. The FBI is the lead federal agency for investigating color of law abuses , which include acts carr...

REPORT # 2007-143797 IS THE LITTLE ROCK RIVER MARKET, "LAND OF THE MISFIT COPS"? Oh, yes. It has certainly become a "dumping ground" for cops in the dog house or just don't "fit in" anywhere else within the department. It would seem that it's been this way for sometime now, there is hope of that changing soon though. How do I know? Well, more to come on that. Let's just say that when you have invested the time and money to collect enough informative files, CD's, DVD's and so forth, you begin to see an undeniable and well documented pattern. E Pluribus Unum