Victoria Prieskop

Phoenix Police Face Lawsuit For Forcing Man To Eat Pot During Traffic Stop

While the officers were discussing what to do about the marijuana, the suit claims one of them said, “Oh, we should make him eat it.”

A marijuana bud is seen at a medical marijuana facility in Unity, Maine. (AP/Robert F. Bukaty)

A Phoenix man has sued the city and several police officers who he claims forced him to eat a gram of marijuana they found in his car. Edgar Castro was 19 years old when he was pulled over by Phoenix Police Department for traffic violations. According to his lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Maricopa County Superior Court, when officers found

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Albuquerque Police: Spy Tech Too Secret To Confirm We Have It

The Albuquerque Police Department has been under federal investigation for years, and court-appointed monitoring, for excessive force and police killings.

International Mobile Subscriber Identity catchers — also known as cell-site catchers or Stingrays — simulate cell phone towers, pulling in all cellphone use within a certain distance.

ALBUQUERQUE  — The ACLU sued Albuquerque for information on how its police use Stingray cellphone spying technology, and whether they use it for immigration enforcement, but Albuquerque claims all such records are confidential — including whether they use Stingrays at all. International Mobile Subscriber Identity catchers — also known as

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