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A.C. Thompson

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A.C. Thompson has been a reporter for 12 years, mostly in the San Francisco Bay area. In 2006-2007, he was an investigative reporter for SF Weekly. For eight years before that he worked in a similar role for the San Francisco Bay Guardian. His work has also appeared in a number of national magazines. His work received the George Polk Award for local reporting in 2005. Thompson is co-author of the book Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights.

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Judge Hands Out Tough Sentences in Post-Katrina Killing by Police

A federal judge today sentenced two former New Orleans police officers for killing Henry Glover and incinerating his body during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Feds Find ‘Systemic Violations of Civil Rights’ by New Orleans Police Department

The Justice Department’s report may lead to federal monitoring of the troubled police force, a step designed to bring about a culture change that has eluded local authorities

The Real ‘CSI’: How America’s Patchwork System of Death Investigations Puts the Living at Risk

An investigation by ProPublica, PBS “Frontline” and NPR looks at the nation’s 2,300 coroner and medical examiner offices and finds a troubled system that literally buries its mistakes.

In Wake of Glover Verdicts, What’s Next for New Orleans’ Troubled Police Force?

In convicting three current or former police officers in the death of Henry Glover, a federal jury in New Orleans has rendered justice. Now, the city and federal officials must decide how to deal with officers whose misconduct was exposed by this trial and the cases to come.

Jury Convicts Three, Acquits Two in Post-Katrina Police Shooting

A New Orleans jury found three present and former police officers guilty for shooting Henry Glover, setting his body afire, and covering up the crime. Two others were acquitted of charges of covering up the crime and beating the men who tried to save his life.

Some of the Complaints Levied Against Lt. Dwayne Scheuermann

No Discipline for New Orleans Cop in 15 Shooting Incidents, 50 Complaints

In case after case, police brass failed to punish Lt. Dwayne Scheuermann for his alleged misconduct. Now he’s facing federal felony charges.

In New Orleans, New Evidence of a Beating by Police

The New Orleans Times-Picayune has uncovered evidence that police officers physically attacked two city residents and a working photojournalist on Sept. 1, 2005, three days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall.

Man Indicted for Alleged Racial Attack in Post-Katrina New Orleans

A former New Orleans resident was charged with federal hate crimes for his alleged role in a racially motivated shooting of three black men in the days after Hurricane Katrina.

Feds Charge Man as New Orleans Inquiry Turns to Vigilante Violence

The federal investigation into what occurred in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina entered a new phase with civil rights charges against Roland J. Bourgeois Jr., a white man who prosecutors said opened fire on a trio of African-American males.

Six More Charged in New Orleans Danziger Bridge Shootings

The number of current and former police officers charged with post-Katrina offenses reaches 16, including a sergeant linked to the cases of Henry Glover and Danny Brumfield.

The Killing of Henry Glover: Who Else Knew?

The 11-count indictment accuses police officers of shooting Glover and torching his corpse, physically attacking his brother and another man, and then attempting to conceal it all.

Big Changes at New Orleans Police Department

New Clues Emerge in Post-Katrina Vigilante Shooting at Algiers Point

In the days after Hurricane Katrina, somebody shot Donnell Herrington in the Algiers Point neighborhood. More than four years later, a man from a neighborhood militia is being implicated in the shooting, which the victim says was racially motivated.

Ex-Cop Michael Hunter Pleads Guilty in Danziger Shooting

Fourth Person Indicted in Danziger Bridge Shootings

Third Cop Indicted in New Orleans Bridge Shooting Case

Feds: We’re Investigating Baton Rouge Police, Too

In Baton Rouge, More Allegations of Police Misconduct After Hurricane Katrina

Algiers Police Shooting Report Altered, Sources Say

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