undercover cops
Inside the Hip-Hop Record Store Run by Undercover Cops
Locals knew Boombox as the shop with a recording studio in the back. It was also part of a Met Police sting codenamed Operation Peyzac.
How a Married Undercover Cop Having Sex With Activists Killed a Climate Movement
Mark Kennedy spent seven years pretending to be a climate activist. People he deceived are still rebuilding their lives.
Racism Wasn't a Problem for British Police in the 70s, Says Spy-Cop Who Used Racist Term
The undercover officer made the comments at the inquiry into police spying on protest movements in the 70s and 80s.
A 50-Year-Old Film Could Have Inspired Cops to Steal Dead Kids’ Identities
Lawyers for bereaved families told the UK spy cops inquiry it was a 'mystery' why police began assuming the identities of dead children, but it could have been because they'd seen ‘Day of the Jackal.’
Are Cops Posing as Uber Drivers Now?
At least one strange incident in Brooklyn suggests the answer is yes.
Undercover Police in the UK Are No Longer Allowed to Have Sex with Suspects
After much scrutiny, new guidelines say that cops in the UK can't get married to or sleep with their suspects.
Next Time You See a Taxi, Ask Yourself, Is This a Cop?
A Freedom of Information Act request produced sparing new details about the program.
There’s Now a Play About the Women Duped into Dating Spy Cops
We spoke to the playwright who turned the women's stories, of deceit and police infiltration, into theater.
Are Albuquerque’s Police the Worst in the Country?
The city's authorities have fatally shot 26 people in the past four years and have responded to protests against their brutality by infiltrating and secretly recording them.
The Black Undercover Cop Who Infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado
"They were all assholes," he told me.
A Cop's Guide to Protests
A few tips for all our disgruntled guardians who are striking in London today.