A tipster sends this picture of one of New York's Finest "hard at work outside this weekend's Williamsburg Pool Party." To be fair, who among us would not do the same? Click to enlarge.

Poor Caroline Giuliani. Arrested for stealing makeup from Sephora on the Upper East Side on Wednesday, she was obviously the victim of inept police work because she was handcuffed. Handcuffed! The daughter of "America's Mayor" deserves better than that.

Sun Valley Idaho's star cop, a 5-year-old German shepherd named Dax, was suspended last month for attacking a small schnauzer. Police Chief Cameron Daggett said that after some time off duty, "Dax will be receiving more training."

It was an average weekday morning last month at Rawesome Foods in Venice, California when federal, state, and local authorities busted in, guns drawn, looking for an illicit stash of raw milk. Law enforcement at its finest.

Six New Orleans cops have been charged with killing unarmed people after Hurricane Katrina. Four could face the death penalty.

Former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's personal stash of pictures, letters, and office furniture will be housed in the future National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC. A cop museum… cool. But will they have a taser section? [NYT]

There's a fun drinking game for this disgusting, hilarious video. Start chugging the moment you lose all hope for humanity, and soon you'll feel slightly better.

A rookie NYPD officer, who was fired after testing positive for cocaine use, says he drank coca tea but was "unaware of the tea's connection with cocaine." His girlfriend's mom gave him the Mate de Coca. [NYDN]

On Monday, a US Border Patrol agent on a bike shot and killed a 15-year-old Mexican boy for allegedly throwing rocks at him. When FBI agents arrived, Mexican authorities drew their weapons. Updated: Univision has video of the shooting.

A US border agent "performing bike patrol duties" shot and killed a 14-year-old Mexican boy for throwing rocks at him on a bridge between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez on Monday. The boy's parents say he was in Mexico.

Lt. John Burge and his men electrocuted, suffocated and beat confessions out of black suspects in Chicago for 20 years, until 1993. Some of his victims ended up on death row. Jury selection has begun in his trial.

Today we looked at bad police and the bad things they do, always a pretty heated discussion topic. One commenter shared a little insight from their experience on the force and even offered some advice to a stranger.

Cops in Seattle have completed an unfortunate trifecta: They stopped the wrong guys; they were racist about it; and they stomped on one of the guys. Then they helped him get up. Watch the video shot by a freelance videographer.

Philadelphia sports fans are notoriously crazy. So when a 17-year-old superfan ran onto the field during a Phillies games yesterday, one cop decided that enough was enough and fried his ass with a taser. Updated: video!

Method Man is in the midst of a European tour. During his stop in Germany, his tour bus was robbed. Meth and his crew did what most logical people would: they went to the police station and reported the crime.

The rise of video cameras — surveillance or cellphone — means that loose cannon cops, who won't do things 'by the book' no matter what the chief says can no longer mete out their own brand of vigilante justice. [AP]

After a BART cop fired a taser at a 13-year-old boy on a bicycle, the subway system's police force has been stripped of its electro-shock toys. From now on they should only be used on children under "exigent circumstances."

It's officially illegal to be an illegal immigrant in Arizona. Now any cop in Arizona can ask anyone to prove their immigration status, and every cop in Arizona is compelled, under threat of lawsuit, to enforce federal immigration laws.

A Florida sheriff's deputy has been reprimanded after he playfully zapped another deputy's butt with a taser, while on-duty at the Collier County jail. Cpl. Wilmer A. Arencibia says it was "a spur of the moment thing." [AP, YouTube]

Two Indiana cops have been suspended after they were accused of slapping and using a Taser on an "out of control" 10-year-old boy at Tender Teddies Day Care in Martinsville. The repeat offender "wouldn't quit" kicking and screaming. [6News, via]