Police Accountability Report

22/04/2026

I want to share something I worked on with TV One that means a lot to me.

Sins of the City — Season 4, Episode 12: Oliver
https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/200244514/s04-e12-oliver

It tells the story of the Dawson family here in Baltimore—killed in a firebombing after calling police over 30 times for help.

Those calls didn’t lead to protection. And that’s where the story really begins-- with decades of failure that led to this tragedy.

This piece looks at the deeper systems behind that failure but I hope that at its heart, it’s about honoring this family and asking why so many communities are still left vulnerable, even when they do everything they’re told to do. That's what always haunted me, Mrs Dawson did everything she was TOLD she was supposed to do to keep her family safe... and the BPD, and our city failed her, her husband and their children.

After a beloved family of seven is firebombed in their sleep in the Baltimore neighborhood of Oliver, the Baltimore City Police fall under intense scrutiny, ultimately bearing as much blame from the community as the killer himself.

20/04/2026

PAR co-host Stephen Janis used to be an investigative print reporter who worked for a newspaper. During his pre-PAR career he wrote a series of stories that led to the arrest of a serial killer. The story of that work and what happened was featured on the Investigative Discovery channel in the series "Dead of Night." The series is now on Tubi so you can watch his appearance here for free:

A predator stalks young women and strikes when they are most vulnerable.

20/04/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nI76H66i9A

45 likes, 19 comments. "Inside the life of Youtube's most infamous - and successful copwatcher w/ Friends in Code"

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

An expert from our documentary I Am But The Mirror: The Story of American Copwatching. You can watch here https://fawesome.tv/movies/10695125/i-am-but-the-mirror-the-story-of-american-cop-watching

28/03/2026

https://filmhub.com/t/74tf-zz7t/i-am-but-the-mirror-the-story-of-american-cop-watching

Over the past decade, hundreds of YouTube channels have emerged solely devoted to the practice of filming police—digital activism driven by outsized personalities. But one cop watcher stepped over the line and paid a heavy price. This is his story.

14/03/2026

This interview is part of the documentary I Am But the Mirror: The Story of American Copwatching, a film by investigative journalists Taya Graham and Stephen Janis that explores the rise of the copwatch movement in the United States.
Through firsthand accounts, archival footage, and interviews with activists and journalists, the film examines how ordinary citizens began documenting police activity to protect constitutional rights and hold authorities accountable. What started as a small grassroots effort has grown into a national movement centered on transparency, public oversight, and the right to record.
In this interview, a witness recounts the story of activist Eric Brandt and the extraordinary legal battles surrounding his efforts to challenge police and court practices.

14/03/2026

Image by Bruce Emmerling from Pixabay “[He] was breathing when his body was doused with gasoline and set on fire.

19/02/2026

Please join us for a special livestream tomorrow when will discuss ICE and federal law enforcement with James Freeman, Corners News and HBO Matt

Is enforcing the law an excuse to break it? We’re going LIVE with three voices who have spent years documenting government power up close: James Freeman, Ism...

13/02/2026

Join us as we talk to famed Cop Watcher Island Audits about his recent confrontations with ICE and Border Patrol. Hear the inside scoop on what he learned taking on the feds

Sean-Paul Reyes, better known as , found himself in an unenviable position at an internal check point: stand on his constitutional rights, or...