BlackLiveMatter Stops Patriots Train; Cleveland Safety Officer Resigns; NYPD Ordered to Disclose X-Ray Vans

#BlackLivesMatter Stops Commuter Train Before Game. Activists from across New England delayed an MBTA commuter rail train at the Dedham, MA station traveling to the New England Patriots game in order to interrupt “recreation as usual.” This peaceful demonstration was organized to continue lifting up the message of the Black Lives Matter movement and in honor of the “2015 Year of Resistance.”

Cleveland Public Safety Dept Official Resigns Over Tamir Rice Killing. In a resignation letter obtained by the Northeast Ohio Media Group, dated December 17th, former fiscal manager Shawn Gidley explained that he once believed that his job “was making the City of Cleveland a better place to live.” He has just issued his resignation, citing his inability to work for a city that refuses to prosecute Officer Timothy Loehmann.

Judge Orders NYPD To Release Records On X-Ray Vans. A state judge has ordered the New York City Police Department to release records on a secretive program that uses unmarked vans equipped with X-ray machines to detect bombs.