Filming Cops 
WORCESTER – A state trooper whom a Worcester judge recommended be charged criminally after allegations that he beat up a doctor on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Auburn is scheduled to defend himself against a civil lawsuit this month. Joseph J. Hilton, a 32-year trooper who disputes the allegations, is scheduled for a trial Oct. 29 … Read more
BATON ROUGE, LA – The City of Baton Rouge has agreed to pay $9,000 to settle a lawsuit filed against the city as well as several Baton Rouge police officers including former officer Blane Salamoni. The case involved a 16-year-old male who was arrested during 2016 Earth Day festivities in downtown Baton Rouge. A video … Read more
SPRINGFIELD — A 23-year-old city man has filed the latest excessive force lawsuit against the police department and the city, arguing officers stomped on his face, kicked and beat him with batons, and pepper-sprayed him in the face after a vehicle chase in 2015. A complaint filed Oct. 10 in U.S. District Court by Tyrique … Read more
Montana – Valley County Sheriff’s Deputy Luke Strommen is being charged with Felony Sexual Abuse of a Child according to court documents filed in District Court in Glasgow on Oct. 11. According to court documents, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was contacted in May 2018, regarding allegations of improprieties of a sexual nature by Valley … Read more
Los Angeles County will pay more than $14.3 million to the family of a man who was mistakenly shot to death in his doorway by a sheriff’s deputy. City News Service says county supervisors on Tuesday approved the payout to settle a negligence lawsuit filed over the 2014 death of Frank Mendoza. Mendoza, a 54-year-old … Read more
CHICO, California — New video of an 8-year-old in handcuffs has raised concerns. A mom was outraged after finding police handcuffed her mentally disabled son. She said he suffers from mental disorder. The ordeal was captured on cellphone video. The woman can be heard telling officers, “I just don’t understand how a little boy can … Read more
OAKLAND – Oakland city officials were still shocked Friday after learning that well-respected, retired Oakland police officer Harry Hu had pleaded guilty to taking bribes from a Chinese gang leader. It was a stunning fall from grace for a man fellow officers used to call “big brother.” In his plea deal agreement that was released … Read more
BESSEMER, Ala. – An alleged police assault was caught on camera. The dramatic video is now the subject of a lawsuit. Joseph Robinson tells his attorney, LaShunta Robinson, he was traveling home from school at Lawson State Community College. He was pulled over by Bessemer Police, that’s when Robinson began recording from his phone. His … Read more
EUCLID, Ohio — The woman who filed a federal lawsuit against a Euclid Police officer Thursday said she was humiliated and feared for her life when the Ohio officer allegedly assaulted her. In an interview on Friday with WEWS, Euclid, Ohio resident Shajuan Gray, 46, described in detail what she said happened on March 27, … Read more
DENVER – The Denver police officer arrested Thursday for investigation by prosecutors on an alleged use-of-force violation broke a young man’s nose and both bones in the man’s lower-right leg when he beat the man with a metal police baton, according to an affidavit for his arrest. DPD Sgt. Joseph Rodarte, 50, who has been … Read more
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A Moorhead police officer faces a felony charge of aggravated assault for allegedly fracturing a nasal bone and bruising the right eye of a woman who was handcuffed. According to documents filed in Cass County District Court: Fargo, N.D., police were called to Sanford Medical Center on Sept. 9 for a report … Read more
On Thursday three former Florida police officers were sentenced to prison for conspiring to falsely arrest people in an effort to increase the department’s crime statistics according to The New York Times. This was at the instruction of the police chief. Guillermo Ravelo, 37, worked in Biscayne Park, a small village in Miami-Dade County was … Read more