LOUISVILLE, Ky., – Shortly after he was pulled over by a Kentucky State Police trooper on Sept. 16 near his home in eastern Kentucky last year, David Gabbard said he wrote a Facebook post sharing his anger at what he felt was an illegal stop. “Just love being pulled over for no reason lmao. #maybenexttime. … Read more
HONOLULU – A federal judge has awarded a former Oahu Community Correctional Center inmate $30,000 for a December 2015 beating by an adult corrections officer. While there have been larger awards for prison beatings, the man’s attorney said the verdict will send a message because it orders the prison guard to pay $25,000 of the … Read more
Roseville Police Department has issued a lengthy statement in response to a video shared on social media that shows two officers pin and strike a suspect in a front yard. The video, which you can watch at the bottom of this page, shows the black, male suspect being held on the ground by two officers, … Read more
Two Hallandale Beach police officers were caught on video repeatedly striking a man with batons as he writhed in pain and they shouted “get on the ground.” Someone can be heard off camera yelling, “He didn’t do anything. Stop f—ing hitting him.” The video surfaced Thursday afternoon on Twitter. The person who posted the video, … Read more
RALEIGH – A Wake County grand jury handed up indictments Tuesday against three law enforcement officers, accusing them of beating and injuring a Raleigh man with flashlights and a police dog. The incident happened April 3 in East Raleigh when Kyron Dwain Hinton, 29, was crossing the street on foot at North Raleigh Boulevard and … Read more
TAYLOR, Mich. – A Michigan man is accusing police officers of using excessive force during a 2016 arrest outside his home. “I stopped at a stop sign, and they followed me home from there,” Cody Meredith said. What started as a drive home for Meredith ended with him landing in the back seat of a … Read more
WESTFIELD, MA – An incident captured on camera in Westfield has the community buzzing with questions for police. Alex Perez was on his way to a friends house when he came across an incident involving officers. He quickly recorded it on Snapchat then posted it to Facebook. “I hear one guy come out and say, … Read more
In the video, the cyclist gets thrown from his bike, sails through the air, and hits the ground hard. Heins Rodriguez, a 26-year-old from Queens, New York, was riding his bike in the Corona neighborhood on August 13, 2015. Based on surveillance footage from the area, we know how the ride ended: A pair of … Read more
FORT WORTH – Police on Tuesday released bodycam video showing the lengths it took to subdue and handcuff a 35-year-old man Saturday after he took swings at firefighters who were trying to help him. Also released were dashcam video and audio from a 911 call. The release came two days after a 50-second video captured … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Newly released surveillance video obtained by First Coast News reportedly shows a troubled JSO officer beating a handcuffed teen in the back of his patrol car last year. Officer Timothy James was arrested last June for the incident. He was called for back-up by a JSO patrol sergeant at a gas station … Read more
Oct. 13, 2016 A former Milwaukee police detective was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in federal prison for beating a handcuffed homicide suspect during an interrogation in 2013. The encounter between Rodolfo Gomez, 50, and Deron Love was recorded, but the video, so incriminating at first view, led to Gomez’s acquittal at … Read more
WAUWATOSA — A 17-year-old is seen getting punched in the head by an officer during an arrest at Mayfair Mall on Friday, May 11. The video is going viral. However, Wauwatosa police say it does not tell the whole story. According to Wauwatosa police, a group of five teens were acting disorderly and causing a … Read more