BALTIMORE – A video showing an altercation between a Baltimore Police officer and a man who ultimately ended up in handcuffs is under investigation. The man involved is alleging police brutality and filing a $5 million lawsuit against the officer, who claims he feared for his safety. The June 15 confrontation, captured by a City … Read more
November 22, 2014, A brutal video catches an NYPD officer bash an alleged fare beater in the head with a baton, opening a gash in the man’s head and sending him stumbling around the Brooklyn subway station in a daze. Blood spurted from Donovan Lawson’s cut and sprayed witnesses and the walls at the Myrtle … Read more
6 Apr 2016 A Texas school police officer seen throwing a 12-year-old girl to the ground on video was fired Monday for his “absolutely unwarranted” conduct, officials said. Footage surfaced online last week of Officer Joshua Kehm subduing Janissa Valdez March 29 at Rhodes Middle School in San Antonio. Police said she and another girl … Read more
New Jersey – A lawsuit claiming excessive use of force by three officers from the Atlantic City Police Department will go to trial Tuesday in Camden Federal Court. The lawsuit revolves around the 2013 criminal case against Atlantic County resident Steven Stadler, who was beaten by police after trying to rob a car wash in … Read more
Metro transit police slammed a woman to the ground to arrest her for not paying to get on a bus. “When I look in the mirror all I say is ‘why me?’ Like why did this have to happen,” Diamond Rust told WUSA9. The arrest happened at a bus stop on Alabama Avenue in Southeast, … Read more
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a former South Pittsburg police officer, who has been charged with assault and official misconduct. At the request of 12th District Attorney General J. Michael Taylor, on Oct. 10, TBI special agents began investigating then-South Pittsburg police officer … Read more
Pierre Coriolan’s family is asking for answers after the 58-year-old was shot and killed by police in the hallway of his apartment building last summer. “We cannot believe that police officers treat people this way,” a note from Joanne Coriolan, read by Haitian activist Maguy Métellus, states. “[He] was a loving and lovable man, a … Read more
If there’s a “blue wall of silence” at the Seattle Police Department—a code of not speaking up about misconduct by fellow officers—Captain David Proudfoot doesn’t appear to be abiding by it. On the evening of January 3, 2015, a veteran Seattle police department officer named Clark Dickson punched a homeless 21-year-old in the head. Dickson … Read more
Royal Oak, MI — Royal Oak police were caught on video on St. Patrick’s Day outside of BlackFinn Ameripub in Michigan last week in a clear and cut case of excessive force. The video was uploaded to Facebook over the weekend and has sparked controversy and a response from the Royal Oak police department. The … Read more
May 13, 2016 Rochester, NY — On December 19, 2014, 32-year-old Jennifer Merrow was in a car accident. After failing the field sobriety test, police brought her to the Monroe County Jail where she would be attacked by police and subsequently charged and convicted for it. In court documents, obtained by the Free Thought Project, … Read more
Aug 13, 2016 CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland woman punched in the face Thursday by a police officer suffers from mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, family members said. Ciara Perez-Rodriguez, 21, suffered bruises and swelling on her face and arms in the altercation with police officers, according to her father, Louis Perez. The … Read more
AUG 22, 2016 Video showing a Los Angeles police officer kick and punch a man during a 2014 arrest in South L.A. drew strong reactions Monday as well as criticism of prosecutors for offering the officer a deal that allowed him to avoid jail time. The president of the civilian panel that oversees the Los … Read more