MARCH 13, 2014 Springettsbury Township has reached a settlement with two people suing them for police brutality. The Township agreed to pay Debra Williams and Steven Landis $250,000 each under a settlement reached today. Springettsbury Township reaction When reached by phone, Springettsbury Township Manager John Holman said he was waiting to receive of copy of … Read more
9 Aug 2013 A punch that a Pembroke Pines police officer threw at a mentally ill 14-year-old girl in state custody has sparked an investigation of conditions at a local youth psychiatric facility. During the April 28 incident, partially caught on surveillance video, a police officer punched the girl in the face — after the … Read more
An Austin police officer who received a reprimand for his violent arrest of a teacher in 2015 was fired Monday after officials said he used excessive force on a suspect. Officer Bryan Richter lost his job stemming from an incident in which Richter and other officers were serving a warrant as part of a special … Read more
A man in New Jersey who was seriously injured during an arrest four years ago has settled an excessive force lawsuit against police for $3million. David Connor Castellani, of Linwood, was 20 years old when he was arrested outside the Tropicana resort in Atlantic City in June 2013. Following the arrest, he needed more than … Read more
Apr 15, 2014 A Santa Fe police officer accused of using excessive force when he arrested a taxi driver just after midnight last month has resigned from the department. No criminal charges have been filed against the former officer, Jose Gutierrez, but dashboard camera footage of the arrest taken from his patrol car shows at … Read more
Sep 23, 2015 The State Personnel Board on Tuesday upheld the firing of a prison shift commander who failed to report an incident in which a kneeling, handcuffed inmate was struck in the head several times by another officer. The beating was captured on video. The officer who struck the inmate, Sgt. Juanice Cole, was … Read more
A police officer in Louisiana was allowed to retire while being internally investigated for beating his wife on camera. Former police captain Dwayne Prejean abruptly retired on Friday. Earlier in the week, video of a man using a cellphone to attack a woman’s head inside of a Lafayette bar appeared online and in various media … Read more
Video obtained by Cleveland.com shows a Cleveland cop shocking a man with a Taser even after the man complied with police commands. The 2010 video shows Rafael Correa walking along a sidewalk when a police cruiser pulled up in front of him, and Officer Jim Simone Jr. exited the cruiser and pulled a gun on … Read more
February 16, 2015 A dash cam video capturing the arrest and subsequent tasing of a St. Louis man reveals how easily law enforcement can manipulate camera footage to defend its actions. According to the police report cited by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cortez Bufford engaged in “aggressive” behavior and resisted arrest when cops pulled him … Read more
Nov. 25, 2016 LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Former Las Cruces police officers Richard Garcia and Danny Salcido, accused of beating Ross Flynn while he was handcuffed in a holding cell, will not face charges, according to documents filed late Wednesday in Third Judicial District Court. The office of Doña Ana County District Attorney Mark … Read more
Jan 5, 2016 A South Daytona Police officer who was fired after he was accused of striking a handcuffed suspect sitting in the back of a patrol car has been found not guilty of battery. Officer John Zack Pickett testified that he felt spit on his face and reacted to what he thought was a … Read more
June 30, 2015 A former Federal Heights Police Department officer pleaded guilty to attempted assault in June after he lost his cool with a robbery suspect, slinging the man into a refrigerator and punching him inside a holding cell. Mark Magness, who was fired in December after the incident, was sentenced to one year of … Read more