GREENSBORO — The city paid out its second settlement — almost a year to the day apart — for a misconduct incident involving one of its former police officers. On Thursday the city paid Dejuan Yourse $95,000 after a majority of Greensboro City Council voted Tuesday to approve a civil claim in his June 17 … Read more
DETROIT – A Detroit police officer has been arraigned on charges in connection with the alleged assault of a Detroit man. Twenty-eight-year-old Edward Hicks, a former Detroit police officer was charged Thursday in connection with the assault of Deonta Stewart, in 36th District Court. It’s alleged that while on patrol on Aug. 30, around 10 … Read more
The family of a 38-year-old New Jersey man who died after allegedly being beaten and choked by cops at a music festival more than two years ago settled their excessive force lawsuit with Howell police for $350,000. The news was first reported by NJ Civil Settlements, a blog that provides a partial list of settlements … Read more
Chicago police are investigating allegations that the officer who fatally shot two people in an on-duty incident in 2015 got into an early morning bar fight last month, a department spokesman confirmed Friday. Officer Robert Rialmo is alleged to have hit two men in the face with a closed fist about 2:45 a.m. on Dec. … Read more
EL MONTE, Calif. – Family members said cuts and bruises on Raul Sepulveda’s face are from a beating he suffered at the hands of El Monte police officers – a beating so brutal it put him in a coma. “Raul told us that the police beat him and he was wondering why. Mind you, Raul … Read more
An off-duty NYPD cop punched and pistol-whipped a motorist in a fit of road rage after a Brooklyn fender bender, authorities charged Wednesday. Officer Michael Baror backed his black Jeep Grand Cherokee into the 28-year-old victim’s vehicle, which was heading east on Avenue N near Bedford Ave. in Midwood, just before 8 p.m. Tuesday, sources … Read more
Ulysses Wilkerson’s family was searching for answers as to how the 17 year-old ended up like this after an encounter with Troy police. “He had trauma to the brain, swelling on the brain, and a cracked eye socket in three different places,” said Ulysses Wilkerson Jr. , Ulysses’ father. Many of the 61,000 shares of … Read more
The South Jersey police officer captured on dashcam video kicking a handcuffed man in the head has quit. The resignation of Penns Grove Police Department Patrolman George Manganaro, 29, was accepted by the borough council Tuesday night, according to solicitor Adam Telsey. The resignation is effective immediately. Manganaro is charged with aggravated assault in connection … Read more
Bail bond agents were captured on video punching, macing and hitting a man wanted for a traffic violation outside a Lauderdale Lakes apartment in footage obtained exclusively by NBC 6. Back in November, Anthony Hall of Broward County didn’t show up for court for having his driver’s license revoked. Bail bond agents were sent to … Read more
Javier Payne, a 14-year-old boy who was sitting in front of the Hookah Shop in the Bronx, just moments before a New York City police officer smashed him through the store’s plate glass window. The assault happened after an altercation with a man on the street, according to witnesses. Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson said … Read more
PASADENA, California — Body cam and bystander footage of a chaotic arrest in Pasadena has riled civil rights groups like the NAACP, who called the officers’ actions “reprehensible” and “inhumane.” Six body cam and patrol car videos released Friday by the City of Pasadena show two unnamed police officers attempting to subdue Christopher Ballew at … Read more
Shaymond Michelson knew a night of drinking had gone badly when he woke up in a jail cell with a face so swollen he had a hard time talking. A police officer wrote in a report he hadn’t followed orders. A Navy vet, Michelson trusted that he deserved what he got. But weeks later, a … Read more