BRIDGEPORT – A video going viral on social media shows a confrontation between police and a Bridgeport teenager, and the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave. Investigators say the encounter shows authorities trying to subdue 18-year-old Aaron Kearney, “after he became agitated and was physically threatening to a female officer.” Police say Kearney … Read more
New York City Police officers were caught on a grocery store surveillance video beating a young African American man who was holding his hands up. The police say that their reason for beating the youth, who was clearly trying to surrender to the violent NYPD thugs was because they “thought” he had stolen a $3 … Read more
A disabled northern California man finds himself behind bars only days after filing a civil rights lawsuit against excessive force by police that allegedly caused his brain damage. John Hernandez is “totally disabled” and has trouble speaking. He has only recently relearned how to walk again. Hernandez and his mother gave a heart-wrenching interview with … Read more
A jury found Boynton Beach police officer Mike Brown guilty on Thursday of using excessive force in the beating of an unarmed man who was a passenger in a car that led police on a high-speed chase. Two ex-cops who took part in the arrest, Justin Harris and Ronald Ryan, were cleared of all charges, … Read more
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A complaint involving Fort Wayne Police Department Deputy Chief Derrick Westfield is now being reviewed by the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office. FWPD said internal affairs is also reviewing the case. In a police report obtained by NewsChannel 15, what started as an apparent road rage incident ended in a fight on … Read more
EUCLID – A man known for helping those who feel targeted by police, was allegedly the target of police brutality last week. Damien Parker is known to many people in Euclid as a community activist. On Friday night, he was placed under arrest as he pulled into his apartment complex. As police approached his vehicle … Read more
A group of South Carolina authorities on Monday suggested that the state create new laws on police uses of force, criminal penalties for officers who run afoul of the guidelines and a unit in charge of prosecuting them. The S.C. Commission on Prosecution Coordination unanimously approved four recommendations for legislation that would address lingering disagreements … Read more
After a man called Connor Zion experienced several seizures, he became disoriented and attacked some of his family members, who called the police. Orange County, California Deputy Michael Higgins arrived, shot Zion nine times, approached Zion’s motionless body, fired nine more shots into him at point-blank range, then, after a running start, stomped on Zion’s … Read more
Dustin Porter said he has recurring nightmares of the attack dog that lunged at him in a slippery jail hallway: “I’ll wake up right before he bites me.” Josh Olsen said he was told to wear long-sleeved shirts to hide the marks made on his arm by the jolts of a stun gun. Josh Asay … Read more
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Miami-Dade Police Department is investigating a violent exchange between a police officer and a University of Miami football fan who was removed from Hard Rock Stadium Saturday night. Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said MDPD received a copy of the video and the investigation of the incident in Miami Gardens was ongoing … Read more
The family of a man left with the mental capacity of a preschooler after a March encounter with Sacramento police has filed an excessive force lawsuit against the city. The suit stems from a March 6 incident in which police responded to the parking lot of the Rite Aid in the 1100 block of Alhambra … Read more
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A correctional officer has been arrested, accused of pulling a shotgun on a victim after getting into an argument over a pair of shoes. According to a probable cause document, police were called to the Dollar General on West Brevard Street on Wednesday about an aggravated assault with a firearm. When they … Read more