A Rocklin police officer was arrested Tuesday evening on charges that he assaulted a DUI suspect with his baton, causing great bodily injury. Officer Brad Alford was among the officers involved in a driving-under-the-influence arrest at about 6 a.m. Sunday, the Rocklin Police Department said in a news release. “During the arrest, one of our … Read more
The continuing protests over a judge’s decision to acquit former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley of murder returned to the Galleria mall on Saturday, where police ended the demonstration and made 22 arrests. Many in St. Louis are outraged that St. Louis Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson found Stockley, who is white, not guilty in … Read more
A former police officer who got in trouble has received his punishment from a judge. Now it looks like taxpayers may also have to pay. A lawsuit is pending against the former officer and the Honolulu Police Department. Keoki Duarte pleaded no contest to unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle and assault. He was accused … Read more
Citing errors on the part of prosecutors, a judge this week ordered that a grand jury must re-examine whether there is enough evidence to charge a former Flagstaff police officer caught on video punching a woman in the face in 2016. The decision handed down by Coconino County Superior Court Judge Cathleen Brown Nichols is … Read more
GLASSBORO, NJ – A man who alleges he was beaten by police officers two years ago when he was suffering from a seizure is now suing the borough, police department and officers who arrested him. The suit, filed in federal court in Camden this week, also alleges that body camera footage shows the beating and … Read more
A Ravenna man who traveled with his wife to a Roger Waters concert in Pittsburgh this week ended up pinned to the pavement and beaten by police. The incident occurred after Daniel Adelman, 47, stepped outside the PPG Arena to smoke a cigarette and saw two Pittsburgh police officers — working off duty and in … Read more
COLUMBUS — The mother of Timothy Davis said new video released by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday proves her son was so badly beaten by Columbus Police that he couldn’t even walk. Davis’ case has gained national attention after cell phone video showed him being punched and kicked by officers during an arrest on … Read more
Cleveland.com fought for and secured the release of body cam video showing county jail supervisor Brendan Johnson pepper spraying a female inmate in an incident of use of excessive force. It was one of two violent interactions with inmates that led the county to fire Johnson in August of last year. He has since won … Read more
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating an incident outside a Wagner nursing home after an excessive force claim from the family of a Yankton Sioux Tribal member who had rushed there to see his dying mother. The tribe’s elected government released a statement Tuesday condemning the use of physical force and a Taser to subdue … Read more
CLEBURNE COUNTY, Ark. – Arkansas State Police are investigating the death of a man in the custody of Cleburne County Sheriff deputies Saturday. The Cleburne County Sheriff Chris Brown said the man died in custody after a fight with deputies at 502 Heber Springs Road West. Our reporter Price McKeon talked with a woman who … Read more
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — After more than three years of wrangling in federal court, a teen who says he was brutalized by Grand Rapids police will receive a $95,000 payout. The settlement means the city doesn’t have to admit wrongdoing and the teen’s attorneys don’t have to prove their case — but the $95,000 check … Read more
The Pittsburgh police bureau is reviewing several officers’ forcible restraint of a 47-year-old man late Tuesday near PPG Paints Arena, city public safety spokewoman Sonya Toler said. Video captured at the scene appears to show an officer repeatedly striking Daniel T. Adelman of Ravenna, Ohio, who also appears to be subdued on the ground with … Read more