A U.S. district court jury has found that a Los Angeles Police Department officer acted with malice when using excessive force against a college student from Whittier. 28-year-old Daniel Garza, a kinesiology student at Cal State L.A., won $210,000 in damages on Monday after filing a lawsuit against the officer, L.A. Police Chief Charlie Beck … Read more
A Pooler man has filed a lawsuit accusing a Chatham sheriff’s deputy of using excessive force during an arrest in Effingham County, kicking him and breaking his jaw and back. Anthony Oliver also accuses deputy Franklin R. Rollins Jr., who was acting as a U.S. Marshal during the Jan. 23 arrest, of striking his vehicle … Read more
An Atlanta police officer has been caught on camera punching a defenseless suspect repeatedly in the head. Both the officer – who is not being named by authorities – and the suspect are black. The June 22 arrest was filmed and then posted online by Black Lives Matter of Greater Atlanta, which is calling for … Read more
New video shows a clearer picture of the moments the parents of Llewellyn Glover Jr. said excessive force was used against their son during a traffic stop. WALB contacted former Albany Police officer Jamie Sutton for comment Monday. Sutton said he did not yet want to make a comment, but would get back to the … Read more
Walking while black is fast becoming one of the most common crimes in the United States, you’d have thought by now that sensible Black folks would have stopped walking seeing as clearly it must be a crime, right? Of course, I am being sarcastic, it’s whack that this sh*t keeps happening and the use if … Read more
Cell phone video obtained by KHOU 11 News Friday captures the moments a Houston police officer kicked a man he had just shot. The video led a grand jury to indict former HPD officer Bruce Johnson for how he handled a burglary suspect he caught at his own home. Johnson had just shot the man … Read more
A video was uploaded to YouTube this week allegedly showing a San Antonio Independent School District police officer body slam a 12-year-old girl. According to Ghost-0.com, the girl’s mother, Gloria Valdez, says the officer told her that her daughter “tried” to kick him and that he thought she was gonna start a fight with another … Read more
A federal jury has awarded more than $300,000 in damages to a West Side man who was punched in the face by a Chicago police officer while handcuffed, fracturing his jaw. After a three-week trial and more than two days of deliberation, the jury on Wednesday found that Officer Matthew Bouch used excessive force when … Read more
According to the criminal complaint, Worthington Police Officer Colby Palmersheim was driving his squad car when Promvongsa pulled up behind him “at a high rate of speed. Promvongsa was so close that Palmersheim could not see the hood of Promvongsa’s vehicle.” The officer claims Promvongsa was attempting to pass him, so he moved over slightly, … Read more
Third-degree aggravated assault charge filed against New Jersey cop accused of beating Black teen. A 31-year-old Carteret, New Jersey police officer was arrested and charged for allegedly assaulting and injuring a Black teenager, NBC News reports. According to prosecutors, Officer Joseph Reiman, who is the brother of Carteret Mayor Daniel Reiman, was following the 16-year-old … Read more
Officials in Ohio have recommended a 1-day suspension for Columbus police officer Zachary Rosen after he was caught on video kicking a man in the head. In a video that was published on social media earlier this year, an officer can be seen handcuffing Demarko Anderson, who appears to be complying with demands. “I am, … Read more
Police in Wildwood, New Jersey have opened an investigation after an officer was involved in an incident that was caught on camera. Video of the incident appears to show a Wildwood police officer punch a man in the face. The question is: was it justified? It happened this past Sunday evening near the intersection of … Read more