MUNCIE, Ind. – A man arrested in a viral video on Sunday has filed a lawsuit against the City of Muncie and four police officers. Joshua Douglas, 36, claims the officers used “unreasonable, discriminatory, and excessive force” in violation of the Fourth Amendment, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday. He also claims other officers on … Read more
25 Aug 2014 Police authorities in Greenville, South Carolina are reviewing video of an arrest at a Walmart store Saturday afternoon where an officer can be seen repeatedly punching a suspect in the head as horrified shoppers begged him to stop. In cell phone footage provided to WSPA, police officers can be seen surrounding a … Read more
LAKELAND, Florida – The Lakeland Police Department says it is reviewing a video that may show excessive force used against a 38-year-old man. Lakeland PD says it has been made aware of a now-viral video on Tuesday showing what appears to be officers “in a struggle with a suspect” under the U.S. 98 North and … Read more
4/04/16 An Arkansas man is comparing himself to Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin after he says he was unjustly targeted while in the parking lot of a Lucky’s Store when police responded to complaints of loud music, WREG reports. “I see another Mike Brown and Trayvon Martin situation, if you ask me,” Patrick Newbern Jr. … Read more
Sacramento has tentatively settled a lawsuit with a black man who was beaten by a city police officer last April after a jaywalking stop, an incident that ignited community outrage and led to national headlines. Attorney John Burris confirmed to The Sacramento Bee on Thursday that Nandi Cain Jr. has agreed to settle his federal … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – An arrest inside a gas station in Speedway caught on camera last week. Now, the family of the man arrested is raising the question, was this an excessive use of force? Police are now taking a closer look at that video and we are digging into IMPD’s arrest policies. The disturbance inside … Read more
Witness video showing police in Texas punching and kneeing a man during an arrest last weekend has sparked calls for answers from the local community. Amid the uproar, body camera footage and 911 audio of Saturday’s arrest of Forrest Curry were released by the Fort Worth Police Department on Tuesday. The footage shows police holding … Read more
08 Nov 2015 Incompetent police officers mistook an innocent man for a suspect last week, which left that man in the hospital. As Arthur Velazquez was riding his bike down the street, police claimed that he ‘fit the description’ because he was wearing a hoodie and on a bike, so they stopped him. While he … Read more
08 July 2015 A video posted to YouTube on Wednesday shows a massive and violent police response to one black man, who is seen on the ground as he is punched, kicked, Tased, and cursed at by police officers. The video, posted by Los Angeles blogger and journalist Jasmyne Cannick, reportedly documents the arrest of … Read more
19 Sep 2014 A New Mexico police officer is under investigation after he slammed a handcuffed motorist to the ground during a traffic stop, reported the Clovis News Journal. A video posted Monday on YouTube shows Officer Brent Aguilar approach a pickup driven by 26-year-old Jorge Corona during the Aug. 3 incident. Corona repeatedly asks … Read more
Melbourne, Australia – John installed a CCTV system at his house in Melbourne’s northern suburbs after it was burgled a few years back. It was supposed to capture robbers — not police. But the video it recorded in October 2017 shows a number of Victoria Police officers dragging the disability pensioner into his front yard, … Read more
DALLAS — Police in Fort Worth, Texas, are finding themselves under a harsh spotlight after bystanders captured footage Saturday of officers struggling to handcuff a black man they had detained. The video appears to show an officer repeatedly punching 35-year-old Forrest Curry while trying to place him under arrest. According to a police statement, the … Read more