Oct. 13, 2016 A former Milwaukee police detective was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in federal prison for beating a handcuffed homicide suspect during an interrogation in 2013. The encounter between Rodolfo Gomez, 50, and Deron Love was recorded, but the video, so incriminating at first view, led to Gomez’s acquittal at … Read more
WAUWATOSA — A 17-year-old is seen getting punched in the head by an officer during an arrest at Mayfair Mall on Friday, May 11. The video is going viral. However, Wauwatosa police say it does not tell the whole story. According to Wauwatosa police, a group of five teens were acting disorderly and causing a … Read more
An elderly couple from Buda, Texas have filed a federal civil lawsuit against a police officer over a 2014 arrest in which a then-73-year-old man was allegedly pushed to the ground, sustaining several broken ribs. Juan Martinez and his wife Guadalupe Martinez were 73 and 69, respectively, when they were both arrested at their local … Read more
A Bronx teenager who suffered a pierced heart and punctured lung when an NYPD sergeant threw him through a plate-glass window has settled a civil lawsuit for $1 million, the Daily News has learned. Javier Payne was 14 and handcuffed when Sgt. Eliezer Pabon pushed him through the front window of a 24-hour convenience store … Read more
Stayton, OR — Police in Stayton are under fire for what some have said is an insensitive and heartless arrest, after a video emerged showing their officers forcing a disabled man out of his car and aggressively shoving him face down on the ground. Robert Twede, who requires a wheelchair to move around, was arrested … Read more
TOLEDO, Ohio — As of late Wednesday night, a video captured on cell phone and shared on Facebook has been watched more than 75,000 times since it was posted just one day earlier. The video shows an altercation between Toledo police and two subjects that were later booked in the Lucas County Jail. “What you … Read more
A western North Carolina police officer who resigned after a body camera video shows him hitting and using a Taser on a man suspected of jaywalking will face preliminary charges of assault, the Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Senior Police Officer Christopher Hickman, 31, was removed from patrol duty a day after the … Read more
A Georgia police officer who choked former NFL prospect Desmond Marrow during an arrest in December has been fired, officials said. On Thursday, Henry County Police Chief Mark Amerman said the officer’s employment was terminated after an internal affairs investigation revealed his use of force was unnecessary. The officer, David Rose, was recorded on his … Read more
WARSAW, NC — Warsaw police are investigating after a video went viral of one of its officers putting a man in a chokehold. The incident happened on Saturday at Waffle House. Twenty-two-year-old Anthony Wall had just taken his 16-year-old sister to prom and went to grab a bite to eat when he said he got … Read more
The Hurst police officer who was videotaped in November cursing and threatening a teen during an arrest has been fired, police officials said Thursday. Officer Disraeli Arnold, a four-year veteran of the department, was “indefinitely suspended” after an internal investigation of the Nov. 20 arrest of 17-year-old Andrew Rodriguez, according to a news release. Assistant … Read more
A 22-second video posted Tuesday on Facebook shows sheriff’s deputies in Vista manhandling two restrained suspects. The clip, posted by a woman named Ashley Tovar, shows what appears to be the arrest of two men at an unspecified time and place. Tovar did not immediately respond to a message from The San Diego Union-Tribune. In … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — Two former Temple University police officers have been convicted of beating a woman to death in what a prosecutor described as a “diabolical torture chamber.” The victim, 24-year-old Joyce Quaweay, had allegedly suffered repeated beatings and abuse at the hands of the two men, her boyfriend Aaron Wright and housemate Marquis Robinson. Prosecutors … Read more