NOV 18, 2015 A 21-year-old man is suing Toronto police for $5 million after he claims he was brutally beaten during a mistaken arrest. In his unproven statement of claim, Santokh Bola says he suffered serious injuries during the Nov. 1 incident in a west-end parking lot, which was caught on video by a bystander. … Read more
07-02-2015 A police officer who was filmed beating a Benfica fan in front of his young sons outside a stadium in Guimarães has been suspended from duties for three months. Images of the incident which took place after the Cup Final between Benfica and Guimarães caused global outrage after they went viral. The Minister for … Read more
March 3 2016 The school police officer seen on video slapping and kicking a youth outside a Baltimore high school this week was fired by the city sheriff’s department in 2003 and was ordered by a court to stay away from his girlfriend in 2011. Baltimore school officials would not disclose the officer’s name, but … Read more
13 February 2016 The Memphis Police Department has launched an administrative investigation into an arrest that was caught on camera by a local news crew. As police tried to arrest a suspect during a domestic violence dispute at the Country Squire Apartments in Cordova, the suspect was struck in the arm with a baton and … Read more
WATERLOO, Iowa – A lawsuit has been filed against the Waterloo Police Department for use of excessive force. The lawsuit against Waterloo Police Chief Dan Trelka and Officer Adam Wittmayer alleges the officer used excessive force during a 2016 arrest and Chief Trelka failed to prevent the incident. In April of 2016, Montavis Keller led … Read more
A Los Angeles police officer has been sentenced to three years in jail for assaulting a woman who died shortly after a 2012 arrest that was caught on video. Mary O’Callaghan, 50, hit and kicked 35-year-old Alesia Thomas in an assault captured by a police vehicle camera. Video shows that O’Callaghan jabbed at Thomas’ throat … Read more
Oct 8 2015 The State Attorney’s Office announced today that no criminal charges are being filed against the two Orlando police officers captured on video repeatedly kicking and using a Taser on a man. Officers David Cruz and Charles Mays will not be charged in connection with the June 4 incident involving Noel Carter outside … Read more
November 7, 2016 A St. Paul police officer seen kicking a man three times in a video released Friday is no longer an officer for the city, the police department clarified Monday. The department had said Friday that Brett Palkowitsch was on unpaid leave as of Thursday. “I think the way it was characterized didn’t … Read more
August 30, 2012 Minnesota – Around 6 p.m. on Tuesday evening, Eric Hightower was walking with friends to Lewis Park in St. Paul’s North End. Near the intersection of Woodbridge and Milford streets, he was approached by an officer in a squad car. The officer, exiting his squad, demanded that Hightower and his buddies hit … Read more
June 14, 2016 CHICAGO – A Chicago police officer was stripped of his police powers Tuesday after a video surfaced of the officer apparently kicking a man in the head. The video is now under investigation by the Independent Police Review Authority and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. The video captured by Terrance Hobson shows … Read more
May 2, 2013 KELOWNA, B.C. Canada – A former RCMP officer who kicked a suspect in the face while the man was on his knees has been handed a suspended sentence and 18 months probation by a judge. Geoff Mantler pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm for kicking Buddy Tavares during an arrest in … Read more
DURHAM, N.C. — Releasing video of the incident, police department commanders said Tuesday they believe officers acted “professionally and within policy” in arresting a man whose lawyer claims one used excessive force. The unusual move came two days before the City Council is scheduled to hear a report from Durham’s Human Relations Commission that, among … Read more