27 Nov 2012 A police officer in Texas is under investigation after cell phone footage of a teen suspect being pummeled and berated surfaced on the Internet. The footage appears to show Disraeli Arnold, a four-year veteran of the Hurst Police Department, use his knee to attack 17-year-old Andrew Rodriguez as he struggles on the … Read more
A whopping 99 percent of all complaints regarding police brutality are left uninvestigated in central New Jersey, according to a Courier News and Home News Tribune report published this week. Between 2008 and 2012, citizens “filed hundreds of complaints alleging brutality, bias and civil rights violations by officers in more than seven dozen police departments … Read more
16 Mar 2015 DENVER — Just one week after FOX31 Denver first aired a citizen’s videotape of a police officer punching a drug suspect in the face, then tripping his pregnant girlfriend, the Denver Police Department has given that same officer a promotion. Charles “Chris” Jones IV is one of five officers who received a … Read more
16 Apr 2015 DENVER – A Denver police officer has been suspended for 30 days without pay for shoving a LoDo bar patron backward down some stairs, according to a disciplinary order. Deputy Director of Safety Jess Vigil found that Officer Choice Johnson, an 11-year veteran, violated department rules by using inappropriate force. The report … Read more
9 Jun 2015 California – The brutal aftermath of a violent confrontation last Friday between the police and a man in Salinas, Calif., was captured on camera, uploaded to YouTube and shows what the police chief there described as “horrific” and “inflammatory.” The video, which was shot in a shaky minute-and-a-half, does not show what … Read more
CANADA – Video surveillance footage newly obtained by CBC shows a disputed confrontation between a Whitehorse police officer and a man later acquitted on a charge of resisting arrest. The acquittal of Harry Kevin Kolasch will be appealed in Yukon Supreme Court in April. Const. Chris Barr had been called in December 2016 to deal … Read more
17 Jun 2015 An Ohio family is accusing Fairfield police of using excessive, racially-motivated force during a much-disputed confrontation at a city-owned pool last week. The encounter occurred shortly after Krystal Dixon, 33, brought several children and teens to the Fairfield Aquatic Center on Tuesday June 9. One teen was quickly asked to leave because … Read more
JUNE 30, 2015 FEDERAL HEIGHTS, Colo. — Federal Heights police officers knew one of their own, 51-year-old Cpl. Mark Magness, had “anger issues.” That anger turned violent on Dec. 6. Dramatic body camera video obtained by FOX31 Problem Solvers shows Magness dragging 48-year-old suspect Kent Lasnik from a Federal Heights patrol car after his arrest … Read more
07/10/15 The Philadelphia Police Department announced an internal investigation Wednesday after a cellphone video surfaced of a man being surrounded and repeatedly beaten by a swarm of police officers — as he screamed for his grandmother’s help. The video, which just surfaced this week, shows 22-year-old Tyree Carroll being punched and kicked — and possibly … Read more
July 16, 2015 This is the moment a Colorado cop knocked out a woman’s teeth while she was handcuffed in a hospital. Newly released video shows a Colorado Springs police officer grabbing an 18-year-old girl out of her seat and slamming her face-down into the ground during a November 2013 arrest that resulted in her … Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY – A man who is deaf has been given a $175,000 settlement after claiming Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers used excessive force during an arrest. Pearson was arrested in south Oklahoma City on the night of January 3, 2014. After the arrest came a firestorm of criticism because Pearson is deaf and he was … Read more
“If you don’t want to be mistreated by the police, don’t break the law.” That sentiment is expressed by somebody, often on Facebook, every time a police brutality incident gains national attention. Not always in so many words, but basically the same sentiment. “If you don’t want to be mistreated by the police, don’t break … Read more