A Texas police officer has been placed on leave after footage surfaced on the Internet appearing to show him pepper spraying a student without any provocation. According to KTRK-TV, police responded on the night of October 6 to a disturbance call in Waller, Texas. Mass communications student Bobby Hall, who studies at Texas A&M University, … Read more
BALTIMORE – A video showing an altercation between a Baltimore Police officer and a man who ultimately ended up in handcuffs is under investigation. The man involved is alleging police brutality and filing a $5 million lawsuit against the officer, who claims he feared for his safety. The June 15 confrontation, captured by a City … Read more
November 22, 2014, A brutal video catches an NYPD officer bash an alleged fare beater in the head with a baton, opening a gash in the man’s head and sending him stumbling around the Brooklyn subway station in a daze. Blood spurted from Donovan Lawson’s cut and sprayed witnesses and the walls at the Myrtle … Read more
NEWARK, New Jersey – The government is opposing a motion of acquittal for Francis Styles, the Bayonne police officer accused of covering up a brutality case. The moves comes two months after a mistrial was declared. The case, which stems from a December 2013 arrest of Brandon Walsh at his Avenue C home in Bayonne, … Read more
November 9, 2016 Seattle police Officer Adley Shepherd was fired Wednesday for punching a handcuffed, intoxicated woman in the face after she kicked him during a June 2014 incident captured on patrol-car video. Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole found Shepherd violated department policies regarding use of force and de-escalating confrontations, according to a termination report. “The … Read more
14 Dec 2014 Texas police officer was placed on administrative leave on Friday after he reportedly used a Taser on a 76-year-old man after the suspect had already been forced to the ground. The Victoria Advocate reported that 76-year-old Pete Vasquez was driving a work-owned vehicle back to his place of business on Thursday when … Read more
In a move that may finally break up the stronghold of protection that blankets police officers when accused of brutality or death, the city of Baltimore has instated a new policy that may make officers liable for payouts to victims. The Forward Observer reports that the Baltimore police union recently sent an email to members … Read more
Aug 19, 2015 BRENHAM – A former Washington County Jailer was found guilty late Wednesday afternoon for official oppression after he beat a restrained inmate in the Washington County Jail on August 22, 2013. The jury deliberated for more than three hours in Brenham Wednesday afternoon. Surveillance video presented in court showed Christopher Kulow assaulting … Read more
ROUND ROCK, Texas — A Round Rock police officer’s actions are igniting a firestorm on social media after he was caught on camera putting his hands around a student’s throat. Gyasi Hughes is suspended from Round Rock High School today due to a fight between him and another student over a pair of prescription sports … Read more
6 Apr 2016 A Texas school police officer seen throwing a 12-year-old girl to the ground on video was fired Monday for his “absolutely unwarranted” conduct, officials said. Footage surfaced online last week of Officer Joshua Kehm subduing Janissa Valdez March 29 at Rhodes Middle School in San Antonio. Police said she and another girl … Read more
Sep 21, 2017 A video has surfaced in the case involving former Milton-Freewater Police Officer Brian Scott, that is raising new concerns by locals and rebuke by others. Scott was accused of official misconduct stemming from an incident that occurred on September 26, 2016. Scott plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of official misconduct and … Read more
New Jersey – A lawsuit claiming excessive use of force by three officers from the Atlantic City Police Department will go to trial Tuesday in Camden Federal Court. The lawsuit revolves around the 2013 criminal case against Atlantic County resident Steven Stadler, who was beaten by police after trying to rob a car wash in … Read more