NEW YORK – A Rockville Centre officer who faced assault charges in connection with a violent arrest outside a bar was cleared of all charges Tuesday. Cellphone video showed Officer Anthony Federico in an altercation with brothers Kevin and Brendan Kavanagh back in May 2016. “He was on patrol that night, went to investigate a … Read more
Royal Oak, MI — Royal Oak police were caught on video on St. Patrick’s Day outside of BlackFinn Ameripub in Michigan last week in a clear and cut case of excessive force. The video was uploaded to Facebook over the weekend and has sparked controversy and a response from the Royal Oak police department. The … Read more
New Jersey – A Shrewsbury Borough police officer is facing harassment and assault charges following two incidents involving a woman. The first incident happened on Jan. 25 when Officer Ryan Cullinane, 27, showed up to the home of an unidentified woman and entered the house “without being invited in,” according to a criminal complaint in … Read more
May 13, 2016 Rochester, NY — On December 19, 2014, 32-year-old Jennifer Merrow was in a car accident. After failing the field sobriety test, police brought her to the Monroe County Jail where she would be attacked by police and subsequently charged and convicted for it. In court documents, obtained by the Free Thought Project, … Read more
July 18, 2016 Hyattsville, MD — A video uploaded to Facebook this week shows multiple Hyattsville police officers involved in a violent arrest of what appears to be middle school children. While it is unclear what started the altercation, the video does not lie. As the video begins, an officer appears to be arresting a … Read more
Radcliff, KY — For those who are seeking to reform how police take people into custody, to evaluate the events of the following story, one must remain objective. Patricia Karsner lost custody of her two children to her common law husband. They were never married and it is unclear why she lost custody of her … Read more
Aug 13, 2016 CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland woman punched in the face Thursday by a police officer suffers from mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, family members said. Ciara Perez-Rodriguez, 21, suffered bruises and swelling on her face and arms in the altercation with police officers, according to her father, Louis Perez. The … Read more
AUG 22, 2016 Video showing a Los Angeles police officer kick and punch a man during a 2014 arrest in South L.A. drew strong reactions Monday as well as criticism of prosecutors for offering the officer a deal that allowed him to avoid jail time. The president of the civilian panel that oversees the Los … Read more
Maryland police today defended the restraining and pepper-spraying of a 15-year-old girl they said was not cooperating after a traffic accident, saying that the actions of officers involved an appropriate amount of force. The Hagerstown Police Department released bodycam videos that show officers attempting to restrain the girl and later, one officer pepper-spraying the teen … Read more
For the third time in six years, Sacramento County has paid thousands of dollars to settle a lawsuit against one of its deputies over a beating he allegedly administered with his flashlight. The latest settlement resulted in the payment of $200,000 to John Reyes, who alleged in a federal civil rights lawsuit that Deputy Paul … Read more
14 Oct 2016 A video of two campus security officers wrestling a student to the ground at a California community college surfaced on Twitter this morning. The video begins with a Fullerton Community College campus safety officer telling a student, “If I cannot verify who you are, I’ll just hook you up. I can do … Read more
8 Dec 2016 A disturbing police body camera video (below) has surfaced that shows two police officers exchanging a fist bump after Ben Anthony C de Baca died on Sept. 6, 2015, in Bernalillo, New Mexico. Police put C de Baca on his stomach, strapped a spit sock over his face and drove their knees … Read more