WORTHINGTON, Minn. — A Worthington motorist who was pulled from his car, punched and kneed by a police officer in 2016 has reached a $60,000 settlement in an excessive force case. The settlement between Anthony Promvongsa and the city of Worthington and the Buffalo Ridge Drug Task Force was announced Wednesday by the American Civil … Read more
Five black students and their parents who filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging that a Pittsburgh-area school allowed them to be physically assaulted, cursed, and shocked with stun guns, have settled the case, pending a judge’s approval. The federal suit filed in August 2017, by five former black students at Woodlawn Hills and their families, … Read more
Authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong have sealed off a city after thousands of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) veterans converged there over a weekend of protests and clashes over police beatings of their former comrades-in-arms, local activists and residents. Video footage of the protests showed police in full riot gear backing off in … Read more
More than two hours of police body camera footage has been released that shows the moments officers pointed their weapons at two unarmed Rowan University students and handcuffed them after responding to a report of a gunman. The footage also includes an interview with the person who called in the initial report that sparked the … Read more
GALVESTON, Texas — A father of three fighting leukemia is now facing a different battle: one with the Galveston Police Department. “They abused their authority, pretty much. Thinking they can do what they want with people,” said Isaac Walton, a League City resident who is accusing four Galveston police officers of beating him for no … Read more
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — Three Clackamas County Sheriff’s deputies can be heard joking and laughing as a man makes incoherent noises and flails uncontrollably in a jail cell after an apparent overdose. The incident happened in November 2016. The man, 31-year-old Bryan Perry, was later taken to the hospital where he died. Perry was a … Read more
ASHEVILLE – The city is on the verge of paying a settlement to the unarmed pedestrian who was beaten, shocked and choked by a police officer after being accused of jaywalking last August. That is according to statements by Mayor Esther Manheimer Wednesday and a tentative agenda item scheduled for the City Council Aug. 28 … Read more
Armando Frank, 44, refused to get off his tractor when stopped by police. He demanded to see an arrest warrant. But the cops arresting him didn’t have time for that sort of legal stuff. So they attacked him, then killed him when he resisted. A video recording of the arrest, obtained by The Advocate, shows … Read more
PHOENIX — A woman who says she was seriously injured by police officers from an Arizona department under investigation for complaints of excessive force filed a lawsuit Thursday against two officers and the agency. Virginia Archer alleges in the suit filed in federal court that she was unlawfully arrested and subjected to “excessive, brutal and … Read more
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – It started off as a routine traffic stop. “He’s a danger to the community, and even more than that, he’s a danger to himself. So law enforcement had an obligation to the citizens of Valley City to take him into custody,” says Lilie Schoenack, the City Attorney for Valley City. “He … Read more
Detroit police officials have suspended an 18-year veteran officer and launched a criminal investigation into allegations he assaulted a naked mentally ill woman in Detroit Receiving Hospital after she spat on him and bit a security guard. The alleged assault Wednesday was captured on cellphone video by a hospital visitor who provided it to a … Read more
BOSTON — Boston plans to begin phasing in body cameras for its police department after a report found the devices led to slightly fewer complaints against officers and reports of officer use of force, city leaders said Thursday. Northeastern University researchers, who examined a yearlong test of the cameras, determined they provided ‘‘small but meaningful … Read more