DECEMBER 15, 2017 LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A 93-year-old Eustis woman arrested this week after allegedly refusing to leave the apartment she was being evicted from, has been released from jail. Juanita Fitzgerald was taken to the Lake County Jail after police said she refused to leave her apartment. She was released Thursday by the … Read more
Two Austin police officers are on a quest to get their jobs back. Officers Bryan Richter and Steven McCurley were fired last week for excessive force and dishonesty. Now, they’ve formally filed appeals with the city — beginning what likely will become a months-long process. During an arrest of a man at Barton Creek Square … Read more
MARCH 13, 2014 Springettsbury Township has reached a settlement with two people suing them for police brutality. The Township agreed to pay Debra Williams and Steven Landis $250,000 each under a settlement reached today. Springettsbury Township reaction When reached by phone, Springettsbury Township Manager John Holman said he was waiting to receive of copy of … Read more
9 Aug 2013 A punch that a Pembroke Pines police officer threw at a mentally ill 14-year-old girl in state custody has sparked an investigation of conditions at a local youth psychiatric facility. During the April 28 incident, partially caught on surveillance video, a police officer punched the girl in the face — after the … Read more
An Austin police officer who received a reprimand for his violent arrest of a teacher in 2015 was fired Monday after officials said he used excessive force on a suspect. Officer Bryan Richter lost his job stemming from an incident in which Richter and other officers were serving a warrant as part of a special … Read more
A man in New Jersey who was seriously injured during an arrest four years ago has settled an excessive force lawsuit against police for $3million. David Connor Castellani, of Linwood, was 20 years old when he was arrested outside the Tropicana resort in Atlantic City in June 2013. Following the arrest, he needed more than … Read more
Apr 15, 2014 A Santa Fe police officer accused of using excessive force when he arrested a taxi driver just after midnight last month has resigned from the department. No criminal charges have been filed against the former officer, Jose Gutierrez, but dashboard camera footage of the arrest taken from his patrol car shows at … Read more
A La Mesa police officer is under investigation after he was filmed body-slamming a 17-year-old student onto the cement at a local charter school in San Diego, KTLA is reporting. According to the report, officers were called to the school to deal with the teen who had reportedly been suspended by school officials but was … Read more
Sep 23, 2015 The State Personnel Board on Tuesday upheld the firing of a prison shift commander who failed to report an incident in which a kneeling, handcuffed inmate was struck in the head several times by another officer. The beating was captured on video. The officer who struck the inmate, Sgt. Juanice Cole, was … Read more
Video obtained by Cleveland.com shows a Cleveland cop shocking a man with a Taser even after the man complied with police commands. The 2010 video shows Rafael Correa walking along a sidewalk when a police cruiser pulled up in front of him, and Officer Jim Simone Jr. exited the cruiser and pulled a gun on … Read more
February 16, 2015 A dash cam video capturing the arrest and subsequent tasing of a St. Louis man reveals how easily law enforcement can manipulate camera footage to defend its actions. According to the police report cited by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cortez Bufford engaged in “aggressive” behavior and resisted arrest when cops pulled him … Read more
The Delacruz family realized Manuel was dangerously sick somewhere on the highway as they passed San Antonio. It was the summer of 2016 and they were coming back from a weeklong vacation in northern Mexico, where Manuel, 26, hadn’t slept much, refused to eat and thought someone was trying to poison him. His parents eventually … Read more