Bail bond agents were captured on video punching, macing and hitting a man wanted for a traffic violation outside a Lauderdale Lakes apartment in footage obtained exclusively by NBC 6. Back in November, Anthony Hall of Broward County didn’t show up for court for having his driver’s license revoked. Bail bond agents were sent to … Read more
Javier Payne, a 14-year-old boy who was sitting in front of the Hookah Shop in the Bronx, just moments before a New York City police officer smashed him through the store’s plate glass window. The assault happened after an altercation with a man on the street, according to witnesses. Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson said … Read more
Robert Hinton, 28, was due to receive a massive police brutality settlement, but just before the settlement was scheduled to pay out – he was mysteriously killed. The $450,000 settlement from the city was due to be paid to Hinton after he won it approximately two months ago. That decision came after a court decided … Read more
Texas – Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald on Monday terminated a 22-year veteran following the review of a case “eerily reminiscent” of an arrest last year that gained national attention after a video of the incident went viral. The latest incident was uncovered by police supervisors conducting a mandatory use-of-force review. The fired officer, … Read more
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is suing the Aurora Police Department on behalf of an elderly African-American man who alleged police brutality when officers assaulted and arrested him in response to false claims by his white son-in-law. As Denver’s Westworld reports, Aurora resident Dwight Crews was defending his stepdaughter from physical assault by … Read more
Kansas – When former Topeka police officer Jeremy Carlisle-Simons made the unlawful arrest in September 2014 that would lead to his departure from the force, he threw an uncooperative subject to the ground, screamed obscenities and pounded his fist into the man’s back. The city of Topeka would pay $50,000 for his actions, contributing to … Read more
A teen who was recorded in a viral video of police brutality has been found guilty. A judge ruled that the Petersburg teen, Devin Thomas, was in the wrong for recording the confrontation with police. Watch the local report below… NBC12 – WWBT – Richmond, VA News On Your Side The judge mandated that Thomas … Read more
PASADENA, California — Body cam and bystander footage of a chaotic arrest in Pasadena has riled civil rights groups like the NAACP, who called the officers’ actions “reprehensible” and “inhumane.” Six body cam and patrol car videos released Friday by the City of Pasadena show two unnamed police officers attempting to subdue Christopher Ballew at … Read more
BERKELEY, California — Seven protesters have filed a claim against the city, alleging illegal use of violence by police during a June protest following a City Council discussion of the federal Urban Shield program and the city’s participation in it. The plaintiffs — Lewis Williams; Dylan Cooke, also known as Virginia Cooke; Samir Shrestha; Katharine … Read more
Shaymond Michelson knew a night of drinking had gone badly when he woke up in a jail cell with a face so swollen he had a hard time talking. A police officer wrote in a report he hadn’t followed orders. A Navy vet, Michelson trusted that he deserved what he got. But weeks later, a … Read more
Two law-enforcement officers in Ohio are being accused of police brutality after footage emerged of them tasering suspects during a domestic dispute call. One of the victims suffered a collapsed lung as a result of the incident. The video, captured on a bodycam, shows two officers responding to a domestic dispute in Cincinnati. The call … Read more
Four officers from the Austin Police Department, one in a black Santa hat and three others wearing black face masks, led a handcuffed man to an out-of-the-way corner where they tased and punched him, according to video taken by a bystander. The officers arrested the man, Jason Donald, at a convenience store Tuesday evening in … Read more