SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than seven months after the Sacramento Police Department and the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office launched an investigation into the actions of an officer who was caught on video throwing a man suspected of jaywalking to the ground in North Sacramento, the department revealed Monday that the officer will return to … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The beating of a handcuffed woman by a Jacksonville police officer that caught national attention last year has spurred a lawsuit that the woman’s attorney said will expose an unacceptable culture within the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office that runs from the top down. Mayra Martinez was assaulted by JSO officers three times in … Read more
An 86-year-old black man injured after being jolted by a white officer’s Taser will get a $900,000 payout — one of the most significant for a stun gun case in South Carolina history — as video emerged Friday of the Kingstree encounter that raises further questions about police training on the use of force. Albert … Read more
November 13, 2017 The Mason County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Monday declined to press charges against two Shelton police officers who repeatedly struck, pepper sprayed and used a stun gun on a man who had been sleeping on a staircase behind a homeless shelter in May. The decision runs counter to advice from Thurston County … Read more
PITTSBURGH – A former Pittsburgh police sergeant will spend 27 months in prison for a fight with a fan outside Heinz Field two years ago. Sgt. Stephen Matakovich was in court Wednesday for sentencing. A jury had previously found him guilty of violating the subject’s civil rights by use of excessive force. Matakovich must also … Read more
A 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 23-year-old Officer … Read more
A gay man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, accusing deputies of subjecting him to anti-homosexual slurs and severely beating him in front of his 74-year-old mother at their Strathmore home in April. Ramiro Huerta also accused sheriff’s deputies of depriving him of proper medical treatment and … Read more
BRIDGEPORT – A video going viral on social media shows a confrontation between police and a Bridgeport teenager, and the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave. Investigators say the encounter shows authorities trying to subdue 18-year-old Aaron Kearney, “after he became agitated and was physically threatening to a female officer.” Police say Kearney … Read more
New York City Police officers were caught on a grocery store surveillance video beating a young African American man who was holding his hands up. The police say that their reason for beating the youth, who was clearly trying to surrender to the violent NYPD thugs was because they “thought” he had stolen a $3 … Read more
A jury found Boynton Beach police officer Mike Brown guilty on Thursday of using excessive force in the beating of an unarmed man who was a passenger in a car that led police on a high-speed chase. Two ex-cops who took part in the arrest, Justin Harris and Ronald Ryan, were cleared of all charges, … Read more
EUCLID – A man known for helping those who feel targeted by police, was allegedly the target of police brutality last week. Damien Parker is known to many people in Euclid as a community activist. On Friday night, he was placed under arrest as he pulled into his apartment complex. As police approached his vehicle … Read more
A group of South Carolina authorities on Monday suggested that the state create new laws on police uses of force, criminal penalties for officers who run afoul of the guidelines and a unit in charge of prosecuting them. The S.C. Commission on Prosecution Coordination unanimously approved four recommendations for legislation that would address lingering disagreements … Read more