WATCH: Video Shows Indiana Officer Threatening Residents With His Taser and Firearm

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – An investigation is underway after video surfaced that appears to show a Fort Wayne Police officer threatening residents with his Taser and firearm both drawn. A video shared with NewsChannel 15 on Wednesday shows 2 minutes, 20 seconds of an exchange between an unidentified Fort Wayne Police officer and a group … Read more

Bluffton Police Officer Resigns After Excessive Force Allegation. It Wasn’t The First Claim

South Carolina – A police officer who showed a pattern of using excessive force — and was hired by the Bluffton Police Department last year while on probation with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office — resigned in early July, days after an internal investigation found he did not properly de-escalate an incident in Old Town … Read more

Two Correction Officers Sentenced to More Than 7 Years For Nearly Beating Inmate to Death

Two former correction officers at Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill will spend over seven years in prison for nearly beating an inmate to death at the Dutchess County prison. Kathy Scott and George Santiago Jr. were sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in White Plains for the barbaric Nov. 12, 2013, beating of inmate Kevin … Read more

Man Who Alleged Excessive Force by Ventura Police Receives $175,000 in Settlement With City

The city of Ventura has agreed to pay $175,000 to a man who alleged police illegally entered and searched his residence without a warrant, used excessive force and left him with lasting emotional distress. In accepting the settlement, Andrew Scott Hernandez agreed to drop the case and forgo any future action. City Attorney Gregory Diaz … Read more

Two New Orleans Officers Fired, Charged After Beating Man and Calling Him “Fake American”

NEW ORLEANS — Two rookie New Orleans police officers were fired and charged with battery in the beating of a man they allegedly called a “fake American” following a confrontation at a bar. Spencer Sutton and John Galman were booked on one count each of simple battery in connection with the beating of Jorge Alberto … Read more

Police Officer Accused of Kicking a Woman Who Was 8 Months Pregnant

North Miami Beach police officer Ambar Pacheco was charged with aggravated battery after, an arrest affidavit says, she kicked an eight-month pregnant woman Wednesday night in South Beach. “The victim was transported to Mount Sinai hospital, at last check, she delivered a healthy baby,” Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said in an e-mail. According … Read more