Huntington, WV — A disturbing video was uploaded to Facebook this week by a West Virginia law firm showing their client get brutally taken down by a Huntington cop. The hard to watch video is the perfect example of excessive force and has caused quite the outrage online. In the video, a man is being … Read more
A trip to a gas station to buy cigarettes turned into a night of terror for two Detroit men who say they were ambushed by two rogue police officers — including one who allegedly maced and body-slammed one of them “WWE-style.” But while the assault went down, the men claim, one of them caught it … Read more
SAN JOSE — Attorneys for the City of San Jose have reached a $700,000 settlement with a man who filed a federal excessive-force lawsuit against three San Jose police officers who struck him with batons during a 2015 DUI stop. The settlement, which goes before the City Council for approval Tuesday, fulfills a federal jury … Read more
EUCLID – County and federal authorities are investigating potential civil rights abuses by a Euclid police officer, authorities told WKYC Channel 3 News. The development Wednesday comes as new video surfaced showing embattled Euclid Patrolman Michael Amiott forcing a handcuffed teenaged girl to the ground during a confrontation at a public library. The April incident … Read more
DETROIT – Over the past few years, police departments across the country have been the focus of activists as videos showed officers manhandling citizens. The city of Detroit has avoided these videos until now. FOX 2 recently received cell phone video that appears to show two Detroit Police officers assaulting two men inside an east … Read more
The Arlington Police Department has come under fire from one of its police associations and a lawyer after it destroyed a document related to a viral video incident where police brutality was alleged. In July, a mother filmed her 16-year-old son being taken to the ground after he reportedly made physical contact with Officer Chad … Read more
DEL CITY, Okla. – A federal lawsuit alleges excessive force by a Del City police officer and claims reports in an incident report are false. The incident happened last summer, however the lawsuit was filed earlier this year. Then 64-year-old Royce Estep was watching over a neighbor’s home while the neighbor was away. In a … Read more
A San Antonio police officer did in fact hit a 14-year-old girl with either his hand or fist after the minor allegedly did the same, according to a report released Monday by the city of San Antonio. Officer Gary Tuli’s supervisor found he was justified in using force against the girl, who the San Antonio … Read more
WILDWOOD, Ga. – A Dade County woman sued a sheriff’s deputy and a state trooper after she got tackled to the ground during her daughter’s arrest last year. Around 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 23, Deputy Denny Reyes and Georgia State Patrol Trooper Joseph Geddie responded to a car crash at the intersection of New England … Read more
2017/08/22 A Suffolk Superior Court judge today sentenced now former Transit Police officer Jennifer Garvey, 34, to six months in jail for an incident at the Dudley T station in 2014, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office reports. Garvey actually got an 18-month sentence but Judge Douglas Wilkins suspended 12 months of that for two … Read more
SACRAMENTO – When Sacramento police supervisors first reviewed the body cam video connected to their raid of Zityrua Abraham’s apartment, the department said nothing seen warranted an internal investigation. Abraham has now made a citizen’s request for one, and the video has been made public. One of four clips released shows the moment Abraham says … Read more
A gun dealer who is accused of assaulting two Tulsa police officers is disputing their version of an altercation that he said left him with nine stitches and a broken arm. Jack Morris, 53, was arrested Wednesday on complaints of assaulting the officers, resisting arrest and obstruction. About 11 a.m., police had surrounded a field … Read more