Advocates for people of color and immigrants protesting police brutality showed up to the NYPD’s annual “National Night Out Against Crime” to outline their “vision of safety” for their communities, which they said should center on community investments rather than a heavy police presence. “Night Out For Safety and Liberation,” established by the Ella Baker … Read more
Rashaun A. Barnes, 39, was standing on the sidewalk in front of a corner store in Grand Prairie, Texas, on the afternoon of July 31, when he was allegedly assaulted and left permanently disfigured by a police officer. According to Barnes, even though the officer allegedly detained him without cause, he still complied by sitting … Read more
KENSINGTON – Authorities say a Philadelphia police officer has been suspended following a violent arrest back in July. A video shows Philadelphia Police Officer James Yeager in full uniform body slamming a 21-year-old man to the ground after he was handcuffed as he resisted arrest on the 200 block of East Elkhart in Kensington. Sources … Read more
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A man who was arrested by city police in December 2015 has filed a civil complaint against two officers, the city, the police department and others, alleging police broke his ribs, punctured a lung and waited for hours to get him medical treatment. Attorneys for New Brunswick and its police officers, … Read more
The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) says it’s cool if officers elbow and punch suspects in the face if the cops think they are resisting arrest. So said PPB Lt. Craig Morgan at Wednesday night’s Citizen Review Committee (CRC) meeting, explaining why he decided not to punish an officer who punched a man whose arm officers … Read more
DUCHESNE, Utah — A Duchesne County family is suing the sheriff’s department after an encounter with their 13-year-old son with autism. It was back in April that the 13-year-old boy, who we’re not identifying for privacy reasons, took his hamster out for a walk in his neighborhood, something he does pretty regularly. Someone called 911 … Read more
MANATEE CO., FL – The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has completed an investigation into a questionable use of force complaint in June. The corrections deputy at the center of the investigation is Paul Wagner, 32. The investigation began on June 26, and on July 6, Wagner was terminated from the MCSO. Wagner is appealing the … Read more
The Philadelphia Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit is investigating an arrest early Monday in which officers apparently struck a handcuffed man’s head against a Kensington street and the side of an above ground pool while a chaotic crowd yelled for them to stop. A video of the incident, posted to Facebook by neighborhood resident Ariel … Read more
The video showing a San Diego, California police officer’s canine aggressively biting and shaking an African-American man who was in handcuffs and face-down on the ground has caused outrage on social media. The suspect was left with a large open wound after the dog pounced on him and bit him. The officer issued no command … Read more
A suicidal man who had doused himself in gasoline became engulfed in flames at an Arlington home Monday after an officer used a stun gun on him, police said. The officer who used the Taser on the man believed that the man was holding a lighter in his hand and was about to use it, … Read more
NEWARK — A drug dealer who was sentenced to nine years in prison after a jury convicted him of resisting arrest will get a new trial. Darnell Reed was arrested April 1, 2013, by two city police officers, who beat him to a bloody pulp after a traffic stop. A jury later found him not … Read more
There’s a massive and growing drug task force scandal unfolding in New Orleans. For the past year, the U.S. Justice Department has grappled with the fallout from a New Orleans-based narcotics task force accused of peddling painkillers, threatening confidential informants and swiping cash during drug raids. The scandal has upended a growing number of federal … Read more