A Spartanburg County deputy charged with domestic violence Sunday has been placed on paid leave. Cecil Byran Wilkins, 49, of Boiling Springs, was charged first-degree criminal domestic violence. He was booked into the Spartanburg County jail Sunday afternoon. The State Law Enforcement Division investigated at the request of the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded … Read more
On one occasion, a group of Sweetwater cops ransacked a man’s home, stealing computers, iPads, TVs and even the man’s truck. Another day, the cops badly beat a suspected thief for hours inside the Sweetwater station, masking the sounds by blaring reggaeton music, all while taking “trophy” photos. Yet another suspect was pummeled and “water-boarded” … Read more
Over the past three years, nine Miami police officers have been fired — accused of everything from unjustly shooting a suspect to sleeping on the job to firing a gun in a drunken rage while off-duty. All but one of them have gotten their jobs back through an automatic review process called arbitration. The latest … Read more
A New Jersey police officer is under arrest, accused of assaulting and causing injury to a teenager. Repeatedly punched, kicked, and cuffed following a car crash at Edwin and Bergen Street last week, criminal charges were filed Friday against a Carteret police officer accused of beating a 16-year-old boy. The teen’s family posted pics of … Read more
In a new video of a fiery crash that critically injured a West New York man Sunday night, police officers are seen kicking and dragging the man — who sources say was a victim in the two-car wreck — into the roadway. City officials said Wednesday morning they have “serious concerns” about how police handled … Read more
A mother filed suit against a Lakewood police officer who broke her 17-year-old daughter’s jaw in November as he wrestled the girl out of a branch of the Lakewood Public Library. Sabrina Robinson alleged in the lawsuit that Lakewood officer Kevin Jones used excessive force and violated the teen’s civil rights when he grabbed her, … Read more
Mount Joy Borough police released a statement Friday regarding the alleged harassment of a Lebanon city council candidate by a Mount Joy police officer in March. The incident is “now a subject of potential litigation,” the statement read. “Naturally, since this is both a litigation and personnel matter, the Borough is constrained as to the … Read more
The Fort Collins police officer shown on video throwing a woman face first to the ground during an Old Town arrest has been cleared of wrongdoing. Officer Randy Klamser returned to full duty Thursday, police said. He had been on paid administrative leave since April 13, days after a nine-second video went viral online showing … Read more
A McKinney police officer has been arrested after police say he stabbed his wife in the stomach early Thursday. Police were called shortly after midnight to a home in the 7900 block of Texian Trail, near Stacy and Alma roads, at the request of the McKinney Fire Department. A woman who answered the door appeared … Read more
An NYPD cop who broke into a woman’s Bronx home and beat her up in his underwear, will not serve any time for the bizarre attack. Decorated Officer Eugene Donnelly was sentenced to three years’ probation for misdemeanor assault in Bronx Criminal Court Thursday. He must also undergo alcohol abuse treatment. He avoided jail time … Read more
A Minnesota Transit officer was fired after he was caught on video asking a light rail passenger if he was in the country illegally. After the exchange with the transit officer, the passenger, Ariel Vences-Lopez, 23, was arrested for fare evasion and was taken to the Hennepin County jail in Minneapolis. He was eventually placed … Read more
It was the longest suspension of an officer in Garland Police history. But the man who that officer was caught on video beating says it’s still not enough. Surveillance video from the Garland Detention Center and obtained by CBS11 News shows Officer Donald Fernandez delivering blows to the head and a knee to the face … Read more