Since 2015, the Salt Lake City Police Department in Utah has not killed a single person, according to a Fox 13 News report. Police Chief Mike Brown said The Salt Lake City Police Department is probably one of the leading agencies in the country as far as how we train and deploy and use these … Read more
A video has emerged showing a Las Vegas police officer placing a man in an unapproved choke hold after beating and using a stun gun on him seven times in an incident that took away his life. 40-year-old Tashii Brown was disoriented and sweating when he initially approached officer Kenneth Lopera and a partner in … Read more
A video reportedly showing the immediate aftermath of a police-involved shooting in Bridgeport, Conn. has family members questioning if police allowed a 15-year-old to needlessly die and have claimed it proves the police lied about the incident. Jayson Negron was shot and killed by police this week, but a grainy, amateur video reportedly obtained by … Read more
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An unarmed man’s death after Las Vegas police grabbed him in a neck hold has put a much-criticized law enforcement technique to subdue people back in the spotlight. Las Vegas police train to use a version of a chokehold designed to avoid restricting the airway while cutting the flow of blood … Read more
In Balch Springs, Texas, where a police officer recently shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards as the teenager’s car was driving away. The police department had video that showed what happened was inconsistent with the officer’s initial statement, thanks to the body-worn camera on the officer. Three days after Jordan was killed, the officer who … Read more
Officer Shelby in April denied that she is racist. She told “60 Minutes” that she is sorrowful for Crutcher’s death, but that he “caused his own death.” David Lee | Courthouse News Service TULSA, Okla. (CN) – In opening statements Wednesday for the former Tulsa police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black motorist, … Read more
05/06/17 | TEXAS — The police officer who shot a 15-yr-old last weekend has now been charged with murder. The victim was leaving a party at the time, and posed no threat to the officers, according to reports. The official story, initially, was that the officer shot into a car that the teen was … Read more
RENO, NV — For almost 30 minutes, officers kicked, tasered, and beat Justin Thompson, 35. Justin Thompson had a mental disorder and was in the midst of a breakdown when the beating occurred. Throughout the ordeal, he told officers multiple times that he was unable to breathe. It happened after Thompson was arrested in August … Read more
MIAMI, FL — The parents never thought they would lose their son this way. Jahiem Robertson was just 13-yrs-old with a bright future ahead of him. It came to an end when he was struck and killed by a now-former officer who was driving drunk. Former officer John Camfield was driving with at least two … Read more
05/02/17 WASHINGTON, DC — The Justice Department has officially decided that the officers involved in Alton Sterling’s death will not face charges, according to reports. Sterling was shot at close range by officers and killed, leading to nationwide unrest after footage of the incident surfaced online. His family has not received word from the Justice … Read more
05/02/17 | RT Contrary to the original story put forward by Balch Springs police, the department’s chief says a cop fired into a car, killing black teenager Jordan Edwards, that was driving away from officers to flee a party that had been reported to authorities. On Monday, Jonathan Haber, the police chief in Balch Spring, … Read more
(CN) – Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager will plead guilty Tuesday to violating the civil rights of an unarmed black motorist he shot dead after the man ran from an April 2015 traffic stop. Dan McCue | Courthouse News Service Slager, who is white, was charged with murder and violating the civil rights … Read more