Killing

by InfoWars.com Prosecutors likely won’t have a hard time convicting an ex-Ohio officer after a stunning 911 call in which he readily confessed to murder. Around midday Monday, former Chicago-area police officer Jeffrey Hawkins, 57, calmly phoned the Colerain Township emergency dispatch line to report he had shot his wife dead. “I just shot and … Read more

Molly Willms | Courthouse News Service MILWAUKEE (CN) — The family of Dontre Hamilton, the unarmed, mentally ill black man who was fatally shot 14 times by a police officer, has filed a federal civil rights complaint. They say the Milwaukee Police Department initially dispatched officers to Red Arrow Park, where 31-year-old Hamilton was sleeping … Read more

Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Neenah, WI — In December of last year, Michael Funk and two other individuals were taken hostage by Brian T. Flatoff. After an hours-long standoff, Funk managed to escape, only to be murdered in cold blood by Neenah Police officers. After they killed him, police lied and said … Read more

Nick Cahill | Courthouse News Service SACRAMENTO (CN) — A former prison psychologist claims California officials covered up the cause of an inmate’s death and fired him in retaliation for leaking documents to the media. Eric Reininga claims in Federal Court that several officials in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation withheld facts about … Read more

Philip Janquart | Courthouse News Service Family Doubts L.A. Story of Suicide LOS ANGELES (CN) — Los Angeles claims a woman died by hanging herself in police custody, but an autopsy showed “no evidence of injury to the neck,” her family claims in court. Angela Slack died under “suspicious” circumstances six days after she was … Read more

Jamie Ross | Courthouse News Service A man checking for water leaks in his gated community was Tasered and shot to death by Mesa police officers, his widow and children claim in court. Sanja Krstic and her children sued Mesa and its Police Department, Police Chief John Meza and two John Doe officers on Monday … Read more

Nicholas Iovino | Courthouse News Service The police killing of a homeless man last week has called into question whether reforms have changed the way San Francisco police deal with mentally ill people and suspects wielding non-firearm weapons. Police shot to death Luis Gongora, 45, within 30 seconds of approaching him on April 7. At … Read more

Cameron Langford | Courthouse News Service A Houston policeman refused to apologize to the family of a man he ran over and killed after a civil jury cleared him of liability Wednesday night. The federal jury also declined to hold the city liable for not training the officer how to chase suspects on dirt roads. … Read more

Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Edgefield, SC — On Monday, former North Augusta police officer Justin Craven pleaded guilty to official misconduct in office. He will not go to jail and his sentence for the misdemeanor charge was a mere 80 hours of community service and three years probation. No jail, community service, … Read more

Matt Reynolds | Courthouse News Service LOS ANGELES (CN) – Deadly force was not justified in the shooting of an unarmed homeless man by a Los Angeles Police Department officer, the Police Commission concluded Tuesday after a nearly year-long investigation into the killing. LAPD officer Clifford Proctor is accused of shooting Brendon Glenn in the … Read more

Cameron Langford | Courthouse News Service HOUSTON (CN) – A Houston policeman on trial for running over a theft suspect fleeing in an all-terrain vehicle acknowledged Monday he should have kept his distance, but denied responsibility for the man’s death. Houston police Officer Jordan Greenhaw chased Jason Trevino and Trevino’s ATV passenger Bernard Seetaram at … Read more