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Photo: Virginia AG Sues Town Where Police Threatened Black Army Lieutenant During Stop Virginia AG Sues Town Where Police Threatened Black Army Lieutenant During Stop
NBC News - Fri Dec 31, 2021
WINDSOR, Virginia - Virginia’s attorney general sued the town where a police officer appeared to threaten the execution of a black Army lieutenant during a traffic stop, alleging Thursday that the city's police department engages in a broader pattern of discriminatory policing. More»

Photo: California Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Pouring Scalding Water on Mentally Ill Inmate California Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Pouring Scalding Water on Mentally Ill Inmate
The Guardian - Tue Dec 14, 2021
LOS ANGELES, California - A sheriff’s deputy in Orange county, California, is accused of throwing scalding water on a mentally ill inmate who didn’t receive medical treatment for his burns for more than six hours. More»

Photo: Newark Cop Fatally Struck Nurse on Parkway, Drove to Mom’s House With Body In Car Newark Cop Fatally Struck Nurse on Parkway, Drove to Mom’s House With Body In Car
New York Post - Thu Nov 25, 2021
NEWARK, New Jersey - A Newark Police Officer struck and killed a nurse with his car and then drove the body to his mother’s house seeking advice before returning to the scene with the body, officials said on Wednesday. More»

Photo: Monticello cop charged with tasing motorcyclist from moving police car Monticello cop charged with tasing motorcyclist from moving police car
Mid Hudson News - Tue Oct 19, 2021
MONTICELLO, New York – A former Monticello Police officer has been arrested and charged with firing a taser from his moving police car at a moving motorcyclist without legal justification and provocation, causing the motorcyclist to lose control of his vehicle and crash. More»

Photo: Police Violence Deaths Are Twice As High As Official U.S. Count Police Violence Deaths Are Twice As High As Official U.S. Count
Bloomberg - Mon Oct 11, 2021
More men died of police violence than of testicular cancer, or lymphoma, or STDs in the US in 2019. More»

Photo: A Deaf Man Who Couldn't Hear Police Commands Was Tased And Spent 4 Months In Jail A Deaf Man Who Couldn't Hear Police Commands Was Tased And Spent 4 Months In Jail
NPR - Wed Sep 29, 2021
IDAHO SPRINGS, Colorado - When Brady Mistic drove into the parking lot of a Colorado laundromat one day in September 2019, he thought he was about to run a routine errand. More»

Photo: Video shows Atlanta officer kick handcuffed woman in the head Video shows Atlanta officer kick handcuffed woman in the head
WSB-TV - Tue Jul 27, 2021
ATLANTA, Georgia - The Atlanta Police Department confirmed Monday that a sergeant in their department is on unpaid suspension after video posted to social media showed an appeared to show him kicking a woman in the head. More»

Photo: $350,000 settlement offered in police takedown of wrong man $350,000 settlement offered in police takedown of wrong man
Associated Press - Fri Jun 11, 2021
SAVANNAH, Georgia — Officials of a Georgia city have offered a $350,000 legal settlement to a Black man injured last year when a police officer violently slammed him in the ground, later saying he mistakenly believed the man had an outstanding arrest warrant. More»

Photo: Alabama State Trooper Charged With Child Rape Used Fake FBI Reference Alabama State Trooper Charged With Child Rape Used Fake FBI Reference
Associated Press - Thu May 6, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — An Alabama state trooper arrested last week on charges he raped an 11-year-old girl had been kicked out of the FBI amid a string of sexual misconduct allegations but was hired by the state agency with the apparent help of a fake bureau letter that scrubbed his record clean. More»

Photo: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd's Murder Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of George Floyd's Murder
NPR - Tue Apr 20, 2021
The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts he faced over the death of George Floyd. More»

Photo: Columbus Police Fatally Shoot Black Teen Who Called Them for Help Columbus Police Fatally Shoot Black Teen Who Called Them for Help
Daily Beast - Tue Apr 20, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus police officer shot and killed a Black teenage girl on Tuesday afternoon just as a guilty verdict was being handed down in the Derek Chauvin murder case, a family member said. More»

Photo: Maryland Police Chief Accused of Attempted Murder, a Dozen Arsons Maryland Police Chief Accused of Attempted Murder, a Dozen Arsons
The Daily Beast - Thu Mar 4, 2021
A Maryland police chief retired after decades on the force only to spend much of the next 10 years unleashing a series of arson attacks on his perceived enemies, according to a bevy of charges revealed on Wednesday. More»

Photo: 75-year-old Protester Knocked Down By Buffalo Police Leaves The Hospital Nearly One Month Later 75-year-old Protester Knocked Down By Buffalo Police Leaves The Hospital Nearly One Month Later
NPR - Tue Jun 30, 2020
Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old protester pushed to the ground by Buffalo police earlier this month, has been released from the hospital after nearly four weeks. More»

Photo: How to Dodge and Disarm the Sonic Weapon Used by Police How to Dodge and Disarm the Sonic Weapon Used by Police
Popular Mechanics - Sun Jun 21, 2020
Audio producer Cory Choy was reporting on the 2014 Black Lives Matter protests in New York City when he first experienced sound as a weapon. More»

Photo: Missouri cop charged with assault after driving police cruiser into black man Missouri cop charged with assault after driving police cruiser into black man
New York Daily News - Thu Jun 18, 2020
FLORISSANT, Missouri - A Missouri police officer who was fired 10 days after he was filmed plowing his cop car into a fleeing black man, then attacking him on the ground, has been charged with assault. More»

Photo: "Blue Flu" in Atlanta "Blue Flu" in Atlanta
The Guardian - Thu Jun 18, 2020
Donald Trump has defended the police officer who shot dead Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta, as a number of officers called in sick after their colleague was charged with murder. More»

Photo: Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged With Felony Murder Atlanta Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged With Felony Murder
NPR - Wed Jun 17, 2020
ATLANTA, Georgia - The white Atlanta police officer who shot a 27-year-old black man in the back last week in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant will face a charge of felony murder and 10 other charges, a Georgia county prosecutor announced Wednesday. More»

Photo: Atlanta police chief RESIGNS and mayor calls for white cops who shot dead 27-year-old black man Rayshard Brooks to be fired Atlanta police chief RESIGNS and mayor calls for white cops who shot dead 27-year-old black man Rayshard Brooks to be fired
Daily Mail - Sat Jun 13, 2020
The chief of police in Atlanta has resigned less than 24 hours after cops fatally shot a man whom investigators say grabbed an officer's taser and pointed it as he fled from police. More»

Photo: Man who trains San Jose police about bias severely injured by police Man who trains San Jose police about bias severely injured by police
KGO-TV - Sat Jun 6, 2020
SAN JOSE, California - A community activist, who has worked for years to promote understanding between San Jose police and the public, was seriously injured by a riot gun in the George Floyd protest one week ago. More»

Photo: Minneapolis Cops Sued for Shooting, Beating, and Gassing Journalists Minneapolis Cops Sued for Shooting, Beating, and Gassing Journalists
Gizmodo - Wed Jun 3, 2020
The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit against Minnesota authorities on behalf of journalists whom state and local police were filmed beating, shooting, gassing, and arresting during protests against the police killing of George Floyd. More»

Photo: George Floyd died of asphyxia, private autopsy finds George Floyd died of asphyxia, private autopsy finds
BBC - Mon Jun 1, 2020
George Floyd, the African-American man whose death has sparked civil unrest in the US, died from asphyxia (lack of oxygen), a private autopsy has found. More»

Photo: More Journalists Injured Covering George Floyd Protests More Journalists Injured Covering George Floyd Protests
WNBC-TV - Sun May 31, 2020
The first time officers shot rubber bullets at MSNBC host Ali Velshi and his crew Saturday night in Minneapolis, he was willing to believe that the officials didn't know they were press. More»

Photo: CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis
CNN - Fri May 29, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis - and then released about an hour later - as the crew covered ongoing protests over the death in police custody of George Floyd. More»

Photo: Video shows Minneapolis cop with knee on neck of motionless, moaning man who later died Video shows Minneapolis cop with knee on neck of motionless, moaning man who later died
CBS News - Tue May 26, 2020
A video taken by an onlooker Monday evening shows a Minneapolis police officer keeping his knee on the neck of a motionless, moaning man at the foot of a squad car. More»

Photo: Breonna Taylor: Lawsuit after US health worker shot dead by police Breonna Taylor: Lawsuit after US health worker shot dead by police
BBC - Wed May 13, 2020
A woman in the US state of Kentucky was shot and killed by police after they raided the wrong address, according to a lawsuit. More»

Photo: Moment Florida deputy threatens to SHOOT a student, 17, for trying to leave school to get to a dental appointment Moment Florida deputy threatens to SHOOT a student, 17, for trying to leave school to get to a dental appointment
Daily Mail - Mon Feb 10, 2020
A 17-year-old high school student from Florida was leaving school to go to a dental appointment when a sheriff's deputy blocked his way and threatened to shoot him for truancy. More»

Photo: NYPD Cop Who Broke Into Black Woman's Home, Made Racist Threat, Quits Force NYPD Cop Who Broke Into Black Woman's Home, Made Racist Threat, Quits Force
WNBC-TV - Thu Jan 2, 2020
The 26-year-old NYPD officer who admitted to a booze-fueled home invasion in which he mistakenly burst into a black woman's home and threatened her family has quit the force "effective immediately," a city spokeswoman said Thursday. More»

Photo: Sheriff's deputy charged with sexually assaulting student inside high school Sheriff's deputy charged with sexually assaulting student inside high school
New York Post - Mon Nov 25, 2019
A sheriff's deputy in Minnesota has been charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl inside a high school, according to reports. More»

Photo: Cops At Wrong House Kill Undocumented Man, City Claims He Had No Constitutional Rights Cops At Wrong House Kill Undocumented Man, City Claims He Had No Constitutional Rights
Huffington Post - Mon Sep 30, 2019
SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi - While searching for a domestic violence suspect in the summer of 2017, police in Southaven, Mississippi, visited the wrong home and shot dead an innocent man. More»

Photo: A New Mexico Man Accused a Deputy of "Gestapo"-like Behavior. Then He Was Arrested A New Mexico Man Accused a Deputy of "Gestapo"-like Behavior. Then He Was Arrested
The Appeal - Sat Aug 17, 2019
In Valencia County, a sheriff's deputy who once faced allegations of excessive force in Albuquerque is accused of assaulting an elderly man. More»

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