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Deadly Distractions – Excessive Force Gets a New Name
On May 13, 2009, when El Monte California police officers cornered Richard Rodriguez after a high speed chase Rodriquez gave up, laid down on the ground, and spread his arms and legs so that officers...
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Is There More To Dolton Than Meets The Eye?
Members of a militaristic looking Dolton Illinois police department using an armored personnel carrier during a standoff in 2008There’s trouble in Dolton Illinois, and it may go beyond the highly...
View ArticleNewsWatch for 10-23-09
Here’s a few stories captured by the police misconduct news feed over the last few days, pretty disturbing stuff…In Charleston WV, police officer Matthew Leavitt was called a “disgrace to his...
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2009 NPMSRP Semi-Annual Police Misconduct Statistics Report -UPDATED
UPDATE: For more current statistics, including our 2009 Annual Report that contains all data from 2009, please visit our Police Misconduct Statistical Report menu page.Adding local law enforcement...
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NPMSRP 2009 Preliminary Police Misconduct Statistical Report
Non-interactive push-pin map of police misconduct incidents recorded by the NPMSRP within the last 8.5 months of 2009NOTE: To see the reports that were used to generate this map please refer to the...
View ArticlePaul Schene Trial Ends In Hung Jury, Surprised?
Video from a SeaTac holding cell that led to charges being filed against King County Deputy Paul Schene of misdemeanor fourth degree assault on 15-year-old Malika Calhoun.King County Washington deputy...
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Conspiracy Cops – Bad Apples or Bad Barrels?
In what is the biggest story of the week so far, New Orleans LA police Lt Michael Lohman has plead guilty to a federal obstruction charge concerning his testimony to federal agents about his role in a...
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Is There a Police Brutality Problem in Denver?
Image of a t-shirt that was sold by the Denver police union as a way to thank their member officers for what they did during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in a way that mocked allegations of...
View ArticleWidespread Police Brutality in Vietnam?
Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently issued a report outlining concerns regarding how the Vietnamese government handles the issue of excessive force by police, specifically surrounding the issue of deaths...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale ‘Raiders’ Arrested
From Local10.com:Three Fort Lauderdale police officers bonded out of jail Thursday night after they were arrested on charges of falsifying a police report and sworn testimony in connection with an...
View ArticleBecause Everything Else in the IL Budget is Absolutely Vital
From Frontline:In a scandal that’s unraveled over decades, a longtime Chicago police commander and some of his subordinates allegedly tortured more than 100 people, all of them black and some of them...
View ArticleRodney King, George Holliday, and Police Misconduct
Rodney King died today. For the younger readers, some quick background: In March 1991, several Los Angeles police officers beat and tasered King when he would not obey their verbal commands to lay...
View ArticleConcealed Carry Permit Holder Says Cops Beat Him Up
Story here.Concealed Carry Permit Holder Says Cops Beat Him Up is a post from PoliceMisconduct.net
View ArticleThe Robert Charles Leone Arrest Video
A short video documentary was recently released about the 2010 arrest of Robert Charles Leone by Pennsylvania State Troopers. The gist of the story is that when Leone failed to pull his vehicle...
View Article‘Not in the Face’
From the Los Angeles Times:The Los Angeles County sheriff’s captain who ran the Men’s Central Jail fostered a culture of brutality by protecting dishonest deputies and permitting his underlings to use...
View ArticleAnaheim Shooting Brings Protests, Which, In Turn, Bring Still More Police...
From the Washington Post:As officers were investigating what happened at the scene, Dunn said an angry group of people began yelling and throwing bottles at them. He said that as officers detained...
View ArticleFighting City Hall — The Kelly Thomas Case
From Huffington Post:Kelly’s Army worked tirelessly to publicize the beating, which Establishment types would have liked to sweep under the carpet, subtly or not-so-subtly trying to blame Kelly for his...
View ArticleJason Rios Files Brutality Lawsuit
In the video the police take three steps to conceal their actions from impartial bystanders/witnesses: (1) “Go inside with the camera,” orders one; (2) the fire truck is moved to block the view of the...
View ArticleBrutal Arrest of a Nurse by LAPD
More here.Brutal Arrest of a Nurse by LAPD is a post from PoliceMisconduct.net
View ArticlePhiladelphia Cop Under Investigation for Excessive Force
From ABC News:A Philadelphia cop under investigation for punching a woman in the face has been taken off the streets and restricted to administrative duties during the investigation, police said.A...
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