The police officers union said the attack shows how the department's policy prohibiting officers from firing at moving vehicles puts its "officers' lives in danger." More Here.
February 5, 2018
A new policy endorsing the use of warning shots by police to de-escalate potentially deadly confrontations is driving a rift among some law enforcement leaders who believe the practice only heightens risk and should be abandoned. More Here.
October 26, 2017
"This does not reflect the type of policy all Denver citizens expect from the police," Worrell wrote in his resignation letter to Chief Robert White. "Furthermore, it puts officers at risk in the performance of their duties. Therefore, I cannot continue to participate nor does the draft reflect any of the input I have provided." More Here.
August 14, 2017
San Francisco’s police union has intensified its attack on a proposal to restrict officers from shooting at moving vehicles — a top priority for reform advocates — by releasing an advertisement dramatizing what could happen if a raging motorist gunned his pickup into a crowd of street activists. More Here.
December 2, 2016
The Denver Police Department says it is rewriting its use-of-force policy to reflect progressive policies recommended by national policing experts. More Here.
October 27, 2016
San Francisco's police use of force is being revamped after a recent fatal shooting. Last week there was a hearing at city hall and a meeting of the police commission to get community input. More Here.
January 25, 2016
A 19-year-old man who fled a traffic stop with a Pittsburgh Police officer inside his vehicle faces multiple counts after a judge ordered him to face trial. The officer shot Leon Ford four times, leaving him paralyzed. Read the full story here.
March 11, 2013
Three Bridgeport (Conn.) Police officers have been moved to desk jobs after a video surfaced showing them kicking a suspect after a foot pursuit. A witness posted video of the May, 20, 2011, incident to YouTube earlier this month. Read the full story here.
January 28, 2013
The Huntsville (Ala.) Police Department has fired Officer Phillip Lee, in part, for his conduct during this traffic stop on Dec. 13, 2011. Officer Lee pulled a speed violator out of her car. Read the full story here.
July 24, 2012
The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating the forceful arrest by four officers of an 18-year-old who allegedly resisted arrest, reports NBC 10. Read the full story here.
June 8, 2012
One of the two Omaha (Neb.) Police officers fired over this forceful arrest outside of Creighton University Medical Center in May of 2011 has been reinstated by an abitrator. Read the full story here.
June 8, 2012
A Bogota (N.J.) Police officer is facing discplinary review for interrupting a Ridgefield police sergeant's attempt to detain an emotionally disturbed man. Officer Regina Tasca said she intervened to stop excessive force.
April 30, 2012
UC Davis officers in riot gear pepper-sprayed seated protesters at close range during a Friday protest, after they refused to remove their encampment.
November 21, 2011
Raw video recorded on a Sioux City (Iowa) PD dash cam on Aug. 8 shows two officers forcefully arresting Dacosta Daniels.
November 1, 2011
Seattle Police Officer Kevin Oshikawa-Clay's dash-cam captured his arrest of businessman Jon Kita in 2008. Seattle's city attorney is backing the officer in the case, which is heading to the 9th Circuit Court.
October 20, 2011
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