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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2012

Seattle Announces Police Reforms

Pre-empting a meeting with Department of Justice officials, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn on Thursday proposed a series of police reforms in response to a damning federal report that came after several high-profile incidents involving minorities.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2012

Video: R.I. Cop Gets Probation In Kicking Incident

A former Lincoln (R.I.) Police Department officer received a suspended sentence with 10 years probation for kicking a disorderly woman in the head outside a casino in 2009.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 12, 2012

Ohio Police Department Shuts Down

City administrators shut down the Mount Sterling (Ohio) Police Department, after an officer used a TASER on a 9-year-old boy earlier this month. The incident apparently began when the boy refused to go to school.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2012

Video: Nev. Chief Retires After Settlement With Diabetic Man

Henderson (Nev.) Police Chief Jutta Chambers announced her decision to retire March 1—two weeks after the City Council approved a $257,000 settlement for the family of a diabetic man for a rough arrest.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2012

Video: L.A. Deputy Punches Woman on Bus

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy was captured on video punching a woman who had unleashed an expletive-laced tirade on a Metro bus in Bellflower.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 29, 2011

Calif. Gov. Brown 'Seriously Concerned' About Force on Campus

California's Gov. Jerry Brown has requested a formal review of the state's police use-of-force training, following widely publicized confrontations at two university campuses.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 1, 2011

Video: Plainclothes Cop Scuffles with Iowa Woman

Sioux City (Iowa) Police Chief Dan Young's comments came in response to dashboard video footage showing plainclothes officer Joshua Tyler struggling with Dacosta Daniels. An internal investigation cleared the officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 20, 2011

Video: Seattle City Attorney Backs Cop In Rough Arrest

The Seattle City Attorney's office has asked a federal appeals court to review a rough arrest captured on a patrol car's dash-cam that depicts an officer slamming a subject's head onto a cruiser's hood.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2011

Detroit Cop on Restricted Duty After Casino Punch

The Detroit Police officer who was captured on video punching an unruly casino patron has been placed on restrictive, no-gun duty during the investigation into the incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2011

Video: Detroit Cop Sued for Punching Casino Patron

The incident took place at the U Me Drink club in the MGM Grand casino. Officers were called to remove Patrick Poisson, 38, who had allegedly touched the buttocks of a waitress. While escorting Poisson from the bar, Officer Arthur Dudal apparently sucker-punched Poisson twice.

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