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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2010

Former Memphis Officer Sentenced for Violating Detainee's Civil Rights

White pleaded guilty on Nov. 25, 2009, to violating the civil rights of Pierre Jefferson. After handcuffing Jefferson in May 2008, White rammed Jefferson's head into the corner of a building, and struck him in the face several times, causing him to fall to the ground. White also admitted to kicking Jefferson after he fell to the ground.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2010

Video: Dallas Officers Face Felony Charges In Alleged Beating

Officer Kevin Randolph, along with Officer Paul Bauer, may face misdemeanor assault and official oppression charges, as well as felony charges of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence in connection with the Sept. 5 incident involving Andrew Collins.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2010

Denver PD Re-Opens Internal Probe of Videotaped Arrest

"Additional witnesses and new information has been made available to investigators," the department announced in a news release late Thursday. "As a result, the case has been reopened."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2010

Denver Officers' Association Calls FBI Probe Political

The association's vice president Vince Gavito said the move is "political grandstanding" and the officers involved in the incident have received appropriate discipline.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2010

Denver Settles Use-of-Force Claim From Nightclub Arrest

DeHerrera is calling for the firing of the officers, who he claims filed a false report. An independent monitor had argued that the officers used excessive force.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2010

Texas Officer Appeals Excessive Force Suspension

Paris (Texas) Police Chief Bob Hundley released a three-minute clip of the dashboard video of the arrest, which took place Nov. 10, 2009. In the clip, Officer Jeremy Massey is shown throwing 18-year-old Cornelius Gill onto the hood, after handcuffing him.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2010

NYPD Officer Testifies Against Fellow Officer In Excessive Force Trial

As one of five officers involved in the arrest of Michael Mineo on Oct. 15, 2008 at a Brooklyn subway station, Officer Kevin Maloney testified that he watched Officer Richard Kern poke Mineo in the buttocks with his retractable baton.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2010

N.Y. Officer Brutality Case Opens With Vivid Testimony

A Brooklyn man who has accused three officers of assaulting him in a subway station gave his testimony in court today of the incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2010

Philly Officer to be Stripped of Badge for Off-Duty Killing of Unarmed Man

The off-duty police officer who shot and killed an unarmed 21-year-old man in November during a street fight will be stripped of his badge, Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey announced yesterday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2009

Federal Judges Set Standard for TASER Use, Specify Believable Threat

Police need reasons to believe a suspect is dangerous before firing a TASER and can't use their stun gun simply because the person is disobeying orders or acting erratically, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Monday.

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