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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2016

Video: California Deputies Charged with Beating Suspected Car Thief

Two Alameda County (CA) sheriff’s deputies have been charged with multiple felonies after video showed them repeatedly hitting a suspected car thief during an arrest in San Francisco last year, officials said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 1, 2016

Video: Body Camera Video Clears Florida Deputy of Excessive Force Claim in Shoplifter Arrest

A Tampa-area sheriff has released body camera footage captured by one of his deputies as he tried to arrest an accused shoplifter. The footage shows that despite claims of excessive force the arrest was within policy and lawful.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2016

Fired Michigan Officer Sentenced in Beating of Motorist

A Wayne County (MI) Circuit Court Judge Vonda Evans sentenced Inkster police officer William Melendez to 13 months to 10 years behind bars.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2016

Federal Judge Tosses Alabama Officer's Excessive Force Case

A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a civil rights case against an Alabama police officer accused of using excessive force on an Indian man.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2015

2 Women Sue Minneapolis Over Police Use of Force During Jamar Clark Shooting Protest

Two women who say Minneapolis police officers hit them with nightsticks during a Nov. 18 clash between protesters and law enforcement at the Fourth Precinct police station are suing the city, alleging excessive use of force and violation of their free speech rights.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 17, 2015

Dallas Police Excessive-Force Complaints Drop Dramatically

Dallas Police Chief David Brown says his agency's shift toward de-escalation is driving a sharp drop in excessive-force complaints against officers.So far this year, 13 have been filed — on pace to be the lowest number in at least two decades.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

Video: Retired Tennis Star Claims Excessive Force By NYPD in Mistaken Identity Arrest

Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said a courier making a delivery mistakenly identified Blake as a suspect who he had delivered to in the past. He said a photo given to the officers of the alleged suspect also had a “remarkable likeness” to Blake.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2015

Video: California Sheriff Investigating Deputies' Use of Force After Viewing Video of Desert Arrest

The San Bernardino County Sheriff ordered an internal investigation Thursday into an arrest caught on an NBC Los Angeles' NewsChopper4 video that showed deputies beating a suspect when they caught up to him following a wild desert chase on horseback.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Police Deny Excessive Force Claim by Ferguson Shooting Suspect's Lawyer

In addition, Christmas said the officers hit by gunfire were shot by accident, but would not say how he knows that if Williams was not the shooter. He said Williams did not fire a gun that night.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Pennsylvania Officer Fired, Charged with Beating 2 Suspects

Six months later, the officer reportedly beat another suspect — this one handcuffed — at the end of a police pursuit, court records show. That man, suspected of driving a stolen car Dec. 18, suffered a head wound that needed staples to close, authorities said.

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