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Teen Testifies: Police Beat Him, He Passed Out

A teenager testified Thursday that he was trying to surrender to Houston police officers when they repeatedly kicked and hit him, causing him to briefly lose consciousness, during his 2010 arrest on suspicion of burglary.

May 3, 2012

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Video: Feds Probe Conn. Cop for Brutality

A hospital security videotape shows a Meriden (Conn.) Police Department officer, under federal investigation for police brutality, throwing several punches at a man already on the ground and then shocking him with a TASER while another officer holds the man down.

April 24, 2012

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Conn. Officer Probed In Arrest

A hospital security videotape shows a Meriden (Conn.) Police officer throwing several punches at a man already on the ground. Read the full story here.

April 24, 2012

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Ga. Chief Indicted for Assaulting Detainee

A grand jury in Macon, Ga., has indicted Omega Police Chief Walter Young for physically abusing a man in custody, the Department of Justice has announced.

March 18, 2012

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Ex-Playmate Wins $1.2M Excessive Force Judgment Against NYPD

A Manhattan jury awarded former Playboy Playmate Stephanie Adams $1.2 million on Tuesday in an excessive-force judgement against the New York Police Department.

February 21, 2012

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Report: Calif. Police Didn't Intend To Deceive Public In Homeless Man's Death

The Fullerton (Calif.) Police Department didn't deliberately release false information of an old booking photo of a homeless, mentally ill man who died after he was beaten by officers last year, according to an independent monitor.

February 21, 2012

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Seattle Chief: Agency Is 'Not Broken'

Seattle Police Chief John Diaz and other officers defended their agency, which has come under fire after a U.S. Department of Justice report claimed excessive force is "systemic" within the department.

December 18, 2011

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Feds: Excessive Force by Seattle Cops Is 'Systemic'

The U.S. Department of Justice sharply rebuked the Seattle Police Department today, claiming cops use excessive force that's unconstitutional 20% of the time.

December 15, 2011

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Justice Department Probes Miami Police Shootings

The Miami Police Department's policies, training and deployment practices will be scrutinized in a federal rights probe announced by the U.S. Justice Department today. The probe will focus on at least four of the seven fatal shootings of black men.

November 16, 2011

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Albuquerque Kicking Incident

Albuquerque (N.M.) Police Officer Robert Woolever held a suspected car thief on the ground in a parking garage, while officer John Doyle kicked the man in the head several times during an Feb. 13 arrest.

November 15, 2011

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Wash. Cop Convicted In Excessive Force Case

A former Los Angeles police officer working in Spokane, Wash., was convicted by a federal jury Wednesday of using excessive force in the beating of a mentally ill man who died after being struck with batons, hogtied, shocked and smothered.

November 2, 2011

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L.A. Sheriff's Staff Raised Red Flags About Jail Brutality 2 Years Ago

Despite his claims to the contrary, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca's command staff raised alarms about excessive force used on inmates in the nation's largest jail system about two years ago.

October 30, 2011