Tag: Excessive Force: Page 12

Patrol

Mo. Cop Fired Over Excessive Force Fights for Job

While Chief Ken Burton didn't name the officer, Officer Rob Sanders issued a statement later saying he had been cleared by an internal probe and would fight the firing via an appeals process.

September 21, 2011

Patrol

Video: La. Woman Pulled from Ditch by Hair Sues Cops

A Louisiana woman pulled from a ditch by a Baton Rouge Police officer at an accident scene has filed suit against the officers, including Sgt. Robert Schilling, who was captured on video dragging her by the hair.

September 19, 2011

Patrol

Denver Cops Fired Over Beating Get Jobs Back

After going through a civil appeal process, Officers Devin Sparks and Randy Murr have been reinstated by the Denver Civil Service Commission. The city's manager of safety, Ashley Kilroy, said she disagreed with the decision, and added that she stood by the decision to terminate the officers.

September 6, 2011

Patrol

DA Sees No 'Intentional Killing' by Fullerton Cops

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas has said he sees no evidence that Fullerton (Calif.) Police Department officers intentionally killed a homeless man when they beat him while attempting to bring him into custody.

August 8, 2011

Patrol

DOJ Opens Probe of Portland Police Bureau

The probe will determine whether there was a "pattern or practice" of excessive force. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division announced the probe Wednesday.

June 8, 2011

Training

Jury Begins Deliberations In Portland Whistleblower Suit

A federal jury is now deliberating on the case of a former Portland Police recruit who accused a fellow officer of using excessive force and sued the department for lost wages and benefits.

June 8, 2011

Patrol

Man who Won Denver Brutality Suit Still Trusts Cops

The man who was given $795,000 by the city of Denver to settle a lawsuit alleging three city officers used excessive force and violated his civil rights has said the incident won't erode his trust in law enforcement.

May 3, 2011

Patrol

New Mexico Sheriff's Deputy Fired After Flashlight Beating Caught on Video

A San Juan County, N.M., Sheriff's deputy who was caught on camera beating a man in the head with a Maglite flashlight was fired for violating the agency's use of force policy.

April 25, 2011

Patrol

Dallas Cop Fired for Kicking Handcuffed Suspect

Video taken by a patrol car dashboard camera showed the arrest of Rodarick Lyles on Jan. 27. Officer Quaitemes Williams was a three-year member of the force.

February 24, 2011

Patrol

Houston TV Station Airs Controversial Arrest Video

In June, four of the seven officers involved in the March 24 arrest of Chad Holley were indicted on charges of misdemeanor oppression and violation of civil rights of a prisoner.

February 3, 2011

Patrol

Houston PD's Arrest of Teen Burglary Suspect

Seven Houston Police officers have been relieved of their duties for their roles in the arrest of Chad Holley, a 15-year-old burglary suspect, at the end of a chase. Houston station KTRK first aired the footage.

February 3, 2011

Weapons

California's Ninth Circuit Reaffirms TASER Ruling

The Ninth Circuit federal appeals court agreed with a lower court's ruling that a Coronado (Calif.) Police officer used excessive force, when he used his TASER on a motorist during a traffic stop.

December 1, 2010