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Rough Arrest In Knoxville

Three Knoxville (Tenn.) PD officers resigned and four others face discipline for the rough arrest of a mentally ill homeless man on Feb. 9. Warning: Video contains graphic content. Read the full story here.

June 11, 2013

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Video: Texas Cops Fired for Excessive Force

Two Jasper (Texas) Police officers have been fired by the City Council for allegedly using excessive force on a 25-year-old woman while processing her at the local jail.

June 2, 2013

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Texas Cops Fired for Excessive Force

Two Jasper (Texas) Police officers have been fired by the City Council for allegedly using exessive force on a 25-year-old woman in the station. Read the story here.

June 2, 2013

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Calif. Sheriff Asks FBI To Probe Death

Kern County (Calif.) Sheriff Donny Youngblood has asked the FBI to investigate the death of a man who was repeatedly struck by deputies' batons.

May 14, 2013

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Video: Calif. Sheriff Accused of Excessive Force, Cover-up

The Kern County (Calif.) Sheriff's Department is fending off accusations its deputies fatally beat a suspect with batons as he lay on the pavement.

May 13, 2013

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Plainclothes La. Troopers Tackle Teens

Nine plainclothes Louisiana State Police troopers have been exonerated for tackling two black teenagers in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Read the full story here.

April 17, 2013

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Video: Ore. Lt. Backs Officers In Rough Arrest

In the letter to Jason Cox, Lt. Chris Davis said Portland Police Bureau officers were within policy when they used a TASER and punches to subdue him in June of 2011.

April 10, 2013

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Video: Neb. Cop Investigated for T-Stop Takedown

An Omaha (Neb.) Police officer now faces an internal investigation for wrestling a subject to the ground in an incident that was recorded by the man's relatives.

March 26, 2013

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Neb. Cop's T-Stop Takedown

An Omaha (Neb.) Police officer was captured on cell-phone video taking down a 28-year-old man who was having his car towed. The agency has launched an investigation into the incident. Read the full story here.

March 26, 2013

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N.M. Cop Personally Liable In Killing of Iraq War Vet

A Bernalillo County, N.M., jury awarded $10.3 million to the family of an Iraq War veteran who was shot and killed by an Albuquerque Police officer during a 2010 standoff.

March 17, 2013

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Lawsuit Claims Chicago Cop Fractured Woman's Face

A woman has accused a Chicago cop of fracturing her face by pressing his fist against her nose for three to five minutes and threatening to "push (her) nose through (her) brain."

March 17, 2013

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Former Texas Cop Punched Handcuffed Subject

A former Laredo (Texas) Police officer pleaded guilty today to violating the civil rights of an arrestee, when he struck a suspect he had handcuffed in the back of a patrol car.

March 7, 2013