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Detroit police investigating after video shows officer apparently punching man in face
The Detroit Police Department (DPD) is investigating a viral video showing an officer apparently punching a man in the face, … Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/565992-detroit-police-investigating-after-video-shows-officer-apparently Droolin’ Dog…
Body camera footage shows Colorado officer choking unarmed man: ‘You’re killing me’
Police in Aurora, Colo., on Tuesday release body camera footage from a violent encounter last week in which a suspect can be heard saying “You’re…
Arkansas deputy’s bodycam was off when he killed teen
Arkansas sheriff’s deputy Michael Davis shot dead 17-year-old Hunter Brittain during a traffic stop two weeks ago. Davis was fired Thursday, with Lonoke County Sheriff…
Albuquerque marks 50th anniversary of Mexican American uprising over police violence
Activists in Albuquerque this week commemorated the 50th anniversary of one of the first modern Mexican American rebellions against police over discrimination and harassment. Why…
Video shows officer saying ‘you shouldn’t be able to breathe’ moments before jailed man’s death
Body camera footage obtained by a local Tennessee outlet showed law enforcement officials told a jailed man they restrained, “you shouldn’t be able to breathe” shortly before…
Unreleased bodycam video reportedly shows cops lied about black man they killed in his car
Bodycam video shows that Andrew Brown Jr. didn’t drive into or toward deputies who shot him dead, according to a lawyer permitted to see some…
Internal probe finds officers shouldn’t have shot into Breonna Taylor’s apartment
Two investigators who conducted an internal probe into the death of Breonna Taylor determined the three Louisville Police Department (LPD) involved should not have fired shots into her…
Hundreds report abnormal menstruation after being teargassed during Portland protests
More than 1,000 report cramping, increased bleeding and other health issues, challenging claims teargas has minor impact More than a thousand people reported lasting health…
Man dies after being pinned to ground by California officers during arrest
Police in Alameda, Calif., have released footage from body cameras worn by officers who pinned a man to the ground before he died earlier this month.Video ……
Iowa man receives $8 million settlement after being shot and paralyzed by police
A man in Iowa received an $8 million settlement after being shot by police in 2016 left him paralyzed. The City of Cedar Rapids’ settlement with…
Cheers erupt outside courtroom as Chauvin guilty verdict is delivered – video
Crowds gathered outside a courtroom in Minneapolis reacted in jubilation when jurors returned a verdict of guilty on all three charges against the former police…
Chauvin cases goes to jury as nation braces for verdict
The city of Minneapolis and the nation at large began a tense waiting game Monday after closing arguments were heard in the trial of former…
A heavily fortified Minneapolis awaits verdict in Chauvin trial
MINNEAPOLIS — Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd are set to make their closing arguments Monday,…
Officer Kim Potter to be charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright’s death
Kim Potter, the former police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright outside Minneapolis on Sunday, was arrested and charged by Washington County Pete Orput with…
Passenger in George Floyd’s car describes moments before his death
The woman who was in the back passenger seat of George Floyd’s car on the day of his death said he was “normal, talking and alert”…
Pulmonary expert testifies Floyd ‘died from a low level of oxygen,’ suffered brain damage
A pulmonary expert in the trial of Derek Chauvin testified on Thursday that George Floyd “died from a low level of oxygen” which caused “damage to…
Chicago Police to release body cam footage following fatal shooting of 13-year-old boy
Chicago Police are set to release body camera footage connected to the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy this week, following calls from city officials,…
George Floyd’s family awarded $27m in settlement
The family of George Floyd, the unarmed black man killed last year by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, has settled a wrongful death claim with…
Minneapolis to pay George Floyd’s family $27m in police custody death lawsuit
City agrees to settle lawsuit with family weeks before trial begins for Derek Chauvin, former police officer charged with murder The city of Minneapolis has…
Database of police settlements
Five Thirty Eight published a database of police settlements at Github—a unique body of information that reveals the financial costs incurred by America’s excessively violent…
Myanmar police used machine guns against protesters, says Amnesty
Analysis of video evidence shows police firing live rounds at protesters and shooting one woman in the head. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/11/myanmar-police-deployed-machine-guns-against-protesters Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Cops playing copyrighted music to stop video of them being posted online
On several occasions, cops have started playing popular music when they realize they’re being filmed. The odd behavior has a point: they hope that copyright-strike…
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