Blog Index Keyword(s): police brutality
Last updated on April 20, 2022Apr 18, 2022 Van Dyke avoids federal charges in Laquan McDonald's death | Associated Press Feb 3, 2022 Former officer Jason Van Dyke, who killed Laquan McDonald, released from prison … Continue reading Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Charged with First-Degree Murder in Shooting Death of LaQuan McDonald
Oct 28, 2015: After a review of cellphone videos and speaking with witnesses, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said that the actions of Senior Deputy Ben Fields were not acceptable. He has been fired. South … Continue reading South Carolina High School Student Violently Arrested by School Resource Officer
Last updated on November 28, 2015Aug 8, 2015: In Arlington, Texas, Police Officer Brad Miller shot and killed 19-year-old African-American Christian Taylor at the scene of a burglary at a car dealership. Taylor was unarmed … Continue reading Arlington Texas Police Officer Shoots and Kills Unarmed Man in Car Dealership Burglary
Last updated on July 19, 2017Jul 18, 2017: In Cincinnati, prosecutors said they will not seek a third trial against Ray Tensing. Ray Tensing: Ex-Police Officer Won't Be Retried for Third Time in Murder Case … Continue reading University of Cincinnati Police Officer Indicted on Murder Charges for Shooting Black Man
Last updated on November 28, 2015Mar 1, 2015: Los Angeles Police shot and killed Charly Leundeu Keunang (know as "Africa") on Skid Row in Los Angeles when he reportedly resisted arrest. Video shot by a … Continue reading Man on Skid Row in Los Angeles Shot and Killed by Police
Last updated on January 7, 2016Jan 6, 2016: A grand jury in Texas indicted Trooper Brian Encinia for perjury on statements he made in an affidavit filed with jail officials justifying the arrest of Sandra … Continue reading Sandra Bland Found Dead in Texas Jail Cell Three Days after Police Traffic Stop
Last updated on November 28, 2015On February 10, 2015, 35-year-old Antonio Zambrano-Montes was shot and killed by Pasco, Washington Police after throwing rocks at them. A video of the incident shows officers firing shots at … Continue reading Hispanic Man Shot and Killed by Police in Pasco Washington
Last updated on November 28, 2015Jun 11, 2015: Last night in Des Moines, Iowa, Police Officer Vanessa Miller shot and killed an unarmed 28-year-old white man, Ryan Keith Bolinger, as he approached Miller's police vehicle … Continue reading Des Moines Police Officer Shoots and Kills Unarmed Ryan Keith Bolinger
Last updated on September 14, 2017Sep 13, 2017: Freddie Gray's family 'devastated and disappointed' by DOJ decision not to charge officers, attorney says | The Baltimore Sun Sep 12, 2017: Citing "insufficient evidence", the U.S. … Continue reading Freddie Gray Dies of Spinal Cord Injury After Arrest by Baltimore Police
Last updated on April 27, 2015Apr 27, 2015: Undersheriff Tim Albin resigned from the Tulsa Police Department. Undersheriff Tim Albin resigns following release of report on Reserve Deputy Robert Bates | Tulsa World Apr 24, … Continue reading Volunteer Police Deputy Shoots and Kills Black Suspect in Tulsa Oklahoma