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Excessive Force

Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Maryland Officer Who Used Pepper Spray On Handcuffed Man During DC Stop Gets Prison Time Maryland Officer Who Used Pepper Spray On Handcuffed Man During DC Stop Gets Prison Time
Maryland Officer Who Used Pepper Spray On Handcuffed Man During DC Stop Gets Prison Time A former Maryland police officer will spend more than six…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Vernon, NY
News
Mount Vernon Sergeant Used Excessive Force On Handcuffed Man In Crisis: Here's His Fate Mount Vernon Sergeant Used Excessive Force On Handcuffed Man In Crisis: Here's His Fate
Mount Vernon Sergeant Used Excessive Force On Handcuffed Man In Crisis: Here's His Fate A police sergeant who worked in Westchester County will spend…

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Vernon, NY
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Mount Vernon Sergeant Admits Using Excessive Force In Mental Health Crisis Response: Feds Mount Vernon Sergeant Admits Using Excessive Force In Mental Health Crisis Response: Feds
Mount Vernon Sergeant Admits Using Excessive Force In Mental Health Crisis Response: Feds A former sergeant with the Mount Vernon Police Department…

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Vernon, NY
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Excessive Force, Illegal Arrests: Feds Allege Violations By Mount Vernon Police Department Excessive Force, Illegal Arrests: Feds Allege Violations By Mount Vernon Police Department
Excessive Force, Illegal Arrests: Feds Allege Violations By Mount Vernon Police Department A police department in Westchester has been found to engage in…

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by Ben Crnic
Trenton, NJ
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'Unconstitutional:' Feds Slam Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Illegal Stops 'Unconstitutional:' Feds Slam Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Illegal Stops
'Unconstitutional:' Feds Slam Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Illegal Stops Federal investigators have accused the Trenton Police Department (TPD) of…

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by Cecilia Levine
Montville, CT
Police & Fire
CT Prison Guard Charged With Assaulting Elderly Inmate At Montville Prison CT Prison Guard Charged With Assaulting Elderly Inmate At Montville Prison
CT Prison Guard Charged With Assaulting Elderly Inmate At Montville Prison A Connecticut prison guard turned himself over to police earlier this week after…

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by Josh Lanier
Arlington, VA
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Police Sergeant Gets Prison Time For Violating Rights During Fatal Shooting Of DC Driver: Feds Police Sergeant Gets Prison Time For Violating Rights During Fatal Shooting Of DC Driver: Feds
Police Sergeant Gets Prison Time For Violating Rights During Fatal Shooting Of DC Driver: Feds A high-ranking member of the Metropolitan Police…

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by Zak Failla
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
No Jail Time For Ex-Mass. Officer Who Punched Handcuffed Man 13 Times: Feds No Jail Time For Ex-Mass. Officer Who Punched Handcuffed Man 13 Times: Feds
No Jail Time For Ex-Mass. Officer Who Punched Handcuffed Man 13 Times: Feds A former Weymouth police officer who was caught on video camera…

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by Josh Lanier
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds
Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds A former police officer in Maryland who broke bad has been…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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Police Sergeant Admits To Violating Civil Rights During Fatal Shooting Of DC Motorist: Feds Police Sergeant Admits To Violating Civil Rights During Fatal Shooting Of DC Motorist: Feds
Police Sergeant Admits To Violating Civil Rights During Fatal Shooting Of DC Motorist: Feds A high-ranking member of the Metropolitan Police Department…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
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Five Officers Indicted In Three Separate Cases In Baltimore: State's Attorney Five Officers Indicted In Three Separate Cases In Baltimore: State's Attorney
Five Officers Indicted In Three Separate Cases In Baltimore: State's Attorney Five officers have been indicted in three separate cases in Baltimore,…

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by Daily Voice
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Paterson Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Using Excessive Force Twice: Prosecutors Paterson Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Using Excessive Force Twice: Prosecutors
Paterson Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Using Excessive Force Twice: Prosecutors A 32-year-old Wayne resident and Paterson police officer pleaded guilty on…

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by Sam Barron
Brentwood, NY
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Update: Long Island Care Facility Responds After Ex-Worker Accused Of Mistreating Resident Update: Long Island Care Facility Responds After Ex-Worker Accused Of Mistreating Resident
Update: Long Island Care Facility Responds After Ex-Worker Accused Of Mistreating Resident This story has been updated. A former employee at a care…

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by Michael Mashburn
Clifton Park, NY
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Jury Rejects Claim Police Caused 23-Year-Old's Death During Chase In Capital Region Jury Rejects Claim Police Caused 23-Year-Old's Death During Chase In Capital Region
Jury Rejects Claim Police Caused 23-Year-Old's Death During Chase In Capital Region A police department is off the hook for civil damages in the death of a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds Probe Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Unlawful Searches Feds Probe Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Unlawful Searches
Feds Probe Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Unlawful Searches The Trenton Police Department and the City of Trenton are under federal investigation for…

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by Jon Craig
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
'Want To Feel Pain?': NJ Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Driver 2X Pleads Guilty, Feds Say 'Want To Feel Pain?': NJ Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Driver 2X Pleads Guilty, Feds Say
'Want To Feel Pain?': NJ Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Driver 2X Pleads Guilty, Feds Say A South Jersey police officer admitted in federal court to…

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: New Details Emerge In Police Shooting Of Jersey City Man With Mental Health History UPDATE: New Details Emerge In Police Shooting Of Jersey City Man With Mental Health History
Update: New Details Emerge In Police Shooting Of Jersey City Man With Mental Health History One of a group of specially-trained Jersey City police officers…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Arlington, VA
News
DC Police Sergeant Won't Face Charges In Suspect's Fatal Rooftop Fall DC Police Sergeant Won't Face Charges In Suspect's Fatal Rooftop Fall
DC Police Sergeant Won't Face Charges In Suspect's Fatal Rooftop Fall A DC police officer won't be facing charges in a suspect's fatal rooftop jump last…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Vernon, NY
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Mount Vernon Sergeant Indicted After Tasing Handcuffed Victim 7 Times in 2 Minutes: Feds Mount Vernon Sergeant Indicted After Tasing Handcuffed Victim 7 Times in 2 Minutes: Feds
Mount Vernon Sergeant Indicted After Tasing Handcuffed Victim 7 Times in 2 Minutes: Feds A Westchester Sergeant faces federal charges after tasing a…

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by Ben Crnic
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Ex-Weymouth Officer Facing Decertification For Punching Suspect Several Times On Camera Ex-Weymouth Officer Facing Decertification For Punching Suspect Several Times On Camera
Ex-Weymouth Officer Facing Decertification For Punching Suspect Several Times On Camera A former officer with the Weymouth Police Department might…

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by David Cifarelli
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Newton Man Injures 2 Cops, Held Without Bail Despite Reports Of Excessive Force By Police Newton Man Injures 2 Cops, Held Without Bail Despite Reports Of Excessive Force By Police
Newton Man Injures 2 Cops, Held Without Bail Despite Reports Of Excessive Force By Police A pair of cops who were responding to a report of domestic…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Hudson, NY
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NY Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death Prompts $20M Lawsuit Against Police: Report NY Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death Prompts $20M Lawsuit Against Police: Report
NY Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death Prompts $20M Lawsuit Against Police: Report A police department in New York is facing a federal lawsuit in connection with…

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by Michael Mashburn
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Ex-Con From Viral Jersey Shore Arrest Video Charged With 1,500 Heroin Bags, Pounds Of Pot, More Ex-Con From Viral Jersey Shore Arrest Video Charged With 1,500 Heroin Bags, Pounds Of Pot, More
Ex-Con From Viral Jersey Shore Arrest Video Charged With 1,500 Heroin Bags, Pounds Of Pot, More An ex-con whose Point Pleasant boardwalk arrest…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
Feds Open Investigation Into Worcester Police Potential Bias, Use Of Force Feds Open Investigation Into Worcester Police Potential Bias, Use Of Force
Feds Open Investigation Into Worcester Police Potential Bias, Use Of Force The Department of Justice has opened a civil investigation into the Worcester…

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by Josh Lanier
Englewood, NJ
News
WATCH: State Authorities Release Bodycam Videos Of Police Shooting Knife-Wielding Englewood Man WATCH: State Authorities Release Bodycam Videos Of Police Shooting Knife-Wielding Englewood Man
Watch: State Authorities Release Bodycam Videos Of Police Shooting Knife-Wielding Englewood Man A chilling trio of bodycam videos released by state…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Blames Vineland Police For Man's Fatal Restraint Wrongful Death Lawsuit Blames Vineland Police For Man's Fatal Restraint
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Blames Vineland Police For Man's Fatal Restraint A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Vineland Police Department in…

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by Jon Craig
Towson, MD
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Judge Won't Toss Excessive Force Claims In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Of Anton Black Judge Won't Toss Excessive Force Claims In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Of Anton Black
Judge Won't Toss Excessive Force Claims In Wrongful Death Lawsuit Of Anton Black A ruling by a federal judge paves the way for the family of 19-year-old…

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by Joe Gomez
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Former Officer Charged With Using Excessive Force At Correctional Facility In Hudson Valley Former Officer Charged With Using Excessive Force At Correctional Facility In Hudson Valley
Former Officer Charged With Using Excessive Force At Correctional Facility In Hudson Valley A former corrections officer at the Green Haven Correctional…

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by Zak Failla
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Family Of DelCo Girl Killed By Police Gunfire Files Federal Lawsuit Family Of DelCo Girl Killed By Police Gunfire Files Federal Lawsuit
Family Of DelCo Girl Killed By Police Gunfire Files Federal Lawsuit The family of a young girl who was killed by police gunfire in Delaware County earlier this…

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by Nicole Acosta
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Suit Against Camden Officer Who Punched Man 12 Times In Viral Video Settled For $300K Suit Against Camden Officer Who Punched Man 12 Times In Viral Video Settled For $300K
Suit Against Camden Officer Who Punched Man 12 Times In Viral Video Settled For $300K A man who was punched 12 times in the head by a former…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Police Officer Fired For Using Excessive Force In Bridgeport Police Officer Fired For Using Excessive Force In Bridgeport
Police Officer Fired For Using Excessive Force In Bridgeport A longtime police officer has been fired for using excessive force during an arrest. Officer…

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by Kathy Reakes