Saginaw,
Michigan: The family of a man who died after being shocked by a
taser by police has filed a lawsuit against officers that claims his civil
rights were violated. The man’s uncle says that the incident was not his
nephew’s first encounter with police and they should have known he had mental
problems. ow.ly/jdXGY
Des
Moines, Iowa: A former police officer has been given
probation for using excessive force on a man during a traffic stop. He was
accused of beating the driver with a baton. ow.ly/jdO6L
Update:
Charleston County, South Carolina (First reported 12-11-12): A
deputy has been charged and is on administrative leave after dashcam video of
an arrest was released. Some are calling the incident police brutality.
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Morrow,
Ohio
(First reported 1-31-13): The now-former officer who stole from the fund of a
fallen deputy’s memorial golf outing, and then repaid the funds with money
stolen from a client of his printing business, will spend 90 days in jail.
“Dishonoring your friend’s memory is going to be a terrible flaw on your
character for the rest of your life,” the judge told him. “There’s no way to
remove that stain nor should there be.” ow.ly/jdbIB
Memphis,
Tennessee: A police officer has been arrested and charged with simple
assault/DV, DUI, and refusal to submit to a BAC test. He is currently relieved
of duty. ow.ly/jd6fv
Hennepin
County, Minnesota: A man has filed a lawsuit against an officer
accusing him of “excessive force and violation of his constitutional rights…”
The officer was previously involved in an excessive force complaint that cost
taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars. ow.ly/jd2CP
Chicago,
Illinois: Police shot a store owner 11 times after armed gunmen
robbed him, then handcuffed him to his hospital bed and harassed him to cover
up their “gross misconduct,” the businessman has said in court. ow.ly/iVKDR
St.
Paul, Minnesota: A man has alleged in a lawsuit that he was left
with a broken jaw and fractured vertebrae after an encounter with two officers.
“This was a low-level offense, he was completely complying, he was surrendering,
and they used deadly force on him,” said the man’s attorney. ow.ly/iVGJA
Nelsonville,
Ohio: A man has alleged that two police officers beat him and
delayed taking him to a hospital after he complained of chest pains and fears
he was having a heart attack after an unwarranted traffic stop. He has filed a
federal lawsuit. ow.ly/iVJHt
York, Pennsylvania: A pair of federal civil lawsuits claim
that police officers beat two suspects in separate incidents and then made
false reports to cover up the assaults. Both were partially captured on film.
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Altoona, Pennsylvania: An officer who helped beat up a bar
patron nearly three years ago and then participated in a cover-up said during his
sentencing hearing, “I should have come forward and said what happened.” The
judge put him on probation for four years for simple assault and conspiracy to
obstruct justice, saying to him, “Nobody – not judges, lawyers, police officers
or government officials – are above the law.” http://ow.ly/jdLxf