Police Abuse



CYBOCOP
St. Louis ex-officer acquitted in fatal shooting of black driver
St. Louis Police, MO - September 16, 2017
St. Louis cop Jason Stockly was acquitted in his murder trial of the December 2011 shooting death of a 24-year-old African-American, Anthony Lamar Smith. Stockly was accused of planting a gun on the unarmed victim and was heard on police dash cams saying, "We're killing this motherfucker!"

TomoNews US
Man with dementia fatally shot by police
Bakersfield Police, CA - December 13, 2016
73-year-old Francisco Serna was shot on sight by Bakersfield police after he was erroneously reported to be carrying a gun. He instead had dementia and was carrying a crucifix. 
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Alameda County Sheriffs beat man and steal his gold necklace
Alameda County Sheriffs, San Francisco, CA - November 12, 2015
2 Alameda deputies, Luis Sanataria and Paul Wieber, are caught on video beating Stanislav Petrov who puts up no resistance. They then steal the man's gold necklace and offer it to witnesses to stay silent.
Anaheim Police, CA - July 21, 2012
Riots broke out in the hometown of Disneyland after police shot an unarmed Latino, Manuel Angel Diaz, to death who posed no threat to officers.

Siyclone
Baltimore Police officer caught on video berating teen
Baltimore Police, MD - July 1, 2007
Baltimore Police officer Salvatore Rivieri caught on camera berating a teen for riding his skateboard.


 
The Young Turks
Freddie Gray mysteriously dies of spinal cord injury while in police custody
Baltimore Police, MD - April 12, 2015
Freddie Gray suspiciously broke his neck and fell into a coma while being transported in a police van


The Young Turks
Barstow Police slam 8-month pregnant black woman to the ground
Barstow Police, CA - January 26, 2015
Barstow Police slam 8-month pregnant black woman, Charlena Cooks, to the ground and arrest her for refusing to identity herself.



The Young Turks
Beavercreek Police shoot unarmed black man in Ohio Wal-Mart shopping for a toy gun
Beavercreek Police, OH - August 5, 2014
Shoot first and ask questions later. Beavercreek police shoot to kill a black man, John Crawford III, who picked up an unwrapped toy gun at a Wal-Mart without even confronting him.

The Young Turks
Unarmed man with hands up shot dead by police
Bexar County Sheriffs, TX - August 28, 2015
Two Bear County Sheriffs deputies, Greg Vazquez and Robert Sanchez, shoot an unarmed suspect< Gilbert Flores, who apparently surrenders with his hands up.


The Young Turks
Louisiana Police execution of Alton Sterling
Baton Rouge Police, LA - July 5, 2016
Baton Rouge Policemen, Howie Lake II and Blane Salamoni, were caught on camera executing a man, Alton Sterling, they had on the ground by shooting him at close range several times.


YouthCineMedia
CHP officer assaults female Cal State student during DUI arrest
CHP Baldwin Park, CA - March 21, 2012
CHP officer Jose A. Ramirez assaults a Cal State L.A. student, Aloni Bonilla, by slamming her head into a wall after a DUI arrest. 
NBC Bay Area
Berkeley man nearly beaten to death by CHP
CHP Gold Run, CA - September 2, 2011
Gold Run CHP officer Andrew P. Merrill nearly beat a 58-year-old truck driver, Olegs Kozacenko, to death over a minor traffic infraction.



CBS News
CHP officer under fire for beating woman on roadside
CHP Los Angeles, CA - July 1, 2014
L.A. CHP officer Andrew Daniel was caught on video beating a disoriented black woman, Marlene Pinnock, on the side of a freeway.



KCRA News
3 CHP officers involved in murder of Corey Kauffman
CHP Modesto, Turlock, CA - August 14, 2015
CHP officer Walter Wells was charged with murder and 2 more CHP officers, Scott McFarlane and Eduardo Quintanar, were charged with conspiracy and accessory charges in connection with the disappearance of a Central Valley man, Corey Kauffman.

TomoNews US
Undercover CHP officer goes 'gangster' on police protesters in Oakland
CHP Investigative Services, Oakland, CA - December 10, 2014
An undercover CHP officer pulls out a gun on police protesters after being outed for trying to stoke protesters to riot in Oakland, CA.



ABC 10 News
Chula Vista firefighter handcuffed by CHP officer says he was 'humiliated' inside cruiser
CHP San Diego, CA - February 4, 2014
San Diego CHP officer Sergio Flores arrested Chula Vista firefighter Jacob Gregoire for trying to do his job.


NBC 7 San Diego
CHP officer convicted of murder in San Diego State University student's death
CHP San Diego, CA - December 27, 1986
CHP officer Craig Alan Peyer was convicted in the murder of a San Diego State student who disappeared in 1986. The woman died of strangulation and her body dumped underneath a bridge.


Cloud Writer
CHP officer convicted of murder in shooting death of husband
CHP Santa Fe Springs, Compton, CA - February 21, 2009
CHP officer Tamieka Johnson was convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of her husband, Marcus Lemons.



Vin Lotus
Carlsbad Police beats mother in front of her children
Carlsbad Police, CA - July 31, 2013
A 40-year-old mother of 3, Cindy Hahn, is brutally beaten up by Carlsbad Police in front of her children after she registered a complaint against officer Keynatte Valentine.


CBS North Carolina
Keith Lamont Scott fatally shot by NC police
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Police, NC - September 20, 2016
Charlotte Police officer, Bentley Vinson, shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott who had trouble communicating due to a pre-existing medical condition.



The Young Turks
Chicago cop charged with murder after shooting footage released
Chicago Police, IL - October 20, 2014
17-year-old teen Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times by Chicago Police officer Jason van Dyke. While he was carrying a knife, he was shot while in a stand-off with police who initiated the shooting.


CBS News
Chicago Police shoot unarmed black teen to death in the back fleeing after car chase
Chicago Police, IL - July 28, 2016
Chicago Police shot an unarmed carjacker, Paul O'Neal, multiple times during a car chase. When O'Neal fled on foot, he was shot and killed in the back by chasing officers.

Gnostic Warrior
Court Marshall sexually assaults woman in family court
Clark County Marshalls, FL - August 11, 2013
Clark County Marshall Ron Fox sexually assaults a 28-year-old woman, Monica Contreras, in family court for divorce proceedings under pretense of a random drug search.


TomoNews US
12-year-old boy shot by Cleveland police for playing with a toy gun
Cleveland Police, OH - November 22, 2014
A 12-year-old boy, Tamir Rice, was shot and killed on sight by a Cleveland Police officer, Timothy Loehmann, for playing with a toy pistol.



Johnathan Ho
Dallas County detention officer body slams handcuffed woman to the ground
Dallas County Jail, TX - July 2011
Dallas County Jail Police officer Rachel Graham slammed handcuffed suspect Rhonda Wells to the ground while in custody, knocking her unconscious for apparently stepping over the red line.

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Dallas Police shoot and kill mentally ill man in front of family members
Dallas Police, TX - June 14, 2015
Dallas Police shoot and kill a schizophrenic man, James Harrison, with body cameras on. Officers cover themselves my yelling, "Drop the screwdriver!" 19 times; meanwhile, Harrison was already long dead.

TomoNews US
Handcuffed man in custody executed by El Paso cop
El Paso Police, TX - March 8, 2013
Bodybuilder Daniel Saenz was executed by an El Paso cop, Jose Flores, while handcuffed, on the ground and in custody in jail.



Chicago Sun-Times
Evanston Police rush Ph.D. student for carjacking when he tried to fix his own car
Evanston Police, IL - October 10, 2015
Northwestern engineering Ph.D. candidate Lawrence Crosby was rushed by police even after putting his hands up to surrender. Someone said he was trying to break into a car when it turned out Crosby was only trying to fix his own car.


Denver7
Police officer caught on body cam beating handcuffed man
Federal Heights Police, CO - December 6, 2014
Federal Heights Police officer Mark Magness was caught on his own body cam brutalizing a handcuffed suspect in custody.



The Young Turks
Ferguson Police officer continues to shoot Michael Brown after he surrenders
Ferguson Police, MO - August 9, 2014
Numerous eye witnesses said Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson continued to shot Michael Brown well after Brown put up his hands in the air to surrender and said, "OK, OK, OK."


Mr. Nightmare
Did Fresno Police murder activist John Lang?
Fresno, Police, CA - January 20, 2015
Fresno whistle blower John Lang, who blew the lid off of Fresno P.D.'s license plate surveillance scam, predicted his own death at the hands of Fresno P.D. as he was found stabbed to death and his house set on fire to cover up his murder.


The Free Thought Project
Police execute unarmed mentally ill man
Fresno Police, CA - September 3, 2015
Fresno Police officers, Zebulon Price and Felipe Miguel Lucero, immediately shot and killed 40-year-old unarmed man, Freddy Centeno, seven times who posed no threat to the officers.



The Young Turks
Cops caught on video taking turns in fatally beating and torturing homeless man
Fullerton Police, CA - July 10, 2011
A number of Fullerton Police Officers, including Jay Cicinelli, Manuel Ramos and Joseph Wolfe, were caught on video taking turns in fatally beating a homeless man, Kelly Thomas, to death in Fullerton, CA.

TomoNews US
Police shoot and kill innocent unarmed Latino man mistaken for bicycle thief
Gardena Police, CA - June 2, 2013
Ricardo Diaz Zefarino was shot and killed after he was mistakenly suspected of stealing a bicycle by Gardena Police. He was unarmed and posed no threat to officers.


TomoNews US
Texas police officer shoots unarmed Mexican migrant with his hands up in the air
Grapevine, TX - February 20, 2015
Grapevine Police officer Robert Clark gunned down an unarmed Mexican migrant, Ruben Garcia Villapando, who had his hands up in the air after a car chase.

TomoNews US
Connecticut Police caught on video stomping on handcuffed men who was on the ground
Hartford Police, CT - June 4, 2016
Hartford Police were caught on video beating and stomping on two car thieves, Riccardo Perez and Emilio Diaz, who were already handcuffed and on the ground.

The Young Turks
Police shoot and kill dog in front of owner
Hawthorne Police, CA - June 30, 2013
Hawthorne Police shoot and kill a rottweiler belonging to a protester who heckled police on a street corner.




Alabama cop beats handcuffed man, telling him to 'stop resisting'
Huntsville Police, Alabama - December 23, 2011
Huntsville Police officer Brett Russell caught on police video beating a handcuffed suspect, Gary Hopkins, using the tried and true excuse, "Stop resisting!"



WXYZ-TV Detroit
Inkster Policeman beats and strangles motorist for traffic infraction
Inkster Police, MI - January 28, 2015
An Inkster police officer, William Melendez, beat, strangles and nearly kills a black motorist, Floyd Dent, for driving through a red light.


WESH 2 News
Lake Mary police officer arrested for tampering with evidence
Lake Mary police, FL - December 8, 2011
Lake Mary police officer Christopher Dye was arrested for evidence and witness tampering to cover up a prior complaint of police brutality.



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L.A. County Sheriffs caught on video executing an unarmed man and planting a gun on him
L.A. County Sheriffs, Long Beach, CA - May 26, 2014
Two L.A. County Sheriffs deputies, Albert Murad and Jose Ruiz, are caught on video executing an unarmed 23-year-old Latino man, Noel Aguilar, in Long Beach, then planting a gun on him.

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Deputy cold cocks woman in the face on L.A. bus
L.A. County Sheriffs, Bellflower, CA - January 9, 2012
An L.A. County Sheriffs deputy assaults a lady, Judy Nelson, on a bus in Bellflower, then intimidates the person who recorded the incident on his cell phone.


Legal Tips Card
LAPD settles lawsuit for another police case for excessive use of force
LAPD, Los Angeles - 2009
A jury agreed LAPD Officer Alex Tellez used excessive in arresting a disabled man in his home in 2009.





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LAPD caught on camera shooting unarmed black man on skid row
LAPD, Los Angeles - March 1, 2015
LAPD officers, Chand Syed, Francisco Martinez and Daniel Torres, beat up then shot and killed an unarmed homeless man, Charley Leundeu Keunang, while several officers had the man on the ground.


Tom Zebra
LAPD stop and frisks on Hollywood Boulevard on Holloween
LAPD, Los Angeles, CA - October 31, 2014
LAPD were conducting stop and frisks on black and brown people on Hollywood Boulevard on Holloween 2014





TomoNews US
Marion County Sheriffs deputies caught on video beating suspect who peacefully surrendered
Marion County Sheriffs, FL - August 7, 2014
Marion County deputies are caught on video beating Derrick Price who peacefully surrendered and put up no resistance. The cops yelled, "Stop resisting!" as they beat him mercilessly.


The Young Turks
McKinney cop goes berserk on black teens at teenager's pool party
McKinney Police, TX - September 2011
McKinney Police Corporal Eric Casebolt goes after black teenagers at end-of-the-year school pool party at Craig Ranch Community Pool in McKinney, TX.

Paul Joseph Watson
Cop gives attitude no matter what you say
Miami Police, FL - October 28, 2014
Miami cop, Kenneth MacLeod, threatens a motorist in a traffic incident with profanity and jail time after the motorist politely told him, "God bless you!"




Open Mic Night
New Jersey state trooper arrests woman for exercising right to remain silent
New Jersey State Troopers, NJ - October 16, 2015
New Jersey state trooper Matthew Stazzone illegally arrests Philadelphia attorney Rebecca Musarra for exercising her right to remain silent.


Justice Corrupted
64-year-old black man beaten by NOLA Police
New Orleans Police, LA - October 9, 2005
NOLA Police officers, Lance Schilling, Robert Evangelist and Stuart Smith, were caught on video by AP beating a 64-year-old black man, Robert Davis. The AP was assaulted by another officer, Stuart Smith, for failing to give up the video footage.

NBC News
North Charleston Police officer executes black man and plants false evidence on him
North Charleston Police, SC - April 4, 2015
A North Charleston Police officer, Michael Slager, is up on murder charges after he was caught on camera shooting an unarmed black man, Walter Scott, in the back who fled from a traffic stop.

NY Post
Eric Garner asphyxiated to death by NYPD over unproven allegations of selling cigarettes
NYPD Staten Island, NY - July 17, 2014
Staten Island NYPD choke and asphyxiate a 43-year-old black man, Eric Garner, to death over allegations he was selling untaxed  cigarettes.


The Young Turks
New York police rough up man over paid bus fare
NYPD Bronx, NY - February 2014
NYPD officers take down a man they claim didn't pay bus fare, despite the man showing a receipt.



Sanjay Seth
NYPD detective berates Uber drive with obscenities in New York City
NYPD Manhattan, NY - March 30, 2015
NYPD detective, Patrick Cherry, berates an Uber driver with foul language after the driver honks his horn.



I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
Pasco Police shoot Mexican man who threw rocks
Pasco Police, WA - February 10, 2015
Pasco Police officers, Adam Wright, Ryan Flanagan and Adrian Alaniz, shot and killed a Mexican national, Antonio Zambrano-Montes, who only threw rocks at police and at other cars.

Secular Talk
YouTube video of Philly cops enforcing 'stop and frisk' policy sparks criticism
Philadelphia Police, PA - September 27, 2013
Two Philadelphia cops were caught on camera racially-profiling black males in a controversial "stop and frisk" program.



CeoWorldTV
Pinal County Sheriffs shoot unarmed Latino man surrendering with his hands up
Pinal County Sheriffs, AZ - January 14, 2014
Pinal County Sheriffs deputy Heath Rankin executes an unarmed Latino man, Manuel Longoria, after he is tasered, hit with non-lethal bean- and raised his hands to surrender.


The Young Turks
Louisiana 'fashion' Police arrest black man for wearing sagging pants who then dies in custody from police abuse

Port Allen Police, LA - November 16, 2013
We kid you not on this one. Ervin Edwards was arrested for wearing sagging pants. He died as they man-handled him in jail, and officer Dustin McMullan continuously electrocute him with a taser for over a minute in the buttocks. Then they pantsed him.

Police Brutality Videos
Providence Police brutalizes cop killer before trial
Providence Police, RI - April 17, 2015
It was clear that Providence Police seeked out pre-trial street justice on cop killer Esteban Carpio when the brought in a badly beaten Carpio into court.



The Young Turks
High School officer suspended after violent classroom arrest
Richland County Sheriffs, SC - November 23, 2015
A school resource deputy, Ben Fields, was suspended without pay for throwing a female teen on the ground in a classroom at Spring Valley High School for apparently using a cell phone.


RT America
Salinas Police caught on camera shooting Latino man backing away
Salinas, CA - May 20, 2014
Salinas Police are under fire for shooting 3 Latino men in the span of only one month, including Carlos Meija, who witnesses say was backing away from police when he was shot.


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Salinas Police beat and taser mentally-ill man  
Salinas Police, CA - June 5, 2015
Salinas Police are caught on cell phone camera badly beating with batons and tasering a mentally-ill man, Jose Velasco, fracturing his leg.




ABC News
Police shooting of unarmed black man during a traffic stop is live streamed to Facebook
St. Anthony Police, MN - July 6, 2016
The aftermath of a St. Anthony police shooting of an unarmed black passenger, Philando Castile, during a traffic stop is live streamed on video to Facebook by the driver.

The Young Turks
St. Paul Police taser man in city skywalk who was just waiting to pick up his kids
St. Paul Police, MN - January 31, 2014
St. Paul Police officers under investigation for tasering a black man who was merely waiting to pick up his kids in a city skywalk.


TomoNews US
San Jose Police caught on video beating unarmed man in custody
San Jose Police, CA - May 2, 2015
Several San Jose Police officers were caught on cell phone video beating an unarmed Latino man, Juan Moreno-Lopez, after he was already on the ground and no threat to officers.


CBS Los Angeles
Mexico calls on U.S. Justice Dept. to investigate Santa Ana police killing of unarmed Mexican national
Santa Ana Police, CA - February 27, 2015
The Mexican govt. is condemning the killing of 3 of its citizens by police. including, a Mexican national, Ernesto Javier Canepa Diaz by Santa Ana Police officer Christopher Shynn.

Chicago Tribune
Skokie cop shoves woman face-first into concrete jail cell bench
Skokie Police, Skokie, IL - March 2013
Skokie Police officer Michael Hart has been criminally charged after shoving Cassandra Feuerstein face-first into a jail cell concrete bench causing severe injuries to the woman.



The Young Turks
Stockton Police under fire for beating a teen for jaywalking
Stockton Police, CA - September 15, 2015
Four Stockton police officers are under investigation for assaulting and tackling a black 16-year-old boy for jaywalking.



Free Thought Project
Tacoma Cop brutally beats up black teen for riding her bike
Tacoma Police, WA - May 24, 2014
A Tacoma Police officer, Jared Williams, is caught on camera brutally choking and tasering a 15-year-old black teenager Monique Tillman for riding her bicycle.


The Young Turks
Tulsa Police shoot unarmed motorist whose car broke down
Tulsa Police, OK - September 16 2016
Tulsa Police officer, Betty Shelby, is up on criminal charges for shoting an unarmed black motorist whose car broke down in the middle of the road.




TomoNews US
Tulsa Police tell suspect to shut up after he was fatally shot by reserve deputy
Tulsa County Sheriffs, OK - April 2, 2015
A Tulsa County Sheriffs reserve deputy, Robert Charles Bates, accidentally shot Eric Harris during an undercover sting. As Harris said he was "losing his breath," deputies can be heard saying, "Shut up!"


The Young Turks
Cops beat and taser students for noise complaint
Tuscaloosa Police, AL - November 8, 2015
Three Tuscaloosa Police officers are under investigation for using excessive force and tasering students during a noise complaint.




The Young Turks
University police officer charged with murder in shooting of Samuel DeBose
University of Cincinnati Police, OH - July 19, 2015
Univ. of Cincinnati Police officer, Raymond Tensing, shot and killed an unarmed black motorist, Samuel DuBose, during a traffic stop for a missing front license plate.



TomoNews US
U.S. Border Agent shoots Mexican teenager across border
U.S. Border Patrol, Nogales, AZ - October 10, 2012
Border Patrol agent Lonnie Ray Swartz was charged with murder after he shot and killed a 16-year-old boy, Jose Antonioi Elean Rodriguez, across the border who Swartz claimed was a part of a group of boys throwing rocks at him.


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Transit cops laughably tell man taken down to 'stop resisting!'
Unknown transit police - May 24, 2012
A couple of Keystone transit cops take down a man and tell him to "stop resisting" as one of them kicks him on the ground.



The Young Turks
Cop fired for not killing someone
Weirton Police, WV - May 6, 2016
Weirton Police officer Stephen Mader was fired for not killing a suicidal black man, Ronald "R.J." Williams who wanted to shoot himself.




Westlake Mall, Seattle, WA - August 9 , 2014
A Westlake mall cop pepper sprays and arrests a black man, Raymond Wilford, and ignores racist heckler at a pro-Palestine protest.


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