The family of Jontell Reedom, a mentally ill Black man, filed a wrongful death suit against the Tulare Police Department.
The police are denying tasing while the man is holding the baby -- even though it's on video.
A video that has gone viral on Facebook appears to show a Westland Police Officer tasing a man as he is holding his two-month-old baby. ABC reports that the incident happened on August 17 just outside of Detroit while neighbors were having a BBQ. Police arrived after someone called to report a fight, neighbor […]
Over 100 protesters gathered to protest the death of 15-year-old Steven Rosenthal, who police say took his own life after a brief chase. The Chicago Tribune reports that the crowd marched and shut down traffic while chanting “no justice, no peace,” and “let us see Steve.” According to the Tribune, Rosenthal died August 17 at […]
A Detroit police officer has come under fire after a video emerged showing him beating a naked Black woman inside a hospital. According to The Independent, James Craig, the police chief of the Detroit Police Department, said the officer had been âimmediately suspendedâ (with pay) after the department received a video of the encounter. A Detroit cop viscously […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â A prosecutor announced Monday that two Minneapolis police officers won’t be charged in last month’s fatal shooting of a black man. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Thurman Blevins was fleeing from officers with a loaded handgun and had refused commands to stop and show his hands. Blevins took the gun out […]
A 13-year-old had the cops called on him because he was looking for his lost cat.
Activists criticized police departments for their lack of full transparency.
Eric Garner's Mother, Gwen Carr, responds to NYPD's ultimatum to DOJ over the cops involved in her son's killing.
A video taken of a heated situation in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday (07-05-18) has gone viral after an officer was seen pointing his gun at a group of children. The incident resulted in the officer being placed on desk duty and is being investigated, city officials said Saturday. The video has gone viral, with more than 2.7 million views on Facebook. […]
