No charges for officers in women's death at airport

Aug. 21, 2008 02:24 PM

The Arizona Republic

The Phoenix police officers involved in the arrest of an out-of-control passenger at Sky Harbor airport who later died in custody did not break any laws and will not be prosecuted, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said Thursday.

Thomas said his office ( Read more... )

BY KERRY BURKE and ALISON GENDAR

DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Tuesday, August 19th 2008, 10:45 AM

Two off-duty female cops yelled, "We are the police!" - and then pistol-whipped a Bronx man in what authorities call a case of road rage.

NYPD Officers Michelle Anglin, 37, and Koleen Robinson, 24, were charged with assault, gang assault and criminal ( Read more... )

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Buffalo Police batter their way into wrong house - Family of 8 traumatized by officers’ behavior; officials admit error made but defend actions

"Why were you speeding?" "Please, officer, our dog is choking to death!" "Chill out, you can buy another one." 14 min. later, speeding ticket served to couple and dead dog.

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Chinese police rough up British TV crew at Olympics

by Charles Whelan 1 hour, 51 minutes ago

Chinese police roughed up a British TV crew and stopped them covering a pro-Tibet protest, witnesses said, in the latest case of interference with media freedom at the Beijing Olympic Games.

Uniformed police pounced on John Ray, China correspondent for ( Read more... )

Cop: " I punched him again because I thought he was going to spit blood on me due to me kicking him in the face when he was handcuffed on the ground."



Posted on Tue, Aug. 12, 2008

Police officer who beat suspect on tape quits

One city police officer resigned and two more were placed on administrative leave after a dashboard camera captured images of ( Read more... )

posted by: Jeffrey Wolf written and reported by: Deborah Sherman and: Nicole Vap Date last updated: 8/12/2008 8:55:34 AM

DENVER - The Denver District Attorney's office has dropped its case against a man who was facing three years in prison for assault, after 9Wants to Know obtained and showed prosecutors a videotape of the man's arrest.

The Denver ( Read more... )

Man dies after Swissvale police use Taser

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

By Jim McKinnon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A man died after Swissvale police subdued him with a Taser last night.

Allegheny County police said today they are investigating the incident, which occurred just before midnight on Hawthorne Avenue.

The deceased, Andre Thomas, was positively ( Read more... )

Aug 5, 11:09 AM EDT

By JAY ALABASTER

TOKYO (AP) -- Two Japanese journalists were briefly detained and beaten by police in western China, their companies and one of the men said Tuesday, triggering a protest by the Japanese government. Chinese officials later apologized.

They were working in Xinjiang at the scene of a deadly attack Monday on Chinese ( Read more... )

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NYPD Officer Stripped of Badge After YouTube Video Shows Activist Shove

Last Edited: Wednesday, 30 Jul 2008, 9:17 AM EDT

MyFoxNY.com -- A day after video surfaced of an NYPD officer tackling a cyclist, another video is out of an officer repeatedly hitting a man with a baton.

The video was shot on July 4 on the Lower East Side.

Two officers ( Read more... )