Daily Archives: March 17, 2015

Sean Bell The 2006 shooting of 23-year-old Sean Bell raised questions in New York City about the NYPD’s use of excessive force. On what would have been his wedding day, Bell was shot and killed by police in a hail of 50 bullets outside a strip club in Queens. Officers said they thought the victim… Read More »

David London Security cameras in a Manhattan apartment building recorded NYPD officer David London hitting Iraq war veteran Walter Harvin almost 20 times with a baton even after he had handcuffed him. The incident began when Harvin entered the building without a key and refused to identify himself to London. Footage shows Harvin shoved London,… Read More »

Jon Burge In this May 24, 2010 file photo, former Chicago Police commander Jon Burge departs the federal building in Chicago. Burge, whose name has become synonymous with police brutality and abuse of power in Chicago, was convicted in 2010 of perjury and obstruction of justice for lying in a civil suit when he said… Read More »

Michael Mineo Michael Mineo accused an NYPD cop of sodomizing him with a baton after getting busted for smoking marijuana at a Brooklyn subway station in October 2008. A jury cleared the officer accused in the attack as well as two others charged with covering up the alleged assault. via Henry Solis, LA Cop, Suspected… Read More »

Abner Loiuma Abner Loiuma became a symbol of unchecked police force after the Haitian immigrant was sodomized with a broomstick by cops in a New York City police station in 1997. The officer responsible for the attack, Justin Volpe, was sentenced to 30 years in prison. via Henry Solis, LA Cop, Suspected Of Killing Man… Read More »

Christopher Long A New York City police officer was acquitted of assault and harassment after being videotaped knocking over cyclist Christopher Long during a “Critical Mass” bike ride through Times Square in 2008. Patrick Pogan resigned from the police force and was found guilty of filing false documents after video emerged that contradicted his claim… Read More »

Kelly Thomas FILE – This July 5, 2011 file still frame from security camera video, released May 7, 2012, by the Orange County District Attorney, shows an altercation between Fullerton police officers and Kelly Thomas at the Fullerton, Calif., bus depot. Thomas died days later. Two officers, Manuel Ramos, and Jay Ciccinelli, are on trial… Read More »

Oscar Grant BART shooting Oscar Grant was shot by a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer early on New Year’s Day 2009 in Oakland, Calif. Cellphone footage shows BART cops struggling with Grant and forcing him to lay facedown on the platform after reports of a fight on the train. Officer Johannes Mehserle was… Read More »

Anthony Abbate Off-duty Chicago police officer Anthony Abbate was sentenced to two years probation and anger management classes after being captured on video beating a female bartender in 2007. via Henry Solis, LA Cop, Suspected Of Killing Man During Off-Duty Fight.

William Cozzi Chicago police officer William Cozzi was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison after he was caught on camera in 2005 handcuffing a man to a wheelchair and beating him in a hospital. Cozzi claimed the victim — a man who was seeking treatment for stab wounds — had attacked him. via Henry… Read More »