Excessive Use Of Force

• N.S. RCMP member charged with assault, choking after excessive use of force investigation

  The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) was contacted by the RCMP on Feb. 21 after receiving a complaint of excessive use of force by an officer while on duty.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2022
  
• Ottawa bylaw officer fired for ‘excessive use of force’ against a civilian: city

  The City of Ottawa has fired a bylaw officer who they say used excessive force against a resident back in April.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2020
  
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• Witness says Brockville, Ont., police officer ‘smashed’ woman to ground almost immediately

  'She didn't have time to respond before he slammed her into the ground,' a witness to the alleged police brutality incident said.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2020
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• Sask., Quebec arrest videos show ‘startling’ examples of excessive police force: experts

  Videos of recent police encounters involving visible minorities show a “startling, but not surprising” excessive use of force, according to policing experts.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2019
• Laval teen claims she was racially profiled during forceful arrest

  A 16-year-old Laval girl is lodging both a civil rights and police ethics complaint against the police force and the city of Laval.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2019
• Video-recorded beating of mentally-ill California inmate leads to $1.9M settlement

  “We’re going to put you to sleep,” one sheriff’s official says moments before six other jailers rush toward the cell to aid in restraining Beau Bangert.

  Crime

  Apr 1, 2019
• Lawsuit alleges officers used stun gun 11 times on handcuffed man

  A lawsuit over the July 2017 encounter alleged one Glendale officer kicked Johnny Wheatcroft in the groin during a struggle, while another officer shot him with the stun gun in the testicles.

  Crime

  Feb 12, 2019
• Officer who used stun gun on sitting man won’t be suspended or fired

  A Pennsylvania mayor says a police officer seen on video using a stun gun on a man as he was sitting on a curb will not be suspended or fired.

  Trending

  Jul 7, 2018
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• Law Enforcement Review Board to hear final arguments for complaints made against Lethbridge police officers

  The conduct of six Lethbridge police officers is under review by the Alberta's Law Enforcement Review Board after misconduct allegations were made against them.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2018
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• California police officer caught on video punching teen over bus lane dispute

  A police officer in California is currently suffering the wrath of the Internet after footage surfaced that shows him scuffling, and eventually punching, a black 16-year-old boy.

  Crime

  Sep 18, 2015