Police Abuse

• ‘You’re a predator’: Sentencing hearing for B.C. Mountie who broke trust, pursued teen

  Cpl. Peter Leckie pleaded guilty Oct. 30 to three counts of breach of trust for accessing confidential files unrelated to his policing duties, without authorization.

  Crime

  Dec 7, 2023
  
• Verdun resident upset with questioning by police during COVID-19 curfew check

  Sarah Vresk says SPVM officers should have never asked to see inside her lunch box during the curfew after she showed a letter of employment indicating she's an essential worker.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2021
  
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• Nunavut plans civilian-led police review over abuse concerns: minister

  Video surfaced on social media this week that showed an apparently intoxicated Inuit man being knocked over by the door of a slowly moving police vehicle before being arrested.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2020
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• Halifax police commissioners to receive closed-door briefing on alleged police assault of Santina Rao

  Halifax police Chief Dan Kinsella has committed to personally investigating the incident and will be at the Board of Police Commissioners meeting on Monday.

  Crime

  Jan 19, 2020
• Jury awards $50M to Cleveland man who alleged police locked him in closet

  The jury award in the lawsuit filed by 52-year-old Arnold Black against East Cleveland and its police department included US$20 million in compensatory damages and US$30 million in punitive damages.

  Crime

  Aug 10, 2019
• Video of NYPD officers yanking toddler from mom’s arms sparks outrage

  "The baby was screaming for his life," said one witness.

  World

  Dec 11, 2018
• Hawaii police officers accused of forcing man to place his mouth on urinal

  The FBI is investigating four Honolulu police officers who are accused of forcing a man to place his mouth on a urinal inside a public restroom.

  Crime

  Feb 3, 2018
• Verbal assaults on police officers carry mental toll warns psychologist

  It comes after a pair of videos showing Metro Vancouver police on the recieving end of verbal tirades.

  Oct 23, 2017
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• Chicago police allowed racial bias, abuse for years: report

  Chicago police have violated the constitutional rights of residents for years, permitting racial bias against blacks, using excessive force and shooting people who did not pose immediate threats, the Justice Department announced Friday after a yearlong investigation.

  World

  Jan 13, 2017
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• UPDATE: Police officer recorded body-slamming 12-year-old student in San Antonio fired

  A police officer who was captured body-slamming a 12-year-old female student on video at a San Antonio, Texas school has been fired.

  Crime

  Apr 12, 2016