Exclusive: Cops Turn Off Body Cams Before Killing Man – Witnesses Watch them Plant Gun, Drugs. Columbus, MS – On the night of October 16, Ricky Ball, 26, was shot and killed by officers of the Columbus Police Department (CPD). Beyond this fact, the official story is hotly disputed by family and community members, who say that one cop had it out for Ricky and maliciously ended his life that night.
There are several questionable circumstances surrounding the case, which is now in the hands of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) and the FBI. The Free Thought Project has been in contact with someone in the community who was close to Ricky, but has chosen to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation from police. As the ‘official’ story goes, Ball was a passenger in a vehicle on Oct. 16 which was pulled over by the three cops for “careless driving, no light above the license plate and lack of insurance.”
Canyon Boykin, the officer believed to be the shooter, stated in his report that Ricky pointed a gun at the officers. Thengine comments on Appeals court upholds immunity for Florida deputies who banged on wrong door at 2am without announcing and shot dead innocent man that answered door with a gun. Unarmed marijuana dealer shot in face and killed by cop who won’t face charges. Derek Cruice was a kind and loving young man who was murdered in cold blood by state agents because he allegedly sold a plant that is legal in five states. In March, a heavily militarized police SWAT team, knowing that Cruice had never been convicted of a crime, descended on his home on Maybrook Drive in Deltona.
Police did not knock. Instead, they used a battering ram to bust down the door, sending multiple heavily armed storm troopers into the house. Friends who were inside the home explained that police fired their weapons without hesitation. They described how it was blatantly obvious that Cruice was unarmed, as he was wearing basketball shorts and no shirt. Cruice was shot in his face and died on scene. The friends were also quick to point out that there were no weapons. The entire assault on private property and subsequent murder was carried out to “protect” society from a person who had harmed no one, and, in fact, provided a beneficial and life-saving product to the community.
Agawam woman accidentally shot in face by police files $1.5 million suit in federal court. SPRINGFIELD - Britteney Miles, a pregnant mother of two who was accidentally shot in the face by a former Agawam police officer in 2012, is suing police and the town for $1.5 million in federal court. The complaint, filed April 29, names former officer Danielle Petrangelo, the town, Police Chief Eric Gillis, and two unnamed officers. It alleges police engaged in a cover-up to justify Petrangelo drawing her gun when they received a 911 call for a possible break-in at the Elizabeth Manor Apartments on May 5, 2012.
Miles, then 21, went to open the door for police while holding her young daughter in her arms when Petrangelo's gun accidentally went off, according to accounts of the incident. "Britteney Miles noticed the officer outside her apartment and went to her front door with her daughter in her arms ... Officer Petrangelo knocked on same with her foot while holding her service revolver at chest level, pointed at the door. Miles was pregnant when she was shot. She was not charged. Californian Cops prevent paramedics coming to ill man who subsequently dies. (Liveleak - worth watching the whole video) : Bad_Cop_No_Donut. Hibbel comments on Man cooked to death in scalding shower as punishment by prison guards.
Texas TV station called 'unethical' by police for showing shooting video - Sep. 1, 2015. "Broadcasting a man's death for $100 has sparked threats to our deputies' lives," the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said in a tweet that urged people to call the TV station and complain. At the same time, some viewers are thanking the San Antonio station for its action and wondering why the video wasn't published sooner. The video shows Gilbert Flores being shot and killed by police officers who responded to a domestic disturbance call coming from his home last Friday. According to the authorities, Flores resisted arrest and nonlethal techniques were used before guns were drawn. KSAT, a CNN affiliate, said it received the video from a witness, Michael Thomas, who recorded it from a distance. The station's managers initially decided not to show the moment of the shooting.
Related: San Antonio police shoot man who appeared to put his hands up "Providing the video on KSAT.com allows for viewers to make their own decision on whether to click on a link to see the video. Death of Henry Glover. Henry Glover was an African American resident of New Orleans, Louisiana whose charred body was found in a destroyed Chevrolet Malibu on September 2, 2005, parked on a Mississippi River levee.
Five current and former officers of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) were charged with Glover's death. First to be charged was former NOPD police officer David Warren, a rookie at the time, who was convicted and sentenced to 25 years and 9 months in prison for shooting and killing Glover. Former NOPD police officer Greg McRae was convicted of obstructing justice and other charges in the burning of Glover's body and was sentenced to 17 years and 3 months in prison. NOPD Lt. Dwayne Scheuermann is charged with assaulting civilians who came to Glover's aid, as well as obstructing a federal investigation through the burning of Glover's body in a 2000 Chevy Malibu.
He faces a maximum of 60 years in prison. Former NOPD Lt. Henry Glover[edit] Chain of events[edit] The prosecutors have alleged:[2][3] Danziger Bridge shootings. The Danziger Bridge shootings were police shootings that took place on September 4, 2005, at the Danziger Bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana. Six days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, members of the New Orleans Police Department killed two civilians: 17-year-old James Brissette and 40-year-old Ronald Madison. Four other civilians were wounded.
All of the victims were African-American. None were armed or had committed any crime. Madison, a mentally disabled man, was shot in the back. New Orleans police fabricated a cover-up story for their crime, falsely reporting that seven police officers responded to a police dispatch reporting an officer down, and that at least four people were firing weapons at the officers upon their arrival.[2] Rev. Raymond Brown, the local head of the National Action Network, described the shootings as "...a racial tragedy Shooting incident[edit] On September 4, 2005, several New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers including Sgt. Sentencing[edit] Lawsuit: Katrina Pets Executed.
South Carolina city hires PR firm to handle refusing media request for information and video showing police shooting Zach Taylor in back, releases doctored personnel file of shooter to the press : Bad_Cop_No_Donut. Whistleblower Michigan Cop Files Suit Over Allegations of Fellow Cops Having Sex With Teen Ride-Along. A popular Michigan police officer is suing his chief, claiming he was demoted for questioning the mishandling of an investigation about two fellow officers who allegedly had sex with a 16-year-old runaway girl. Saline police officer Don Lupi had “expressed concerns to persons in city government about two fellow officers allegedly having sexual relations with a minor female who was known to the department as a runaway (and would accompany officers on ‘ride-alongs), and her friend,” the lawsuit states.
Lupi, an 18-year veteran of the department, spending 13 years as a detective, faced severe backlash after reporting the misconduct, especially since one of the parties was a sergeant and therefore his superior. “Be careful of Lupi, he’s a snake and a rat,” the suit asserts that the sergeant told other officers. “Make a mistake and he keeps it on file.” The rare good cop had also reported his coworkers in the past for falsifying their time sheets. Story continues below... Comrade_Beric comments on “This means war.” — Geneva Reed-Veal, Sandra Bland’s mother. People of Seattle Shell Out $2 Million Because “We Are The Police” June 30, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — The city of Seattle, Washington has decided to settle an excessive force lawsuit for $1.975 million to the plaintiff, Nathaniel Caylor, and which cost the city an additional $524,000 in defense costs.
This is believed to be the largest settlement Seattle has ever made. So what happened? In 2009, Caylor’s girlfriend and the mother of his then 20-month old child died suddenly, and like anyone, Caylor was despondent. When Caylor would not answer the phone, the child’s aunt called the police to check on him. When the police showed up, he would not allow them into his home, but they insisted. Note that they did not have a warrant, nor did they have probable cause. Caylor, who only had one gun, an old shotgun that was disassembled in his closet, did not want to talk to them because: “The reason why I didn’t let them in is I wanted to be alone.
So he talked to them from the patio, then turned to go back in the house where his 20 month old son was waiting for him. Cops Refuse to Stop Chase Plowing Over Multiple Children, Killing Them During Neighborhood Pursuit. “Officers must place the protection of human life above all other considerations.” Detroit, MI — Or so says the official policy of the Detroit Police Department.
Yet, on Wednesday, Detroit police continued a high-speed chase into a busy neighborhood, resulting in two small children being killed and others injured. Brother and sister Michaelangelo and Makiah Jackson, ages 6 and 3 respectively, were playing in front of their home when a police car appeared, chasing what appeared to be a red Challenger. According to eyewitnesses, the police car bumped the Challenger, and the car “flew up in the air.” A friend of the family described the horrible scene: “[The police] were right on their rear, the police car bumped their tail a little bit, and the car flew up in the air,” the friend said. Even after the car had dragged the children a distance down the street, the police did not stop their pursuit. As to other details of the event, police reports are conflicting. Santa Ana pot shop raid sparks investigation. Shocking new video shows unarmed Utah man was listening to headphones when killed by police. Dillon Taylor shown clearly with headphones on On August 11, 2014, Dillon Taylor walked out of a local Salt Lake City, Utah, convenience store minding his own business.
He wasn't armed. He wasn't committing a crime. He was listening to music on his headphones, probably in his own world. Just two days after Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed an unarmed Mike Brown in Ferguson, Taylor would soon face a similar fate at the hands of a local officer. Now that the full video has been released, it's disturbingly clear that nothing about this police shooting was justified. At 0:17, Officer Bron Cruz gets out of his vehicle. At 0:22, Officer Cruz walks past two men who were friends with Dillon Taylor.
At 0:24, Officer Cruz walks behind Taylor, who has on a white T-shirt and is listening to music. At 0:33, we see the officer has his gun drawn and is yelling at Taylor, who's holding his sagging pants up and does not appear to hear Cruz. At 0:36, the officer shoots Taylor. ImPinkSnail comments on A Police Story Unravels: How Did the NYPD Break an NBA Player’s Leg? A Police Story Unravels: How Did the NYPD Break an NBA Player’s Leg? Share New York City police officers on patrol in Brooklyn. (Reuters/Eric Thayer) At the risk of stating the utterly obvious, most black men and women who suffer physical violence at the hands of the police aren’t millionaires. They don’t have lawyers on speed dial and lack the resources of a well-funded union leaping to their defense. But most black men and women aren’t NBA players. In other words, they aren’t Thabo Sefolosha. The Atlanta Hawks guard will now miss the playoffs after an encounter with the NYPD left him with a fractured leg and an arrest record.
Already, the gap between the initial police accounts—reprinted as objective narration by some media outlets—and the version that’s coming to light, should be giving NYPD Commissioner William Bratton night sweats. Yet facts are stubborn things, and the most stubborn fact that makes this story feel like fantasy is that the arrest took place well over 40 yards away from the stabbing. What sounds more realistic? WATCH: All hell breaks loose when bystanders stop NY cop from arresting girl who argued with him. A New York City police officer thought better of arresting a 14-year-old girl who argued with him when spectators jumped to her defense, getting between the cop and young woman. According to the Free Thought Project and the Copwatch Patrol Unit who posted the video on their Facebook page, police were responding to a report that a child had pushed a button on a police call box in the West Harlem neighborhood. One officer questions two young females after dragging them over by his car by their arms.
After releasing both girls and climbing back into his car, a passing woman instructs one of the girls to get the officer’s badge number and full name. While asking the officer for the information, telling him he had no right to manhandle her, the enraged officer leaps out of his car and attempts to grab her again. As he pulls away, one man can be heard yelling, “Respect the neighborhood.” Watch the video below from Michael Barber of the Copwatch Patrol Unit:
Father of Four Claims Santa Monica Police Made "Rough" Arrest. A man says he was at a charging station at a park when police confronted him and threw him to the ground when he questioned why they were singling him out as the park was still open. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2015. (Published Friday, May 8, 2015) A man filed a claim against Santa Monica on Friday accusing police of using excessive force during a recent arrest that was recorded on video by a bystander who heard the scuffle and became concerned. In cellphone video shot April 21 Justin Palmer can be heard yelling at Santa Monica police who have him handcuffed on the ground at Virginia Avenue Park. A former Santa Monica city councilman is speaking out after a man accused police of using excessive force during a recent arrest. This report aired on the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Published Saturday, May 9, 2015) The father of four said police approached him and told him to leave, claiming the park was closed.
Sgt. 2 dead, 9 wounded in Empire State Building shootings, police say. A disgruntled former apparel designer was killed Friday morning in a hail of police gunfire in front of the Empire State Building after he shot and killed a co-worker and engaged in a gunbattle with two officers, authorities said. Police officers fired a total of 16 rounds; one officer shot nine while another one shot seven, the New York Police Department said. An investigation is under way, authorities said. The violence erupted just as visitors began to queue up to ascend the famous New York skyscraper in one of Manhattan's busiest neighborhoods. Police identified the shooter as 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson, who was apparently laid off from his job as a designer of women's accessories at Hazan Import last year.
"We have on tape the perpetrator pulled his gun out and tried to shoot at the cops," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. Earlier Friday, Bloomberg told reporters that some of the wounded may have been inadvertently hit in the crossfire or by ricocheting bullets. "It was a little chaotic. Good Samaritan Reports Cop for Assaulting a Woman, He’s the Beaten and Arrested for It | Police Zero. When Andrew Mossberg witnessed a large man assaulting a young woman in South Beach, he never thought that calling the police would get him beaten and arrested. However, Mossberg didn’t know that the man conducting the assault was a Miami Beach cop. Det. Philippe Archer was working an undercover narcotics operation on June 26, 2013 when he responded to a call about 29-year-old Megan Adamescu, who was allegedly drunk and passed out in the lobby of the South Bay Club.
As Archer tried to remove the young woman from the lobby, their altercation spilled out into the street. Mossberg described seeing a muscular man grappling with a woman, punching her and grabbing things from her purse. “I saw him grab her purse and pull things out of it,” Mossberg relays. Once he confirmed police were on the way, he let Archer know. “I yelled at him that the police are on their way,” Mossberg told New Times. A brief clip of this interaction was caught on film by a passerby. “I didn’t know who he was,” she says. DEA agents jail student 5 days with no food, water; get slap on wrist.
Man sues West Jordan police; K-9 cop attacked his face during tree-burning incident (with video) Freddie Gray not the first to come out of Baltimore police van with serious injuries. Undue force - Sun Investigates - The Baltimore Sun. Cops Charge Man With “Destruction of Police Property” for Bleeding on Their Uniforms After They Beat Him. Florida middle schooler arrested, charged with hacking cybercrimes. A Grand Jury Did Indict One Person Involved In Eric Garner's Killing -- The Man Who Filmed It. Cleveland cop Michael Brelo claims he can't remember firing last 15 shots during November 2012 incident. Informer, not neighbor complaints, led up to fatal Tampa pot raid. Scenes from a militarized America: Iowa family ‘terrorized’
Six Officers Seen Taking Girl to “Jail” Roughly, the Next Morning They Tell Her Family that “She Died,” No Explanation. Child Services Still Hounding Couple Who Let Their Kids Play Outside. Mom Arrested After Asking Police to Talk to Young Son About Stealing: Suit - Morrisania. Virginia school suspends an 11-year-old for one year over a leaf that wasn’t marijuana. Woman Held For 8 Days In Psych Ward For Saying Obama Follows Her On Twitter… Even Though He Does : nottheonion.