Excessive Force

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December 11, 2023
The jury found Officers Jonathan Horlock and Nathaniel Schauwecker not guilty of four of their faced charges and deadlocked on…
October 23, 2022
The city of Minneapolis will pay more than $700,000 to resolve complaints over excessive force by police during protests in…
Detroit Will Breathe
October 14, 2022
Detroit Will Breathe has settled a lawsuit alleging the use of excessive police force during George Floyd-related protests in 2020.
September 29, 2022
Attorneys are paying close attention because the trial outcome could answer potential liability questions Portland faces over similar cases.
March 19, 2022
Video footage shot by Delane Gordon shows a Tennessee police officer firing his stun gun at him during a traffic…
August 21, 2021
Deputies from the Solano County Sheriff’s Office are under fire for allegedly knocking unconscious a Black woman and lying about…
July 27, 2021
As of Monday, an Atlanta Police sergeant is on unpaid suspension and a lower-ranked officer is on administrative leave, authorities…
Monica Cromartie thegrio.com
July 14, 2021
A jury in Virginia has awarded a Black woman $300,000 after she sued a police officer for excessive force and…
theGRIO.com
June 10, 2021
Three Ohio police officers are facing criminal charges due to their alleged misconduct and improper use of force against BLM…
Jacob Blake Kenosha police shooting thegrio.com
March 26, 2021
Jacob Blake, who was shot by a white Wisconsin police officer, filed a civil suit against the officer on Thursday…
March 6, 2021
In a scene captured in bodycam and security footage, Rochester police use excessive force to detain a mother accused of…
August 23, 2020
Activists are demanding racial justice in Lafayette, Louisiana after civil unrest erupted after police shot and killed Trayford Pellerin.
August 22, 2020
Michael Oxford lost his job Friday for violating "courtesy" values after he tased a 22-year-old Black woman in an Atlanta…
Antonio Clemente Rodriguez theGrio.com
July 2, 2020
A Miami-Dade Police officer has been fired after a video of him punching a Black woman started circulating on social…
George Floyd theGrio.com
June 16, 2020
Minneapolis police released two 911 recordings and a dispatcher’s complaint about officers’ use of force in the killing of George…
Grandmother Midland theGrio.com
May 22, 2020
In a dramatic video, a 90-year-old woman is seen trying to protect her grandson from police who approached him with…
Police_thegrio
October 26, 2019
New Mexico Police Officer Zachary Christensen resigned after body cam video shows him ripping off the girl’s backpack before slamming…
Excessive Force
May 14, 2019
Three law enforcement officers are accused of not only unlawfully subduing a man who was breaking no laws through excessive…
Missouri brothers_thegrio.com
February 22, 2019
Police used excessive force when arresting a 16-year-old Delaware boy, also falsely accusing him of marijuana and drug paraphernalia possession,…
Pennsylvania
February 7, 2019
The superintendent of Hazelton Area High School in Pennsylvania says the officers who subdued students involved in the fracas were…