By PoliceOne Staff ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — New surveillance video released last week showed a police officer tasing an off-duty firefighter-EMT at a bar and roughing up another firefighter. Hillsborough County Firefighter Clint Walker, 32, was tased by St. Petersburg police officer at a bar, after police charged him with battery on a law enforcement […]
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Video: Milwaukee chief defends '4 simple rules for not getting shot' commentary
By Hannah Schwarz Milwaukee Journal Sentinel MILWAUKEE — Faced with growing complaints about his department's handling of a spike in carjackings and his own comments about how to avoid getting shot, Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn defended himself at a contentious Common Council committee meeting Monday. "I tried to convey facts in a less dry […]
Video: Ex-Kan. cop sentenced to 4 years in federal prison for UOF incident
By Tony Rizzo The Kansas City Star INDEPENDENCE, Kan. — A former Independence police officer who injured a teen driver during a 2014 traffic stop was sentenced Wednesday to four years in federal prison. Timothy Runnels, 32, previously pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of 17-year-old Bryce Masters. “His use of excessive force violated […]