MONROVIA – An investigation conducted by the Professional Standard Department of the Liberian National Police into the February Kinjor demonstration has concluded that the police’s use of force to disperse rioters was necessary due to being attacked by violent demonstrators. By Gerald C. Koinyeneh – [email protected] The Professional Standard Department recommends that “all the officers who []
Two Buena Park police officers used excessive force when they fatally shot a 19-year-old man suffering from a mental breakdown, a Santa Ana jury found this week and subsequently awarded his mother $3.5 million in damages. Officers Bobby Colon and Jennifer Tran shot and killed 19-year-old David Sullivan on Aug. 19, 2019 when they confronted him after he stole a vehicle from his workplace, according to lawyers for the victim's family. Sullivan, who was shot multiple times, was unarmed. The...