Eight more officers with the Memphis Police Department will likely face charges in the aftermath of Tyre Nichols' death last month, officials said on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. During a city council meeting, which focused on officers' conduct during the violent arrest that left Nichols with fatal injuries, the Memphis City Attorney Jennifer Sink spoke alongside Police Chief … [Read more...] about Eight more Memphis police officers to face charges in Tyre Nichols case
Police Brutality
Special prosecutors won’t charge former Wauwatosa officer in Jay Anderson, Jr.’s death
Special prosecutors say former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah intentionally caused the shooting death of Jay Anderson, Jr., but they will not charge him. The decision validates a district attorney's finding years ago that Mensah had acted in self-defense when he shot Anderson, Jr. The special prosecutors, Milwaukee attorney Scott Hansen and La Crosse County … [Read more...] about Special prosecutors won’t charge former Wauwatosa officer in Jay Anderson, Jr.’s death
Former police officers charged with George Floyd’s death reject plea deal
A Minnesota judge heard arguments Monday, April 11, 2022, on whether he has the authority to allow live video coverage of the upcoming trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd, while prosecutors revealed that the three rejected a plea deal in March. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill took the rare step of … [Read more...] about Former police officers charged with George Floyd’s death reject plea deal
Three officers granted immunity in new investigation into Joseph Mensah
The Milwaukee County judge who ruled last summer there was probable cause to charge former Wauwatosa police officer Joseph Mensah with a crime in a deadly 2016 shooting, granted immunity Monday, January 3, 2022, to three Wauwatosa officers in the new investigation into the shooting days before the officers were scheduled to meet with the special prosecutor leading the … [Read more...] about Three officers granted immunity in new investigation into Joseph Mensah
Wauwatosa police officer will be charged in the 2016 slaying of Jay Anderson
A Wisconsin judge on Wednesday, July 25, 2021, found probable cause to charge a police officer in the 2016 slaying of a Black man who was sitting in a parked car, taking the rare step of overruling prosecutors years after they declined to charge the officer. Milwaukee County Judge Glenn Yamahiro said probable cause existed to charge Joseph Mensah with homicide by negligent … [Read more...] about Wauwatosa police officer will be charged in the 2016 slaying of Jay Anderson
Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah suspended by city’s Police and Fire Commission
Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah has been suspended by the city’s Police and Fire Commission (PFC). The unanimous vote by five commissioners, done virtually over Zoom because of the pandemic, came as part of a special meeting on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, that accepted administrative charges filed against Mensah by the family of Jay Anderson. “This is not a criminal … [Read more...] about Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah suspended by city’s Police and Fire Commission
Families of 3 people killed by same Wauwatosa police officer protest, file complaints; Common Council responds with plans for body cameras
All over Wauwatosa on Thursday, June 18, 2020, calls for justice could be heard as the families of three people -- all of whom were killed by the same Wauwatosa police officer -- filed citizen complaints. Four years after Jay Anderson Jr.'s death, his family filed a citizen complaint against the officer who killed him. Police Officer Joseph Mensah has killed three people in … [Read more...] about Families of 3 people killed by same Wauwatosa police officer protest, file complaints; Common Council responds with plans for body cameras
Trump signs police reform executive order that focuses on training, falls short of protesters’ demands
President Trump on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 addressed the issue of police brutality by taking executive action that would provide incentives for police departments to increase training about the use of force and to strengthen a national database to track misconduct. The president’s approach, which he announced at a Rose Garden event, seeks to leverage federal grant money to … [Read more...] about Trump signs police reform executive order that focuses on training, falls short of protesters’ demands
Milwaukee Common Council approves “I can’t breathe” resolution
On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, the full Common Council voted unanimously in approving a resolution urging the Fire and Police Commission to adopt a policy addressing any “I can’t breathe” plea by an individual who is in police custody. The resolution was introduced by Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II in response to the recent death of George Floyd as well as previous deaths of … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Common Council approves “I can’t breathe” resolution
Protests continued into third week to support George Floyd and police brutality
What started as a call for justice over the wrongful death of George Floyd, while in police custody, has turned into a nation-wide call to end police brutality, demilitarize police forces across the country, and pulling funds for weapons and military style training to other need areas. Here in Milwaukee the protests have stretched into its third week. Since the start of the … [Read more...] about Protests continued into third week to support George Floyd and police brutality