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Body-worn Camera

Chesapeake City, MD
Police & Fire
Watch Newly Released Body Cam Footage Showing Fatal Chesapeake Beach Police Pursuit Watch Newly Released Body Cam Footage Showing Fatal Chesapeake Beach Police Pursuit
Watch Newly Released Body Cam Footage Showing Fatal Chesapeake Beach Police Pursuit Body-worn camera footage was released Monday showing the moments before a fatal crash following a police pursuit in Calvert County last month. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office shared the footage from a Nov. 16 incident that ended with the death of 36-year-old Justin Foreman after he lost control of his vehicle during the chase. Watch below: The crash happened around 8:50 p.m. on MD Route 261, near 17th Street, according to the IID. A deputy from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office attempted to pull over a gold Ford Mustang that was sp…

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by Zak Failla
Laurel, MD
News
Maryland AG Identifies Officers, Victim In Fatal Laurel Shooting Maryland AG Identifies Officers, Victim In Fatal Laurel Shooting
Maryland AG Identifies Officers, Victim In Fatal Laurel Shooting The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has identified the man fatally shot by Howard County police and the officers involved in the incident following a domestic disturbance in Laurel over the weekend. The decedent was 29-year-old Tyree Winslow of College Park, the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced on Wednesday. Officers involved include Police Officer First Class (PFC) Christopher Weir, a 14-year veteran, and PFC Joseph Debronzo, a 15-year veteran, both assigned to the Howard County Police Department’s Field Operations Divisi…

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by Zak Failla
Yonkers, NY
News
Federal Oversight Ends For Yonkers Police Department After Major Reforms Federal Oversight Ends For Yonkers Police Department After Major Reforms
Federal Oversight Ends For Yonkers Police Department After Major Reforms A police department in Westchester has implemented enough major reforms to result in the conclusion of federal oversight after years of monitoring, officials announced. In an announcement on Tuesday, Dec. 3, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York revealed that oversight of the Yonkers Police Department has officially ended following significant reforms made to improve its policies, training, and community engagement. The federal oversight originally stemmed from an investigation that began in 2007 and a subsequent agreement in November 2016 aimed at address…

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by Ben Crnic
Elizabethtown, PA
News
Bodycam Footage Released After Elizabethtown Officer-Involved Shooting Ruled Justified: DA Bodycam Footage Released After Elizabethtown Officer-Involved Shooting Ruled Justified: DA
Bodycam Footage Released After Elizabethtown Officer-Involved Shooting Ruled Justified: DA The fatal officer-involved shooting of 39-year-old Andrew Ward outside the Northwest Regional Police Station in Elizabethtown earlier this month has been deemed justified, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Ward, who was armed with a loaded handgun, was shot by an officer after he pointed the weapon at law enforcement during a confrontation on Sunday, Nov. 3, according to the DA’s findings. Incident Overview Ward had been arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, with a reported blood alcohol concentration …

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by Jillian Pikora
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Former MPD Officer Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl Nearly 20 Years Ago: Feds Former MPD Officer Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl Nearly 20 Years Ago: Feds
Former MPD Officer Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Girl Nearly 20 Years Ago: Feds The former Metropolitan Police Department officer whose underage victim came forward after a chance encounter was convicted by a DC Superior Court jury of abusing a teen girl, federal authorities announced. District resident Lucius Kearney, now 52, was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse of a child following an incident nearly 20 years ago, according to officials. At the time of the assaults, the victim was 15 years old and the former officer was around 33 years old. Prosecutors said that in the 2005-2006 school year, when the girl was in 10th grade, she met the Kearney –…

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by Zak Failla
Wheaton-Glenmont, MD
Police & Fire
Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting
Investigators ID Man Holding Grill Fork Killed During Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting The Independent Investigations Division (IID) has identified the griller and veteran police corporal implicated in the officer-involved shooting in Montgomery County over the weekend, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Saturday night, officers were called to the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton after there was an emergency call placed about an assault in progress. Upon arrival, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police spotted a man, identified as 31-year-old Wheaton resident Melvin Omar Chavez-Paz in a yard holding an obje…

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by Zak Failla
Wheaton-Glenmont, MD
Police & Fire
Grill Fork-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting Under Investigation: AG Grill Fork-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting Under Investigation: AG
Grill Fork-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Wheaton Shooting Under Investigation: AG The Independent Investigations Division (IID) has launched an investigation into a fatal officer-involved shooting of a man armed with a grill fork in Montgomery County. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Saturday night, officers were called to the 3400 block of Janet Road in Wheaton after there was an emergency call placed about an assault in progress. Upon arrival, members of the Montgomery County Department of Police spotted a man in a yard holding an object in his right hand. Officers demanded that the man "drop the knife;" however, he did not comply, and instead, began crossing the street,…

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by Zak Failla
Reston, VA
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Reston Shooting Identified By Police Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Reston Shooting Identified By Police
Knife-Wielding Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Reston Shooting Identified By Police Additional information has been released by the Fairfax County Police Department after a knife-wielding woman was killed in an officer-involved shooting earlier this week. On Monday morning, an officer from the agency was called to conduct a welfare check in the 11800 block of Sunrise Vally Drive in Reston, when a mental health professional advised that 33-year-old Sydney Wilson was in an "agitated state."  An officer knocked on WIlson's door, police say, who opened it and then immediately slammed it shut. The first responder continued to try and speak with her, at which point she open…

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by Zak Failla
New Rochelle, NY
News
Officer Who Shot Man Dead In New Rochelle Won't Face Charges: NY AG Officer Who Shot Man Dead In New Rochelle Won't Face Charges: NY AG
Officer Who Shot Man Dead In New Rochelle Won't Face Charges: NY AG Although a police detective who fatally shot a man in Westchester following an incident at a grocery store will not face charges, the New York Attorney General's Office has recommended his department update its training and policies.  In an announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 18, New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation revealed the results of its investigation into the shooting of 37-year-old New Rochelle resident Jerrel Garris during an incident that happened in New Rochelle on July 3, 2023.  Earlier Report - Man Shot Dead By Cop: Ful…

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by Ben Crnic
East Windsor-Hightstown, NJ
Police & Fire
Sidewalk Save: Bodycam Footage Shows Hightstown Officers Saving Choking Baby Sidewalk Save: Bodycam Footage Shows Hightstown Officers Saving Choking Baby
Sidewalk Save: Bodycam Footage Shows Hightstown Officers Saving Choking Baby Newly-released body-worn camera footage shows two New Jersey police officers saving a choking baby. Hightstown Officers Daniel Abbatemarco and Kenneth Larsen responded to a call of a choking baby girl on March 31. Upon arrival, they were met by a man holding the girl. Larsen arrived on scene and quickly performed the Infant Heimlich Maneuver on the girl, who was breathing again in a matter of seconds. Meanwhile, Abbatemarco and Larsen comforted the man holding her and a woman crying at the scene. "She's breathing, she's clear," the officers say. "Let's let out a cry sweetheart!" …

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by Cecilia Levine
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
Bodycam Footage Shows Lyndhurst Police Arresting Teen On Stolen Motorcycle Bodycam Footage Shows Lyndhurst Police Arresting Teen On Stolen Motorcycle
Bodycam Footage Shows Lyndhurst Police Arresting Teen On Stolen Motorcycle "What the hell's the matter with you?" was among the first questions a Lyndhurst officer had for an 18-year-old man who had been eluding him on a stolen motorcycle. The arrest was captured on body-worn camera footage, obtained via the Open Public Records Act and released by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube. The 22-minute video shows Lyndhurst Officer Michael LeStrange questioning then arresting Rozario Ymeraj, who racked up 21 summonses and faced criminal charges after a broad-daylight pursuit on Thursday, May 23, as reported by Daily Voice. The teen was operating the bike wi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Officers Who Killed Bloodied, Naked Knife-Wielding Man In Fort Lee Won't Be Charged, AG Says Officers Who Killed Bloodied, Naked Knife-Wielding Man In Fort Lee Won't Be Charged, AG Says
Officers Who Killed Bloodied, Naked Knife-Wielding Man In Fort Lee Won't Be Charged, AG Says Fort Lee police officers who shot and killed an aggressive and bloodied knife-wielding man in February 2023 have been cleared of any wrongdoing, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office announced. A state grand jury voted not to file any criminal charges against the Fort Lee officers who killed 42-year-old Mohamed Bounaouar, of Las Vegas, NV, who was fully naked when he lunged at them with a knife at a John Street apartment on Feb. 4, 2023, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Click here for a series of bodyworn cam footage of the incident released by the NJ Attorney General's Office…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds
Former Maryland Police Officer Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Man During DC Stop: Feds A former police officer in Maryland who broke bad has been convicted for violating a man's civil rights, using excessive force, and crossing the line during an incident in Northeast DC, federal authorities announced. Officer Philip Dupree, 40, formerly of the Fairmont Heights Police Department in Prince George’s County, was found guilty on Monday, June 17 for abusing a suspect during a traffic stop that was recorded by his victim's sister. "We depend on law enforcement officers to protect our communities from crimes and to protect our civil rights while doing so,” US Attorney Matthew Graves…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Officer Struck, Man Killed In Police-Involved Shooting In Maryland: AG Officer Struck, Man Killed In Police-Involved Shooting In Maryland: AG
Officer Struck, Man Killed In Police-Involved Shooting In Maryland: AG An officer-involved shooting that left a Baltimore man dead during the holiday weekend remains under investigation by the Maryland Attorney General. Anthony Ferguson, 39, has been identified by the AG's Independent Investigations Division (IID) as the person who was involved in a fatal shooting on Friday, May 24. According to investigators, shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Friday, officers on patrol in the 3400 block of South Hanover Street in Baltimore, where they began questioning Ferguson, who was sitting on the porch of a commercial building. "A preliminary review of body-worn camera foota…

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
Traffic
Deputies ID'd In Deadly Police Pursuit That Began In Calvert, Ended In Anne Arundel County Deputies ID'd In Deadly Police Pursuit That Began In Calvert, Ended In Anne Arundel County
Deputies ID'd In Deadly Police Pursuit That Began In Calvert, Ended In Anne Arundel County The deputies involved in the 25-mile police pursuit that resulted in a crash that took the life of a young girl this week has been identified by the Maryland Attorney's General's Office. On Wednesday afternoon, the AG's Independent Investigations Division (IID) released new information following the crash that started in Calvert County and came to a deadly conclusion in Anne Arundel County on Monday morning. Early on May 13, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office received multiple reports of cars being broken into in the Huntingtown neighborhood, and while deputies were investigating, they wer…

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by Zak Failla
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Investigators ID Woman Killed, Deputy Involved In Fatal Head-On Maryland Crash Investigators ID Woman Killed, Deputy Involved In Fatal Head-On Maryland Crash
Investigators ID Woman Killed, Deputy Involved In Fatal Head-On Maryland Crash New details have been released by the Maryland Attorney General's Office as they continue to investigate a fatal head-on crash involving a speeding driver who was attempting to avoid a traffic stop in Carroll County. The AG's Independent Investigations Division (IID) said that Randallstown resident Kayla Rodriguez-Garcia, 22, was killed late on Saturday night in Eldersburg in a crash that left three others with serious injuries. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on April 20, investigators say that Carroll County Sherif's Deputy First Class Kyle Hesler was on patrol in the area of Liberty Road and…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
AG Releases Footage From Night Man Died After Being Taken Into Custody In Baltimore County AG Releases Footage From Night Man Died After Being Taken Into Custody In Baltimore County
AG Releases Footage From Night Man Died After Being Taken Into Custody In Baltimore County The Maryland Attorney General's Office has released the body-worn camera footage involving the January incident that resulted in the death of a man who was taken into custody in Baltimore County. Craig Cousin, 41, died while in the custody of veteran police officers Cantrell, Folderauer, Eskins, and Marsh on Wednesday, Jan. 10. PREVIOUS STORY: Police ID Man Who Died After Being Taken Into Custody In Owings Mills They had been called to investigate a suspicious person in the area of Rosewood Lane and Reistertown Road in Owings Mills and took Cousin into custody with an assist from the famil…

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by Valerie Musson
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Former DC Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Using Illegal Chokeholds Former DC Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Using Illegal Chokeholds
Former DC Police Officer Gets Prison Time For Using Illegal Chokeholds A former member of the Metropolitan Police Department will be spending time on the other side of the prison bars after being sentenced for violating the rights of at least two men with illegal chokeholds, federal authorities announced. Mark Lamont Clark, now 57, was sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted last year on multiple counts of depravation of civil rights under the color of law after two incidents involving a pair of men days apart in the summer of 2018. Prosecutors say that while wearing his police uniform, on July 13, 2018, Clark applied a prohibited chokehold out…

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by Zak Failla
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Deer Prances Around Toms River Elementary School Classroom (VIDEO) Deer Prances Around Toms River Elementary School Classroom (VIDEO)
Deer Prances Around Toms River Elementary School Classroom (Video) To the tune of "Run Run Rudolph," Toms River police posted a body-worn camera video of a deer rummaging through a school classroom. They posted the video of the episode on Facebook. "Someone happened to be walking by" at 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25 when the deer jumped through a classroom window at Cedar Grove Elementary School, said Jillian Messina, a Toms River police department spokeswoman. "Thank God he saw it." The deer is seen on the 39-second video scampering across a teacher's desk and furniture, knocking down holiday decorations. Police were able to guide the "reindeer" out of the …

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by Jon Craig
Towson, MD
News
Baltimore Officials Comment On Tyre Nichols' Death, Peaceful Protest Protection Baltimore Officials Comment On Tyre Nichols' Death, Peaceful Protest Protection
Baltimore Officials Comment On Tyre Nichols' Death, Peaceful Protest Protection Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison issued a moving statement to the public following the release of new details surrounding the recent police-involved death of Tyre Nichols. The video message was released after the body-worn camera footage of Nichols was made public on Friday, Jan. 27. Harrison addressed Baltimore residents, calling the incident "horrific". "I, along with the leaders in this department, are in full support of Memphis Police Department Chief CJ Davis' decision to condemn the actions of these officers and terminate them", stated Harrison. "They are not an accurate…

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by Annie DeVoe
Frederick, MD
News
Maryland AG Releases Body-Cam Footage From Fatal Police-Involved Shooting (VIDEOS) Maryland AG Releases Body-Cam Footage From Fatal Police-Involved Shooting (VIDEOS)
Maryland AG Releases Body-Cam Footage From Fatal Police-Involved Shooting (Videos) The Maryland Attorney General's Office has released body-worn camera footage from a fatal police-involved shooting last month that took the life of a knife-wielding 23-year-old in Frederick County. On Monday, Dec. 19, the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Offie of the Attorney General released the footage of the officer-involved shooting that wound up with Frederick resident Aaron Mensah with fatal wounds. Mensah was shot and killed on Tuesday, Nov. 29 after allegedly fatally stabbing his father and sending his mother to the hospital with stab wounds. Video of his encounter…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown, NJ
News
Disturbing Footage Shows Officer Shooting Barking Dog Whose NJ Owner Says Is 'Not Dangerous' Disturbing Footage Shows Officer Shooting Barking Dog Whose NJ Owner Says Is 'Not Dangerous'
Disturbing Footage Shows Officer Shooting Barking Dog Whose NJ Owner Says Is 'Not Dangerous' A Monmouth County couple is facing charges after their dog allegedly acted aggressively toward a resident and prompted an officer to shoot the dog, authorities said (scroll for video). Alexyss Ferrara, 29, and Angel Velez Jr, 34, both of Keyport, have been charged with possessing a dangerous dog and multiple violations of local ordinances in regards to an incident Saturday, Oct. 22 involving their dog Blaze, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. Video footage shows the dog, identified in social media posts as "Blaze," barking and running toward police. An offi…

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by Jon Craig
Gaithersburg, MD
News
'I Hope Your Mama Let Me Beat You', Maryland County Settles Lawsuit After Officer Berates Child 'I Hope Your Mama Let Me Beat You', Maryland County Settles Lawsuit After Officer Berates Child
'I Hope Your Mama Let Me Beat You', Maryland County Settles Lawsuit After Officer Berates Child Montgomery County has come to a settlement agreement after a police officer was caught on his body-worn camera berating and insulting a 5-year-old boy, telling him he deserved to be beaten after he ran away from school, reports The Washington Post. The County will pay out $275,000 after the child's mother sued the county last year after the 2020 incident. She claims that the insults from the authority figure left her son with PTSD, making him fear he would be hurt after one of the officers was heard saying "I hope your momma let me beat you", the outlet continues. The settlement states that…

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by Annie DeVoe
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Man Assaulting Woman In Domestic Incident Shot By DC Officer: Police Man Assaulting Woman In Domestic Incident Shot By DC Officer: Police
Man Assaulting Woman In Domestic Incident Shot By DC Officer: Police A defiant man was hospitalized after being shot during an officer-involved shooting in DC during an investigation into an alleged domestic assault, police said. Agents from the Force Investigation Team of the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating a shooting in the 1900 block of Mississippi Avenue in Southeast DC that left 29-year-old Rahman Mills with multiple injuries. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, police said that members of the Seventh District responded to the 1900 block of Savannah Street, Southeast, for the report of domestic vio…

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
One Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting In Springfield One Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting In Springfield
One Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting In Springfield A man was killed by police in Western Massachusetts after he allegedly stabbed an officer in the face and attempted to attack another. The incident took place in Hampden County around 8:30 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 9, when the Springfield Police responded to the area of Liberty Street and Cass Street for a report of a man who pulled a knife on a victim, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police. Officers located a person matching the description on Genesse Street and attempted to further investigate, Walsh said. The suspect, an adult man, then stabbed one of the two responding of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Use Of Force By Jersey City Police Breaking Up Massive Street Fight Deemed Justified Use Of Force By Jersey City Police Breaking Up Massive Street Fight Deemed Justified
Use Of Force By Jersey City Police Breaking Up Massive Street Fight Deemed Justified The use of force by Jersey City police officers breaking up a massive street fight in May has been deemed justified, authorities in Hudson County announced Wednesday. Multiple 9-1-1 callers reported 20 to 100 people screaming, punching and kicking in a street fight that broke out on Bostwick Avenue between  Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Ocean Avenue just after 5:15 p.m. on May 5, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. This incident that quickly went viral on social media occurred during the Executive Order signed by Gov. Phil Murphy that required people to stay home and socia…

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by Cecilia Levine
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Photo: Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Photo: Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting
Photo: Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting A police officer was shot during an altercation that resulted in the death of an armed suspect in the area. It happened on Friday, March 27, at around 5 p.m.  Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and City of Newburgh Police Chief Douglas Solomon released images, including the one above, from a body-worn camera that show the man, in his mid 20s, brandishing a pistol in the vicinity of 40 Williams Street as he fought with City of Newburgh police officers. The man was wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting that occurred on Thursday, March 26 in the area of …

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by Joe Lombardi