A damning letter sent by the Orlando Citizens’ Police Review Board is putting new pressure on the Orlando Police Department as well as Mayor Buddy Dyer over ongoing problems of excessive force in addition to the city’s failure to properly investigate its own and provide answers to the public. In the scathing letter sent… [read more]
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings’ office is claiming no excessive force was used by deputies in the arrest of two college students, Deidra Reid and Reginald Lane, Jr. A six month internal investigation by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office claimed the tactics used by Deputies Richard Nye, Brett Parnell and Kristine… [read more]
For months, there have been calls for justice in numerous cases involving Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Nye, who is accused of excessive force and abusing his position. In fact, 21 excessive force complaints have been filed against Deputy Nye in the past seven years, including two recent cases heading… [read more]
As public scrutiny focuses on police practices and use of excessive force, interest in body cameras has skyrocketed, including here in Orlando. While not a solution, body-worn cameras could definitely help but only if there is an open public discussion on how to improve the process as implementation continues. There are… [read more]
The Orlando Sentinel has published a major report, Focus on Force, revealing 3,100 people were “hit, kicked, pepper-sprayed, shocked or had some other force used on them by Orlando Police Department officers from 2010 through the end of 2014.” OPD officers injured 1,900 people during that time, and 1,200 required medical… [read more]
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and the City Council are still refusing to address an ongoing – and expensive – problem regarding the use of excessive force by the Orlando Police Department. Facing new lawsuits and growing community concerns, Mayor Dyer had Police Chief John Mina deliver a public relations presentation to… [read more]
The pressure is building on Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and City Commissioners to comment and respond to the latest excessive force allegations against the Orlando Police Department. Noel Carter joined his attorney Natalie Jackson as well as several community organizations and concerned citizens at City Hall this week to respond to… [read more]
UPDATE: Tanjila Lippett, mother of Karvas Gamble, Details Orlando Police Shooting That Killed Her Son (VIDEO) It’s happening again. The Orlando Police Department is facing a new lawsuit as the Florida Civil Rights Association announced the Notice to Sue over the shooting death of Karvas Gamble, Jr. The police-involved shooting was a… [read more]
Update (3/25/14): Orlando Police announced they have fired Officer Janir Sims, who filed the racial profiling complaint against OPD. The firing is “retaliatory in nature,” Sims said. “I’m confident OPD will be exposed.” It looks like the practice of racial profiling is still very real in Orlando. Allegations of racial… [read more]
In Orlando, many people wonder why the community does not have a strong and positive relationship with the police force locally. First of all, Orlando PD is often used by Mayor Dyer and the local establishment in absurd ways (think arresting people feeding the homeless and needy at Lake Eola,… [read more]