Category Archives: Police Brutality

• Proving Police Brutality

  • Posted On: February 21, 2013
  • By: Samster, Konkel & Safran SC

  We are confident that the vast majority of law enforcement officers throughout Wisconsin are hard-working, honest, and upright public servants dedicated to our protection and well-being. Some police officers, however, engage in misconduct, such as the use of excessive force. If you are wrongfully injured by a police officer, the civil rights lawyers of Samster,… Read More »

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• Inquest Into Death Of Derek Williams To Begin On February 11, 2013

  • Posted On: February 8, 2013
  • By: Samster, Konkel & Safran SC

  Back in July 2011, Derek Williams died in Milwaukee Police Department (“MPD”) custody. An initial investigation determined that the MPD officers involved in the incident did nothing wrong. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel then obtained video showing Mr. Williams in the back of an MPD squad car during the last minutes of his life, struggling to… Read More »

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• Milwaukee Police Department Officers Charged With Illegal Strip Searches And Body Cavity Searches To Be Tried Separately

  • Posted On: February 6, 2013
  • By: Samster, Konkel & Safran SC

  As previously reported on this Blog here, four Milwaukee Police Department (“MPD”) officers face charges of conducting illegal body cavity searches and illegal strip searches. On Monday, February 5, 2013, following a motion hearing, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Wagner ordered that the MPD officer facing the most charges and the most serious charges,… Read More »

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