The San Francisco Chronicle has been following the story of a BART (the bay area train system) police officer who shot an unarmed man. The most recent story, found here, highlights a protest that turned destructive last night as demonstrators broke windows in shops and cars, and set fire to several vehicles. The mob apparently [...]
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Fayette County Sheriff Investigating Montgomery Beating
Posted in Crime Victim Compensation, General, Police Brutality, Victim Rights, tagged Montgomery WV Beating, WV Crime Victim Attorney, WV Crime Victim Help on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Register-Herald reported today that the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department is investigating allegations that a black man was beaten by a pair of Montgomery, WV police officers on Friday night. The article is here. The article reports that the victim of the beating was charged with battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct, and obstruction [...]
Accusations of Racially Charged Beating in Montgomery, WV
Posted in Crime Victim Compensation, Filing a Lawsuit, General, Hiring an Attorney, Police Brutality, Victim Rights, tagged Montgomery Racial Beating, Montgomery WV Police Beating, Police Brutality, West Virginia Crime Victim Help, WV Crime Victim Attorney, WV Crime Victim Lawyer on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Charleston Gazette reported yesterday that one Montgomery, West Virginia police officer was fired and another was placed on administrative leave Saturday after the alleged beating of a black man on Friday. The story is here. The story reports that two Montgomery officers allegedly hit a black victim over the head repeatedly with a blackjack, [...]
Huntington West Virginia Rape Incident
Posted in Crime Victim Compensation, General, Sexual Assault, Victim Rights, tagged Huntington WV Rape, West Virginia Crime Victim Help, WV Crime Victim Attorney, WV Crime Victim Help, WV Rape Victim Attorney, WV Sexual Assault Attorney on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Herald-Dispatch reported yesterday that a seventeen year old girl was raped at an apartment complex in East Pea Ridge. The report is here. The assailant was described in the article as a white male in his 20s, medium slender build, with short, dirty blond hair. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or [...]
Montgomery and Smithers Police Lawsuit
Posted in General, Victim Rights, tagged WV Crime Victim Attorney, WV Police Lawsuit, WV Victim Rights Attorney on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An article in the Charleston Gazette covers a lawsuit that was filed in May alleging that police officers in the Smithers and Montgomery areas of West Virginia harassed a victim and violated his rights. The article is here. The article also details a lawsuit filed this month alleging that a police officer tried to shake down a cab [...]