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West Palm Beach Police Caught on Video Punching Man With Taser and Kicking Him in the Head

By Chris Joseph Thu., Jan. 3 2013 at 8:33 AM
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A bystander with a camera phone captured West Palm Beach Police kicking a man in the head and punching him with what appears to be a Taser gun in Clematis, the downtown district of West Palm Beach, in the early-morning hours of Sunday, December 12.

The video shows a young man being forced to lie on the ground as officers try to arrest him.

At one point, one of the officers shoves away a bystander and then kicks the man being arrested in the head.

Two officers then subdue the man, with one forcibly holding him down and the other repeatedly punching him with what appears to be a Taser gun.

(Video after the jump.)

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Boynton Beach Police Department Racked With Scandal and Allegations

By Chris Joseph Mon., Oct. 8 2012 at 10:07 AM
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Boynton Beach elected officials are calling for a top-to-bottom review of a police department that's been fraught with attendance problems, squabbling, one cop that ran away to South America, angry emails, and alleged child porn.

But Boynton Beach Police Chief Matthew Immler ain't concerned about the department's apparent dipping into the crazy, saying he's more focused on fighting crime.

Sure our cops are lying on police reports, looking at kiddie porn, dealing drugs, and not showing up for work, but that's because we're so focused on fighting crime!

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Police Searching for Dennis Palmer, Disabled Western Palm Beach County Man (UPDATED)

By Rich Abdill Thu., Mar. 15 2012 at 6:13 AM
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​Update, 4:28 p.m.: PBSO reports he's returned home. Still waiting for more details.

Original post, 6:13 a.m.:
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office sent out a message late last night asking for help finding 48-year-old South Bay man Dennis Palmer, who officials said has the mental capacity of a 10-year-old and was last seen "walking west bound from Palm Beach Road toward the cane field in South Bay."

He's five-foot-five, weighs 145 pounds, and was wearing a striped shirt, blue jeans, gray sneakers, and a black hat. If you see him, call local authorities or the PBSO at 561-688-3400.

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Police Union President Expels Retired Detective Who Dug Up (Incorrect) Dirt on Fort Lauderdale Police Officers

By Stefan Kamph Thu., Mar. 1 2012 at 8:54 AM
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​Updated below with comments from the investigator, Al Smith, who says "I think I'm being kicked out [of the union] because of my involvement in these cases."

Last week, we posted about public defenders and a circuit court judge complaining that Fort Lauderdale Police officers showed a disturbing habit of not answering questions in depositions that they were legally required to answer.

When we called Fraternal Order of Police President Jack Lokeinsky for comment, he referred us to another case of supposed bias by officers in which Public Defender Howard Finkelstein said that two officers, Jose Dejo and Ian Sandman, had falsified information about a vehicle stop.

Dejo and Sandman had said they stopped a car because they didn't find registration information. But Finkelstein's investigator Al Smith ran the car's tag later and found that the cops had never even searched the number.

Only problem? Smith ran his search on the wrong tag number. 

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Police: 12-Year-Old Brings Gun to Charter School of Boynton Beach; Belligerent Teacher Arrested

By Rich Abdill Wed., Feb. 29 2012 at 2:47 PM
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​The Charter School of Boynton Beach was locked down this morning after a 12-year-old student was arrested on weapons charges for allegedly bringing a gun to school. He said he found a gun and "brought it to school to scare another student who he was having a disagreement with," according to Boynton Beach Police.

But the student wasn't the only one arrested -- a teacher was arrested for allegedly fighting with the school principal and later police when his students weren't allowed to go to the bathroom during the lockdown.

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Public Defender, Judge Say Cops Are Avoiding Questions in Depositions; Department Responds

By Stefan Kamph Thu., Feb. 16 2012 at 10:50 AM
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​Last week, Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein sent a letter (thanks, JAABlog) to Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler condemning "offensive, oppressive and highly questionable police tactics in predominately black neighborhoods within your city."

That includes arrests for what Finkelstein calls "walking while black" and hassling kids while "ladies of the night" strut nearby. But perhaps his most troubling accusation is that "several officers have recently started a new tactic design to frustrate discovery depositions."

The public defender attached a transcript of a court hearing about an officer who allegedly refused to answer questions in deposition. The assistant public defender at that hearing opened by accusing the officer's lawyer of foul language.

"This is now the second time in two weeks that he has told me to go fuck myself," said Assistant Public Defender Jason Blank.

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