Police Brutality

Scottsdale Police Department Has Quite a Shooting Problem, ACLU Alleges

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Sep. 24 2012 at 11:32 AM
Categories: Police Brutality, That's So Scottsdale
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Scottsdale police officers have had quite a few questionable shootings in recent history that have been determined by the department to be justified.

That -- along with Officer James Peters' involvement in a sixth fatal shooting -- is why representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona announced that they've filed a lawsuit against the department and the City of Scottsdale.

See also:
-ACLU Suing City of Scottsdale Over Officer James Peters' Sixth Kill
-James Peters, Scottsdale Cop With Six Kills, Approved for Retirement

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Police Brutality

Scottsdale Jailer Disciplined for "Stomping" Bare Foot of Activist Jason Shelton in 2008; Federal Lawsuit Filed Yesterday

By Ray Stern Fri., Aug. 27 2010 at 3:17 PM
Categories: Police Brutality

Jason Shelton's bare foot was "stomped" by a Scottsdale cop for no good reason during his 2008 arrest. The cop, Alan Hale, was reprimanded.

It turns out that Jason Shelton, anti-speed-camera activist, was assaulted by a Scottsdale police detention officer in jail is true, after all.


We just received a copy of the notice of claim filed against the city of Scottsdale by anti-speed-camera activist Jason Shelton, who's suing over his bogus 2008 arrest. As mentioned in our earlier blog post today about the new lawsuit, Scottsdale's finest arrested Shelton for failing to give police his true name while being questioned at a small protest of a speed-camera van.


Shelton had been doing nothing but videotaping two activists, neither of whom were arrested or charged with anything, yet cops hauled him to jail when he told them he didn't have to give his name.


The claim states that Shelton seeks $134,944.09 for his pain and troubles.


But of even more interest is what's attached to the claim: A copy of a 2009 discipline report against Scottsdale police detention officer Alan Hale.


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