Failed to document the use of force in 22 incidents since January 2017 in which criminal complaints indicate force was used.Provided no records showing any officer was disciplined for use of force violations in the last three years.Escalated tensions by shouting insults and profanities during use of force incidents.Punched, kneed or used other unarmed force on the heads of subjects 18 times since 2016, more than any other local department.An I-Team investigation finds the Newport Police Department: It’s one of many ways Newport has strayed from federal standards in regulating police use of force. “It’s a no strike zone.”Īnd yet records indicate Newport officers who delivered facial blows 11 times since 2016 were never criticized in supervisory reviews of the incidents. “It’s never appropriate,” Collins told WCPO’s I-Team. Newport Police Chief Tom Collins doesn’t like it when his officers punch suspects in the face.
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