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Milwaukee officer involved in NBA player’s arrest fired

September 14, 2018 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee officer involved in the stun gun arrest of Bucks’ player Sterling Brown has been fired because of social media posts mocking the incident, the city’s police chief said Thursday. Police Chief Alfonso Morales said the firing decision was not tied to anything Erik Andrade did when Brown was arrested, but […]

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Milwaukee mayor surprised at city’s attorney defending police in Bucks Sterling Brown arrest

August 27, 2018 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s city attorney said officers did nothing wrong when they used a stun gun on Bucks’ player Sterling Brown during his arrest over a parking violation in January — a direct contradiction to the police chief and mayor, who condemned the officers’ actions. The city attorney’s assertion comes in response to a lawsuit Brown […]

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Bucks’ Sterling Brown sues Milwaukee over stun-gun arrest

June 19, 2018 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown sued the city of Milwaukee and its police department Tuesday, saying officers’ use of a stun gun during his arrest for a parking violation constitutes excessive force and that they targeted him because he is black. Brown’s attorney Mark Thomsen filed the lawsuit in federal court, accusing police of […]

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New video shows Milwaukee police stepping on Bucks guard Sterling Brown’s ankle, singing about overtime pay

June 5, 2018 Rick Solem

The latest video released in the Sterling Brown case where the Bucks guard was tased for a parking violation at 2 a.m. in a Walgreens parking lot doesn’t paint the Milwaukee Police Department in very good light. In one of those videos, the police pretty much say just that, when they realize they’re not just […]

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Bucks Sterling Brown says he tried to stay calm during arrest

May 25, 2018 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — NBA player Sterling Brown says he tried to remain calm when Milwaukee police used a stun gun to take him down during his arrest for a parking violation. In an interview aired on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Friday, the Milwaukee Bucks player says police pinned him down and held his hands behind […]

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Body-cam footage of Bucks guard Sterling Brown’s arrest, as Milwaukee police are criticized

May 24, 2018 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales has apologized to Bucks player Sterling Brown for a January arrest that started with a parking violation and escalated to include the use of a stun gun, and he said some officers were disciplined. Here is the full video released by the police. At the bottom of […]

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Body-cam footage of Bucks guard Sterling Brown’s arrest has Milwaukee mayor concerned

May 22, 2018 Rick Solem

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Officials in Milwaukee are already trying to get ahead of police video from the arrest of Bucks guard Sterling Brown in January. “It was a disturbing video when I saw it, and I know that the police chief feels the same way,” Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett told the Milwaukee Journal on Tuesday. […]

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NFL protests named top sports story of 2017

December 26, 2017 Rick Solem

DENVER (AP) — President Donald Trump couldn’t stand NFL players kneeling in protest during “The Star-Spangled Banner.” His angry call to fire players who didn’t stand for the national anthem rekindled both the national debate over the issue and the movement itself. Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick initiated the protests last year to […]