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Bodycam footage from Santa Monica shows 44-year-old Michael Rodriguez advancing toward a police officer with a large knife in Palisades Park. After warnings to drop the weapon were ignored in a crowded seaside area, an officer fired once, wounding Rodriguez, who later died at a hospital. Investigators recovered two additional knives and are reviewing the deadly-force incident; no other injuries were reported.
Chilling bodycam footage from Aug. 22 shows Santa Monica police firing on a man who charged at officers with a serrated knife near the Santa Monica Pier after they were assisting with an unrelated call. The suspect, 44-year-old Michael Rodriguez, died at the hospital; two additional knives were found. A police-involved shooting review, an internal Santa Monica Police Department inquiry, and a criminal investigation are ongoing, while officials say releasing the video provides transparency and accountability.
New bodycam footage from Dustin Poirier’s June airport arrest in Atlanta shows the UFC star moving from calm interaction with officers to escalating aggression, repeatedly challenging police to “one-on-one” and directing profanity at staff and fans. After some tense moments and references to prior prison time, he calms during transport, is processed at the jail, and later apologizes, saying he needs help.
A Pennsylvania police corporal is charged with voluntary manslaughter after fatally shooting 22-year-old Glenwood Pysher, who had knocked at the wrong door; body-camera video shows Pysher with hands up as the officer fired two shots about 20 feet away, with prosecutors saying non-lethal options were available and the use of lethal force was not lawful. Farrell surrendered, bail set at $75,000, next hearing Sept 10; Pysher’s family says he was a caring kid.
Bodycam footage shows San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York being arrested in an Ohio trailer park after attempting to meet a sex worker; York faced two misdemeanors but later pled no contest to disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools, receiving one day in jail with time served and about $1,150 in fines. The NFL said it is reviewing the incident under its personal conduct policy.
Two young girls, 4-year-old Zola Cooper and 11-month-old Norah Cooper, were rescued from a windowless trailer in Atlanta after police say Lakesha Brown, 42, pretended to be a babysitter and abducted them from their mother. A Levi’s Call led officers to the trailer in extreme heat, where they used bolt cutters to enter and found the children in unsafe, unsuitable conditions. Brown, who is already facing a 2021 kidnapping case for a newborn, has been charged with kidnapping in this incident and is held without bond; the motive remains unclear as investigations continue.
Palo Alto police will not release bodycam footage, the 911 call, or the accident report related to Kyle Shanahan’s July car crash, citing exemptions under the California Public Records Act; authorities say nothing will be released, and Shanahan’s injuries include a concussion as investigators reportedly delayed disclosures for about 11 days.
New bodycam footage shows former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo being arrested in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating while intoxicated after a July 23 traffic stop. The video depicts Romo saying he was coming from a golf course and had consumed zero drinks, undergoing field sobriety tests over about 12 minutes, expressing a wish to call a lawyer, and then refusing a breath test before being booked on one count. Prosecutors say the case is a civil traffic violation rather than a criminal charge, with a court appearance scheduled for Sept. 21.
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo questions police on bodycam during his July 23 OWI arrest in Wisconsin, claiming he drank nothing and later refusing a breath test; he was cited for first-offense OWI and refusal and released, with a court date set for Sept. 21.
TMZ released bodycam footage of Tony Romo’s arrest, including his traffic-stop exchange, a barefoot heel-to-toe sobriety test, his request to call a lawyer, and his refusal to submit to breath testing before the arrest proceeds.
In Northeast Austin, police fatally shot a 17-year-old Black male who was unarmed after responding to a 911 call; body cam shows officers commanding him to raise his hands, then firing when he reaches toward his waistband; no gun was found, only a water bottle; the initial call is traced to the teen’s phone; three APD officers are on administrative leave; investigations are underway by APD Special Investigations Unit, Travis County DA, Internal Affairs, and Austin Police Oversight; APD Chief Lisa Davis characterized the incident as 'potentially a suicide by police' and community leaders are calling for independent review, noting no prior APD interactions with the teen.
A 38-year-old man, Robert Jenkins III, is seen on police bodycam violently bludgeoning his 69-year-old father, Robert Jenkins Jr., with a baseball bat on the front lawn of their Meriden home in broad daylight. After Jenkins III refuses to drop the bat, Officer Anthony Offiaeli fires multiple rounds, killing him; the elder Jenkins dies from blunt-force head injuries. Both deaths are ruled homicides. It was not immediately clear whether the officer was placed on administrative leave as the investigation continues. Neighbors described the incident as shocking.
Bodycam footage from Meriden, CT shows Officer Anthony Offiaeli repeatedly ordering a bat-wielding Jenkins to drop the weapon as he continued striking a man on the ground, before firing multiple rounds; Jenkins died in hospital from multiple gunshot wounds, and autopsy ruled the death a homicide. Investigators from the Office of Inspector General and state authorities are examining the incident.
Bodycam video shows The View co-host Sunny Hostin telling Metro-North/ MTA police she’s a former federal prosecutor as her Harvard-educated son, Gabriel Hostin, is cited for trespassing on railroad property in New Rochelle; after a background check he’s issued an appearance ticket and released, with Hostin urging officers to show discretion, a stance that sparked online criticism from some conservatives and media commentators.
ICE officers involved in a fatal shooting in Houston were not wearing body cameras, and the lack of footage could hinder the DHS inspector general’s review of the incident involving Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.