Detroit Police scrutinizing sergeant that racked up 93 complaints, 12 lawsuits

[@beatricebritt347]

Scrutinizing, they should have been fired him. This is the problem with the police department and police unions.

[@wattienewton5447]

Tax payers pay doubbé all The time for criminals running their Towns and Citys and its buggering The names of good Policemèn and Women .

[@1USAUSA]

@Oregon Pundit yep... that's says it all doesn't it, Pundit... *Police Unions* lol... Like that guy Partrick Rose from Baltimore...

[@geteven3107]

all government agencies

[@donjenkins8189]

And these idiots are still violating Americans Rights?! Are the Administrators afraid of these leo’s and what they might do if fired or suspended ?!

[@1USAUSA]

@@donjenkins8189 Of course, they are... You do know that we have gobermint and then we have GOBERMINT. lol... remember these are the people who are suppose to ENFORCE the LAW... lol

[@hardcoredoom5892]

Man, as a security guard, if I trigger one lawsuit, I’m done and most likely liable. Why are the standards lower for actual police officers?

[@WN_Byers]

Qualified immunity + police unions

[@resumewriterbrian]

It depends. Employer responsibility for employee behavior varies across jurisdictions and actions. If you are a contractor, then you hold more liability, but you of course cover yourself with insurance. As a general rule, everyone should carry general liability insurance.

[@adamchurvis1]

@@WN_Byers Of all the four-word comments across the entire Internet, most of which make zero sense, your comment ACTUALLY gives the most correct answer using ANY number of words. If you're not already the brilliant engineer I imagine you to be, would you please consider a career in news reporting?

[@ronw59]

And why is it the taxpayers have to shell out for all of the court settlements? Take it out of the pension fund and see how quickly they get straightened out! Or out of the dues going to the thug unions.

[@adamchurvis1]

@@ronw59 Legally, it is because of the written agreements between Municipality and Police Union that specifically exclude pension funds -- or any negative action targeting those pension funds -- from being involved in satisfying the terms of a settlement. That leaves it to the Fund Accounting used by the Municipality to segregate and manage tax revenues.

[@flintcitypee144]

This guy should not be working anywhere that he deals with the public

[@KonveZ]

Google legal name fraud. . . . . . . . its illegal to use a legal name.

[@christopheraaron8299]

@@KonveZ You're thinking of the UK and it's BS.

[@mikkimikki5376]

Just like the problems that Derrick Chauvin had before he killed George Floyd.

[@bonniegreatorex72]

And if enough people complain they will get rid of him

[@plutotech]

@@bonniegreatorex72 93 have already and he got promoted.

[@robertcraig156]

Thank you sir for putting your story out, this crap is going on too many times ,all over the country.

[@Greyghost477]

End qualifies immunity and make cops carry their own liability insurance just like every other profession

[@OutlawChevy2]

Things would be a whole lot different if this was implemented!

[@countbenjamin1442]

I thought have the union carry the insurance. I bet when the union keeps having to get money from their cops to pay for stuff...those bad cops will be taken out really quickly.

[@ceruleanc505]

The cop that told the truth in that incident should be Governor of Michigan! Do you know how much courage that took?!

[@ct-lg4gm]

These lawsuits should be paid out pension funds. “Good” cops would finally grow some balls and stand up to “bad” cops.

[@mike-ovaca5386]

@@countbenjamin1442 thats the best way to fix this mess. However i don't think that it will ever pass.

[@davidmerfert5765]

Complaints need to be filed at the public defenders office! If you go to a police station to file you are threatened and intimidated for reporting bad cops! And other cops allow it and take part in it! And cops show everyday why they should not have immunity!

[@theturkish180]

Sadly, he's considered an ideal officer The only thing surprising is he's not the chief FTP

[@lehps6664]

FTP

[@anthonyclark9441]

Fuck The Police! I'll say it for you guys.

[@chrissegee]

It’s the police unions that protect these scumbags and the unions are protected by the politicians

[@jimanderson7648]

@D Williams upon conviction in court be put in general population in jail or prison automatic . that would take the piss and vinegar out the cowards . if they knew that was going to happen they would think twice if there was a good chance they would be spitting their teeth out eat out of a straw 99% of the bad cops wldnt be there

[@RW-ik6ij]

Next for him will be a seat in Congress. Should fit in well with the other outlaws.

[@chloejohnson7392]

This is insane!! People need to speak and demand action before the unspeakable happens to them or their love ones.

[@ucnhtmenow1]

Cops always say, "well it's my job to give people tickets, it's my job to find drugs." The reality is that it's your job to do your job professionally and within the lines of the law. Sounds pretty simple to me.

[@tiffanyfoy1039]

DAMN RIGHT 😐...but that's to easy😒😧😧

[@winstonmarajh991]

The public should do things within the lines of the law too and we won't have cops like these eh ?

[@winstonmarajh991]

Sounds pretty simple to me !

[@lldavidbanks8701]

Remember "Training Day" that's how cops really are, not all mind you, but a select few that does criminality everyday and we have to suffer because of the higher ups that won't turn them in, everyone is not a criminal, and it's about time that they stop treating people like they are, I'm hoping that they pass a bill that prohibits cops from seizing people's property and harassing them out of bias and racism, that would eliminate a lot of bad ones because people are watching and will tell what they see, they should also put a "no hire" law into effect that prohibits them from being hired in another jurisdiction, that way the citizens of another town doesn't have to be mistreated from those crooked cops, they should be incarcerated as well as fired from "ever" being a policeman again.

[@mccabeianenator]

If it is their job to give people tickets, may we ask if THEIR job is YOUR job?.... ...not unless and until YOU are being PAID. Please remember that THEY are NOT volunteers....so why should YOU be? ....so simply make yourself available for employment @ $911 per hour for YOUR time and also $999 for YOUR performance.

[@billvanderveen4868]

This is the epitome of the disconnect between law enforcement & civilians: Sure, we file complaints in an effort to get accountability for bad policing, but it's the police that investigate those complaints, and so there's no accountability to be had so long as that's how investigations are done. These situations are precisely why we need 3rd party/civilian, independent oversight of how complaints are investigated and handled.

[@marklandwehr7604]

De tocqueville in his book Democracy in America said the very same thing that we need citizen review boards

[@MrMaddox57]

very good story. Hold them accountable.

[@tonyjohnson2861]

AMEN

[@imatter4619]

He looks like a nice person😀😀. Imagine how he treats his wife and kids.

[@BasicName02]

We need to be aware that this department and city didn’t do anything about this MOUNTAIN of misconduct until public pressure was applied. They are also complicit

[@michaelwaninger3155]

And that's just one guy. If he can get away with it that often and that long than almost all the officers he interacts with have the same attitude.

[@jarhead4ever1]

Lol Detroit is on the worlds 50 most deadliest cities list. Love to see any of you on that job

[@BasicName02]

@@jarhead4ever1 so because the city is dangerous its now acceptable for public servants to abuse their powers and be corrupt? Stfu idiot. Just the typical boot licker response.

[@coronarysteaka1213]

That's usually how it works in this world now nothing that involves Justice for the average human being on this planet gets done without holding a a magnifying glass to the situation you put camera on them and they do the right thing for the most part

[@davidgordon4156]

@@jarhead4ever1 I'll bet you are white, live in a suburban area, feel entitled by white officers. I could be wrong, I'll bet I'm right.

[@ConejoValley1A]

Complaints are a “badge of honor” among the rank and file. And their supervisors. This is the blue line and it’s real.

[@heroesandzeros7802]

Just imagine how many complaints the police chief refused to take until he was forced to take them. These cops are criminals.

[@michaelwaninger3155]

My favorite was the guy in Arizona who went to the cop shop to file a complaint against the police. They threw him on the floor and 3 cops pummeled then arrested him. In the cop shop on camera. Turns out the chief has a boner for bad cops. Every cop on the force, all hired by him have been fired by multiple other departments for false arrests, false reports, perjury, assault and battery, bad shooting... you name it. Drug use, planting drugs... Can't even remember it all. It was so unbelievable when I first started watching the video I thought it was like a spoof on cops or a joke show . Just couldn't believe that once it was on TV the fed or state didn't move in and arrest the chief or sheriff.

[@overlord5580]

This is all the reason, cops with disciplinary complaints should not be allowed to transfer to another department . . . They need to be fired, prosecuted and jailed. They should never be allowed to work any job where they are required to carry a weapon. In some cases, they should be treated like any ex-con and never be allowed to be anywhere near a weapon.

[@choch2727]

@@michaelwaninger3155 holy shit. They think they are soldiers and love dressing up in tacti-cool gear and beat the shit and kill citizens. They have no interest in being public servants.

[@roguestatus7]

Thick blue line gang. It's real and killing us all over the country

[@michaelpap3532]

That's for sure.

[@danni1993]

This outrageous behavior continues, and it makes me SO angry. How many more years do citizens have to tolerate this abuse? Just think of all the people he abused that DIDN'T file complaints for fear of retaliation. At least one officer did the right thing, by coming forward and telling the truth, but who knows what has happened to him for being an honest man.

[@tommypickles1587]

After the first complaint or maybe two complaints, it should've been looked into. So, it took 93 complaints and counting for this issue to now be a concern? Bull crap

[@laurastrait7439]

I AGREE WITH YOU ........

[@jean6453]

Actually the only reason it is being looked into is because of the work this journalist did and exposing this publicly.

[@antoniosorge2037]

Its political. All to go against Craig for governor. Using this to say these are the police hired and worked over.

[@1USAUSA]

That's the difference between YOU THE CIVILIAN and "THEM." If that had been you, Tommy, they would have BUSTED your door down, DRAGGED you out your house and the beat the CR@P 0UT of YOU. Then, booked you into their system as a CRIMINAL. All within first or the second COMPLAINTS against you. lol... No, Tommy... his number of complaints didn't actually become a concern to anyone... It just got TOO BIG to IGNORE and on top of that the PUBLIC started to MAKE NOISES that "THEY" CAN'T be standing IDLY by... So, they threw him UNDER THE BUS just to SAVE FACES. Otherwise, his PD would have DONE NOTHING... lol...

[@michaelwaninger3155]

Every complaint is supposedly looked into. Too many cops just see us as criminals. We're all criminals. So it doesn't matter how they treat us. They just keep making more and more things against the law. It's insane. Nobody in America is not a criminal, from speeding to rolling through stop signs, to expired emission sticker to smoking weed, to driving after drinking 2 beers, to fudging your income taxes.... how can you not break the law. And we got so many cops, I mean does any country have more cops than us. I bet we have more cops than most countries have people.

[@fostecc]

Why haven't these officers been reported to the FBI in accordance with the Brady Act? The DPD is in violation of federal law and the mayor, city council and DPD chief should all be prosecuted for violation.

[@macywacy7384]

Stay on this one citizens these Bad cops should be fired! This is not serving and protecting but outright assault brutality and disrespect. We the tax payers demand that you stop covering up and protecting this behavior Detroit!!

[@sguerilla6142]

On July 23, 2013, Detroit Police Officer William Zeolla told police that he found his girlfriend Angela Kolhagen's lifeless body in his backyard. According to Zeolla, while he was home, Angela took his service gun and went outside and shot herself. Zeolla then carried her body to the front yard - thus disturbing the possible crime scene. All suicides are supposed to be treated like homicides - and it isn't until homicide can be out-ruled that a death is considered a sucide. In Angie's case, it appears that it was quickly decided that she had committed suicide because that's what Officer Zeolla said. End of story. Case closed. Angie was so unimportant to the Detroit PD, that they did not release her name. After several days of OIDV specialists tracking down info on the victim, we came up with not only Angie's name but the name of her boyfriend: Officer William Zeolla. More searching by our OIDV group on the mysterious Officer Zeolla and we discovered why the Detroit PD and his family and friends were protective of his identity: Zeolla has a long history of police brutality - backed up with lawsuits filed by his victims. Officer Zeolla has been involved in excessive-force lawsuits that collectively have cost the city $660,000 in settlements. At the time of Angie's death, Officer Zeolla and the Detroit PD were being sued for Zeolla's excessive force in yet another case of police brutality.

[@jasras5003]

3:48 - The officer that came forward on that stop and voiced foul play against one of his own is a rare breed. Almost unheard of. I mean it happens, but not very often out of fear of their own careers being jeopardized. Hope he makes sergeant.

[@wandasanders9043]

Detroit Police, you should have listened, now you will PAY, for PROTECTING him in litagation.

[@laurastrait7439]

SHM ON THE DETROIT POLICE ,,,,,, WHAT EVER GOES ON IN THE DARK WILL COME TO LIGHT..... 👁️👁️ DEFUND DETROIT POLICE A. S . A . P .,,,,,,, WHEN YOU CALL THE DETROIT POLICE AND IF ,,,,,,,,,,,, THEY SHOW UP THE DETROIT POLICE STILL DON'T DO ANYTHING OR HELP YOU AND THE DETROIT POLICE DO NOT DO FOLLOW UP WORK AT ALL,,,,,,,👽👽👽 SAD JUST SAD,,,,,,👽👽👽 AND THE DETROIT POLICE WONDER WHY PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR ARE WATCHING THEM ....👁️👁️ 💯💯💯💯👁️👁️👮👮👮👮👮👮

[@dondownriver3464]

no more like youll pay, make sure you go to work so the city can pay the lawsuit

[@nathanielmartin6093]

Is it they who will pay or the taxpayers?

[@chevelle1]

@@nathanielmartin6093 police officers have qualified immunity and are not personally liable. The taxpayers (you and I) have to pay for their settlements.

[@nathanielmartin6093]

@@chevelle1 yes I know, 🙏☺️...just posing the question to the commenter to ponder as he/she seems to think that the police will pay in some way shape or form.

[@marklandwehr7604]

It's a criminal organization the police could get rid of the officer who violates the law but that doesn't get rid of their chain of command that approves of this Behavior.

[@MrMaddox57]

the public DESERVES to know.

[@1USAUSA]

Will, my friend... let me tell you... there are a lot of STUFF the GOBERMINT is withholding that the public DESERVES to KNOW, but they will NEVER BE RELEASED to the PUBLIC... lol...

[@anthonyfaiell3263]

0:13 the department put him on desk duty after this aired... . Imagine if we lived in a world where people had the dignity to do the right thing without needing to be called out for it first

[@chriswill9228]

One complaint should be enough to get investigated. Police should be held to a higher standard because they are supposed to protect and serve the community not become a menace to society

[@sguerilla6142]

On July 23, 2013, Detroit Police Officer William Zeolla told police that he found his girlfriend Angela Kolhagen's lifeless body in his backyard. According to Zeolla, while he was home, Angela took his service gun and went outside and shot herself. Zeolla then carried her body to the front yard - thus disturbing the possible crime scene. All suicides are supposed to be treated like homicides - and it isn't until homicide can be out-ruled that a death is considered a sucide. In Angie's case, it appears that it was quickly decided that she had committed suicide because that's what Officer Zeolla said. End of story. Case closed. Angie was so unimportant to the Detroit PD, that they did not release her name. After several days of OIDV specialists tracking down info on the victim, we came up with not only Angie's name but the name of her boyfriend: Officer William Zeolla. More searching by our OIDV group on the mysterious Officer Zeolla and we discovered why the Detroit PD and his family and friends were protective of his identity: Zeolla has a long history of police brutality - backed up with lawsuits filed by his victims. Officer Zeolla has been involved in excessive-force lawsuits that collectively have cost the city $660,000 in settlements. At the time of Angie's death, Officer Zeolla and the Detroit PD were being sued for Zeolla's excessive force in yet another case of police brutality.

[@bikkiikun]

And they didn't do anything the 92 complaints and 11 lawsuits before that? That's not even Criminal Negligence anymore... that's Conspiracy. And every single officer, supervisor and chief involved should go to prison for a VERY long time.

[@free7062]

Always film the police.Expose these tyrants, end qualified immunity ⚖️

[@laosasean8482]

You could get shot by them if you tries to record them, because they will say that they saw your hand with the gun instead of cell phone after you died.

[@tombrook6869]

Lawsuit settlements need to come from officers' pensions, instead of taxpayer funds.

[@roberthall9973]

Zeolla is a BAD LIFE police officer get that guy off the force

[@mrwhite77781]

He a dirty cop but cops dont snitch on each other but want the criminals to do it couple bad apples rotten the whole police force

[@phillipwatson5515]

Some bad ass person will find out where he lives and give him what he gave out twice as bad.

[@pamelamorris3148]

@@phillipwatson5515 it's not worth someone to throw their life away over someone like him. He retired earlier this week so he know longer is a threat to the public

[@grimreaper7198]

@@pamelamorris3148 And took his full pension and retirement benefits with him. He'll be living off the taxpayers the rest of his life. He may run across one of those complainants who's down on their luck with nothing to lose. If he had even a small brain, he'd leave town.

[@DatGuy960]

@@mrwhite77781 a COUPLE bad apples?!!! There might be 2 on the entire tree that are good!!!!!

[@jeffreymakas132]

What is extremely frightening is the fact that there is that many complaints. Because 99% of innocent people they've abused and violated are to frightened to file complaints. Complains probably show 3% of the actual misconduct being committed.

[@funwithFred]

Clean out your "force", Detroit. All over the country, we could do better.

[@manuelzavala1305]

Cops will investigate their "brothers in blue" and will find their "brothers" were innocent. That's convenient. Maybe they should let our families be the jury in our trials and see how that goes.

[@dericksmith2137]

3.72 complaints / year and a lawsuit every 2nd year and he still can get promoted? Is there any better way to send a message to cops that ‘go ahead and be a thug, it’s what the department wants’? The department is rewarding apprehensible behaviour. (And consider a young rookie cop. He sees this and uses it as a formula for success.)

[@kersofmia]

Wish it was harder to believe but police departments are completely out of control and lawless. I can't even imagine how many ppl this POS government employee abused who were too afraid to complain abd file lawsuits.

[@philipcooper6085]

93 complaint's , obviously there is no investigation into his conduct , defiantly a rights violator , time for these cop to be fired , charged and set to prison , dirty cop , dirty precinct , QUALIFIED IMMUNITY HAS GOT TO GO , the tax payers shouldn't be paying the bill for this cop , disgraceful

[@jean6453]

This journalist ( and team) is doing excellent work. Congratulations and thank you !

[@mitchellclem6078]

These are the stories America’s People want to hear about. Bravo to Detroit News Reporters.

[@horseman5212]

The tax payers have to pay for their recklessness and straight out racism. So how can you say these officers care about their city when they’re wasting taxpayers money by being sued. Nothing is going to change unless you get rid of qualified immunity.🤦🏻🇺🇸

[@voiceofreason7558]

his primary job is to find drugs and guns.. in other words he is completely ineffective

[@annettewilliams1986]

He's making it hard for the whole department....Pathetic!!!!

[@Delusion_Conclusion]

If you think his Department is not the same like he is you the pathetic one tbh 🤔

[@michaelwaninger3155]

The whole department is making hard for us. They are the ones allowing and assist him to commit criminal acts. If this didn't make the news he'd be getting promoted again. Just like he did with 93 complaints.

[@FairyChild_For_Freedom-Justice]

I hope so because you know he's not the only one that acts like this. So if it ruins it for the others to behave poorly and break the law and take away our rights then I'm glad it was ruined for the others enough is enough of this kind of b******* they are hired to protect and serve us not bully us lie to us beat us falsely accuse us

[@michaelwaninger3155]

@@FairyChild_For_Freedom-Justice The police are not hired to protect and serve. If they were they wouldn't be buying weapons from the military.

[@anthonyfaiell3263]

The department was the one that allowed it to continue... They seem to be making it hard on themselves...

[@Tom-ob8yb]

From now on Zeolla should be wearing a body-cam at all times when on duty. If not on, FIRED IMMEDIATELY.

[@murphy3437]

The sad part is it's the taxpayers that will pay for this Nazi's actions

[@voiceofreason7558]

that doesn't go far enough.. everyone who worked with him, while reporting nothing about his crimes, needs to be fired and banned from police work in America for life.. or any other government job at any level

[@lrn5755]

Sounds like Detroit Police is keeping Zeolla because he's a good role model for the force.

[@mrwhite77781]

The crooked d cops whats new from that hell hole

[@nivekyentrouc1200]

@@mrwhite77781 It's a hell hole but that ain't the cops fault.

[@brandonpreatto6893]

@@nivekyentrouc1200 it his fault to assault citizens that is not involved in criminal activity, but you don't see anything wrong in what he's doing out there, now do you?

[@nivekyentrouc1200]

@@brandonpreatto6893 You have to take into account that criminals might lie about the arrest. I caught a guy taking my bike right in front of me and he swore it was his and started yelling for people to call the cops cuz I was trying to take HIS bike.

[@brandonpreatto6893]

@@nivekyentrouc1200 that's a whole different story

[@markgerdes6440]

It will continue untill it becomes cheaper to fire them then to keep them.

[@insAneTunA]

I am from the Netherlands, and I just can't understand why those police officers treat other people so inhumanly. And I can't understand why they do not feel any shame or remorse about their behavior. What kind of a parent would raise their kids to become such a monster?

[@frankclough380]

It's a cultural thing, the USA is an aggressive and violent place and the police there behave like out of control thugs. Europe is a much more civilized place than the USA and European police, in the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia at least, are of much better quality than the brutish and uneducated neanderthals that constitute the American police. I don't understand how the Americans tolerate such thick headed and aggressive police while at the same time bragging about how they are "the land of the free".

[@michaelcarney5712]

@@frankclough380 In most developed counties kids stop playing with guns at 7 or 8 years old. In America they keep them for life.

[@frankclough380]

@@michaelcarney5712 I don't understand what the American fascination with guns is all about. A little pipe that goes "bang" when you pull a lever and then a bit of metal flies out of the end. What's the fun in that ?

[@fultonjohnsonaton5096]

Racist bullys

[@ainsley1114]

It’s because they have been treating slaves a lot worse in this country since it’s conception, now that we are free their views are pretty much the same and the system covers for them. The problem for them now is there are cameras everywhere so all can see it. Also they’ve been getting away with treating us like crap for so long with no real consequences that they are now starting to treat everyone else the same way.

[@kermitnight9621]

This is why there needs to be a outside independent review board for this stuff because when they investigate themselves they'll just write it off as they did nothing wrong and instead of taxpayers paying it out start taking the money out of their pension that would really deter them to

[@elisevautour6292]

Thanks Ross Jones. Accountability. Keep shining a light on these stories. This Brutality Must End.

[@sguerilla6142]

'' On July 23, 2013, Detroit Police Officer William Zeolla told police that he found his girlfriend Angela Kolhagen's lifeless body in his backyard. According to Zeolla, while he was home, Angela took his service gun and went outside and shot herself. Zeolla then carried her body to the front yard - thus disturbing the possible crime scene. All suicides are supposed to be treated like homicides - and it isn't until homicide can be out-ruled that a death is considered a sucide. In Angie's case, it appears that it was quickly decided that she had committed suicide because that's what Officer Zeolla said. End of story. Case closed. Angie was so unimportant to the Detroit PD, that they did not release her name. After several days of OIDV specialists tracking down info on the victim, we came up with not only Angie's name but the name of her boyfriend: Officer William Zeolla. More searching by our OIDV group on the mysterious Officer Zeolla and we discovered why the Detroit PD and his family and friends were protective of his identity: Zeolla has a long history of police brutality - backed up with lawsuits filed by his victims. Officer Zeolla has been involved in excessive-force lawsuits that collectively have cost the city $660,000 in settlements. At the time of Angie's death, Officer Zeolla and the Detroit PD were being sued for Zeolla's excessive force in yet another case of police brutality.

[@ZanderEast]

Policing across the country needs to be completely overhauled

[@TheMightymo05]

"Detroit Police scrutinizing sergeant" Lmao! You can't make this $hit up. An organization that has the power to investigate itself. Yea, okay. As if anything substantial will ever change the culture of the police system in America.

[@petericyou856]

It’s rife throughout the police force it’s there norm to abuse the oath

[@sunnymagneti]

if he goes down they will go down with him so they go along to get along

[@adrianaguirre7006]

If he gets to 100, he becomes chief.

[@darrylwiggins7056]

In any other business or corporation, this man would have been fired, not promoted. I do believe that there are good cops on the force doing the job like it is supposed to be done, without assaults and abuse on the public.

[@larryhomess8679]

good cops protect bad cops

[@wish1012]

Darryl Wiggins...but its a flip of the coin which psycho rogue cop shows up ready to shoot or brutalize you or your family! 😕

[@Liverpoolboy01]

How many so called good cops who have witnessed bad behaviour, have reported, sorry can’t hear you.

[@michaelwaninger3155]

How good are they as they stand around allowing this cop to assault people and violate their rights? What an idiotic thing to say. You see the videos of cops standing around watching other cops break the law or joining in. And the more cops present the more likely there will be violence by the cops. Pretending most cops are alright is wrong. I don't know what % of cops perform their job properly. Maybe it is most. What does that look like? 51%good 49%bad?61%good 39%bad?71%good 29%bad? How about 80/20 that leaves 150,000 bad cops in our country. I'll give you 80/20 but I bet it's closer to 60/40. Of course we'll never know since they never admit anything they do is wrong.

[@QueenBee-ed2vt]

Many communities live under a police state, currently and historically.

[@earvetta]

The chief mayor need to be held accountable for allowing him to remain a police with that many complaints and 12 law suits

[@Qharisma]

If my employer ever tries to send me to Detroit ..... I'm not going.

[@1USAUSA]

🤣🤣🤣

[@expatjourneys8962]

The best way to deal this kind of complaint is to demote the Sargent and his supervisor for allowing this harassment to continue.

[@nivekyentrouc1200]

Yes stop harassing criminals!!!

[@garrywagoner3286]

@@nivekyentrouc1200 so they harass you

[@lordshango4184]

Aren’t we a nation which criticizes and sanctions other countries for these same despicable, disgraceful and disgusting cases of human rights abuses and discrimination???

[@1USAUSA]

Yea, that's another thing... WHO ARE these guys (UNITED STATES) to IMPOSE SANCTION on another NATION or COUNTRY as if they OWN EVERY SQUARE INCH of this planet? I don't get it. Is that mean United States OWNS and CONTROLS all of the RESOURCES found on EARTH? lol... *IRAN is not letting us into their country to check on their ENRICHMENT of URANIUM. Fine... NO MORE RICE and WATER for you IRAN... GO STARVE...* ROTFLMAO!!! 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kimwhitson7035]

Talk about bs, WHY did it take a News Grew to STOP a bad Cop. I RESPECT STAND WITH OUR NATIONS OFFICERS but this behavior is NOT OK EVER!!!

[@elohimsoldier3028]

Because the same news protect them

[@anthonyclark9441]

They won't/don't stand with you.

[@plutotech]

why stand with someone who dont give af about you? it was more than one "bad cop".

[@voiceofreason7558]

the guy with the cuts should have had them call an ambulance and a supervisor

[@pierreburns49]

We as good citizens far outnumber those cops district attorneys and Military combined

[@1USAUSA]

Yea, my friend Pierre, but then get ready to LOOSE EVERYTHING you have and LOVE including your FAMILY. lol... This is also another reason why they are trying to get GUNS out of people's HANDS for a long time now...

[@dontcare9689]

More department cover up. From the chief to the beat cop they all cover up this bad behavior.

[@ivanahugankiss8414]

It's disturbing how it takes reporters getting involved to prod them into action

[@santaanaaudits8189]

Something is very deeply wrong with accountability in Detroit

[@jimkelly4214]

Not just Detroit!

[@christinapomponio6452]

This is awesome, keep doing this type of reporting and investigating. Get these POSs off our streets..

[@sguerilla6142]

On July 23, 2013, Detroit Police Officer William Zeolla told police that he found his girlfriend Angela Kolhagen's lifeless body in his backyard. According to Zeolla, while he was home, Angela took his service gun and went outside and shot herself. Zeolla then carried her body to the front yard - thus disturbing the possible crime scene. All suicides are supposed to be treated like homicides - and it isn't until homicide can be out-ruled that a death is considered a sucide. In Angie's case, it appears that it was quickly decided that she had committed suicide because that's what Officer Zeolla said. End of story. Case closed. Angie was so unimportant to the Detroit PD, that they did not release her name. After several days of OIDV specialists tracking down info on the victim, we came up with not only Angie's name but the name of her boyfriend: Officer William Zeolla. More searching by our OIDV group on the mysterious Officer Zeolla and we discovered why the Detroit PD and his family and friends were protective of his identity: Zeolla has a long history of police brutality - backed up with lawsuits filed by his victims. Officer Zeolla has been involved in excessive-force lawsuits that collectively have cost the city $660,000 in settlements. At the time of Angie's death, Officer Zeolla and the Detroit PD were being sued for Zeolla's excessive force in yet another case of police brutality.

[@esteearie]

Where is the DOJ?

[@ashleymcclave8848]

Our founding fathers know of tyranny 240 yrs ago and said “ the tree of freedom needs to be water OFTEN with the blood of tyrants It’s been 240 years since that TREE been watered

[@elohimsoldier3028]

I'm sorry your founding founders were rapist racist physcopath

[@khalil1q88]

They need to make lawyers to be chiefs for cops cause obviously don’t know the law to protect the citizens and stop cops from doing what are you doing💯

[@piper6664]

Once again out there proving to be a cop you must have larceny in your heart, a bullies attitude and a sadistic soul

[@parallax9281]

Correction: To be HIRED in as a cop by extremely corrupt city buearocrats, you must have all of those attributes you wrote of.. Bad cops who get away with that much abuse, are almost locked in with city counsel, the office people who works for the mayor's office as permanent staff, and their families.. You under estimate how deep the corruption goes..

[@Jamal-jv8yc]

It’s all too common for minor traffic stops to be handled like this by American police. They’re more likely to die from a heart attack from too many donuts than from someone stopped for a cracked windscreen or a headlight bulb that has gone out.

[@waynebelshaw7961]

Why didn't he file a suit

[@JAYPHILLYNEWS]

THIS IS THE DEAL . “I placed him in handcuffs” “Why? “Safety” “What was the safety concern?” “He was resisting” “What was he resisting?” “Being placed in handcuffs” FBLG💩👮‍♂️ WE MUST TAKE QUALIFY IMMUNITY AND MAYBE THIS ABUSE WILL STOP .

[@elohimsoldier3028]

Here's the deal lol

[@geniusintelligence950]

After watching this video i'll make sure im never going to Detroit.

[@brixmoore9871]

What a disgrace to the badge!

[@laurastrait7439]

HE AIN'T THE ONLY ONE DOING IT .....

[@tomc.4860]

This is the reason why we need a national database outside of government control which lists all the police officers and the complaints against them and any video evidence or documents to back up those claims. The American citizen should be able to look on a database and see if the officer they're dealing with is corrupt and Criminal or whether he has acted decently with integrity.

[@thecivilrightsguyintxk]

Huh. You’d think they would “investigate” after the first three dozen. 🙄

[@ZanderEast]

He should lose his license to ever be a cop again

[@butterflyd1269]

And to think our tax dollars paid for all it!!!

[@waynelandry9000]

they wonder why the public doesnt trust the police

[@t.l.robinson2162]

Bravo to the officer who came forward and told the truth.

[@marymarly1768]

they are carrying out orders.

[@Daveortiz693]

They learned from the best, "Robo", William Melenez. " "Ex-Inkster Cop Who Beat Black Motorist Released From Prison"

[@hellojam100]

the system will automatically set off a notification to Internal Affairs once the complaint count his 100

[@1USAUSA]

So, you mean to tell me that until the complaint hits 100 he or she is allowed to do whatever they want to the PUBLIC or CIVILIANS or MOTORISTS with no LEGAL CONSEQUENCES. lol... Wow... No wonder public HATES them.

[@tonyjohnson2861]

ITS TIME TO DO BETTER

[@patrickkelly7085]

And yet they made him a sergeant

[@zzyzxRDFwy15]

I investigated myself all the time but I never find that I did anything wrong too.

[@1USAUSA]

yep... 😅😅😅😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 Wish all Americans do that... 😅😅😅😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@mercandog507]

I thought it was 85? Wait, that was another cop.

[@cashstore1]

The Detroit police department has always been corrupt from the top on down.

[@ABucketOfFrogsWithPaint]

If cops don't like the rights and liberties of the United States, I'll gladly help them pack their things and leave this magnificent country. Your job is to enforce the law, not be a fascist tyrant

[@bobwoods5017]

Hey, you got a kid who does what ever he wants and you never discipline him and he turns out to be an out of control psyco, its not your fault?

[@tragene2250]

All police cars should have continuous camera coverage from front, rear, and sides that run constantly once an officer signs into his vehicle. Body cameras should be required and also run the entire shift of the officer with sound. It does not take much to carry extra batteries if you need them and with SD cards, you can record for a whole shift. Bluetooth them to the vehicles computer which downloads to the main database at the police headquarters. This way everything is recorded and cannot be turned off. This will protect citizens and officers alike.

[@kittimoore9034]

Wow...this is great journalism .so glad you are exposing all of this...its possible this guy really killed his gf long ago and got away with it

[@mrwhite77781]

The dirty crooked robo cop fire this bozo asap

[@jetjazzdauntless218]

And the chief wonders why!

[@dmoneyas24]

The thing is a citizen can file a complaint about anything under the sun involving an officer. So the nature of each complaint is what matters not the total number.

[@jean6453]

Curious how there are cops who have no complaints filed against them. Mmmmmm I wonder why.

[@antoniosorge2037]

@@jean6453 yet. Took a month for a friend of mine to get one.

[@lilcourtny08]

Bootlicker, a few complaints might be ordinary but not 95

[@tylerbailey470]

That's the issue all of those complaints fall on def ears. Not only do these higher ups not care to investigate these officers they promote them. What happens then is younger officers get taught and led by this now sergeant. So when they do these same bad things and people request a supervisor to show up am sort it out they get him.

[@1USAUSA]

*That's the issue all of those complaints fall on def ears.* Well, yea... That's because he is ONE OF THEM... they are not going to throw him under the bus just because some ldl0t of the street has a gripe against this c0p unless he had done something so HORRIBLE against HUMANITY like KlDN@PPlNG and R@PlNG of a CHllD. Even then his superiors will try their BEST to SWEEP everything under the RUG. The only REASON this came out was because NEWS MEDIA and the PUBLIC found out about his SHENANIGANS and so they started to MAKE NOISES, which his superiors can't IGNORE ANYMORE... lol... Tyler, this is just a TIP of the iceberg. Things like this happen all the time and A LOT OF THEM are NEVER REPORTED for FREE of RETALIATION and INTIMIDATION. lol...

[@waynebelshaw7961]

So many complaints because he dosent recognize the rights of people and he gets a high from hurting people

[@loschekell]

Search a car for a bad headlight ?

[@edkrobot7281]

It's because this is what they want

[@nacalsumerian9192]

This is what happens when you are considered 3/5 of a person.

[@mildredmorine745]

wow, That is so DISCUSTING, like I have commented before they are a gang of police officers, no one can dispute it as they are paid to serve, protect, not abuse, beat the crap out of an innocent person because they are black, you can't abuse an animal like that get away with it. what needs to change is private investigations, they need to have to pay for their own mistakes not the tax payers, use common sense, as that makes no sense, that is the reason the only reason that they keep doing the same thing over, over, getting away with it. when you are predigest, bully, abuser,gun happy, you abuse that, you keep getting away with it, you become addicted to that behaviour. This type of behaviour by a police officer should never be tolerated,1st time it happens that cop needs to be fired, not allowed to go somewhere else continue the same behaviour, they are being paid to serve, protect. The police have got so bad that they use people like criminals at a traffic stop, it just seems as if they crave a reason to abuse, they will find a reason even if it didn't happen such as lying. If they had a record in the genies book of records for the biggest liars with the most lies I'm certain the cops would win, it doesn't seem to matter they are on video, videos don't lie.