An argument over texting in a Florida movie theater Monday triggered a retired Tampa police captain to fatally shoot a man sitting in front of him, as about 25 horrified moviegoers looked on, sheriff's officials said.

"Somebody throws popcorn. I'm not sure who threw the popcorn," said Charles Cummings, who, as a birthday treat, was about to watch the movie "Lone Survivor" at The Grove 16 Theater.

"And then bang, he was shot."

An Orange County jury Monday found two former Fullerton police officers accused of killing a schizophrenic homeless man, Kelly Thomas, not guilty.

Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli were charged with striking Kelly Thomas with a baton and a stun gun in a beating that left him comatose. He died five days later.

SHERIDAN, Ore. -- McMinnville police arrested a reserve Yamhill police officer who investigators said assaulted and critically injured his girlfriend's 4-year-old son.

Michael Shane Abo, 34, was arrested Saturday morning. He faces charges of assault (first degree) and criminal mistreatment (first degree).

Police said Yamhill County sheriff's deputies responded to a medical call about an injured 4-year-old boy at Abo's home on Dec. 31.

The boy was flown by LifeFlight helicopter to OHSU in Portland where he is in critical condition, police said. Investigators believe his injuries resulted from physical abuse by Abo.

Neighbors say they always thought something was off with Abo.

"If the little boy was in momma's car going to McMinnville, he would always blow a kiss at me when they left. But if he was in daddy's car, he was not allowed to look," said Ruby Swartz, Abo's neighbor.

Yamhill County Sheriff Jack Crabtree requested that McMinnville police investigate the incident because Abo is a reserve police officer and a former Yamhill County sheriff's deputy.

Police took Abo to the Yamhill County Jail. Bail was set at $1 million.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Detective Hugo Cerda of the McMinnville Police Department at 503-434-7307.

"He perked up on his hind legs but not in a scary way. We were so close we saw everything," said Palmer. "It is still ingrained in my head. The leash was still tight. Whatever the police said about him letting go of the leash never, never happened. The leash was still tight, the dog was on his hind legs, and the officer started shooting at him. He shot four times!"

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department carried out a felony search warrant Tuesday at Justin Bieber's California mansion in a vandalism probe.

The search warrant stems from allegations of an egg attack on a neighbor of Bieber's last week, a sheriff's department spokesman said.

CHICAGO (CN) - A man claims Chicago cops shot him as he worked on his car in his garage, then delayed calling medical help, interrogated his girlfriend and stole jumbo shrimp from his freezer.

Brawl Between Cops And Students Racial Profiling At Granny's Restaurant Detroit Video. After a brawl with the police, two brothers are charged with assaulting officers but they say they're the real victims and have the proof to prove it:

Cop assaults a completely innocent man leaving him a quadriplegic. When the paramedic arrived he lied and told them the man did it to himself tripping and falling.

MELBOURNE, Fla -- The family of an elderly Melbourne with dementia man says they plan on suing the police department -- all over a violent confrontation that was caught on camera.

The dash camera video shows 66-year-old Albert Flowers being kicked by Melbourne officer Derek Middendorf back in October. Flowers was also punched repeatedly, and another officer used a stun gun to shoot him in the face.

Police reports said the officer was investigating a call about an argument at the time. Officer Middendorf said Flowers was acting aggressively and refused to stop at a safe distance.

But the man's family said they're horrified and that the officer went too far.

"I know he has a job to do, but when you take it above and beyond after being warned that he has dementia when you are warning that he has dementia and be brutal like that it's criminal," said Flowers' son Carlos.

News 13 contacted Melbourne Police. They referred us to a spokesperson for the city who said because no complaint has been filed yet, they have nothing to respond to.

They do say though the officer turned off his camera before the incident - but the video was still able to be retrieved from a hard drive.

A hearing is set for Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the city says Officer Middendorf is still employed with the police department, but is currently off the job after an unrelated injury - 15 January 2012

A California high school student was suspended after a deputy accused him of instigating a fight with another boy despite the fact that a cell phone video clearly shows he was walking away from the boy who kept pushing and shoving and hoping to instigate a fight.

However, the assistant principal never bothered watching the video nor decide to talk to any witnesses to justify Kobe Nelson’s suspension.

Instead, she based her decision on allegations from San Bernardino sheriff’s deputy Louis Ortiz, who mocked and ridiculed Nelson for being too skinny then accused him of instigating. Ortiz also warned Nelson that he if returned to school within two days, he would be arrested.

However, the boy’s father, Tommy Purvis, a journalist friend who lives in California, is livid about the treatment of his son and is doing everything in his power to remove the suspension as well as complain about Ortiz.

He is meeting with the sheriff’s department Tuesday morning to complain about Ortiz lying about the events that led up to the altercation.

Purvis provided the following synopsis:
The assistant principal has since requested to see the video, even though she claimed she had already seen it.