1.   After several swats with the ruler, Villa said he grew scared, and threatened to file a brutality complaint unless they released him immediately.

2.   All brutality complaints must now be signed by a commissioner, and serious allegations are investigated by the Department of Investigation.

3.   Brutality complaints against officers dropped steadily in recent years.

4.   But some civil libertarians say the backlog reflects a lack of understanding by city officials about the complexities of aggressively pursuing brutality complaints.

5.   For years, prosecutors have criticized Internal Affairs investigators for concealing corruption and brutality complaints.

6.   For years, Woods and others filed police brutality complaints with the agency.

7.   He and Groves knew each other, and testimony is expected to explore whether other factors besides her brutality complaint may have contributed to her death.

8.   He has not heard a lot of brutality complaints, he said.

9.   Investigators in the IAB noticed a pattern of brutality complaints, especially from the midnight shift.

10.   In virtually every city, at least one officer was allowed to remain in his department despite numerous brutality complaints, the report said.