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Ohio Supreme Court Orders City to Pay $30 Million Police Brutality Judgment
Jul 18 2024 // The Ohio city of East Cleveland must pay a $30 million jury verdict awarded to a man who police wrongly assaulted, arrested and detained, the state’s highest court has ordered. The victim, Arnold Black, went to court...
Former Kansas Newspaper Reporter Settles Lawsuit Over Police Raid for $235K
Jul 8 2024 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part of her federal lawsuit over a police raid on the paper that made a small community the focus of a national...
Delaware Judge Allows Suit Over Police Fatal Shooting of Mentally Ill Woman
Jul 8 2024 // A Delaware judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit involving the death of a mentally ill woman who was killed by a state trooper in 2021 after she fired a shotgun at him. Raymond Rooks contends that state police used...
Jury Awards $700k to Seattle Protesters Jailed for Anti-Police Slogans on Barricade
Jun 27 2024 // Four protesters who were jailed for writing anti-police graffiti in chalk on a temporary barricade near a Seattle police precinct have been awarded nearly $700,000 after a federal court jury decided their civil rights were...
New York County to Pay $1.75 Million to Family of Man Killed by Police in 2011
Jun 25 2024 // A New York county has reached a $1.75 million settlement with the family of a man shot and killed by police in his home in 2011. Suffolk County, on Long Island, has agreed to pay the settlement to the family of Kevin...
Jersey Shore Police, Pols Weigh Holding Parents Responsible for Kids’ Rowdy Behavior
Jun 18 2024 // Parents should be held civilly or criminally responsible for the actions of their children that create disturbances or damage in public places, a group of New Jersey police chiefs and Republican lawmakers said Wednesday...
Family of Bystander Killed in Minneapolis Police Chase Sues City
Jun 17 2024 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a bystander killed during a 2021 police chase in Minneapolis is suing the city and alleging that dangerous pursuits are more common in areas of the city with predominantly Black...
Idaho Police Force Lost Millions in Gear and Vehicles in Fire
Jun 17 2024 // Police in northern Idaho lost millions of dollars worth of law enforcement equipment and vehicles in a fire that tore through a department building over the weekend, Coeur d’Alene police said. No one was injured in...
Police Say No Charges Will Be Filed in Lobster Monster Truck Crash
Jun 11 2024 // A police investigator concluded no criminal charges were warranted after a lobster-themed monster truck clipped a power line, causing some scary moments with live wires falling to the ground. Two people were taken to...
Colorado Woman Handcuffed in Police Car Hit by Train Receives $8.5M Settlement
Jun 7 2024 // A Colorado woman who was seriously injured when a freight train hit the parked police vehicle in which she sat handcuffed has reached an $8.5 million settlement, a lawyer representing two of the involved police officers...
Mississippi Judge Affirms Settlement After 62-year-old Died in Police Encounter
Jun 6 2024 // JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge has ordered the enforcement of a lawsuit settlement between Mississippi’s capital city and the family of a man who died after police officers pulled him from a car while searching for...
Louisiana Law That Limits Filming of Police Violates First Amendment, Attorneys Say
Jun 3 2024 // A new Louisiana law that makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of a police officer under certain circumstances is an affront to the movement for racial justice and violates the First Amendment, civil...
Chicago Man Convicted of Murder Based on Blind Witness’ Testimony Sues City, Police
May 29 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man convicted of murder based in part on testimony from a legally blind eyewitness is suing the city and the police department. A judge convicted Darien Harris in 2014 in connection with a fatal...
Judge Rejects Former Delaware Trooper’s Discrimination Claims Against State Police
May 21 2024 // A federal judge ruled last Friday in favor of the Delaware State Police in a lawsuit filed by a former trooper who said she was subjected to years of discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation as she rose through...
Michigan Police Arrest 6 Men for Stealing $8M Worth of Vehicles
May 20 2024 // LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Six men working as part of a criminal organization in Michigan have been arrested in connection with the theft of more than 400 vehicles worth about $8 million, authorities said last week. The men,...
Colorado City Police Beating Lawsuit Settled for $2.1 Million
May 16 2024 // Colorado Springs leaders agreed Tuesday to pay $2.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Black man who was punched and kicked by police during a traffic stop in 2022. City councilors voted to back the agreement...
Connecticut Establishes Fund for Fallen Police Officers’ Survivors
May 16 2024 // Connecticut has established a Fallen Officer Fund, which will provide $100,000 to the surviving family members or beneficiaries of any Connecticut local or state police officer killed in the line of duty or who sustained...
Death of 4 Officers in Charlotte Shows Risks Police Face When Serving Warrants
May 3 2024 // (AP) Arrest warrants must be served to alleged criminals if society is going to function. But there is no guarantee of safety for police officers knocking on their doors. The grim risks came into stark relief Monday when...
Missouri Supreme Court Strikes Down 2022 Vote on KC Police Funding
May 2 2024 // The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday took the unusual step of striking down a 2022 voter-approved constitutional amendment that required Kansas City to spend a larger percentage of its money on the police department, and...
Police: Athletic Director Used AI to Frame Principal With Racist Remarks in Fake Audio
May 2 2024 // A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said. Authorities...
