Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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$2M Settlement in Washington Police Killing Lawsuit
Mar 21 2022 // The city of Poulsbo, Washington, and its police department will pay $2 million to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed by the family of Stonechild Chiefstick, according to attorneys. Police shot Chiefstick at a park during...
New Jersey High Court Says Public Has Right to See Internal Report on Police Director
Mar 18 2022 // New Jersey’s Supreme Court has ruled the public has a right to see the internal affairs report from the case of the city of Elizabeth’s former police director, who resigned after an investigation found he used...
Former Louisiana Police Boss Denies Cover-Up in Ronald Greene Death
Mar 17 2022 // Gov. John Bel Edwards trusted Louisiana State Police to “do the right thing” and took a hands-off approach in police matters, even after Black motorist Ronald Greene died in a violent confrontation with...
Crowd Clashes With San Antonio Police After Fatal Shooting
Mar 16 2022 // San Antonio police clashed with a crowd that gathered after three police officers fatally shot a man they said pulled out a gun while they tried to arrest him. The man was wanted on two felony warrants, including assault...
New Hampshire Ex-Police Officer Settles With Driver in Assault Case
Mar 15 2022 // A former New Hampshire state trooper who was caught on video punching a man following a 2016 car chase has settled with the driver. Andrew Monaco had resigned and pleaded guilty to simple assault charges in 2016 in an...
Louisiana State Police Undergo Outside Review
Mar 14 2022 // The Louisiana State Police have hired an outside consultant to conduct a top-to-bottom review of the scandal-plagued agency, a potentially years-long process intended to help restore public trust following a string of...
Ex-Louisiana Police Boss to Testify in Black Man’s Death
Mar 11 2022 // The former head of the Louisiana State Police has agreed to appear before the legislative committee investigating the fatal arrest of Ronald Greene _ an in-custody death one lawmaker described March 8 as “a...
Trial Starts for Lawsuit Over Police Use of Force in Colorado
Mar 8 2022 // The trial for a lawsuit accusing Denver, Colorado, police of using indiscriminate force two years ago against people protesting the killing of George Floyd started Monday in federal court. Opening statements will come...
Judge Dismisses Suit in Fatal Police Shooting in Utah
Mar 8 2022 // A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Utah man who was shot at nearly 30 times and killed as he ran away from Salt Lake City police in 2020. U.S. District Judge David Barlow ruled...
Austin Officials Approve $3 Million Settlement For Teen Injured by Police
Mar 7 2022 // Austin officials approved a nearly $3 million settlement March 3 for a teen who was seriously injured by police during 2020 protests over racial injustice _ the Texas capital city’s latest response to criticism of...
Vermont Police Continue Probe Into 36-Car Pileup
Mar 7 2022 // Vermont State Police say the recent multi-car pileup on I-89 likely was the largest motor vehicle crash in state history. Thirty-six vehicles were directly involved in the crash Feb. 28 in heavy and blowing snow and icy...
Pandemic Brought Surge in Illegal Street Racing Across U.S.
Mar 7 2022 // Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her. She is one of...
Two Kansas City Workers Die in Trash Truck Fire
Mar 4 2022 // A second Kansas City worker has died from injuries after a trash truck crashed and caught fire, police said. The crash happened the morning of March 1 as the trash truck tried to exit Interstate 435 onto Front Street in...
$300K Settlement with Biker Club Member in Las Vegas Traffic Stop Dispute
Mar 4 2022 // Las Vegas police have agreed to a $300,000 settlement with the estate of a California man who said he was illegally questioned by officers during a traffic stop of a van carrying members of a motorcycle club. James Iiams,...
75-Year-Old Driver Won’t Face Charges in Deadly Crash into Miami Sidewalk Cafe
Mar 2 2022 // A 75-year-old driver likely won’t face criminal charges after crashing her Bentley into a busy Miami Beach sidewalk cafe, killing one man and injuring eight others, police said. There were no signs that the woman was...
Rochester Settles Wrongful Termination Claim by Ex-Police Chief
Mar 2 2022 // Rochester’s ex-police chief La’Ron Singletary will receive $75,000 from the City of Rochester after he sued the city for wrongful termination last year, alleging former Mayor Lovely Warren fired him for...
Families of Houston Residents Killed in Police Pursuits Press for Review of Officer Driver Training
Mar 1 2022 // The families of two Houston residents killed in a series of recent traffic accidents involving local law enforcement said Feb. 24 they believe their loved ones’ deaths are part of an ongoing problem with police...
Tear-Gassed Protesters Settle Lawsuit Against Richmond Police
Mar 1 2022 // A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by demonstrators who were tear-gassed by Richmond police during a protest in June 2020. Six people who were among a crowd protesting at the former Confederate Gen. Robert E....
Alabama House Approves Anti-Riot Bill Criticized by Blacks
Feb 25 2022 // The Alabama House of Representatives approved legislation Tuesday that would create a new definition of a riot and provide tougher penalties for people who participate in one. Republicans supporting the bill said it is...
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Kentucky Fatal Police Shooting
Feb 25 2022 // A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a northern Kentucky police department after two officers fatally shot an armed man during a traffic stop. The family of Randall Lockaby, 57, of Manchester filed suit last...
