Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Man Sues New Mexico State Police Over Son’s Shooting Death
Nov 28 2012 // New Mexico state police have been sued by the father of a Glorieta man who was shot and killed at his home by officers last year as they responded to a report of road rage on an area highway. The Santa Fe New Mexican...
Arizona City Agrees To Settle Police Shooting Lawsuit
Nov 19 2012 // Flagstaff has agreed to a $225,000 settlement for the family of a 78-year-old Arizona man killed by police as he held his son at bay with a shotgun. Kenneth Mitchell was holding the gun to his son’s head after the...
Calif. Broker Charged with Defrauding Tom Hanks, Ex-‘Police’ Musician
Nov 19 2012 // A Southern California insurance broker was arrested on allegations he overcharged Tom Hanks, musician ex-Police band member Andy Summers and others hundreds of thousands of dollars for insurance premiums. Broker Jerry B....
San Diego to Pay $675,000 Over Police Sex Case
Nov 15 2012 // San Diego in Southern California will pay $675,000 to a woman who claimed she was groped by a former police officer. U-T San Diego reported the City Council approved the payment on Tuesday. The woman claimed Anthony...
Calif. Broker Charged With Defrauding Tom Hanks, Ex-‘Police’ Musician
Nov 7 2012 // A Southern California insurance broker was arrested Wednesday on allegations he overcharged Tom Hanks, musician ex-Police band member Andy Summers and others hundreds of thousands of dollars for insurance premiums. Jerry...
Insurer Drops Nebraska Man’s Policy Because of Police Dog, Then Apologizes
Nov 5 2012 // An insurance company that canceled the homeowner’s policy of a Nebraska sheriff’s deputy because of his K-9 unit dog said it’s looking to change its practices regarding police dogs. American Family...
Oklahoma Prepares for Open Carrying of Firearms
Nov 1 2012 // With Oklahoma preparing for a much-debated new law that allows people to carry their previously concealed firearms out in the open, state officials say they’ve seen a big increase in the number of residents seeking a...
Hurricane Sandy Expected Ashore Monday Night; Could Be Biggest to Hit U.S. Mainland
Oct 29 2012 // • Hurricane expected ashore Monday evening in New Jersey • Could be biggest to hit U.S. mainland • New York, Philadelphia and Washington in its path • New York Stock Exchange closed Monday and Tuesday • Early...
Insurer Drops Nebraska Man’s Policy Due to Police Dog, Then Apologizes
Oct 29 2012 // An insurance company that canceled the homeowner’s policy of a Nebraska sheriff’s deputy because of his K-9 unit dog said it’s looking to change its practices regarding police dogs. American Family...
Wisconsin Workplace Shooting Brings Call for New Law on Guns
Oct 24 2012 // Two Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing legislation to tighten the enforcement of gun rules in domestic violence cases, prompted by a fatal shooting rampage at a suburban Milwaukee spa. Radcliffe Haughton, 45, bought a handgun...
Ex-Minnesota Cop Agrees to $665K Over Privacy Claims
Oct 22 2012 // A former Minnesota police officer who accused other law enforcement of illegally accessing her driver’s license information to see her photo has reached tentative settlements with St. Paul and other cities worth...
Missouri Police Offer Breath Tests to Bar Patrons
Oct 17 2012 // Lines of drinkers recently waited on a weekend night to have their intoxication levels checked and it doesn’t have anything to do with a sobriety checkpoint. Kansas City, Mo., police allowed drinkers to measure their...
Police Say Louisiana Stolen Property Website Helping Owners
Oct 8 2012 // A new website launched last month by the Opelousas Police Department to help the rightful owners to recover their stolen property is producing results. Police Chief Perry Gallow told The Daily World he personally returned...
Austin, San Antonio to Share $400K to Fight Intellectual Property Theft
Oct 5 2012 // United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas Robert Pitman announced that the San Antonio Police Department and the Austin Police Department will each receive $200,000 in federal grant money to combat the...
Former Hackensack, N.J., Police Chief Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Sep 21 2012 // A judge sentenced former Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa to five years in prison on Thursday. Zisa will remain free on bail while he appeals his conviction for improperly removing his then-girlfriend from the scene of an...
Corpus Christi Leaders Approve Settlement in Police Hiring Case
Sep 20 2012 // Leader of a South Texas city have approved a $700,000 settlement for female police applicants who failed a physical ability test. The Corpus Christi City Council accepted terms of a federal consent decree. The Justice...
Michigan Man Suspected in Officer’s Slaying, Insurance Fraud Found Dead
Sep 12 2012 // A recently divorced executive accused of mishandling employees’ insurance funds fired on police at his home in a wealthy Detroit, Mich., suburb, killing one officer and precipitating a 20-hour armed standoff that...
Alabama Law Requires Ignition Locks for Drunk Drivers
Sep 11 2012 // A new law in Alabama requires motorists convicted of drunken driving to install ignition interlocks on their vehicles, although police have questions about how that law will be enforced. The new requirement, which took...
Anchorage To Pay $5.5M To Settle Rape Lawsuits
Sep 6 2012 // The Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska will pay more than $5.5 million to 11 women who claimed they were sexually assaulted by a police officer now serving 87 years in prison for rape, Mayor Dan Sullivan’s office...
Suit: Arizona Police Mistook Seizure, Used Taser
Sep 5 2012 // A federal lawsuit says Nogales, Arizona police wrongly used a stun gun on a disabled man after officers mistook his seizure for criminal activity. The Nogales International reported that 40-year-old Diego Lerma claims in a...
