Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Louisiana State Police Cling to Crash Theory in Black Man’s Fatal Arrest
Jun 29 2021 // More than a year and a half after Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video brutalizing Black motorist Ronald Greene during his fatal arrest, police brass are still trying to blame his death on a car...
Police, Trump Supporters Sued for Alleged Harassment of Texas Biden Bus
Jun 25 2021 // Former state Sen. Wendy Davis and others who were traveling on a campaign bus for President Joe Biden in October 2020 when it was surrounded and followed by former President Donald Trump’s supporters on a Texas...
Father of Man Shot by Police in Virginia Beach Files $50M Wrongful Death Suit
Jun 23 2021 // The father of a Black man who was fatally shot by police in Virginia Beach has filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit. The Virginian-Pilot reported Monday that the federal lawsuit was filed by the father of Donovon...
Protester Sues New Orleans Police, City for Injuries from Gas Grenade
Jun 17 2021 // A woman who says she was seriously injured when a tear gas grenade struck her head last year during a protest after the killing of George Floyd is suing New Orleans police and city officials. Katharine Archer’s...
South Carolina Insurance Fund Pays $75K to Family of Man Shot by Police
Jun 16 2021 // GREENVILLE, S.C. — The family of a South Carolina man who was shot and killed by police who forced their way into his home after he was the victim in a robbery and assault call has received a $75,000 wrongful death...
Widow of New Mexico Police Officer Files Wrongful Death Suit
Jun 15 2021 // The widow of a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in February has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, asserting the agency failed to equip her husband. The Albuquerque Journal reported that...
Heirs of Black Man Killed by Baton Rouge Police Accept $4.5M Settlement
Jun 14 2021 // The children of a Black man killed by police in Louisiana’s capital city five years ago have accepted a $4.5 million settlement from the local government, the man’s family and the city’s mayor said. Alton...
Georgia City Offers $350K to Settle Claim Over Police Takedown of Wrong Man
Jun 14 2021 // Officials of a Georgia city have offered a $350,000 legal settlement to a Black man injured last year when a police officer violently slammed him in the ground, later saying he mistakenly believed the man had an...
Wrongful Death Suit Against 3 Georgia Police Officers to Proceed
Jun 14 2021 // COLUMBUS, Ga. — A federal judge says he isn’t halting a wrongful death lawsuit against three Columbus police officers, despite their concerns that the district attorney is seeking to indict them on criminal...
Alabama City, Police Officer Seek Delay in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Jun 11 2021 // The city of Huntsville is again siding with a police officer convicted of murder and asking a federal court to delay action on a wrongful death lawsuit filed by relatives of the victim. The city and officer William Darby,...
Making the Case for Professional Liability in Law Enforcement
Jun 7 2021 // Almost a year ago, I wrote an article, asking the question, Do Police Officers Need to Buy Professional Liability? It’s still a good question and I’d like to explore it again from another direction. What might...
$6.5M Award for Man Badly Hurt by Missouri Police Taser Upheld
Jun 3 2021 // A former Independence, Missouri, police officer was not protected by qualified immunity after he seriously injured a teenager with a Taser and by dropping him face down on the pavement, a federal appeals court has...
Supreme Court Rejects Government’s Reading of Computer Fraud Law in Police Case
Jun 3 2021 // A Georgia police officer did not violate federal computer fraud law when he used his patrol car computer to access information on a license plate in exchange for money, even though his action violated his...
GOP Opposes Weakening Liability Shield for Police Officers
Jun 3 2021 // The Senate’s top Republican on Tuesday linked Democrats’ efforts to make it easier to sue police officers to problems many law enforcement agencies are having recruiting and retaining personnel, drawing a hard...
Louisiana Senate Rejects Limits on Police Officer Immunity
Jun 2 2021 // A proposal to place new limits on police officers’ broad immunity from civil lawsuits has rejected by Louisiana state senators, stalling a key recommendation from a task force created to suggest policy changes...
State Police: Traffic Crash Fatalities in Michigan Up in 2020
May 27 2021 // Nearly 100 more people died in traffic crashes in Michigan last year than in 2019, according to preliminary data released by the state police. The state police Criminal Justice Information Center said on May 26 that 1,083...
Italian Police Arrest 3 People After Funicular Disaster Kills 14
May 27 2021 // ROME (AP) – Police arrested three people Wednesday in the cable car disaster that killed 14 people in northern Italy, saying workers placed a clamp on the emergency brake to deactivate it as a patchwork repair –...
Family Sues After Police in Hawaii over Fatal Shooting of 16-Year-Old
May 24 2021 // The family of a 16-year-old boy fatally shot by Honolulu police last month sued the city and unidentified police officers on Friday, alleging negligence, assault and battery. The lawsuit filed by Akiwine Sykap, grandmother...
Dubuque, Iowa, to Pay $1.8M to Settle Police Discrimination Suit
May 19 2021 // The city of Dubuque, Iowa, will pay more than $1.8 million to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit brought by a former police captain who accused the city and police chief of fostering a culture of sexism in the...
Amazon Continues Moratorium on Police Use of Its Facial Recognition Software
May 19 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. said on Tuesday it is extending until further notice a moratorium it imposed last year on police use of its facial recognition software. The company had halted the practice for one year starting in June...
