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Indiana Teen’s Parents Sue City Over Fatal Crash Involving Police Chase

Oct 17 2022 // The parents of a northern Indiana teenager who died along with her boyfriend when a vehicle being chased by police crashed into their car in 2020 is suing the city of Mishawaka.The lawsuit filed by Elizabeth...

Norway Police Arrest 2nd Russian for Flying Drones, Amid Heightened Security

Oct 17 2022 // Norwegian police took into custody a 51-year-old Russian man on Friday after he was observed taking photos near Tromso airport, the second such occurrence in a week.The police took possession of a drone, a large amount of...

City of Rochester Agrees to Pay $12M to Family of Black Man Killed by Police

Oct 10 2022 // City officials agreed to pay $12 million to the children of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after police held him down until he stopped breathing on a snowy street in Rochester, New York.A federal judge approved the...

Police Investigate Dallas House Fire After 3 Bodies Found

Oct 4 2022 // Police in suburban Dallas are investigating after three adult family members were found dead in house fire, one with a gunshot wound to the head and two with signs of trauma. Carrollton police said firefighters who...

Virginia Police Deny Excessive Force Claim by Son of Man Who Died After Traffic Stop

Oct 4 2022 // FRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP) –The son of a 77-year-old man who died after sustaining injuries during a traffic stop in Virginia earlier this year has filed a $6 million lawsuit that alleges the deputies involved in his...

Wisconsin Man Awarded $1.1 Million in Police Excessive Force Settlement

Oct 3 2022 // A 20-year-old Madison man should be awarded $1.1 million in a settlement agreement after surveillance video showed police repeatedly punching him in the head during a mental health crisis at a foster home in 2019, his...

Indonesia Soccer Stampede Kills at Least 131 as Police Use of Tear Gas Questioned

Oct 3 2022 // At least 131 people died after police fired tear gas to dispel rioters at a soccer match in Indonesia, triggering a stampede as fans panicked and ending in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters.Questions are...

$600K for Woman Attacked by Police Dog in California

Oct 3 2022 // San Diego, California, officials approved a $600,000 payout to a woman who was severely injured when a police dog attacked her in her own yard after escaping from its trainer’s home nearby.A lawsuit filed by Jenna...

Australian Police Aim to Protect 10,000 Optus Customers After Cyber Attack

Sep 30 2022 // Australian authorities said on Friday they have commenced an operation to protect the personal information of 10,000 people whose data may have been shared online after a cyber attack on Optus, the country’s...

Australian Police Probe Purported Ransomware Attack at Telecom Firm Optus

Sep 28 2022 // CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian police were investigating a purported hacker’s release of the stolen personal data of 10,000 customers of the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier and demand for...

Chicago to Pay $15 Million Over Woman’s Death in Police Chase Crash

Sep 23 2022 // The Chicago City Council approved a settlement on Wednesday that will pay $15 million to the family of a woman who was killed when a police cruiser ran a red light and slammed into her SUV after officers allegedly ignored...

$3M Settlement for Utah Family of Autistic Boy Shot by Police

Sep 22 2022 // A Utah family has reached a $3 million settlement with Salt Lake City in a lawsuit filed after officers shot a 13-year-old boy with autism, leaving him badly wounded after responding to his mother’s 911 call for help...

DOJ Investigating Racism Allegations in Kansas City Police Force

Sep 21 2022 // The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into allegations of discrimination against Black officers by the Kansas City Police Department that reportedly begins during hiring and extends to promotions and...

$600K for Woman Attacked by Police Dog in California

Sep 21 2022 // San Diego, California, officials approved a $600,000 payout to a woman who was severely injured when a police dog attacked her in her own yard after escaping from its trainer’s home nearby.A lawsuit filed by Jenna...

Indiana City to Pay $1.7 Million in Deadly Police Chase Crash

Sep 15 2022 // The city of Evansville, Indiana has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a woman’s lawsuit stemming from a 2017 police chase crash that killed her two children and her husband and left her seriously injured.The...

Jury: Omaha Police Chief Retaliated Against Former Captain

Sep 14 2022 // A former Omaha police captain has prevailed in her lawsuit against Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer and the city, having sued over allegations that the chief failed to promote her in retaliation for filing a...

Connecticut Police Investigate Death of Man Days After Stun Gun Shot by Trooper

Sep 7 2022 // Connecticut state police are investigating a man’s death four days after a state trooper shot him with a stun gun, authorities said Friday.Ryan Marzi, 38, of Hebron, died unexpectedly in his sleep on Aug. 28,...

Maryland County Settles Lawsuit Over Police Encounter With 5-Year-Old

Aug 30 2022 // Officials say Maryland’s Montgomery County has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle a lawsuit that grew from an encounter between a 5-year-old boy and two police officers at East Silver Spring Elementary School.The...

Uvalde School District, Texas Law Enforcement Could Face $27 Billion Lawsuit

Aug 24 2022 // Uvalde school district and a litany of law enforcement agencies could face $27 billion class-action lawsuit over shooting which was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that...

St. Louis Police Face Closer Scrutiny Under New Oversight Plan

Aug 24 2022 // Eight years after Michael Brown’s death pushed the St. Louis region front and center into the national debate over police accountability, the city’s elected officials and its police associations are at odds...