All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 1 2022 // A Black Kansas City teenager will receive a $325,000 settlement after three white police officers hit him more than 10 times and used a stun gun on him, according to an excessive force lawsuit.It is the third settlement...
Apr 1 2022 // The parents of a 19-year-old man who was killed by state troopers on an overpass in the Pocono Mountains filed a wrongful-death suit Wednesday, saying video that Pennsylvania State Police initially tried to keep secret...
Mar 30 2022 // An Ossipee, New Hampshire police officer failed in his bid to have an excessive force and unlawful arrest complaint against him dismissed based on his contention he is entitled to qualified immunity protection.A federal...
Mar 28 2022 // A federal judge has upheld the verdict that awarded a high-ranking Boston police detective $2 million after she accused her former boss of gender discrimination, harassment and retaliation.U.S. District Court Judge Leo...
Mar 25 2022 // Police in Britain have arrested seven people following a series of hacks by the Lapsus$ hacking group which targeted major firms including Okta Inc. and Microsoft Corp., City of London Police said on Thursday.San...
Mar 22 2022 // The bridgetender in charge of a South Florida drawbridge where a woman fell to her death last month did not follow safety procedures and appeared to be texting before the woman slipped from the structure, according to news...
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...
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...
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...
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 of...
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...
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...
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...
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 after...
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...
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...
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...
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 the...
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...
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, a...