All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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 week...
Feb 24 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...
Feb 24 2022 // Two of the 19 Austin police officers indicted for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice were involved in cases that the city paid millions of dollars to settle, according to documents made public Feb....
Feb 22 2022 // A pilot reported mechanical issues shortly before a police helicopter crashed nose first along the Southern California coast, killing one officer, authorities said Sunday.A Huntington Beach officer who was injured in the...
Feb 17 2022 // The estate of a man shot and killed in June by Portland police after he called 911 for help has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Michael Townsend called 911 while experiencing suicidal...
Feb 17 2022 // The headlines in 2016 provoked an outcry across Georgia: A man stole a car near the Atlanta airport, fled from police in a high-speed chase, then crashed into another vehicle, killing a woman and her two grandchildren.Six...
Feb 15 2022 // A Bennington, Vermont task force is seeking opinions from the public about a recommendation for a police department review board in the southwestern Vermont community.Bennington’s 10-member Safety and Equity Task...