All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 20 2023 // A judge has ended the nearly 50 years of federal oversight of police in Hartford, Connecticut, despite continued concerns the department still has not hired enough minority officers to reflect the city’s large Black...
Apr 17 2023 // There are no known threats to this year’s Boston Marathon, but on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attack that killed three spectators, federal, state and city law enforcement leaders said Thursday that they...
Apr 14 2023 // New Jersey authorities on Wednesday arrested a small-town police chief, charging him with sexually assaulting subordinates over more than a decade, while also announcing misconduct charges against another police chief who...
Apr 14 2023 // New York City officials unveiled three new high-tech policing devices Tuesday, including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police pack 2 1/2 years ago.The new devices, which also include a...
Apr 13 2023 // Seven members of an organized theft crew were arrested yesterday and charged in connection with stealing catalytic converters from more than 470 vehicles in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. For the alleged ringleader,...
Apr 11 2023 // A woman was arrested after she pushed a burning shopping cart into a Los Angeles police station, damaging the lobby, authorities said.Mishauna Eaton, 30, was arrested on suspicion of arson and was being held on $250,000...
Apr 10 2023 // Unjustified use of force, dangerous vehicle pursuits and racially biased policing continue to be problems for the New Orleans Police Department, the U.S. Justice Department said in a Friday court filing, opposing the...
Mar 31 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – A Cook County jury awarded nearly $5 million Wednesday to the family of an 84-year-old retired teacher who was killed when a police cruiser crashed into a police van and careened into a car in which...
Mar 31 2023 // Richemont is building a digital platform to help police forces worldwide fight theft of luxury watches and jewelry.The platform is open to the entire luxury industry and owners can register their collections using the...
Mar 29 2023 // BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) – The family of a toddler who was fatally shot by a police officer during a standoff last year between her father and law enforcement has filed a federal lawsuit over her death.Kansas...
Mar 24 2023 // When police stormed an Atlanta-area music festival two days after a rainstorm, they were looking for suspects wearing muddy clothing.Authorities moved in on the South River Music Festival on the evening of March 5, over an...
Mar 15 2023 // A lawsuit over the death of a man who was killed by Oregon State Police outside his home in southern Oregon in 2015 has been settled for $1.6 million after a lengthy legal odyssey, the Grants Pass Daily Courier...
Mar 14 2023 // A former Maryland police chief was convicted Thursday of intentionally setting fire to buildings belonging to his adversaries, leading various law enforcement agencies on a sprawling investigation that linked a dozen...
Mar 10 2023 // Voters in Vermont’s largest city have rejected a proposal for a community police oversight board that would have had the authority to discipline and remove Burlington police officers.Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger,...
Mar 7 2023 // A Florida man left paralyzed when a police officer shot him after mistaking his handgun for his stun gun filed a lawsuit last week against the city, the officer and others, saying, “my life got...
Mar 2 2023 // About 320 people arrested during a George Floyd protest in the Bronx on June 4, 2020, and who claim the police used excessive force and violated their civil rights, will each receive about $21,500 under a settlement...
Feb 27 2023 // A South Florida city has reached a $2 million settlement with the family of a Black motorist who was fatally shot by a police officer after his vehicle broke down on an interstate off-ramp more than seven years ago.The...
Feb 22 2023 // A New York City police cruiser struck and killed a 52-year-old woman in a multivehicle accident while responding to an emergency call, police said.The crash happened at about 8:30 p.m. Friday in the Far Rockaway section of...
Feb 16 2023 // SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – Family members of Alonzo Bagley, a Black man who was killed as he tried to flee police responding to a disturbance call, have filed a $10 million lawsuit against the officer who shot him.The...
Feb 9 2023 // A bill introduced last week by a Texas lawmaker would require law enforcement officers in the state to carry liability insurance as a condition of employment.Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, proposed House Bill No. 1808,...