In-Custody Death
In Stapleton v. Lozano, the 5th Circuit ruled officers were not deliberately indifferent after a drug user died in custody
With more being asked of these facilities, they need additional solutions
The resolution seeks to clarify the collaboration between police and EMS when a patient is irrational, combative and extremely violent
25-year-old man died one week after he was rushed to the hospital with spinal injuries following an encounter with Baltimore officers
Witnesses said the officers acted professionally in taking down the man Thursday night as he cursed at police
Attorney believes drugs caused suspect’s death, not the use of a K-9 and other force in the March 31 incident
Internal inquiry had been on hold pending the outcome of a grand jury investigation into whether officer should face criminal charges
Thousands took to the streets from New York City to San Francisco for a second straight night to protest a grand jury decision on an in-custody death
Police union leaders on Thursday accused Bill de Blasio of betraying the cleared policeman and his fellow officers
Protests sent thousands onto New York’s streets, where 83 people were arrested
Justice Department official said federal authorities would conduct their own investigation into the July 17 death
A panel in New York City is quietly nearing its conclusion on the in-custody death of Eric Garner
A video released Thursday by police documents a man’s brutal attack on hospital staff that ended with the suspect dying in handcuffs.
Patient who attacked four nurses with a metal bar had been suffering from recent episodes of confusion and delusion
36-year-old man was found unresponsive Friday in a holding cell at a Border Patrol checkpoint between Carlsbad, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas
An investigation is underway after a handcuffed, home-invasion robbery suspect broke away from Orlando police and jumped off a third-floor balcony
A federal court jury on Tuesday found five Denver sheriff’s deputies used excessive force against man who died in 2010
Deputies followed the rules when they used a sleeper hold and stun gun to restrain a man who died in the downtown jail, defense attorney said Monday
Police arrested 29-year-old Charles Smith on outstanding warrants Thursday and placed him, handcuffed, in the back of a cruiser
Police commissioner says officers will get annual training on the use of force
Man’s death was ruled a homicide on Friday by the city medical examiner’s office, which cited physical restraint by police as a factor, along with severe intoxication from the hallucinogenic drug PCP, heart disease and obesity
45-year-old was high on PCP and had been acting erratic in a taxi when officers responding to a 911 call restrained him. He was headed to a hospital when he went into cardiac arrest and died
Eleven officers and sergeants remain under internal investigation in the 2013 case
Police reported no arrests after the afternoon rally and march that drew well over 2,500 people to the streets where Eric Garner was taken to the ground on July 17 by an NYPD officer
A New York prosecutor says he’s asking a grand jury to consider charges in the death of a man placed in an apparent chokehold by a police officer
Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Yvette Clarke led a group of six who called into question whether the DA can adequately investigate the case
Public Advocate Letitia James on Monday called for a pilot program to put body-worn cameras on patrol officers in 15 percent of the city’s precincts
Police have become increasingly at odds with Mayor Bill de Blasio over the appearance he is taking sides against them after the death of a suspect last month
City’s top law enforcement official went on a media blitz Friday to deny that the in-custody death of a black suspect shows that police are singling out minorities
Official labeled the medical examiner’s report that Eric Garner’s death was a homicide as a “political document”
Mayor sat between his police commissioner and one of the department’s most outspoken critics Thursday, trying to ease tensions with minority communities
The tactic is under renewed scrutiny, with some lawmakers and experts saying the decades-old theory no longer applies to a city with far less crime
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