Legal
The Legal topic page on Police1 is a must-read for any officer, at any agency, who wants to stay up-to-date on the latest news. Every trial, verdict and court decision that has to do with cops will be covered on this page.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules a police pat frisk of an armed gang member lawful
A Monell claim against a police department was dismissed due to a lack of proven liability for the incident in question
As the defense attorney launches questions on cross-examination, stay in the moment and be situationally aware
An off-duty FBI agent who fired a weapon that fell while he was dancing at a Denver club turned himself in on a second-degree assault charge
Three individuals are believed to have illegally purchased firearms that were used in the slayings of the two LEOs
The court is being asked to shield the deputy from being sued by the parents of the teen
With an officer’s future at stake, how does a prosecutor get proficient at fairly analyzing the situation in a hurry?
Some of the surviving victims are filing a lawsuit in federal court, saying the city and police didn’t do enough to try to stop the shooter
Former St. Louis Officer Jason Stockley was found not guilty of murder in the 2011 shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith
The Wildwood PD’s internal affairs unit will continue an administrative investigation into the May 26 arrest
A judge denied Nouman Raja’s request to throw out manslaughter and attempted murder charges against him
Andrew Tornetta, accused of punching a police horse during a game, is suing police and the team, claiming assault, false imprisonment and defamation of character
Capt. Robert Melton was killed in 2016 while assisting other officers searching for suspects in a drive-by shooting
Proposition 47 downgraded a variety of crimes — such as burglary, shoplifting, and grand theft — from felonies to misdemeanors
Say goodbye to “positional asphyxia” and hello to genetic cardiac testing
The jury said Gregory Hill, who was found with a gun and was intoxicated at the time of the shooting, was 99 percent responsible for his death
A man charged with providing the gun used to kill two Ohio police officers has pleaded guilty and now faces up to 10 years in prison
A committee representing nearly 8,700 police officers and firefighters has agreed to a $173.3 million settlement in their decades-old lawsuits against City Hall
All four teens face charges of first-degree murder in the death of Officer Amy Caprio
SCOTUS is putting limits on the ability of police to search vehicles when they do not have a search warrant
Armando Luis Juarez is charged in the shooting that killed Officer Rogelio Santander and critically injured Officer Crystal Almeida and a loss-prevention officer
Christian McCall quietly admitted to the Jan. 16 shooting that killed Detective Mike Doty
The families of the slain officers said they didn’t want a repetition of what happened in the Herman Bell case
Prosecutor Jerry Jarzynka said the five officers who fatally shot the armed robbery suspect acted properly in defense of themselves and their fellow officers
Jim and Doug discuss the impact that private sector “no pursuit” policies have on public sector police
There are areas where legislation could really make an impact on police officers; hate crime legislation isn’t one of them
A retired judge tasked with reviewing NYPD policies in the wake of a federal stop-and-frisk lawsuit has laid out a series of police reforms in a sweeping report
Eric Frein, on death row for killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson and wounding another LEO, wants the state Supreme Court to throw out his conviction
A UAS training program must address evolving regulations, expanding use of UAS in law enforcement and gaining public support for police drone operations
John Russell Hall is charged with the killing of Officer Scotty Hamilton
The killing of Officer Keith Boyer galvanized a movement to ask state voters to reverse some of the recent changes to sentencing laws and the prison system
A settlement of $1.9 million was reached Thursday in a civil lawsuit stemming from the fatal police shooting of a man on Skid Row in LA three years ago
Michael Olivieri, the brother of Officer Joseph Olivieri, said his family felt betrayed by the Appellate Division panel that vacated James Ryan’s manslaughter conviction
