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.
Creating order out of chaos and taking command over an emotional and tense situation necessitates a level of confidence that can only come from adequate preparation
The courts have been issuing important rulings that influence the way these tools are used by police
From 2008 to 2017, more than half a million LEOs were assaulted—most by people using personal weapons. This trend points toward the need for safer contact and interview techniques
The attorney general will have to decide several months before the start of a trial — if there is one — whether to seek death
The women were confused as to why they were stopped and searched - the officer sited that one woman’s shorts had been unzipped
The officer issued a $2500 after he was given permission to do so, then was fired for it a week later
A Nevada SWAT unit entered a home without permission to monitor a neighboring home, according to the suit
Justin Jasper was given such a high bail because he is considered a flight risk and a threat to the community
The officer tried questioning the running back about a non-fatal shooting in which Brown was a person of interest
Authorities plan to seek charges including burglary and criminal mischief after the boy and 2 others stole a TV and laptop
The station premiered a clip of the officer taking cash from a man at an ATM - an incident that had been investigated and that he was cleared in
The results of an examination of Ariel Castro last week showed that he is mentally able to understand the charges and assist attorneys in his defense
The move came after U.S. Department of Justice officials on Friday released the findings of a two-year investigation prompted by complaints that minority residents faced discrimination
He plowed into a motorcyclist and left the scene while driving a ladder truck to what ended up being a false alarm call
Forty-two-year-old Shawn Custis was held Tuesday on $750,000 bail
9 officers are named in a federal suit for the force used arresting 2 men - 1 of whom allegedly pointed a gun at an off-duty cop
He is charged with conspiracy and other counts for his alleged role in Shadowcrew.com, an online marketplace that trafficked in stolen credit and bank card numbers and counterfeit IDs
Sanford Police Officer Doris Singleton interviewed Zimmerman immediately following the deadly shooting
$1.6M of taxpayers’ money has gone into a man’s defense who brutally murdered 2 undercover police
Shawn Custis, 42, was arrested Friday in Manhattan and faces charges of attempted murder, robbery, burglary and child endangerment
After one month, the number of citations that went out was more than triple the town’s population
District Attorney Bill McCauley called the evidence in the slaying of Odin Lloyd overwhelming
A U.S. grand jury returned a 30-count indictment against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that included using a weapon of mass destruction
Legislators voted Thursday to create an outside watchdog for the police department and to make racial profiling claims easier to bring against the dept.
A farmer was given 2 years probation for growing more than 8,000 pot plants - a punishment police say sends the wrong message
After two doctors concluded that his mental-health issues weren’t severe enough to justify an insanity plea, he plead guilty
The officer was hoping to find drugs, saying the woman was too nervous not to be on drugs
Tennis Maynard is accused of shooting Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum while the lawman was sitting in his cruiser
The charges were revealed Wednesday in Attleboro District Court after Hernandez was arrested
Judge Michael Russo said he wants to make sure Ariel Castro is able to understand the charges and assist attorneys in his defense
Both the Oakland Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office agreed to make changes to policies that govern how each agency will deal with mass protests in the future
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