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.
Policy for the release of footage isn’t necessarily one-size-fits all, but the public does expect to see it, and PDs need to craft their BWC policy accordingly
The recent incident involving the unlawful arrest of a Utah nurse underscores the importance of legal updates and in-service training
Vigilantes are criminals and should be prosecuted as such, but where do people like bounty hunters and neighborhood watchmen fit into the mix?
The four officers have been fired and are set to be tried on official oppression charges later this year
Interference with commercial airlines is already a federal crime but current law has a gap that weakens FBI’s ability to investigate incidents involving helicopters
U.S. counterterrorism officials have said LaRose represents a new and alarming threat - an American-born woman who joined an Islamic terror conspiracy
The suit alleges that officers held the man down, collectively using excessive force as he lay in the prone position
Kalymon claimed to have shot and killed a Jew in 1942 when Jews were being removed from what is now the Ukraine
Police stunned her during a confrontation in her home, where she was trying to evict a tenant
Says he was denied promotions and key assignments and unfairly disciplined because of racial discrimination
Had no law enforcement duties at the time he was alleged to have committed his crimes of perjury and obstruction
Implications that the officers acted with such disregard as “depraved indifference” under a criminal legal standard reserved for accused murderers are inflammatory and harmful to public discourse
The family of that man, suspected drug dealer Michael Anthony Alcala, is suing for negligence
Woman says cops ‘forced’ her 72-year-old husband to run home in the snow to get her ID — an NYPD spokesperson refutes that the version of events
Charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction to kill 281 passengers and 11 crew members
TASER credits their product with saving lives by providing cops with a less-lethal option when confronting criminals
Burge apologized for tarnishing the Chicago Police Department’s name, but asked that the judge show him mercy
They filed a lawsuit saying an officer ignored the man’s pleas for help after Atlanta’s Peach Drop celebration
The Salt Lake Tribune has released the graphic video to “show the public exactly how the events unfolded”
She killed an agent who came to her house to arrest her husband on drug charges
Accused of wrongful death and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a Mexican boy who threw rocks in June
“Whatever the police knew, they apparently did not tell the city manager”
David Hill was convicted of murdering San Francisco police Officer Isaac Espinoza, 29, and attempting to kill his partner
The potential liability in any use-of-force situation begins prior to an incident
The ‘tactical error defense’ in the case of a California couple’s assault on a police officer sheds light on the importance of thoroughly documenting an officer’s use of force
Camden, N.J. routinely ranked as one of the most dangerous and poorest cities in the country, is facing an unprecedented budget shortfall
During the Court’s consideration of a case about warrantless entry, a discussion arose about people sitting at home smoking pot
At what point does an exigency either cease to exist or may be said to have never actually existed in the first place, thus requiring a warrant?
Burge’s attorney prosecuted a 2004 case in which Lefkow was the victim of a failed murder-for-hire plot
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing an appeal today in a case that could clarify rules for when police can conduct searches without a warrant
The Sheriff’s Office was supposed to file reports by April 15 each year, along with a check for the previous year’s unclaimed money
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