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In Stapleton v. Lozano, the 5th Circuit ruled officers were not deliberately indifferent after a drug user died in custody
As long as suspects hide or circumstances warrant no-knock actions, there will be property damage
K-9 bear died in September 2022 after being left in a patrol vehicle for 22 hours without food or water
“The public is not safe,” Michele Atilano said. “All you have are a bunch of deputies who are zombies – zombies walking around tired, always tired. They’re not even there”
Officers Jonathan Horlock and Nathaniel Schauwecker were aquitted of several charges in the arrest of two George Floyd protestors
Trooper Michael Palmer was shot in the leg while intervening in a gun fight, forcing him to retire
“Not every child ... will have the support system to deal with this issue,” Dorota Mani, the mother of a victim, said. “And they might not see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell condemned the decision, saying the policy violations were clear and the discipline commensurate with the seriousness of the incident
Dash camera footage shows Officer Brandon Gross being dragged nearly 40 yards while trying to stop a fleeing DUI suspect
Ralph Bouzy, who faces three counts of attempted murder, will be committed to a secure facility for mental health treatment
Michael Owen Jr.'s defense attorneys held that he was acting in self-defense when he shot William Green in 2020
Pablo Vazquez was sentenced to a year of probation after pleading guilty to reckless endangerment charges
The court rules that the officers had no reasonable suspicion to conduct a Terry frisk in this recent case
A recent case takes a look at an alleged false arrest for the failure to produce identification during an investigation
Officials claim the drop in violent crime is the result of a multi-agency partnership that pushed cases through court quickly following COVID-19 closures
“These announcements will allow police officers, whose lives were upended by the indictments, to return to their services to our community,” said Austin Mayor Kirk Watson
The case evolved from a records request that was rejected on the grounds that unsubstantiated discipline records could be withheld to protect officers’ privacy
The court ruled against the state’s police benevolent association, stating the law was meant to prevent the release of addresses and content information, not names
The lawsuit was filed by three academy graduates from 2017 and 2018 on behalf of their whole classes
“This was a very dynamic, dangerous and fluid event, and all officers were focused on safely apprehending the fleeing suspect,” Chief Steve Mylett stated
Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer’s parents claim that mandatory overtime left their son too fatigued to defend himself
A recent appellate case takes a look at the question: Can police require vehicle passenger identification?
The judge said that the law could not be implemented under the Constitution of the state of Oregon
The network will switch from analog to digital, making it inaccessible to the public and press
The Georgia Attorney General’s Office is seeking to introduce the diary as evidence in the RICO case against a large group of protestors
The justices rejected the appeal without issuing any comments or explanation after Chauvin argued his trial was tainted by negative publicity
“We don’t believe a return to incarceration is the answer, but restoring a misdemeanor for possession with diversion opportunities is critically important,” said Jason Edmiston, chief of police in the city of Hermiston
The court ruled that the law’s language was not unclear and it did not conflict with pre-existing laws surrounding chokeholds
All six officers from various agencies were at the scene and failed to stop former deputy Andrew Buen from “needlessly escalating” the standoff
"[Officer Julian Becerra’s] tragic death is a stark reminder of the tangible impact habitual offenders have on this community,” Lt. Sheyna Marshall testified
A recent case reminds us that a friendly conversation (talk nice, think mean) doesn’t create a custodial interrogation
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