Legal
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Cops and prosecutors share a passion for making society a better place, but the street is vastly different than the courtroom
Court affirms that tactics used to disperse unruly crowd did not violate protesters’ constitutional rights, dismisses excessive force lawsuit and grants officers qualified immunity
In United States v. Giambro, the 1st Circuit ruled officers unlawfully entered a home without a warrant under the emergency aid doctrine
The county insists it is not discriminating against the deputy, as its insurance plan has covered other gender-affirming care besides the surgery
Under the proposal, the first $40 million in adult use marijuana tax revenue each year over the next two years would go to Law Enforcement Assistance Fund for training
The move comes after Derek Chauvin’s correspondence with a pathologist who claims that George Floyd’s death was caused by a rare tumor
The court sided with the officers, saying that the township failed to demonstrate “real, not conjectural, harm” by using the flag
The union claims the city had “ample time” to pay up; the union said they are calculating individual back pay for each of the 8,800 sworn officers
“You’re acting to save lives, or not acting and people are going to die,” Brett Hankison said
The LAPD say the man was driving his car at around 100 miles per hour when he slammed into the side of the car driven by Officer Darrell Cunningham
Police were searching for the suspect after he sent “threatening messages” to family; when officers conducted a traffic stop on him, the suspect drove off
The appellate court began its analysis by noting that a charging vehicle can be a deadly weapon
The May incident led to an officer being fired and charged, as well as increased de-escalation training at the department
Since the leak, media companies have filed a lawsuit for access, while families connected with the school have discouraged releasing the writings
Moody police Sgt. Stephen Williams, who was ambushed and killed while responding to a 911 call in 2020, was awarded Officer of the Year in 2019
The jury could have convicted Nathan Woodyard on charges of either manslaughter or negligent homicide, but it found him not guilty of both
Officer Billy Clardy III was 48 years old when he was shot and killed in December 2019 during an undercover drug operation
“We have to show some discretion, but we should not say, ‘We should never pursue,’” Lakewood Police Chief Patrick Smith said
A letter states that legislation that decriminalized personal hard drug possession did not take the fentanyl crisis into account as a public health and safety issue
Matthew Hunter claimed he was given disproportionate punishment for his offense because he had disclosed his diagnosis
Charges were dropped for Lt. John Clary, the third of five troopers involved in a 2019 incident, following two years of withheld body camera footage
Desmond Mills Jr. entered his plea during a hearing at the Memphis federal courthouse as part of a larger agreement to settle charges in state court
Video shows the suspect reaching into his waistband, then using his hands to pretend like he is pointing a gun at officers
Officers will not be allowed to broadcast ruses over radio or social media, and will not be able to use them by “shocking the conscience”
The state is introducing anti-stalking legislation after reports of people using AirTags as tracking devices
House Bill 4 would make entering the country illegally a misdemeanor and give state and local law enforcement the power to jail or deport violators
The charges, which include first-degree murder, were dismissed last month by a different judge in a preliminary hearing
The two detectives said they had to work around the clock following the incident and even had to miss officer Aréanah Preston’s funeral
Judge John P. Cronan ruled that the “magnitude of discretion” afforded to licensing officials violated the Constitution’s 2nd and 14th amendments
The ACT Now bill would allow police to pursue more suspects and review their own BWC footage when filing reports
Gustavo Morales killed Officer Jorge “JD” Alvarado on Feb. 25, 2022; he faces life in prison without parole
Investigators found that the incidents spanned years of Patrick Heron’s service and were often committed in uniform and inside his cruiser
“Just a fu***** hit and run. Slap on the wrist. Why you got to lie and say it’s something serious?” Jesus Ayala asks the arresting officer
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