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 Supreme Court’s ruling in Barnes v. Felix could help resolve whether use of force should be judged by the moment of threat doctrine or the totality of the circumstances
In Balogh v. Virginia, the court held police have no duty to intervene to protect protesters from third-party violence during a rally
Recruitment, the opioid epidemic, climate change and mental health challenges are just as significant for police officers now as they were in the heat of the campaign
Larry Scirotto was fired in March 2022 amid allegations he promoted minority officers based on skin color
A feud between two online gamers in 2017 led Wichita police to respond to what they believed to be a kidnaping and shooting
Expansion of the Heart and Lung Act will add park rangers, some corrections employees, port and housing police and university officers
One trooper involved had “documented history of making poor decisions,” which led to his removal from the state police SWAT team in Feb. 2015
The use of restraint chairs and lawful authority were at the center of deliberations that deadlocked the jury more than once
One council member said he didn’t want Jason Kuzik, then 52, because he was “getting close to retirement”
Chief Dave Nisleit said the law makes it harder for officers to arrest people for human trafficking and rescue victims
The law had subjected LE agencies with officers who knowingly enforced federal gun laws without equivalent state laws to a fine of $50,000 per violating officer
Bill was inspired by Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s brother, Sgt. Joaquin Mendoza, who fell ill to being infected with COVID-19 but was denied full disability benefits
This case illustrates how good police work can easily be marred by failing to secure a warrant
Bill increases the areas of reasonable suspicion where an officer can begin a pursuit but includes communication requirements
Just before the release of 20 hours of footage, a judge delayed the release to allow the state and defendants to review the footage
The city plans to release about 20 hours of video and audio related to the arrest
Troopers were unable to stop the driver unless there was probable cause he was a suspect in a violent crime or drunken driving
Over a dozen prosecutors have similar lawsuits pending against the controversial district attorney
Voters in 2012 had placed the department under local control for the first time in 150 years
Officer Steven Wren, who was 37 at the time, suffered a multi-level compression fracture of his thoracic spine
State senate bill tries to deal with the shortage of officers by changing only the minimum age
Oversight report blames the LASD, union, county counsel and DA’s office for not doing more to solve the problem
The city says its bilingual pay policy is discretionary, and as of now the only languages that qualify for the stipend are Spanish and Farsi
Dealers would have to enter information into an electronic database to help law enforcement trace the parts
Officer Jordan Steinke entered the plea a week after a second-degree felony assault charge was dropped
Violators would be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor, up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000
Michael Ortiz is seeking unspecified millions of dollars from the city of Hollywood, Fla., and officer Henry Andrews, who is facing a misdemeanor charge
“This is tragic. We haven’t had multiple children killed in a very long time. It’s bad,” one trooper said
The court noted probable cause “is not a high bar: It requires only the kind of fair probability on which reasonable and prudent people, not legal technicians, act.”
If you’ve never written an affidavit for a search warrant, now is the time to learn
At question is officers being directed to write a statement about what happened before reviewing video footage and writing a supplemental report after
The settlement sum aims to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the NBA star’s fatal helicopter crash
Currently, DACA recipients can become troopers, game wardens, COs and serve in the Wisconsin National Guard
