Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Freddie Gray’s Family Reaches $6.4M Settlement With City of Baltimore
Sep 9 2015 // The family of Freddie Gray, who died after being critically injured in police custody, reached a tentative $6.4 million wrongful death settlement with the city of Baltimore, resolving civil claims about a week after the...
Officials Eye Sky Security After Drone Crashes Into Empty Seats at U.S. Open
Sep 8 2015 // A drone crash during a U.S. Open match has tennis officials thinking about whether they can do more to safeguard the sprawling National Tennis Center from such hazards, a spokesman said. “Obviously, it’s...
Florida High Court to Decide on $3.3 Million Award to Man Mistaken for Bank Robber
Sep 3 2015 // Rodolfo Valladares wore the wrong hat to the wrong Miami bank while trying to cash a $100 check in a case of mistaken identity that’s led to a court battle over $3.3 million. A bank teller mistook Valladares for a...
Driver’s ‘Selfie’ Attempt Causes Crash, Maine Police Say
Sep 1 2015 // Maine State Police have issued a distracted driving summons to a man who they say crashed into a tree while taking a “selfie” with his passengers, injuring several of them. State police say Jordan Toner was...
Taser Not Liable in Death of Teenager, Court Rules
Aug 24 2015 // Taser International Inc. is not liable for the death of a 16-year-old Michigan boy soon after he was struck in the chest by two taser darts shot by a police officer, resulting in cardiac arrest, a federal appeals court...
Appeals Court: Indiana Police Department Can Be Held Liable
Aug 17 2015 // A federal appeals court has ruled the Evansville Police Department in Indiana committed too many mistakes” to be shielded from liability in a lawsuit filed over a SWAT raid on her home in 2012. The 7th U.S. Circuit...
Mass. Faces Legal, Logistical Obstacles in Introducing Police Body Cameras
Aug 11 2015 // In light of recent events nationwide involving police and the use of force, everyone seems to have fallen in love with the idea of fitting police with body-worn cameras to record activity. But in all likelihood, it will be...
Family of Woman Who Died in Texas Jail Sues Trooper, DPS
Aug 6 2015 // The family of a black woman found dead in a Texas jail three days after a confrontation with a white state trooper filed a wrongful-death lawsuit on Aug. 4 against the officer and other officials, saying it was a last...
Appeals Court: Indiana Police Department Can Be Held Liable
Aug 3 2015 // A federal appeals court has ruled the Evansville Police Department in Indiana committed too many mistakes” to be shielded from liability in a lawsuit filed over a SWAT raid on her home in 2012. The Evansville Courier...
Driver in Deadly Indiana Bus Crash Had Suspended License: Police
Jul 30 2015 // A 6-year-old boy died and 11 others were hurt this week when their church bus overturned near Indianapolis in an accident that police said appeared to be the result of an error by a driver with a suspended license. The boy...
Multi-State Cargo Theft Ring Busted in Indiana; 8 Charged
Jul 29 2015 // Eight individuals have been charged in a 23-count indictment in an organized scheme to steal tens of millions of dollars in merchandise from shipments of cargo moving through the state of Indiana and elsewhere, United...
Alabama Police Department Granted Access to 2,000 Surveillance Cameras
Jul 29 2015 // Mobile, Ala., officials have unveiled a new public safety initiative that will allow police access to more than 2,000 surveillance cameras. AL.com reports that as of July 23, the Mobile Police Department had access to over...
New Mass. Police Policy Questioned by Transparency Advocates
Jul 28 2015 // Kelly Young was driving down Route 28 in Milton, Massachusetts, when a sedan traveling in the other direction rear ended another car and veered into Young’s lane, hitting his car head on, police say. Young, 56, a...
Indiana Now Requires Scooter Registration; Thousands Comply
Jul 27 2015 // Thousands of motor-driven cycles, the vast majority mopeds and scooters, have been registered with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles since a new law went into effect in January that placed more stringent requirements on...
New Mexico Police Use Software to Stop Distracted Driving
Jul 21 2015 // Farmington police may be the first in New Mexico to crack down on distracted officers who try to use a patrol computer while driving. New software to prevent distracted driving has been installed in most of the...
NYC Reaches $5.9M Settlement in Eric Garner Chokehold Death Case
Jul 14 2015 // New York City reached a $5.9 million settlement with the family of an unarmed black man who died after being put in a choke-hold by a police officer. Eric Garner’s death in a confrontation over the sale of loose...
Coming Soon: Marijuana ‘Breathalyzers’ for Police Testing of Drivers
Jul 14 2015 // As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the “high” road. Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies...
New York Police Issued More Than 10K Tickets Over July 4th Weekend
Jul 10 2015 // New York state troopers say they issued more than 10,000 tickets over the July 4th holiday weekend. State police once again this year beefed up enforcement against holiday drivers who were impaired, distracted, speeding or...
Jury Awards Former Southern California Police Dispatcher $315K
Jul 8 2015 // A police dispatcher in Southern California who alleges she was fired for reporting an officer accused of raping and sexually assaulting other dispatchers has been awarded more than $315,000. The Sun reported a jury’s...
Report Says Police Actions Escalated Ferguson Unrest
Jul 1 2015 // Police antagonized crowds gathered to protest in Ferguson, violated free-speech rights and made it difficult to hold officers accountable, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report summary obtained by the St. Louis...
