Most Popular Law Enforcement Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Police Officer’s Family Sues Girlfriend Accused of His Death and Bars That Served Her
Aug 27 2024 // Karen Read, whose recent high-profile trial for the death of a Boston police officer she was dating ended in a mistrial, is now facing a wrongful death suit brought by the late officer’s family that alleges she...
#2 New Hampshire Police Investigating Case of Man Found Dead at Insurance Department
Dec 26 2024 // The New Hampshire State Police reported that troopers are investigating the death of an adult male found dead at the New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID). Investigators said they do not believe the death is suspicious...
#3 Michigan Police Arrest 6 Men for Stealing $8M Worth of Vehicles
May 20 2024 // LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Six men working as part of a criminal organization in Michigan have been arrested in connection with the theft of more than 400 vehicles worth about $8 million, authorities said last week. The men,...
#4 Ohio Ex-Police Officer Sentenced for Starting 26 Arson Fires in Wayne National Forest
Feb 21 2025 // A former Ohio fire department administrator and police officer was sentenced in federal court here to 18 months in prison for starting dozens of arson fires in Wayne National Forest. James A. Bartels, 52, of Rio Grande,...
#5 Jury Awards $80M to Family of Chicago Girl Killed During Police Chase
Dec 18 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — A jury awarded nearly $80 million to the family of a 10-year-old Chicago girl who was killed during a police chase and crash in 2020. The city had acknowledged liability in the death of Da’Karia...
#6 Police: Athletic Director Used AI to Frame Principal With Racist Remarks in Fake Audio
May 2 2024 // A high school athletic director in Maryland has been accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording that included racist and antisemitic comments, authorities said. Authorities...
#7 Police Chase Ends with Driver Dead and 7 Officers, Civilian Taken to Hospital
Sep 23 2024 // MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — A police pursuit that began in New York City ended on Long Island with the shooting death of the driver, and seven police officers and a civilian taken to hospitals for treatment, police...
#8 Jersey Shore Police, Pols Weigh Holding Parents Responsible for Kids’ Rowdy Behavior
Jun 18 2024 // Parents should be held civilly or criminally responsible for the actions of their children that create disturbances or damage in public places, a group of New Jersey police chiefs and Republican lawmakers said Wednesday...
#9 Family of Man Fatally Shot Sues West Hartford Police, Seeks Federal Probe
Aug 22 2024 // The family of a man fatally shot by a Connecticut police officer as he tried to flee in a stolen car while being attacked by a police dog has filed a wrongful death lawsuit and called Wednesday for a federal civil rights...
#10 Ohio Supreme Court Orders City to Pay $30 Million Police Brutality Judgment
Jul 18 2024 // The Ohio city of East Cleveland must pay a $30 million jury verdict awarded to a man who police wrongly assaulted, arrested and detained, the state’s highest court has ordered. The victim, Arnold Black, went to court...
#11 Police Scramble to Learn Who Stole 100,000 Eggs Worth $40K From Farm Trailer
Feb 10 2025 // Police are trying to crack a whodunit over the heist of 100,000 eggs from the back of a trailer in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania. Regarding the theft that law enforcement officials say could be tied to the sky-high cost of...
#12 Police Summon Aviva India CEO in Discrimination Case, Company Denies Allegations
Oct 30 2024 // Indian police have summoned Asit Rath, the chief executive of British insurer Aviva in the country, as part of an inquiry into a former employee’s accusations of religious discrimination at work, documents seen by...
#13 Colorado Woman Handcuffed in Police Car Hit by Train Receives $8.5M Settlement
Jun 7 2024 // A Colorado woman who was seriously injured when a freight train hit the parked police vehicle in which she sat handcuffed has reached an $8.5 million settlement, a lawyer representing two of the involved police officers...
#14 Suburban New York Police Force Cited for Illegal Arrests, Strip Searches
Dec 16 2024 // A suburban New York police department routinely violated residents’ civil rights, including making illegal arrests and using unnecessary strip and cavity searches, according to a new U.S. Department of Justice...
#15 Chicago Man Convicted of Murder Based on Blind Witness’ Testimony Sues City, Police
May 29 2024 // CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man convicted of murder based in part on testimony from a legally blind eyewitness is suing the city and the police department. A judge convicted Darien Harris in 2014 in connection with a fatal...
#16 Disgruntled Fired Employee Kills 2 Workers at Chicago’s Navy Yard: Police
Nov 8 2024 // A man who was recently fired from his job at Navy Pier returned to the Chicago tourist attraction and killed two workers before fleeing, police said. The attack happened Tuesday afternoon after the fired worker gained...
#17 Lawsuit Filed Over Road Rage Shooting by Off-Duty Police Officer
Oct 4 2024 // The family of a man who was left permanently disabled after he was shot in the head during a road rage encounter in New Jersey, allegedly by an off-duty New York City police officer, has filed a lawsuit against the city...
#18 Former Texas Police Chief Convicted of Insurance Fraud
Oct 16 2024 // A federal jury convicted former Castroville Police Chief, Christopher Filline, for one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced. According to...
#19 10 Injured When Police Motorcycle Officer Crashed into California Parade Bystanders
Dec 10 2024 // Ten people were injured after a police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashed into bystanders at a weekend holiday parade in Palm Springs, California, authorities said. All of the injured were taken to hospitals Saturday...
#20 Police Cruiser Strikes and Kills Bicyclist Pulling Trailer in Vermont
Nov 14 2024 // A bicyclist pulling a trailer in Vermont died after he was struck by a police cruiser, state police said. The crash happened just before 3 a.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 7 in South Burlington. The officer, a sergeant with the...
