Probe Finds Officers Violated Policies in Pursuit That Killed Recruit December 12, 2025 By ALAN J. KEAYS /VTDigger An internal affairs investigation into the actions of Rutland, Vermont police in a motor-vehicle pursuit that resulted in the death...
Jury Orders Massachusetts State Police to Pay $6.8M Over Discrimination Claims November 21, 2025 A jury has ordered the Massachusetts State Police to pay $6.8 million after a finding that it discriminated against female...
Karen Read Claims ‘Gross Misconduct’ by State Police Shielded Real Killers November 20, 2025 By Michael Casey Karen Read, who was found not guilty of charges in the death of her boyfriend, has filed a lawsuit accusing...
Suit Against Brown University Sparks Debate on Campus Police Secrecy October 2, 2025 By Kimberlee Kruesi A new lawsuit against Brown University has renewed questions surrounding the secrecy afforded many law enforcement officers employed by private...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Florida Complex Where Airman Was Shot by Deputy August 13, 2025 By William Rabb A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a Florida apartment complex where a member of the U.S. Air...
City’s Insurer to Pay $550K for Police Twice Wrongfully Arresting, Jailing Man July 29, 2025 A Rhode Island city’s insurer will pay $550,000 to settle the case of a resident who was twice wrongfully arrested...
Maryland Officials Say Autopsies Misclassified Deaths in Police Custody May 20, 2025 By Brian Witte and Lea Skene An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 deaths in police custody that should have been considered homicides,...
In Miss. Case, Federal Appeals Court Shakes Up Qualified Immunity for Police Officers March 11, 2025 By Jerry Mitchell Judges for the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals raised questions this week about the high court’s qualified-immunity doctrine, which...
Family of Alabama Man Killed by Police Will Get $750,000 Settlement January 16, 2025 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama city will pay $750,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit against a police...
Mississippi Police Officer Suspended After Chase That Ended in Three Deaths January 13, 2025 BYHALIA, Miss. (AP) — A north Mississippi police officer whose pursuit ended in a crash that killed three people has...