NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Hispanic Iraq War veteran can revive his lawsuit over a beating by two New Orleans police officers who he said called him a “fake American.” The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate …
SEATTLE (AP) — The City of Seattle will pay the family of Che Taylor $1.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed after two police officers shot and killed Taylor outside a Wedgwood neighborhood home. A federal judge …
The Sioux Falls, S.D., police department has announced a new initiative to make travel safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. The Argus Leader reports that citywide patrolling of crosswalks will begin to increase Wednesday. Police will focus on areas with heavy …
The new mayor of New Jersey’s second largest city wants to merge the police and fire departments as a way to cut costs and streamline services. Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop’s ordinance will be introduced during a hearing on Wednesday. …
The parents of a Charlotte, N.C., man who died after being shocked with a Taser last year have sued the police department and the company that makes the device. The lawsuit accuses a Charlotte police officer of using excessive, deadly …
A western Pennsylvania police department’s insurer is paying $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit by a woman wrongly charged with making up a claim that she was raped during a 2004 convenience store robbery. Sara Watt sued police in Cranberry, …
The Justice Department has sued the Texas city of Corpus Christi, alleging that the police department has discriminated in hiring women by using a physical ability test few female applicants have been able to pass. Federal prosecutors say only about …
Records show that more than a $1 million has been paid out since 2005 in claims against a South Florida police department. The city of Fort Lauderdale released a list of claims and payouts in response to a public records …