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Lawyers Say Cops Didn’t Have Key to Save Women Who Drowned During Florence

Two women drowned in the back of a locked cage while being taken for involuntary commitment to a mental hospital because the police van they were in took an unsafe route and rolled over, and deputies lacked a key or …

Family of Slain Woman Files Lawsuit Against Minneapolis Officer

The family of an Australian-American woman who was killed by a former Minneapolis police officer last year after she called 911 to report a possible assault filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the officer was inexperienced and unfit for duty. The …

Federal Appeals Court Rules Officers Can’t be Sued for North Dakota Shooting

Three law enforcement officers who shot a Jamestown man after he came out of his apartment carrying a shotgun did not use excessive force and should not face legal action for the 2010 incident, a federal appeals court says. Michael …

Family of Drunken Man Killed by Car Sues Ohio Police

The family of a drunken man picked up by police officers and dropped off at a Taco Bell before he was fatally struck by a car has sued over his death, accusing authorities of racial discrimination and putting their loved …