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Article • December 20, 2017
$440,000 Settles Police Officer Harassment, Retaliation Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania police officer has accepted $440,000 to settle a claim that he was harassed and retaliated against for reporting a sexual assault committed by his partner. Ritchie Webb had been working for the Bristol …
Article • December 20, 2017
$75,000 Settles Baltimore Man's Excessive Force Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Baltimore, Maryland man has agreed to a $75,000 settlement of his claim that two Baltimore police officers used excessive force against him. John Bonkowski was driving drunk May 13, 2012, when he was pulled over by …
Article • December 20, 2017
$80,000 Jury Award in Texas Excessive Force Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A jury has awarded a Carrolton, Texas man $80,000 for damages sustained when a police officer used excessive force against him. Jason Dean Geils was arrested for DUI on December 9, 2009. Carrolton police officer Don …
Article • December 20, 2017
$2,000 Settles Texas False Arrest Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Whitehouse, Texas woman and her minor son have settled a claim of false arrest and false imprisonment for $2,000. Candace Caroline McCarrell was driving with her son, J.M., on June 8, 2012, when she was pulled over …
Article • December 20, 2017
$385,000 to Victim of Police Sex Abuse in Penn. by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A police officer and the city that employed him settled a federal civil rights claim brought by a woman who alleged that the officer sexually abused her. Pursuant to the June 10, 2013 settlement, Bristol …
Article • December 20, 2017
Filed under: False Arrest
$327,500 to 77-Year-Old for Civil Rights Violations by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis An elderly Chicago woman was awarded $327,500 in damages for the violation of her civil rights by overzealous and misinformed Chicago police officers. The June 28, 2013 verdict awarded damages for embarrassment and humiliation, injury to reputation …
Article • December 20, 2017
$160,000 to Maryland Man for Civil Rights Violations by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis One night in October 2011, Sabah Ali noticed that a co-worker had been pulled over for a broken headlight at a local 7-Eleven. Ali pulled into the parking lot to assist his friend, and things quickly …
Article • December 20, 2017
$88,616 to Florida Woman Falsely Arrested by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On May 13, 2007, Orlando real estate broker Ana Maria Hazleton was at home when Orlando police officers responded to a call that there was a disturbance on her front lawn. The four officers, Brandon Loverde, Fernando Trinidad, …
Article • December 20, 2017
$10,000 Settles North Carolina Man's Claim of Assault, False Arrest by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Gaston County, North Carolina man has accepted $10,000 to settle a lawsuit in which he alleged that police officers violated his civil rights, assaulted him and falsely arrested him. Mark D. Ewing, a …
Article • December 19, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Searches
Kentucky Cop Resigns After Unconstitutional Search by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Hopkinsville, Kentucky police officer submitted his resignation September 5, 2017 rather than be fired for several warrantless searches of a home. Officer Jason Brent responded to a home on South Campbell Street in Hopkinsville after receiving a …
Article • December 19, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct
$1,000,000 Jury Verdict Against Sheriff Who Engaged in Political Retaliation by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Chicago area jury awarded $1,000,000 to a DuPage County Sheriff's deputy who claimed that she was passed over for a promotion because she didn't support the Sheriff's political campaign. Susan Lakics was a …
Article • December 19, 2017
Testimony of Expert Witness Excluded by David Reutter by David Reutter A Louisiana federal district court excluded the expert testimony of Dr. David Thomas in a class action brought by Louisiana prisoners who alleged substandard medical care. Joseph Lewis, Jr. sued the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) alleging violations of his …
Article • December 19, 2017
Filed under: Public Records
California Supreme Court Orders Consideration of Anonymization or Redaction of Mass Data for Public Record Disclosure by David Reutter by David Reutter The California Supreme Court held that while raw automated license plate reader (ALPR) data are excempt from California Public Records Act (CPRA) disclosure, further consideration is required to determine …
Article • December 19, 2017
$36,203 Jury Award in California Excessive Force Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal jury awarded a South Lake Tahoe man $36,203 in a lawsuit alleging the use of excessive force by South Lake Tahoe police. The jury award came in on March 7, 2007, after a four-day trial. …
Article • December 19, 2017
$320,000 Settlement in Wrongful Imprisonment Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal lawsuit alleging wrongful arrest and imprisonment by the LAPD settled for $320,000 on January 16, 2007. The case involved the murder of 16-year-old Martha Puebla, who was shot and killed outside her Sun Valley, California home. Puebla …
Article • December 19, 2017
Filed under: False Arrest
$36,000 Settles Palm Beach False Arrest by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A lawsuit brought by the fiancé of a Ft. Lauderdale, Florida cop against a Palm Beach County detective settled for $36,000 on January 10, 2007.The case involved a series of thefts committed by Steven Hipsher while he was …
Article • December 19, 2017
Filed under: Police Misconduct
$1.625 Million Jury Award For Civil Rights Violation by Charlotte "Special Police" by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A federal jury awarded over a million and a half dollars in damages to four people injured by Charlotte, North Carolina "Special Police Officers" in a January 2007 decision. The lawsuit stemmed …
Article • December 19, 2017
Faulty Forensics and Lab Scandals Highlight Urgent Need for Enforceable Scientific Standards by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A 2009 report by the National Academy of Sciences (“NAS”) criticizing the varying quality of crime labs throughout the nation and questioning the scientific basis of several forensic methods that were routinely …
Article • December 19, 2017 • from CLN January, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct
Criminal Cops: Tracking Crimes Committed by Police Officers by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Police officers are sworn to uphold the law. When the uniform goes on, they become arbiters and enforcers of right and wrong. But a new police crime database reveals an important and often overlooked aspect of …
Article • December 19, 2017
This Activist Is Prying Loose Missouri Drug Task Force Records One Lawsuit at a Time by C.J. Ciaramella by C.J. Ciaramella Last month, a Missouri state circuit judge did something nearly unheard of: She punished a public official for flouting transparency laws. State Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce ruled that Cole County …
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