Cleveland police too quick to use deadly force, Justice Department says

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department delivered a scathing review of the Cleveland Police Department's use-of-force policies and practices and said sweeping reforms must be put in place during a press conference at U.S District ...

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Darren Wilson resigns from Ferguson Police Department

Brown family lawyer Anthony Gray released a statement in response to Wilson's resignation: "I believe Officer Darren Wilson made a personal decision that was in his best interest given the circumstances." Wilson's resignation comes less than a week ...

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Can Police Reports Be Used as Evidence?

A police report is a written record made by an officer, describing an incident to which police have responded or have been involved. But can a police report be used as evidence? When a person has been arrested and accused of a crime, a police report can be a......

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LA pays millions as police and firefighter injury claims rise

So his supervisor was skeptical when Costa, then 53, said he'd hurt his knee on the court and needed time off, according to a report by investigators for the city attorney's office. Costa was out on injury leave for a year, collecting his full salary ...

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Ex-NJ State Police sergeant's pension docked after drunken driving accidents

Lettieri's attorney, Jeffrey Catrambone, said today his client "received a pension commensurate with his years of honorable service as a member of the State Police." "We respectfully disagree that the reduction in his pension benefit is in any way ...

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Antonio Romanucci Elected Chair of the Police Misconduct ...

Antonio Romanucci Elected Chair of the Police Misconduct Litigation Group and Vice-Chair of the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group for the American Association for Justice. Seed Newsvine. Tony Romanucci. Chicago, IL ...

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