October 29, 2026 / 2:08 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta The former police chief of College Park is suing the city, saying that she was removed from office due to discrimination over her sexual orientation and as retaliation for possible misuse of public funds. Connie…
State authorities are seeking punishment for a now-retired St. Charles County cop who was accused of driving drunk and acting "irate and verbally confrontational." Fatal crash took place about 9:30 p.m. Saturday on Highway 30 near Cedar Hill. The city will pay two…
These cookies are used by us and our advertising partners to show you relevant ads on this site and elsewhere, and to measure how those campaigns perform. The doors opened Thursday morning, and the people quickly fo… Jennifer Kavanagh, the…
A former Bloomington Police sergeant says the city is intentionally blocking a hard look at the former assistant chief who recently settled a separate wrongful arrest case. City officials say they "strongly dispute" the allegation. A motion filed in federal…
Lakeland officials have agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over excessive use of force by Lakeland Police Department. City commissioners voted in a closed door meeting the morning of Sept. 21 to settle a 2022 lawsuit from Kim…
October 28, 2026 / 7:54 PM EDT / CBS Miami The family of a 28-year-old woman killed by police gunfire in Wynwood is taking new legal action following the release of bodycam video and a decision by prosecutors not to file criminal charges against the…
The Court of Appeals holds that a police officer may challenge a promotion denial that he claims was in retaliation for speaking out against possible supervisory misconduct.The case is Beatty v. Vafeades, a summary order issued on October 26. Plaintiff was…
ST. LOUIS — The city will pay two bar owners a total of $4.2 million after a police SUV ran into their building and a cop handcuffed one owner and was accused of beating the other, the owners' lawyer said. A man…
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $604,000 in back wages for 829 workers after an investigation found an Indianapolis-area vehicle parts manufacturer failed to properly calculate overtime wages. Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found that Toa … The U.S.
ST. LOUIS — The owner of a south St. Louis gay bar who was handcuffed by a police officer with a history of disciplinary complaints after other officers crashed their SUV into his building has settled his lawsuit against the city.
Civil-rights and wrongful-death lawsuits against police departments and officers, jury awards and the settlements cities pay.
An article joins this feed when it matches these terms. Each one is also a search of its own.