The minor will receive $70,000 with the other $40,000 allocated for fees and expenses, including attorney fees.
Nationwide Police Settlement Thread........How We Pay Them to Violate Us.
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The minor will receive $70,000 with the other $40,000 allocated for fees and expenses, including attorney fees.
Footage Shows Police K-9 Attack That Led to $325K Settlement
A Maine town has released video footage of a man being subdued by a police dog at a traffic stop.
York Town Manager Steve Burns and Acting Police Chief Owen Davis said in a statement that Rogers “simply did his job to keep York a safe place.”
A Maine town has released video footage of a man being subdued by a police dog at a traffic stop.
York Town Manager Steve Burns and Acting Police Chief Owen Davis said in a statement that Rogers “simply did his job to keep York a safe place.”
What was the Cop responding to for him to be so aggressive off the rip, getting bright lights flashed at him...and how in the hell did the dog even get out of the car?
The video shows how Rogers initiated a traffic stop after Brennan flashed his high-beam headlights, and it shows how Brennan climbed out of his car and immediately walked toward the police vehicle. We don't know exactly why Brennan thought this was a good idea. His attorneys claim he was "familiar with a number of York Police Department officers" and "exited his vehicle to explain to the officer why he activated his high beam lights."
SMH
York police release video of K-9 taking down pediatrician, 63, during traffic stop
The release of the footage comes about a week after Brennan's attorneys announced their client had reached a $325,000 settlement agreement.
The shitty ass cops are making it worse and we keep shoveling more money to produce worse cops.
Update:
4th Loveland police officer involved in Karen Garner arrest resigns (coloradoan.com)
3 Million settlement
4th Loveland police officer involved in Karen Garner arrest resigns (coloradoan.com)
3 Million settlement
Baltimore County pays $2.5 million to family of Spencer McCain, man killed by police in 2015
Baltimore County paid $2.5 million to the surviving family of Spencer McCain, a man killed in 2015 by police in Owings Mills, county officials confirmed this week.
The settlement, reached in September, followed a series of court filings in which attorneys for McCain’s family argued that police knew McCain was diagnosed with a mental illness and still fired 18 shots at him “immediately” upon entering the residence, without attempts to de-escalate the situation.
An amended lawsuit alleges that one officer shot the 41-year-old McCain as he lay wounded on the ground, after the initial volley of gunfire, as he was raising his arms to be handcuffed.
McCain was unarmed at the time, according to his family’s attorney and the police.
The financial settlement, which has not been previously reported, marks at least the third settlement of more than $2 million paid by county officials last year following fatal shootings by Baltimore County Police.
Sean Naron, a spokesman for Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewki Jr., confirmed the payment, adding that “the county considers this inherited matter settled.”
Baltimore County paid $2.5 million to the surviving family of Spencer McCain, a man killed in 2015 by police in Owings Mills, county officials confirmed this week.
The settlement, reached in September, followed a series of court filings in which attorneys for McCain’s family argued that police knew McCain was diagnosed with a mental illness and still fired 18 shots at him “immediately” upon entering the residence, without attempts to de-escalate the situation.
An amended lawsuit alleges that one officer shot the 41-year-old McCain as he lay wounded on the ground, after the initial volley of gunfire, as he was raising his arms to be handcuffed.
McCain was unarmed at the time, according to his family’s attorney and the police.
The financial settlement, which has not been previously reported, marks at least the third settlement of more than $2 million paid by county officials last year following fatal shootings by Baltimore County Police.
Sean Naron, a spokesman for Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewki Jr., confirmed the payment, adding that “the county considers this inherited matter settled.”
Anton Iamele, who represented McCain’s estate, his mother and the mother of his surviving children, said the settlement offered the family some closure and validation after a “devastating” event.
Baltimore County Police previously said officers responded June 25, 2015, to the 3000 block of Hunting Ridge Drive for a report of a possible domestic disturbance at a home they’d visited more than a dozen times in the three years prior. A domestic violence order barred McCain from being at the residence.
Officials said at the time that officers forced their way into the home when they heard screams for help and said officers believed McCain was armed because he was in a “defensive position.”
An internal department review of the shooting determined the officers’ actions “were found not to violate department policy,” police spokeswoman Joy Stewart said.
A review conducted by the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office found the shooting was justified, based on “the information the officers had prior to entry and the suspect’s actions upon entry,” according to an Aug. 7, 2015, letter obtained by The Baltimore Sun.
In the letter, Deputy State’s Attorney Robin Coffin wrote that no further action would be taken by her office. It provided no additional details on prosecutors’ analysis or the police investigation.
As a result, the three officers who fired their weapons — Shenell Wilkes, Shannon Stargel and Jonathan Besaw — did not face any charges. Stargel and Besaw are still with the department, while Wilkes was terminated in November 2020 for an “administrative incident” the year prior, unrelated to the shooting, according to Stewart.
Attorneys for McCain’s family argued in a federal civil suit that officers forced their way into the home with guns drawn, despite being equipped with less lethal weapons, and made no effort to de-escalate the situation.
When officers opened fire, McCain was standing in the living room, far enough away that he didn’t pose a threat to the officers’ safety, was not engaged in criminal activity and had not made any threatening gestures, Iamele said in the legal filings.
Officers notified dispatchers of shots fired and a possibly wounded officer — who ended up not being wounded — 26 seconds after officers said they were entering the apartment, according to the lawsuit.
“It’s easy to Monday morning quarterback ... but there was no effort at any kind of communication before they went in. And then it does not appear that there was any real effort at communication once they did go in,” Iamele said. “They were trained to make some effort at de-escalation, and I think in this particular circumstance, those efforts would’ve been fruitful.”
Iamele said the department’s Mobile Crisis Team had responded to incidents involving McCain on at least two earlier occasions.
After the initial gunfire, one officer, Wilkes, shot McCain again as he was visibly injured and “neither threatening nor resisting” police, Iamele wrote in federal court filings. McCain suffered six gunshot wounds in total, according to Iamele.
The attorney said in an interview that he identified the timing of the later shot based on police interviews of witnesses at the scene, and called it “inexplicable.” An amended lawsuit describes a fourth police officer who arrived and heard the shot from the back bedroom of the house, after the initial gunfire had occurred, who called out, “What was that?”
County police were not outfitted with body-worn cameras in 2015. The department began distributing the cameras to officers in July 2016.
The lawsuit goes on to list five other incidents since 2009 in which McCain’s family’s legal team claims county police used deadly force against people “suffering from emotional crises,” arguing that McCain’s death was part of a practice of “quickly directing lethal force at emotionally disturbed individuals.”
Baltimore County officials settled at least two additional lawsuits in 2021 connected to fatal police shootings: $6.5 million to the family of Eric Sopp, who was killed in 2019 after his mother called police for help, reporting her son had been drinking and was suicidal, and $3 million to the estate of Korryn Gaines, a woman killed during a 2016 police standoff in Randallstown.
Baltimore County Police previously said officers responded June 25, 2015, to the 3000 block of Hunting Ridge Drive for a report of a possible domestic disturbance at a home they’d visited more than a dozen times in the three years prior. A domestic violence order barred McCain from being at the residence.
Officials said at the time that officers forced their way into the home when they heard screams for help and said officers believed McCain was armed because he was in a “defensive position.”
An internal department review of the shooting determined the officers’ actions “were found not to violate department policy,” police spokeswoman Joy Stewart said.
A review conducted by the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office found the shooting was justified, based on “the information the officers had prior to entry and the suspect’s actions upon entry,” according to an Aug. 7, 2015, letter obtained by The Baltimore Sun.
In the letter, Deputy State’s Attorney Robin Coffin wrote that no further action would be taken by her office. It provided no additional details on prosecutors’ analysis or the police investigation.
As a result, the three officers who fired their weapons — Shenell Wilkes, Shannon Stargel and Jonathan Besaw — did not face any charges. Stargel and Besaw are still with the department, while Wilkes was terminated in November 2020 for an “administrative incident” the year prior, unrelated to the shooting, according to Stewart.
Attorneys for McCain’s family argued in a federal civil suit that officers forced their way into the home with guns drawn, despite being equipped with less lethal weapons, and made no effort to de-escalate the situation.
When officers opened fire, McCain was standing in the living room, far enough away that he didn’t pose a threat to the officers’ safety, was not engaged in criminal activity and had not made any threatening gestures, Iamele said in the legal filings.
Officers notified dispatchers of shots fired and a possibly wounded officer — who ended up not being wounded — 26 seconds after officers said they were entering the apartment, according to the lawsuit.
“It’s easy to Monday morning quarterback ... but there was no effort at any kind of communication before they went in. And then it does not appear that there was any real effort at communication once they did go in,” Iamele said. “They were trained to make some effort at de-escalation, and I think in this particular circumstance, those efforts would’ve been fruitful.”
Iamele said the department’s Mobile Crisis Team had responded to incidents involving McCain on at least two earlier occasions.
After the initial gunfire, one officer, Wilkes, shot McCain again as he was visibly injured and “neither threatening nor resisting” police, Iamele wrote in federal court filings. McCain suffered six gunshot wounds in total, according to Iamele.
The attorney said in an interview that he identified the timing of the later shot based on police interviews of witnesses at the scene, and called it “inexplicable.” An amended lawsuit describes a fourth police officer who arrived and heard the shot from the back bedroom of the house, after the initial gunfire had occurred, who called out, “What was that?”
County police were not outfitted with body-worn cameras in 2015. The department began distributing the cameras to officers in July 2016.
The lawsuit goes on to list five other incidents since 2009 in which McCain’s family’s legal team claims county police used deadly force against people “suffering from emotional crises,” arguing that McCain’s death was part of a practice of “quickly directing lethal force at emotionally disturbed individuals.”
Baltimore County officials settled at least two additional lawsuits in 2021 connected to fatal police shootings: $6.5 million to the family of Eric Sopp, who was killed in 2019 after his mother called police for help, reporting her son had been drinking and was suicidal, and $3 million to the estate of Korryn Gaines, a woman killed during a 2016 police standoff in Randallstown.
Common Council committee agrees on settlement for unarmed man shot by police
Jerry Smith Jr. shot near 29th and Wisconsin in August 2017
Some Milwaukee aldermen have agreed to pay $650,000 to a man shot by police in 2017.
Jerry Smith Jr. was 19 at the time and unarmed. He survived but continues to have medical issues today.
Smith said he ran because he was afraid of the police.
The confrontation in August 2017 happened near North 29th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue when police answered a call for a man with a gun.
It was captured on police body cameras.
The officers were later cleared by the district attorney because they said they thought Smith was armed.
He was not.
"Why did y'all shoot me? Why did y'all shoot me?" Smith said on the body camera video.
A Common Council committee on Monday approved a $650,000 settlement with Smith, who'd filed a federal lawsuit for his permanent injuries.
"With all of the circumstances of this case, we believe this resolution is a very appropriate one," Deputy Milwaukee City Attorney Yolanda McGowan said.
Smith was unavailable Tuesday, but after the shooting, he told WISN 12, "I can't work no more. I can't pick up stuff, I can't even carry 30 pounds without my leg going in and out on me. So it's been a struggle."
"Here we go, another settlement," community activist Vaun Mayes said.
Mayes was at the scene the day of the shooting and said while progress is being made with police and the community, there's still a long way to go.
"How do you prevent this from happening?" WISN 12's Nick Bohr asked.
"I mean, that's where the focus has to be de-escalation. The focus has to be to end things without someone being harmed, whether that be an officer or a suspect," Mayes said.
The settlement includes legal fees.
The full Common Council is expected to approve it later this month.
The trial in Smith's federal lawsuit had been scheduled for April if a settlement hadn't been reached.
Jerry Smith Jr. shot near 29th and Wisconsin in August 2017
Some Milwaukee aldermen have agreed to pay $650,000 to a man shot by police in 2017.
Jerry Smith Jr. was 19 at the time and unarmed. He survived but continues to have medical issues today.
Smith said he ran because he was afraid of the police.
The confrontation in August 2017 happened near North 29th Street and West Wisconsin Avenue when police answered a call for a man with a gun.
It was captured on police body cameras.
The officers were later cleared by the district attorney because they said they thought Smith was armed.
He was not.
"Why did y'all shoot me? Why did y'all shoot me?" Smith said on the body camera video.
A Common Council committee on Monday approved a $650,000 settlement with Smith, who'd filed a federal lawsuit for his permanent injuries.
"With all of the circumstances of this case, we believe this resolution is a very appropriate one," Deputy Milwaukee City Attorney Yolanda McGowan said.
Smith was unavailable Tuesday, but after the shooting, he told WISN 12, "I can't work no more. I can't pick up stuff, I can't even carry 30 pounds without my leg going in and out on me. So it's been a struggle."
"Here we go, another settlement," community activist Vaun Mayes said.
Mayes was at the scene the day of the shooting and said while progress is being made with police and the community, there's still a long way to go.
"How do you prevent this from happening?" WISN 12's Nick Bohr asked.
"I mean, that's where the focus has to be de-escalation. The focus has to be to end things without someone being harmed, whether that be an officer or a suspect," Mayes said.
The settlement includes legal fees.
The full Common Council is expected to approve it later this month.
The trial in Smith's federal lawsuit had been scheduled for April if a settlement hadn't been reached.
Hard to believe this was back in 2017. It seemed like it was in 2020. Well, there goes an increase in my Tax bill for this year. I'm glad he got compensated but it wasn't enough. That included his legal fees but what about follow up care? This dude is young and may have issues for years down the line.
You have to die to get millions.
Greensboro and family of Marcus Smith reach settlement in wrongful death suit
The city of Greensboro has reached a settlement in the wrongful death suit of Marcus Smith.
Smith died in Greensboro police custody in 2018 after officers used a hogtie maneuver on him. His final moments were caught on police body cam.
At a city council meeting Tuesday evening, city attorney Chuck Watts said that the city of Greensboro and family of Marcus Smith agreed to a settlement of over $2 million.
Officials said that most of the money will be paid by the city of Greensboro with the remaining funds being paid by Guilford County. The money will go to Smith's parents, fiancé and children.
There will also be a commemorative plaque made that will recognize that Smith's life mattered, officials said.
The settlement will first have to be approved by a judge and the lawsuit will be dismissed without any finding of wrongdoing or liability.
The city of Greensboro has reached a settlement in the wrongful death suit of Marcus Smith.
Smith died in Greensboro police custody in 2018 after officers used a hogtie maneuver on him. His final moments were caught on police body cam.
At a city council meeting Tuesday evening, city attorney Chuck Watts said that the city of Greensboro and family of Marcus Smith agreed to a settlement of over $2 million.
Officials said that most of the money will be paid by the city of Greensboro with the remaining funds being paid by Guilford County. The money will go to Smith's parents, fiancé and children.
There will also be a commemorative plaque made that will recognize that Smith's life mattered, officials said.
The settlement will first have to be approved by a judge and the lawsuit will be dismissed without any finding of wrongdoing or liability.
Lawyers for an Upstate teen said they have reached a settlement with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office after the girl was "mauled by a police dog and shot five times by deputies," the teen's attorneys announced Tuesday.
“If law enforcement officers can shoot a scared 16-year-old girl who had no weapon and posed no threat, then it can happen to anyone,” personal injury attorney Ben Crump said, announcing the $700,000 settlement. “This is a win for our client and a win for justice.”
The shooting happened on Aug. 11, 2020.
This bullshit chafes my ass like nothing else.These sons of bitches want to treat an animal (a useful tool) as though it was a human individual. A muhfucka will be charged for killing a K9 as if it was a person and the Pigs kill a homeowner's dog on the daily with no consequences.
These sons of bitches waste time and resources to congregate and form fucking processionals while ceasing all "Police" work.
Multiple nonrelated agencies stop what their doing to participate in order to promote this bullshit fallen First Responder image.
My wife was in the ER for conditions stemming from her cancer and the ER was filled and she was Triaged to the front due to the urgency; a Cop got shot and they rushed him to that Hospital, bypassing other facilities that were closer. The PD took over the hospital and everyone who had been there waiting was kicked to the curb. I mean they cleared that place out without another patient being seen no matter WHAT they may have been there for. Ruptured appendix? Fuck off, a Cop was shot and he's gonna require 48 rooms in the ER.
There had already been one Cop there who was injured in a collision or something and they had an entire wing guarded and blocked off for this dude. There were like 11 rooms empty because a Cop was in one and they wouldn't let me use the bathroom in that wing, which was the closest to where my wife's room was.
Before the shot Cop arrived, I got a phone call and took it outside. That's when I was hearing the sirens of what sounded like 30 Squad Cars blaring. When I went back to the ER to get back in, the joint was filled with frantic Police and the Media was arriving. The ONLY reason I was let back in was because the Security Officer was a Vet and we had chatted back and forth over a number of visits, so he knew who I was and let me in. All others had to bounce and I was royally pissed.
I swear that Milwaukee PD and every surrounding suburban PD shut down and showed up at the hospital, bawling and pretending to pray. I was fucking appalled and sickened at the display.
When we lost men on the battlefield, the bullets didn't stop flying so we could go mourn our losses. Nobody stopped doing their mission the moment another unit caught a casualty. There'd be time for that shit much later.
Colorado Springs pays $175K to settle lawsuit over officer's behavior toward BLM
Officer wrote "Kill them All" on social media post about Black Lives Matter Protest
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — The City of Colorado Springs agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman injured during Black Lives Matter protests in the Summer of 2020.
The attorney representing Celia Palmer said his client was tackled by officer Keith Wrede during a protest downtown in June. She suffered a concussion.
Wrede, using the pseudonym Steven Eric, later wrote the comment, "KILL EM ALL" on a Facebook post about a BLM protest on I-25.
Palmer did not participate in that protest. Attorney Andrew McNulty said he believes Wrede should not remain on the force in Colorado Springs.
"He clearly has some homicidal intent when it comes to peaceful protesters demonstrating in support of black lives and I just don't think he's fit to be a Colorado Springs Police Officer," McNulty said.
Police Chief Vince Niski announced in 2020 that Wrede had been reassigned and was suspended for a week without pay. However, McNulty said there was no internal investigation or discipline over the use of force by Wrede against his client.
"There's been no discipline imposed, to this day no one has been held accountable for what happened during those protests," McNulty said.
As part of the settlement, CSPD must update its policy and require officers to give clear warnings before using force to disperse a crowd.
Colorado Springs City Council created the Law Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Commission (LETAC) at around the same time as the protests to try and improve relationships between the police department and the public.
That board has not held any discussions related to the actions of Wrede.
Officer wrote "Kill them All" on social media post about Black Lives Matter Protest
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — The City of Colorado Springs agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman injured during Black Lives Matter protests in the Summer of 2020.
The attorney representing Celia Palmer said his client was tackled by officer Keith Wrede during a protest downtown in June. She suffered a concussion.
Wrede, using the pseudonym Steven Eric, later wrote the comment, "KILL EM ALL" on a Facebook post about a BLM protest on I-25.
Palmer did not participate in that protest. Attorney Andrew McNulty said he believes Wrede should not remain on the force in Colorado Springs.
"He clearly has some homicidal intent when it comes to peaceful protesters demonstrating in support of black lives and I just don't think he's fit to be a Colorado Springs Police Officer," McNulty said.
Police Chief Vince Niski announced in 2020 that Wrede had been reassigned and was suspended for a week without pay. However, McNulty said there was no internal investigation or discipline over the use of force by Wrede against his client.
"There's been no discipline imposed, to this day no one has been held accountable for what happened during those protests," McNulty said.
As part of the settlement, CSPD must update its policy and require officers to give clear warnings before using force to disperse a crowd.
Colorado Springs City Council created the Law Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Commission (LETAC) at around the same time as the protests to try and improve relationships between the police department and the public.
That board has not held any discussions related to the actions of Wrede.
Colorado Springs pays $175K to settle lawsuit over officer's behavior toward BLM
Officer wrote "Kill them All" on social media post about Black Lives Matter Protest
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — The City of Colorado Springs agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman injured during Black Lives Matter protests in the Summer of 2020.
The attorney representing Celia Palmer said his client was tackled by officer Keith Wrede during a protest downtown in June. She suffered a concussion.
Wrede, using the pseudonym Steven Eric, later wrote the comment, "KILL EM ALL" on a Facebook post about a BLM protest on I-25.
Palmer did not participate in that protest. Attorney Andrew McNulty said he believes Wrede should not remain on the force in Colorado Springs.
"He clearly has some homicidal intent when it comes to peaceful protesters demonstrating in support of black lives and I just don't think he's fit to be a Colorado Springs Police Officer," McNulty said.
Police Chief Vince Niski announced in 2020 that Wrede had been reassigned and was suspended for a week without pay. However, McNulty said there was no internal investigation or discipline over the use of force by Wrede against his client.
"There's been no discipline imposed, to this day no one has been held accountable for what happened during those protests," McNulty said.
As part of the settlement, CSPD must update its policy and require officers to give clear warnings before using force to disperse a crowd.
Colorado Springs City Council created the Law Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Commission (LETAC) at around the same time as the protests to try and improve relationships between the police department and the public.
That board has not held any discussions related to the actions of Wrede.
Fire this motherfucka NOW!
I've seen police violence from Colorado than any state recently. How is this not even considered a fire-able offense!?!Fire this motherfucka NOW!
No shit! Out of all the places across the country, Colorado seems to be outpacing any other state or city.
I found another story from Denver. IDk if I want to post it. There should be an entire show dedicated to police settlements from the protests alone.
Paterson cop who claimed she was forced to retire after shooting settles discrimination lawsuit for $185K
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022, 8:05 a.m. | Published: Jan. 18, 2022, 8:05 a.m.
A former Paterson police officer who claimed she was forced to retire after shooting an unarmed man in front of his children more than four years ago has settled a discrimination lawsuit with the city for $185,000, officials said Tuesday.
Haydee Santana, 53, said in court papers she was treated differently from other male officers who had been involved in shootings of civilians and that the city did not send her for critical incident stress counseling or a psychiatric exam.
Santana shot Larry Bouie once in the stomach on Oct. 29, 2016, as he ran toward Santana “while screaming and flailing his arms,” the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said following an investigation.
A grand jury decided against charges for Santana of the shooting. Bouie filed a federal lawsuit over the incident and the city council agreed to settle his case last year for $450,000.
The shooting occurred while Bouie was with his two children, who witnessed the incident. Bouie was hospitalized and later underwent skin grafts, two life-saving surgeries, physical therapy and requires ongoing treatment, according to his lawsuit.
Santana claimed in her suit she was treated differently from other Paterson police officers who had been involved in on-duty shootings. She claimed she was forced to use sick leave rather than be placed on administrative leave and told she had to be on worker’s compensation to receive counseling.
She filed a grievance against the police department, but a hearing was never scheduled or heard, her suit states.
“To plaintiff’s knowledge, no other officers were treated the same way as she was after a shooting incident,” her lawsuit states. “It took 15 months to clear her when male officers were cleared in two months.”
Santana claims the city “failed and refused to take any action to protect (her) rights” and that she was forced to retire.
Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh on Tuesday said the city council has agreed to settle Santana’s lawsuit for $185,000. He declined to comment further on the lawsuit or settlement.
Big Ass Confederate Flags Flying Over I-95 and I-40! Shit Needs To Come Down Now!
They have one in Virginia near Richmond also
www.bgol.us
Family of De’Von Bailey reaches settlement with Colorado Springs nearly 2 years after civil lawsuit
Settlement includes commitment to make changes within police department
Posted at 2:45 PM, Feb 08, 2022
and last updated 3:45 PM, Feb 08, 2022
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The family of De’Von Bailey, a Black man who was shot and killed by two Colorado Springs police officers in 2019 as he ran from them, has reached a settlement with the city nearly two years after a federal lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court of Colorado over his death.
The City of Colorado Springs will not only pay nearly $3 million to his estate as part of the settlement, but has committed to making significant changes to the police department’s policies and training, including:
- Provide training for every officer who has not already received training regarding the new use of force policies and other police practices set forth in SB 2020-217 and HB 2021-1250.
- Provide annual anti-bias training, for no less than two years, that specifically addresses the understanding that race should have no role in officers’ perceptions of risk.
- Actively maintain an early intervention program to mitigate the potential for escalating employee issues, identify personnel who may require assistance or training to perform their duties and to preemptively intervene and improve performance, with a focus on officers who have recent use of force, internal affairs investigation, pursuit, and/or vehicular collision history that merits review. The program shall remain active with information reviewed for action on a weekly basis.
- The Colorado Springs Police Department will participate in the United Way Give Campaign in 2021 so long as the City of Colorado Springs participates, as it has in the past, in the program;
- On an annual basis, for no less than two years, provide communication regarding the Good Neighbor Next Door Program available through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Ensure that all officers’ personnel files are retained for the duration of the employee’s career, including but not limited to all personnel investigative files, Supervisory Discussion Reports, findings of misconduct, all internal affairs (or other) investigations, and all CSPD administrative reviews, and all use of force internal affairs reviews.
Delisha Searcy, De’Von’s mother, said in a statement: “My heart is broken at the loss of my son, but I am hopeful that the changes in the Colorado Springs Police Department will prevent another family from losing a child.”
Bailey was shot and killed by the two officers on August 3 of 2019. He and another man were accosted by the officers, who were investigating a report of an armed robbery in the area which the lawsuit says turned out later to be a false report.
Body camera video showed one officer approaching Bailey to search him after he and the other man put their hands up when confronted. At that
point in time, Bailey took off running. Seconds later, just after the officer yelled at him to put his hands up and without further warning, both officers fired at Bailey, hitting him three times in the lower back and once in the arm.
He died after being taken to a nearby hospital. Officers did recover a weapon from inside Bailey’s shorts, but it had to be cut out of them in order to be retrieved.
The shooting caused outrage in Colorado Springs as Bailey was running from police with his back turned when he was shot.
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers provided the following statement, explaining why a settlement was reached despite the fact that “the El Paso County Grand Jury, the FBI And Department of Justice, unanimously agreed that the officers acted in self-defense and wholly in conformance with the law.” The full statement is below:
The settlement of the civil case was dictated by the desire of the city’s excess insurance carrier to resolve the matter and eliminate any risk of a jury trial in Denver. The City of Colorado Springs is self-insured up to $1M in liability for any incident. The City has excess insurance coverage for any liability in excess of $1M. The estimated cost of trying the case through appeal is $1M, so the City would be responsible for that amount whether the case was tried or settled. Pursuant to the terms of the insurance contract, the excess carrier took the position that if the City did not agree to settle the matter for $2.975M, any verdict above that amount would be the liability of the tax payers or the police officers themselves. Under these circumstances, despite the fact that the El Paso County Grand Jury, the FBI And Department of Justice, unanimously agreed that the officers acted in self-defense and wholly in conformance with the
law, it was deemed prudent to allow the insurance company to dictate settlement of the case.
It is important to note that in the conduct of the civil case, neither the judge who mediated a possible settlement, nor the insurance adjusters assigned to the case suggested at any time that the officers acted unlawfully or contrary to department policy. Rather, the insurance carrier cited the ‘anti-law enforcement climate around the country,’ and much larger settlements in other cases in support of its desire to settle this case.
As Mayor, my commitment to our police officers and to the public is that when a police officer violates the law or department policy, they will be held appropriately accountable, but that when they act in accordance with the law and department policy, as the officers did in this case, the city will stand behind them, regardless of how loud the few voices demanding otherwise. Given the position of the excess insurance carrier in this matter, standing behind our officers dictated that the City agree to the settlement.
"Our country has finally reached a moment of reckoning, acknowledging that racist police brutality cannot stand," said family attorney Mari Newman. "This settlement represents an important step toward both assigning some measure of accountability for police shooting a young Black man in the back, and requiring critical changes in police policies and training to put an end to racist police brutality.”
SF Board of Supervisors agrees to $700K settlement in contentious police abuse case
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to a $700,000 settlement for Dacari Spiers, one week after pausing the negotiated settlement amid a contentious fight between the San Francisco Police Department and district attorney's office.
In an 8-2 vote, the board agreed to pay Spiers the six-figure amount for the October 2019 beating by Officer Terrance Stangel on Fisherman's Wharf that left Spiers' with broken bones.
The board was set to vote on the settlement last week, but Supervisor Catherine Stefani raised questions about the agreement following testimony from an investigator in the district attorney's office who accused prosecutors of intentionally minimizing Spiers' conduct during the now-infamous run-in.
Supervisors Stefani and Rafael Mandelman both voted against the settlement.
The escalating political conflict began last month when DA investigator Magen Hayashi said she was told to withhold exculpatory evidence from the arrest warrant for Stangel, who is currently on trial for several crimes associated with the beating.
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott then announced he was ending an agreement with the district attorney Chesa Boudin, which made the DA's office the authority in investigating police use-of-force cases.
Boudin's office fired back on Tuesday accusing the chief of violating the agreement, which has been amended several times since Spiers was beaten.
The city's police commission will take up the agreement – or memorandum of understanding – during what is expected to be a lively meeting on Wednesday night.
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to a $700,000 settlement for Dacari Spiers, one week after pausing the negotiated settlement amid a contentious fight between the San Francisco Police Department and district attorney's office.
In an 8-2 vote, the board agreed to pay Spiers the six-figure amount for the October 2019 beating by Officer Terrance Stangel on Fisherman's Wharf that left Spiers' with broken bones.
The board was set to vote on the settlement last week, but Supervisor Catherine Stefani raised questions about the agreement following testimony from an investigator in the district attorney's office who accused prosecutors of intentionally minimizing Spiers' conduct during the now-infamous run-in.
Supervisors Stefani and Rafael Mandelman both voted against the settlement.
The escalating political conflict began last month when DA investigator Magen Hayashi said she was told to withhold exculpatory evidence from the arrest warrant for Stangel, who is currently on trial for several crimes associated with the beating.
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott then announced he was ending an agreement with the district attorney Chesa Boudin, which made the DA's office the authority in investigating police use-of-force cases.
Boudin's office fired back on Tuesday accusing the chief of violating the agreement, which has been amended several times since Spiers was beaten.
The city's police commission will take up the agreement – or memorandum of understanding – during what is expected to be a lively meeting on Wednesday night.
West Valley City settles lawsuit with mother of man shot, killed while handcuffed in police station
West Valley City Sgt. Tyler Longman shot Michael Chad Breinholt in the police station after he struggled with other officers.
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"The footage shows a situation that escalated quickly after Breinholt told officers he had a gun in his shoe. He didn’t, and the officers didn’t appear to take him seriously, but they tried to take his shoe. When they did, Breinholt — with his hands cuffed behind his back — put his hand on Atkin’s gun. Two officers wrestled with him, though the gun never leaves the holster, the footage shows.
Longman then rushed into the room, said, “You’re about to die, my friend,” and shot Breinholt in the head, video footage shows.
Longman also shot and killed a man in 2007 and another in 2008 and the district attorney found his actions to be legally justified in both cases. He wasn't disciplined in those shootings."
"Longman is one of 38 Utah officers who have been involved in more than one police shooting in the past 17 years, according to a database maintained by the Tribune."
West Valley City Sgt. Tyler Longman shot Michael Chad Breinholt in the police station after he struggled with other officers.
Utah city settles lawsuit over handcuffed man killed by police
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — West Valley City has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of a 31-year-old man police shot and killed while handcuffed inside a police
"The footage shows a situation that escalated quickly after Breinholt told officers he had a gun in his shoe. He didn’t, and the officers didn’t appear to take him seriously, but they tried to take his shoe. When they did, Breinholt — with his hands cuffed behind his back — put his hand on Atkin’s gun. Two officers wrestled with him, though the gun never leaves the holster, the footage shows.
Longman then rushed into the room, said, “You’re about to die, my friend,” and shot Breinholt in the head, video footage shows.
Longman also shot and killed a man in 2007 and another in 2008 and the district attorney found his actions to be legally justified in both cases. He wasn't disciplined in those shootings."
"Longman is one of 38 Utah officers who have been involved in more than one police shooting in the past 17 years, according to a database maintained by the Tribune."
Mpls. council panel OKs $45K for woman who says police shot her with projectile
Autumn Larson, 25, is among the slew of protesters and journalists who have sued the city for civil rights violations stemming from police response in summer 2020.
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wow....
this is different when its concentrated in 1 thread.... news clips here & there dnt give it the same feeling.
this is different when its concentrated in 1 thread.... news clips here & there dnt give it the same feeling.
Is that a question or a statement?
Kansas City Police agree to pay $900,000 and apologize to Black teen wrongfully jailed for weeks
KCUR | By Dan Margolies
Published February 23, 2022 at 11:24 AM CST
Updated February 23, 2022 at 12:31 PM CST
Tyree Bell was held in jail for three weeks without charge and released only after a detective watched patrol car videos from his arrest and concluded that his clothing and appearance did not match those of the suspect.
The Kansas City Police Department has agreed to pay $900,000 and apologize to a Black teenager who was arrested and detained for three weeks for a crime he didn’t commit.
The settlement would resolve a civil rights lawsuit brought by the family of Tyree Bell in 2017. The settlement needs to be approved by a federal judge, but that’s expected to be a formality.
Kansas City lawyer Arthur Benson, who represented Bell, said the case was not just one of mistaken identity or "walking while Black."
"It was a part of a national disgrace that has been allowed to persist among white police for forty years: cross-race identifications of Black males by white officers are often wrong," Benson said. "And they are often wrong because too many police departments do not train their officers that all Blacks do not look alike and how to make an eyewitness identification that is not tainted by racial stereotypes. Tyree Bell was a victim of the Kansas City Police Department’s failure to address this national outrage."
Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jake Becchina said in an email that the department "always sought a successful resolution for all parties."
"Regarding the settlement of the lawsuit in this matter, the Board of Police Commissioners have agreed to a settlement amount of $900,000 made payable to Mr. Bell and his attorney Arthur Benson representing $458,000 for attorney’s fees and costs and $442,000 for compensatory damages," Becchina said. "We are glad we reached a mutual resolution and we wish Mr. Bell and his family all the best."
Bell originally sued Neukrich and Munyan as well as the officer who detained him, the members of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners and then-Kansas City Police Chief Darryl Forte. But a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit after finding the officers were entitled to qualified immunity – the legal doctrine that shields government officials from being sued for actions taken in their official capacity unless those actions violate a “clearly established” legal or constitutional right.
In October 2020, however, a federal appeals court reinstated the lawsuit after finding that the officers did not have probable cause to arrest Bell. The case went to trial in October. However, the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict, and the judge declared a mistrial.
The case was set to go to trial again on Feb. 28. The court canceled the trial on Tuesday after the parties notified it of the pending settlement.
KCUR | By Dan Margolies
Published February 23, 2022 at 11:24 AM CST
Updated February 23, 2022 at 12:31 PM CST
Tyree Bell was held in jail for three weeks without charge and released only after a detective watched patrol car videos from his arrest and concluded that his clothing and appearance did not match those of the suspect.
The Kansas City Police Department has agreed to pay $900,000 and apologize to a Black teenager who was arrested and detained for three weeks for a crime he didn’t commit.
The settlement would resolve a civil rights lawsuit brought by the family of Tyree Bell in 2017. The settlement needs to be approved by a federal judge, but that’s expected to be a formality.
Kansas City lawyer Arthur Benson, who represented Bell, said the case was not just one of mistaken identity or "walking while Black."
"It was a part of a national disgrace that has been allowed to persist among white police for forty years: cross-race identifications of Black males by white officers are often wrong," Benson said. "And they are often wrong because too many police departments do not train their officers that all Blacks do not look alike and how to make an eyewitness identification that is not tainted by racial stereotypes. Tyree Bell was a victim of the Kansas City Police Department’s failure to address this national outrage."
Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jake Becchina said in an email that the department "always sought a successful resolution for all parties."
"Regarding the settlement of the lawsuit in this matter, the Board of Police Commissioners have agreed to a settlement amount of $900,000 made payable to Mr. Bell and his attorney Arthur Benson representing $458,000 for attorney’s fees and costs and $442,000 for compensatory damages," Becchina said. "We are glad we reached a mutual resolution and we wish Mr. Bell and his family all the best."
Bell, then 15, was walking home from a relative’s house on June 8, 2016, when he was stopped by police. Earlier, someone had called 911 and reported three Black males playing on the corner with guns.
When Kansas City police officers Peter Neukrich and Jonathan Munyan arrived, one of the males began running in the opposite direction. While running, he pulled a gun from his shorts and tossed it over a fence.
One of the officers gave chase but lost sight of the suspect. About seven minutes later, another policeman saw Bell walking about a mile away and talking on his cell phone. Although he was considerably taller than the suspect, wore his hair differently, wore shorts, shoes and socks that were different from those of the suspect and was not out of breath, Bell was placed on a 24-hour “investigative hold.”
He was held in jail for three weeks without charge and released only after a detective watched the patrol car videos from his arrest and concluded that his clothing and appearance did not match those of the suspect.
When Kansas City police officers Peter Neukrich and Jonathan Munyan arrived, one of the males began running in the opposite direction. While running, he pulled a gun from his shorts and tossed it over a fence.
One of the officers gave chase but lost sight of the suspect. About seven minutes later, another policeman saw Bell walking about a mile away and talking on his cell phone. Although he was considerably taller than the suspect, wore his hair differently, wore shorts, shoes and socks that were different from those of the suspect and was not out of breath, Bell was placed on a 24-hour “investigative hold.”
He was held in jail for three weeks without charge and released only after a detective watched the patrol car videos from his arrest and concluded that his clothing and appearance did not match those of the suspect.
In October 2020, however, a federal appeals court reinstated the lawsuit after finding that the officers did not have probable cause to arrest Bell. The case went to trial in October. However, the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict, and the judge declared a mistrial.
The case was set to go to trial again on Feb. 28. The court canceled the trial on Tuesday after the parties notified it of the pending settlement.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday added more than $1 million to a fund used to pay off lawsuits filed against police.
Police board members unanimously approved moving $1.25 million from the police department’s unappropriated fund balance to a special liability fund used to pay potential lawsuit settlements.
Just last week, a man who was wrongfully arrested and held in jail for weeks as a teenager reached a $900,000 settlement with Kansas City police.
Police arrested Tyree Bell in 2016 when he was 15 and held him in jail for three weeks. No charges were ever filed against Bell.
Police mistakenly believed Bell was another teen who ran from officers and threw down a gun.
Police commissioners recently agreed on changes in police budgeting so that commanders can no longer move money earmarked for salaries and staffing costs to pay for lawsuit settlements.
City of Portsmouth to pay $11 million in wrongful death settlement caused by police chase in 2021
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Almost a year ago on March, 13, 2021, Portsmouth Police engaged in a car chase with a suspect wanted for multiple crimes. The chase spanned across the city and into heavily traffic areas.
While attempting to evade police, the suspect hit a Chrysler 200, killing a man, Calvin Majette, III, and leaving a woman with life-threatening injuries.
A year later, the woman that had life-threatening injuries due to the fatal crash, Temika Pleas, is alive and pressing charges against the City of Portsmouth.
The City of Portsmouth is insured with an $11 million per occurrence policy, so the trial lawyers at Breit Biniazan sent a time-sensitive demand package to the City demanding a policy limits settlement, they said in a press release.
Upon receiving the package, the City and the carrier asked for clarification and supplementation, which was provided along with a 30-day extension.
According to Brett Biniazan Trial Lawyers, it was the expectation that they would agree to provide 100% of the coverage. If not, Breit Biniazan advised that the demand would be withdrawn and suit would be filed.
On the final day of the City’s deadline, the full coverage of $11 million was tendered to Temika Pleas and her family.
Related: Portsmouth man killed by woman involved in police pursuit remembered
Temika Pleas suffered severe and permanent injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, multiple fractured and broken bones, and a lost spleen. She was left hospitalized at Sentara Norfolk General for approximately two weeks and her cognitive function will never be the same.
Pleas was employed and had three children to take care of at the time of the crash, but due to her hospitalization she was unable to do so.
Since the accident Pleas was hospitalized for mental health crisis after being unable to cope with her head injury gotten from the police pursuit and her inability to care for her children.
Pleas' sister will be living with the family and helping take care of Pleas as well as help raise her children.
The money received from the settlement has been placed in a trust for the Pleas and her children.
News 3 has reached out to the City of Portsmouth for a statement and is waiting to hear back.
Contra Costa Co. agrees to $4.5M settlement in police shooting death of Tyrell Wilson
Contra Costa County officials have agreed to a $4.5 million settlement in a deadly police shooting.
City of Akron reaches $900,000 settlement with 2 brothers shot by police officer in 2017
Both suffered 'severe' injuries during an incident outside a downtown nightclub.
Two brothers who were shot more than a dozen times by an Akron police officer nearly five years ago have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the city.
Jamon Pruiett and Latrent Redrick will receive a total of $900,000, according to attorney Sarah Gelsomino. The suit had been filed in U.S. District Court.
"This marks the end of Latrent's and Jamon's years-long battle for justice in the wake of this reckless and dangerous shooting that left them forever damaged," Gelsomino said in a statement.
During the early morning hours of Oct. 1, 2017, Pruiett and Redrick were outside a downtown Akron nightclub when a passerby began taunting them, causing Redrick to show them a gun in his waistband. Moments later, an Akron officer began firing his own weapon at both Redrick and Pruiett, with Pruiett picking up his brother's gun and shooting back after allegedly not knowing it was a cop.
Gelsomino says the pair were hit by a total of 13 bullets, and both were taken to the hospital with "severe" injuries. Additionally, they were each charged with felonies in the incident, but Redrick pled down to a misdemeanor and Pruiett was acquitted.
"We disagree with the verdict in this case and believe the evidence, which shows the defendant picking up and firing a handgun in the direction of an officer, supports a conviction," then-Akron Police Chief Kenneth Ball said at the time.
It is not known if the officer involved, whose name has not been released, faced any discipline in connection with the shooting. 3News is reaching out to the city for further comment.
"Just because you [are] black with a gun does not mean you are a thug," Redrick told WKYC back in 2018, "because me or my brother [have] never been charged."
Both suffered 'severe' injuries during an incident outside a downtown nightclub.
Two brothers who were shot more than a dozen times by an Akron police officer nearly five years ago have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the city.
Jamon Pruiett and Latrent Redrick will receive a total of $900,000, according to attorney Sarah Gelsomino. The suit had been filed in U.S. District Court.
"This marks the end of Latrent's and Jamon's years-long battle for justice in the wake of this reckless and dangerous shooting that left them forever damaged," Gelsomino said in a statement.
During the early morning hours of Oct. 1, 2017, Pruiett and Redrick were outside a downtown Akron nightclub when a passerby began taunting them, causing Redrick to show them a gun in his waistband. Moments later, an Akron officer began firing his own weapon at both Redrick and Pruiett, with Pruiett picking up his brother's gun and shooting back after allegedly not knowing it was a cop.
Gelsomino says the pair were hit by a total of 13 bullets, and both were taken to the hospital with "severe" injuries. Additionally, they were each charged with felonies in the incident, but Redrick pled down to a misdemeanor and Pruiett was acquitted.
"We disagree with the verdict in this case and believe the evidence, which shows the defendant picking up and firing a handgun in the direction of an officer, supports a conviction," then-Akron Police Chief Kenneth Ball said at the time.
It is not known if the officer involved, whose name has not been released, faced any discipline in connection with the shooting. 3News is reaching out to the city for further comment.
"Just because you [are] black with a gun does not mean you are a thug," Redrick told WKYC back in 2018, "because me or my brother [have] never been charged."
NYPD sergeant dubbed 'Bullethead' who cost NYC over $1M in lawsuits
Sgt. David Grieco has forced the NYPD to settle 24 lawsuits thus far for illegal arrests, raids without warrants and unconstitutional street stops.
The NYPD sergeant known as 'Bullethead' who has cost the city more than $1 million after being sued 46 times was seen outside his Long Island home Tuesday.
Sgt. David Grieco, 51, has forced the NYPD to settle 24 lawsuits thus far for illegal arrests, raids without warrants and unconstitutional street stops.
He appeared unperturbed by the scandal as he was snapped by DailyMail.com outside his $750,000 home on Tuesday morning, and was snapped looking at his phone before getting into his car and driving away.
He visited a nearby Dunkin Donuts, and was later seen returning with a coffee cup.
Grieco, who is believed to be a contender for most-sued cop in New York, has forced the city to pay out $1,066,750 in settlements from 24 lawsuits, with 22 still pending, The New York Daily News reported.
He is still employed by the NYPD, and currently works as a field intelligence officer, based at the East Flatbush Precinct in Brooklyn.
The largest settlement was reportedly for $103,000, but most of the recorded lawsuits have settled for tens of thousands of dollars, according to data gathered by The Legal Aid Society's Cop Accountability Project.
The suits against Grieco, a 16-year veteran of the force, go as far back as 2011 when he was an anti-crime cop in Brooklyn and continue to his current assignment as a field intelligence officer in Flatbush.
DailyMail.com has contacted Grieco, a married father of three, for further comment.
Grieco has cost the city more than $1 million after being sued 46 times, with 24 of those suits still pending
Back in 2018, as his reputation began to grow, a civil rights lawyer told the Daily News Grieco was 'notorious.'
'Based on what my clients tell me, his specialty is barging into people's homes,' said Wale Masoku, a civil rights lawyer who represented several people in lawsuits against Grieco.
Grieco is still an active duty police officer and makes $172,000 a year, according to 50-a.org, an advocacy site that publishes information about New York's cops.
Molly Griffard, a Legal Aid lawyer, told NY Daily News that Grieco 'epitomizes the lack of accountability and widespread impunity throughout the NYPD' and called on New York Mayor Eric Adams to take action.
'New Yorkers need the mayor and police commissioner to take action to root out misconduct and stop giving serial abusers like Grieco mere slaps on the wrist for abusing our neighbors,' Griffard said.
None of the settlements have involved any acknowledgment of wrongdoing.
The NYPD said in a statement that the lawsuits do not prove that Grieco had broken any laws and that he 'has made and supervised hundreds of arrests that did not lead to any civil litigation.'