New York City’s tab for police misconduct settlements: Nearly $800 million since 2019

NEW YORK — New York City paid more than $117 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits in cases ranging from the violent arrests of protesters in 2020 to bad police work that led to wrongful convictions in the 1980s, according to a newly published analysis of city data. Nearly $800 million in payouts … Read more

Police video shows chaotic aftermath of Rhode Island ice rink shooting

Newly released video of the aftermath of a deadly shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink last week shows a chaotic scene of bystanders and law enforcement rushing to help victims and initial confusion over which person was the shooter. “My dad shot my brother,” a woman tells an officer outside the arena, police body … Read more

ICE agents said to have posed as police, a tactic some fear could erode trust in real cops

NEW YORK — The 911 call came in at 6:32 a.m. on Thursday: Two “suspicious” men wearing dark clothing were lingering inside a Columbia University residential building. But when New York Police Department officers were dispatched to the scene, they came across U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents in the midst of an unusually elaborate … Read more

She convinced police her husband died by suicide. His family helped convict her of murder.

Jake Embert was fatally shot in his Georgia home more than a decade ago. His family searched for justice for years, enduring a legal saga that spanned three criminal trials and what they said was an agonizing series of failures and mistakes at nearly every level of the justice system in Dougherty County, in the … Read more

Maryland man donned disguise to kill millionaire philanthropist in nursing home, police say

A Baltimore man has been accused by police of donning a disguise and gunning down a millionaire philanthropist at a nursing home on Valentine’s Day and later firing at a Maryland state trooper during a traffic stop. Maurquise Emillo James, who is 22 and goes by “Malquazy,” has been charged with first-degree murder in the … Read more

Georgia police ask parents to double-check their kids’ lunch boxes aren’t accidentally spiked up with booze

Hey it’s homeroom or happy hour somewhere in the world, right? Police near Atlanta kindly asked parents on Wednesday to double-check lunches they pack for their children, after one tyke came to school with a martini to wash down a midday snack. The South Fulton Police Department released a picture of what, at a quick … Read more

Third victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather whose daughter and grandson were also killed in the attack, authorities said Wednesday. Gerald Dorgan, who had been in critical condition, has died from his injuries, according to Pawtucket police. Pawtucket Mayor … Read more

Former officer accused of child rape fatally shot in gunfire exchange with police

A former Pennsylvania police officer charged with sexually assaulting two young girls more than two decades ago was killed early Wednesday during a gunfire exchange with police who recognized his vehicle and confronted him, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele. Francis Connell Collier, 38, who resigned in December from the Morton Police Department … Read more