Worth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby faces new charges this week related to the bizarre case where he ordered his deputies to carry out a massive drug search that violated the constitutional rights of hundreds of high school students in south Georgia. The new charges filed Monday come two months after a Worth County grand jury … Read more
The city of Longmont will pay $210,000 to resolve claims brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado on behalf of four people who were subjected to warrantless drug-dog searches of their apartments at a public housing complex. The settlement was on behalf of Alice Boatner, Billy Sparling, Michael Kealy and Christine Herrera. The … Read more
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — A Middleton woman has filed a federal lawsuit this week against a former Sun Prairie police officer, saying the officer violated her constitutional rights. Kimberly Holt, 28, is suing Matthew S. McElroy for violating her civil rights, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court of Western Wisconsin Wednesday. McElroy pulled … Read more
WORTH COUNTY, Ga. – A south Georgia grand jury indicted Worth County Sheriff Jeff Hobby on Tuesday for sexual battery, false imprisonment and violation of oath of office after he ordered a school-wide search of hundreds of high school students. Deputies allegedly touched girls vaginas and breasts and groped boys in their groin area during … Read more
“Walking while black” defendant Hanson Melvin has sued former city police officer David Campbell and city government over his arrest and jailing in a case that suggests a lax police culture that accepts criminal activity and intimidation by officers and a cozy relationship between the state’s prosecutor in Chattanooga and cops who commit crimes. Mr. … Read more
Police body-camera footage shows a Buckeye police officer detaining a 14-year-old boy with autism after he became suspicious of the boy, who was practicing one of his calming techniques at the time. The Buckeye Police Department has said they think the officer reacted to a reasonable suspicion, but the family’s attorney says there is insufficient … Read more
The Passaic County Sheriff’s Office is under fire after video of a questionable vehicle search went viral on social media on Friday morning. The video shows an unidentified man confronting a plainclothes law enforcement officer. The man accuses the officer of conducting a warrantless search of his van’s trunk. It’s not clear when the incident … Read more
A federal appeals court has upheld a jury’s decision to award a Tucson couple more than $1 million in damages after they were wrongfully detained by sheriff’s deputies during a raid executed after a fake 911 call. In April 2016, a U.S. District Court jury ordered the Pima County Sheriff’s Department to pay Rob and … Read more
A New Mexico deputy was arrested and fired for allegedly stealing meth on the job. “I’m very surprised. I’m very shocked. I didn’t think that could be happening in such a small town like this,” said Reginald Beacham, Clovis resident. People in Clovis are surprised to hear about the case against the now-former Curry County … Read more
A trans woman has won “substantial” damages after police stripped her and sprayed her in the face with mace, forcing her to wash her eyes out with toilet water. Avon and Somerset police agreed to offer an unknown payout to the woman, who has only been identified as Ms C, after admitting a series of … Read more
Some powerful people in Longmont appear to have forgotten that the Constitution still exists. The Longmont Housing Authority says it was using the homes of low-income residents to train police drug dogs. There weren’t warrants, but simply a notice that the landlord was coming, and a police officer and drug dog would be there, too. … Read more
Kristy Hoenck, 36, was sleeping in her south Gilroy Spanish-style home on a quiet cul-de-sac when she heard her Ring doorbell alert going off and saw a video showing two shadows next to her cars in the driveway. She had just had surgery that day and was still dazed from anesthesia. Her 72-year-old father was … Read more