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Illinois State Police (Illinois) While responding to a crash near O'Fallon, Mitchell's vehicle crossed the median and struck another car, killing 18-year-old Jessica Uhl and her 13-year-old sister Kelli Uhl. Mitchell was writing an email on his computer and making a phone call before the crash. [125] 11 August 2007: Javier Pagán Cruz 2008
A Fayetteville woman has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, former Police Chief Gina Hawkins, Mayor Mitch Colvin, and at least five police officers alleging excessive force, violation of ...
A retaliatory arrest or retaliatory prosecution occurs when law enforcement or prosecutorial actions are initiated in response to an individual’s exercise of their civil rights, such as freedom of speech or assembly. These actions are considered forms of misconduct, as they aim to punish individuals for engaging in constitutionally protected ...
Pages in category "Police misconduct in the United States" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Malicious prosecution is a common law intentional tort.Like the tort of abuse of process, its elements include (1) intentionally (and maliciously) instituting and pursuing (or causing to be instituted or pursued) a legal action (civil or criminal) that is (2) brought without probable cause and (3) dismissed in favor of the victim of the malicious prosecution.
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — The city of Circleville has fired a deputy chief and an officer in the city’s police department after the two were placed on paid administrative leave following ...
(The Center Square) – The Ohio Medical Board can intervene more quickly if a medical professional is accused of being sexually abusive to patients. Gov. Mike DeWine recently signed a new law ...
One attempt to track misconduct is the Cato Institute's National Police Misconduct Reporting Project, which estimates misconduct rates using newspaper reports. [58] The project's data suggest that police are more likely than the average person to commit a number of crimes including assault, sexual assault, and murder, but less likely to commit ...