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    23 October
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    Miami Police Officer Charged With Misconduct

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    Miami Police Officer Charged With Misconduct Miami police officer Alejandro Giraldo was recently charged with official misconduct after being caught on video violently arresting a black woman. The victim, Dyma Loving, had called the police for help after an alleged verbal altercation with a white neighbor who she said had threatened her with a gun. Her phone call to the police for help resulted in Loving being put in a headlock and shoved against a metal fence before she was forced to the ground. The victim is happy that Giraldo has been charged but considers it no more than a slap...

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    Police Failure Results in Death and $1 Million Award to Family

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    Police Failure Results in Death and $1 Million Award to Family The family of a Hinds County woman who was murdered in a 2014 burglary was awarded $1 million by a Circuit Court jury. The lawsuit that led to this judgment stated that the victim called 911 to report a prowler, the 911 dispatcher failed to keep her on the line, the dispatcher failed to ask the location of the prowler and whether the victim could see the prowler. The suit went on to explain that the officers dispatched to residence failed to make contact with the victim and failed to...

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    Cancer Doctor Awarded $1.2 Million In Police Brutality Case

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    Cancer Doctor Awarded $1.2 Million In Police Brutality Case A jury has awarded $1.2 million in a lawsuit in which a prominent cancer doctor was supposedly manhandled by a New York City cop before she clipped him with her car. Dr. Wellner had sued the NYPD, claiming she was the victim of excessive force during a 2016 traffic stop that ultimately ended with her being arrested for injuring the officer. It wasn’t immediately clear how the jury determined the officer had used excessive force or why she was awarded $1.2 million. Free Case Evaluation Question? Call Now!...

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    Chicago jury awards $21.3M to the family of a victim of a high-speed police chase

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    Chicago jury awards $21.3M to the family of a victim of a high-speed police chase There was a life-changing event in Leslie Carrion’s life in December 2015, in which she was seriously injured and and her mother lost her life. An additional 11 injured people were sent to hospitals. The cause was the violent end to a high-speed police pursuit of a teenager driving a suspected stolen minivan through residential streets. The minivan crashed into the family’s SUV. Only three such cases in the past decade went to trial, with the largest of those jury awards coming in at $3.5 million....

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    Emantic Bradford Jr Shot In Back By Police

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    Emantic Bradford Jr Shot In Back By Police The story concerning the shooting of Emantic Bradford Jr, at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, AL, continues to unfold. Police initially identified Bradford as the gunman in the shooting of an 18-year-old and a 12-year-old, but later admitted they had made a mistake and have since arrested Erron Brown. This tragic story of mistaken identity took another particularly disturbing turn when it was revealed police shot Bradford three times in the back. Free Case Evaluation Question? Call Now!...

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    Prestigious Chicago Law Firm Handling Case of Sarasota Man Beaten by Police

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    Prestigious Chicago Law Firm Handling Case of Sarasota Man Beaten by Police On February 16th, a traffic stop escalated quickly and left Govinda Howell in a coma. Howell, a 40-year-old who suffers the long-term effects of a childhood traumatic brain injury was a passenger in the vehicle. Police state that during the traffic stop, they noticed that Howell was acting unusually. He reportedly refused to respond to commands and appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance. Police indicate that a violent scuffle ensued, during which police state he appeared to ingest drugs. A viral video that was made...

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    US Border Patrol Agent Called Serial Killer

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    US Border Patrol Agent Called Serial Killer Headlines regarding a US Border Patrol agent who was arrested over the weekend in the deaths of four people after a would-be fifth victim narrowly escaped, underscore the sad reality that law enforcement agencies know too little about the psychological profiles of officers. Juan David Ortiz, 35, was profiling in his search for a specific type of victim and the Webb County, TX Sheriff’s Office has indicated there may be additional victims. Questions? - Call Us Now - 24/7 ...

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    Chicago Police Chase Leads to Deaths

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    Chicago Police Chase Leads to Deaths Authorities have indicated that a driver who failed to stop for police ended up killing a 3-year old boy and two men in a multi-vehicle collision on Chicago’s South Side. Information from Chicago police indicate that the driver fled on foot and had not been caught as of Tuesday morning. This story brings to light an interesting question regarding what responsibility Chicago police have in a situation where the actions of the police led to injuries or death. Free Case Evaluation Question? Call Now!...

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    Chicago Police Officer Guilty

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    Chicago Police Officer Guilty In an update on a story that was previously shared on the Action Legal Group blog, a jury of eight women and four men found Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald. The bond in this matter has been revoked and sentencing has been set for October 31, 2018. Free Case Evaluation Question? Call Now!...

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    Minneapolis Police Show Disregard For The Public

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    Minneapolis Police Show Disregard For The Public The commander of one Minneapolis, MN police precinct was swiftly replaced after community outrage was sparked when social media documented a racially charged Christmas tree. The holiday tree was decorated with cigarette packages, police tape, malt liquor and a cup from Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. Two Minneapolis police officers were placed on paid leave for their apparent involvement in the tree incident. Free Case Evaluation Question? Call Now!...

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