Some lawyers say the rule against recording may not apply if the officer felt threatened NEW YORK — When his lieutenant got physical in a work-related dispute, a young NYPD officer hit the record button on his body-worn camera — and broke new ground in how the cameras are used...
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Santa Ana Police Lawsuit Settlements Cost Taxpayers At Least $24 Million Over Last Decade
It has cost Santa Ana roughly $24 million out of the public purse to settle legal claims and lawsuits against the police department over the last decade, according to official data obtained by Voice of OC. The disclosure from City Hall comes as a more left-leaning City Council takes root...
$700,000 payout followed finding that LAPD whistleblower was wrongly ousted, records show
Los Angeles officials approved a $700,000 payout to a veteran police lieutenant in September after city attorneys determined his supervisors — including Assistant Chief Horace Frank, one of the LAPD’s highest-ranking commanders — wrongly demoted him after he reported alleged misconduct in his unit, records show. In a confidential legal...