Johnny Acosta, 30, faces felony assault and false reporting charges stemming from the 2024 arrests of two teens.

The Evanston City Council agreed to settle a 2023 lawsuit brought by a man who accused police department officers of using excessive force. After the case worked its way through federal courts for two ...

Cole Spencer was released from prison on Dec. 12 after serving most of his nine-year sentence for burglaries and aggravated assault on an officer.

In a racially tinged case, Spencer Finch alleges civil rights violations, malicious prosecution and reverse discrimination by ...

TONIGHT ON WESH TWO. BACK TO OSCEOLA COUNTY. A FORMER KISSIMMEE POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF USING EXCESSIVE FORCE LEARNED HIS SENTENCE THIS AFTERNOON. WESH TWO SPENCER TRACY IS LIVE AT THE OSCEOLA ...

The board that manages liability insurance for state agencies and awards settlements is reducing the amount of money victims of excessive force — like those in police custody — can be awarded in a ...

Last week I blogged about the Justice Department's effort to vacate a police officer's conviction for using excessive force. On behalf of the victim, co-counsel Caree Harper and I objected. And ...

These days, it's hard for Hartford attorney A. Paul Spinella to find a police excessive-force case that isn't similar to one he has litigated in more than 30 years of practicing. These days, it's hard ...

A former Barre police officer accused of excessive force during an arrest last year has been officially cleared of wrongdoing ...

Potential changes to an East Lansing ordinance governing police accountability are under scrutiny, following highly publicized welcome week police confrontations and allegations of excessive force.

CHARLESTON — The board that does liability insurance for state agencies and awards settlements is reducing the amount of money victims of excessive force — like those in police custody — can be ...