Criminal Law

Chicago Illinois Police Officer Carie Hooker Arrested, Charged With Shoplifting Clothing From Department Store
CHICAGO, IL - An off-duty Chicago Police officer was arrested on suspicion of stealing more than $100 in women’s clothing at a Kohl’s store in Chicago Ridge, village police said...

Chicago Nurse Wins $7.7 Million After She Rescued an Officer Only to Be Arrested by His Colleagues
Rachelle Jackson, a Chicago nurse, was probably expecting a thankful reception from the colleagues of Officer Kelly Brogan, a police officer that she dragged from a burning police cruiser...

Veteran Chicago Illinois Police Officer Arrested By Kentucky State Police, Suspended. DEA Involved - Details And Name Hidden From Taxpayers
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - A veteran Chicago police officer was stripped of his police powers after he was stopped last week by Kentucky State Police in the town of London, authorities said...

Chicago Illinois Police Officer Gerald Callahan Arrested While Hiding In Bushes, Suspended, Charged After Beating An Elderly Couple For No Apparent Reason
NILES, ILLIONIS ? A Chicago Police officer is relieved of his police duties after being accused of assaulting two people in a north suburban restaurant this weekend. Witnesses say Officer Gerald Callahan attacked the couple for no apparent reason...

Indicted Former Chicago Illinois Police Officer Keith Herrera Now Snitching, Details Ring That Falsely Arrested And Robbed Drug Dealers, Cops Lies, And Plan To Kill 2 Police Officers
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - A former Chicago police officer charged with being part of a ring that falsely arrested and stole from drug dealers has detailed how the operation led to a plot to kill two colleagues, according to interview excerpts released on Friday...

Nutcase Chicago Illinois Police Officer Gerald Callahan Arrested, Suspended, Charged After Attack On Elderly Couple
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - The Chicago Police Department has relieved an officer of his duties after he was accused of attacking two people at a lounge in suburban Niles while off duty. Niles police say 42-year-old Officer Gerald Callahan is charged with two counts of battery stemming from the incident early Saturday morning at The Chambers Seafood [...

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Criminal Law
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Police Officer Slander
City of Detroit agrees to $25,000 settlement.

Police Whistleblower
Officer awarded $980,000 for whistleblower violations and retaliation.

Police Officer
City of Tonawanda awards former employee $47,000 wrongful termination settlement.

Boat Crash
Police officer awarded $100,000 settlement after crashing into bridge piling while on duty.

New York City
$1.5 million settlement after a family of four was killed by an off duty drunken police officer.