Criminal Law

LAPD loses its first SWAT officer ever in line of duty
Los Angeles formed its SWAT unit in 1967, and Randal Simmons -- an officer who died during a shootout earlier this morning with a suspect -- is the department's first SWAT member ever killed in the line of duty...

Shots in the Line of Duty: Chinese Officer Declared As Martyr of the Force After Drinking Himself to Death
According to the government, Chen Lusheng, 38, in Shenzhen, China “died in the line of duty” as a “martyr” according to the government. If you are thinking of a shoot-out with drug dealers or a police chase gone bad, think again...

Report: Fewer officers dying in the line of duty
Here's some good news: U.S. law enforcement officers are dying at a much lower rate compared to 2007, when line-of-duty deaths spiked, USA Today reports. Fatal shootings are down by 50 percent...

Law enforcement deaths for 2009 reach 125 (AP via Yahoo! News)
The death of a Washington state police officer Dec. 28 raised the total law enforcement deaths in 2009 to 125, still the fewest annual fatalities in the line of duty since 1959.

US Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities Rose in 2011
Law enforcement officer deaths in the line of duty increased 13 percent this year compared to last, according to a recent report from The National Law Enforcement Officers [...]

Jeremy London's Family Free to Talk
" Mallrats " actor Jeremy London just got shut down in court today ... all because of that pesky United States Constitution. Jeremy was trying to get a restraining order against his mom and brother -- prohibiting them from blabbing to the media...

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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.

Motorcycle Cop Accident
Erie police officer awarded $150,000 workers compensation settlement after sustaining serious injuries while on duty.

Fatal Drug Bust
City of Louisville awards family a $250,000 wrongful death settlement after a police officer shot a 19-year-old boy.

Officer Firing Upheld
Pueblo pays $20,000 settlement to rightfully discharged officer.

Air Line Bankruptcy
BCI Aircraft Leasing agrees to pay $600,000 settlement related to Delta Air Lines bankruptcy claims.