Category: excessive force

Supreme Court Allows Lawsuit Against Dallas Police in Death of Mentally Ill Man

June 1, 2022
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Rejecting an appeal by Dallas police officers, the Supreme Court decided May 31 to allow a lawsuit to proceed against them after Tony Timpa, a mentally ill man, died in police custody. The case goes back to August 2016 when Timpa, 32, called 911 to report he was “having a lot of anxiety” about a…

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Idaho Residents Allege DEA, Canyon County Agencies Used Excessive Force in Drug Search

May 24, 2022
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By Alex Brizee From Idaho Statesman Two years ago, the Drug Enforcement Administration, with the help of two Canyon County law enforcement agencies, searched a home west of Caldwell for drugs. The officers didn’t find any, according to court documents obtained by the Idaho Statesman. Now, residents of the Greenleaf home are suing the agencies,…

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