Following the death of a teenage girl in the custody of law enforcement, the girl’s family has filed a lawsuit against Santa Fe County in New Mexico, according to the Huffington Post. 17-year-old Desiree Gonzales had an outstanding warrant issued for fleeing from a rehabilitation center when she overdosed on heroin last May. She was […]
A woman from Kaufman County is suing the City of Forney and its police chief for false imprisonment, according to the Dallas Morning News. The lawsuit stems from an incident that took place in August. Kametra Barbour and three children were pulled over in Barbour’s burgundy sedan on August 9th while police were searching for […]
The family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice has filed a lawsuit against the city of Cleveland and several police officers, according to the Huffington Post. The lawsuit comes after Rice’s death just a few months ago during an interaction with police. Rice, a sixth-grader, was carrying a replica gun with plastic pellets at a park and […]
Two workers were injured during an industrial accident in Fort Worth earlier this week, according to NBC DFW. The incident occurred at about 12:30 p.m. on Monday at a scrap metal yard on Hicks Field Road near Highway 287 in Fort Worth. Two workers were injured in the incident; one man suffered serious injuries to […]
A wrong-way crash in Fort Worth left two dead on Tuesday, according to the Dallas Morning News. The accident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. on westbound Interstate 30 near Beach Street. A woman driving eastbound in a Dodge sedan collided head-on with a westbound Infiniti. The woman was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver […]
A Georgia woman has won her $100,000 lawsuit against Cobb County, according to the Huffington Post. Amy Barnes, whom is hearing impaired, was arrested 2012 for cursing as she rode by Cobb County police on her bike while the officers questioned a man at a nearby convenience store. Barnes was charged with disorderly conduct and […]
Two Dallas Area Rapid Transport police officers have been accused of wrongfully arresting a Dallas man in a lawsuit filed this week, according to the Dallas Morning News. The lawsuit comes from Terry Graham Jr., who claims that two officers wrongfully approached him while investigating an alleged assault on a downtown bus. Graham claims he […]
Over a dozen middle school students and members of the school’s staff were treated for exposure to tear gas on Thursday, according to NBC DFW. The school is located within the Raymondville Independent School District, which is about 50 miles northeast of Brownsville, about a mile away from the jail. The students and staff members […]
A collision involving an 18-wheeler killed one and injured two others on Monday morning, according to the Dallas Morning News. The crash, which involved an 18-wheeler and a car, occurred at about 6 a.m. on southbound I-35W near eastbound North Loop 820, closing the highway for several hours. Details were scant, but Medstar officials said […]
Adding to the growing number of assault accusations against entertainer, Bill Cosby, a Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit against Cosby, claiming he molested her in 1974, according to the Huffington Post. The woman, Judy Huth, alleges Cosby forced her to perform a sexual act on him at the Playboy mansion in 1974, when […]