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California Deputy's Retaliation Suit Involving Mel Gibson Arrest Continues

February 24, 2011

Deputy James Mee claims he was passed over for promotions and had his job performance unfairly scrutinized, after he resisted a supervisor's request to keep derogatory remarks made by Gibson out of the arrest report.

Florida Agency Has Paid Officer $550,000 Not To Work

February 16, 2011

Officer Kevin Kilpatrick, 41, has faced two internal investigations, been fired twice, and won his job back twice. He joined the department in February 1994.

Tenn. PD Ordered To Rehire Fired Officer of the Year

February 9, 2011

Following comments he gave to the local media stating he disagreed with an agency policy in mid-2009, Officer Hoback was ordered to undergo a psych evaluation that found him "unfit for duty." He was later fired.

California Agency Pays $150,000 To Settle Suit With Lieutenant

January 26, 2011

Lt. Robin Heinemann, who won a class action settlement against the department in 1998 after suing for sexual harassment, said conditions in the department deteriorated again to the point that "she simply couldn't take it any more."

Detroit Officer Claims Harassment By Fired Chief's Lieutenant Girlfriend

August 3, 2010

Detroit police officer Shanda Starks has sued the department, claiming former Chief Warren Evans' girlfriend, a lieutenant, harassed her and forced her transfer out of the Executive Protection Unit where she guarded Mayor Dave Bing.

Portland Settles Sexual Harassment Suit With Fired Cadet

April 6, 2010

While training at the state police academy, Nicole Whitley, who was fired in May 2006, says she was asked by a lieutenant to wear additional layers of clothing.

Charlotte Sergeants Sue Department for Overtime Pay

March 30, 2010

More than 30 current and former police sergeants have sued the city of Charlotte, claiming their employer violated federal labor law by not paying them overtime.

Illinois Cadet Claims 'Raspy' Voice Cost Him Job

March 17, 2010

Two weeks after he was hired as a cadet with the Evanston (Ill.) Police Department, Reginald Johnson was discharged. The recruit is now suing the city, claiming he was let go because of his "hoarse or raspy sounding voice."

Widow of Cop Involved in Stun Gun Death Sues NYPD

November 17, 2009

An NYPD lieutenant who committed suicide was treated by his superiors as if he had done something wrong and was afraid he might be prosecuted for ordering officers to use a stun gun on a man who fell to his death, the lieutenant’s widow said Monday.

Wounded Florida Deputy Sues State

November 17, 2009

Maury Hernandez, the Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who defied the odds by surviving a gun shot to the head during a traffic stop gone awry, is suing the Florida Department of Corrections for negligence.

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