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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2012

Syracuse Settles Police Gender Discrimination Suit

The Syracuse Common Council approved paying $375,000 to settle a gender-discrimination lawsuit filed in 2009 by a female officer of the Syracuse Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 3, 2011

L.A. Pays Fired Cop $3.2 Million In OT Claim

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday agreed to a $3.2 million settlement for Officer Richard Romney, an 18-year veteran who alleged he had been forced out of the department through retaliation.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2011

N.J. Cop who Claimed Sgt. Left Him In Wreck Gets Settlement

Edison (N.J.) Police officer Joseph Kenney has received $250,000 from the city to settle a harassment claim that arose after he rescued two men from a smoking auto wreck.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2011

LAPD Officers Who Alleged Ticket Quotas Awarded $2 Million

A pair of Los Angeles Police officers were awarded $2 million by a jury for their allegation that supervisors retaliated against them after they complained about ticket quotas.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2011

California Deputy's Retaliation Suit Involving Mel Gibson Arrest Continues

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2011

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

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2011

Tenn. PD Ordered To Rehire Fired Officer of the Year

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2011

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

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."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2010

Detroit Officer Claims Harassment By Fired Chief's Lieutenant Girlfriend

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2010

Portland Settles Sexual Harassment Suit With Fired Cadet

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.

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