Category: excessive force

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

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…


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

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,…