When we watch police chases on television, we forget that it is all scripted and planned out months in advance. But when actual police are involved in a high-speed chase, only tragedy can follow behind, and no one is prepared for it. Police need to obey the laws that protect the public and make sure… Continue reading Police Chase Kills Couple and Relatives Be Lawsuit
With the current movement and nationwide protest addressing the issue of police brutality, law enforcement misconduct has under greater scrutiny and public focus. As a result, its more widely understood that certain actions, such as an unreasonable arrest or detention, are illegal. Law enforcement officials that actively practice various forms of misconduct can find themselves… Continue reading What are the Impacts of Police Misconduct?
We trust our law enforcement officers to keep us safe. We expect them to do their jobs with integrity and honor. While the vast majority of officers do so, there are some who neglect to do their duty. Today, the Los Angeles police misconduct attorneys at JML Law want to discuss a recent abhorrent charge… Continue reading Officer Must Be Held Accountable For His Actions
We know that the last thing you ever expect is that you will need a Los Angeles police misconduct attorney. However, there are times when that may be necessary. We live in a country that has tolerated too much in many wrongful actions by law enforcement. At JML Law, you can count on us to… Continue reading More Oversight For Police Misconduct Cases
Have you ever seen The Heat starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy? In this film, a woman from the FBI and a woman from Boston PD partner up to find a drug lord who is brutally murdering innocent people. Spoiler alert: the drug lord is able to get away with murder because he was actually… Continue reading Police Don’t Always Do The Right Thing
Authorities say that a former Los Angeles Police Department officer, Kenneth Collard, age 52, pleaded guilty this week to sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. The victim in this case is the daughter of one of Collard’s co-workers at the LAPD. The plea involved two counts of performing a lewd act upon a child. The L.A.… Continue reading Guilty Plea Entered by Former LAPD Officer in Sex Abuse Case Involving 13-Year-Old Girl
At one time, California law enforcement agencies conducted internal affairs investigations without worry that the public would become privy to the police misconduct that such investigations often reveal. But times are changing. With landmark transparency laws recently passed in the state under Senate Bill 1421, police agencies must now publicly disclose internal investigation records. This… Continue reading Sealed Records Reveal LAPD Misconduct
Recently, the LA Times released data from an analysis of the Los Angeles Police Department showing that the police department’s Metropolitan Division stops African American drivers at a significantly disproportionate rate compared to the percentage of African Americans in the city’s overall population. In response to the report, Mayor Garcetti orders an audit of the… Continue reading Audit Ordered to Look into Reports of LAPD’s Disproportionate Stops
You may not realize it, but January 1, 2019, ushered in a new era when it comes to police work in the state of California. That is the date that Senate Bill 1421 took effect, a law that required law enforcement records regarding the use of force, lying on reports, as well as sexual assault… Continue reading New Laws About Police Misconduct Face Challenges
Police officers in California and all across the U.S. have a bad reputation thanks to dozens of infamously viral videos that circulate all over the Internet. If it wasn’t for smartphones, hundreds of thousands of police officers all across America would be able to get away with such forms of police misconduct as the use… Continue reading Keep In Mind These 9 Rules Of Filming Police Officers In California (To Avoid Interfering With Police)