False Arrest

Monica Cromartie thegrio.com

Virginia Black woman injured by officer to receive $300K in damages

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Chicago police sued for excessive force after body cam footage shows violent arrest

Published by Matthew Allen

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NYC officer falsely arrests Black man and lies on paperwork; DA takes no action

Published by Blue Telusma

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Two Black football players file lawsuit after being falsely accused of a bank robbery

Two Idaho State University football players were driving while Black and heading home for the Christmas holiday in 2016

Kia Morgan-Smith / December 13, 2018

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News Crime

Corrupt former police chief ordered bogus charges against random Black people

A former Florida police chief who pride himself on having a near perfect record for solving crimes, was charged with

Kia Morgan-Smith / July 14, 2018

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Nurse receives a $500,000 settlement after wrongful arrest

The Utah nurse who was arrested after she bravely refused to let a police officer draw blood from an unconscious

TheGrio Staff / November 1, 2017

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Police admit they misidentified ex-Cowboys player Lucky Whitehead in shoplifting arrest

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Lucky Whitehead's identity was falsely used in a shoplifting arrest, police in

TheGrio Staff / July 26, 2017

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Model claims she was falsely arrested outside of NYC club

Cipriana Quann, a model and blogger, is suing over a false arrest after she was stopped outside of a Brooklyn

TheGrio Staff / December 30, 2015