$50,000 payment settles federal lawsuit over Erie police officer's punching of motorist
Lawsuit is one of three filed in U.S. District Court in Erie against the same police officer. Another cases also settled. Third is pending.
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Lawsuit is one of three filed in U.S. District Court in Erie against the same police officer. Another cases also settled. Third is pending.
Man accused of throwing piece of brick through window near police station at City Hall; police say his "action was catalyst for violent civil unrest."
Settlement talks got so heated that lawyer for city's insurance company asked to have lawyer for protester Hannah Silbaugh held in contempt.
An Erie man charged federally with having Molotov cocktails during rioting downtown in 2020 sentenced to more than three years in prison
The Erie Bureau of Police dealt with challenges throughout 2020. Some were new, like keeping a law enforcement agency running and continuing to serve the public as COVID-19 posed a threat to the officers and the people they encountered. Others were familiar, like a new spike in gun violence that approached levels not seen in the city in several years. One was unexpected, as a night of violence that erupted following a peaceful protest in the city's downtown in late May led to allegations of brutality against members of the community and against the police. The year 2020 featured a lot of ch...