Wife Files Lawsuit In Hawaii Police Restraint Death

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A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in the case of a Hawaii man who died while being restrained by police.

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Michele Y.M.H. Torres, the wife of 37-year-old Aaron Torres, is suing the city of Honolulu and the three police officers who restrained her husband at their home on Feb. 20, 2012 after he called 911.

Torres died while handcuffed, shackled and held face-down.

The medical examiner has determined that Torres suffocated and has ruled the death a homicide.

The autopsy also said Torres had cocaine in his blood, and that a contributing cause and significant condition in the death was his history of chronic cocaine abuse.

The city prosecutor declined to pursue criminal charges against the officers.

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Civil Lawsuit Filed in Tulsa Skyscraper Death

September 21, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

An Oklahoma woman accused of pushing her husband to his death from their high-rise apartment has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the building’s owner.

Amber Hilberling, 20, filed the lawsuit against University Club Tower. Hilberling remained jailed on a second-degree murder charge in last year’s death of Joshua Hilberling, 23, who fell from their 25th-floor apartment.

The lawsuit says Joshua Hilberling

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New Lawsuit For Southern California Officer In Homeless Death Case

June 7, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

A disabled man has filed a lawsuit against Fullerton police, saying he was abused by the same officer charged in the beating death of a homeless man.

The Orange County Register reported Tuesday that Mark Edwin Walker says he was thrown to the ground and stomped during an arrest last year and his injuries included a broken hand.

Police audio recordings captured a 20-minute encounter between Mark Edwin Walker and two officers.

One of the officers, Manuel Ramos, can be heard trying to get Walker to stand to be handcuffed and threatening to break his arm.

Acting police chief Dan Hughes says the recording contains no evidence of abuse and calls the allegations “fabricated lies.”

Ramos has been charged in the death of Kelly Thomas, a Fullerton homeless man.

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Colorado Death After Emergency Wildfire Calls Questioned

April 5, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Sam Lucas was among the first to call about a wildfire burning near his Colorado home. But the busy emergency dispatcher cut him off, saying it was a controlled burn and the forest service was on the scene.

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