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Judge rules in favor of Texas woman after SWAT destroyed her house while pursuing a fugitive
A federal judge ruled McKinney, Texas must pay a homeowner for SWAT damage to her house during a fugitive pursuit, following ...
Judge orders McKinney to pay $59K to cancer-survivor after SWAT raid left her home in ruins
The decision from U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant orders the city to pay $59,656.59 plus interest to Vicki Baker, 81, under ...
McKinney must pay $60K for SWAT team’s damage to woman’s home, federal judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that the City of McKinney must pay former resident Vicki Baker nearly $60,000 in damages after a ...
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Police Blew Up This Innocent Woman's House and Left Her With the Bill. A Judge Says She's Owed $60,000.
municipalities in Texas have just been ignoring this binding decision from the Texas Supreme Court about SWAT damage, but hopefully some publicity around the result will spur change." At the ...
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An armed SWAT team burst in the wrong door — but this North Texas family can't sue
Karen rushed from the bathroom half naked when she and her daughter allege they were met with men dressed in all-black vests labeled "SWAT ... decision an “obvious error” that the high court ...
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A SWAT Team Raided This Innocent Family's Home. The Supreme Court Won't Hear Their Case.
Mike Lewis led police to Karen Jimerson and James Parks' home in Lancaster*, Texas, ultimately ordering SWAT to ... the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed that ruling by a vote ...