Settling for Misconduct
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Case 12-CV-1032

$12,000

FALSE ARREST

Home invasion Elderly Damage to property False arrest or report Gun

Plaintiff: Minnie Tolbert Galloway

Incident date: 09/26/2011

Location: 521 N. Springfield Ave.

Allegations:

Galloway, 70, and Richardson, 64, were sleeping in Galloway's Humboldt Park home when officers kicked in the back door, splintering the frame and damaging the lock. Galloway and Richardson woke up to the officers holding them at gunpoint. The officers searched the home without a warrant. During the search, Richardson and Galloway were held at gunpoint in the kitchen. The officers found nothing illegal and left, leaving the back door hanging from the hinges. Richardson, who was in poor health, was hospitalized later that same morning.

Additional plaintiffs:
  • Lester Richardson

Unnamed Officers