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Immigrant's family awarded $2.03 million. Jurors put crash blame on Waukegan policeman
Posted Feb. 24, 2010 @ 5:48pm
By Art Peterson for the Lake County News-Sun
A Lake County jury deliberated for less than three hours Wednesday afternoon before awarding $2.03 million to the family of an immigrant in a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Waukegan.
Wilson “Alex” Lopez-Ochoa was 21 when his car was struck by a Waukegan police squad car driven by officer Michael Newman on Super Bowl Sunday 2005. The Honduran man died hours later.
'We are tired of so much harassment' Angry Hispanics protest mistreamtent by police.
Posted Feb. 24, 2010 @ 5:46pm
In 2005, Meza moved his family from Waukegan to Round Lake, citing mistreatment by the city's police because of the color of his skin. He returned on Monday to speak out against that treatment at a rally honoring a 21-year-old friend who was killed two years ago this month when his car was struck by a Waukegan police squad car.
Cop in bar brawl faces 14 new felony charges
Posted Feb. 24, 2010 @ 5:44pm
“Prosecutors announced 14 additional felony charges Friday against a Chicago police officer whose videotaped beating of a female bartender made international headlines.
Anthony Abbate, a 12-year department veteran, was charged with seven counts of official misconduct, one count of communicating with a witness, three counts of intimidation and three counts of conspiracy, Cook County State's Attorney’s office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton said...”
— February 27, 2007
