Independence taxpayers paying millions as police lawsuits pile up, more cases pending

There are more than a dozen other lawsuits either pending or recently settled.
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'Reckless actions' alleged in new civil suit against Independence officers

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A lawyer representing the family of Maria Pike and her infant Destinii Hope filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday in Jackson County Circuit Court. The petition claimed the events ...
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Lawsuit filed against Independence officers in shooting that killed mother, infant daughter

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The family of Maria Pike, a woman who was killed in an Independence police shooting last November alongside her ...
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Independence mother and baby killed by police suffered 'great physical pain,' lawsuit says

A lawsuit filed Thursday in Jackson County Circuit Court says two Independence police officers acted with malice and were reckless when they killed Maria Pike, 34 and her two-month-old baby Destinii ...
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Family of Independence mother, baby killed during police shooting speak out

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Family members of Maria Pike, 34, and Destinii Hope, two months old, continue their search for accountability nearly one month after the two were shot and killed by an ...
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Jackson County prosecutor declines to charge officer involved in death of Independence woman, child

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson will not file charges against the officer involved in the death of an Independence woman and her child. Maria Pike died in her boyfriend’s ...
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Independence Police officer will face no criminal charges for fatal shooting of mother and baby

An image taken from body camera footage released by Independence Police shows Maria Pike holding her daughter Destinii Hope. Late Friday, Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson released a statement ...