Tag: "Raid"
City of Atlanta, police department, officers sued over raid at gay bar
A national gay rights group has filed a lawsuit against the Atlanta Police Department on behalf of 19 people who say they were forcibly searched and detained during a raid on an Atlanta gay bar. [...]
Officer suspensions over gay bar raid called ‘absolutely inadequate’
From the Dallas Voice: FORT WORTH — The disciplinary actions handed down to three Fort Worth police officers for their part in the June 28 raid on the Rainbow Lounge were “absolutely inadequate,” according to [...]
Protests over gay bar raid escalate, Atlanta police release complaints
ATLANTA -- Days of protests over an Atlanta police raid on a gay bar continued Tuesday afternoon, this time reaching city hall. About 20 protestors showed up for the Atlanta City Council's Public Safety Committee [...]
‘Eagle’ patrons to rally Sunday night in protest of gay bar raid
ATLANTA -- Patrons and supporters of the gay leather bar the Atlanta Eagle are gathering today at 5 p.m. in the parking lot of the establishment to hold a rally to protest a controversial raid [...]
Atlanta police descend on gay bar in ‘Stonewall’-like raid
ATLANTA -- The owners of an Atlanta gay bar say their establishment was unfairly targeted by police conducting a raid Thursday evening. Several customers at Atlanta Eagle say they were harassed without prompting, forced to [...]
TX Alcohol Commission fires 3 agents over raid on gay bar
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission announced today it has fired the two agents, and their supervisor, who took part in the June raid of a Fort Worth gay bar that resulted in a clash between [...]
Ft Worth police apologizes for raid on gay bar – on eve of Stonewall
The Fort Worth police chief said Tuesday that his department is implementing new policies in the wake of a controversial bar check at the Rainbow Lounge last June. Chief Jeff Halstead said officials are still [...]
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