Tag: "Raid"

June 28, 2009 raid on the Rainbow Lounge

City moves forward with prosecution of bar patrons injured in ‘Rainbow Lounge’ raid

Sunday, February 28, 2010
[caption id="attachment_6612" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="June 28, 2009 raid on the Rainbow Lounge"][/caption] City prosecutors in Fort Worth have decided to press ahead with criminal charges against at least two patrons of a gay bar who [...]

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City of Atlanta, police department, officers sued over raid at gay bar

City of Atlanta, police department, officers sued over raid at gay bar

Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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. [...]

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Officer suspensions over gay bar raid called ‘absolutely inadequate’

Officer suspensions over gay bar raid called ‘absolutely inadequate’

Saturday, November 7, 2009
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 [...]

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Protests over gay bar raid escalate, Atlanta police release complaints

Protests over gay bar raid escalate, Atlanta police release complaints

Tuesday, September 15, 2009
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 [...]

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‘Eagle’ patrons to rally Sunday night in protest of gay bar raid

‘Eagle’ patrons to rally Sunday night in protest of gay bar raid

Sunday, September 13, 2009
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 [...]

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Atlanta police descend on gay bar in ‘Stonewall’-like raid

Atlanta police descend on gay bar in ‘Stonewall’-like raid

Friday, September 11, 2009
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 [...]

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TX Alcohol Commission fires 3 agents over raid on gay bar

TX Alcohol Commission fires 3 agents over raid on gay bar

Friday, August 28, 2009
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 [...]

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Ft Worth police apologizes for raid on gay bar – on eve of Stonewall

Ft Worth police apologizes for raid on gay bar – on eve of Stonewall

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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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