Bank robbery tracking devices are sufficiently reliable to alone establish probable cause, even of a person who does not exactly match the description of the robber. Here, the tracking device pointed to defendant walking alone ten minutes away from the robbery. That alone was probable cause for his stop. United States v. Revels, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138844 (W.D. Wash. December 2, 2011).<\/p>\n
Prior suits against officers for violations of the Fourth Amendment is not proof of a failure to train claim under \u00a7 1983. Courtney v. City of Chicago<\/a>, 439 Fed. Appx. 557 (7th Cir. 2011).*<\/p>\n Plaintiff was arrested for disorderly conduct. While holding a repent as a sinner for Jesus sign during the Mobile Mardi Gras parade, plaintiff was arrested for unprovokedly telling a 13 year old girl she was a \u201cwhore\u201d and a \u201cslut\u201d and would rot in hell. The parents\u2019 report to the police led to the arrest which was with probable cause, and the officer has qualified immunity even from a free speech claim. Bethel v. City of Mobile<\/a>, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 24042 (11th Cir. December 2, 2011) (unpublished).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" b2evALnk.b2WPAutP Continue reading