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Incident Kevin-Lopez-v-Henrico-County-et-al
| Date | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Report # | Kevin-Lopez-v-Henrico-County-et-al |
| Department | Henrico County Police Division |
| Address | Richmond , VA |
| Tags | Lawsuit | Settlement | Virginia Eastern District Court | Henrico Police | Unlawful Search | Hudson | |
Incident Description
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3:24-cv-00285-HEH Lopez v. Henrico County, et al.
Lopez v. Henrico County, et al.
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Innocent Henrico man suing for $11M after bloodhound led police to his home
"His lawyers have filed an $11 million lawsuit alleging that the department violated its own policies, including when officers failed to request a search warrant. Lopez contends in his complaint that under Supreme Court precedent police cannot use a trained police dog to explore the area around a home without a search warrant, permission from the homeowner or exigent circumstances." - Richmond Times-Dispatch | Nov. 1, 2024
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Henrico settled suit for wrongful arrest involving bloodhound search
"The Henrico Division of Police settled a lawsuit brought against it by a Lakeside resident arrested in the summer of 2023. That suit alleged that resident Kevin Lopez was improperly arrested following a bloodhound search and that he was held in jail for two days after his innocence was proven... " - Richmond Times-Dispatch | Mar. 19, 2025