The Blythewood family recounts a terrifying traffic stop in their federal lawsuit, highlighting excessive police force and mistakes.

You probably think of a traffic stop as a minor inconvenience, a few minutes on the shoulder before you get back on the road. Yet research on police encounters, officer training materials, and even ...

The officers ordered the driver, later identified as 46-year-old William Skinner, to exit the car, put his hands up and walk backwards toward the officer’s voice. The officers took him into custody ...