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The New York Police Department is trying to root out its problem officers and monitor patterns of potential misbehavior by creating a database that combines information from several city agencies on lawsuits, misconduct complaints, internal probes and such seemingly mundane …

Albuquerque, N.M., has paid nearly $7 million in the past two years settle lawsuits triggered by police officers’ actions. The lawsuits stem from police-involved shootings, wrongful arrests and a wrongful death case filed by the family of Tera Chavez. Her …