AppleMy app costs Denver city, US $ 3.76 million Compensation and compensationIn 2022, the city police incorrectly raided and transformed the house of an elderly woman in search of stolen trucks and guns.
According to a CNN report, Denver police Trying to recover a stolen truck filled with guns, gunpowder and cash. For this, the police discovered my technology on another. iPhone To detect the vehicle. Whenever, the police pulled out the wrong house out of the area to catch and catch the thieves.
Due to this wrong raid, 78 years old Ruby Johnson A lawsuit was filed against the police. As compensation, the city will give Johnson a $ 3.76 million prize.
In addition, defendant officer – detective Gary Stab and Sergeant. Gregory Buchi – was also sued as a person. The Denwar police had earlier cleaned both men of wrongdoing, but the jury disagreed.
How Apple Search My App played a role
The American Civil Liberty Union (ACLU) brought the case on behalf of Johnson. The trial mentions that the raid was “an iphone’s alleged place organized on the basis of ping, which discovers my app that the authorities did not understand and for which they had no training.”
According to the complaint, the police trusted finding “my” ping from an iPhone 11, which was probably still in the stolen truck. However, the identified area included parts of six other properties in parts of four city blocks.
In a statement, Johnson’s lawyer Tim McDonald Said: “We are troubled by lack of training or policy changes and hope that the amount of punitive damage award will send a strong message that the police department will have to take the constitutional rights of its residents seriously.”
ACLU and the jury concluded that two police officers who ordered the raid had no reason to exclude Johnson’s house as a target.
In addition, officers have to pay approximately $ 1.25 million in each in punitive and compensatory damage. Danver District Court Clerk said that the city has not yet filed an appeal for the decision.
