The City of Brentwood agreed to pay what is believed to be one of the largest settlements involving excessive force by a police dog after his handler ‘allowed’ the animal to tear off a woman’s scalp.
Brentwood agreed to a nearly $1 million settlement to end an excessive force lawsuit filed on behalf of Talmika Bates against the officer and city following her February 2020 arrest. Bates, who was hiding in some bushes, had already surrendered to police who wanted her in connection with a report of shoplifting from Ulta Beauty…