Legal Opinion

Richardson v. Municipality of Anchorage

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided October 30, 2015No. 7061 S-15211/S-15221PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOLGER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Anchorage Police Department identified Joshua Richardson as a suspect in a shoplifting incident at Best Buy. When the police went to Richardson's home to make an arrest, Richardson hid in the crawlspace and allegedly incurred injuries from a police canine. The misdemeanor theft charges against Richardson were dismissed shortly after his arrest. About two years after these events, Richardson filed two civil suits against the Anchorage Police Department, various police officers, the State 'of Alaska, Best Buy, and the Best Buy employee who reported the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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