Albuquerque, N.M., paid $34 million in legal settlements past year

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --
... The city has been sued hundreds of times since the end of fiscal year 2016 to the tune of $34 million.

The deluge comes as the city officially closes out four major settlements:

The family of homeless camper James Boyd was paid a $5 million award after his shooting death (by police) in 2014.

Jacob Grant, a former undercover APD officer shot by his supervisor (during a raid), got $6.5 million.

The family of Christopher Torres, shot dead (by police) in 2012, was paid $6 million this year.

The city's largest single settlement in known history -- $8.5 million to the family of Ashley Browder. She was killed by (off duty) APD Sgt. Adam Casaus, (speeding through a red light, in his squad car, no lights, no siren) in a 2013 car crash.

But documents show well more than half of that $34 million comes in smaller bits and pieces, and they add up quickly.

A pregnant pedestrian settled for $180,000 after a collision with a city bus in a crosswalk. There's $100,000 settlement for unlawful arrest,
$40,000 to a bicyclist who crashed on a bike path
and even $25,000 for a guy who fell out of a police car during an arrest.

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