After $100k payout, Northampton PD settlements top $215k since 2022

After $100k payout, Northampton PD settlements top $215k since 2022

When Northampton settled a civil rights lawsuit against its police department earlier this month, it was unclear how much the city paid out. Like many municipalities, Northampton’s insurance company handles such lawsuits, and officials hadn’t yet learned how much the firm had settled the case for. But now, the city has released the amount it paid out to Eric Matlock, who police pepper-sprayed and arrested on the steps of City Hall in 2017. That …