Expensive lawsuits against Salem police spiked city insurance rates. City services are footing the bill - Salem Reporter

Expensive lawsuits against Salem police spiked city insurance rates. City services are footing the bill - Salem Reporter

City of Salem agencies are now paying more for insurance after lawsuits alleging excessive police force cost the city $2 million in the last two years. The growing cost of claims against the city has raised insurance rates, forcing city departments to pay more money into a self-managed city insurance fund at a time when their budgets are already stretched thin.  The city plans to bill its departments a total $11.8 million next year for insurance…