Dunbar police officer Zachary Winters resigns following lawsuits, vehicle crash

Dunbar police officer Zachary Winters resigns following lawsuits, vehicle crash

Zachary Winters, a Dunbar police officer involved in multiple excessive force lawsuits, resigned, on July 21, 2025, following a recent off-duty crash in a city-issued cruiser. Winters had been named in excessive force cases that cost the city and its insurers more than $2.5 million, including a wrongful death case and a 2023 lawsuit alleging severe abuse. On July 23, 2025, Dunbar Police Chief John Garten said Winters was not authorized to use th…