A South Amboy mother agreed to a $197,500 settlement with Woodbridge Township, resolving a federal lawsuit that claimed police violently assaulted her during a 2018 home raid.
According to the lawsuit, Katiria Ortiz, 30, was preparing to shower when two plainclothes Woodbridge police officers entered her home without a warrant or identifying themselves.
Her complaint, filed in federal court, alleged that the officers broke down her bathroom door, struck her in the face—rendering her unconscious—and continued to physically and verbally abuse her while she remained naked and disoriented…