Eight Times, L.A. Cops Fired Bullets, Less-Lethal Rounds Simultaneously
In at least eight shootings in the last two years, groups of Los Angeles officers simultaneously fired handguns and weapons meant to...
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Mar 30, 20223 min read
Police Killings Continue At High Rate, Raising Doubts About Reforms
Photo: Aaron Nesheim for The New York Times Police officers continue to kill people at an alarming rate, finds a data analysis that has...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 30, 20222 min read
Deputies Killed Florida Man Wielding Scissors in Mental Hospital
A 29-year-old man being held for mental health problems in a Florida hospital was fatally shot after he grabbed a pair of scissors and...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 14, 20221 min read
Activists, Family Still Seeking Justice for Breonna Taylor Two Years Later
On the two-year anniversary of the police raid that killed 26-year-old Black medical technician Breonna Taylor in Louisville, activists...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 9, 20221 min read
Phila. Officer Who Killed Boy Fired For Using Excessive Force
The Philadelphia officer who shot and killed a 12-year-old boy as he fled from police this month will be fired for the use of excessive...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 4, 20221 min read
Austin's Tab for Beanbag Injuries So Far: $13.1 Million
Since the city of Austin began in early February to settle civil suits brought by demonstrators severely injured by police during 2020...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 4, 20222 min read
Fleeing Boy's Shooting Raises Legal, Fact Questions
As the Pennsylvania Supreme Court weighs arguments over the constitutionality of a state law that gives police wider latitude to shoot...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 4, 20221 min read
Louisville Cop Acquitted in Breonna Taylor Shooting
A jury acquitted the sole Louisville police officer charged with criminal wrongdoing in the case of Breonna Taylor, whose 2020 shooting...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Kentucky Officer Defends His Shooting In Breonna Taylor Case
Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison, charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for shots he fired during the incident...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 23, 20221 min read
Scene At Breonna Taylor's Death Was 'Total Chaos,' Cop's Lawyer Says
As the trial begins in the shooting case related to Breonna Taylor' death, former Louisville officer Brett Hankison's defense attorney...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Juror in Potter Trial Reveals Thoughts Behind Guilty Verdict
Minnesota police officer Kim Potter was convicted of manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright despite the fact that jurors felt she...
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