No Settlements In 12 DOJ Police Cases; Trump Could End Them
The U.S. Justice Department has opened 12 investigations into civil rights abuses by police departments since President Biden took...
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Deal Allows LA Trooper In Motorist's Beating Death To Avoid Prison
A former Louisiana state trooper who faced felony charges in the 2019 death of a Black man who was beaten while in police custody pleaded...
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Tyre Nichols' Mother Says Family Got 'A Piece Of Justice'
As Tyre Nichols lay unresponsive in intensive care after he was beaten by Memphis police in January 2023, his mother, RowVaughn Wells,...
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2 days ago2 min read
Would Trump Try Federal Takeover Of Washington, D.C., Police?
In 2020, amid massive demonstrations over the police killing of George Floyd, President Trump hinted at a plan he had been privately...
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6 days ago2 min read
Chicago Traffic Stops Double, Targeting Minorities
Traffic stops by Chicago police have more than doubled over the past nine years in what the American Civil Liberties Union, a civil...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 222 min read
Akron To Pay Walker Family $4.8M In Traffic Stop Death Case
The family of Jayland Walker, a Black man killed when eight police officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot at least one round out...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 222 min read
Detroit Chief White To Head Health Group; Crime Fell During His Tenure
Detroit Police Chief James White has been named president of the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network, the largest of Michigan’s...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 212 min read
As IACP Opens, Serpas Calls For 'Honest Picture Of Policing'
At the opening ceremony of the International Association of Chiefs of Police 2024 conference in Boston, Ron Serpas a past Honorary...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 201 min read
Police Officer-Substitute Teacher Banned For Reenacting Floyd Death
Steven Williams, a police officer in Prescott, Wi., is on leave after a Minnesota school district banned him as a substitute high school...
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Oct 162 min read
Video Shows Phoenix Police Punching And Tasing Deaf Man With Cerebral Palsy During Arrest
The arrest of a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy, who was repeatedly punched and Tased by a pair of Phoenix police officers in August...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 152 min read
LAPD Cop Lawsuit Highlights Sexism In Department
Even as a young street cop trying to work her way up the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department in the mid-90s, Kristine Klotz was...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 131 min read
No Charges Against CO Officer Who Shot Man Holding Cellphone
A Colorado police officer who fatally shot a Black man holding a cellphone as police tried to arrest him will not be prosecuted. Officer...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 92 min read
Early-Warning Systems Fail To Flag Many Troubled Police Officers
Second chances can prove deadly. A Minnesota police officer was suspended for threatening to shoot a passenger in the head after an...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 92 min read
Houston Police Officer Sentenced to 60 Years for Felony Murder
Former Houston police officer Gerald Goines was sentenced to 60 years in prison for his role in the 2019 no-knock raid that left two...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 82 min read
NYPD Sued For Not Disciplining Officer Before He Shot NJ Man
Before allegedly shooting a motorist in the head, New York City police officer Hieu Tran had been dealing with post-traumatic stress...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 82 min read
Four Die In 14 Months After Police Actions In Evansville, IN, AP Finds
The police department in Evansville, Ind. saw four people die over just 14 months after officers used tactics or weapons that are not...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 72 min read
Police Rarely Disclose Use Of Facial Recognition Tech In Arrests
Hundreds of Americans have been arrested after being connected to a crime by facial recognition software, a Washington Post...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 72 min read
Jim McDonnell Named New Los Angeles Police Chief
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced the hiring of Jim McDonnell as the new chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. In picking...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 72 min read
Mixed Verdict Against Ex-VA Officer Who Killed Shoplifting Suspect
A jury acquitted a former Virginia police officer of involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting a shoplifting suspect outside a busy...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 62 min read
Mom Of MN Man Killed By Officer Criticizes Her Speaking About Case
Kim Potter, a former Minnesota police officer convicted of killing Black motorist Daunte Wright by using a handgun instead of her taser...
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