Los Angeles police officer accused in lawsuit of fondling dead woman’s body
The family of a woman who died in October is suing a Los Angeles police officer accused of fondling her body andContinue Reading
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Video shows Florida police arrest 8-year-old and try to put him in handcuffs
The 2018 arrest of an 8-year-old boy in Florida was receiving scrutiny Monday after video of officers trying to handcuffContinue Reading
Georgia police officers put on leave, under investigation after shooting at five black minors
Two Georgia police officers are under investigation after shooting at five black minors during a traffic stop on Saturday morning.Continue Reading
100 arrested, 13 officers injured in overnight Chicago unrest following police-involved shooting
After Chicago police officers shot a man allegedly carrying a gun on Sunday, hundreds of people swept through the city’sContinue Reading
Video of police abuses and the NYPD trampling the Constitution reveal inefficacy of ‘reform’
Amid a summer of protest sparked by the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others, much has been said about the importanceContinue Reading
Six former Houston police officers indicted in botched drug raid that left two dead
A grand jury on Thursday indicted six former Houston police officers with a total of 17 counts for their rolesContinue Reading
Justice Department inspector general investigating agency’s responses in Portland and D.C.
The inspector general for the Department of Justice announced Thursday he was investigating use of force allegations against federal law enforcement officersContinue Reading
Police chief to retire over alleged remarks about gay deputy’s COVID death
A South Florida police chief has announced his retirement months after an investigation into alleged remarks he made about the coronavirusContinue Reading
Louisiana man accused of backing car into officer who asked him to wear mask at Walmart
A Louisiana man was arrested after allegedly running his car into a police officer who asked him to wear aContinue Reading
A sheriff’s deputy shot a 14-year-old boy. It went unreported for months.
“I thought we had honesty,” said Gaylor Spiller, the head of Jefferson Parish’s NAACP chapter. “This 14-year-old boy that theyContinue Reading
‘You’re going to get … whooped’: Virginia police investigate video of stop with Black motorist
A Virginia state trooper is under investigation for a traffic stop in 2019 during which he can be heard onContinue Reading
Independent autopsy of Andres Guardado finds he ‘was fatally shot five times in the back’
Andres Guardado was shot five times in the back by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy last month, according to the resultsContinue Reading
Video shows Florida officers celebrate, laugh after shooting protesters with rubber bullets
The department said it is conducting a review of 8,000 minutes of body camera footage, but it is defending theContinue Reading
‘It was an execution’: Nicolas Chavez was on his knees when police killed him. His father wants answers.
HOUSTON — Two days after Houston police shot and killed his son outside a Mexican restaurant along a freeway onContinue Reading
1 of 3 Louisville police officers in Breonna Taylor case to be fired, mayor says
One of the three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, is being fired, Mayor GregContinue Reading
Ex-Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with murder
The former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant has been charged withContinue Reading
A black officer stepped in when a white cop had a suspect in a chokehold. She was fired and the city wants an investigation
Officials in Buffalo, New York, want an investigation into the firing of a black police officer who intervened when aContinue Reading
Florida police organization offers to hire cops who were fired or resigned over police misconduct
As the cries for police reform grow louder across the nation, some police departments are holding their officers accountable, firingContinue Reading
Outrage in Phoenix After Dion Johnson Shot by State Trooper Who Wasn’t Wearing a Body Camera
This weekend, protests were held nationwide protesting police violence in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd and BreonnaContinue Reading
Why posting a black image with the ‘Black Lives Matter’ hashtag is doing more harm than good
It’s Blackout Tuesday, a day promoted by activists to observe, mourn and bring about policy change in the wake of the death ofContinue Reading
