Tag: Law enforcement agencies
EXPLAINER: Chauvin’s lawyer may look alone, but he isn’t
As trial approaches for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, the early proceedings suggest it’s not exactly a fair fight....
Autopsy: Deputy shot Casey Goodson Jr. 5 times in the back
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man, was shot five times in the back by a white Ohio sheriff’s deputy last December,...
California police on paid leave over degrading, vulgar texts
EUREKA, Calif. — Two Northern California police officers are on paid leave after a news outlet reported that they are accused of sending degrading...
California police on paid leave over degrading, vulgar texts
EUREKA, Calif. — Two Northern California police officers are on paid leave after a news outlet reported that they are accused of sending degrading...
Emergency sites for migrant children raising safety concerns
McALLEN, Texas — The U.S. government has stopped taking immigrant teenagers to a converted camp for oilfield workers in West Texas as it faces...
Collaboration with police divides social workers across US
CHICAGO — Rayshard Brooks was killed last June when Atlanta police responding to a report of a man asleep in a car blocking a...
Nashville OKs $2.25M settlement in fatal shooting by officer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials in Tennessee have agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Black man...
China blasts US ‘evil past of genocide’ at UN rights body
GENEVA — China on Wednesday blasted the United States' human rights record, citing what it called U.S. failures against COVID-19 that cost “hundreds of...
Bipartisan police reform bill heads to Indiana governor
INDIANAPOLIS — A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing police accountability and enacting criminal justice reform in Indiana is headed to the governor's desk after...
Man arrested, charged with capital murder in deputy slaying
GULFPORT, Miss. — A Mississippi man accused of fatally shooting a sheriff's deputy last month was arrested Tuesday and charged with capital murder.
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