Tag: Law enforcement agencies
Police fatally shoot Indiana man after pursuit, shots fired
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Police fatally shot a central Indiana man after he allegedly fled from officers and fired at them, leading to an hours-long...
Texas cop charged with murder in shooting released on bond
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting last year of an unarmed Austin man was booked into...
Connecticut man killed in Louisiana after police chase
COUSHATTA, La. — A Connecticut man died after sheriff’s deputies fired at him following a chase spanning two north Louisiana parishes, state police said...
Chief speaks at funeral for Nebraska teen shot in Oklahoma
BLAIR, Neb. — An Oklahoma police chief who spoke at the funeral of a 17-year-old Nebraska girl who died in a shootout with four...
Facial recognition company sued by California activists
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the...
Police groups endorse Biden’s pick for civil rights chief
WASHINGTON — Some of the largest law enforcement groups in the U.S. are throwing their support behind President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the...
Detroit suburb agrees to $1.25M deal in death of Black man
DETROIT — A Detroit suburb has agreed to a $1.25 million settlement in a lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black...
3 dead, several sickened in suspected Kentucky overdoses
HAZARD, Ky. — Police in a southeastern Kentucky community are working with a federal drug enforcement agency to identify the source of suspected overdoses...
As violence surges, some question Portland axing police unit
PORTLAND, Ore. — Elmer Yarborough got a terrifying call from his sister: She wept as she told him two of his nephews may have...
50 people sue Wisconsin city over handling of protests
WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Fifty people are suing a Wisconsin city over the way it handled protests last fall after authorities announced that a police...
