Tag: Police
5 Georgia officers fired after death in interrogation room
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah Police Department said Monday that it has fired five officers in connection with the death of a man who...
GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats’ policing policy
DES MOINES, Iowa — When Minnesota Republican Tyler Kistner announced his candidacy for the U.S. House in April, he asked voters to ponder two...
Police: Man fired ‘ghost gun’ outside strip mall, was shot
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown police say an officer shot and critically wounded a man who repeatedly fired a handgun outside a strip mall in...
Crime leads voter concerns as NYC mayoral primary approaches
NEW YORK — Fear of crime is back as a political issue in New York City. For the first time in years it could...
Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd
Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers...
Ex-Missouri detective found guilty in excessive force case
ST. LOUIS — A federal jury has found a former suburban St. Louis police detective with a string of past misconduct allegations guilty in...
Arkansas woman sues trooper for flipping car during stop
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas woman who says she was injured when a state trooper crashed into her car, causing it to flip,...
Homicides are up, but GOP misleads with claims about blame
WASHINGTON — “SKYROCKETING MURDER RATES,” claimed the National Fraternal Order of Police. “An explosion of violent crime," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “Democrat-run...
Woman: Missouri lawmaker told her to deny allegations
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A former Missouri police officer campaigning for a state House seat last year repeatedly told a woman to deny that...
Chauvin juror: Bodycam footage, expert led to conviction
MINNEAPOLIS — One of the jurors who convicted Derek Chauvin of murder in George Floyd ’s death says expert testimony about asphyxiation and the...
