Tag: Police
No bond: Woman accused of taking twins, shooting their mom
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Georgia woman was denied bond Wednesday and remained in custody, accused of shooting a woman and kidnapping the woman's infant...
DC Police victim of massive data leak by ransomware gang
RICHMOND, Va. — The police department in the nation's capital has suffered a massive leak of internal information after refusing to meet the blackmail...
Analysis of police misconduct record laws in all 50 states
CARBONDALE, Illinois — Below is an analysis of public record laws in all 50 states. It is based on an analysis of statutes and...
Police misconduct records secret, difficult to access
CARBONDALE, Illinois — Police misconduct records are either secret or difficult to access in a majority of states - 35 of them plus Washington,...
Former detective sentenced for role in wrongful convictions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Kentucky detective has been sentenced to a year in prison for his role in the wrongful convictions of two...
New details emerge in fatal shootings of California police
LOS ANGELES — As two police departments in California mourn the loss of their officers — shot and killed in the line of duty...
Lawsuit says police caused asphyxiation death of naked man
ATLANTA — Police officers who encountered a naked man walking down a Georgia street repeatedly fired their stun guns at him and pinned him...
Grand jury clears police in killing; family wants US probe
LAFAYETTE, La. — A grand jury has cleared officers who shot and killed a Black man last year, and his family’s attorney said he...
Probe: Vermont police endangered Black state legislator
BENNINGTON, Vt. — A two-year investigation into a Vermont police department has found that officers failed to adequately investigate alleged threats against former state...
Charge dropped against Iowa officer accused of abusing power
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Prosecutors dropped a misconduct charge against a Des Moines police officer accused of interfering with an investigation involving his girlfriend,...
