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New Mexico Jury Convicts Police Officer of Voluntary Manslaughter In Fatal Shooting Of Black Man
A former police officer was found guilty Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man during a 2022...
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Feb 132 min read
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Supreme Court Appears Likely To Reject ‘Moment Of Threat’ Theory In Police Shootings
The Supreme Court seemed poised on Wednesday to reject a legal theory that puts tight limits on lawsuits seeking to hold police officers...
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Jan 232 min read
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Prosecutors Won't ChargePark Police Officer Who Fatally Shot 17- Year-Old in D.C.
Citing insufficient evidence, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday that a U.S Park Police officer who climbed into a vehicle he...
Crime and Justice News
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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Judge Dismisses Charges Against Officers Who Falsified Warrant, Blames Breonna Taylor Boyfriend for Firing Shot at Intruders
A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led...
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Aug 26, 20242 min read
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Florida Sheriff's Deputy Charged After Shooting Airman In Home
Eddie Duran, 38, a former Florida sheriff’s deputy was charged with manslaughter with a firearm for killing Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old...
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Aug 26, 20242 min read
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Illinois Governor Calls for Resignation of Sheriff Over Massey Case
On Wednesday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for the resignation of Sheriff Jack Campbell, whose deputy fatally wounded Sonya Massey...
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Aug 8, 20242 min read
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911 Calls Released, From Sonya Massey’s House And From Her Mom
Two emergency response calls were made from the home of Sonya Massey in the days leading up to her death, according to records released...
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Aug 1, 20242 min read
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Fatal Police Shooting Shocks Residents in Fort Lee, NJ
Unanswered questions persist following the fatal shooting of a woman by Fort Lee police in an apartment building amidst a reported mental...
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Jul 30, 20241 min read
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Judge Dismisses Shooting Case Against NJ Cop After New Evidence
A judge ordered the New Jersey attorney General’s Office during a Monday hearing that to provide a “detailed” explanation of why it only...
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Jul 30, 20242 min read
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Illinois Deputy Charged with Murder for Shooting Woman in Face
An Illinois sheriff's deputy is facing murder charges after he shot and killed Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman in the face amid a...
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Jul 19, 20241 min read
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Fatal Police Shooting Suspect's Long Record Had Recent Dismissals
The man accused of fatally shooting four law enforcement officers during a gunfight Monday in North Carolina has a lengthy criminal...
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May 1, 20241 min read
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Family Of Fatal Chicago Police Shooting Victim Files Suit Against 5 Officers
The family of Dexter Reed, a 26-year-old Black man who was killed in a hail of bullets fired by police during a traffic stop in Chicago...
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Apr 25, 20242 min read
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Family of Minnesota Man Killed by State Trooper Files Federal Lawsuit
The family of Ricky Cobb II filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit on Wednesday against two Minnesota State Patrol troopers who stopped and...
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Apr 18, 20241 min read
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Increase In Targeted Traffic Stops On Chicago’s West Side Behind Police Killing
A traffic stop in Chicago for an alleged seatbelt violation turned deadly within seconds. Plain-clothed police officers shot and killed...
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Apr 17, 20242 min read
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Shootings By DOJ Law Enforcement Agencies Shrouded In Secrecy
Despite being pushed for decades by congress and a string of presidents to change their ways and commit to transparency, federal law...
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Dec 6, 20232 min read
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Case Of L.A. Sheriff's Deputy Who Shot A Man In The Back In 2021 Remains Open
Some people faced swift consequences when Adrian Abela was shot in the back, face-down, at an auto body shop in L.A in October 2021. But...
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Nov 17, 20231 min read
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Families Of Minnesota Men Killed By Police Sue For Investigation Files
The families of five Minnesota men who were killed by police officers announced a lawsuit Thursday to force the Bureau of Criminal...
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Nov 17, 20232 min read
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Mistrial Declared In Trial Of Officer Charged In Raid That Killed Breonna Taylor
In the trial of a former Louisville police officer charged in the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor, jurors failed to reach a...
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Nov 17, 20232 min read
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At Least 75 Officers Fired At Barricaded Pittsburgh Gunman
At least 75 Pittsburgh law enforcement officers fired thousands of shots at a barricaded gunman during a standoff of more than six hours...
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Aug 28, 20231 min read
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Pittsburgh Police Kill Gunman After Attempting To Serve Eviction Notice
The occupant of a home who opened fire when deputies tried to serve an eviction notice is dead after an hourslong standoff, said...
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Aug 24, 20231 min read
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