New Orleans PD Catches Bad Case of Staffing Shortage
Add New Orleans to the list of cities struggling to maintain a fully staffed police department amid high attrition. NoLa.com reports that...
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Baltimore PD Teams With Schools to Boost Minority Recruiting
In a pilot project billed as a potential national prototype, the Baltimore Police Department created an internship program with two...
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Crime and Justice News
- 3 days ago
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Police Perpetuate Homelessness By Making Arrests
The combination of a mental health crisis and a decade-long real estate boom have created a new, especially vulnerable, visible...
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Crime and Justice News
- 4 days ago
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SCOTUS Says Violation Of Miranda Is Not Ground For Civil-Rights Lawsuit
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that police officers are not subject to being sued under a major federal civil rights law if they do not...
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Crime and Justice News
- 4 days ago
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MN Supreme Court Says Mayor Must Hire More Minneapolis Police
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the mayor of Minneapolis hasn’t met a legal duty to hire more police officers or demonstrate why...
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Crime and Justice News
- 5 days ago
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Pennsylvania Police Personnel Database Full Of Loopholes
A Pennsylvania database of police personnel records lauded as a national model is riddled with loopholes that raise serious questions...
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Daunte Wright's Family To Get $3.25 Million, Reforms In MN Settlement
The City of Brooklyn Center, Mn. agreed to pay a $3.25 million settlement to the family of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man fatally...
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Crime and Justice News
- 5 days ago
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Chicago Police Bar Chasing People For Simply Fleeing
More than a year after the controversial fatal shootings of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and 21-year-old Anthony Alvarez during foot pursuits,...
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Crime and Justice News
- 6 days ago
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Florida Deputies Disciplined For Leaking Info On Saget's Death
Two Orange County, Fl., deputies have been disciplined for spreading information on the death of comedian and actor Robert Saget,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 15
- 2 min
U.S. Marshal Accused Of Using Job Database To Track Acquaintances
A federal agent was charged with misusing cellphone tracking technology to look up the locations of people with whom he had personal...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 14
- 2 min
Idaho Police Receive Death Threats After Patriot Front Arrests
Police in Idaho said they’ve received death threats after arresting dozens of suspected members of a white supremacist group right before...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 13
- 2 min
Washington City To Pay $1.5M For Resignation of Asst. Police Chief
The city of Kent, Wa., will pay more than $1.5 million to purchase the resignation of a former assistant police chief who was disciplined...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 10
- 1 min
Police Officer Charged With Second-Degree Murder in Lyoya Killing
Christopher Schurr, a Grand Rapids, Mi., police officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head on April 4. has been...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 10
- 2 min
First Responders More Likely To Die By Suicide Than In Line of Duty
Police officers and firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in line of duty incidents, a troubling trend that researchers say...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 10
- 2 min
DOJ Probes Louisiana State Police Over Beating Black Men
The U.S. Justice Department is opening a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid evidence that the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 9
- 2 min
MO 911 Center Closes, Showcasing An Increasing Dispatcher Shortage
For the last year, the 911 dispatcher center for the city of Bridgeton, Mo., covered the needs of its 11,000 residents with fewer than...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 8
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DOJ's COPS Office to Review Police Performance in Uvalde
The Justice Department announced details of the review it will conduct of last month’s school massacre in Uvalde, Tx., that left 19...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Arizona Police Watch Wanted Man Drown in Lake
Arizona cops refused to help a man flailing desperately in a lake, instead watching as he drowned, according to new video, the New York...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 3
- 2 min
Three Police Agencies Test Using QR Codes For Local Feedback
After every significant encounter with residents, police officers in Warrenton, Va., are required to hand out a QR code on the back of...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 31
- 2 min
Biden Shaped Policing Order After 'Everyone Went Ballistic' Over Draft
The executive order that President Biden signed last week went through many drafts and opinions before coming to life, the Associated...
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