Miss. Sheriff Bailey Used Grand Jury To Spy On Married Girlfriend
In 2014, Bryan Bailey, the sheriff of Rankin County, Miss., made a series of routine requests to the local district attorney’s office. He...
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- 2 days ago
- 2 min
Racial Gap Continues in Milwaukee Stop-and-Frisk Practices
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin is accusing the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) of not complying with key...
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Crime and Justice News
- 2 days ago
- 2 min
FBI Probes Baton Rouge Police For Assaulting Suspects In 'Brave Cave'
The FBI it has opened a civil rights investigation into allegations that police in Baton Rouge, La., assaulted drug suspects they...
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Crime and Justice News
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Police Misconduct Suit Settlements Increase After George Floyd Death
New York City has paid more than $35 million to settle allegations of civil rights violations by police against people protesting the...
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Crime and Justice News
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Can Police Ease Personnel Woes By Attracting More Women Officers?
Not quite a decade ago, the Newark Police Department was desperately looking for ways to hire 400 officers, a shortage stemming from...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 21
- 2 min
Internal LAPD Report Finds Wide Flouting Of Body Camera Rules
For weeks after the Mission Division scandal broke in late August, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore repeatedly framed the growing...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 20
- 1 min
PERF Urges Limiting Police Pursuits To Imminent Threats, Violent Crime
A new report from the Police Executive Research Forum called for police to not start a pursuit unless a violent crime has been committed...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 20
- 2 min
Alabama School Band Director Tased By Birmingham Police
What began as a routine band performance of Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck by Cameo at an Alabama high school football game ended in a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 19
- 2 min
Kansas Cities Allowed To Hire Police With Little Record-Checking
When Marion, Kans., needed a police chief, Gideon Cody was willing. The Kansas City Police Department captain and 24-year veteran of the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 19
- 1 min
Mother Calls Suspect In Killing Of CA Sheriff's Deputy Mentally Ill
A 29-year-old California man was arrested Monday, 36 hours after the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was shot...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 19
- 2 min
D.C. Agrees To Give Back Badge To Officer Beaten On Jan. 6
For two years, Michael Fanone’s muddied D.C. police badge was kept in a zip-top bag in an FBI evidence bin. Thomas Sibick, who ripped...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 18
- 1 min
Most Cops Involved In High-Profile Killings Still Hold Police Licenses
Of 54 officers involved in 14 high-profile killings that spurred Black Lives Matter protests in the last nine years, only 10 had their...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 18
- 1 min
L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Killed In Patrol Car, Suspect Detained
A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was shot dead in his patrol car by an unknown assailant. Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, was on duty...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 15
- 2 min
Can Portland, Oreg., Work Its Way Out Of A Police Staffing Crisis?
Like other major cities, Portland, Oregon, has experienced a surge in crime and disorder over the past three years. Unlike other cities,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 15
- 2 min
Kansas Police Chief Resigns After Confrontation with Victim's Mother
After the mother of John Albers, a 17-year-old shot dead by a police officer in 2018, sent an email to leaders in her Kansas City suburb...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 15
- 2 min
Jury Selection Begins In Colorado Trial Over Death of Elijah McClain
Jury selection in Colorado in the case of Elijah McClain is set to begin Friday, the Associated Press reports. The jury will decide if...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 14
- 1 min
Should Pennsylvania Police Have Posed With Captured Fugitive?
After Pennsylvania police agencies found fugitive Danelo Cavalcante, some two dozen law enforcement agents gathered around the fugitive...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Minneapolis Mayor Seeks $7.6M Police Reform Budget
The Minneapolis City Council is considering Mayor Jacob Frey's proposed 2024 budget for policing. It's the first spending plan that pins...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 13
- 2 min
Seattle Police Union Leaders Probed On Joking Reaction To Crash Death
Rank-and-file Seattle police union leaders are under investigation after they could be heard joking about and downplaying the death of a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Memphis Police In Nichols Death Face Federal Civil Rights Charges
The five former Memphis police officers involved in the beating of Tyre Nichols are now facing federal civil rights charges along with...
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