Oakland Mayor Says Defund The Police Drive 'Went Too Far'
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf called for more investment in addressing the "root causes" of violent crime but stopped short of advocating...
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- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
S.F. Police Have Stored DNA From Victims, People Uninvolved in Crime
It's not only sexual assault survivors whose DNA has been stored by the San Francisco Police Department's crime lab – and routinely...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 23, 2022
- 1 min
New GA Police Chief Works To Rebuild Trust After Arbery Death
Two years ago today, Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging down a suburban Brunswick, Ga., street. His death resonated...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
'Willfulness' Is Key to The Second George Floyd Trial
Prosecutors in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers accused in George Floyd’s killing needed to convince jurors...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 22, 2022
- 1 min
Two LA Sheriff's Deputies Fired For Killing Unarmed Man in Vehicle
Two sheriff’s deputies in Louisiana were arrested and fired after officials said they fatally shot an unarmed man inside a parked vehicle...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
One Killed, Five Hurt in Portland Shooting Before Police Protest
One person was killed and five others were injured in a shooting Saturday night in Portland near the site of a demonstration planned to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 21, 2022
- 2 min
Civil Rights Activists Call 2-Year Term For MN Officer Too Lenient
The issue of race was barely raised up during the trial of Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center, Mn., police officer who was convicted of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 20, 2022
- 1 min
Ottawa Police Disperse Protesters Of Vaccine Mandates
Police officers cleared out the central area of a sprawling demonstration in Ottawa, moving from truck to truck on Saturday and arresting...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 18, 2022
- 1 min
19 Austin Officers Indicted For Assault In Racial Injustice Protests
Nineteen Austin police officers were indicted on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon during 2020 protests over racial...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 17, 2022
- 2 min
NYPD's Sewell Vows to Make Subways Safe, Avoid 'Bad Old Days'
New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell vowed that police officers will make the subway system safe and prevent the city from...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 17, 2022
- 1 min
S.F. DA's Use of Rape-Kit DNA To Probe Other Cases Was a Shock
The San Francisco district attorney’s stunning claim that California crime labs are using DNA from sexual assault survivors to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 17, 2022
- 1 min
NJ Police Response to Teen Fight Seen as Example of Racial Bias
A video of Bridgewater, N.J., police officers responding to a fight between teenagers is being seen as a new example of racial bias in...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 15, 2022
- 2 min
Ex-Minneapolis Cops in George Floyd Case Plan to Testify
Federal prosecutors rested their case Monday against three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 14, 2022
- 1 min
Portland Alternative Response Program Limited by Police Deal
A program in Portland, Or., that sends medical and mental health clinicians to emergencies instead of armed police will not be able to...