Videos Contradicted Police Accounts Of Tyre Nichols Incident
A Memphis police report after officers beat Tyre Nichols was starkly at odds with what videos later showed, making no mention of the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 27
- 2 min
Kemp Calls Up National Guard Over 'Cop City' Unrest
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency, a move that allows him to deploy as many as 1,000 Georgia National Guard troops...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Pennsylvania Police Chief Charged With Helping Distribute Cocaine
A Pennsylvania police chief was accused by federal officials of helping to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and other narcotics....
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 25
- 3 min
Expert Panel Calls For Reforms To Reduce Racial Bias In Policing
A national panel of experts issued a set of comprehensive recommendations on ways to reduce racial bias in policing. The Council on...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 25
- 2 min
Judge Keeps Oakland Police Monitor As Critics Back Suspended Chief
A federal judge kept a federal monitor for the Oakland Police Department in place. The monitor was appointed more than 20 years ago...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 25
- 2 min
Arkansas Officers Charged In Violent Arrest Caught on Video
Two former Arkansas law enforcement officers were charged with civil rights violations in the violent arrest of a man outside a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 25
- 2 min
LAPD Chief Moore Bans Display Of 'Thin Blue Line' Flag
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore has banned the display of the “thin blue line” flag at public events and police station...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 25
- 2 min
Providence Police Chief Clements To Head DOJ's COPS Office
Providence, R.I., Police Chief Hugh T. Clements Jr. will be the new director of the Justice Department's Office of Community Oriented...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Quick Firing Of Misbehaving Police Could Become More Common
The speed of firing five Memphis police officers after the traffic stop of a man who later died in a hospital is unusual but could become...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Downtown Atlanta Protest Turned Violent Over Killing Of Activist
A protest turned violent in downtown Atlanta on Saturday night after the death of an environmental activist who was killed by authorities...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Daughter Of Top House Democrat Arrested In Anti-Police Protest
A daughter of House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) was charged with assault after an altercation with a police officer who was...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Oakland Police Chief On Paid Leave After Officer Misconduct Probe
Oakland’s police chief is on administrative leave after a federal judge made public a scathing report of officer misconduct identified in...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Protester Killed at Planned Atlanta Police Training Center
Tensions over a planned Atlanta police training center erupted on Wednesday when a protester was killed and a Georgia state trooper was...
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