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Fallen officer's son gets police escort to kindergarten
Deputies in Frio County, Texas salute a fallen colleague by forming a guard of honor for his son, Joziah Longoria, on his first day at kindergarten.
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LA police ask people they stop for their Facebook and Twitter account info
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) instructs officers to collect social media account information and email addresses when they interview people they have detained, according to documents obtained by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law.
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Tesla footage reveals man lied about getting hit by car, police say
A man in Slidell, Louisiana, was arrested after he allegedly lied to police about getting hit by a car in a gas station parking lot on Sept. 3, according to the Slidell Police Department. At about 4 p.m., officers were dispatched to a gas station after a man called 911 to report he was allegedly hit by a car in a "busy gas station parking lot."
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Months after Ma’Khia Bryant’s killing, Columbus police more emboldened than ever
On 20 April, millions held their breath as they waited for a judge to read the verdict that the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had been found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. About 20 minutes before the verdict, Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old foster child, was fatally shot by a police officer a few hundred miles away in Columbus, Ohio.
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“The Second Amendment Is Not Intended for Black People”
The right to bear arms in the U.S. has always been an unequal one—by design.
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Why Did Annie Dookhan Lie?
Forensic science can be a powerful crime-fighting tool, but misdeeds, dubious methodologies, and bogus claims threaten its reputation—and the reputation of science as a whole.
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A taste of freedom after 21 years in prison for a crime that may not have occurred
Ralph Blaine Smith wasn't weighed down by anger as he sat in an Ohio prison for 21 years for a Lancaster home-invasion robbery that perhaps never occurred — even after learning that the prosecution withheld evidence suggesting that the crime was staged.
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Scouts Canada employee charged with sex crimes used to be its spokesperson | CBC News
A long-serving Scouts Canada employee now facing charges of historic child sex crimes was part of the executive and a spokesperson when the organization implemented policies to protect youth from sexual abuse, CBC News has learned.
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How qualified immunity shields cops accused of excessive force
As protests continue over police tactics, Reuters reveals how a legal doctrine called qualified immunity makes it easier for cops to get away with abuse.
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The Last Thing We Need Is an Uber for Off-Duty Cops
All across the country, at grocery stores, nightclubs, and construction sites, police officers are standing guard: uniforms on, guns in holsters. But not every cop you see out in your community is necessarily on the job at that moment, reporting to the police departments in their city or town. Rather, they’re working for private businesses through an under-the-radar practice called off-duty policing. In what’s become a vital and attractive means of secondary employment, off-duty policing allows officers to take their uniforms to a second job.
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Utah police now banned from shooting at people who are suicidal but only a threat to themselves
Utah police officers are now prohibited from shooting at someone if the person is suicidal but isn’t a threat to anyone else, under a new law that went into effect on Wednesday. The state law previously said a police officer was allowed to use deadly force if a suspect poses “a threat of serious bodily injury to the officer or to others.”
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'This Wasn't Policing, This Was Murder,' Prosecutors Tell Jury in Closing Statement of Chauvin Trial
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin—who is charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of unarmed Black man George Floyd last year—wrapped up on Monday as attorneys for both sides delivered lengthy closing statements as the city and nation began bracing for the jury's verdict.
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Why Police Can Stop Motorists With Air Fresheners Hanging in Their Cars
A majority of states have laws making it illegal to hang anything from a rearview mirror that obscures a driver’s view. But critics say the laws are often used as pretexts.
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Marchers Set Fire at Apple Store and Shatter Windows Across Downtown Portland After Police Killing
The powder keg lit by the police killing of a man in the Lents neighborhood Friday morning exploded in downtown Portland on Friday night.
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Officer who shot, killed Daunte Wright and Brooklyn Center police chief both resign
Minnesota police officer Kim Potter resigned from her position Tuesday after shooting and killing Daunte Wright.
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Chauvin's Former Supervisor Testifies Restraint Should Have Ended Much Sooner
Retired Sgt. David Ploeger of the Minneapolis Police Department testified Thursday in the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin that the force officers used against George Floyd went on too long and should have ended once Floyd had been handcuffed and stopped resisting.
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Uber passenger seen assaulting San Francisco driver in viral video is arrested
Police have arrested a woman who was seen assaulting a San Francisco Uber driver in a video that went viral this week. San Francisco police said on Thursday that officers with the Las Vegas police department had arrested Malaysia King, 24, who is accused of attacking Subhakar Khadka after he refused to continue to drive King and two other passengers, one of whom had failed to follow Uber policies and wear a mask during the ride.
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White cops are different from Black cops in 1 crucial way, study shows
A new study reveals crucial differences in the way Black and white officers in the Chicago Police Department respond to incidents on their beat.
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White cops more likely to use force, make arrests than Black, Hispanic counterparts
Black and Hispanic police officers stop, arrest and use force on people significantly less often than their white counterparts, according to a first-of-its kind study using data from the Chicago Police Department.
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'I am a child!' Pepper spray reflects policing of Black kids
The 9-year-old Black girl sat handcuffed in the backseat of a police car, distraught and crying for her father as the white officers grew increasingly impatient while they tried to wrangle her fully into the vehicle.
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