MONROVIA – An investigation conducted by the Professional Standard Department of the Liberian National Police into the February Kinjor demonstration has concluded that the police’s use of force to disperse rioters was necessary due to being attacked by violent demonstrators. By Gerald C. Koinyeneh – [email protected] The Professional Standard Department recommends that “all the officers who []
Dutch police officers are no longer allowed to use appearance or country of origin as a reason to stop and check someone. The police have changed its guidelines to that effect in order to eliminate discrimination by employees, the police told NU.nl.
The Metropolitan Police Department has lost more than 1,400 D.C. officers since the Democrat-controlled district passed a controversial law in 2022.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For years, the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) has been working to comply with a federal settlement agreement over the department's use of force. Now, APD said they've reached a key milestone. As part of the agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, APD has been working to review a backlog of more []
(The Center Square) – In 2021, the Washington State Legislature enacted Senate Bill 5259 directing the state Attorney General's Office to build a police use of force database that would continually receive information from state law enforcement agencies. According to the bill's fiscal note, the "approximate timeline" for the project would be to have it up and running by April 2023. However, a year past that date the database has yet to be operational. Washington State University...
In a significant development for law enforcement in Chillicothe, Chance Blankenship initiated a traffic stop on a White Chevy Silverado on April 12th, 2024, with further investigations underway. According to the supplemental narrative provided by Blankenship, the incident unfolded while he was patrolling W Water Street. Observing the vehicle leaving an area suspected of illegal […]
Authorities are investigating.
A police officer in Ohio was fired after posting a Snapchat photo of himself using the Ski Mask Lens filter in the app -- a photo the town's mayor says has "troubling racial connotations." [Read More]
Oxnard Police Department (OPD) officers arrested a 47-year old Oxnard man Wednesday after gathering evidence and connecting him to a suspected shooting.
Police officers were allowed to force a suspect to use his thumbprint to unlock his phone, according to a federal court ruling. However, it said the issue was a finely-judged one, and its ruling should not be interpreted to mean that this is lawful in all circumstances more
A bill that would require business owners to disclose their identities to the public advanced on Wednesday.
A suspect who eluded police in Adams during a traffic stop Tuesday was captured early the next morning.