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]
Stephen Lawrence, 18, an aspiring architect, was murdered on his way home in an unprovoked attack by a gang of racists in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993.
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 []
Milwaukee and Waukesha have re-employed the most such officers.
(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...
Bodycam footage shows Met officers being shot at by a man as they raided a
A former Sergeant for the Estherwood Police Department has been arrested for a second time on new felony charges related to raping a child, authorities said.
The suspect was not hit and was taken into custody.
A video of Santa Cruz police trying to arrest a cyclist has gone viral and is raising questions and concerns that officers used excessive force in trying to take the cyclist into custody.
A federal jury on Wednesday determined that a pair of San Antonio police officers violated a local man's civil rights by using excessive force against him, the Express-News reports. An undercover officer identified as Detective John Doe and then-SWAT officers Carlos Chavez and Virgilio Gonzalez subdued Rogelio "Roger" Carlos III on his family's property in May 2014 after they mistook him for a fleeing drug suspect, according to the daily. During court arguments, Carlos' attorney,...
The police chief in Albany, New York, says an officer was "ambushed" by a driver who shot him the leg as he approached a vehicle following an attempted traffic stop and returned fire, killing the man.
South Yorkshire Police has shared a video showing a ‘strange’ police chase unfold as officers apprehend an erratic driver. One officer is seen swapping the car for a bicycle, a decision which led to the arrest of a man for theft of a vehicle in Rotherham. Yesterday (April 10), at around 7:15pm, an officer requested the driver of a white Range Rover Evoque to stop on Dalton Lane. The driver failed to stop, and a pursuit commenced through Parkgate, Rotherham. The driver was seen reversing down...