WASHINGTON (AP) — A quarter-century ago, the Justice Department had few meaningful relationships with Native American tribes. While the federal government worked with state and local police and courts, tribal justice systems did not have the same level of recognition, said Tracy Toulou, who oversaw the department’s Office of Tribal Justice from 2000 until his […]
Chicago police are investigating vandalism found at a North Side school as a hate crime.
The Justice Department has reached a $138.7 million settlement with more than 100 victims of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar over the FBI’s initial failures in investigating the sexual assault case. More than 150 women and girls, including Olympic athletes, have alleged that Nassar sexually abused them under the guise of performing medical treatments. The FBI failed to investigate their claims, the victims say. Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing young athletes...
Civilian oversight board is excluded from reviewing report on civil rights violations.
A man is dead following a shooting in a Marrero neighborhood over the weekend, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Police were called to Mercy Health Hospital around 9:30 p.m. after they said the victim showed up with a gunshot wound.
The shooting happened at Charter Avenue and Hewlett Road, according to police.
The Los Angeles Police Department was investigating two separate shootings by officers Thursday that left one officer and two men injured. The first shooting occurred in the early hours in the 4800 block of Torrance Boulevard in Torrance, according to Charles Miller, a spokesman for the department. He said LAPD officers and U.S. marshals were serving an arrest warrant for a man suspected of child abuse when at some point he opened fire at them, grazing an officer and prompting the others to fire...
The Worcester Police Department has launched an investigation after a 24-year-old man was shot dead on Saturday night.
The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a man wounded in the Broadmoor area on Wednesday, April 10.
The shooting was reported just before 6:30 p.m. at the Thriftway near N. Brighton Avenue and NE Parvin Road.