Chicago Police Supt. David Brown welcomes recruits back as training resumes with social distancing precautions in place at the CPD Education & Training Academy, 1300 W. Jackson Blvd., Monday morning, July 6, 2020. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times Chicago Police Supt. David Brown spoke to a class of 87 recruits, as the department resumed training following […]
Read MorePolice in a Dallas suburb say an officer shot and critically injured a man after a standoff in which the man held a store clerk at knife point and threatened to kill the clerk if officers did not kill him By The Associated Press July 6, 2020, 11:01 PM 2 min read GARLAND, Texas — […]
Read MoreChicago Police Supt. David Brown welcomes recruits back as training resumes with social distancing precautions in place at the CPD Education & Training Academy, 1300 W. Jackson Blvd., Monday morning, July 6, 2020. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times Chicago Police Supt. David Brown told a group of recruits Monday that when he started his police career, […]
Read MoreA white woman walking her dog who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a Black man in Central Park was charged Monday with filing a false report By The Associated Press July 6, 2020, 6:40 PM 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NEW YORK — A white woman walking […]
Read MoreChicago Police Supt. David Brown said Chicagoans “cannot get used to hearing about children being gunned down.” | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times As of Monday morning, 79 people were shot, 15 of them fatally, including two children shot dead Saturday night. Nine other gunshot victims over the weekend were minors. Chicago Police Supt. David Brown called for […]
Read MorePolice say a 6-year-old boy was killed in a San Francisco shooting that left another person wounded By The Associated Press July 5, 2020, 11:37 PM 1 min read SAN FRANCISCO — A 6-year-old boy was killed in a San Francisco shooting that left another person wounded, police said Sunday. Officers responding to reports of […]
Read MoreChicago police say a 7-year-old girl at a family party and a 14-year-old boy were among 13 people shot and killed in the city over the Fourth of July weekend By The Associated Press July 5, 2020, 10:57 PM 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article CHICAGO — At least 13 people, […]
Read MoreA former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd has been released from jail By The Associated Press July 5, 2020, 4:09 PM 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MINNEAPOLIS — A former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd has been released from jail, […]
Read MoreOne of two people hit by a man who drove his car onto a closed Seattle freeway and into a crowd protesting police brutality has died. Summer Taylor, 24, of Seattle died Saturday evening at Harborview Medical Center, spokesperson Susan Gregg said. Taylor and Diaz Love, 32, of Portland, Oregon, were hit by the car […]
Read MorePolice in a Dallas suburb say they shot and killed a man after he reportedly shot his wife and opened fire on the officers By The Associated Press July 4, 2020, 9:09 PM 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article IRVING, Texas — Police in a Dallas suburb shot and killed a […]
Read MorePolice say a privately owned Confederate statue at a Maryland church has been toppled and vandalized By The Associated Press July 4, 2020, 5:07 PM 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The Latest on protests over racial inequality: LOTHIAN, Md. — A privately owned Confederate statue at a Maryland church has […]
Read MoreOregon Gov. Kate Brown met Friday with three Oregon State Police troopers who were seen on video earlier this week defying a mandated statewide mask order while visiting a Corvallis coffee shop. The incident occurred the same day the governor’s mask order took effect as a response to the coronavirus outbreak. Brown said on social media […]
Read MoreCanadian police arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with five possible shootings, charging him with first degree murder and a number of other charges. Danielle Dawn Cote, 27, was walking with an 18-year-old man in the early hours of Canada Day when they were shot. Cote died immediately, but the man – whom police believe […]
Read MorePolice in Ohio say an intoxicated gunman holding a beer shot and killed an officer who was responding to a disturbance call in a store parking lot early Saturday morning By The Associated Press July 4, 2020, 2:43 PM 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article TOLEDO, Ohio — An officer who […]
Read MorePolice in suburban Phoenix say a man robbing a gas station convenience store fatally shot a bystander before being killed in a wild shootout with another bystander By The Associated Press July 3, 2020, 2:28 PM 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A man robbing a gas station […]
Read MoreA suspect has died and a police officer who was shot in the head during a Kansas City shooting remains in critical condition By The Associated Press July 3, 2020, 4:37 AM 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A shooting Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri, left a […]
Read MorePolice unions are facing backlash across the country and experts say in many cities their contracts protect police from being held accountable for bad behavior. CNN’s Drew Griffin reports. #CNN #News
Read MoreTwo police officers from a small southern Oklahoma town have been charged with second-degree murder after being accused of using their stun guns more than 50 times on a 28-year-old man who died By The Associated Press July 2, 2020, 11:10 PM 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article OKLAHOMA CITY — […]
Read MoreAn audit has found various problems with a Houston Police Department narcotics unit that’s been under scrutiny following a deadly 2019 drug raid By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press July 2, 2020, 8:42 PM 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article HOUSTON — An audit of a Houston Police Department narcotics unit […]
Read MoreTHE HAGUE, Netherlands – European police delivered a major blow to organized crime after cracking an encrypted communications network that allowed them to covertly watch “over the shoulder” of criminals in real time as they planned drug trafficking, arms sales, assassinations and torture, officers announced Thursday. The massive cross-border probe started in 2017 when French police […]
Read MoreExtra Chicago police are being deployed to tamp down the typical wave of violence on a long holiday weekend. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file photo Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed an “all hands on deck” approach to keeping people safe. With traditional large Fourth of July gatherings and celebrations canceled, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday suggested […]
Read MoreA Miami-Dade police officer has been relieved of duty after an incident caught on body camera showed him hitting a woman as she yelled at him at Miami International Airport By Associated Press July 2, 2020, 3:01 PM 3 min read 3 min read MIAMI — A Miami-Dade police officer has been relieved of duty […]
Read More© Reuters. The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s federal police have filed a criminal complaint against the chairman of conglomerate GVK Group and others for alleged fraud in the development of Mumbai’s international airport that resulted in the government losing more than $92 million. GVK Group, which has […]
Read MoreSeattle police on Wednesday forcefully cleared out “CHOP,” the infamous protest zone in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, after weeks of protests that culminated with two fatal shootings that forced the city’s Democrat leadership to finally act after facing weeks of mounting scrutiny. The long-term political fallout from allowing CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) remained to be […]
Read MoreNewly released body camera footage shows Florida police officers laughing and celebrating after shooting protesters with rubber bullets during a May protest against police brutality By The Associated Press July 2, 2020, 4:52 AM 3 min read 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida police officers can […]
Read MoreCity leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing the number of officers to a level not seen for more than a decade amid nationwide demands to shift money away from law enforcement agencies during America’s reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice. About two-thirds of the funding […]
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