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An undated photo provided by the Larimer County Sheriff's Office of Austin Hopp in Fort Collins, Colo.

Former policeman is sentenced to 5 years for the rough arrest of a woman with dementia

May 06, 2022
A former Colorado police officer shown on body camera video roughly arresting a 73-year-old woman with dementia and later seen joking about it was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
Critics say American officers should be trained in defensive tactics, especially empty-hand techniques, so that they depend  less on tasers and guns.

American Cops Are Under Pressure To Rely Less On Guns And Take More Personal Risk

May 19, 2021
Some blame the U.S.'s high rate of police shootings on racism or militarism. But another theory says there's a simpler problem: American police aren't taught how to grapple with armed suspects.
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Capitol Insurrection Updates
Sicknick's remains are placed next to a U.S. flag on a pedestal in the Capitol Rotunda Tuesday evening.

Lawmakers Honor Slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick In Rotunda

Feb 03, 2021
President Biden joined Sicknick's family and colleagues from the Capitol Police Tuesday night. Sicknick was fatally injured while fending off a mob during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol complex.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
Pro-Trump supporters breeched security and stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Federal authorities as well as several local departments are looking into whether any off-duty officers were involved in the attack.

Off-Duty Police Officers Investigated, Charged With Participating In Capitol Riot

Jan 15, 2021
More than two dozen off-duty officers attended the pro-Trump rally. Many celebrated on social media at the time. But now they could face federal charges and find themselves out of a job.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin speaks at a news conference in San Francisco on Monday. A former San Francisco police officer, Chris Samayoa, who fatally shot an unarmed carjacking suspect in 2017, is facing numerous charges including volunt

San Francisco DA's Office Launches Its 1st Homicide Prosecution Of A Police Officer

Nov 24, 2020
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin called the charges "historic" and vowed to apply the law evenly "no matter what the color of your skin....or whether you wear a uniform to work."
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
A woman leaves a sign at a street-side memorial to shooting victim Oscar Grant in Oakland, Calif., in 2010. A Northern California prosecutor announced Monday that she will reopen the investigation into the killing of Grant at a train station by a police

California District Attorney Says Probe Of Oscar Grant Killing Will Be Reopened

Oct 06, 2020
Grant was killed during an encounter with Bay Area Rapid Transit police officers on New Year's Day 2009. His killing sparked protests and inspired the 2013 film Fruitvale Station.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
People gather for a march, rally and candlelight vigil in honor Jonathan Price in Wolfe City, Texas, on Monday. Wolfe City police officer Shaun Lucas has been charged in relation to the fatal shooting.

Texas Police Officer Arrested, Charged With Murder After Fatally Shooting Black Man

Oct 06, 2020
Texas state officials announced the arrest of Wolfe City police officer Shaun Lucas for shooting and killing Jonathan Price. Officials said the officer's actions "were not objectionably reasonable."
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
In this image made from a March 28, 2019, body camera video provided by the Austin, Texas, Police Dept., Williamson County Sheriff's deputies hold down Javier Ambler as one of them uses a stun gun on Ambler during his arrest. Ambler eventually died.

A&E's Popular Show 'Live PD' Is Canceled Amid Protests Over Police Brutality

Jun 10, 2020
The cancellation comes as reports surface that a Live PD camera crew's raw footage of the March 2019 death of Javier Ambler, a black man who died in police custody, had been destroyed.
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Code Switch
Demonstrators hold a protest in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Washington, DC.

The Code Switch Guide To Race And Policing

Jun 09, 2020
We've been reporting on race, policing and protest since we first launched in 2013. Here's some of our best coverage from the past seven years.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Rashad Turner founded the St. Paul chapter of Black Lives Matter in 2015. As a child growing up there, he wanted to help his community by being a police officer.

Rashad Turner Had Wanted To Be A Cop. He Founded A Black Lives Matter Chapter Instead

Jun 05, 2020
The St. Paul, Minn., native trained to be a police officer — because he wanted to help. To him, the cops were the good guys. But what once felt like a calling to wear a badge ended long ago.
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Brandt Jean, Botham Jean's younger brother, hugs former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger in court after saying he forgives her for killing his brother. Guyger received a 10-year prison sentence for murder.

Brandt Jean's Act Of Grace Toward His Brother's Killer Sparks A Debate Over Forgiving

Oct 03, 2019
"I'm proud of you my son, Brandt. Your load is lighter," Allison Jean wrote on Thursday, after her son forgave and hugged the woman who killed Botham Jean.
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Fired Dallas police officer Amber Guyger becomes emotional as she testifies in her murder trial on Friday. She told police she thought that her neighbor's apartment was her own and that he was an intruder.

'I Hate Myself,' Former Dallas Police Officer Who Killed Neighbor Tells Jurors

Sep 27, 2019
In her first public comments about the shooting, Amber Guyger says she was scared Botham Jean was going to kill her when she shot him in his home last September.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger fatally shot an unarmed black neighbor whose apartment she said she entered by mistake, believing it to be her own.

Jury Selection Set To Begin In Case Of Ex-Dallas Cop Who Killed Black Neighbor

Sep 06, 2019
The defense team for the white former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black neighbor last September is expected to argue she was defending herself and the killing was a mistake.
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A Pennsylvania appeals court is ordering a new trial for musician Meek Mill, 10 years after he was convicted of drug and weapons crimes. Mill is seen here this week announcing the launch of the Dream Chasers record label, in a joint venture with Jay-Z.

Rapper Meek Mill Is Granted Retrial After Years-Long Legal Fight

Jul 24, 2019
Evidence that arose after Meek's trial is "of such a strong nature and character that a different verdict will likely result at a retrial," a three-judge panel in Pennsylvania says.
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National
Nouman Raja (center) stands with his defense team at his trial in West Palm Beach, Fla. Raja, a former Palm Beach Gardens police officer, was convicted for shooting and killing stranded motorist Corey Jones in 2015.

'Today We Have Justice' — Florida Police Officer Convicted In 2015 Shooting

Mar 07, 2019
For the first time in 30 years, an on-duty police officer in Florida has been convicted in a shooting death. In October 2015, Nouman Raja shot and killed a black motorist, Corey Jones.
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National
A short video posted on social media shows DaShawn McGrier with his back against a wall, having an argument with a Baltimore police officer that then turned violent.

Baltimore Officer Resigns After Video Shows Him Repeatedly Punching Man

Aug 13, 2018
The Baltimore Police Department said it suspended the unnamed officer within hours of Saturday's incident, and that late Sunday the police commissioner accepted had accepted the officer's resignation.
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The Two-Way
In this Aug. 25, 2017, image made from video and released by the Asheville, N.C., Police Department, Johnnie Jermaine Rush grimaces after officer Christopher Hickman overpowers Rush in a chokehold. Earlier this year, a shorter clip obtained by a newspape

Videos Show Asheville, N.C., Police Beating And Choking A Man Stopped For Jaywalking

Apr 03, 2018
Police body camera footage released by the North Carolina city shows Johnnie Rush being beaten, choked and stunned with a Taser. An officer involved in the incident resigned.
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The Two-Way
Former Milwaukee police officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown appears in court in Milwaukee in June 2017.

Former Wisconsin Officer, Acquitted In Fatal Shooting, Takes Sexual Assault Plea Deal

Jan 18, 2018
Last June, a jury found Dominique Heaggan-Brown not guilty of first-degree reckless homicide. Thursday, he accepted a plea deal in an unrelated case.
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The Two-Way
Houston Police Sgt. Steve Perez was killed while trying to get through flood waters to report for work during Hurricane Harvey. Perez had been with the force for 34 years.

Hurricane Harvey Takes The Life Of Houston Police Officer Steve Perez

Aug 29, 2017
Described as a "sweet, gentle public servant," Perez ignored his family's warnings that it was too dangerous for him to report to work.
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Law
The "Reasonable Force" section of the instructions given to jurors in the Jeronimo Yanez trial.

Cop Shooting Death Cases Raise Question: When Is Fear Reasonable?

Jun 30, 2017
Many Americans believe that convictions of law enforcement officers for shooting someone while on duty are too rare. But experts say jurors are hesitant to convict cops for making mistakes on the job.
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The Two-Way
Ray Tensing, the former University of Cincinnati police officer, testifying on the seventh day of his retrial in Hamilton County Common Pleas earlier this month at the Hamilton County Courthouse in Cincinnati.

Judge Declares Mistrial, Again, In Cincinnati Police Shooting Case

Jun 23, 2017
Jurors couldn't agree on a verdict in the murder and manslaughter case against former police officer Ray Tensing over his fatal shooting of black motorist Sam DuBose in 2015.
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The Two-Way
Former Milwaukee police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown appears in Milwaukee County Court on Tuesday.

Former Milwaukee Officer Found Not Guilty In Shooting Death Of Black Man

Jun 21, 2017
Dominique Heaggan-Brown, who was charged with reckless homicide, shot 23-year-old Sylville Smith last summer. It happened after two police officers stopped two men in a car, and the men ran away.
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The Two-Way
A screen grab from a video posted by Jacqueline Craig's niece shows an officer holding Craig on the ground while issuing commands. Police arrested Craig after she called to report a man had grabbed her son and accused him of littering.

Texas Police Officer Suspended For 10 Days Over Woman's Forceful Arrest

Jan 09, 2017
The December encounter between the white police officer and the black woman in Fort Worth was caught on camera and quickly went viral. The woman's two daughters also were arrested.
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U.S.
While more than 60 percent of Bridgeport, Conn.'s residents identify as black or Hispanic, the city's police department is majority white. So officials changed the written test and Bridgeport residents got a 15 percent bonus on their scores.

Connecticut Town Boosts Local Applicants To Diversify Its Police Force

Oct 04, 2016
Bridgeport is giving residents a bonus on entrance tests to recruit more local officers. It could be good for community relations, but it could also mean that city officials are lowering the bar.
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The Two-Way
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross addresses media at a press conference in January.

Police Say Rambling Note Found On Body Of Philadelphia Shooting Suspect

Sep 17, 2016
The now-deceased suspect opened fire at a police officer in a vehicle before shooting into a bar and then at a civilian car. A woman was killed, and two officers and three civilians were injured.

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