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Former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are charged with failing to provide medical care to George Floyd as Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck.

The federal trial begins for 3 other officers at the scene of George Floyd's murder

Jan 24, 2022
Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng are charged with failing to provide medical care to George Floyd as Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck.
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National
A preliminary report says 458 U.S. law enforcement officers died in 2021, citing COVID-19 as the leading cause of death for the second consecutive year.

COVID was again the leading cause of death among U.S. law enforcement in 2021

Jan 12, 2022
Some 458 officers died in the line of duty, making 2021 the deadliest year since 1930. The vast majority of deaths — 301 — are attributed to COVID-19, followed by firearm and traffic incidents.
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Law
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Oct. 5, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The court is holding in-person arguments for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of officers accused of excessive force

Oct 18, 2021
The controversial legal defense protects police from liability when accused of misconduct. Advocates have called for the court or Congress to reform the doctrine.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
The Minneapolis Police Department has been under increased scrutiny by residents and elected officials after the murder of George Floyd in police custody last year.

Policing In Minneapolis May Look Different After A Ballot Vote In November

Jul 28, 2021
After the murder of George Floyd, Minneapolis leaders pledged to dismantle the city's police department. Residents disagree on what that should look like.
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Planet Money

When You Add More Police To A City, What Happens?

Apr 20, 2021
A new study looks at the effects of growing police forces on racial inequality.
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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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Code Switch

The Complicated Role Of Black Leaders In Shaping The Criminal Justice System

Oct 16, 2020
In Locking Up Our Own, James Forman Jr. explains the role that Black leaders, from prosecutors to legislators, have played in mass incarceration—and why it's more complicated than meets the eye.
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The Picture Show
Sheree Barbour holds her fist in the air in Denver, Colo. as people protest the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case.

PHOTOS: Scenes From Breonna Taylor Protests Around The Country

Sep 24, 2020
Protests emerged around the country after no police officers were charged directly over the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville. Here's a selection of pictures of demonstrations nationwide.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
"The discharge of those 21 shots for those four members of the Houston Police Department are not objectively reasonable,"Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said of the deadly encounter with Nicolas Chavez in April.

4 Houston Police Officers Fired Over Fatal Shooting Of Nicolas Chavez

Sep 11, 2020
"You don't get to shoot somebody 21 times," Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said of the deadly encounter in April. "I cannot defend that."
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Law enforcement holds a line Tuesday in Kenosha, Wis. The union representing police officers in Kenosha says Jacob Blake, who was shot multiple times at close range and severely wounded by a police officer, was armed with a knife.

Police Union In Kenosha, Wis., Provides Account Of Jacob Blake Shooting

Aug 28, 2020
The union says Blake was armed with a knife and fought with the officers who tried to arrest him, putting one of them in a headlock.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
The death of George Floyd in police custody on May 25 sparked protests and tributes in Minneapolis and across the country. All four officers involved were fired and now face criminal charges.

3rd Ex-Police Officer Charged In George Floyd's Death Released From Jail On Bond

Jul 05, 2020
With Tou Thao's release on Saturday, three of the four former officers involved in George Floyd's death are free on bond. All face criminal charges, and one remains in custody.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
People gather on June 3, at the site where George Floyd, an African-American man, was killed while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department.

In A Place Of Tragedy People Resist And Find Solace

Jun 07, 2020
The place where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, is now transformed, at least temporarily, into a daily rememberance. People gather to heal, to protest and to be together.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
Three New York City police officers who were injured in Brooklyn are expected to recover. A suspect is in custody.

3 Police Injured During Brooklyn Stabbing Attack

Jun 04, 2020
The late-night violence occurs in the Flatbush neighborhood when police say a man approached an officer assigned to an anti-looting patrol and stabbed him in the neck.
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Law
Detective Chase McKeown and Officer Nicole McKeown drew their guns and closed in on a robbery suspect in a fried chicken restaurant in Louisville, Ky., Saturday night.

Newlywed Police Officers Cut Date Night Short To Stop Armed Robber At Restaurant

Feb 19, 2020
"We just looked at each other: 'Is this what's going on? Let's go,' " Elizabethtown (Ky.) Detective Chase McKeown said, describing how he and his wife acted to stop a man with a gun.
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National
City workers drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Va. on Aug. 23, 2017.

Judge Blocks Removal Of Confederate Statue That Sparked Charlottesville Protest

Sep 14, 2019
An effort to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee sparked the white nationalist rally in 2017 that resulted in the deaths of counter-demonstrator Heather Heyer and two state police officers.
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National
One person has died and a total of 12 people were taken to the hospital after a mass drug overdose in Chico, Calif. Above, syringes of the opiate fentanyl appear at an inpatient pharmacy.

1 Dead And 12 Hospitalized After Mass Drug Overdose In California

Jan 13, 2019
Police officers administered CPR after arriving at a home in Chico, California, where the drug overdose occurred. Four people are in critical condition.
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Strange News
A Lexington, Ky., police officer poses, jokingly, in front of a charred Krispy Kreme truck Monday.

Kentucky Police Escort Fresh Doughnuts After Krispy Kreme Truck Fire

Jan 02, 2019
A viral police department tweet brought joking messages of sympathy from other police forces, and a delivery of doughnuts from the company.
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Law
As of Dec. 27, this year 144 federal, state and local law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty — a rise from the 129 officers killed in 2017. Here, wounded Dekalb County Police K9 Indi stands by his handler's side during a funeral service

More Police Officers Died From Gunfire Than Traffic Incidents In 2018, Report Says

Dec 27, 2018
"Firearms-related fatalities were the leading cause of officer deaths, with 52 officers shot and killed in 2018," the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
A memorial for Thomas Blevins Jr. was set up on June 25 in the alley where he was shot and killed two days earlier by Minneapolis police. On Monday, the district attorney announced he would not be charging the officers in Blevins' death.

No Charges For Minneapolis Police Officers In June Shooting Fatality

Jul 30, 2018
Thurman Blevins was killed on June 23 by two police officers. On Monday, the district attorney said there was "no basis to issue criminal charges" against them for shooting the armed suspect.
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National
This undated photo provided by the Portland Police Bureau shows John A. Elifritz. A witness says police fired bean bag rounds at carjacking suspect Elifritz before shooting and killing him in a Portland homeless shelter.

Questions Remain After Deadly Shooting By Portland Police In Homeless Shelter

Apr 10, 2018
The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon and family members are questioning the officers' use of force.
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National
Hundreds of BLM protesters marched through the streets of Sacramento on March 30 demanding justice for Stephon Clark, who was shot and killed by Sacramento police on March 18. An independent autopsy commissioned by the Clark family revealed that Stephon

After Stephon Clark Shooting, Questions Remain About Police Use Of Force

Apr 04, 2018
After Stephon Clark's death in Sacramento, many people are wondering whether anything has really changed in the way police use deadly force since Michael Brown was shot and killed in Ferguson, Mo.
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National
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart in Robbins, Ill., on Nov. 19, 2013. Dart says many suburban departments have a hard time just getting officers to patrol the town.

What Happens When Suburban Police Departments Don't Have Enough Money?

Jan 22, 2018
Small police departments struggling with high crime and low budgets tend to pay fast-food wages, may employ officers with troubled pasts and can miss out on opportunities to learn from mistakes.
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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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U.S.
Friends, family and activists gathered for a vigil Sunday outside the apartment building where Charleena Lyles was killed earlier that day.

Seattle Shooting Raises Questions About Officers' De-Escalation Efforts

Jun 19, 2017
Two Seattle police officers shot and killed Charleena Lyles on Sunday. Her family is accusing the officers of not doing enough to de-escalate an encounter with a person known to have mental problems.
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Shots - Health News
Gerry Realin copes with his PTSD by spending time on the Intercoastal Waterway near his home in Volusia County, Fla.

A Pulse Nightclub Responder Confronts A New Crisis: PTSD

Jun 12, 2017
The Pulse Nightclub shootings in Orlando a year ago killed 49 people. It was a horrific scene for first responders, and some are still struggling to cope with what they saw that night.
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