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Courtney Irby is charged with misdemeanor trespassing in connection with guns owned by her estranged husband. A member of her family told local media that Irby had feared for her life.

Woman Accused Of Turning In Husband's Guns To The Police Will Face Misdemeanor Charge

Jul 03, 2019
Courtney Irby had taken her husband's guns from his home, and given them to police. At the time he was under arrest for allegedly ramming her car with his.
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Politics
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a news conference at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Annual International Convention in Chicago on Tuesday.

Buttigieg Tries Again To Woo Black Voters Amid Race Controversy In His Hometown

Jul 02, 2019
The South Bend, Ind., mayor and presidential candidate has been dealing with the aftermath of a fatal shooting in his hometown in which a white officer shot a black man.
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World
The road in Clapham, south London, where a body fell from a passenger plane and was found in a garden. Police say the victim may have been a man who stowed away in the plane's landing gear.

Apparent Airplane Stowaway Falls From Sky Into London Garden

Jul 02, 2019
London police suspect the person had been hiding in the landing gear of a Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi to Heathrow Airport. The body fell into the Clapham area of the city, shocking neighbors.
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National
Kristen Clifford's husband, Steve Clifford, died in May 2017. She says he was worried he would lose his job if his colleagues knew he was struggling mentally.

After Husbands' Suicides, 'Best Widow Friends' Want Police Officers To Reach For Help

Jun 09, 2019
Nicole Rikard, Kristen Clifford, Erin Gibson and Melissa Swailes were all married to officers who killed themselves. They want to end the stigma of police asking for help when facing mental illness.
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Technology
A body camera from Taser is seen during a press conference on Sept. 24, 2014 in Washington, DC.

Police Are Investing In New Technology. 'Thin Blue Lie' Asks, 'Does It Work?'

Apr 07, 2019
Technology has often been proposed as the solution to controversial policing practices. But reporter Matt Stroud says new innovations embraced by law enforcement can present their own problems.
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News
Anton Black's heart condition and mental illness were significant factors in his "sudden cardiac death" during a struggle with law enforcement officers on Maryland's Eastern Shore, according to an autopsy report.

No Charges In Death Of Black Teenager Who Died After Being Chased By Police

Jan 25, 2019
Anton Black's death was tragic, the state's attorney says, but it wasn't criminal. Police body-camera video shows a chase that ends in the 19-year-old unresponsive and not breathing.
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National
Sheila Reid, whose son Jerame was shot and killed by police in 2014, urged Gov. Phil Murphy to sign a bill requiring the state to investigate all police-involved deaths.

In New Jersey, Deaths At The Hands Of Police May Face Outside Scrutiny

Jan 01, 2019
Criminal justice advocates in New Jersey want the governor to sign a bill that requires the state attorney general's office to investigate police killings. But the attorney general opposes the bill.
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World
Suhai Aziz Talpur, seen in her office in Karachi's Clifton police station, has emerged as a hero in Pakistan after she led a mission to take down militants who stormed the Chinese consulate in November.

In Pakistan, Female Police Officers Are Rare. This One Quelled A Militant Attack

Dec 21, 2018
"I am, with the grace of almighty Allah, a successful role model for women," Suhai Aziz Talpur says. The senior police official led an operation against militants who attacked the Chinese consulate.
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National
Police officers stand at one of the entrances to Mercy Hospital in Chicago on Monday after a gunman shot multiple people there.

4 Dead Including Officer, Gunman After Shooting At Chicago Hospital

Nov 19, 2018
The Chicago Police Department says a police officer and three others were killed in a domestic-related shooting at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center on the city's Near South Side.
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National
A Dallas police officer returning home to South Side Flats from work shot and killed a neighbor on Thursday night after she said she mistook his apartment for her own, authorities said Friday.

Dallas Police Officer Kills Man In His Apartment, Says She Thought It Was Her Home

Sep 07, 2018
The Dallas police chief says she plans to charge the unnamed officer with manslaughter. The victim, 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean, is being remembered as a devout, joyful man.
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Goats and Soda
This shelter for abused girls, run by the group ActionAid, offers a place for young victims to stay while the police investigate reports of violence and sexual assault.

How To Get Women To Trust The Police? 'Gender' Desks

Aug 15, 2018
In Tanzania and Zanzibar, the rate of sexual assault is high. And even the police admit they don't do a good job responding to complainants. So they came up with a plan.
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Goats and Soda
A screenshot from "KIKI Challenge | In my feelings Challenge | Shiggy Challenge | Funcho Entertainment | FC," a video by Funcho Entertainment.

Another 'Kiki Challenge' Video From India Earns 2 Million Views — And 3 Arrests

Aug 11, 2018
The police came after the guys who made the video because of their dangerous stunts. The courts gave them what some folks think is a highly appropriate punishment.
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Code Switch
Pedestrians walk outside the closed Spruce St. Starbucks store on May 29, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

When Calling The Po-Po Is A No-No

Jul 14, 2018
In the past few months, several white people have been recorded calling police on black people who are going about their legitimate business: mowing the lawn, using the pool, and sleeping in the dorm.
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National
When the First Congregational Church of Oakland decided to hang a Black Lives Matter sign, they started a conversation that led them to try to stop calling police, especially on people of color.

Oakland Church Steps Out On Faith And Pledges To Stop Calling Police

Jun 26, 2018
In California, members of First Congregational Church of Oakland says it's a reaction to white people using law enforcement as a first resort when interacting with people of color.
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Law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police need a warrant to obtain cellphone location information routinely collected by wireless providers.

In Major Privacy Win, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Track Your Cellphone

Jun 22, 2018
The justices ruled 5-4 that police need a search warrant to obtain cellphone location information routinely collected by wireless providers.
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National
Jose Luis Conde (center) listens to news media while seated between his mother, Rosa Conde, and his attorney Bret Royle at Royle's office in Phoenix on Thursday. Royle released Mesa police body cam videos showing officers punching Conde, who was unarmed,

Another Video Surfaces Of Violent Arrest By Mesa, Ariz., Police

Jun 15, 2018
A lawyer has released body cam footage from January showing police hitting a man and later mocking him as he lies bleeding. It's the department's third use-of-force controversy this month.
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News

Teen Allegedly Framed By Town's Police To Preserve Perfect Arrest Statistics

Jun 13, 2018
The Miami-area boy was intentionally and falsely arrested in Florida for four burglaries that he did not commit, federal prosecutors said in an indictment filed Monday.
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National
The now infamous incident at a Starbucks in Philadelphia is far from isolated. Experts say it echoes a tragic past that excluded black people from public spaces.

People Who Say Police Were Called For #LivingWhileBlack Ask Congress To Act

Jun 05, 2018
Since two men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks, there have been over a dozen more incidents of people calling 911 on people of color who were seemingly just living their everyday lives.
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Law
The Supreme Court has ruled previously that police cannot search the private area around a house without a warrant, but the question here was whether the warrant requirement applied to motor vehicles parked within that area.

In Win For Privacy Rights, Court Says Police Need Warrant To Search Area Around Home

May 29, 2018
The Supreme Court reversed a conviction that came after an officer looked at a motorcycle under a tarp outside a private residence — without a warrant.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the death of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and in solidarity with the family and supporters of Stephon Clark and others killed by police, demonstrators protest and march in the Magnificent Mile shopping distri

Chicago Debates If Civilian Groups Should Oversee Police

May 28, 2018
Overhauling police has been a critical issue for more than two years after the release of a video which showed a white Chicago police officer shooting and killing a black teenager.
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The Two-Way
A police officer cordons off the scene of a Thursday night shooting at Louie's Grill & Bar in Oklahoma City.

Gunman Who Fired Into An Oklahoma City Restaurant Was Shot Dead By 2 Bystanders

May 25, 2018
Police say a man fired a handgun into Louie's Grill & Bar in Oklahoma City and turned to flee. But he was confronted by two men who saw what was happening and then got their guns.
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The Two-Way
Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown warms up before a basketball game against the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 28 in Chicago. A few days before that game, Milwaukee police used a stun gun on and arrested him over a parking violation.

Milwaukee Police Disciplined For Using Stun Gun On, Arresting NBA Player

May 23, 2018
Police confronted Sterling Brown, a rookie with the Milwaukee Bucks, in January over a parking violation. On Wednesday, Milwaukee's police chief said that the officers had acted inappropriately.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
Real-time facial recognition has made huge iPhone leaps in accuracy in recent years. This image of NPR's Martin Kaste, is from a Cognitec demonstration at the Connect ID conference.

Real-Time Facial Recognition Is Available, But Will U.S. Police Buy It?

May 10, 2018
Instant facial recognition is ramping up in China and other places, but will U.S. law enforcement follow suit?
NPR
The Two-Way
The Metro Nashville Police Department released a photo showing Travis Reinking in the back of a police car moments after being arrested on Monday.

Waffle House Shooting Suspect Is In Custody

Apr 23, 2018
Police in Nashville, Tenn., said Monday afternoon that Travis Reinking was captured "moments ago" in a wooded area just miles from the Waffle House where he allegedly shot and killed four people.
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Goats and Soda

Gang Rape And Murder Of 8-Year-Old Girl Sparks Outrage Across India

Apr 13, 2018
According to the charges, the conspirators' motive for raping the child was to drive the Muslim family out of the area. Citizens are condemning the crime and encouraging each other to speak out.

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