Tag: Criminal investigations
SC officer fired after body cam video shows confrontation
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina police department on Thursday announced the firing of an officer involved in the arrests of two brothers last...
Gaetz associate seeks sentence delay to continue cooperation
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A key associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is seeking to delay his sentencing so that he can keep...
AP: Body cam prompts new look at what killed Black motorist
The FBI is taking the unusual step of ordering a new look at the autopsy of Black motorist Ronald Greene to consider evidence not...
Hunt for Capitol attackers still on 6 months after Jan. 6
The first waves of arrests in the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol focused on the easy targets. Dozens in the pro-Trump mob openly...
Encrypted chat data leads to major drug raids in Germany
BERLIN — German security officials said Tuesday they made more than 750 arrests and seized large amounts of drugs after gaining access to extensive...
Black lawmakers seek DOJ review of Louisiana State Police
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's Black state lawmakers said Tuesday they are asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the patterns and practices...
LA cop cleared of wrongdoing for George Floyd ‘Valentine’
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles police officer who shared a photo of George Floyd with the words “you take my breath away” in...
Deadly accident at Iowa amusement ride is 2nd since 2016
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Authorities are investigating the cause of a deadly accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park —...
Rioters accused of erasing content from social media, phones
PHOENIX — They flaunted their participation in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol on social media and then, apparently realizing they were...
Brazil Supreme Court greenlights investigation of Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has authorized a criminal investigation into President Jair Bolsonaro’s response to allegations of potential corruption...