Tag: Police
Newspaper carrier confronted by sheriff files $5M tort claim
TACOMA, Wash. — A Black newspaper carrier confronted by Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has filed a legal claim seeking at least $5 million...
Saudi Arabia executes young Shiite man for violent rebellion
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia executed a young man Tuesday who was convicted on charges stemming from his participation in an anti-government...
Feds to cooperate in Virginia case against Park Police cops
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Attorney General Merrick Garland, in a break from his predecessors in the Trump administration, is allowing federal agents to cooperate...
Portland police officer indicted on protest assault charge
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Multnomah County grand jury has returned an indictment against a Portland police officer accusing him of hitting an Oregon protester...
5 Georgia officers fired after death in interrogation room
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah Police Department said Monday that it has fired five officers in connection with the death of a man who...
Police: Car plows into protesters in Minnesota, killing 1
MINNEAPOLIS — A woman was killed and two others were injured after being struck by a car during a protest in Upton on Sunday...
GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats’ policing policy
DES MOINES, Iowa — When Minnesota Republican Tyler Kistner announced his candidacy for the U.S. House in April, he asked voters to ponder two...
Police: Man fired ‘ghost gun’ outside strip mall, was shot
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown police say an officer shot and critically wounded a man who repeatedly fired a handgun outside a strip mall in...
Crime leads voter concerns as NYC mayoral primary approaches
NEW YORK — Fear of crime is back as a political issue in New York City. For the first time in years it could...
Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd
Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers...