Tag: Police
Judge orders Columbus police to alter tactics for protests
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police in Ohio's capital city ran “amok” last year when responding to demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality by using...
Indiana trooper sued over fatal shooting during traffic stop
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — The sister of a Black man who was fatally shot by an Indiana state trooper last year has filed a lawsuit...
North Carolina body camera law comes under harsh glare
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina law that gives local courts authority over the release of body camera video has come under a harsh...
Deputy killed, another shot in North Carolina standoff
BOONE, N.C. — A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy was killed and another wounded in a shooting that prompted a standoff. The suspect apparently killed...
Michigan sheriff’s deputy bitten by dog kills animal, owner
READING TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A sheriff's deputy bitten by a dog in southern Michigan killed the animal and then fatally shot the angry owner...
Oregon officials to investigate police killing of man
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s attorney general and a district attorney announced Thursday that a joint investigation will be conducted into the police killing of...
Oversight agency finds `deficiencies’ in Chicago police raid
CHICAGO — Chicago’s civilian police oversight agency announced Thursday it has completed a 16-month investigation into a wrongful 2019 raid during which a woman...
Questions and anger over Chicago’s lack of foot chase policy
CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department was well aware of how dangerous foot chases could be long before officers shot and killed two people...
Families of Black men slain by police are hopeful for reform
WASHINGTON — The family and representatives of Black men slain by the police met with senators and White House officials Thursday — and left...
Louisville officer shot in Breonna Taylor raid retiring
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville police officer who fired at Breonna Taylor after being shot during the deadly raid on Taylor’s apartment is retiring.
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