Tag: Police

Hearing set for guilty plea of former Muncie police officer

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MUNCIE, Ind. — A former Muncie police officer is expected to plead guilty next month in connection with a federal investigation of excessive force...

Report: Black man’s killing by Louisiana police justified

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BATON ROUGE, La. — State police have released a report saying officers in a south Louisiana city police department were justified in last year's...

2019 death after Vegas arrest draws Floyd family, lawyer

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LAS VEGAS — Members of George Floyd’s family and their attorney said Thursday they support a federal excessive force, wrongful death and civil rights...

Police officer charged with murder in stepson’s death

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CURTIS BAY, Md. — A Baltimore police officer has been charged with murder in the death of his teenaged stepson, whose body was found...

Missouri governor OKs police chokehold, accountability bills

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed bills that would increase police accountability, limit the use of officer chokeholds and, critics...

Family files $30M suit over deputies’ shooting of Black man

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The family of an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies in North Carolina says he died because of the officers'...

Virginia jury awards $300k to Black woman injured by officer

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RICHMOND, Va. — A jury in Virginia has awarded $300,000 in damages to a Black woman who sued a police officer for excessive force...

Ousted Milwaukee chief reaches settlement with city

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MILWAUKEE — Ousted Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales has reached a tentative settlement with city officials and plans to return to his post within...

Ex-St. Louis cop sentenced in beating of undercover officer

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ST. LOUIS — A former St. Louis police officer was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison for his role in the...

Biden to talk crime with city, police leaders nationwide

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate and other city and law enforcement leaders from around the country...