Tag: Police
New St. Louis mayor pledges to fight all discrimination
ST. LOUIS — Tishaura Jones has called systemic racism the biggest obstacle to progress in St. Louis, and the city’s new mayor used her...
Protesters detained at Raleigh police brutality march
RALEIGH, N.C. — Several protesters were taken into custody Sunday night after authorities in North Carolina declared a police brutality demonstration an “unlawful assembly.”
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NYPD agrees to limits on sound cannons, ending 5-year battle
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has agreed to limit its use of sound cannons on crowds, ending a five-year legal battle...
Rockets say Sterling Brown was attacked, injured in Miami
MIAMI — The Houston Rockets say that guard Sterling Brown was assaulted by unknown individuals after the team arrived in Miami late Sunday night,...
Pig’s head left at former home of Chauvin defense witness
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Vandals left a pig’s head at the one-time California home of a use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of the...
Passenger opened fire in shootout with San Antonio officer
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police on Sunday said it was a passenger in the front seat who opened fire on an officer following...
Kauai police chief suspended without pay for mocking Asians
LIHUE, Hawaii — The police commission on the Hawaii island of Kauai has suspended the police chief without pay for five days for making...
Fires, damage at Oakland protest against police brutality
OAKLAND, Calif. — A protest that began peacefully in California ended with multiple fires set, several cars damaged and numerous windows shattered.
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EXPLAINER: Can cops stop drivers for hanging air fresheners?
The mother of a 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Minnesota police this week says it all started when police pulled her...
Family asks feds to reopen case on Tamir Rice police killing
CHICAGO — The family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot and killed by Cleveland police in 2014, asked the Justice Department on Friday...